| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Dept: | Biology, Geology, Environmental Science |
| Office: | SR G67 |
| Phone: | 216-687-3505 |
| Fax: | 216-687-6972 |
| Email: | J.WOLIN@csuohio.edu |
| Web: |
http://www.csuohio.edu/sciences/dept/biology/BGESweb0 9/index.html/ |
| Blog: |
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ecology-and-Environment al-Science-Cleveland-State-University/140912203827?ref=hl |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. SR G67, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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B.A., Biology (aquatic), Eastern Michigan University
M.S., Biology (aquatic), Eastern Michigan University Ph.D., Natural Resources, University of Michigan | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science at Cleveland State University.
At Cleveland State since 2000, I received my B.A. and M.S. degrees in Biology (aquatic focus) from Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan. I have a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. I was a faculty member in Biology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, taught limnology at Kellogg Biological Field Station, Michigan State University, taught in the Biology Departments at Eastern Michigan University and Western Michigan University. I was a senior researcher for the Danish Geological Survey, living in Copenhagen, Denmark for 2 years. My primary research focus is on understanding urban and urbanizing environments and the effects of human activities on freshwater and wetland ecosystems. I use a combination of contemporary data, paleolimnological techniques, and quantitative environmental reconstruction to estimate past conditions and natural variability, to identify disturbances, determine rates of change, and realistic recovery endpoints in aquatic/wetland ecosystems. I work with and provide scientific expertise to regional partners including: The Cleveland Botanical Gardens, the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission, The Cleveland MetroParks, the Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization, The Lake Erie Center (University of Toledo, Toledo, OH) and am a member of the Northeast Ohio Ecosystem Consortium NEOECO. I am a member of the Ecological Society of America, International Association of Great Lakes Research,and the Society of Wetland Scientists. I have mentored a number of undergraduate researchers, summer REU students. I teach courses in Aquatic Ecosystems, Ecology, Great Lakes, Stream, and Wetland Ecology. My current research projects with graduate and undergraduate students include an assessment of urban lakes in Cuyahoga County; survey of urban lakes for harmful algae, historic microcystin concentrations, and shoreline buffers; and determining the environmental and climate history of lake ecosystems. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| 2013 Cleveland State University Faculty Merit Recognition Award
2012 Cleveland State University Faculty Merit Recognition Award | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| My primary research focus is on understanding urban and urbanizing environments and the effects of human activities on freshwater and wetland ecosystems. I use a combination of contemporary data, paleolimnological techniques, and quantitative environmental reconstruction to estimate past conditions and natural variability, to identify disturbances, determine rates of change, and realistic recovery endpoints in aquatic/wetland ecosystems.
CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS: Alison Yasick, Ph.D. Candidate, Regulatory Biology. Project: Population Diversity and Dispersal of Two Stonefly Species (Order Plecoptera). Graduation: Fall 2013 Courtney Brennan, M.S. Environmental Science (co-advisor). Thesis: Within species and call variation in Appalachian birds. Graduation: Summer 2013 Megan Dunleavy, M.S. Environmental Science. Graduation: Spring 2014 Bethany Gigante, M.S. Environmental Science (co-advisor). Project: Investigation in the Climatic Adaptation of Scenedesmus dimorphus. Graduation: Summer 2013 Roseanne Soika, M.S. Environmental Science. Graduation: Spring 2016 GRADUATES: Ann Nichols, Ph.D., Regulatory Biology May 2011. Kristin Hall, M.S. Environmental Science. Non-thesis: Stormwater Management in Northeast Ohio: Concerns, Impacts and Solutions, 2012 Carrie Caspio, M.S. Environmental Science. Non-thesis: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment, 2011 Ynes Arocho, M.S. Environmental Science. Non-thesis: Creating Successful Freshwater Wetlands, 2011 Christina Znidarsic, M.S. Environmental Science. Non-thesis: Developing a Watershed Action Plan for the Black River Watershed, 2011 Kyle Scotese, M.S. Environmental Science, Cleveland State University, 2008. Thesis: A Diatom Phosphorus Inference Model for 30 Freshwater Lakes in NE Ohio and NW Pennsylvania. Marilyn Gunsch, M.S. Environmental Science, Cleveland State University, 2008. Thesis: The Effect of Wetland Size and Surrounding Land Use on Wetland Quality Along an Urbanization Gradient in the Rocky River Watershed, Ohio, USA Roger Nikiforow, M.S. Biological Science, Non-thesis: The Value of Urban Wetlands in Cuyahoga County, 2007. UNDERGRADUATE HONORS: Mara Caputo 2012 Environmental Science, Kelli Herrick Biology 2010, Daniel Duglos Biology 2010 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS: CSU Undergraduate Summer Research Program: Kathryn Johncock 2012; Derrick Cooper 2010; Mallory Karpy 2008 Summer REU students: 2007: Darcy Chase, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO.; Abner Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 2005: Michelle Canatsey, Youngstown State University; Elizabeth McGuire, Marietta College. 2003: Ynes Arocho, Cuyahoga Community College; Jeff Loew, John Carroll University, 2002-2003: Ynes Arocho, Cuyahoga Community College, Bridges to Success. 2002: Vira Moroz, B.S. Biology, Cleveland State University. 2001: Nicole Clark, B.S. Biology, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Aquatic ecology
Urban ecolgy Wetland ecology Great Lakes ecosystems and management Environmental science | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| Ecological Society of America
International Association of Great Lakes Research Society of Wetland Scientists | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| Associate Professor. 2006 - Present. Cleveland State University. Aquatic, Wetland & Paleo-Ecology. Undergraduate Program Director Environmental Science(2005-present).
Adjunct Associate Professor. 2009. Michigan State University, Department of Zoology. Assistant Professor. 2000 - 2006. Cleveland State University. Aquatic, Wetland & Paleo- Ecology. Assistant Professor. 1998 - 2000. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Aquatic & Wetland Ecology. Visiting Lecturer. 1998. Eastern Michigan University. Diatom & Wetland Ecology. Visiting Research Scientist. 1997-1998. Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Science, University of Michigan. Senior Research Scientist (permanent). 1994-1996. Environmental History and Climate Division, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Ministry of Environment and Energy. Copenhagen, Denmark. Visiting Assistant Professor. 1994. W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University. Assistant Professor (term). 1992-1994. Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University. Diatom and Algal Ecology, Great Lakes Ecology. | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Department:
Undergraduate Program Director for Environmental Science (2005-2007, 2009 - Present) Undergraduate Curriculum Committee & Academic Standards (UCCAS)(2002-2007, 2010-Present) Graduate Curriculum Committee & Academic Standards (GCCAS)(2006 - 2008, 2011-Pesent) College Associate Lecturer Search Committee Co-Chair (2012-2013) Graduate Committee Member: Max Koran, M.S. Environmental Science, Cleveland State University Matthew Begley, M.S. Biology, Cleveland State University Anthony Rogers, M.S. Biology, Cleveland State University Anton Schermaier, M.S. Biology, Cleveland State University Ron VanBlarcum, M.S. Environmental Science, Cleveland State University Martin Calabrese, Ph.D. Regulatory Biology, Cleveland State University Sarah Laux, Ph.D. Regulatory Biology, Cleveland State University Owen Lockhart, Ph.D. Regulatory Biology, Cleveland State University Jen Milligan, Ph.D. Regulatory Biology, Cleveland State University College: Nominating Committee (2005-2007, 2011-Present), Chair (2006-2008, 2012-Present) Faculty Affairs Committee (2012-Present) University: Student Environmental Movement (SEM) Faculty Advisor (2009-Present) NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates - program coordinator and faculty mentor(2003-2007) Udal Scholarship Faculty Representative (2007-2008, 2009-Present) | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| JOURNAL REVIEWER:
Bioresource Technology, Boreas, Diatom Research, Hydrobiologia, Journal of Great Lakes Research, Journal of Paleolimnology, Land and Resource Management, Limnology and Oceanography, Nova Hedwigia, Ohio Journal of Science, Proceedings of the 11th and 13th Symposium on Living and Fossil Diatoms, Water Air & Soil Pollution, Wetlands GRANT REVIEWER: Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization and Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry (ODNR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), National Science Foundation, National Water Resources Research Institutes, U.S. Geological Survey, Ohio Sea Grant College Program, Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Program ADVISORY BOARDS: 2009- present: Cuyahoga County Planning Commission, Cleveland, OH: Cuyahoga River Navigational Channel Habitat enhancement 2010-present: Cuyahoga County Planning Commission, Cleveland, OH: Cuyahoga County Hydrology Greenprint 2012-Present: Lake Erie Center, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 2012-2013: Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization, Cleveland, OH: Project Clean Lake CONFERENCE SESSION CHAIR: 2006 Geological Society of America, North Central Chapter Meeting, Akron, OH 2005 International Association of Great Lakes Research Annual Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| Waterways Adventure Symposium, Ashtabula and Geauga County area-wide schools (May 2002- 2008). Conduct aquatic ecology mini-labs for middle school children over a 3-day period.
Reports: USEPA 2009. Draft National Lake Assessment Report, A Collaborative Survey of the Nation¿s Lakes. EPA-841-R09-001, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water and Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C. Data Analysis Team Member. URL: http://www.epa.gov/lakessurvey/ USEPA 2009. National Lake Assessment Preliminary Data Results: Sediment Diatoms. Fact Sheet. Co-authors: Neil Kamman, Mihaela Enache, Julie Wolin, R. Jan Stevenson, Don Charles. Wolin, Julie A., 2008. Functional Assessment of Natural and Constructed Wetlands in the Geauga Park District. Submitted to: Tami Gingrich, Geauga Park District, Chardon, OH. Wolin, Julie A., 2006. Environmental History of Bass Lake, Geauga County, Ohio Submitted to: Tami Gingrich, Geauga Park District, Chardon, OH. Wolin, Julie A., 2002. Holden Arboretum Stream Biodiversity Weekends (September 14-22, 2002) Report on Water Quality and Aquatic Insect Assessment of Stream Environments -Stebbins Gulch, Pierson Creek and East Branch of the Chagrin River at S. Wisner Rd. Submitted to: Brian Parsons, Director of Conservation, The Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, OH. | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| Harmful Algae, Historic Microcystin Concentrations, and Shoreline Buffers in Urban Lakes of Cuyahoga County. (Julie A. Wolin, PI) Cleveland State University Engaged Learning Undergraduate Research Grant (2013) $10,800
Harmful Algae and Urban Lake Assessment in Cuyahoga County. (Julie A. Wolin, PI) Cleveland State University Engaged Learning Undergraduate Research Grant (2012) $7,640 GLISTEN (Great Lakes Innovative Stewardship through Education Network) (Julie A. Wolin) Undergraduate Student Liason Grant (2012) $7,000 Larval Fish Habitat Enhancement Assessment in the Cuyahoga Navigation Channel. (Julie A. Wolin, PI) Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Contract (2010-2014) $24,999 Larval Fish Habitat Enhancement Assessment in the Cuyahoga Navigation Channel. (Julie A. Wolin, PI) Cleveland State University Engaged Learning Undergraduate Research Grant (June-August 2010). $6,589 Functional Analysis of Natural and Constructed Wetlands in Northeast Ohio. (Julie A. Wolin, PI) Cleveland State University Engaged Learning Undergraduate Research Grant (2008) $9,999 Functional Assessment of Constructed Wetlands in the Geauga County Park System. (Julie A. Wolin, PI) Geauga Park District Research Grant (2008) $3,578 Phosphorus Retention and Ecosystem Services in Urban and Rural Wetlands of Northeast Ohio (Julie A. Wolin, PI), Giving Circle Gift Award (2007) $6,500 REU Site: Urbanization Impacts on Stream Ecosystems - Integrated Research Experiences for Undergraduates (Mike Walton, Julie Wolin Co-PI), National Science Foundation (2006-2007) $101,115 Climate and Environmental History of Bass Lake, Geauga County, Ohio (Julie A. Wolin, PI), Cleveland State University, Established Full-Time Faculty Research Development Grant (2005-2007) $15,000 Environmental History of Bass Lake, Geauga County, Ohio. (Julie A. Wolin, PI) Geauga Park District Research Grant (2005-2006) $6,000 Acquisition of a Plant Growth Facility for Research, Training and Education (Tarun Mal, Harry Van Keulen, Mike Walton and Julie A. Wolin, Co-PI), National Science Foundation Research Instrumentation Grant (2004-2006) $280,000 REU Site: Urbanization Impacts on Stream Ecosystems - an Integrated Training Experience for Undergraduate Researchers (Mike Walton, Carol Stepien, PI's), National Science Foundation (2003-2005) $188,086 Urbanization Impacts on Stream Ecosystems an Integrated Training Experience for Undergraduate Researchers and Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers (Mike Walton, Carol Stepien PI's), Cleveland State University President's Initiative (2003-2004) $35,324 Changes in Benthic Food Availability in Lake Erie; Implications for the Decline of Diporeia hoyi (Julie A. Wolin, PI), Cleveland State University, Established Full-Time Faculty Research Development Grant (2002-2004) $14,994 | ||