Constance Sullivan B.A., State University of New York College at Potsdam Three Seas East/West Marine Biology Program, Northeastern University sullivan@vims.edu  (804) 684-7234, 7887 Chesapeake Bay Hall, S113

Thesis Title: Biomarker responses in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) during exposure to biosolids

Major advisor: Dr. Pete van Veld

Publications: 

• Van Veld, P. A., B. J. Rutan, C. A. Sullivan, L. D. Johnston, C. D. Rice, D. S. Fisher and L. D. Yonkos. A universal assay for vitellogenin in fish mucus and blood. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 24(12): 3048 - 3052. 

• Tallman, J, C Sullivan. 2004. Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) predation on a male harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). Northwestern Naturalist, 85 (1): 31 - 32.

Presentations:

• Oral Presentation: "Summer Education on the Shore," Darling Marine Center Intern Mini Symposium (2003)

• Poster Presentation: "Is PCB contamination passed from parent to offspring in multiple generations of freshwater fish?" Great Lakes Research Consortium (2002)

• Poster Presentation: "Is PCB contamination passed from parent to offspring in multiple generations of freshwater fish?" SUNY Potsdam Learning and Research Fair (2002)

Awards:

• Recipient of the VIMS Travel Grant for travel to the University of Maryland's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory for work on thesis project (May 2006)

• Recipient of the VIMS Graduate Student Association Mini-Grant award for the purchase of equipment and materials for thesis project (March 2006)

• Recipient of VIMS travel grant for travel to the annual Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry meeting (November 2005)

• Winner for best poster presentation, Great Lakes Research Consortium (2002)

Teaching Experience:

• Teaching Assistant for the graduate course Fundamentals of Marine Science Lab (VIMS; Fall 2006)

• Teacher at VIMS Marine Science Day (2006)

• Outlook on Ocean Science teacher (VIMS; 2004 - present)

• Taught at the High School Science Lab Day, Potsdam, NY (2003)

• Gulf of Maine Foundation 2003 SURE Education Intern at the University of Maine's Darling Marine Center
  • Organized and taught children's programs on marine biology. Age group: 4 - 15 years old
  • Gave tours of the laboratory to the public

• 70+ hours of work in high school classrooms in upstate New York: observations, interacting with small groups of students (2002)

• Counselor for National Student Athlete Day, SUNY Potsdam (2001) -Worked with local high school athletes on sportsmanship, team building skills, and how to become a college athlete

Personal: I love anything involving the outdoors, but my favorite activities are horseback riding, rock climbing, surfing, SCUBA diving, and hiking