Emily Rivest
Associate Professor
Email:
[[ebrivest]]
Phone:
(804) 684-7942
Office:
Andrews Hall 328
Section:
Ecosystem Health
Interests:
Ecological physiology, global change biology, marine invertebrate biology
Links:
{{http://emilybrivest.weebly.com/, Website}}
Education
B.S., Cornell University, 2008
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2014
About
I am a global change biologist interested in the intersection between physiological stress tolerance and environmental exposure. My research examines the physiological consequences of global and local stressors for marine invertebrates in coastal ecosystems and employs complementary techniques from other disciplines (oceanographic sensor technology, environmental chemistry, biogeochemistry, coastal ecology). My research program is centered around the mechanisms underlying acclimatization and local adaptation to environmental change, with a focus on anthropogenic stressors such as ocean acidification, ocean warming, and hypoxia, as well as natural environmental variability. This interdisciplinary program in physiological ecology employs laboratory and field-based experiments, with opportunities for students from a range of backgrounds. Study systems include oysters and other bivalves in the Chesapeake Bay, tropical reef corals, and mussels in the temperature rocky intertidal.