For full CV, please email lrowsey@unb.ca
EDUCATION
PhD Biology, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – present
BSc Biology (Marine and Freshwater Science), University of Texas at Austin
September 2013 – December 2016
Minor: Russian and Eastern European Studies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – present
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – present
Research Technician, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
January – May 2017
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin
August – December 2016
Outdoor Educator and Captain, Sail Caribbean (British Virgin Islands)
May – August 2016, May – August 2017
Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
January – May 2016
Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin
January – May 2015
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED ARTICLES
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL ARTICLES
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
SEB Seville 2019 Travel Grant
Society of Experimental Biology, June 2019
UNB Associated Alumnae Travel Award
University of New Brunswick, March 2019
School of Graduate Studies Travel Grant
University of New Brunswick Saint John, March 2019
Company of Biologists Travel Grant
Society of Experimental Biology, February 2019
Charlotte Mangum Support Award
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 2017 and 2019
Student Travel Award
Canadian Society of Zoologists, May 2018
Social Innovation Scholarship
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, September 2017
Best Oral Presentation and Travel Award
University of Texas Marine Science Institute, May 2016
Semester by the Sea Program Scholarship
University of Texas Marine Science Institute, December 2015
TEACHING & MENTORSHIP
Invited Guest Lectures
April 2019 – Introduction to Marine Science
October 2017 – Animal Physiology
Teaching Assistantships
Fish Biology
Animal Physiology
Biology of Vertebrates
Physiology of Marine Vertebrates
Functional Ecology of Coastal Fishes
Biological Principles, Part 1
Applications in Biology, Part 2
Introduction to Oceanography
Mentorships
Melina Watson, BSc Honours Student – September 2019 to present
Mia Francis, Undergraduate Research Assistant – October 2018 to July 2019
Tyler Savoy, BSc Honours Student – September 2018 to April 2019
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Oral Presentations
Do thermal constraints on physiological performance drive winter dormancy in fish?
Society of Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, July 2019. Seville, Spain.
Do thermal constraints on physiological performance drive winter dormancy in fish?
Canadian Society of Zoologists Meeting, May 2019. Windsor, ON.
Behavioural thermoregulation and metabolic recovery after exhaustive exercise in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Canadian Society of Zoologists Meeting, May 2019. Windsor, ON.
Do thermal constraints on physiological performance drive winter dormancy in fish?
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2019. Tampa, FL.
Thermal constraints on anaerobic exercise and aerobic performance are not major drivers of winter dormancy in cunner
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop, October 2018. Saint Andrews, NB.
Thermal constraints on physiological performance as a cause of winter dormancy in fishes
Canadian Society of Zoologists Meeting, May 2018. St. John’s, NL.
Oil exposure negatively affects prey capture ability of larval red drum
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop, October 2017. Saint Andrews, NB.
Poster Presentations
Behavioural thermoregulation and metabolic recovery after exhaustive exercise in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Society of Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, July 2019. Seville, Spain.
Why be cool? Behavioral thermoregulation and physiological recovery after exhaustive exercise in juvenile brook charr
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2019. Tampa, FL.
Effects of sub-lethal oil exposure on predator-prey dynamics in a larval marine fish
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2017. New Orleans, LA.
The effects of snorkel-based tourism on the behavior of reef fishes
The University of Texas at Austin Undergraduate Research Forum, April 2016. Austin, TX.
INVOLVEMENT
UNB Biology Graduate Academic Unit
Graduate Student Representative, September 2019 – present
Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ)
Student Councilor, May 2019 – present
UNB Union of Graduate Student Workers – PSAC Local 60550
Chief Steward, November 2018 – present
Society of Experimental Biology (SEB)
Student member, May 2018 – present
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
Student member, September 2016 – present
UNB Saint John Graduate Student Association
Biological Sciences Department Representative, February 2018 – 2019
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop
Session Chair, October 2018
RESEARCH SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
CERTIFICATIONS
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Marine Botany Field Course, University of Texas at Austin (Akumal, Mexico)
May – June 2015
Head Lifeguard, University of Texas at Austin Division of Recreational Sports
July 2014 – December 2015
Outdoor Educator, SEACAMP San Diego
June – July 2014
PhD Biology, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – present
BSc Biology (Marine and Freshwater Science), University of Texas at Austin
September 2013 – December 2016
Minor: Russian and Eastern European Studies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – present
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – present
Research Technician, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
January – May 2017
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin
August – December 2016
Outdoor Educator and Captain, Sail Caribbean (British Virgin Islands)
May – August 2016, May – August 2017
Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
January – May 2016
Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin
January – May 2015
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED ARTICLES
- Rowsey, LE, JL Johansen, AJ Khursigara, and AJ Esbaugh (2019). Oil exposure impairs predator-prey dynamics in larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Marine and Freshwater Research. link
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
- Rowsey, LE, C Reeve, and B Speers-Roesch (2019). Do thermal constraints on physiological performance drive winter dormancy in fish? Symposia and Oral Abstracts. Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 59: Issue suppl_1, pg. 199. link
- Rowsey, LE, JD Kieffer, and B Speers-Roesch (2019). Why be cool? Behavioral thermoregulation and physiological recovery after exhaustive exercise in juvenile brook charr. Poster Abstracts. Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 59: Issue suppl_1, pg. 139. link
- Rowsey, LE, AJ Khursigara, and AJ Esbaugh (2017). Effects of sub-lethal oil exposure on predator-prey dynamics in a larval marine fish. Poster Abstracts. Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 57: Issue suppl_1, pg. 144. link
UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL ARTICLES
- Clapp, SR*, LE Rowsey*, and JA Grant* (2016). The effects of snorkel-based tourism on the behavior of reef fishes. Texas Undergraduate Research Journal, Volume 15: Issue 1, pg. 1-18. link *authors contributed equally
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
SEB Seville 2019 Travel Grant
Society of Experimental Biology, June 2019
UNB Associated Alumnae Travel Award
University of New Brunswick, March 2019
School of Graduate Studies Travel Grant
University of New Brunswick Saint John, March 2019
Company of Biologists Travel Grant
Society of Experimental Biology, February 2019
Charlotte Mangum Support Award
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 2017 and 2019
Student Travel Award
Canadian Society of Zoologists, May 2018
Social Innovation Scholarship
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, September 2017
Best Oral Presentation and Travel Award
University of Texas Marine Science Institute, May 2016
Semester by the Sea Program Scholarship
University of Texas Marine Science Institute, December 2015
TEACHING & MENTORSHIP
Invited Guest Lectures
April 2019 – Introduction to Marine Science
October 2017 – Animal Physiology
Teaching Assistantships
Fish Biology
Animal Physiology
Biology of Vertebrates
Physiology of Marine Vertebrates
Functional Ecology of Coastal Fishes
Biological Principles, Part 1
Applications in Biology, Part 2
Introduction to Oceanography
Mentorships
Melina Watson, BSc Honours Student – September 2019 to present
Mia Francis, Undergraduate Research Assistant – October 2018 to July 2019
Tyler Savoy, BSc Honours Student – September 2018 to April 2019
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Oral Presentations
Do thermal constraints on physiological performance drive winter dormancy in fish?
Society of Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, July 2019. Seville, Spain.
Do thermal constraints on physiological performance drive winter dormancy in fish?
Canadian Society of Zoologists Meeting, May 2019. Windsor, ON.
Behavioural thermoregulation and metabolic recovery after exhaustive exercise in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Canadian Society of Zoologists Meeting, May 2019. Windsor, ON.
Do thermal constraints on physiological performance drive winter dormancy in fish?
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2019. Tampa, FL.
Thermal constraints on anaerobic exercise and aerobic performance are not major drivers of winter dormancy in cunner
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop, October 2018. Saint Andrews, NB.
Thermal constraints on physiological performance as a cause of winter dormancy in fishes
Canadian Society of Zoologists Meeting, May 2018. St. John’s, NL.
Oil exposure negatively affects prey capture ability of larval red drum
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop, October 2017. Saint Andrews, NB.
Poster Presentations
Behavioural thermoregulation and metabolic recovery after exhaustive exercise in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Society of Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, July 2019. Seville, Spain.
Why be cool? Behavioral thermoregulation and physiological recovery after exhaustive exercise in juvenile brook charr
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2019. Tampa, FL.
Effects of sub-lethal oil exposure on predator-prey dynamics in a larval marine fish
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2017. New Orleans, LA.
The effects of snorkel-based tourism on the behavior of reef fishes
The University of Texas at Austin Undergraduate Research Forum, April 2016. Austin, TX.
INVOLVEMENT
UNB Biology Graduate Academic Unit
Graduate Student Representative, September 2019 – present
Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ)
Student Councilor, May 2019 – present
UNB Union of Graduate Student Workers – PSAC Local 60550
Chief Steward, November 2018 – present
Society of Experimental Biology (SEB)
Student member, May 2018 – present
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
Student member, September 2016 – present
UNB Saint John Graduate Student Association
Biological Sciences Department Representative, February 2018 – 2019
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop
Session Chair, October 2018
RESEARCH SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Swimming/resting respirometry (Ucrit, SMR, MMR, aerobic scope)
- Video tracking (Ethovision, ToxTrac, Lolitrack, Tracktor), behavioral preference (Shuttle Box), thigmotaxis
- External surgery and fish dissection, anesthesia, elastomer and PIT tagging
- Biochemical techniques (tissue homogenization, enzyme assays, metabolite assays)
- Fish husbandry, larval rearing, thermal acclimation
- Field monitoring of fish behavior and habitat use
- Coral reef fish and benthic invertebrate ID/surveys, particularly Caribbean species
- >150 days logged as Captain in coastal waters (<50 nm from shore) in vessels 8-16 m
- Oil WAF preparation
- RT-qPCR and qPCR
- DNA extraction and sequencing
- Statistical programming (R, Python)
CERTIFICATIONS
- PADI Rescue Diver
- CPR, AED, O2, First Aid
- Wilderness First Aid
- Canadian Council on Animal Care National Institutional Aquatic Animal user
- American Sailing Association 101, 103, 104
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Marine Botany Field Course, University of Texas at Austin (Akumal, Mexico)
May – June 2015
Head Lifeguard, University of Texas at Austin Division of Recreational Sports
July 2014 – December 2015
Outdoor Educator, SEACAMP San Diego
June – July 2014