For full CV, please email lrowsey 'at' unb.ca
EDUCATION
PhD Biology, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – present (expected completion December 2022)
BSc Biology (Marine and Freshwater Science), University of Texas at Austin
September 2013 – December 2016
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – present
Contract Academic Instructor, University of New Brunswick Saint John
January 2021 – April 2022
De-Chlorinator Meter Monitoring Technician, University of New Brunswick Saint John
October 2019 – July 2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – December 2020
Marine Science Instructor and Captain, Sail Caribbean (British Virgin Islands)
May – August 2016, May – August 2017
Research Technician, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
January – May 2017
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin
August – December 2016
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 PREPRINTS
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL ARTICLES
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
JEB Travelling Fellowship
The Company of Biologists, April 2022
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
Instructor
Introduction to Marine Science (Winter 2022)
Animal Physiology Lab (Fall 2021)
Fish Biology Lab (Winter 2021)
Invited Guest Lecturer
November 2019 – Introductory Ecology
April 2019 – Introduction to Marine Science
October 2017 – Animal Physiology
Teaching Assistant
Functional Ecology of Coastal Fishes (Fall 2018 & 2020)
Introduction to Marine Science (Winter 2020)
Physiology of Marine Vertebrates (Winter 2018 & 2020)
Animal Physiology (Fall 2017 & 2019)
Biology of Vertebrates (Fall 2019)
Fish Biology (Winter 2019)
Applications in Biology, Part 2 (Winter 2018 & 2019)
Biological Principles, Part 1 (Fall 2017 & 2018)
Introduction to Oceanography (Fall 2016)
Mentor / Co-Supervisor
Annie Trembley, Undergraduate Research Assistant – May 2021 to present
Brianna Forbes, Independent Studies Student – January to August 2020
Melina Watson, BSc Honours Student – September 2019 to April 2020
Mia Francis, Undergraduate Research Assistant – October 2018 to July 2019
Tyler Savoy, BSc Honours Student – September 2018 to April 2019
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Oral Presentations
Fasting in winter dormant fish is a behavioural response rather than a consequence of constraints of cold on digestion and growth
Society of Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, June 2021. Online.
Fasting in winter dormant fish is a behavioural response rather than a consequence of constraints of cold on digestion and growth
Canadian Society of Zoologists Meeting, May 2021. Online.
Thermal constraints on anaerobic exercise performance are not major drivers of winter dormancy in cunner
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2020. Austin, TX.
Thermal constraints on physiological performance in cunner
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop, October 2019. Saint Andrews, NB.
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.
ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT
Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (SORTEE)
Student member, November 2020 – present
UNB Biology Contract Academic Evaluation Committee
Graduate student member, October 2020 – present
UNB Biology Graduate Academic Unit
Graduate Student Representative, September 2019 – present
Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ)
Student member, March 2018 – present
Student Councilor, May 2019 – May 2021
Society of Experimental Biology (SEB)
Student member, May 2018 – present
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
Student member, September 2016 – present
UNB BIOL 6000 Evaluation Committee
Graduate Student Member, September 2019 – April 2021
UNB Union of Graduate Student Workers – PSAC Local 60550
Chief Steward, November 2018 – July 2020
UNB Saint John Graduate Student Association
Biological Sciences Department Representative, February 2018 – 2019
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop
Session Chair, October 2018
REVIEWER FOR
Ecology and Evolution (2022)
Conservation Physiology (2021)
Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology (2019)
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & VOLUNTEERING
Canadian Society of Zoologists Blog
Editor & Social Media Lead, Spring 2021 – Fall 2021
Harbour View High School
Volunteer educator, Spring 2021
Skype a Scientist
Volunteer scientist, Spring 2019 – Spring 2020
Letters to a Pre-Scientist
Volunteer scientist pen-pal, Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
New Brunswick Science Fair
Volunteer science fair judge, Spring 2019
Hammond River Angling Association
Educator, Fall 2018 – Fall 2019
SHAD Network
Volunteer educator, Fall 2017 – Spring 2019
Port Aransas High School
Volunteer science fair judge, Spring 2017
RESEARCH SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
CERTIFICATIONS
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Trail Crew & Ambassador, Be Rad Adventures
June 2019 – present
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 (expected completion December 2022)
BSc Biology (Marine and Freshwater Science), University of Texas at Austin
September 2013 – December 2016
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – present
Contract Academic Instructor, University of New Brunswick Saint John
January 2021 – April 2022
De-Chlorinator Meter Monitoring Technician, University of New Brunswick Saint John
October 2019 – July 2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of New Brunswick Saint John
September 2017 – December 2020
Marine Science Instructor and Captain, Sail Caribbean (British Virgin Islands)
May – August 2016, May – August 2017
Research Technician, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
January – May 2017
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin
August – December 2016
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
- Reeve, C, LE Rowsey, and B Speers-Roesch (accepted). Inactivity and the passive slowing effect of cold on resting metabolism as the primary drivers of energy savings in overwintering fishes. Journal of Experimental Biology. Featured in Inside JEB. JEB Editor's Choice.
- Khursigara, AJ, LE Rowsey, JL Johansen, and AJ Esbaugh (2021). Behavioral changes in a coastal marine fish lead to increased predation risk following oil exposure. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(12): 8119-8127. link
- Jutfelt, F, T Norin, ER Åsheim, LE Rowsey, AH Andreassen, R Morgan, TD Clark, and B Speers-Roesch (2021). The aerobic scope protection hypothesis: a mechanism explaining reduced growth of ectotherms in warming environments? Functional Ecology, 35(1): 1397-1407. link
- 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, 71(1) 99-106. link
PUBLISHED PREPRINTS
- Jutfelt, F, T Norin, ER Åsheim, LE Rowsey, AH Andreassen, R Morgan, TD Clark, and B Speers-Roesch (2020). The Aerobic Scope Protection Hypothesis: A Mechanism Explaining Reduced Growth of Ectotherms in Warming Environments? EcoEvoRxiv. link
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
- Rowsey, LE, C Reeve, T Savoy, and B Speers-Roesch (2020). Thermal constraints on anaerobic exercise and aerobic performance are not major drivers of winter dormancy in cunner. Symposia and Oral Abstracts. Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 60: Issue suppl_1, pg. 201. link
- 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
JEB Travelling Fellowship
The Company of Biologists, April 2022
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
Instructor
Introduction to Marine Science (Winter 2022)
Animal Physiology Lab (Fall 2021)
Fish Biology Lab (Winter 2021)
Invited Guest Lecturer
November 2019 – Introductory Ecology
April 2019 – Introduction to Marine Science
October 2017 – Animal Physiology
Teaching Assistant
Functional Ecology of Coastal Fishes (Fall 2018 & 2020)
Introduction to Marine Science (Winter 2020)
Physiology of Marine Vertebrates (Winter 2018 & 2020)
Animal Physiology (Fall 2017 & 2019)
Biology of Vertebrates (Fall 2019)
Fish Biology (Winter 2019)
Applications in Biology, Part 2 (Winter 2018 & 2019)
Biological Principles, Part 1 (Fall 2017 & 2018)
Introduction to Oceanography (Fall 2016)
Mentor / Co-Supervisor
Annie Trembley, Undergraduate Research Assistant – May 2021 to present
Brianna Forbes, Independent Studies Student – January to August 2020
Melina Watson, BSc Honours Student – September 2019 to April 2020
Mia Francis, Undergraduate Research Assistant – October 2018 to July 2019
Tyler Savoy, BSc Honours Student – September 2018 to April 2019
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Oral Presentations
Fasting in winter dormant fish is a behavioural response rather than a consequence of constraints of cold on digestion and growth
Society of Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, June 2021. Online.
Fasting in winter dormant fish is a behavioural response rather than a consequence of constraints of cold on digestion and growth
Canadian Society of Zoologists Meeting, May 2021. Online.
Thermal constraints on anaerobic exercise performance are not major drivers of winter dormancy in cunner
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2020. Austin, TX.
Thermal constraints on physiological performance in cunner
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop, October 2019. Saint Andrews, NB.
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.
ACADEMIC INVOLVEMENT
Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (SORTEE)
Student member, November 2020 – present
UNB Biology Contract Academic Evaluation Committee
Graduate student member, October 2020 – present
UNB Biology Graduate Academic Unit
Graduate Student Representative, September 2019 – present
Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ)
Student member, March 2018 – present
Student Councilor, May 2019 – May 2021
Society of Experimental Biology (SEB)
Student member, May 2018 – present
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
Student member, September 2016 – present
UNB BIOL 6000 Evaluation Committee
Graduate Student Member, September 2019 – April 2021
UNB Union of Graduate Student Workers – PSAC Local 60550
Chief Steward, November 2018 – July 2020
UNB Saint John Graduate Student Association
Biological Sciences Department Representative, February 2018 – 2019
Atlantic Regional Comparative Physiology Workshop
Session Chair, October 2018
REVIEWER FOR
Ecology and Evolution (2022)
Conservation Physiology (2021)
Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology (2019)
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION & VOLUNTEERING
Canadian Society of Zoologists Blog
Editor & Social Media Lead, Spring 2021 – Fall 2021
Harbour View High School
Volunteer educator, Spring 2021
Skype a Scientist
Volunteer scientist, Spring 2019 – Spring 2020
Letters to a Pre-Scientist
Volunteer scientist pen-pal, Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
New Brunswick Science Fair
Volunteer science fair judge, Spring 2019
Hammond River Angling Association
Educator, Fall 2018 – Fall 2019
SHAD Network
Volunteer educator, Fall 2017 – Spring 2019
Port Aransas High School
Volunteer science fair judge, Spring 2017
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
- Diploma in University Teaching (2020)
- PADI Rescue Diver (2018)
- Marine First Aid, CPR, AED, O2
- Wilderness First Aid (2018)
- Canadian Council on Animal Care, National Institutional Aquatic Animal User (2017)
- American Sailing Association 101, 103, 104 (2017)
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Trail Crew & Ambassador, Be Rad Adventures
June 2019 – present
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