Item talk:Q54252

meta:

 status_code: 200
 timestamp: '2023-10-02T16:16:44.278086'
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/sarah-a-spaulding

profile:

 abstracts: []
 affiliations:
 - Society for Freshwater Science, member (2016-), Taxonomic Certification Committee
   (2018-)
 - International Society of Diatom Research, President (2023-),Vice President (2021-2023),
   Member Advisory Council (2008, 2016, 2018-2020), Associate Editor (2013, 2016,
   2017), Chair of Web Working Group
 - Phycological Society of America (2010-)
 - American Association for the Advancement of Science (2015-2017, 2019-)
 - Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (2019-)
 education: []
 email: sspaulding@usgs.gov
 expertise_terms:
 - aquatic ecosystems
 - algae
 - diatoms
 - harmful algal blooms
 - ecological metrics
 - paleolimnology
 - environmental assessment
 - water quality
 - taxonomy
 honors:
 - Elizabeth Jester Fellows Award, National Water Monitoring Council (2023)
 - US Geological Survey Achievement Award (2007-2016, 2019-2020)
 - EPA Ecosystems Protection Program, Region 8, Greater Kudu Nomination (2007)
 - US Geological Survey STAR Award for Outstanding Technical Assistance and Outreach
   (2006)
 intro_statements:
 - Sarah is an aquatic ecologist, with a focus of expertise in algae, including diatoms
   and harmful algae.
 name: Sarah A. Spaulding, PhD
 name_qualifier: null
 orcid: 0000-0002-9787-7743
 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources
 organization_name: Water Resources Mission Area
 personal_statement: Sarah's research interests cover the application of taxonomy,
   paleoecology, and biogeography to environmental assessment. Most recently, Sarah
   worked on regional river surveys, using diatoms, eDNA, and algal metrics to assess
   the impacts of a variety of stresses on freshwater organisms. For several years,
   Sarah has managed the USGS BioData Algal Taxonomy section, keeping algal nomenclature
   up to date and in accordance with the International Code of Algae, Fungi, and
   Plants (INA). She is passionate about sharing algal taxonomy and ecology with
   scientists, students, and the public. Sarah currently serves as the Chair of the
   Editorial Review Board for the collaborative (USGS, EPA & University of Colorado),
   electronic, peer-reviewed flora, Diatoms of North America (diatoms.org).Sarah's
   published research covers a wide range of topics including atmospheric deposition
   of nitrogen, aquatic invasive species, environmental DNA sequencing, harmful algal
   blooms, paleolimnology, automated identification of organisms, development of
   new assessment methods, and modeling algal species response.
 professional_experience: []
 title: Aquatic Ecologist