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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:17:29.987857'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/sarah-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