My CV
Research Experience
Bridgewater State University Biology Program, Undergraduate Student. 2016-2018
Bridgewater State University Biology Program, Undergraduate Student. Summer 2017
Bridgewater State University Chemistry Program, Undergraduate Student. Summer 2014
- Surveyed egg masses of pond-breeding amphibians along an urban-rural gradient and inventoried diversity of woodland salamanders in Oak Knoll and Moose Hill Mass Audubon Sanctuaries.
- Observed impacts of land development on community composition of aquatic and semi-aquatic herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles) in Southeastern Massachusetts.
- Mentor: Thilina Surasinghe, PhD
Bridgewater State University Biology Program, Undergraduate Student. Summer 2017
- Surveyed American Eels in Mill River, Taunton, MA, using backpack DC electrofishing and MS 222 anesthetic for pit tagging and resurveying for recaptures.
- Estimated population densities based on findings to determine how dams affect the life stages of American Eels.
- Mentor: Kevin Curry, PhD and Maria Armor
Bridgewater State University Chemistry Program, Undergraduate Student. Summer 2014
- Analyzed effects pesticides play in colony collapse disorder among bee populations.
- Preformed tests using a GC-MS instrument to try and detect carcinogens in honey of both organic and non-organic, to determine if pesticides were the major cause of Colony Collapse Disorder in bee colonies.
- Mentor: Stephen Waratuke, PhD
Presentations:
US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology April 2018
Local and landscape-scale predictors of egg-mass abundance in wood frogs and spotted salamanders in southeastern Massachusetts. Chicago, IL.
Friday Informational Seminar Hour, Bridgewater State University September 2017
American Eels, Anguilla rostrate, in the Mill River, Taunton MA. Bridgewater, MA.
Northeastern Natural History Conference April 2017
Insights on Buffer-zone Delineation in Wetland and Stream Conservation Efforts. Cromwell, CT.
US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology April 2018
Local and landscape-scale predictors of egg-mass abundance in wood frogs and spotted salamanders in southeastern Massachusetts. Chicago, IL.
Friday Informational Seminar Hour, Bridgewater State University September 2017
American Eels, Anguilla rostrate, in the Mill River, Taunton MA. Bridgewater, MA.
Northeastern Natural History Conference April 2017
Insights on Buffer-zone Delineation in Wetland and Stream Conservation Efforts. Cromwell, CT.
Co Author:
Surasinghe, T., Tocchio, K., Sheehan, B., Venuto, D., Schneider, V., Deguire, A., Zimmerman, A., Albanese, G. (2018). Amphibian and reptile diversity at Tidmarsh Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary Connecting Communities and Ecosystems in Restoration Practice, Annual Meeting of the Society for Ecological Restoration New England chapter, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT.
Schneider, V., Deguire, A., Donahue, E., Surasinghe, T. (2018). Impacts of the landscape context on the abundance and body size of eastern Red-backed salamander, US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual meetings, Chicago, IL.
West, J., Schneider, V., Deguire, A., and Surasinghe, T. (2017). Discovery and conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Tidmarsh reserve, MA, 16th Annual Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment, Bridgewater, MA.
Surasinghe, T., Tocchio, K., Sheehan, B., Venuto, D., Schneider, V., Deguire, A., Zimmerman, A., Albanese, G. (2018). Amphibian and reptile diversity at Tidmarsh Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary Connecting Communities and Ecosystems in Restoration Practice, Annual Meeting of the Society for Ecological Restoration New England chapter, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT.
Schneider, V., Deguire, A., Donahue, E., Surasinghe, T. (2018). Impacts of the landscape context on the abundance and body size of eastern Red-backed salamander, US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual meetings, Chicago, IL.
West, J., Schneider, V., Deguire, A., and Surasinghe, T. (2017). Discovery and conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Tidmarsh reserve, MA, 16th Annual Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment, Bridgewater, MA.