Brenda Rashleigh
My research interests include quantitative aquatic ecology, integrated modeling for water management, and conservation of aquatic fauna. I use statistical and mathematical modeling to relate the effects of multiple environmental stressors on fish and invertebrate populations, and on communities in rivers, lakes, and estuaries. My recent research focus is on connectivity: how river networks and patterns of human activities across these networks relate to water sustainability and species population viability.
Biographical Information
Name: Brenda Rashleigh
Title: Research Ecologist
Contact info:
Ecosystems Research Division
National Exposure Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
960 College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30605-2700
Phone: 706/355-8148
Email:Rashleigh.Brenda@epa.gov
Education
Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, 1998
M.S. Environmental Science/Water Resources, Indiana University, 1992
B.S. Biological Science, University of Vermont, 1988
Professional Experience
Ecologist, USEPA, ORD, NERL-ERD, Athens, GA 1998–present
Biologist/Ecologist, USGS, National Water Quality Assessment Program, Knoxville, TN 1995–1998
Selected Awards And Honors
Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America, 2009
NHEERL Team Award for Science Integration-Interdivisional Laboratory Research, 2009
Senior Fellow, Environmental Leadership Program, 2009
Embassy Science Fellows Program, Embassy Pretoria/Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa, 2008
USEPA STAA Award - Level III, 2006
Instructor for NATO Advanced Study Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005
USEPA, ORD Bronze Medal Award, 2005