Meet the Expert, Biology Dr. Rae McNeish VIRTUAL EVENT

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Dr. Rae McNeish will help us discover how human activities play a critical role in the interactions between terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, as well as the effects of plastic pollution on rivers and animals. Learn how research into plastics in the environment can be used to create a framework for managing plastic pollution in terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dr. McNeish is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at California State University, Bakersfield. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Millersville University, Pennsylvania where she studied how an invasive plant (tree-of-heaven) and an invasive crayfish (rusty crayfish) impacted the aggressive behavior of a native crayfish species. She earned her Master of Science and Ph.D. Degrees in Biology from the University of Dayton, Ohio while she explored how management activities for the removal of a terrestrial invasive plant (Amur honeysuckle) impacted stream ecosystems. Dr. McNeish conducted her postdoctoral research at Loyola University Chicago, Illinois with the goal of understanding how seasonal patterns and changes in the landscape impact microplastic pollution in rivers throughout the Lake Michigan watershed. In addition to her research on freshwater habitats, Dr. McNeish teaches courses focused on animals, aquatic ecology, experimental design, biostatistics, and human impacts on the environment