*Donna Rebecca Kashian*

Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Office: (734) 741-2291

2205 Commonwealth Blvd. Fax: (734) 741-2055

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 e-mail: dkashian@umich.edu

**EDUCATION**

Ph.D. Zoology. 2002. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison,
Wisconsin. Dissertation title: *The Effects of Endocrine Disruption on
Sexual Differentiation and*

*Reproductive Development in* Daphnia*.* Advisor: Dr. Stanley I. Dodson

M.S. Fisheries and Wildlife. 1998. Michigan State University, East
Lansing, Michigan.

Thesis title: *The use of macroinvertebrates as indicators of water
quality for two*

*Northern Lake Huron coastal wetlands*. Major: Advisor: Dr. Thomas
Burton

B.S. Biology and Earth Science (double major). 1993. Eastern Michigan
University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

### RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 

### 

### 2005-06 Postdoctoral Fellow, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

-   Identify and validate threshold responses of stream ecosystems to
    anthropogenic disturbance using a variety of parametric and
    nonparametric statistical procedures.

-   Quantify the influence of environmental drivers on ecological
    thresholds and test the hypothesis that thresholds vary among
    locations.

### 2002-05 Postdoctoral Fellow, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

-   Assessed the interaction between dissolved organic carbon,
    ultraviolet radiation and heavy metals in stream ecosystems.

-   Conducted research evaluating indicators of recovery in a
    metal-polluted stream following improvements in water quality.

-   Provide technical assistance to the Vital Signs Monitoring Plan for
    the Greater Yellowstone Network. Help plan, prepare background
    materials and execute meetings between the network and the parks for
    setting monitoring objectives for water chemistry and aquatic
    invertebrate assemblages. Provide technical assistance during the
    sampling design phase of the planning.

1998-02 **Graduate Researcher**, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, WI

-   Examined the effects of vertebrate-like hormones and pesticides on
    sexual differentiation and reproductive development in *Daphnia*.

-   Investigated the usefulness of a *Daphnia* bioassay in determining
    the presence of chemical contamination in surface water.

-   Documented xenobiotics detoxification through P-450 induction in
    *Daphnia.*

1999-01 **Research Assistant**, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO

-   Conducted landscape ecology field sampling, processed soil samples
    for nitrogen analysis, and studied burned lodgepole pine stands in
    Yellowstone National Park.

1995-98 **Graduate Researcher***,* Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI

-   Designed and carried out extensive water quality monitoring program
    by documenting anthropogenic impacts on macroinvertebrate fauna of
    Great Lakes coastal marshes.

1993-95 **Biological Science Technician***,* U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, East Lansing, MI

-   Constructed enclosures around nests of common terns and cormorants,
    and prepared common tern eggs for chemical analysis and age
    classification of the embryos.

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-   Constructed and operated decoy traps and banded non-target migratory
    bird species as part of population control of the brown-headed
    cowbird.

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-   Collected and consolidated wildlife observation data and
    participated in the census and mist netting of the federally
    endangered Kirtland\'s warbler.

**TEACHING EXPERIENCE:**

2005 **Instructor**, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Biology,
Colorado State University.

-   FW 544: Ecotoxicology (3 credits); lecture and recitation.

2004 **Instructor,** Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Biology,
Colorado State

University (Spring and Fall semesters)

-   FW 370: Design of Wildlife Projects (3 credits); lecture and
    laboratory.

2004    **Invited Participant** in a National Science Foundation (NSF)
workshop entitled:  New Approaches and Techniques for Teaching Science.

2000-01 **Teaching Assistant,** Zoology Department, University of
Wisconsin-Madison.

-   Bio 152: Introductory Biology (5 credits).

2001 **Workshop Instructor (Limnology)**, College for Kids, University
of Wisconsin

-   Acquainted students with limnology and aquatic ecology research
    through prepared lectures, demonstrations, and field activities.

1998 **Teaching Assistant,** Zoology Department, Michigan State
University.

-   ISB 202: Applications of Environmental and Organismal Biology (3
    credits).

1995-96 **U.S**. **Department of Defense Fellowship***,* Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI

-   Instructed seven trainees in the techniques and concepts of aquatic
    ecology and limnology, including analysis and collection of
    dissolved oxygen, pH, alkalinity, and turbidity.

**PUBLICATONS:**

Kashian, D.R., R.E. Zuellig, K.A. Mitchell and W.H. Clements. In Press.
The cost of

> tolerance: Sensitivity of stream benthic communities to UV-B and
> metals. *Ecological Applications.*

Kashian, D.R., B.A. Prusha, and W.H. Clements. 2004. The influence of
total organic carbon

and UV-B radiation on Zn toxicity and bioaccumulation in aquatic
communities.

*Environmental Science and Technology* 38(23): 6371-6376.

Kashian, D.R. and S.I. Dodson. 2004. Effects of vertebrate hormones on
development and sex

> determination in *Daphnia magna. Environmental Toxicology and
> Chemistry* 23(5): 1282-1288.

Kashian, D.R. 2004. An investigation of xenobiotic detoxification
through P-450 induction in *Daphnia magna. Comparative Biochemistry and
Physiology-C* 137(1): 53-63*.*

Kashian, D.R. and S.I. Dodson. 2002. Effects of common-use pesticides on
developmental and

reproductive processes in *Daphnia*. *Toxicology and Industrial Health*
18: 225-235.

Kashian, D.R. and T.M. Burton. 2000. A comparison of macroinvertebrates
of two Great Lakes

coastal wetlands: Testing potential metrics for an index of ecological
integrity *Journal of*

*Great Lakes Research* 26 (4): 460-481.

Peterson, J.K., D.R. [Kashian,]{.underline} and S.I. Dodson. 2001.
Methoprene and 20-OH-Ecdysone affect

> male production in *Daphnia pulex*. *Environmental Toxicology and
> Chemistry* 20(3): 582-588.

Kashian, D.R. 2004. Aquatic ecosystems: Interactivity of dissolved
organic matter. *Journal of*

*the North American Benthological Society* (Book Review)
23:662-663.*      *

***Manuscripts in Review***

Zuellig, R.E., D.R. Kashian, Kiffney, P.M and W. H. Clements. In Review.
Contaminant

exposure history and the influence of ultraviolet-B radiation on benthic
community responses in Rocky Mountain streams. Submitted to *Ecological
Monographs*.

Zuellig, R.E., M.L. Brooks, [D.R. Kashian]{.underline}, and W. H.
Clements. In Review. A

> simple method for estimating UV-B exposure to benthic communities in
> Rocky Mountain Streams. Submitted to *Freshwater Biology.*

## Manuscripts in Preparation

Kashian, D.R. In prep. Responses of genotypes of *Daphnia magna* to
toxaphene toxicity. To be submitted to *Ecological Applications*.

Kashian, D.R., L. Peterson, and W.H. Clements. In prep*.* Determining
the relative importance of aqueous *vs.* dietary metal uptake in
*Hydrospyche* species*.* To be submitted to *Archives of Environmental
Contamination and Toxicology.*

Kashian, D.R., R.E. Zuellig, and W.H. Clements. In prep. Interactions
between UV-B and

> metals: Consequences on benthic community structure and ecosystem
> function. To be submitted to *Science*.

**GRANTS**

2004 Greater Yellowstone Network (Co-Investigator) \$46000

1998-2002 University of Wisconsin, John Jefferson Davis Fund \$ 1449

2001 University of Wisconsin, John & Virginia Emlen Research Award \$
600

2001 University of Wisconsin Edward A. and Anna G. Birge Fund \$ 1500

2001 Wisconsin Academy of Science, Lois Almon Small Grants \$ 1000

2001 Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research \$ 800

2000 University of Wisconsin, Vilas Fellowships \$ 600

1999-2000 University of Wisconsin, Dr. and Mrs. Carl A. Bunde Fund \$
3000

1999 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Travel award \$ 500

**ACTIVITIES, HONORS, AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS**

North American Benthological Society, Conservation and Environmental
Issues Committee

Excellence in Mentoring Award, University of Wisconsin, December 2001.

Graduate Women in Science, University of Wisconsin, 2000-2002

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society

Ecological Society of America

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

The Nature Conservancy

Friends of Yellowstone

Volunteer: Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, 2002-present

Co-chair, Graduate Activities Committee, Madison Ecology Group,
University of Wisconsin,

Sept. 2001-May 2002

#### MAJOR PRESENTATIONS 

Kashian, D.R., Zuellig, R.E., and Clements, W.H. 2004. Effects and
interactions of UV-B and

> metals in streams: Consequences on ecosystem function and community
> structure. Oral presentation at the Ecological Society of America
> (ESA) Annual Meeting, August 1-6, Portland, OR.

Kashian, D.R., Zuellig, R.E., and Clements, W.H. 2004. Interactions
between UV-B and metals in streams: Consequences on ecosystem function
and community structure. Oral presentation at the North American
Benthological Society (NABS) Annual Meeting, June

6-10, Vancouver, BC. Canada.

Kashian, D. R., B.A. Prusha, and W.H. Clements. 2003. Sensitivity of a
subalpine

watershed to climate change: Interactions among stream hydrology, DOM,
heavy metals,

> and UV radiation. Oral presentation at the North American
> Benthological Society (NABS) Annual Meeting, May 27-31, Athens, GA.

Kashian, D.R. 2002. Reproduction and development in *Daphnia*: The role
of hormones,

> pesticides and detoxification. Oral presentation at invited seminar
> series, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Colorado State
> University.

Kashian, D.R. 2002.    The importance of temporal scale in toxicity
testing:  A case study with

*Daphnia magna* and toxaphene.  Oral presentation at the Ecological
Society of America

Annual Meething (ESA).  August, Tuscon, AZ. 

Kashian, D.R. and S.I. Dodson. 2001. An investigation of xenobiotic
detoxification through P-

> 450 induction in *Daphnia magna*. Poster presented at Society of
> Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Annual Meeting,
> November 10-15, Baltimore, Md.

Kashian, D.R. 2002.  Low-level pesticide effects on *Daphnia magna*
growth and reproduction. 

> Oral presentation at The North American Benthological Society Annual
> Meeting (NABS). May, Pittsburgh, PA.

Kashian, D.R. and S.I. Dodson. 2001. Ecologically-relevant effects of
pesticides on *Daphnia*

> *magna*. Oral presentation at Ecological Society of America (ESA)
> Annual Meeting, August 4-9, Madison, WI.

Kashian, D.R. and S.I. Dodson. 2000. The effects of xenobiotics on sex
determination and

> reproduction in *Daphnia*. Poster presented at SETAC Annual Meeting,
> November16-19, Nashville, TN.

Kashian, D.R. and T.M. Burton. 1999. Implications for the Development of
a Multimetric Index

> of Ecological Integrity for Great Lakes Coastal Marshes. Oral
> presentation at the NABS Annual Meeting, May 23-28, Duluth, MN.

Kashian, D.R. and T.M. Burton. 1998. An Investigation of biological
monitoring techniques

> for two northern Lake Huron coastal wetlands. Oral presentation at the
> Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters Annual Meeting, February
> 27-28, Alma, MI.

Kashian, D.R. and T.M. Burton. 1998. The use of insects as indicators of
water quality for two

> Northern Lake Huron coastal wetlands. Oral presentation at the NABS
> Annual Meeting, May 26-31, San Marcos, TX.