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Glaspie
Curriculum vitae
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CASSANDRA N. GLASPIE
Citizenship: American
Address: c/o Virginia Institute of Marine Science
P.O Box 1346
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Marine Science
In progress, expected May 2016
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Dissertation Title: Bivalve predator-prey interactions in the Chesapeake Bay
Major Advisor: Dr. Rochelle D. Seitz
B.S. in Zoology
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
December 2008
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Ph.D. Candidate
May 2010 to present
Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of
William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA
Dissertation topic: Bivalve predator-prey interactions in the Chesapeake Bay
Use of field and mesocosm experiments to understand the functional
response of blue crabs to armored and burrowing bivalves
Development of a mathematical model to explain the distribution of bivalves
in the Chesapeake Bay
NSF EAPSI Fellow
May 2014 to August 2014
Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Project entitled Predator-prey interactions and global change: response of
bivalves and crabs to long-term acidification
Ran field and mesocosm experiments to determine the effects of acidified
estuaries on oysters
Laboratory Assistant
October 2008 to May 2010
Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Maintained cultures of polychaete worms under the direction of Dr. Susan D.
Hill
Used a dissecting microscope to isolate various life stages of specimens
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
VIMS Teaching Assistant
January 2015 to present
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA
Teach statistical software program R to graduate students enrolled in MSCI
504
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Fredricks, T. B., Zwiernik, M. J., Seston, R. M., Coefield, S. J., Glaspie, C. N., Tazelaar,
D. L., Kay, D. P., Newstead, J. L., and Giesy, J. P. 2012. Reproductive success
of three passerine species exposed to dioxin-like compounds near Midland,
Michigan, USA. Ecotoxicology 21(4):1145-1154.
Glaspie, C. N. and Seitz, R. D. Predator-prey dynamics and evolutionary defense
tactics: Will loss of habitat refuge from crab predators threaten persistence of
marine bivalves? Oral presentation, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Quebec City,
Canada, March, 2015.
Glaspie, C. N., Seitz, R. D. and Bishop, M. J. Response of Sydney rock oysters
Saccostrea glomerata and mud crabs Scylla serrata to long-term acidification.
Oral presentation, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain, February, 2015.
Glaspie, C. N., Seitz, R. D. and Bishop, M. J. Short-term and long-term effects of
estuarine acidification on oyster communities in NSW, Australia. Oral
presentation, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Biological Sciences
Departmental Seminar; February, 2015.
Glaspie, C. N. and Seitz, R. D. The role of predation in the decline of a dominant clam,
Mya arenaria, in Chesapeake Bay, VA, USA. Oral presentation, Australian
Marine Sciences Association Meeting, Canberra, Australia, July, 2014.
Glaspie, C. N. and Seitz, R. D. Seasonal trends in razor and soft-shell clam biomass in
Lower Chesapeake Bay: Effects of temperature, salinity, and predation. Oral
presentation, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, March, 2014.
Glaspie, C. N. and Seitz, R. D. Seasonal trends in razor and soft-shell clam biomass in
Lower Chesapeake Bay: Effects of temperature, salinity, and predation. Oral
presentation, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Biological Sciences
Departmental Seminar; March, 2013.
Glaspie, C. N. and Seitz, R. D. Predator-driven shifts in soft-shell clam distribution.
Oral presentation, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Meeting,
Williamsburg, VA, April, 2013.
Glaspie, C. N. and Seitz, R. D. Habitat-mediated predation on soft-shell clams in the
York River, VA. Oral presentation, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Savannah, GA,
March, 2013.
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Fredricks, T. B., Zwiernik, M. J., Seston, R. M., Coefield, S. J., Stieler, C. N., Plautz, S. C.,
Tazelaar, D. L., Shotwell, M. S., Kay, D. P., and Giesy, J. P. Reproductive
success of three passerine species as part of a site-specific risk assessment on
the Tittabawassee River. Poster session presented at: SETAC North America
28th Annual Meeting; 2007 November 11-15; Milwaukee, WI.
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$200 VIMS Graduate Student Association Travel Grant for travel to the 2012 Benthic
Ecology Meeting in Norfolk, VA, March 2012
$500 VIMS Associate Dean of Academic Studies Student Travel Award for travel to the
2011 Benthic Ecology Meeting in Mobile, AL, March 2011
$98,000 VIMS General-Funded Fellowship, tuition and stipend for summer 2010
through spring 2013, May 2010
$3,800 VIMS Foundation Hunter B. Andrews, Jr. Fellowship, awarded $1,900 per year
over two years, May 2010
$14,500 NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship, tuition and stipend, plus travel and
living expenses at internship location in Kodiak, AK, 2007-2008
Michigan State University Honors College, 2005-2008
Michigan State University Deans List, 2005-2008
Michigan State Universitys Valedictorian Scholarship, 2005
Michigan Merit Award, 2005
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