Dr. Mažeika Sullivan, PI
Associate Professor & Director – Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
Dr. Sulliván – northern Idaho wetland.
Dr. Mažeika Patricio Sullivan is an Associate Professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University (OSU) and the Director of the Ramsar-designated Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park. To date, Dr. Sullivan has published 59 peer-reviewed articles, four book chapters, and offered 182 scholarly presentations and talks. He has been awarded ~$7.5 million in research funding from several sources including the US Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Land Management, Ohio Division of Natural Resources, and Ohio Corn and Small Grains Marketing Programs. In addition to work in Ohio, Dr. Sullivan conducts research in multiple geographic regions of the U.S. and internationally in Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, and South America. Research in the STRIVE lab are consistently linked to outreach activities related to aquatic ecosystems and water quality.
Dr. Sullivan’s service activities include participation as a member of the EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board’s “Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters” Panel (2013-2014), acting as a technical expert for the Ohio EPA’s Coldwater Streams Designation, and reviewing for >35 ecological and environmental journals. Dr. Sullivan has also participated in Congressional Briefings to Members of Congress on “waters of the US” (WOTUS), and has offered two national seminars on the topic. He is a Distinguished University teacher and served as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair of Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (Colombia, 2014-2015).
Dr. Sullivan is also actively engaged in promoting and supporting equity, inclusion, and diversity in ecology and natural resources through teaching, research, and service activities. At the national level, Dr. Sullivan leads the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Task Force for the Society for Freshwater Science, and is working with the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe of northern Idaho on issues relative to Native American water rights.
Faculty Webpage: http://go.osu.edu/mazeikasullivan
Email: sullivan.191@osu.edu
Lab Manager
Lars Meyer
Post-doctoral Researchers
Dr. Jason Bohenek (2019-present)
Dr. Carlos Cáceres (2018-present)
Dr. Katie Hossler (2013-2015; currently Asst. Prof. at Wright State University)
Dr. David Manning (2015-2018; currently Asst. Prof. at University of Nebraska, Omaha)
Dr. Kay Stefanik (2015-2019; currently Asst. Director, Iowa Nutrient Research Center, Ames, Iowa)
Graduate Students/Researchers
Becca Czaja, PhD Student (coadvised with Dr. Lauren Pintor)
Kristen Diesburg, PhD Candidate
Jeffry Hayes, MSc Student
Cristian López-López, MSc Student
Francisco Luque Moreno, PhD Student
R. Chase Novello, MSc Student
Nayeli Sanchez, MSc Student
Angélica Torres Bejarano, PhD Student
Research Assistants
Levon Bajakian, BS Student (2016-2019)
Brian Bush, BS Student
Scott Glassmeyer, BS Student (2016-2018; currently Biologist with USFWS, Athens, Georgia)
Reina Tyl (2015-2016; currently MSc student at West Virginia University, CV)
Research Associates
Kaitlin Carr (2015-2019)
Andrew Nagy (2016-2019; currently MSc student at University of Georgia)
Brian Zimmerman
Undergraduate Honors Students/Researchers
Brie Elking (2009-2011)
Katherine Harris (2016-2017; currently Ecologist I at Hull & Associates, Inc.)
Benjamin Rubinoff (2014-2016; currently PhD student at UC Davis)
Grad Student Alumni
Joe Corra, MSc (2019; currently Environmental Utility Analyst, New York State Department of Public Service, Albany, NY)
Leslie Rieck, PhD (2019; currently post-doc, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA)
Martha Zapata, MSc (CV) (2018; currently Biologist with USFWS, Athens, Georgia)
Bobby Davis, MSc (2017; currently PhD Student, Auburn University)
Alayna Dorobek, MSc (2016)
Ellen Comes, MSc (2016)
Danielle Vent, MSc (2015; currently with ODNR)
Breezy Jackson, PhD (2015; currently Director of UC Merced’s Yosemite Field Station)
Lindsey Boaz, MSc (2014; currently PhD student at OSU)
Adam Kautza, PhD (2014; currently Coldwater Fisheries Resources Project Leader, MA Fish & Game)
Alex Masheter, MSc (2018)
Travonya Kenly, MSc (2018)
Paradzayi Tagwireyi, PhD (2014; currently Senior Lecturer, University of Zimbabwe)
Charles Goss, PhD (2014)
Clarissa Bey, MSc (2013; currently Malacologist, Lewis Environmental Consulting)
Jeremy Alberts, MSc (2012; Regional Manager/Ecologist, Environmental Solutions & Innovations, Inc.)
Lars Meyer, MSc (2012; currently STRIVE Lab Manager)
Adam Kautza, MSc (2011)