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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Susan Chiasson

Tulane University

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

School of Science and Engineering
Boggs 400
New Orleans , LA  70118  

schiasso@tulane.edu

Project List:

The Environmental Effects of an Oil Spill on Blue Crabs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Dynamics of Recovery: Integrating Oceanography and Molecular Ecology

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Sampling of Megalopal and Larval Stages of Blue Crabs

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Undergraduate Student

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1

2015

Grey, E. K., Chiasson, S. C., Williams, H. G., Troeger, V. J., Taylor, C. M., & Patterson, H. M. (2015). Evaluation of Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, Megalopal Settlement and Condition during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. PLoS ONE, 10(8), e0135791.

Conference Presentations - 12

2016

Chiasson, S. C., Grey, E. K., Grimm, D. A., & Taylor, C. M. (2016). Hydrocarbons in blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, megalopae in the northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster.
Chiasson, S. C., & Taylor, C. M. (2016). Effect of Crude Oil on growth and expression of vtg and hsp90 in the Blue Crab, Callionectes sapidus. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Chiasson, S. C., & Taylor, C. M. (2016). Effects of crude oil and dispersed oil on growth and expression of vtg and Hsp90 in blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, juvelines. In 7th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress/SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/06/16-11/10/16: Poster.

2014

Chiasson, S., Grey, E. K., Grimm, D. A., & Taylor, C. M. (2014). Detection of oil-spill and wastewater contaminants in blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) megalopae in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Chiasson, S., Neuberger, A., Koplitz, L. V., Grimm, D. A., Grey, E. K., & Taylor, C. M. (2013). Using Electrospray Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry to quantify bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (DOSS). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Grey, E., Chiasson, S., & Taylor, C. M. (2013). Settlement of Blue Crab Megalopae Before, During and After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.

2011

Chiasson, S. C., Grimm, D. A., Koplitz, L. V., Grey, E. K., & Taylor, C. M. (2011). Detecting Corexit using GC/MS, ESI, and MALDI. In American Chemical Society Meeting. March 2011.
Chiasson, S. C., Grimm, D. A., Koplitz, L. V., Grey, E. K., & Taylor, C. M. (2011). ESI and GC/MS as Methods to Detect Corexit. In Benthic Ecology Annual Meeting 2011. Mobile, AL : 03/16/11-03/20/11.
Chiasson, S. C., Grimm, D. A., Koplitz, L. V., Grey, E. K., & Taylor, C. M. (2011). Detecting Corexit Dispersants in Environmental Samples using ESI and GC/MS. In Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms Meeting. May 2011.
Grey, E. K., Taylor, C. M., Chiasson, S. C., & Bartlein, M. (2011). Insights into Blu crab larval ecology from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. August 2011.
Grey, E. K., Taylor, C. M., Chiasson, S. C., Grimm, D. A., Koplitz, L. V., Sinski, J., et al. (2011). Assessing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Blue crab megalopae. In Benthic Ecology Annual Meeting 2011. Mobile, AL : 03/16/11-03/20/11.

2010

Chiasson, S. C., Grimm, D. A., Koplitz, L. V., Grey, E. K., & Taylor, C. M. (2010). Using GC/MS to detect dioctylsulfosuccinate. In American Chemical Society Meeting. December 2010.