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Erin Pulster

University of South Florida

College of Marine Science

140 7th Ave South
St. Petersburg , FL  33701  

epulster@mail.usf.edu

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems III (C-IMAGE III)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Research Staff

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Research Scientist, Graduate Student - PhD Level

Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Epipelagic and Large Coastal Sharks and Teleosts of the Gulf of Mexico

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 9

2021

Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Fiddaman, T., Mauritzen, C., Ainsworth, C., Abramson, D. M., Berenshtein, I., et al. (2021). Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills. Marine Policy, 131, 104554. doi

2020

Pulster, E. L., Gracia, A., Armenteros, M., Carr, B. E., Mrowicki, J., & Murawski, S. A. (2020). Chronic PAH exposures and associated declines in fish health indices observed for ten grouper species in the Gulf of Mexico. Science of The Total Environment, 703, 135551. doi
Pulster, E. L., Gracia, A., Armenteros, M., Toro-Farmer, G., Snyder, S. M., Carr, B. E., et al. (2020). A First Comprehensive Baseline of Hydrocarbon Pollution in Gulf of Mexico Fishes. Sci Rep, 10(1). doi
Snyder, S. M., Olin, J. A., Pulster, E. L., & Murawski, S. A. (2020). Spatial contrasts in hepatic and biliary PAHs in Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) throughout the Gulf of Mexico, with comparison to the Northwest Atlantic. Environmental Pollution, 258, 113775. doi

2019

Snyder, S. M., Pulster, E. L., & Murawski, S. A. (2019). Associations between chronic exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and health indices in Gulf of Mexico Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) post-Deepwater Horizon. Environ Toxicol Chem, 38(12), 2659–2671. doi
Struch, R. E., Pulster, E. L., Schreier, A. M., & Murawski, S. A. (2019). Hepatobiliary Analyses Suggest Chronic PAH Exposure in Hakes (Urophycisspp.) Following theDeepwater HorizonOil Spill. Environ Toxicol Chem, 38(12), 2740–2749. doi

2017

Pulster, E. L., Main, K., Wetzel, D., & Murawski, S. (2017). Species-Specific Metabolism of Naphthalene and Phenanthrene in Three Species of Marine Teleosts Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36(11), 3168–3176. doi

2015

McDaniel, L. D., Basso, J., Pulster, E., & Paul, J. H. (2015). Sand patties provide evidence for the presence of Deepwater Horizon oil on the beaches of the West Florida Shelf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 97(1-2), 67–77. doi
Snyder, S. M., Pulster, E. L., Wetzel, D. L., & Murawski, S. A. (2015). PAH Exposure in Gulf of Mexico Demersal Fishes, Post-Deepwater Horizon. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49(14), 8786–8795. doi

Book Chapters - 2

2019

Pulster, E., Gracia, A., Snyder, S., Romero, I. C., Carr, B., Toro-Farmer, G., et al. (2019). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Baselines in Gulf of Mexico Fishes. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 253–271). Springer International Publishing. doi
Pulster, E. L., Gracia, A., Snyder, S. M., Deak, K., Fogelson, S., & Murawski, S. A. (2019). Chronic Sub-lethal Effects Observed in Wild-Caught Fishes Following Two Major Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico: Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 388–413). Springer International. doi

Conference Presentations - 34

2020

Carr, B. E., Pulster, E. L., Angulo-Valdez, J., Armenteros, M., & Murawski, S. A. (2020). Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Snappers from Cuba and the Wider Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Carr, B. E., Pulster, E. L., Angulo-Valdez, J. A., & Murawski, S. A. (2020). Hepatic Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Organochlorine Pesticides in Snappers from Cuba and the Wider Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Gracia, A., Murawski, S. A., V?zquez-Bader, A., Pulster, E., Alexander-Vald?s, H. M., Ortega-Tenorio, P., et al. (2020). Impact of Fish Liver Health on Population Resiliency. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Patterson, W. F., Campbell, M., Chagaris, D., Hanisko, D., Murawski, S., Pollock, A., et al. (2020). A Review of Deepwater Horizon Impacts and Evidence of Resiliency in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf Ecosystem. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl
Pulster, E. L., Gracia, A., Armenteros, M., Carr, B. E., Mrowicki, J., & Murawski, S. (2020). Chronic PAH exposures and associated declines in fish health indices observed for ten grouper species in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Schwaab, M. R., Pulster, E., & Murawski, S. A. (2020). Hepatobiliary PAH Concentrations in Pelagic Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl

2019

Carr, B. E., Pulster, E. L., Armenteros, M., & Murawski, S. A. (2019). Hepatic and Biliary Accumulation of PCBs, OCPs, and PAHs in Snappers and Groupers from the Northwest Coast of Cuba. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Deak, K., Dishaw, L., Walsh, C., Breitbart, M., Portnoy, D. S., Pulster, E., et al. (2019). Lessons Learned from a Gulf-wide Evaluation of Biomarker Expression in Red Snapper and Golden Tilefish. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Gracia, A., Murawski, S. A., Vazquez-Bader, A., Pulster, E., Alexander-Valdés, H. M., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., et al. (2019). PAH Influence on Living Resources Resiliency. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Murawski, S., Gracia, A., Pulster, E., Patterson, W., Sutton, T., Schwing, P., et al. (2019). Understanding impacts of large-scale oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico at the whole-ecosystem level: Lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon. In Reunion Anual de la Union Geofisica Mexicana (RAUGM 2019). Puerto Vallarta, Mexico : 10/27/19-11/01/19. openurl
Murawski, S. A., Sutton, T. T., Pulster, E., Hughes, E., Morris, J., Boswell, K., et al. (2019). Diel Vertical Migration Facilitates Connectivity between Mesopelagic Prey and Epipelagic Predatory Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Nicholson, T., Murawski, S. A., Pulster, E. L., & Judkins, H. (2019). PAH exposure in Red Snapper collected around natural and artificial reef systems in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Pulster, E. L., Gracia, A., Snyder, S. M., Mrowicki, J., Romero, I. C., Carr, B., et al. (2019). Spatiotemporal trends in PAH baselines in Gulf of Mexico fishes. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Schwaab, M., Pulster, E. L., & Murawski, S. A. (2019). Biliary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in pelagic species in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Snyder, S., Pulster, E. L., & Murawski, S. A. (2019). Maternal offloading of PAHs and relationship to hepatobiliary changes in Gulf of Mexico Golden Tilefish. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl

2018

Carr, B. E., Pulster, E. L., Armenteros, M., & Murawski, S. A. (2018). Hepatic accumulation of PCBs, OCPs and PAHs in Wenchman from the northwest Coast of Cuba. In XI Congreso de Ciencias del Mar (MarCuba 18). Havana, Cuba : 10/15/18-10/19/18: Poster. openurl
Gracia, A., Murawski, S. A., Alexander-Valdez, H. M., Vazquez-Bader, A. R., Snyder, S., Lopez-Duran, I. M., et al. (2018). Resiliencia de las Poblaciones de Peces a Hidrocarburos Poliaromáticos. In Ragum 2018. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico : 10/28/18-11/02/18. openurl
Pulster, E. (2018). A spatiotemporal analysis of hepatic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels and pathological findings in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), post-Deepwater Horizon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Pulster, E. (2018). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment and gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus) collected in the Bay of Campeche. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Pulster, E. L., Carr, B., Gracia, A., Armenteros, M., Mrowicki, J., & Murawski, S. (2018). Gulf-wide baselines of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in groupers. In XI Congreso de Ciencias del Mar (MarCuba 18). Havana, Cuba : 10/15/18-10/19/18. openurl
Pulster, E. L., Hastings, D., Armenteros, M., & Murawski, S. (2018). Heavy metal concentrations in snappers and sediment off the coast of Havana, Cuba. In XI Congreso de Ciencias del Mar (MarCuba 18). Havana, Cuba : 10/15/18-10/19/18: Poster. openurl

2017

Mitchelmore, C., Pulster, E., Deak, K., Sherwood, T., & Wetzel, D. L. (2017). DNA Damage in fish collected from Offshore and Nearshore Locations in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill area during 2012 and 2013. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
O'Leary, S. J., Snyder, S., Pulster, E., Murawski, S., Gold, J. R., & Portnoy, D. S. (2017). A comparison of gulf-wide population-level effects of oil exposure on the genetic diversity of a demersal, sedentary, deepwater-burrowing fish. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17. openurl
Pulster, E. L. (2017). What can bile tell us about the environmental health of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Pulster, E. L. (2017). Comparison of select monohydroxylated PAH metabolites in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, following intraperitoneal and aqueous exposures. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
Pulster, E. L., Snyder, S., Carr, B., Toro-Farmer, G., Gracia, A., Armenteros, M., et al. (2017). What can bile tell us about the environmental health of the Gulf of Mexico. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17. openurl
Snyder, S., Pulster, E., & Murawski, S. (2017). Forming a Gulf-wide dataset of PAH exposure and accumulation in benthic-dependent teleosts. In USF College of Marine Science Graduate Student Symposium. St. Petersburg, FL : 01/13/17. openurl
Snyder, S., Pulster, E. L., & Murawski, S. (2017). Gulf-wide analysis of PAH exposure and accumulation in Golden tilefish. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17. openurl

2016

Pulster, E., Wetzel, D., & Murawski, S. (2016). Species Specific Metabolic Capacity of PAHs in Three Species of Marine Teleosts Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Snyder, S., Pulster, E., Romero, I., Hollander, D., & Murawski, S. (2016). Comparing PAH Profiles across the Gulf of Mexico: Red Snapper Liver Analysis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl

2015

McDaniel, L., Basso, J., Wetzel, D., Pulster, E., & Paul, J. (2015). Sand Patties Provide Evidence for the Presence of Deepwater Horizon Oil on the West Florida Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
Pulster, E. L., Snyder, S., & Murawski, S. (2015). Post-Deepwater Horizon levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish bile. In Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Toxicology Fall 2015 Meeting. Tampa, FL : 10/15/15-10/16/15. openurl
Synder, S., Pulster, E. L., Wetzel, D. L., Romero, I. C., Larson, R., Brooks, G., et al. (2015). Understanding spatial trends in biliary PAH metaboloite concentration in GoM demersal fishes using sediment PAH concentration and sediment grain size. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl

2014

Snyder, S., Pulster, E., Romero, I., Ramirez, H., Wetzel, D., Hollander, D., et al. (2014). Tracing persistent exposure of burrow-forming fishes to oil contaminatin following the DWH blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
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