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Rachael Heuer

University of Miami

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL  33149  

rheuer@rsmas.miami.edu

Project List:

Relationship of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in Fish for Validation of Ecological Risk II (RECOVER II)

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

Relationship of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in Fish for Validation of Ecological Risk (RECOVER)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Post-Doc

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 7

2021

Schlenker, L. S., Faillettaz, R., Stieglitz, J. D., Lam, C. H., Hoenig, R. H., Cox, G. K., et al. (2021). Remote Predictions of Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) Spawning in the Open Ocean Using Summarized Accelerometry Data. Front. Mar. Sci., 8, 131.

2020

Folkerts, E. J., Heuer, R. M., Flynn, S., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., Alessi, D. S., et al. (2020). Exposure to Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Water ImpairsMahi-Mahi(Coryphaena hippurus) Cardiomyocyte Contractile Function and Swimming Performance. Environ. Sci. Technol., 54(21), 13579–13589.

2019

Heuer, R. M., Galli, G. L. J., Shiels, H. A., Fieber, L. A., Cox, G. K., Mager, E. M., et al. (2019). Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil on Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) Heart Cell Function. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53(16), 9895–9904.
Kirby, A. R., Cox, G. K., Nelson, D., Heuer, R. M., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., et al. (2019). Acute crude oil exposure alters mitochondrial function and ADP affinity in cardiac muscle fibers of young adult Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 218, 88–95.

2017

Cox, G. K., Crossley II, D. A., Stieglitz, J. D., Heuer, R. M., Benetti, D. D., & Grosell, M. (2017). Oil Exposure Impairs In Situ Cardiac Function in Response to β-Adrenergic Stimulation in Cobia (Rachycentron canadum). Environ. Sci. Technol., 51(24), 14390–14396.
Nelson, D., Stieglitz, J. D., Cox, G. K., Heuer, R. M., Benetti, D. D., Grosell, M., et al. (2017). Cardio-respiratory function during exercise in the cobia, Rachycentron canadum : The impact of crude oil exposure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 201, 58–65.

2016

Nelson, D., Heuer, R. M., Cox, G. K., Stieglitz, J. D., Hoenig, R., Mager, E. M., et al. (2016). Effects of crude oil on in situ cardiac function in young adult mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). Aquatic Toxicology, 180, 274–281.

Conference Presentations - 23

2020

Grosell, M., Heuer, R. M., Schlenker, L. S., Stieglitz, J. D., McGuigan, C. J., & Benetti, D. D. (2020). Effects of Oil on Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)-Impacts on Fitness Relevant Physiological And Behavioral Traits. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Schlenker, L., Faillettaz, R., Stieglitz, J., Lam, C. H., Hoenig, R., Cox, G., et al. (2020). Using remotely transmitted accelerometer data collected from pop-up satellite archival tags to predict spawning in wild mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20.
Schlenker, L., Faillettaz, R., Stieglitz, J., Lam, C. H., Hoenig, R., Heuer, R., et al. (2020). Effects of oil on mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)-Using pop-up satellite archival tags to reveal the movement ecology of wild fish. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Heuer, R. M., Stieglitz, J. D., Schlenker, L. S., Enochs, I., Pasparakis, C., Benetti, D. D., et al. (2019). Effects of temperature on athletic performance in the pelagic Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In Experimental Biology 2019. Orlando, FL : 04/06/19-04/09/19: Poster.
Heuer, R. M., Stieglitz, J. D., Schlenker, L. S., Enochs, I. C., Pasparakis, C., Benetti, D. D., et al. (2019). Effects of temperature on athletic performance in the pelagic Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In 10th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Ottawa, Canada : 08/05/19-08/09/19.
Roberts, A. P., Magnuson, J., Khursigara, A., Allmon, E., Esbaugh, A., Heuer, R., et al. (2019). An Adverse Outcome Pathway Linking Oil Exposure to the Development of Vision in Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Stieglitz, J. D., Hoenig, R. H., Heuer, R. M., Benetti, D. D., & Grosell, M. (2019). Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) as a model species for impact assessment in apex pelagic predatory species. In 70th Tuna Conference. Lake Arrowhead, CA : 05/20/19-05/23/19.

2018

Crossley, D. A., Nelson, D., Stieglitz, J., Heuer, R., Cox, G., Benetti, D., et al. (2018). Crude oil exposure impacts cardiovascular function of marine fish species at multiple levels of biological organization. In Society of Experimental Biologists 2018 Annual Meeting. Florence, Italy : 07/03/18-07/06/18: Poster.
Grosell, M., Stieglitz, J. D., Heuer, R. M., Pasparakis, C., Schlenker, L., Magnuson, J. T., et al. (2018). A wide range of endpoints are impacted by oil exposure in early and later life stages of marine fish. In SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting. Rome, Italy : 05/13/18-05/17/18.
Heuer, R. M., Shiels, H. A., Galli, G. L. J., Cox, G. K., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D., et al. (2018). Impacts of crude oil on heart cell function in the mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Heuer, R. M., Shiels, H. A., Galli, G. L. J., Cox, G. K., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D., et al. (2018). Crude oil impairs heart cell function in the mahi-mahi (Corphaena hippurus). In Experimental Biology 2018. San Diego, CA : 04/21/18-04/25/18.
Heuer, R. M., Shiels, H. A., Galli, G. L. J., Cox, G. K., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D., et al. (2018). Crude oil impairs heart cell function in the pelagic mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting. Rome, Italy : 05/13/18-05/17/18.
Heuer, R. M., Shiels, H. A., Galli, G. L. J., Cox, G. K., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D., et al. (2018). Impacts of crude oil on cardiomyocyte function in the mahi mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In Society of Experimental Biologists 2018 Annual Meeting. Florence, Italy : 07/03/18-07/06/18.
Magnuson, J., Barnes, E., Khursigara, A., Esbaugh, A., Xu, E., Schlenk, D., et al. (2018). Early life stage fishes exposed to crude oil have reduced visual development and function. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Magnuson, J., Khursigara, A., Allmon, E., Esbaugh, A., Heuer, R., Stieglitz, J., et al. (2018). Effects of oil exposure on visual function in early life stage fishes. In SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting. Rome, Italy : 05/13/18-05/17/18: Poster.

2017

Cox, G. K., Crossley, D. A., Stieglitz, J. D., Heuer, R. M., Benetti, D. D., & Grosell, M. (2017). Too Crude: The decline of cardiac function in Gulf of Mexico pelagic fish species. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17.
Grosell, M., Cox, G. K., Heuer, R., Pasparakis, C., Schlenker, L., Stieglitz, J., et al. (2017). Impacts of crude oil on marine pelagic fish: From molecular and cellular responses to habitat utilization of wild mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In SETAC North America 38th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN : 11/12/17-11/16/17.
Heuer, R. M., Shiels, H. A., Galli, G. L. J., Cox, G. K., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., et al. (2017). Impacts of crude oil on cardiomyocyte function in the mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17.
Heuer, R. M., Shiels, H. A., Galli, G. L. J., Cox, G. K., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., et al. (2017). Impacts of crude oil on cardiomyocyte function in the mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In The Society of Experimental Biology – SEB Gothenburg 2017. Gothenburg, Sweden : 07/03/17-07/06/17: Poster.
Reynolds-Kirby, A., Heuer, R., Mager, E., Stieglitz, J., Grosell, M., Benetti, D., et al. (2017). Changes in Cardiac Mitochondrial Bioenergetics after 24h of Crude Oil Exposure in Sub-adult Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2017. New Orleans, LA : 01/04/17-01/08/17: Poster.

2016

Heuer, R. M., Shiels, H. A., Galli, G. L. J., Cox, G. K., Stieglitz, J. D., Hoenig, R., et al. (2016). Impacts of crude oil on ventricular function in the mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). 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.
Nelson, D., Heuer, R., Stieglitz, J., Hoenig, R., Mager, E., Allmon, E. B., et al. (2016). Hemodynamics throughout Recovery from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in Juvenile Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Reynolds, A., Heuer, R., Hoenig, R., Stieglitz, J., Grosell, M., Benetti, D., et al. (2016). OXPHOS Capacity in Mahi mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) after Crude Oil Exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.