Shelby L. Ziegler
P.O. Box 1346, 1375 Greate Rd
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
+1-804-684-7957,
slziegler@vims.edu
EDUCATION
2009-2013
B.S. Biology
The College of William and Mary
Professional Experience
2014-
Laboratory and Research Specialist I, Marine Biodiversity Laboratory, Virginia Institute
of Marine Science, Dr. J. Emmett Duffy.
2013-2014
Research Technician, Marine Biodiversity Laboratory, Virginia Institute of Marine
Science, Dr. J. Emmett Duffy.
2014-
Virginia State Certified Vessels Operator, Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
Research Experience
2012-2013
Biology Research for Credit, College of William and Mary. Dr. Jonathan Allen.
2012
Summer Research, Coastal Studies Center, Bowdoin College. Dr. Jonathan Allen.
2012
Marine Ecology Laboratory, Friday Harbor Laboratory, University of Washington.
Dr. Jonathan Allen.
2010-2012
Biology Research, College of William and Mary. Dr. Jonathan Allen.
Grants, Scholarships, Fellowships
2015
Professional and Staff Development Fund. Virginia Institute of Marine Science. $600.
2013
HHMI Travel Grant, College of William and Mary. $300.
2012
Ferguson Grant. College of William and Mary. $250.
2012
Robert F. Noyce Scholarship. National Science Foundation. $10,000. (offered)
2012
Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow Fellowship. Virginia Department of Education.
$3,600.
2011
Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow Fellowship. Virginia Department of Education.
$3,600.
Publications
Allen J. D., A. F. Armstrong and S. L. Ziegler. Environmental induction of
polyembryony in echinoid Echinoderms. The Biological Bulletin. (In Revision)
2014
Presentations
2015
Ziegler S. L., P. M. Bippus and J. E. Duffy. BiteMap: A simple, scalable assay to
quantify predation pressure along environmental gradients. 44thrd Benthic Ecology
Meeting. (Oral)
2014
Ziegler S. L., J. S. Lefcheck, J. P. Richardson and J. E. Duffy. Shifts in mesograzer
community structure following two major eelgrass die-offs in the Chesapeake Bay. 43rd
Benthic Ecology Meeting. (Poster)
2014
Richardson, J. P*., Lefcheck, J. S., Ziegler, S. L., and J. E. Duffy. Size structure drivers
of crustacean grazer epifauna in a Chesapeake Bay Zostera marina bed. 43rd Benthic
Ecology Meeting. (Oral)
2013
Ziegler, S. L., and J. D. Allen. Developmental responses to multiple environmental
stressors in echinoid echinoderms. 42nd Benthic Ecology Meeting. (Poster)
2012
Ziegler S. L., and J. D. Allen. A Summer in Maine: Cloning in Echinoderms. College of
William and Mary NOYCE Education Seminar. (Poster)
2012
Ziegler, S. L., and J. D. Allen. Rates and Costs of Cloning in Echinoderms, Bowdoin
College Coastal Studies Center Summer Presentations. (Oral)
* Presenting author