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LORI SUTTER
Phone: 804.684.7477
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
PhD candidate, anticipated graduation: spring 2013
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA (GPA 3.96)
Master of Environmental Management (Wetland Ecology) 1992
Duke University, School of the Environment, Durham, NC
Bachelor of Science (Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences) 1990
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (GPA 4.0 of 4.0)
Associate of Arts (Zoology) 1987
Kilgore College, Kilgore, TX (GPA 4.0 of 4.0)
United States Coast Guard, US Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Summer 2010: Student Assistant, EPA National Wetland Condition Assessment, Virginia.
2009 – present: Research Assistant, VIMS Wetlands Ecology Laboratory; Gloucester Point, VA
2003 – 2009: Independent Consultant–Ecologist; Charleston, SC and Buckingham, VA
1998 – 2003: Ecologist / Senior Spatial Data Analyst, tpmc at NOAA Coastal Services Center;
Charleston, SC
1995 – 1998: GIS Coordinator, N.C. Division of Coastal Management; Raleigh, NC
1992 – 1995: Project Leader, N.C. Division of Coastal Management; Raleigh, NC
Summer 1992: Instructional Assistant, Duke University Marine Laboratory; Beaufort NC
1990 – 1992: Research Assistant, Duke University Wetland Center; Durham, NC
1990: Computer Simulation Modeler, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Department; College Station, TX
1989: Field Researcher, Sirenia Project, United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Gainesville, FL
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Effects of sea level rise on tidal marsh ecology, 2009-present
Advisory Committee: James E. Perry, III; Randy Chambers; J. Emmett Duffy; Carl Hobbs and
Scott Neubauer
Comparison of faunal use in healthy salt marshes versus dieback areas, 2012
Co-PIs: Richard Brill, James E. Perry, III and Mark Luckenbach
NOAA Hollings Scholar Program
Effects of salinity intrusion on tidal freshwater carbon exchange, 2011
PI: Scott Neubauer
Assessment of woody vegetation for replacement of ecological function in created forested wetlands
of the piedmont province of Virginia, 2009-2012
PI: James E. Perry, III
Adapting the Hydrogeomorphic Method using Landscape Geospatial Modeling, 1992-1998
Co-PIs: James Wuenscher, Mark Brinson & Lori Sutter
Effects of Nutrient Loadings and Hydroperiod Alterations on Control of Cattail Expansion,
Community Structure and Nutrient Retention in the Water Conservation Areas of South
Florida, 1990-1992
PI: Curtis Richardson
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PUBLICATIONS
Sutter. L.A., J.E. Perry, III and R.M. Chambers. In prep. The Effect of Varying Salinity Treatments on
Three Dominant Perennials in a Transitioning Marsh.
Neubauer, S.C., L.A. Sutter and A. Rotella. In prep. Responses of a Tidal Freshwater Marsh Plant
Assemblage to Saltwater Intrusion.
Sutter. L.A., Perry, J.E., III and R.C. Gardner. In review. Science and Policy of Wetlands. Stanford
Journal of Law, Science and Policy
Sutter, L.A. and J.E. Perry, III. Tidal Marshes of the York River, Chesapeake Bay. In press. G.
Carleton Ray and Jerry McCormick-Ray. Marine Conservation: Science and Policy, 2nd edition.
Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Sutter, L.A. 2001. Spatial Wetland Assessment for Management and Planning Version 2.0 (CDROM). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center publication
20129-CD. Charleston, SC
Sutter, L. A. and J. W. Cowen. 2001. A GIS-Based Conceptual Model for Evaluating Wetland
Significance: Proceedings from a Watershed Planning Symposium at the Society of Wetland
Scientists Millennium Wetland Event
Sutter, L. A., L. E. Iocco and B. T. Ward. 2001. Examining Ecological Change on the Landscape:
Using GIS to Gain a Perspective on Forests of the Lower Kenai Peninsula
Sutter, L. A. and J. W. Cowen. 2000. Spatial Wetland Assessment for Management and Planning.
formerly available from http://www.csc.noaa.gov/lcr/text/swamp.html
Sutter, L. A. J.B. Stanfill, D.M. Haupt, C.J. Bruce, J.E. Wuenscher. 1999. NC-CREWS: North
Carolina Coastal Region Evaluation of Wetland Significance. North Carolina Division of Coastal
Management, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Raleigh, NC
Sutter, L. A. 1999. DCM Wetland Mapping In Coastal North Carolina. North Carolina Division of
Coastal Management, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Raleigh, NC.
available at http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/wetlands/WTYPEMAPDOC.pdf
Sutter, L.A. circa 1993. Wetlands: Their Functions and Values in Coastal North Carolina (Brochure).
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, Department of Environment and Natural
Resources. Raleigh, NC
Sutter, L. A. 1992. Effects of Phosphorus Concentrations and Water Depth on Sawgrass (Cladium
jamaicense) Growth and Nutrient Uptake. Duke University School of the Environment Master's
Project; Durham, NC
Richardson, C. J., C. C. Craft, R. R. Johnson, R. G. Qualls, R. B. Rader, L. A. Sutter and J. Vymazal.
1992. Effects of Nutrient Loadings and Hydroperiod Alterations on Control of Cattail Expansion,
Community Structure and Nutrient Retention in the Water Conservation Areas of South Florida.
Report to the Everglades Agricultural Area Environmental Protection District. Duke Wetland
Center publication number 92-11
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Vegetation Diversity and Nutrient Allocation along a Salinity Gradient. Estuaries and Coasts in a
Changing World: Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona, FL, November 2011
Ecosystem carbon fixation regulated by tidal freshwater marsh plant responses to environmental
disturbance. (Scott Neubauer*, L.A. Sutter and A. Rotella). Estuaries and Coasts in a Changing
World: Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Daytona, FL, November 2011
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Response of Tidal Wetland Plants to Increases in Salinity. York River Symposium, Gloucester Point,
VA., April 2011
Virginia Wetlands: Science and History (invited). James River Master Naturalists, Richmond, VA
The Spatial Wetland Assessment for Management and Planning (SWAMP) model: The Aurora
Partnership National Meeting on Place-Based Decision Support - Theory and Practice/
Biodiversity and the Environment, November 2000
A GIS-Based Conceptual Model for Evaluating Wetland Significance: Society of Wetland Scientists
Millennium Wetland Event, August 2000
Assessing Wetland Habitats on the Landscape: The Coastal Society, May 2000
South Carolina Coastal Region Evaluation of Wetland Significance: Environmental Systems Research
Institute Users Conference, July 2000
An Adaptation of the North Carolina Coastal Region Evaluation of Wetland Significance Model for
the Coastal Plain of South Carolina: The Wetlands Regulatory Workshop, November 1999
GIS-Based Community Vulnerability Analysis: A Tutorial Using New Hanover County as an
Example: North Carolina Geographic Information Systems Conference, February 1999
Using GIS to Assess Wetland Significance: Association of State Wetland Managers Symposium, 1996
NC CREWS: A Landscape Approach to Evaluating Wetland Ecological Function: Environmental
Systems Research Institute Users Conference, July 1996
Mapping Wetlands in Coastal North Carolina: Society of Wetland Scientists, Portland, Oregon, May
1994
Effects of Phosphorus Concentrations and Water Depth on Sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense) Growth
and Nutrient Uptake. Society of Wetland Scientists, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1992
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Sutter, L.A., T.M. Russell, K.M. Taylor and J.E. Perry, III. Salt Marsh Dieack: Wachapreague, VA.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore Seawater Laboratory Dedication.
Wachapreague, VA, June 2012
Sutter, L.A., J.E. Perry and R.M. Chambers. Vegetation Diversity and Nutrient Allocation Along a
Salinity Gradient. 9th ITECOL International Wetlands Conference: Wetlands in a Complex
World, Orlando, FL, June 2012
Charles, S.P., H.W. Hudson, L.A. Sutter and J.E. Perry. Soil Characteristics and Tree Growth in a
Created Wetland. 9th ITECOL International Wetlands Conference: Wetlands in a Complex
World, Orlando, FL, June 2012
Sutter, L.A., M.E. Karp, J.E. Perry and R.M. Chambers. Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Tidal
Freshwater Marsh Vegetation. Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals, Richmond, VA,
September 2011
Sutter, L.A., Bryant, K.N. and J.E. Perry. The Effect of Varying Salinity Treatments on Three
Dominant Perennials in a Transitioning Marsh. Seventeenth Annual Research Science
Symposium – The College of William & Mary, February 2011
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RESEARCH GRANTS AND FUNDING
Science To Achieve Results fellowship (2011-2014), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ($142,000)
Student Mini-Grant (2011), Virginia Institute of Marine Science ($500)
Student Research Grant (2011), Virginia Institute of Marine Science ($1750)
Wetlands Scholarship Award (2011), Garden Club of America ($5000)
Field Research Grant (2010), Explorer’s Club of Greater Washington ($2500)
VIMS Fellowship and Holland award (2009-2012), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (Three years of
tuition and stipend + ~$4000)
HONORS AND AWARDS
Student Travel Grant, American Geophysical Union for travel for AGU Chapman Conference on Tidal Rivers ($500)
Student Travel Grant, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Graduate Student Association ($500)
Student Travel Grant, The College of William and Mary Committee on Sustainability ($300)
Student Travel Grant, The College of William and Mary Graduate Student Association ($200)
Multiple Presidents Awards, tpmc at NOAA Coastal Services Center
Society of Wetland Scientists Best Student Presentation, Honorable Mention
Duke University School of the Environment Professional Student of the Year
Texas A&M University College of Agriculture Senior Merit Award
Texas A&M University College of Agriculture Academic Scholarship
Texas A&M University College of Agriculture Dean's List
American Collegiate Achievement Academy
Kilgore College Honor Graduate
Kilgore College Dean's List
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Tidal Marsh Ecology: Life at the Edge. The College of William and Mary, Marine
Science / Environmental Science and Policy, Fall 2011
Teaching Assistant, Coastal Marine Environments. Virginia Institute of Marine Science Eastern Shore
Laboratory at The College of William and Mary, Marine Science, Summers 2010 & 2011
Adjunct Faculty, College of Charleston
STUDENTS MENTORED
Madeline Karp, The College of William and Mary (volunteer and REU [Research Experience for
Undergraduates] intern): 2011-2012
Kelsey Taylor, Western Washington University (NOAA Hollings scholar): summer 2012
Jeffrey Knox, The College of William and Mary (volunteer): 2011-2012
Kelsey Bryant, The College of William and Mary (volunteer): 2010-2011
Jessica Sahu-Teli, Bemidji State University (REU intern): summer 2011
Leah Zoe Almeida, Scripps College (REU intern): summer 2010
Matthew Schoen, The University of Maine (REU intern): summer 2009
Emma Rodvein, Virginia Governor’s School (intern and volunteer): summer 2009
OUTREACH
VIMS Marine Science Day: An open-house designed to educate the public about research and marine
science.
Hampton Bay Days: Hampton Roads educational area in festival promoting coastal living
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SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Reviewer, Journal of Residuals Science & Technology
Reviewer, Estuaries and Coasts
Volunteer, Society of Wetland Scientists annual meetings (2008, 2010, 2012)
Student Volunteer, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation biannual meeting (2009)
Chair, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Graduate Student Association Fundraising Committee
Student Representative, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Academic Council
Student Reviewer, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Student Teaching Grants
Student Reviewer, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Student Equipment Trust Funds
Student Representative, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Student Admissions Committee
Runner, National Ocean Sciences Blue Crab Bowl
Treasurer, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Graduate Student Association
Member, National Planning Committee: Coastal and Estuarine Wetland Restoration into The New
Millennium, Association of State Wetland Managers, June 2001.
Executive member, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Alumni Council
Mentor, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Coordinator, Federal Geographic Data Committee Natural Resources Leadership Group for federal
geospatial activities in South Carolina
Duke University Student Advisory Committee
Member, Structural Review Task Force & Integral Yoga International Board: Integral Yoga International
Member, Yoga Alliance: Grievance Policy Committee
Founder, Hugh O’Brien Leadership Alumni Foundation (North Carolina)
Area Coordinator, Youth For Understanding (Triangle, North Carolina)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Society of Wetland Scientists
The Ecological Society of America (Certified Senior Ecologist 2003 – 2008) (former)
Association of State Wetland Managers (former)
OTHER TRAINING
Li-cor: LI-6400XRT Portable Photosynthesis: Gas Exchange and Flourometry
Wetlands conservation and management (The Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Functional Assessment of
Riverine Waters/Wetlands in the South Coast Region of Santa Barbara County, California;
Wetland Identification and Classification for International Scientists; Salt Marsh Restoration;
Wetland Delineation; Hurricane Planning)
Supervisory and management (Facilitation Training; Fundamentals of Effective Project Management;
Implementation Tools and Techniques: Effective Group Facilitation; Basic Quality Performance;
Train the Trainer; Supervisory Development; Interaction Management; Managing Emotions Under
Pressure; Dealing with Difficult People)
Statistics and Modeling (Multi-model Inference; Structural Equation Modeling; Principles of Modeling)
Geospatial technology (ArcGIS Spatial Analyst; ERDAS Imagine; ArcInfo 8.0; Arcview Avenue;
Bridging the Geo Spatial Knowledge Gap: Integrating GIS & Geographic Imaging; ERDAS
Imagine Professional and Imagine Advantage; Intermediate Arcview 3.0; MapObjects and Delphi;
Advanced Arc Macro Language (AML); Solaris System Administration )