Harlee A. Rush, Ph.d.
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Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Kent State University, 2026
Ph.D. ecologist specializing in invertebrate biodiversity, community ecology, and ecosystem processes. I combine field-based ecological research, microscopic taxonomy, and statistical analysis in R to understand how environmental gradients shape biological communities.
Experienced in biodiversity floral and faunal surveys, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrate identification, decomposition experiments, chemical assays, ecological data analysis, and large dataset management.
Passionate about invertebrate taxonomy, environmental monitoring, and applying ecological science to science communication and natural resource management and conservation.
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