Thomas Donahue

Skilled biological and ecological researcher with extensive background in wetland science. Highly qualified in both field and lab research. Areas of expertise include aquatic ecology, specifically aquatic macroinvertebrates, fish and reptiles. Some animal husbandry experience, though I am very quick to learn and adapt to husbandry protocols. I have extensive experience as a teaching assistant at the university level (approximately 5 years). I am well qualified to work with any Microsoft software and skilled in data entry, analysis and experimental design. My passion for aquatic research and the dissemination of the knowledge gained from said research to the general public are paramount. I am enthusiastic, flexible and work well both alone and with others.

• A New Carboniferous Shark from the 323 Million Years Old Carboniferous Bear Gulch Limestone of Montana, U.S.A. (Research Poster), Saint Joseph's University Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium, 04/2016
• Crooked Creek Biodiversity Study: Examining the salt water to fresh water gradient in a tidal creek on the Atlantic coast of the Cape May Peninsula (Student Research Presentation), Wetlands Institute 2011 Research Seminar, 08/2011

• Professor Eileen Grogan, PhD Department of Biology, St. Joseph's University, egrogan@sju.edu - 610-660-1824
• Professor Jonathan Fingerut, PhD, Department of Biology, St. Josephs University, jfingeru@sju.edu - 610-660-1830

• PhD research in aquatic ecology focusing on the effects of peatland drainage on aquatic macroinvertebrates, phytobenthos and water quality. research included site selection, field sampling, sample preservation, identification of invertebrates to species level, data entry and analysis.
• Volunteer Researcher in Palaeontology, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 09/2016, 02/2017, Served as a volunteer researcher in the laboratory of Dr. Eileen Grogan at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA continuing anatomical and taxonomic investigation of a new genus and species of euselachian shark from the Mid-Carboniferous Bear Gulch Limestone of Montana.
• Palaeontological Field Researcher, Grogan/Lund Palaeontological Field Expedition (St. Joseph's University), Grass Range, Montana, 06/2016, Served as a volunteer researcher during the Summer 2016 Grogan/Lund field expedition to the Bear Gulch fossil site of Montana. Duties included excavation, identification and preparation of fossil specimens. Learned skills in in-field taxonomic identification and professional interaction with local land-owners.
• Student Researcher in Palaeontology, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 09/2015, 05/2016, Participated in graduate research under the guidance of Dr. Eileen Grogan and Dr. Richard Lund at St. Joseph's University. Research focused upon laboratory study of the anatomy of select Palaeozoic fossil and extant chondrichthyans and included training in anatomical evaluation of fossils and in the methods and techniques for data capture, analysis, and illustration.
• Wetlands Ecology Research Intern, Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor, New Jersey, 05/2011, 08/2011, Served as a research intern for the Coastal Conservation Research Program (CCRP) of The Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. Duties included involvement in Atlantic horseshoe crab spawning surveys along Delaware Bay beaches and participation in the Terrapin Research and Conservation Project, the aim of which is to assess the anthropogenic impact upon the population of diamondback terrapin on the Cape May peninsula. Individual research focused upon the distribution and dietary habits of the common snapping turtle within a tidal creek.

Publications:

Donahue, T., F. Renou-wilson, C. Pschenyckyj & M. Kelly-

Quinn, 2022. A review of the potential impact on aquatic

communities of inputs from peatlands drained for peat

extraction. Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the

Royal Irish Academy 122B(3): 145–160. https:// doi. org/

10. 1353/ bae. 2022. 0010.

Pschenyckyj, C., Donahue, T., Kelly‐Quinn, M., O’Driscoll, C., & Renou‐Wilson, F. (2023). An examination of the influence of drained peatlands on regional stream water chemistry. Hydrobiologia, 850(15), 3313–3339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750‐023‐05188‐5