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• Presidential Service Award - Society of Wetland Scientists (06/30/2023)
• Partner of the Year - Carlos M Ramirez TecH2O Center (11/01/2014-11/30/2014)
• US Delegate to IASC (International Arctic Science Committee) - National Academy of Science - Polar Research Board (10/01/2010-10/31/2010)

• Ph D in Biology, McMaster University (2001)
• BS in Biology, McMaster University (1994)

• Macroinvertebrate community composition in wetlands of the desert Southwest is driven by wastewater-associated nutrient loading despite differences in salinity Wetlands (2022), Anna E. Pina, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Arctic aquatic graminoid tundra responses to nutrient availability Biogeosciences 18 (2021), Christian Andresen, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• What is the impact of urban development and thermokarsting on Arctic tundra pond zooplankton communities? Polar Biology 44 (2021), Mariana Vargas, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Patterns and Drivers of Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in Aquatic Ecosystems of the Arctic Coastal Tundra Global Biogeochemical Cycles 34 3 (2020), Vanessa L. Lougheed, Craig Tweedie, Christian Andresen, Amorita Armendariz, Stephen Escarzaga, Gabriela Tarin.
• Experiential learning and mentoring improve recruitment and retention in the undergraduate environmental science curriculum at a Hispanic serving institution Journal of Geoscience Education 67 4 (2019), Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Diane I. Doser, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Lina K. Hamdan, Maryam Zarei Chaleshton, , Guadalupe Corral, .
• Experiential learning and mentoring improve recruitment and retention in the undergraduate environmental science curriculum at a Hispanic serving institution Journal of Geoscience Education 67 4 (2019), Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Diane I. Doser, Elizabeth J. Walsh.
• Experiential learning and mentoring improve recruitment and retention in the undergraduate environmental science curriculum at a Hispanic serving institution Journal of Geoscience Education 67 4 (2019), Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Diane I. Doser, Elizabeth J. Walsh.
• Nutrient Release From Permafrost Thaw Enhances CH4 Emissions From Arctic Tundra Wetlands. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences 124 6 (2019), Marc J. Lara, David H. Lin, Christian G. Andresen, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Craig E. Tweedie.
• Nutrient Release From Permafrost Thaw Enhances CH4 Emissions From Arctic Tundra Wetlands. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences (2019), Marc J. Lara, David H. Lin, Christian G. Andresen, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Craig E. Tweedie.
• Experiential learning and mentoring improve recruitment and retention in the undergraduate environmental science curriculum at a Hispanic serving institution Journal of Geoscience Education 67 4 (2019), Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Diane I. Doser, Elizabeth J. Walsh.
• Improved STEM Education for 21st Century Environmental Scientists through Stratified Mentoring and Professional Networking at a Hispanic Serving Institution Fall Meeting American Geophysical Unioin (2018), Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Diane I. Doser, Maryam Zarei Chaleshton, Guadalupe Corral.
• Improved STEM Education for 21st Century Environmental Scientists through Stratified Mentoring and Professional Networking at a Hispanic Serving Institution Fall Meeting American Geophysical Unioin (2018), Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Diane I. Doser, Maryam Zarei Chaleshton, Guadalupe Corral.
• CUREcasts: An innovative mechanism to increase communication of scientific outcomes to novice and expert audiences within the context of course-based undergraduate research experiences Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 19 1 (2018), Jeffrey Olimpo, Ruth Rodriguez, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Craig E. Tweedie.
• CUREcasts: An innovative mechanism to increase communication of scientific outcomes to novice and expert audiences within the context of course-based undergraduate research experiences Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 19 1 (2018), Jeffrey Olimpo, Ruth Rodriguez, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Craig E. Tweedie.
• CUREcasts: An innovative mechanism to increase communication of scientific outcomes to novice and expert audiences within the context of course-based undergraduate research experiences Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 19 1 (2018), Jeffrey T. Olimpo, Ruth Rodriguez, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Craig E. Tweedie.
• Changes of soil quality due to flood irrigation in agricultural fields along the Rio Grande in western Texas Applied Geochemistry 90 (2018), Christine Cox, Lixin Jin, Girisha Ganjegunte, David Borrok, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Lin Ma.
• Changes of soil quality due to flood irrigation in agricultural fields along the Rio Grande in western Texas Applied Geochemistry 90 (2018), Christine Cox, Lixin Jin, Girisha Ganjegunte, David Borrok, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Lin Ma.
• Climate and nutrient effects on arctic wetland plant phenology observed from phenocams Remote Sensing of Environment 205 (2018), Christian Andresen, Craig E. Tweedie, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Climate and nutrient effects on arctic wetland plant phenology observed from phenocams Remote Sensing of Environment 205 (2018), Christian Andresen, Craig E. Tweedie, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Climate and nutrient effects on arctic wetland plant phenology observed from phenocams Remote Sensing of Environment 205 (2018), Christian Andresen, Craig E. Tweedie, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Soil quality changes due to flood irrigation in agricultural fields along the Rio Grande in western Texas Applied Geochemistry 90 (2018), Christine Cox, Lixin Jin, Girisha Ganjegunte, David Borrok, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Lin Ma.

• A comparison of methods for modeling past pCO2 levels in Arctic tundra ponds (2023), Volume Spokane, WA, Bryan Yu, Alina Spera, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Riparian plant diversity community composition in ephemeral streams across an urban land use gradient in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert (2023), Volume Spokane, WA, Luis Miranda, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• The Relative Contribution of Metabolism to CO Regimes in Arctic Pond Ecosystems (2023), Volume Spokane, WA, Andrea Pantoja, Alina Spera, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Algal Nutrient Limitation in Aquatic Ecosystems of the Arctic Coastal Plain (2022), Volume Monterrey, CA, Krista Duarte, Alina S. , Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• A Comparison of Microbial Use of Carbon Compounds in Freshwater and Coastal Ecosystems of the Arctic Tundra. (2022), Volume Grand Rapids, MI, Jovannie Gomez, Alina Spera, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Are nutrients or salinity the drivers of macroinvertebratecommunity composition in wetlands of the desert Southwest? (2022), Volume Grand Rapids, MI, Anna Pina, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Changes in zooplankton communities of Arctic ponds after 40 years of warming near Utqiaġvik, AK. (2022), Volume Grand Rapids, MI, Bryan Yu, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Relating form to physical and ecological contributions to CO2 evasion in small streams on the Alaskan Arctic coastal plain (2022), Volume Grand Rapids, MI, Alina Spera, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Successes from the SWaMMP: SWS Diversity Efforts and its Multicultural Mentoring Program (2022), Volume Grand Rapids, MI, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Synchrony and drivers of aquatic CO2 flux in the Alaskan Arctic tundra (2022), Volume Grand Rapids, MI, Lizette Gonzalez, Alina Spera, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• The long-term development of wetland plant communities in a created desert wetland (El Paso, TX) (2022), Volume Grand Rapids, MI, Enrique Garcia, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Seasonal shifts in carbon flux and cycling in an Arctic lagoon. (2021), Volume New Orleans, LA, Alina Spera, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Spatial Variability of Permafrost Soil Organic Carbon in the Coastal Bluffs of Elson Lagoon, Alaska (2021), Volume New Orleans, LA, Sasha Peterson, Vanessa L. Lougheed, James McClealland, Craig Tweedie.
• Changes in zooplankton metacommunity dynamics derived from climate change in the Arctic. (2021), Volume Virtual 2021, Bryan Yu, Mariana Vargas Medrano, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• CO2 Flux from aquatic ecosystems to the atmosphere in the Alaskan Arctic Tundra. (2021), Volume Virtual 2021, Lizette Gonzalez, Alina Spera, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Comparison of drivers of macroinvertebrate community composition within wetlands of the desert Southwest. (2021), Volume Virtual 2021, Anna Pina, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Lessons learned from teaching an online team-based CURE course at El Paso Community College. (2021), Volume UTEP, Anna Pina, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Building a Culture of Respect and Inclusivity at the Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystem (BLE) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program (2020), Volume Virtual 2020, Christina Bonsell, Vanessa L. Lougheed, James McClelland, Ken Dunton.
• Contrasting Patterns of CO2 Flux from Ponds, Rivers and Lakes of the Arctic Coastal Tundra. (2020), Volume Virtual 2020, Lizette Gonzalez, Alina Spera, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Riverine Inorganic Carbon Subsidy Drives CO2 Evasion and Metabolic Processes in Arctic Alaskan Lagoon (2020), Volume Virtual 2020, Alina Spera, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Sunlight and Microbial Effects on Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in Aquatic Ecosystems near Utqiaġvik, Alaska (2019), Volume Honolulu, HI, Christopher Sandoval, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Validation of a sonar method to classify marine sublittoral habitats in a coastal lagoon near Barrow, Alaska. (2019), Volume Honolulu, HI, Hector Dominguez, Stephen Escarzaga, Craig E. Tweedie, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Validation of a sonar method to classify marine sublittoral habitats in a coastal lagoon near Barrow, Alaska. (2019), Volume Honolulu, HI, Hector Dominguez, Stephen Escarzaga, Craig E. Tweedie, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Structured mentoring improves students’ retention and readiness for future STEM careers in the undergraduate environmental science program at the University of Texas at El Paso, a Hispanic Serving Institution (2019), Volume Phoenix, AZ, Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Diane I. Doser, Lina K. Hamdan, Maryam Zarei Chaleshton, Guadalupe Corral.
• Hands-on training, professional development, and career readiness through summer internships for environmental science undergraduate students (2019), Volume Barcelona, Spain, Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Diane I. Doser, Guadalupe Corral.
• Experiential learning and stratified mentoring improve recruitment & retention in the undergraduate environmental science program at a Hispanic serving institution. (2019), Volume Louisville, KY, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Lixin Jin, Diane I. Doser, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Lina K. Hamdan, Guadalupe Corral.
• Experiential learning and stratified mentoring improve recruitment & retention in the undergraduate environmental science program at a Hispanic serving institution. (2019), Volume Louisville, KY, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Lixin Jin, Diane I. Doser, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Lina K. Hamdan, Guadalupe Corral.
• Experiential learning and stratified mentoring improve recruitment & retention in the undergraduate environmental science program at a Hispanic serving institution. (2019), Volume Louisville, KY, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Lixin Jin, Diane I. Doser, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Lina K. Hamdan, Guadalupe Corral.
• Using effective educational strategies to guide curriculum changes in the Environmental Sciences program at the University of Texas at El Paso: lessons learned (2019), Volume Albuquerque, Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Diane I. Doser, Lina K. Hamdan, Maryam Zarei Chaleshton, Guadalupe Corral.
• Using effective educational strategies to guide curriculum changes in the Environmental Sciences program at the University of Texas at El Paso: lessons learned (2019), Volume Albuquerque, Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Diane I. Doser, Lina K. Hamdan, Maryam Zarei Chaleshton, Guadalupe Corral.
• Structured mentoring improves students’ retention and readiness for future STEM careers in the undergraduate environmental science program at the University of Texas at El Paso, a Hispanic Serving Institution (2019), Volume Phoenix, AZ, Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Diane I. Doser, Lina K. Hamdan, Maryam Zarei Chaleshton, Guadalupe Corral.
• Microbe and Sunlight Effects on Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) Quality in Desert Wetlands (2019), Volume Baltimore, MD, Christy Adame, Christopher Sandoval, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Sunlight and Microbial Effects on Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in Aquatic Ecosystems near Utqiaġvik, Alaska (2019), Volume Baltimore, MD, Christopher Sandoval, Christy Adame, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Using aquatic systems to introduce community college students to university research. (2019), Volume San Juan, Puerto Rico, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Patrick D. Brown, Anna Pina, Helen Geller, Paul Hotchkin, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Using aquatic systems to introduce community college students to university research. (2019), Volume San Juan, Puerto Rico, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Patrick D. Brown, Anna Pina, Helen Geller, Paul Hotchkin, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Improved STEM education for 21st century environmental scientists through stratified mentoring and professional networking at a Hispanic Serving Institution (2018), Volume Washington DC, Lixin Jin, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Diane I. Doser, Maryam Zarei, Guadalupe Corral.
• Horizontal Infusion of Arctic/Polar Science Research into a Quantitative Methods in Ecology Course Results in Enhancement of Students' Statistical Reasoning Abilities, Statistics Attitudes, and Scientific Process Skills (2018), Volume Austin, TX, Jeffrey Olimpo, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Craig E. Tweedie.
• Horizontal infusion of arctic/polar science research into a quantitative methods in ecology course results in enhancement of students' statistical reasoning abilities, statistics attitudes, and scientific process skills (2018), Volume Austin, TX, Jeffrey T. Olimpo, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Craig E. Tweedie.
• Horizontal Infusion of Arctic/Polar Science Research into a Quantitative Methods in Ecology Course Results in Enhancement of Students' Statistical Reasoning Abilities, Statistics Attitudes, and Scientific Process Skills (2018), Volume Austin, TX, Jeffrey Olimpo, Vanessa L. Lougheed, Craig E. Tweedie.
• Response of Arctic Aquatic ecosystems to climate warming (2018), Volume San Antonio, TX, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Multicultural Mentoring Programs for Undergraduates in Aquatic & Environmental Sciences (2018), Volume San Antonio, TX, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Building Diverse Communities in the SWaMMP (2018), Volume Denver, CO, Steffanie Munguia, Riera David, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Changes in aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in a desert wetland undergoing restoration (2018), Volume Denver, CO, Anna E. Pina, Christy Adame, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Comparisons of Diel CO2 Flux in Different Arctic Aquatic Ecosystems near Utqiaġvik, Alaska (2018), Volume Denver, CO, Fabian Uribarri, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Determining the synchrony of CO2 flux in different ponds near Utqiaġvik, Alaska (2018), Volume Denver, CO, Luis Del Val, Vanessa L. Lougheed.
• Drivers of CO2 Flux from Open Water and Vegetated Margins of an Arctic Tundra Pond (2018), Volume Denver, CO, Rocio Ronquillo, Vanessa L. Lougheed.

• SUPPLEMENT: LTER: Beaufort Sea Lagoons: An Arctic Coastal Ecosystem in Transition.
• Society of Wetland Scientists Multicultural Mentoring Program: Undergraduate Mentoring at the Annual Meeting
• Network Cluster: Patterns and controls of CO2 fluxes, ecohydrology, and nutrient availability on the carbonate-dominated dryland Critical Zone
• Society of Wetland Scientists Diversity Program: Undergraduate Mentoring at the Annual Meeting