Jill Ashey, graduate student in the Putnam Lab
I am dedicated to open, rigorous, and reproducible experiments and analyses.
More Information
wwww.putnamlab.com
Contact me
jillashey@uri.edu
Twitter: @JillAshey
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| Date | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Current | PhD student, Evolution and Marine Biology | University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI |
| Dissertation (working title) | Temperature effects on intra- and trans-generational responses in temperate coral Astrangia poculata | |
| 2019 | B.S. Biology, English (minor) | The College of Wialliam & Mary, Williamsburg, VA |
| Thesis | Effect of environmental history on physiology and acute stress response of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) |
Research experience
| Date | Project | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Current | The role of epigenetics in trans-generational acclimatization of temperate and tropical corals Advisor: Dr. Hollie Putnam | University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI |
| Current - 2020 | Transcriptomic responses of Caribbean and Pacific corals to sediment stress Advisor: Dr. Hollie Putnam | University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI |
| 2019 | Effects of temperature and pCO2 on bleaching in Acropora species Advisor: Dr. Emily Hall | Mote Marine Laboratory, Summerland Key, FL |
| 2019 | Carry-over effects in larval Eastern oysters in response to temperature and pCO2 stress Advisors: Dr. Emily Rivest, Annie Schatz | Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA |
| 2017 - 2019 | Effect of environmental history on physiology and acute stress response of the Eastern oyster Advisor: Dr. Emily Rivest | Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA |
PUBLICATIONS
- Ashey, J., McKelvie, H., Freeman, J., Shpilker, P., Cowen, L., Seneca, F., and Putnam, H.M. Transcriptomic responses of Caribbean and Pacific corals to sediment stress. In prep.
- Ashey, J. and Rivest, E.B. Effect of environmental history on physiology and acute stress response of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 674: 115-130. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13826.
PRESENTATIONS
- Shpilker, P., McKelvie, H., Freeman, J., Ashey, J., Putnam, H.M., Seneca, F., and Cowen, L. Contrasting RNA-Seq analysis pipelines for a non-model organism: the stony coral Pocillopora damicornis. Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology and European Conference on Computational Biology. 2021.
- Ashey, J. and Rivest, E.B. Effect of environmental history on physiology and acute stress response of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). National Shellfish Association. Virtual conference. Oral presentation, March 2021.
- Ashey, J., McKelvie, H., Freeman, J., Shpilker, P., Cowen, L., Seneca, F., and Putnam, H. Transcriptomic responses of Caribbean and Pacific corals to sediment stress. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Virtual conference. Poster and oral presentation, January 2021.
- Freeman, J., Ashey, J., Shpilker, P, McKelvie, H., Putnam, H., Greenberg, J., Cowen, L., Couch, A., and Daniels, N. MEDFORD: a human and machine readable markup language to facilitate FAIR coral metadata. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Virtual conference. Poster and oral presentation, January 2021.
- Ashey, J. and Rivest, E.B. Effect of environmental history on physiology and acute stress response of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Coastal and Estuarine Research Foundation. Mobile, AL. Oral presentation, November 2019.
- Ashey, J. and Rivest, E.B. Effect of environmental history on physiology and acute stress response of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). William & Mary Biology Honors oral thesis defense. Williamsburg, VA. May 2019.
- Ashey, J. and Rivest, E.B. Physiological responses in the juvenile Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica with differing environmental histories. William & Mary Undergraduate Research Symposium. Williamsburg, VA. Poster presentation, September 2018.
- Ashey, J. and Rivest, E.B. Physiological responses in the juvenile Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica with differing environmental histories. NSF REU final presentation. Gloucester Point, VA. Oral presentation, August 2018.
FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND HONORS
TOTAL $174,000
| Date(s) | Award | Granting agency |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2021 | The Nature Conservancy Global Marine Initiative Student Research Award ($24,000) | The Nature Conservancy |
| 2025 - 2020 | Graduate Research Fellowship ($138,000) | National Science Foundation |
| 2019 - 2018 | Honors Fellowship ($6,000) | Charles Center, College of William & Mary |
| 2018 | Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) ($6,000) | National Science Foundation, Virginia Institute of Marine Science |
OUTREACH AND TEACHING
| Date(s) | Role | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - present | Scientist | Skype a Scientist |
| 2020 - present | Research mentor to undergraduates (5 students currently) | University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI |
| 2019 | Teaching Assistant for Principles of Animal Physiology (BIOL 432) | College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA |
| 2018 - 2019 | Visiting Elementary School Instructor | Flemington-Raritan School District, Flemington NJ |
| 2016 - 2018 | Middle School Mentor | Women in Leadership club, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA |
CERTIFICATIONS AND BADGES
2020 Diversity and Inclusion Badge, University of Rhode Island
2020 Advanced Open Water Diver, NAUI