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Research Interests Dr. Schneider’s research interests are in the areas of marine biology and physiological ecology. Her work examines the interactions between organisms and their physical environment. Specifically, she is interested in the role that abiotic and biotic factors play in regulating population distributions of marine species with an emphasis on non-native species. These regulating factors in a marine environment include, but are not limited to, temperature, salinity, food availability, turbidity, and wave forces. Currently, she is collaborating with the Walters and Hoffman laboratories (UCF Biology) to look at the ecology, physiology and genetic distribution of two recent marine mussel invaders to the southeastern coastlines. This work will aid our understanding of marine invasive species, including the possible effects on the ecosystems where introductions occur.
Dr. Schneider's primary appointment is with UCF Undergraduate Studies. As founding director of the Office of Undergraduate Research she has collaborated with faculty to develop a student survey to assess the efficacy of undergraduate research at UCF which included an undergraduate researchers over-sampling of the administration of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). She also has a strong interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and has ongoing research projects to increase STEM retention at the K-12 and collegiate level.
Selected Publications Schneider KR. 2008. Heat stress in the intertidal: Comparing survival and growth of an invasive and native mussel under a variety of thermal conditions. Biological Bulletin. 215: 253-264 Schneider KR. and B Helmuth. 2007. Spatial variability in habitat temperature drives interspecific patterns of selection between an invasive and native species of mussel. Marine Ecology Progress Series 339:157-167 Schneider KR and B Helmuth. 2007. Patterns of Heat and Temperature. In Encyclopedia of Tidepools. M.W. Denny and S.D. Gaines (Eds). University of California Press. Schneider KR, BT Helmuth, D.Wethey, and TJ Hilbish. 2005. Implications of Movement Behavior on Mussel Dislodgement: Exogenous Selection in a Mytilus spp. Hybrid Zone. Marine Biology. 146 (2): 333-343 Chapman LJ, KR Schneider, C Apodaca, and CA Chapman. 2004. Respiratory Ecology Macroinvertebrates in a Swamp-River System of East Africa. Biotropica. 36 (4): 572-585 Hilbish, TJ, J Timmons, JV Agrawal, KR Schneider, and MR Gilg. 2003. Estuarine Habitats Protect Hybrid Mussels From Selection. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 292: 177-186 Cast EE, ME Gifford, KR Schneider, AJ Hardwick, JS Parmerlee Jr., and R Powell. 2000. Natural History of an Anoline Lizard Community in the Sierra de Baoruco, Dominican Republic. Caribbean Journal of Science. 36: 258-2 Schneider KR, JS Parmerlee, Jr., and R. Powell. 2000. Escape Behavior of Anolis Lizards from the Sierra de Baoruco, Hispaniola. Caribbean Journal of Science. 36: 321-323
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