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Carrie Ann

Sharitt

sharittc@gvsu.edu

• Assistant Professor

2290g KHS

616-331-9296

Aquatic Biology, Ecology, Science Education

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Ecological Society of America (ESA)
National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)

SCI 227- Life & Earth Science for Grades 3-6 Preservice Teachers

I am broadly interested in research questions related to both freshwater ecosystems and science education. My primary research questions relate to factors influencing consumer-mediated nutrient cycling. In particular, I explore how variables such as parasites, agricultural inputs, and warming waters influence the importance of nutrients, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus, from fish. I use a variety of approaches including analysis of long-term data sets and experiments in mesocosms and lab settings. Additionally, I am interested in the impact of different teaching strategies on students’ understanding of ecological concepts and their development as scientists.

Ph.D.  Biology, Miami University (Oxford, OH). 2024
B.A. Biology and Secondary Education, Columbus State University (Columbus, GA). 2014

Sharitt CA and MJ Vanni. (2023). Teaching nutrient cycling with excretion experiments. American Biology Teacher. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.9.500

Barbosa CC, L Rock, AN Curtis, CA Sharitt, and P Rogers. (2023). Conducting communication, research, and education from climate change perspectives. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin.  https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10546  

Sharitt CA, CC Barbosa, AN Curtis, L Rock, and P Rogers. (2023). Teaching climate change science with the humanities & global perspectives. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10547

Rogers P, CC Barbosa, AN Curtis, L Rock, and CA Sharitt. (2023). Uncited science in the Global South: striving towards inclusivity and bettering our understanding of global climate change. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin.  https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10545

Curtis A, CC Barbosa, L Rock, P Rogers, and CA Sharitt. (2023). Limitations and optimism for the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to study climate change. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin . https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10546

Sharitt CA, MJ Vanni, MJ Gonzalez, and TJ Williamson. (2021). Nutrient excretion by fish supports a variable but significant proportion of lake primary productivity over 15 years. Ecology.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3364

Sharitt CA. (2024). Cultivating curiosity and empowering girls in science. PEO Combined Cincinnati Chapters’ Spring Luncheon in Mason, OH. Invited talk.

Sharitt CA, MJ Vanni, & M Saxton. (2024). Exploring ontogenetic changes in the gut microbiome of two common fish and their connections to nutrient excretion.Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Science Meeting in Madison, WI.Oral presentation.

Sharitt CA, SA Binning, MJ Vanni, and R Maranger. (2023). Effects of increasing temperature and parasites on nutrient excretion and stoichiometric ratios by pumpkinseed. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Science Meeting in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.Oral presentation.

Sharitt CA. (2023). International collaborations in the time of a global pandemic. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Science Meeting in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.Oral presentation.

Sharitt CA & MJ Vanni. (2022). Teaching nutrient cycling and climate change concepts using excretion experiments with common fish. Ecology Society of America Meeting in Montreal, Canada.Oral presentation.

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