Lori H. Schwacke, Ph.D.
Research Statistician, National Ocean Service, Charleston, SC
Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina
Lori.Schwacke@noaa.gov
Research:
Ecological risk assessment, environmental statistics, population modeling.
Primary interest is to develop mathematical models to assess risks and
predict trends for marine mammal populations. Current research focuses
on assessing spatial and temporal trends of health and toxin exposure
for bottlenose dolphin populations.
Research Appointments:
2002- Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Studies Program, University of
Charleston.
2001- Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Marine Biology, University of
Charleston.
2000- Research Associate, Dept. of Biometry, Medical University of South
Carolina.
Most Recent Publications:
Hall, A.J., B.J. McConnell, T.K. Rowles, J.
Kucklick, L.H. Schwacke, R.S. Wells 2005. Population
Consequences of Polychorinated Biphenyl Exposure in Bottlenose Dolphins
– an Individual Based Model Approach. Environmental Health
Perspectives (in press).
Schwacke, L.H., A.J. Hall, R.S. Wells, G.D. Bossart, P.A. Fair, A.A. Hohn, P.R. Becker, J.R. Kucklick, G.B. Mitchum, P.E. Rosel, J.E. Whaley, T.K. Rowles 2004. Health and Risk Assessment for Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Populations along the Southeast United States Coast: Current Status and Future Plans. Paper SC/56/E20 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, July 2004.
Hansen, L.J., L.H. Schwacke, G.B. Mitchum, A.A. Hohn, R.S. Wells, E.S. Zolman, and P.A. Fair 2004. Geographic Variation in Polychorinated Biphenyl and Organochlorine Pesticide Concentrations in the Blubber of Bottlenose Dolphins from the US Atlantic Coast. The Science of the Total Environment, 319, 147-172.
Schwacke, L.H., E.O. Voit, L.J. Hansen, R.S. Wells, G.B. Mitchum, A.A. Hohn, and P.A. Fair 2002. Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Reproductive Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) on Bottlenose Dolphins from the Southeast United States Coast. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21 (12), 2752-2764.