Professional Title
Research Scientist
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Geological Science
- Master of Science in Water Resources Science
Research Focus
Shawnee serves as the Laboratory Manager of the Central Analytical Lab where she assists on research projects investigating the response of aquatic ecosystems to the interacting stressors of climate change and land use modification, wildfire impacts on nutrient and mercury biogeochemical cycles in inland lakes, and cyanobacteria bloom formation and toxicity in Minnesota lakes and the St. Louis River Estuary.