EDUCATION

University of California at Davis, CA (2006 - Present)
Pursuing PhD – Environmental Chemistry
Department of Environmental Toxicology

Cornell University, NY (1997 - 2000)
M.S. – Emphasis: Plant physiology, biogeochemistry, and restoration ecology.  Nutrient and contaminant cycling on disturbed lands
Department of Natural Resources

University of California at Berkeley, CA (1990 – 1994)
B.A. – U.C. Berkeley Alumni Scholar
Department of English Literature

 

EXPERIENCE

Fish and Wildlife Biologist and Environmental Contaminants Specialist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office
Anchorage AK (Mar 2002 – present)

Plan and conduct wildlife investigations where environmental contamination is documented or suspected.  Determine effects of environmental contaminants on amphibian, avian, and other wildlife populations (including federally listed populations). Supervise volunteers and seasonal employees in field and office situations.  Devise sampling plans for the collection of environmental contaminants data.  Analyze data from field investigations and report findings in technical publications, scientific presentations, and meetings with other federal and state agencies and the public. 

Research Associate
Reclamation Research Unit, Montana State University
Bozeman, MT (June 2000 – Feb 2002)

Act as a member of a team of technical advisors to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other state and federal agencies on issues regarding assessment, remediation, and restoration of areas impacted by mining, milling, and smelting activities.  Perform field surveys of vegetation, soil, and wildlife habitat with respect to evaluation of mining effects or reclamation success.  Transfer and manipulate data in GIS.  Present technical information to outside parties involved with mine reclamation; these parties include representatives of government agencies, industry, the press, and the general public. 

Graduate Research Assistant - Environmental Toxicology
Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca NY (Sept 1997 - Jan 2000)

Assessed feasibility of using willow plants to remediate soil and ground water contaminated with fluoride and iron-cyanides. Designed and performed greenhouse studies to determine plant tolerance to and uptake of fluoride and ferrocyanide, which are waste products of aluminum smelting, gas manufacture from coal, and cyanide leaching of gold and silver ores.  Collected plant growth and physiological data, downloaded it from datalogging systems, and analyzed it for patterns.

Thesis: Phytoremediation of fluoride and ferricyanide wastes using willow (Salix eriocephala).

 

PUBLICATIONS

Reeves, M., Stout, J.H., and Trust, K.A.  2004.  Feasibility of using semi-permeable membrane devices to monitor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons around Alaskan boat harbors:  a pilot study.  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Technical Report, Anchorage, AK.  45 pp.

Reeves, M.K., Stout, J.H., Short, J., and Trust, K.A..  2004.  Feasibility of using passive sampling devices to measure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations around Alaskan boat harbors.  Poster: The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Meeting in Austin, TX, USA.

Reeves, M.K. and Trust, K.A. 2004. National abnormal amphibian study, FY 2002: National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska, Annual Progress Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Technical Report. AFWFO-TR-04-02. 22 pp.

Trust, K.A. and Reeves, M.K. 2004. National abnormal amphibian study, FY2001: National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska, Annual Progress Report . U.S. Fish and Wildlife Technical Report. AFWFO-TR-04-01. 24pp.

Neuman, D.R., Jennings, S.R., and Reeves, M.K.  2002. Plant Growth and Soil Metal Concentrations: A Spatial Effects Model.  Paper presented to the National Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation in Lexington, KY.

Reeves, M.K., Weinstein, L.H., Laurence, J.A., and King, P. 2001.  Potential for Phytoremediation of Iron Cyanides using Willow.  Poster: National Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation in Albuquerque, NM, USA.