Rae Fadlovich
- Program Year: 1
- Academic Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
- Field of Study: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Academic Advisor: Malin Pinsky
- Practicum(s): Practicum Not Yet Completed
- Degree(s):
M.S. Ecology, Utah State University, 2024; B.S. Biological Sciences, and B.A. English, Arizona State University, 2018
Summary of Research
We are all impacted by the oceans. They regulate climate, provide sustenance, and support jobs across the globe. Unfortunately, our oceans, and the benefits we derive from them, are threatened by climate change. Marine heatwaves (MHWs), periods of intense regional ocean warming have been increasing in frequency and intensity in recent decades. While MHWs can result in negative ecological impacts and some catastrophic events have been highly publicized, previous research has shown idiosyncratic MHW effects across ecosystems and events, suggesting a highly context-dependent response. My doctoral research will focus on characterizing the generalizable ecological impacts of marine heatwaves across ecosystems and events. I intend to combine computationally intensive methods including machine learning, empirical dynamic modeling, and Bayesian hierarchical frameworks with large ecological datasets in order to identify generalizable ecological impacts of MHWs that are difficult to detect with standard methods.Publications
Fadlovich, R., K. Landom, and T.E. Walsworth. (In Press). Selectivity of invasive species suppression efforts influences control efficacy. Journal of Applied Ecology 2024.Walsworth, T.E., R. Fadlovich, D. Fonken, K.B. Heinle, E. May, S. Rousseau, E. Wallace, and K. Landom. (2024). Interactions between runoff volume, timing, and annual temperatures shape migration phenology of q threatened adfluvial sucker. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 33(4).
Cotten, T.B., T.S. Love-Chezem, E.P. Westeen, C.J. Shaw, & R. Fadlovich. (2017). Thamnophis rufipunctatus (Narrow-headed garter snake) Habitat. Herpetological Review 48 (3): 686-687.
Walsworth, T.E., R. Fadlovich, K. Landom. (2023). Assessment of the spatiotemporal distribution of juvenile common carp in Utah Lake and their susceptibility to mechanical removal efforts. Annual Report submitted to the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program.
Walsworth, T.E., R. Fadlovich, K. Landom. (2022). Assessment of the spatiotemporal distribution of juvenile common carp in Utah Lake and their susceptibility to mechanical removal efforts: preliminary results. Annual Report submitted to the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program.
Fadlovich, R., K. Landom, and T.E. Walsworth. (2024). Juvenile carp spatio-temporal distribution in Utah Lake. Talk at Annual meeting of the Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 6, St. George, UT. **Awarded Best Presentation**
Fadlovich, R., K. Landom, and T.E. Walsworth. (2023). How does altering the size-selectivity of removal gears impact control potential for a prolific invasive species, common carp (Cyprinus carpio)? Talk at Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, August 10, Portland, OR.
Doolittle, T., R. Fadlovich, T.E. Walsworth. (2023). Annual Flows and Spatial Distribution of Bull Trout. (Poster) Annual meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. May 10, Boise, ID. **Awarded Best Student Poster**
Fadlovich, R., K. Landom, and T.E. Walsworth. (2023). Characterizing Common Carp Distribution and Gear Selectivity to Inform Utah Lake Control Efforts. Talk at June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program Annual Meeting. April 11, Orem, UT.
Fadlovich, R., K. Landom, and T.E. Walsworth. (2023). How Does Gear Selectivity and Fishing Effort Affect Control Potential of a Prolific Invasive Species? Annual meeting of the Utah Chapter of AFS. February 28, Saint George, UT. **Awarded Best Student Presentation**
Chirvasa, C., R. Fadlovich, K. Landom, T.E. Walsworth. 2023. Can Biomanipulation Control Harmful Algal Blooms in Utah Lake? (Poster) Annual meeting of the Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 28, Saint George, UT. **Mentored lead undergrad presenter who was awarded USU & QCNR Undergraduate Researcher of the Year 2023-2024**
Garner, A., K. Landom, R. Fadlovich, T.E. Walsworth. (2023). Modeling Vulnerability of Juvenile June Sucker to the Piscivore Community in Utah Lake. (Poster) Annual meeting of the Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 28, Saint George, UT. **Awarded Best Student Poster**
Fadlovich, R., K. Landom, and T.E. Walsworth. (2022). Improving Invasive Control Through Identification of Gears Selective for Juvenile Size Classes. Talk at American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Aug 25. Spokane, WA.
Fadlovich, R., K. Landom, and T.E. Walsworth. (2022). Using Gear Selectivity to Inform Common Carp Control Efforts on Utah Lake. Talk at Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting for the United States Geological Survey Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. May 4. Logan, UT.
Fadlovich, R., K. Landom, and T.E. Walsworth. (2022). Characterizing Juvenile Common Carp Spatio-temporal Distribution and Gear Selectivity to Inform Invasive Species Control. Talk at June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program Annual Assessment Meeting. April 12. Orem, UT.
Fadlovich, R. (2022). Characterizing Juvenile Common Carp Spatio-temporal Distribution and Gear Selectivity to Inform Invasive Species Control. Talk at USU Department of Watershed Sciences Graduate Research Symposium. April 8. Logan, UT.
Fadlovich, R., K. Landom, and T.E. Walsworth. (2022). Does Reducing Seine Mesh Size Increase Gear Selectivity for Juvenile Common Carp in Utah Lake? Annual meeting of the Utah Chapter of AFS. March 8. Ogden, UT.
Garner, A., K. Landom, R. Fadlovich, and T.E. Walsworth. 2022 Relative Vulnerability of Juvenile June Sucker to White Bass Predation in Utah Lake (Poster). Annual meeting of the Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. March 8. Ogden, UT. **Awarded Best Student Poster**
Awards
UCSC Chancellor's Fellowship, 2024-2025Utah State University Master's Student Researcher of the Year, 2023-2024
Quinney College of Natural Resources Master's Student Researcher of the Year, 2023- 2024
Annual Meeting of the Utah American Fisheries Society Best Overall Presentation, 2024
Annual meeting of the Utah American Fisheries Society (AFS) Best Student Presentation, 2023
Fulbright Malaysia English Teaching Assistant Grant, 2019
- Taught English and Biology at a rural secondary school in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
- Attended Fulbright East Asia and Pacific conference in Taipei, Taiwan
Arizona State University Moeur Award for academic achievement, 2018
New American University Scholar full tuition scholarship, 2014-2018
Undergraduate Honors Research Grant, Barrett, the Honors College ($1000), 2017
Margaret and William Ginder Scholarship ($2500), 2014-2015
National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist, 2014
First Place in Science Olympiad Nationals Epidemiology Event "Disease Detectives", 2012 & 2013
- All expenses paid trip to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
USDA Forest Service Outstanding Statistical Thinking Award, 2012