Associate Professor
Teaching Interests: Principles of Biology II, Barrier Island Ecology, Research, Special Topics: Plant Physiological Ecology
Research Interests: Dr. Joesting researches the morphological and physiological adaptations to abiotic stress (such as high incident sunlight, salt spray, and sand burial) for coastal sand dune plant species. Dr. Joesting is currently working with several undergraduate researchers on the autecology of the clonal sand dune herb Hydrocotyle bonariensis. Specifically, research is focused on determining the role of vertical leaf inclination in maintaining daily leaf carbon gain, examining phenotypic variation within individuals located in different habitats, and investigating the viability of field-produced seeds and the contribution of sexual reproduction to the population structure of this plant species.
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About Heather Joesting
Teaching Interests: Principles of Biology II, Barrier Island Ecology, Research, Special Topics: Plant Physiological Ecology
Research Interests: Dr. Joesting researches the morphological and physiological adaptations to abiotic stress (such as high incident sunlight, salt spray, and sand burial) for coastal sand dune plant species. Dr. Joesting is currently working with several undergraduate researchers on the autecology of the clonal sand dune herb Hydrocotyle bonariensis. Specifically, research is focused on determining the role of vertical leaf inclination in maintaining daily leaf carbon gain, examining phenotypic variation within individuals located in different habitats, and investigating the viability of field-produced seeds and the contribution of sexual reproduction to the population structure of this plant species.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Biology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Morphological and physicological adaptions to abiotic stress (such as high incident sunlight, salt spray, and sand burial) for coastal sand dune plant species, Autecology of the clonal sand dune herb Hydrocotyle bonariensis, Role of vertical leaf inclination in maintaining daily leaf carbon gain, Examining phenotypic variation within individuals located in different habitats, and Investigating the viability of field-produced seeds and the contribution of sexual reproduction to the population structure of this plant species
Grants
| 2017 | Research and Scholarship Grant |
| Armstrong State University | |
| Avoidance or Tolerance? Response to high light in large-leaf pennywort | |
| Colleague(s): S. Gray. | |
| $1,935.55 | |
| 2015 | Research and Scholarship Grant |
| Armstrong State University | |
| Exploring genetic variation within a coastal population of large-leaf pennywort using direct DNA sequencing | |
| Colleague(s): M. Link-Pérez | |
| $1,895 | |
| 2014 | Research and Scholarship Grant |
| Armstrong State University | |
| Investigating the effect of competition on growth and survival of the coastal sand dune shrub Sea Elder | |
| $1,516.00 | |
| 2013 | Technology Fee Grant |
| Armstrong Atlantic State University | |
| Career Preparation for Biology Majors: Creation of Publication-Quality Graphics with SigmaPlot™ 12.5 Graphing Software | |
| Colleague(s): S. Gremillion | |
| $19,600 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2018 - Present | Senior Scientist, FORAM Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center (SARC), Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus | 2015 - Present | Member, Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB) | 2015 - Present | Memeber, Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) | 2014 - Present | Member, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) – Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) | 2014 - Present | Member, Georgia Coastal Research Council | 2003 - Present | Member, Ecological Society of America (ESA) – Southeastern Chapter and Physiological Ecology Section | 2018 | Student Presentation Judge,, 79th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists | 2018 | Volunteer, STEMfest, Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education, College of Education, GSU | 2018 | Volunteer, STEMnight, Liberty County Schools | 2018 | Science Fair Judge, Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah, Georgia | 2018 | Moderator, Southern Stingray Bowl, National Ocean Sciences Bowl | 2018 | Volunteer, Student Presentation Judge, 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America | 2018 | Reviewer, Textbook Chapter Reviewer, Sinauer Associates | 2017 | Student Presentation Judge, 78th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Montgomery, Alabama | 2017 | Grant Panel Member, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) | 2017 | Moderator, Southern Stingray Bowl, National Ocean Science Bowl | 2016 - 2017 | Member, Botanical Society of America (BSA) – Southeastern Section | 2016 - 2017 | Aquaponics Curator, FORAM Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center (SARC), Armstrong State University | 2014 - 2017 | Member, Strategic Planning and Resource Council (SPARC) II, Armstrong State University | 2016 | Reviewer, Science of the Total Environment |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, 1st Place for Poster Presentation, Ohio University Creativity and Research Fair (2005)
- Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University (2005)
- Recipient, Outstanding Research Mentor Award, College of Science and Technology, Student Advisory Council, Georgia Southern University (2018)
Courses
- Principles of Biology I (BIOL 1107)
- Principles of Biology II (BIOL 1108)
- Barrier Island Ecology (BIOL 3600)
- Research (BIOL 4910)
- Special Topics: Plant Physiological Ecology (BIOL 4970)
| 2011 | Ph.D. in Biology, Wake Forest University | |
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| 2005 | M.Sc. in Plant Biology, Ohio University | |
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| 2001 | B.Sc. in Environmental Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington | |
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Contact Information
Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus
Savannah, GA 31419
Phone: (912) 344-2998
Office: SC 1007 (Armstrong)
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