Allison Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

• B.SC., MARINE BIOLOGY, 2003, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK MD
• M.SC, COASTAL AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 2005, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, STONY BROOK NY
• Ph.D., BIOLOGY- ECOLOGY, 2013, THE GRADUATE CENTER, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NY

BIOL 1400, 3400, 3614, ENV 4210

MARINE BIOLOGY, MARINE SCIENCE, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, BIODIVERSITY, COMMUNITY-ENGAGED LEARNING, MENTORSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Naro-Maciel, E., M.R. Ingala, I.E. Werner, B.N. Reid, A.M Fitzgerald.  2022.  COI amplicon sequence data of environmental DNA collected from the Bronx River Estuary, New York City. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics. 6: e80139. https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.6.80139

L.A. Harris, T. Grayson, H.A. Neckles, C.T. Emrich, K.A. Lewis, K.W. Grimes, S. Williamson, C. Garza, C.R. Whitcraft, J. Beseres Pollack, D.M. Talley, B. Fertig, C.M. Palinkas, S. Park, J.M.P. Vaudrey, A.M. Fitzgerald, J. Quispe.  2022. A socio-ecological imperative for broadening participation in coastal and estuarine research and management.  Estuaries and Coasts, 45: 38-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-021-00944-z

Fitzgerald, A.M., C. Roble, M. Krupitsky.  2021.  Identification of epibenthic colonizing organisms near proposed oyster restoration site.  Final Report to the Hudson River Park Trust.  https://hudsonriverpark.org/app/uploads/2021/07/HRPT-Addendum-Final-Report-March-2021.pdf

Ingala, M.R., I.E. Werner, A.M. Fitzgerald, E. Naro-Maciel.  2021. 18S rRNA amplicon sequence data (V1–V3) of the Bronx River estuary, New York.  Metabarcoding and Metagenomics. 5: e69691. https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.5.69691

Jung, H.B., J. Richards, A.M. Fitzgerald.  2021. Temporal and Spatial Variations of Water Quality in the Newark Bay Estuary. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 41 (101589).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101589

Fitzgerald, A.M., W.G. Wallace, C.B. Zarnoch. 2020.  Spatial and temporal trends in physiological biomarkers of adult eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, within an urban estuary.  Marine Environmental Research.  161: 105122.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105122

Naro-Maciel, E., M. Ingala, I.E. Werner, A.M Fitzgerald.  2020. 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing of Urban Microbial Communities in the South Bronx River Estuary.  Microbiology Resource Announcements.  9 (22), e00182-20.  https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00182-20 

Fitzgerald, A.M., C. Roble, M. Krupitsky, M. Ramirez, and C. Giraldo.  2020. Invertebrate colonization of pier pilings in the Hudson River. Final Report to Hudson River Park Trust.  https://hudsonriverpark.org/app/uploads/2020/07/Fitzgerald_2020_HRP_Piles_Colonizing_Organisms_Report.pdf

Fitzgerald, A.M., C.B. Zarnoch, W.G. Wallace.  2019.  Examining the relationship between metal exposure (Cd and Hg), subcellular accumulation, and physiology of juvenile Crassostrea virginica.  Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26: 25958-25968.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05860-1

Freeman, L.A., D.R. Corbett, A.M. Fitzgerald, D.A. Lemley, A. Quigg, C.N. Steppe.  2019.  Impacts of urbanization on estuarine ecosystems and water quality. Estuaries & Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00597-z

Fitzgerald, A.M.  2015.  Examining the impact of sessile invertebrates on the structural integrity of underwater pier elements.  Final Report to ORAU/ORISE (DHS) from MSI Summer Research Team. 

Lodge, J., R. Grizzle, L. Coen, A. Mass Fitzgerald, M. Comi, P. Malinowski.  2015.  Community Based Restoration of Oyster Reef Habitat in the Bronx River: Assessing Approaches and Results in an Urbanized Setting. Final Report of the NOAA/WCS Regional Partnership Grant, New York, NY.  https://www.hudsonriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/HRF-_-NOAA-WCS-Final-Report-Web-Version.pdf