1991-1994: Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA - Biology

1985-1989: B.S. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA - Biology / Marine Science

Temporal and spatial variability in environmental conditions and effects on individuals, populations, and species distributions.

Physiological ecology, bioenergetics, and ecotoxicology of aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates.

Interactions among natural and anthropogenic stressors on physiology, behavior, and reproductive fitness.

Application of life history theory to assess contaminant effects on populations of aquatic animals.

1999-Present: Assistant/Associate Professor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD

1999 - Present: Graduate Faculty, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Program in Toxicology, Baltimore, MD.

1997-1999: Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Recinto Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR

1995-1997: Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken,SC

1994-1995: Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

2001 to present :

Rowe CL, Heyes A, Hopkins WA. 2009. Effects of dietary vanadium on growth and lipid storage in a larval anuran: results from studies employing ad libitum and rationed feeding. Aquatic Toxicology 91:179-186.

Rowe CL, Mitchelmore CL, Baker JE. 2009. Lack of biological effects of water accommodated fractions of chemically- and physically-dispersed oil on molecular, physiological, and behavioral traits of juvenile snapping turtles following embryonic exposure. Science of the Total Environment 407:5344-5355.

Manyin T, Rowe CL 2009. Bioenergetic effects of aqueous copper and cadmium on the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Comparative Biochemistry and Toxicology C 150:65-71.

Eisenreich KA, Kelly SM, Rowe CL. 2009. Latent Mortality of Juvenile Snapping Turtles from the Upper Hudson River, New York, USA Exposed Maternally and Via the Diet to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Environmental Science and Technology. 43:6052-6057.

Hopkins WA, Rowe CL. 2009. Interdisciplinary and hierarchical approaches for studying the effects of metals and metalloids on amphibians. In Linder G, Sparling D, Krest, S (eds). Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2^nd edition. SETAC Press, Boca Raton.

Linder G, Henry PFP, Palmer BD, Bidwell JR, Bridges-Britton C , Hopkins WA, Rowe CL. 2009. Physiological ecology of amphibians and reptiles: life history attributes framing chemical exposure in the field. In Linder G, Sparling D, Krest, S (eds). Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, 2^nd edition. SETAC Press, Boca Raton.

Rowe CL. 2008. "The calamity of so long life:" Life histories, contaminants, and potential emerging threats to long-lived vertebrates. Bioscience 58:623-631.

Manyin T, Rowe CL. 2008. Modeling effects of cadmium on population growth of Palaemonetes pugio: results of a full life cycle exposure. Aquatic Toxicology 88:111-120.

Kelly SM, Eisenreich KA, Baker JE, Rowe CL. 2008. Accumulation and maternal transfer of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in snapping turtles of the upper Hudson River, New York, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.27:2565-2574.

Kuzmick D, Mitchelmore CL, Hopkins WA, Rowe CL. 2007. Effects of coal combustion residues on survival, antioxidant potential and genotoxicity resulting from full-lifecycle exposure of grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio Holthius). Science of the Total Environment. 373:420-430.

Manyin T, Rowe CL. 2006. Chronic exposure of Leptocheirus plumulosus to Baltimore Harbor sediment: bioenergetic and population level effects. Marine Environmental Research. 62:116-130.

Hopkins WA, DuRant SE, Staub BP, Rowe CL, Jackson BP. 2006. Reproduction, embryonic development, and maternal transfer of trace elements in the amphibian Gastrophryne carolinensis. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114:661-666.

Rowe CL, Kelly SM. 2005. Marking hatchling turtles of via intraperotineal placement of pit tags: implications for long-term studies. Herpetological Review. 36:408-410.

Mitchelmore CL, Rowe CL, Place AR. 2005. Tools for assessing contaminant exposure and effects in reptiles. In: Gardner, S. and E. Oberdorster, (eds). Toxicology of Reptiles. CRC Press.

Roe, J.H., W.A. Hopkins, J.A. Baionno, B.P. Staub, C.L. Rowe, B.P. Jackson. 2004. Maternal transfer of selenium in Alligator mississippiensis nesting downstream from a coal burning power plant. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 23:1969-1972.

Rowe CL, Hopkins WA. 2003. Anthropogenic activities producing sink habitats for amphibians in the local landscape: a case-study of lethal and sublethal effects of coal combustion residues in the aquatic environment. In: Linder, G., S. Crest, and D. W. Sparling, (eds). Amphibian Decline: An Integrated Analysis of Multiple Stressor Effects. SETAC Press.

Rowe CL, Hopkins WA, Bridges C. 2003. Physiological ecology of amphibians in relation to susceptibility to natural and anthropogenic factors. In: Linder, G., S. Crest, and D.W. Sparling (eds). Amphibian Decline: An Integrated Analysis of Multiple Stressor Effects. SETAC Press.

Bridges C, Rowe CL, Hopkins WA. 2003. Conservation genetics of amphibians. In: Linder, G., S. Crest, and D.W. Sparling. (eds). Amphibian Decline: An Integrated Analysis of Multiple Stressor Effects. SETAC Press.

Rowe, C.L. 2003. Growth responses of an estuarine fish exposed to mixed trace elements in sediments over a full life cycle. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 54:229-239.

Rowe, C.L., W. A. Hopkins, and J.D. Congdon. 2002. Ecotoxicological implications of aquatic disposal of coal combustion residues in the United States: a review. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 80:207-276.

Rowe, C.L. 2002. Differences in maintenance energy expenditures by two estuarine shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio and P. vulgaris) that may permit partitioning of habitats by salinity. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 132A:341-351.

Rowe, C.L, W. A. Hopkins, and J.D. Congdon. 2001. Integrating individual-based indices of contaminant effects: how multiple sublethal effects may ultimately reduce amphibian recruitment from a contaminated breeding site. The Scientific World 1:703-712.

Rowe, C.L., W.A. Hopkins, and V. Coffman. 2001. Failed recruitment of southern toads (Bufo terrestris) in a trace element-contaminated breeding habitat: direct and indirect effects that may lead to a local population sink. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 40:399-405.

Rowe, C.L., W.A. Hopkins, C. Zehnder, and J.D. Congdon. 2001. Metabolic costs incurred by cryafish (Procambarus acutus) in a trace element-contaminated habitat: further evidence of similar responses among diverse taxonomic groups. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C 129:275-283.

Nagle, R.D., C.L. Rowe, and J.D. Congdon. 2001. Accumulation and selective maternal transfer of contaminants in the turtle Trachemys scripta associated with coal ash deposition. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 40:531-536.

Congdon, J.D., Dunham, A.E., Hopkins, W.A., Rowe, C.L., and T.G. Hinton. 2001. Resource allocation-based life histories: a conceptual basis for studies of ecological toxicology. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20:1698-1703.

Hopkins, W.A., J.H. Roe, J.W. Snodgrass, B.P. Jackson, D.E. Kling, C.L. Rowe, and J.D. Congdon. 2001. Nondestructive indices of trace element exposure in squamate reptiles. Environmental Pollution 115:1-7.

Boesch, D.F., R.H. Burroughs, J.E. Baker, R.P. Mason, C.L. Rowe, and R.L. Siefert. 2001. Marine pollution in the United States: significant accomplishments, future challenges. Pew Oceans Commission, Arlington, VA.

MEES 498E/698: Physiological Ecology of Animals.

MEES 698C: Introduction to Bioenergetics and Population Dynamics of Aquatic Animals.

MEES 743: Seminar in Aquatic Ecotoxicology.