Rhea Storlund

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Research Unit Pelagic Ecosystems Lab

Degrees

B.Sc. Biology, University of British Columbia
M.Sc. Zoology, University of British Columbia
Ph.D., Zoology, University of British Columbia

Biography

As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Storlund is developing a micro-credential course in ocean science communication. With Canada’s blue economy rapidly expanding, there is a growing need for a workforce skilled in sharing ocean research with diverse audiences, including stakeholders and rightsholders. Her course addresses this need through active, experiential learning, drawing on her teaching experience and research in self-regulated learning. Alongside this work, she studies the circulatory changes that occur during diving in seals and sea lions, research that provides insights into marine mammal behaviour and management in changing environments.

Research Interests

Diving physiology, marine mammals, science communication

Contact Information

Email: r.storlund@oceans.ubc.ca
PEL website: Rhea Storlund

Selected Publications

Storlund, R. L., Rosen, D. A. S. and Trites, A. W. (2024). Pinnipeds with proportionally wider aortic bulbs make longer dives. Marine Mammal Science e13145.
Storlund, R. L., Rosen, D. A. S., Haulena, M., Sanatani, S., Vander Zaag, J. and Trites, A. W. (2024). Ultrasound images of the ascending aorta of anesthetized northern fur seals and Steller sea lions confirm that the aortic bulb maintains continuous blood flow. J Exp Zool Pt A 341, 458–469.
Nomme, K., Storlund, R., Goedhart, C., Mazabel, S., Sun, C. and Germano, B. (2024). An Assignment Wrapper Promotes Student Self-Regulation of Learning in a Science Writing Assignment. Journal of College Science Teaching 1–11.
Storlund, R. L., Cottrell, P. E., Cottrell, B., Roth, M., Lehnhart, T., Snyman, H., Trites, A. W. and Raverty, S. A. (2024). Aquaculture related humpback whale entanglements in coastal waters of British Columbia from 2008–2021. PLoS ONE 19, e0297768.
Storlund, R. L., Rosen, D. A. S. and Trites, A. W. (2021). Electrocardiographic scaling reveals differences in electrocardiogram interval durations between marine and terrestrial mammals. Frontiers in Physiology 12,.
Storlund, R. L., Rosen, D. A. S., Margiocco, M., Haulena, M. and Trites, A. W. (2021). Cardiac examinations of anesthetized Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), and a walrus (Odobenus rosmarus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52, 507–519.