Faculty Profile for Dr. Astrid Nadine Schwalb

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Dr. Astrid Nadine Schwalb
Associate Professor — Biology
FAB 206
phone: (512) 245-2284
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Cushway, K., Harris, A., Piercy, C., Mitchell, Z., & Schwalb, A. N. (2024). Go with the flow: impacts of high and low flow conditions on freshwater mussel assemblages and distribution. PLOS ONE, PLoS ONE 19(2): e0296861.
  • Winemiller, K. O., Perkin, J. S., Trungale, J. F., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Moore, G., Schwalb, A., … Buzan, D. (2024). Advancing Environmental Flows Science: Monitoring, Hindcasting and Forecasting Flow-Ecology Relationships. Fisheries. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.11092
  • Hillebrand, V., Dobler, A. H., Schwalb, A. N., & Geist, J. (2024). Physiological effects of interacting native and invasive bivalves under thermal stress. Biological Invasions. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03315-4
  • Harris, A., Cushway, K., Mitchell, Z., & Schwalb, A. N. (2024). Hydraulic (HEC-RAS) model of the Lower San Saba River between Harkeyville and San Saba, TX, USA [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/doi:10.5061/dryad.44j0zpcpq
  • Cushway, K., Geist, J., & Schwalb, A. N. (2024). Surviving global change: A review of the impacts of drought and dewatering on freshwater mussels. Biological Reviews, http://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13142.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Research Award, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University. 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: NABS President’s Award, North American Benthological Society. 2009
  • Award / Honor Recipient: International Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph. 2008
  • Award / Honor Recipient: NABS Graduate Student Conservation Research Award, North American Benthological Society. 2007

Selected Grants

  • Schwalb, A N. Vertical migration of unionid mussel species in rivers of Central Texas, Research Enhancement Program, $8000. (Funded: 2015). Grant.
  • Schwalb, A N (Co-Principal), Morris, T J (Principal). Investigating the early life stages of the Endangered Wavyrayed Lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola), Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Species at Risk program (SARCEP) and Interdepartmental Recovery Fund, $70000. (Funded: 2008). Grant.
  • Schwalb, A N (Principal), Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Co-Principal), Schwartz, Benjamin F (Co-Principal). Integrating Long Term Datasets with Next Generation Ecological Models to Quantify Ecological Response in Aquatic Systems, US Army Corps of Engineers, $4244320. (Funded: 2023 - 2025). Grant.
  • Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Principal), Schwalb, Astrid Nadine, Schwartz, Benjamin F. Quantifying drivers of native and non-native aquatic species abundance and distribution in drought- and flood-prone Texas basins, U.S. Army Crop of Engineers, Federal, $2253674. (Funded: 2022 - 2025). Grant.
  • Schwalb, A N (Principal). Assessing ammonia toxicity of Texas unionid mussels., TPWD/USFWS, $97190. (Funded: 2021 - 2024). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Other
Editorial board member for Freshwater Biology
2024-Present
Other
Member of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Field studies and Ecosystem Services committee
2023-Present
Other
Director of Aquatic Resources MS program
January 2021-Present
Other
Founder and organizer of outdoor group for kids in Wimberley
2020-Present
Other
Board member of Burnett Ranch River Park Association
2020-Present