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Lisa Vandiver
Hayes, M.S.
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Graduate Research Assistant
School: Arnold School of
Public Health
Department: Environmental
Health Sciences
Degree Program: Ph.D.
(Environmental Quality)
Major Advisor: Dr. Dwayne E. Porter
Mailing Address:
University of South Carolina
Arnold School of Public Health
Department of ENHS
921 Assembly Street, PHRC 401
Columbia, SC 29208
Office Location:
Public Health Research
Center, 206
(Note: NOT a mail stop – see
above)
Contact Information:
Phone: 803.777.1765
Fax: 803.777.8769
E-mail: lisa.hayes@noaa.gov
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Education
2010 (Expected) - Ph.D.,
Environmental Health Sciences, University
of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2005 – M.S., Environmental Studies, University of Charleston,
Charleston, SC
2001 – B.S., Marine Biology, College of Charleston,
Charleston, SC
Research
My doctoral
research is quantifying the effects of development (e.g. impervious cover
and residential density) on the quantity and quality of stormwater.
In addition, I am examining the efficiency of Low Impact Development
practices (LIDs), such as pervious pavement,
rain gardens and bioretention swales, in
retaining and filtering stormwater and its
associated pollutants. I am
also involved with the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program
through the Oceans and Human Health Initiative, which is researching the
linkages between the land use within watersheds and the environmental
quality of the tidal creeks which drain those watersheds. This research
serves to enhance current knowledge of the environmental impacts of
development (e.g. impervious cover) on tidal creek quality while defining
the potential human health implications that may be associated with
degraded tidal creek quality.
My dissertation committee includes:
Dr. Dwayne E. Porter (University of South
Carolina) - Chair
Dr. Marjorie C. Aelion (University of South
Carolina)
Dr. A. Fred
Holland (NOAA-HML)
Dr. Geoffrey I. Scott (NOAA-CCEHBR / University of South Carolina)
Dr.
Denise M. Sanger (SC Sea Grant Consortium / University of South Carolina)
Interests
My professional interests include: coastal
zone management, stormwater management, land
use planning, hydrology, landscape and estuarine ecology. My personal
interests include: running, fishing, kayaking, traveling, college
football, and painting.
Projects
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Oak Terrace Preserve Research Project – SC Sea Grant Consortium/ NOAA-HML
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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program
(NOAA-OHHI)
Biographical
Information
I received a B.S in Marine Biology
from the College
of Charleston in
2001. After graduation I
spent a year teaching at a private high school in Mount Pleasant, SC. There I developed an appreciation
for the effort that teachers spend on their curriculum and their
students. I enjoyed
challenging myself to apply the science through hands-on projects, which
enhanced the students’ abilities to process and understand
scientific concepts. However,
I personally missed being involved with scientific research.
In 2002 I began my graduate studies
at the University
of Charleston where
I received my M.S. in Environmental Studies. My thesis research analyzed the
efficiency of varying buffer widths in retain and removing applied pollutants
transported during simulated rain events. This research provided me a
better understanding of regional hydrology with which I developed a
broader understanding of stormwater
management. Since I graduated
my thesis research has been used to influence policy decisions at the
county level (e.g. Beaufort, SC and Tybee
Island, GA) and
is currently being used by the University of Georgia Law School for
development of a model buffer ordinance.
Through my master’s research I
recognize the need for sound research to assist regional policy
decisions. Subsequently I
entered the Environmental Health Sciences program at USC to continue to
assist coastal communities in making decisions regarding land use and stormwater management. My current research is evaluating
alternative stormwater technologies while also
involving engineers, developers, land use planners, local residents, and
resource managers through the inclusion of education and outreach
projects throughout the study.
Through involving the end-users throughout my research I hope to
develop and provide the necessary information for coastal communities to
make informed decisions regarding the implementation of alternative stormwater management technologies.
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