Sarah Stewart-Clark

Education

• B.Sc.(Hon.) Biology, UPEI
  
• M.Sc. Biology, UPEI
  
• Ph.D. Shellfish Production & Aquatic Invasive Species, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI

Teaching

• AQUA4001 – Shellfish Production
  
• AQUA2000- Introduction to Aquaculture
• BIOL3006-Aquatic Ecology

Research interests

• Aquatic Invasive Species
• Shellfish Aquaculture
• Shellfish Genomics
• Shellfish Transcriptomic Responses to Environmental Stressors
• Genetic Brood Stock enhancement in shellfish production
• Population studies and phylogenetic analysis of invasive tunicates
• Diagnostic assay development of invasive propagules in environmental water samples
• Monitoring and screening for invasive propagules via high throughput molecular assays
• Developing new molecular diagnostic tools for shellfish health screening
• Gender Studies in Academia and Rural Communities

Memberships

• Aquaculture Association of Canada
• Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia

Selected publications

• Stewart-Clark, S. E., Greenwood, S. J., Davidson. (2013). Optimization and Validation of Molecular Assays for Invasive Tunicate Monitoring in Environmental Water Samples. Aquatic Science and Technology, 1(1), 143-166.
• Willis, J. E., Stewart-Clark, S., Greenwood, S. J., Davidson, J., & Quijon, P. (2011). A PCR-based assay to facilitate early detection of Diplosoma listerianum in Atlantic Canada. Aquatic Invasions, 6(1), 7-16.
• Stewart-Clark, S. E., Siah, A., Greenwood, S. J., Davidson, J., &. (2009). Development of 18S rDNA and COI gene primers for the identification of invasive tunicate species in water samples. Aquatic Invasions, 4(4), 575-580.