Short Bio:
Since I was young, I have had an appreciation of the great outdoors, especially the creeks and lakes where I spent much of my childhood.  I took this passion with me to UNC Chapel Hill where I majored in Geography and Recreation with the ambition of becoming an outdoor recreation leader.  Although I did spend time as a camp counselor, a summer job with the Fish and Wildlife Service turned me on to a career in environmental science.  An internship and job at the U.S. Geological Survey focused my efforts in the arena of water science and stream ecology.  My research interests focus on how landscape change impacts riparian ecosystems. As landscape and climate change stress and impact our riparian systems, this research question becomes increasingly important for conservation of our hydrologic resources.  My research projects have ranged from evaluating the impact of urbanization on fish species in small piedmont streams of North Carolina to evaluating how the introduced N. American beaver is impacting macroinvertebrate and fish communities at a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Tierra del Fuego, Chile. My dissertation research is centered on evaluating the impact of land use change and stream restoration on stream ecosystem function.  From the forested ecosystems of southern Chile and Argentina, to the headwater streams of the mountains and piedmont of North Carolina, conservation of our riparian rivers, the fauna they host, and the functions they provide are of the utmost importance.  I feel a critical step in river conservation is civic engagement.  I have a firm belief that we have to teach people to appreciate our natural resources in order to conserve them and I am interested in learning more about this topic at Park Break. 

• I am interested in conservation ecology with a focus on the conservation of streams.  Specifically, I'm interested in the impact of land use change at the watershed scale on hydrology and stream ecology.  I am also interested in how scientists communicate this information to the public, incorporate this information into policy, and convince the community that it is a topic of importance.

• Present           Student Career Employment Program, U.S. Geological Survey

• Present           Graduate Teaching Assistant, NCSU—MEAS
                          Course: Geology Laboratory (MEA 110)

• 2006                                GIS Atlas Project Manager, Osara Research Foundation
  http://www.osara.org/research/atlas.htm           

• 2005                                Lead Stream Ecologist
  Project: Aquatic biodiversity in Alberto D’Agostini National Park, Chile

• 2001-2005       Hydrologic Technician, U.S. Geological Survey
                  Project:  National Water Quality Assessment Program
                  Duties:  Data Collection, Data Entry, Equipment Maintenance, GIS Maps
                  http://nc.water.usgs.gov/albe/General/ulug/ULUG_page.html

• Giddings, E.M., Moorman, M., Cuffney, T.F., McMahon, Gerard, and Harned, D.A., 2007, Selected physical, chemical, and biological data for 30 urbanizing streams in the North Carolina Piedmont ecoregion, 2002–2003: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 279, 14 p.

  http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/ds279

•  Moorman, M.C., C.B. Anderson, A. Gutiérrez, R. Charlin, & R. Rozzi, 2006. Watershed conservation and aquatic benthic macroinvertebrate diversity in the Alberto D’Agostini National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Chile.  The Anales 34: 41-58.

• Moorman, M.C., C.B. Anderson, R Rozzi & A. Gutiérrez, 2005. Analysis of Magellanic Sub-Antarctic Biome watersheds: land cover, disturbance, stream quality and aquatic invertebrate communities in Alberto D’Agostini National Park, Chile.  Technical Report
  - Tierra del Fuego Regional Park report for Chile Sustentable Consultants for Ministry of National Land.

• The Distribution of Native Fish and Introduced Trout in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Chile.  Moorman, M.C. and Eggleston, D.B.  American Fisheries Society 136^th Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, NY, Sept. 10 – 14, 2006.

• Applications of LIDAR Data in the McPherson Watershed, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Wrege, B. and Cienek, M.  Urissa Conference, 2001.    

• I love the water and enjoy windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, and swimming.  My husband and I often race as crew on friends’ sailboats on our weekends.  I love the outdoors and often hike or mountain bike after work.  In addition, I like to travel and see new places and learn about new cultures.

• Moorman CV