Dr Lauren Bergey Associate Professor Assistant Dean, Academic Success and Retention Coordinator Geography and Environmental Engineering Registrar Lauren.bergey [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Dr. Lauren Bergey is Assistant Dean and Academic Success and Retention Coordinator in the Registrar’s Office and teaches within the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Bergey received her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Rutgers University, NJ in 2007, an M.S. in Biology from East Carolina University in 2000, and a B.S. in Marine Biology from Millersville University in 1994. Her research has focused on the impacts of pollutants on the behavior, growth, and survivorship of populations of fiddler crabs in estuaries, an invasive species of shrimp in the coastal waters of NJ, and maternal genetics and egg characteristics of Atlantic Coast striped bass on the eastern seaboard. Dr. Bergey spent several years in industry working in pharmaceutical research development prior to earning her master’s degree. She has also conducted research in canine cognition and has a certified therapy dog that visits nursing homes, hospitals, Veteran's housing, shelters, and schools. She is married to Roderick Coward, a Naval Academy Graduate and former Lieutenant. Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution - Rutgers University M.S. in Biology - East Carolina University B.S. in Marine Biology - Millersville University Research Interests Marine Ecology, Crustacean Biology, Environmental Science, Invasive Marine Species, Canine Cognition Selected Publications • Bergey, L., T. Glover, and J.S. Weis. “Behavioral Differences in Fiddler Crabs, Uca Pugnax, from Contaminated and Reference Estuaries in New Jersey.” In K. Saruwatari and M. Nishimura (Eds.), Crabs: Anatomy, Habitat and Ecological Significance (2012): 89-105. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers. • Bergey, Lauren L., and Judith S. Weis. “Aspects of Population Ecology in Two Populations of Fiddler Crabs, Uca Pugnax.” Marine Biology 154, no. 3 (March 4, 2008): 435–42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-0935-x. • Bergey, Lauren, and Judith S. Weis. “Immobility in Five Species of Fiddler Crabs, Genus Uca.” Journal of Crustacean Biology 26, no. 1 (January 1, 2006): 82–84. https://doi.org/10.1651/c-2587.1. • Bergey, Lauren, Judith S. Weis, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Department of Biological Sciences. “Immobility in five species of fiddler crabs, Genus Uca." Journal of Crustacean Biology 26(1) (2006): 82-84. • Weis, Judith S., Lauren Bergey, Jessica Reichmuth, and Allison Candelmo. “Living in a Contaminated Estuary: Behavioral Changes and Ecological Consequences for Five Species.” BioScience 61, no. 5 (May 1, 2011): 375–85. https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2011.61.5.6. • Bergey, L.L., R.A. Rulifson, M.L. Gallagher, and A.S. Overton. “Variability of Atlantic Coast striped bass egg characteristics.” North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23 (2003): 558-572. • Bergey, L., J. Weis, and P. Weis. “Mercury uptake by the estuarine species Palaemonetes pugio, Fundulus heteroclitus and their parasites, Probopyrus pandalicola and Eustrongylides sp.” Marine Pollution Bulletin 44 (2002): 1046-1050.