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Biography

Dr. Rorem and her research students are addressing the ecology and molecular taxonomy of the invasive colonial hydroid, Cordylophora. Current areas of interest are how the physiological adaptability may explain the global distribution of this invasive hydroid and the predatory role this hydroid plays in freshwater systems such as Lake Michigan and the Finger Lakes in New York

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant 2006-2008: Alterations of Lake Michigan benthic communities by the invasive hydroid, Cordylophora caspia: effects on fish prey. Nadine C. Folino-Rorem, Wheaton College and Martin B. Berg, Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago

General ecology, invasive history and systematics of Cordylophora spp.: in collaboration with John Darling, EPA, Cincinnati, Ohio

The dynamics of the association of the hydroid, Cordylophora spp. with the dreissenid mussels in freshwater lakes.

Education (3)

University of New Hampshire: Ph.D. 1989

"The dynamics of a nudibranch-hydroid association: Cuthona nana and Hydractinia echinata"

University of New Hampshire: M.S. 1985

"The effects of predation by the nudibranch Cuthona nana on growth patterns and interactions among colonies of the hydroid Hydractinia echinata"

University of Cincinnati: B.S. 1980

Cum Laude

Areas of Expertise and Research Interests (4)

Biology

Taxonomy

General Ecology

Physiologial Adaptability of Colonial Hydroid

Professional Affiliations (5)

• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
• North American Benthological Society
• Sigma Xi
• The American Scientific Affiliation
• Xerces Society

Presentations and Event Appearances (10)

* indicates Wheaton students

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Life History Features of the Invasive Hydroid, Cordylophora

Folino-Rorem, Nadine C., Nathan Lee* and Esther Papp*. North American Benthological Society  Providence, RI

2011-05-22

Distribution and diet of the invasive Ponto-Caspian hydroid, Cordylophora caspia, in southern Lake Michigan: potential effects on fish prey availability

Folino-Rorem, N.C., M.J. Duggan*, A. Parry Macdonald*, E.K. Mindrebo*, and M.B. Berg. The 57th Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society  Grand Rapids, MI

2009-05-17

Population structure of the invasive hydrozoan Cordylophora in the Great Lakes

Darling, L.D. and N.C. Folino-Rorem. 16th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species  

2009-04-19

Alterations of Lake Michigan benthic communities by the invasive colonial hydroid Cordylophora caspia: effects on fish prey

COSEE Great Lakes, Lake Michigan Exploration Workshop (for Teachers)  Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, August 2008

Genetic analysis reveals multiple cryptic invasive species of the hydrozoan genus Cordylophora

Darling JA , Folino-Rorem NC, D’Ausilio C *. Annual meeting of the Society of Systematic Biologists, American Society of Naturalists, and the Society for the Study of Evolution  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2008-05-20

Ecological impacts of the invasive Ponto-Caspian hydroid Cordylophora in aquatic habitats

Seminar Speaker  University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, October 2007

The Impact of the Invasive Ponto-Caspian Hydroid, Cordylophora caspia, on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in Southern Lake Michigan: Effects on Fish Prey Availability

Folino-Rorem, Nadine C. and Marty Berg. 15th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species  Nijmegen, The Netherlands

2007-09-23

The impact of the invasive Ponto-Caspian hydroid Cordylophora caspia on macroinvertebrate communities

Lecture at The Finger Lakes Institute  Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva NY

2007-05-08

Genetic evidence for multiple cryptic introductions of the invasive colonial hydroid Cordylophora spp.

Darling, J. A. and Nadine C. Folino-Rorem. 5th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions  Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA

2007-05-21

Academics and Published Research (2)

Courses Taught

- BIOL 241 College Biology I - BIOL 242 College Biology II - BIOL 303 Contemporary Issues in Biology - BIOL 314 Environmental Science - BIOL 252 Biological Systems - BIOL 353 Stream Ecology - BIOL 365 Marine Biology - BIOL 368 Invertebrate Zoology - BIOL 494 Senior Capstone

Research

- Ecology, taxonomy and physiological adaptability of the colonial hydroid, Cordylophora spp. - Collaborative research with Jim Soteckel (Miami University, Ohio) and Wheaton College undergradutes: Assessing the the association between two invasive speices in Lake Michigan, the hydroid, Cordylophora spp. with the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha

Select Articles, Chapters, Reviews, and Other Publications (3)

Genetic analysis across different spatial scales reveals multiple dispersal mechanisms for the invasive hydrozoan Cordylophora in the Great Lakes

Molecular Ecology

John A. Darling and Folino-Rorem, Nadine

2009

Genetic analysis reveals multiple cryptic invasive species of the hydrozoan genus Cordylophora

Biological Invasions

Folino-Rorem, Nadine, John A. Darling and Cori A. D’Ausilio

2009

Microsatellite loci for the invasive colonial hydrozoan Cordylophora caspia

Molecular Ecology Resources

Schable, Nancy A., Ashley M. Kuenzi, Carrie A. Drake, Nadine C. Folino-Rorem and John A. Darling

2008