Nayeli Sanchez

Research Technician
Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science

Office: Baruch Institute, Building A Room 101
Phone: 843-546-1013

Email: nayelis@clemson.edu

Educational Background

M.S. Environment and Natural Resources
The Ohio State University

B.S. Environmental Science and Society
Eastern Michigan University

Profile

Nayeli K. Sanchez is a Research Technician in the Streams, Rivers, and Estuaries (STRIVE) Laboratory at Clemson University’s Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science. She holds a Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources from The Ohio State University, where her research examined the effects of land use and environmental stressors on phytoplankton community dynamics in the Upper Ohio River Basin. Her work focuses broadly on freshwater and coastal ecosystem science, including water quality monitoring, field and laboratory studies, data analysis, and scientific communication. Nayeli is a former Ronald E. McNair Scholar and was a participant in the Society for Freshwater Science’s EMERGE mentorship program. She contributes to research, supports student training, and engages in outreach and professional service within the freshwater science community.

Research Interests

Stream ecology, limnology, ecosystem ecology, eutrophication, water quality, freshwater algae, cyanobacterial toxins, fish passage, water resource policy

Extension and Outreach

Monarch Butterfly Science and Storytelling Podcast “Mariposas Monarca” (Spanish),
127th episode of Ohio Habla, Oral Narratives of Latinos in Ohio
https://soundcloud.com/ohiohabla/sanchez-podcast-monarch

Science Happens Here: Tracking Tricky Algae
The Knowledge Exchange research communication video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Ch23tPu7A

Publications

Colvin SAR, Keast RB, Roulson LH, Sanchez NK, Shirey PD. 2026. Mind the gap: Where revised rulemaking fails to meet the science and legislative intent in defining waters of the United States. Fisheries. Advance assess publication: https://doi.org/10.1093/fshmag/vuaf124

Sulliván SMP, Hughes RM, Vadas RL, Davies GT, Shirey PD, Colvin SAR, Infante DM, Danehy RJ, Sanchez NK, Keast RB. 2025. Waterbody connectivity: Linking science and policy for improved waterbody protection. BioScience 75(1), 68-91.

Sanchez NK. 2023. Influences of Land Use and Environmental Stressors on Phytoplankton Community Dynamics in the Upper Ohio River Basin. Master's Thesis, The Ohio State University. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center.

Lad A, Su RC, Breidenbach JD, Stemmer PM, Carruthers NJ, Sanchez NK, et al. 2019. Chronic Low Dose Oral Exposure to Microcystin-LR Exacerbates Hepatic Injury in a Murine Model of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Toxins 11(9), 486.

Sanchez NK. 2017. Effects of Submergence Depths on Swimming Capacity of Sea Lamprey. McNair Scholars Research Journal. 10, 139-149.

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