Jessica Veenstra
Professional Profile
Ph.D. Iowa State University (Environmental Science, Soil Science, and Sustainable Agriculture)
M.S. University of California, Davis (Soil and Biogeochemistry)
B.S. University of California, Davis (Environmental Resource Sciences)
Certified Professional Soil Scientist (Florida CPSS) #202835
Teaching
Current Courses:
- COR 121 Coastal Hazards
- NAS 325 Science Communication
- NAS 315 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- NAS 355 Coastal Processes
- NAS 470 Coastal Environmental Science Capstone
Former Courses:
- NAS 105 Earth Science
- NAS 107 Environmental Science
- NAS 243 Physical Geography
- Study Abroad to Bermuda
- FlagSHIP Study Abroad to Jordan
- FlagSHIP Study Abroad to Zanzibar, Tanzania
Research
My research interests are broad and include environmental science, geography, soil change, food and agriculture, archeology, coastal erosion, and shoreline management. Recently, I have been interested in using constructed oyster reefs as “living shorelines” to protect salt marshes from erosion. In the lab, we have also been developing methods to analyze sediment particle size with laser diffraction.
- Dean's Award for Excellence in Professional Development
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Publications
*undergraduate authors from Flagler College
- Southwell, M., J.J. Veenstra, C. Blanco*, S.L. Bowen*, T. Chaya*, T. Cooper-Kolb*, P. Marcum, P. McCaul*. 2023. Controls on Surface and Downcore Sedimentary Organic Matter in a Constructed Oyster Reef. Sustainability. 15(16)12584
- Veenstra, J.J., M. Southwell, N. Dix, P. Marcum, J. Jackson*, C. Burns*, C. Herbert*, A. Kemper*. 2021 High Carbon Accumulation Rates in Sediment Adjacent to Constructed Oyster Reefs, NE Florida, USA. Journal of Coastal Conservation 25(4):1-11
- Safak, I., P.L. Norby, N. Dix, R.E. Grizzle, M.W. Southwell, J.J. Veenstra, A. Acevedo*, T. Cooper-Kolb*, L. Massey*, C. Angelini. 2020. Coupling breakwalls with oyster restoration structures enhances living shoreline performance along energetic shorelines. Ecological Engineering.
- Chaya, T.*, Mentors: J.J. Veenstra, M. Southwell. 2019. After Hurricanes Irma and Matthew: Living Shorelines Stabilize Sediments. American Journal of Undergraduate Research. 16(2). 63-72
- Southwell, M., J.J. Veenstra, C. Adams*, E. Scarlett*, K. Payne*, 2017. Changes in Sediment Characteristics Upon Oyster Reef Restoration, NE Florida, USA. Journal of Coastal Zone Management. 20(442), 2
- McGinley, E., A. O’Connor*, E. Vazquez*, and J. Veenstra. 2016. Analysis of the nearshore fish community in a northeast Florida estuary. Southeastern Naturalist. 15(4):613-640.
- Wills, S.A., C.O. Williams M.C. Duniway, J.J. Veenstra, C. Seybold, D. Presley, 2016. Chapter 18: Human Land Use and Soil Change, in West, L.T., M.J. Singer, and A. Hartemink (eds.) Soils of the USA, Springer, New York.
- Van Meter, K., N. Basu, J. Veenstra, C.L. Burras. 2016. The nitrogen legacy: emerging evidence of nitrogen accumulation in anthropogenic landscapes. Environmental Research Letters. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/035014
- Veenstra, J.J. and L. Burras. July-August 2015. Soil Profile Transformation After 50 Years of Agricultural Land Use. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 79(4): 1163-1168
- Mitchell, J.P., A. Shrestha, W.R. Horwath, R.J. Southard, N. Madden, J.J. Veenstra, and D.S. Munk. 2015. Tillage and Cover Cropping Affect Crop Yields and Soil Carbon in the San Joaquin Valley, California. Agronomy Journal. Vol. 107 Iss. 2.