Rate My Professor Jessica Warwick

Jessica Warwick serves as Associate Teaching Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where she contributes to the program's emphasis on hands-on field and laboratory experiences in ecology and conservation. Holding a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, she has progressed in her career at UWGB from Lecturer, as noted in the 2020 Biology Program Review, to her current position. Warwick teaches key courses including Invertebrate Ecology and Stream Ecology, aligning with the department's offerings in organismal biology and environmental tracks. Her office is located in M204 of the Biological Sciences building, and she is listed among the faculty supporting both the Biology major and the MS in Environmental Science & Policy program.

Warwick's research interests center on wetland ecology, native plants, and phosphorus dynamics in agricultural and urban runoff treatment systems. She is a Co-Principal Investigator on a $750,000 USDA NIFA Capacity Building Grant (2023-70001-41003), awarded to Lead PI Michael Holly along with Co-PIs Karen Stahlheber and Mandeep Bakshi. The project enhances agricultural research capacity at UWGB by developing and promoting constructed wetlands to remove phosphorus from runoff, mitigating harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. It funds three graduate research assistantships, multiple undergraduate assistants, and remote water quality monitoring equipment, with collaborators from Outagamie County, USGS, and UW-Platteville. Additionally, Warwick co-mentors a 2025 Freshwater@UW Summer Research project (GB04) evaluating novel combinations of native wetland plants and the crayfish Faxonius immunis to optimize phosphorus removal in sedimentation basins through field experiments, water quality analysis, plant growth monitoring, and biomass processing. In pedagogy, she delivered a Natural & Applied Sciences seminar on October 6, 2023, titled 'Teaching and mentoring first-year students: Reflections on the first five years.' Warwick also serves as an alternate on Faculty Senate committees and participates in initiatives like the Tiny Earth program.