Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD Candidate in Biology, North Carolina State University, 2021 - present
Master of Science in Biology, Nova Southeastern University, 2018-2021
Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and Biology, 2014-2018

Publications

Harned, S.P., Mankiewicz, J., Guerrero, R., Borski, R., Godwin, J., & Burford Reiskind, M.O. (2026). The Value of Multi-Year Sampling for Detecting Fine-Scale Population Genetic Structure in Marine Fishes: A Case Study of Juvenile Southern Flounder. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0348919

Harned, S.P., Conrad, H., Talley, S., Harkess, A., Grimwood, J., Kindsvater, H.K., & Burford Reiskind, M.O. (2026). The First Chromosome-Scale, Haplotype-Resolved Genome Assembly of a Commercially Important Flatfish, Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus). G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics. In review.

Harned, S.P., Scholten, B., Burford Reiskind, M.O. (2026) .Evidence of selection in sympatry between two closely related species of rockfish. PLOS ONE. In Review.

Harned, S. P., Bernard, A. M., Salinas de León, P., Mehlrose, M. R., Suarez, J., Robles, Y., Bessudo, S., Ladino, F., López Garo, A., Zanella, I., Feldheim, K. A., & Shivji, M. S. Genetic population dynamics of the critically endangered scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Ecology and Evolution (2022).  https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9642

Patel, E., Bernard, A., Mehlrose, M., Harned, S.P., Finnegan, K., Fitzpatrick, C., Lea, J., & Shivji, M. The complete mitochondrial genome of a grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, from the Western Indian Ocean. Mitochondrial DNA Part B (2020). https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2020.1827064

Presentations

Harned, S.P., Burford Reiskind, M.O. (September 26, 2025). “An assessment of Spatial and Temporal Population Structure in Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) in North Carolina. Genetics and Genomics Academy Retreat 2025. Raleigh, NC, United States. (Poster presentation)

Harned, S.P., Burford Reiskind, M. (June 24, 2025). “An assessment of Spatial and Temporal Population Structure in Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) in North Carolina. Evolution Society Meeting 2025. Athens, GA, USA. (Poster presentation).
Harned, S., Burford Reiskind, M. (July 29, 2024). Fine-scale Population Structure of Juvenile Southern Flounder in North Carolina. Evolution Society Meeting 2024. Montreal, BC, Canada.

Harned, S.P., Burford Reiskind, M., Godwin, J., Borski, R., & Roberts, R. (August 26, 2022). Let’s talk about sex, baby: Using genomic tools to characterize temperature-dependent sex determination in southern flounder. Genetics and Genomics Academy Retreat 2022. Raleigh, NC, United States.

Harned, S.P., Burford Reiskind, M., Godwin, J., Borski, R., & Roberts, R. (March 29, 2022). Let’s talk about sex, baby: Using genomic tools to characterize temperature-dependent sex determination in southern flounder. Floundering Around: Evaluating a Declining Species in the Southeast United States. Baton Rouge, LA, United States.

Harned, S.P., Burford Reiskind, M., Godwin, J., Borski, R., & Roberts, R. (March 29, 2022). Let’s talk about sex, baby: Using genomic tools to characterize temperature-dependent sex determination in southern flounder. Floundering Around: Evaluating a Declining Species in the Southeast United States. Baton Rouge, LA, United States.

Harned, S.P., Bernard, A., Mehlrose, M., Feldheim, K., Salinas, P.& , Shivji, M. (November 21, 2020). Genetic
population dynamics of scalloped hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos islands. 2020 virutal meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society.

Harned, S.P., Bernard, A., Mehlrose, M., Feldheim, K., Salinas, P.& , Shivji, M. (July 24, 2020). Genetic population dynamics of scalloped hammerhead sharks in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Florida University Symposium for Elasmobranch Scientists. Florida, United States.

Harned, S.P., Bernard, A., Mehlrose, M., Feldheim, K., Salinas, & P., Shivji, M. (February 11, 2020). Genetic population dynamics of endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. 2020 HCNSO Life Sciences Research Symposium. Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Campus, Dania Beach, FL, United States.

Grants, Fellowships, Honors and Awards

Genetics and Genomics Academy Travel Grant (2024), $1,000
Evolution Society Meeting Registration Fee Award (2024), $350
First place in the Genetics and Genomics Academy Retreat Poster Contest, August 2022
NCSU GGI Teamwork Mini-Grant, awarded 2022
GG Scholars Provost Research Assistantship, awarded 2021
NCSU University Graduate Assistantship, awarded 2021
Guy Harvey Endowed Graduate Scholarship, awarded 2018
University of Miami Marine Science Honors Society, inducted member, 2016-2018
University of Miami Provost Honor Roll and Dean's List, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018

Teaching and Science Communication

Teaching Assistant, Molecular Genetics & Elementary Genetics Laboratory, NCSU (2025–2026) — taught DNA extraction, PCR, and gel electrophoresis; oversaw undergraduate TA team

Workshop Leader, Genomics Rotations Workshop, NCSU (2025) — trained four first-year graduate students in ddRAD sequencing, SNP filtering, and population genetic analysis

Scientific Collaborator, NC Division of Marine Fisheries (2023–2025) — translated genomic research findings into actionable guidance for fisheries managers

Freshman Early Immersion Workshops, August 2019, January 2020 — Lead workshops for incoming NSU freshmen on forensic genetics, using genetics to identify illegal shark fins in international fin markets.