She holds a PhD in environmental biology, and BS and MS degrees in biology from the University of Louisville. She teaches ecology and aquatic ecology at KSU. Her research has focused on zooplankton in lotic systems and the effect of turbulence on the structure of these communities. She has presented her results at the Ecological Society of America and the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography meetings. Sluss has studied stream macroinvertebrates, indices of biotic integrity, and water quality. Her additional interests include biofuels, climate change, biodiversity, land-use, alteration of aquatic systems (channelization and dams), and environmental education. Literature, Languages, & Philosophy