Lieutenant Commander Jade Schroeder earned a B.S. (with honors) in Marine and Environmental Sciences from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2016. After graduation, she was assigned to the USCGC MOHAWK (WMEC-913) in Key West, Florida as a Deck Watch Officer. While on MOHAWK, she garnered Maritime Law Enforcement experience while conducting pursuit Drug and Migrant Interdiction operations. LCDR Schroeder then transferred to Sector North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina, where she served as the Assistant Incident Management Division (IMD) Chief. While working in IMD, she oversaw all hazard pollution response throughout the coastal zone of North Carolina, and conducted Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security operations. LCDR Schroeder also worked closely and assisted with the management of the eight boat stations in North Carolina, responded to two major hurricanes, and established herself as a member of the Response Ashore community. Following her tenure at Sector North Carolina, LCDR Schroeder attended the University of Michigan (UM) and earned her M.S. in Toxicology. At UM, LCDR Schroeder conducted in vitro high content screening assays with immunofluorescent markers to measure phenotypic plasticity of human breast cells and the role environmental toxicants may play in cancer development and progression. Upon graduation from UM in 2023, LCDR Schroeder joined the Chemical and Environmental Sciences (CES) department as a Rotating Military Faculty member. In 2024, LCDR Schroeder was selected for Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff in the Department of Marine Science. LCDR Schroeder continues her collaborations with the CES department by serving as a research assistant for and by co-facilitating a toxicology capstone with Dr. Joshua Gray. In addition to science, LCDR Schroeder also serves as the Head Coach for the CGA Women’s Ice Hockey Team, as well as the Associate Coach for the Men’s Ice Hockey Team.

Education

• M.S. Toxicology, University of Michigan, 2023
• B.S. Marine and Environmental Sciences, United States Coast Guard Academy, 2016

Courses Taught

• Chemistry I
• Chemistry II
• Environmental Policy and Law
• Marine Biology
• Oceanography
• Coast Guard History

Publications and Presentations

Publications

• Schroeder J, Polemi KM, Tapaswi A, Svoboda LK, Sexton JZ, Colacino JA. Investigating phenotypic plasticity due to toxicants with exposure disparities in primary human breast cells in vitro. Front Oncol. 2024 Jun 10;14:1411295. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1411295. PMID: 38915368; PMCID: PMC11194339.

Presentations

• Jade Schroeder, Anagha Tapaswi, Katelyn M. Polemi, and Justin A. Colacino. Investigating Chemical Exposures as Drivers of Phenotypic Plasticity in Normal Human Breast Tissue via High Content Imaging. Presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Nashville, TN.
• Jade Schroeder, Anagha Tapaswi, Katelyn M. Polemi, and Justin A. Colacino. Investigating Chemical Exposures as Drivers of Phenotypic Plasticity in Normal Human Breast Tissue via High Content Imaging. Presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe, Dublin, IE.

Research

• Research assistant on National Science Foundation – IUSE-EDU Grant 2416714, which seeks to expand undergraduate research opportunities. More information on this work can be found at www.stresscure.org.

Professional Memberships

• Society of Toxicology
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry