• M.S. in Hydrogeology and GIS Certificate at Illinois State University
• B.S. in Geology and English minor at Saint Norbert College

• Wetland hydrology
• Stream ecology and restoration
• Groundwater vulnerability assessments
• Environmental philosophy

• Hydrologic monitoring at wetland mitigation sites
• Surface water quality monitoring at stream crossings along the Illinois Tollway
• Study hydrology of Illinois coastal wetlands
• Site and groundwater vulnerability assessments at Illinois nature preserves

CONTRACT REPORTS

Monson, J.L.B, A. M. Noyes, N.A. Sheffield, E.T. Plankell, S. Stritch, G.L. Frank, E.R. Weber, M. Owens Navarro, E.G. Anderson, H.V. Zavareei, M.C. Carlson, E. Hill, M.A. Davis, G.E. Pociask, K.W. Carr, P. Szocinski, and K.E. Bryant, (2024), Annual Report for Active IDOT Wetland Mitigation and Habitat Hydrology Monitoring Sites: September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024: Illinois State Geological Survey Open-File Series 2024-01, Champaign, Illinois, 189 p.

Carr, K.W., J.L.B. Monson, K.E. Bryant, E.T. Plankell, A.M. Noyes, N.A. Sheffield, P. Szocinski, T.S. Stritch, G.L. Frank, E.R. Weber, N.A. Legut and G.E. Pociask, (2023), Annual summary of water-quality data to evaluate roadway runoff and treatment effectiveness of best management practices along the Illinois Tollway, September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022: contract report to the Illinois Tollway. Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, IL. 163 p.

Noyes, A.M., N.A. Sheffield, G.L. Frank, J.L.B. Monson, G.E. Pociask, (2023), Hydrologic and Water-Quality Characterization of Potential Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Larval Habitat at Spring Lake Forest Preserve, contract technical report to Illinois Department of Transportation. Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, IL. 64 p.

Pociask, G.E., N.A. Sheffield, and P. Szocinski, (2022), Differentiating hydrologic conditions to support wetland functional assessments for planning in the Illinois coastal zone: unpublished contract report to Illinois Department of Natural Resources Coastal Management Program. Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, IL. 69 p.

Noyes, A.M., N.A. Sheffield, and G.E. Pociask, (2021), Level II Hydrogeologic Characterization Report: Boyd Creek Proposed Wetland Mitigation Bank: IDOT District 7 Wayne County, Illinois, Sequence No. 14912: Illinois State Geological Survey Open-File Series 2021-2, Champaign, Illinois, 58 p.

ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS 

Pociask, G.E., N.A. Sheffield, and P. Szocinski, (2023), Hydrology, carbon storage, and water- and soil quality in wetlands along the Lake Michigan shore in Illinois, Wisconsin Wetland Association 2023 Science Conference, Feb. 21-23, 2023.

Sheffield, N.A., E.S. Godoy, and A.L. Foster, (2019), Chicago’s Millennium Park: Finding Nature in the City, Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference XI, Feb. 21-23, 2019.   

Sheffield, N.A. and O’Reilly, C.M., (2018), Nitrogen Uptake within an Urban Stream Ecosystem, Geological Society of America, Nov. 4-7, 2018.