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ACADEMIC RECORD
Ph.D. Biology (with distinction) - Northern Arizona University, 2006-2010 (advisor: Dr. Nancy C. Johnson). Dissertation title: Patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species distributions across spatial scales M.S. Biology (with distinction) - Northern Arizona University, 2003-2006 (advisor: Dr. Nancy C. Johnson). Thesis title: Functions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at community and ecosystem scales in semi-arid environments B.A. Biological Sciences (specialization in Ecology and Evolution) - University of Chicago, 1995-1999 (advisors: Dr. R. Michael Miller and Dr. James D. Bever). Thesis title: Effects of elevated CO2 on root morphology and mycorrhizal fungi in a tallgrass prairie PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NSF Graduate Fellow, Biology, Northern Arizona University 2006-2010 Research Assistant, Biology, Northern Arizona University, 2003-2006 Biologist, EARTHWORKS Restoration Consulting, Los Angeles, 2000-2003 Research Technician, Ecology and Evolution, University of California, Irvine, 1999-2000
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Co-instructor, ENV/BIO 599: Meta-analyses of fungal symbionts, NAU Fall 2010 Instructor, General science, Flagstaff Middle School, (via NSF GK-12 program) 2008-2009 Co-instructor – BIO 698: Foundations of Ecology, NAU Fall 2007 Teaching assistant – ENV 440/540: Conservation Biology, Dr. Thomas Sisk, NAU Spring 2004 Adjunct Faculty, Biology, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA, 2001-2003 Assistant Teacher, Biology, Kenwood Academy High School, Chicago, IL, 1999
RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
· Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Fellowship 2009-2010 · National Science Foundation GK-12 Graduate Fellowship 2008-2009 · Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Fellowship 2008-2009 · National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Fellowship 2006-2008 · IGERT Undergraduate Research Fellowship with Kristine Akland, 2007 · Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Fellowship 2005-2006 · Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Fellowship 2004-2005 · Bureau of Land Management Graduate Research Assistantship 2003-2006 · Argonne National Laboratory Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 1998 AWARDS
· Best Oral Presentation, Soil Ecology Section of the Ecological Society of America 2008 · Fungal Environmental Sampling and Informatics Network travel award 2008 · Best Student Presentation Honorable Mention, Society for Ecological Restoration 2007 · Parkinson Student Travel Award 2007, Soil Ecology Society · Northern Arizona University Student Travel Award 2005 · Inducted into Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society, 1998
INVITED ORAL PRESENTATIONS What can soil organisms do for you? Monument Advisory Committee Meeting. Escalante, UT. April 2008. Is the fate of native plants determined belowground? Utah Native Plant Society, Kanab, UT. April 2008. Mi proyectitos: Pasado, presente, y futuro. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Caracas, Venezuela. March, 2007. Presented in Spanish. How much do mycorrhizal fungal communities contribute to the soil stability of arid ecosystems? Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Science Forum. Cedar City, UT. September 2006. It’s a dryworld afterall: functional ecology of arid ecosystems. International Conference on Mycorrhizas. Granada, Spain. July 2006. CONTRIBUTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Variation in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance and diversity in semi-arid shrublands is scale-dependent. Ecological Society of America Meetings. Milwaukee, WI. August 2008. Untangling the biological contributions to soil stability in semi-arid shrublands. Ecology Society of America Meetings. San Jose, CA. August 2007. How much do AM fungi contribute to soil stability in semi-arid shrublands? Soil Ecology Society Meetings, Moab, UT. May 2007. Is Soil Stability Linked to Mycorrhizal Fungi? Untangling the Arid Ecology of Fungal Mutualists. Proceedings 8th Biennial Colorado Plateau Science Conference, Flagstaff, AZ. November 2005. The Secret’s in the Soil: Can Mycorrhizae Ameliorate Arid Land Desertification? Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Science Forum. Escalante, UT. June 2005. Unstable Soils Exhibit Depauperate AM Fungal Communities: Untangling the Mycorrhizal Ecology of Arid Lands. Soil Ecology Meetings, Chicago, IL. May 2005.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Undergraduate Research Advisees: Carlyn Van Camp (2008-2009) Kristine Akland (2006-2009)
Telesha Irving (2006)
Trenton Baker (2005-2006) Rebekka Rieder (2005-2006) Dwayne Benalli (2005)
Matthew Halldorson (2004-2005)
Miranda Mullet (2004-2005)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Participant, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study working group, Harvard University. “From promise to reality: appropriate contexts for the use of mycorrhizal fungi as organic fertilizers”. Participant, Soil ecology: crossing the frontier between below and above ground. Ph.D. course at Wageningen University, The Netherlands Visiting researcher, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Centro de Ecologia, Caracas, Venezuela Participant, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) working group entitled, “Narrowing the gap between theory and practice in mycorrhizal management” Co-developer, “MycoDB”, an internet-based free software product developed to aid in ecological meta-analyses Manuscript Reviewer, Basic and Applied Ecology, Biological Conservation, Functional Ecology, Journal of Arid Environments, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Mycorrhiza, and Revista Scientia Agricola |