Presentations:

• Drysdale, S. S., Tazi, L., Harker, A., Crandall, K., Breakwell D.  2004. Microbial Diversity in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. American Society for Microbiology, 105th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Atlanta, GA. Poster presentation

• Crawley, S. S., Newman, S. A., Hilu, K. W.  2007.  Phylogenetic Utility of trnK intron in Caryophyllales.  Botanical Society of America, Botany & Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress.  Chicago, IL.  Poster presentation  - Also presented at the Biology Department Alumni Breakfast along with a poster representing the collaborative Angiosperm Tree of Life project, Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. 
  

• Crawley, S. S. Resolving Evolutionary Relationships: Carnations, Cacti, Carnivorous and Beyond.  Talk given in the PPWS Seminar Class (PPWS 5004) Sept. 12, 2007

Grants:

2006     Graduate Research Development Program, GSA, Virginia Tech ($250)
2007     Graduate Research Development Program, GSA, Virginia Tech ($300)
2007     Virginia Academy of Science Small Project Research Grant, VAS ($1,218)
2008     Graduate Research Development Program, GSA, Virginia Tech ($400)

Research Experience:

2003-2004         “Microbial Diversity in the Great Salt Lake, Utah” Principle Investigator: Dr. Alan R. Harker
2005-Present    “Structure and Evolution of the Chloroplast Intron Encoded Protein MatK” Principle Investigator: Dr. Khidir W. Hilu

Teaching Experience:

2005-Present    Graduate Teaching Assistant, Virginia Tech: Principles of Biology Lab (BIOL 1115), Principles of Biology Lab (BIOL 1116), Honors Biology Lab (BIOL 1205H), Biological Principles Lab (BIOL 1126), Biological Principles Lab (BIOL 1125), and Plant Taxonomy Lab (BIOL 3204).

Memberships:

American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Botanical Society of America
Biology Graduate Student Association
Phi Sigma National Biological Sciences Honor Society
Departmental Representative to the Virginia Tech Graduate Student Association