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DEPARTMENT OF EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY,

AND ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY

STRATEGIC PLAN AND INVESTMENT IMPACT ANALYSIS

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 2008

Table of Contents

Overview of Department and Strategic Plan

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Overview of Hiring Plan

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Hires within the Evolutionary Biology Core

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Hires within the Ecology Core

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Hires bridging Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Cores

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Special Initiative to Enhance Graduate Education

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Proposed Hiring Sequence and Projected Setup and Space Needs

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Impact of Investment on Performance Metrics and Graduate Program Ranking

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Tables 1 – 5

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Faculty Biographical Sketches

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Appendix A (Program Review: 22-23 May 2006)

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EEOB STRATEGIC PLAN 2008

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OVERVIEW OF DEPARTMENT AND STRATEGIC PLAN Department Vision: “The Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology has a rich tradition of blending basic and applied research. We promote scientific discovery and scientific literacy through research, teaching, and public outreach. We strive for leadership in our scholarly disciplines and excellence in the classroom. To those ends, our service to the University and the community is built on the strength of a diverse, collegial workplace and the free flow of ideas”. The research and graduate training conducted by EEOB faculty takes place nowhere else on the Ohio State University campus and is integral to our institutional position as a leader in the environmental and life sciences. Our overarching strategic vision is to leverage our newly increased size and strength with a series of high-impact hires and a post-doctoral Fellowship program, enabling us to move into the top third of our benchmark departmental peers and the top 15% of ecology and evolutionary biology graduate programs nationally. Our proposed hires will build on the department’s core research strengths, advance our faculty and graduate diversity goals, and improve our competitive position for recruiting graduate students relative to our benchmark peer departments. The distribution of hires within our core areas of strength takes into consideration the dynamics of emerging fields (what is ‘hot’), near-term retirements (maintaining critical mass), and interdisciplinary potential (funding options and graduate recruitment). Implementing our plan will position EEOB and its graduate program for rapid advancement in national reputation and for continued leadership in biological sciences at Ohio State. Currently, EEOB has 23 tenured or tenure track faculty, including 5 assistant, 10 associate, and 8 full professors (Table 1). An additional 8 faculty from the Entomology Department will join EEOB in 2009 (3 associate and 5 full professors). For the purposes of this strategic plan, the EEOB faculty consists of the 31 individuals listed in Table 1. Of these 31 faculty, 5 have partial appointments in other departments or with the central administration. Eleven additional members of the department hold appointments at one of our four regional campuses (Table 2) but are not included in our impact analysis due to their larger teaching and service duties. We are involved in an ongoing search with the Department of Mathematics for a biological mathematician (20% FTE in EEOB) and are in negotiations for a senior hire in Biogeochemistry as part of a faculty retention package with the School of Earth Sciences. We occupy research and office space in three buildings. Aronoff Laboratory (AL), constructed in 2002 on the central campus, houses our main administrative offices and the majority (18) of our faculty laboratories. This high quality space, in close proximity to OSU’s Mathematical Biosciences Institute, is key to the continued success of our core groups who do lab-based research in evolutionary biology and plant and insect ecology, and to recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty and graduate students. The Museum of Biological Diversity (MBD), located on West campus, houses 8 faculty laboratories and our extensive holdings of plant and animal specimens. The MBD will be home to the Center for Biodiversity Research and Analysis (CEBRA), a proposed new college center. The Research Center (RC), also on West campus, accommodates the specialized needs of the Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, including the experimental growth facilities, computer and wet laboratories, and research watercraft required by this very active core group. We will be able to house new faculty hires through the efficient allocation of laboratory space within our existing footprint in each building. With additional faculty from Entomology, EEOB will be the largest department within the historic College of Biological Sciences and near the mean size of our benchmark peer departments (Tables 3 & 4). Recent central investment in EEOB has been through funding of four new hires since 2005, each with very competitive set-up packages, with a fifth search underway. Three of these hires are inter-departmental joint positions linked to EEOB’s leading role in the Targeted Investment in Excellence initiative in Mathematical Biosciences. Institutional commitments to the Biological Sciences portion of


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this initiative will provide $2.8 million over the next five years to support faculty hires in quantitative biology and will build on our growing reputation in this field in collaboration with OSU’s Mathematical Biosciences Institute. EEOB also is well known for its success recruiting under-represented groups to its faculty and graduate student population. We are committed to advancing departmental diversity and have built this into our strategic plans. Pre-merger with Entomology, we had an average sized doctoral program graduating a similar number of PhDs per year as our NRC-listed peer graduate programs (Table 5, Group B). However, our PhD admission yield was lower (although recently improving), time to degree slightly longer, and incoming student GRE scores no better than our peer median. We have taken several steps recently to intensify our recruitment efforts and to facilitate the timely and productive progress of our students. We now bring all of our top applicants to Columbus for an organized recruitment event in early February, we have altered the timing and format of the PhD qualifying exam so that students can focus on research by their second year, the Graduate Studies Committee has instituted detailed annual progress reviews of all students, and collaboratively with the EEOB graduate student organization we have re-organized our two quarter graduate orientation course, which now covers an array of topics to benefit students in both professional and personal ways. These changes should increase the quality of students we recruit and enhance their productivity while they are in our program. In 2006, EEOB underwent a comprehensive program review as mandated by the Office of Academic Affairs. Lacking a national ranking of EEOB-type departments at the time, we established a set of 12 benchmark departments against which our performance could be compared (Table 3, Group A). As part of the program review, we conducted external and internal opinion surveys, both of which placed us in the middle third of this group of departments. An outside panel also was convened to assess the review, interview faculty, students, and staff, and make recommendations to the Dean and Provost. Their report (Appendix A) contained analyses of many specific areas of strength and weakness, and included the following major recommendations: explore collaborations, formal or informal, with Entomology; add 1 or 2 “super stars” to the faculty; explore ideas to pursue large training grants and other collaborative grants; improve graduate student recruitment efforts; and guarantee funding of incoming graduate students in their offer letters. OVERVIEW OF HIRING PLAN Much of the research and graduate training in EEOB takes place in two broad areas of biological inquiry, ecology and evolutionary biology, but with each group having significant linkages to the study of processes operating at the organismal level (Table 1). Additionally, science education is an area of active scholarship by a group of three senior faculty. Within the ecology and evolution cores, the distribution of faculty by rank and performance metrics are fairly evenly matched, but with somewhat more faculty (42% vs 29%) working in evolutionary biology. The concentration of faculty in ecology and evolution mirrors that our of benchmark peers, as does the presence of an important third component focusing on organismal biology (Table 4). Our strategic hiring plans over the next four years are intended to move us into the top third of our benchmark peers.

The Evolutionary Biology faculty in EEOB elucidate patterns of physiological, genetic, and morphological diversity, and seek to understand these patterns in an evolutionary framework. We will augment these strengths by hiring colleagues who study the processes that generate this diversity, and who develop new methods for analyzing and organizing the data used to reveal both pattern and process. The Evolutionary Biology group is the focus of two college-wide initiatives that consolidate and expand our research strengths. The Mathematical Biosciences initiative recognizes our strength in developing and

Hires within the Evolutionary Biology Core


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interpreting models of evolutionary change and has supported a series of hires in this area. The CEBRA proposal (submitted separately) highlights and provides a point of focus for the study of systematic biology within the University. CEBRA will contribute significantly to the recruitment of high quality graduate students, organization and facilitation of graduate training grants, and fund-raising from private sources. Our proposed hires amplify these strengths, recognizing critical new fields in Evolutionary Biology that complement existing faculty expertise. • TwoWe seek two colleagues in this emerging field. We envision these two positions as complementary, with one emphasizing computational/statistical approaches to analyze large-scale sequence-based data sets and the other emphasizing the generation of empirical sequence or gene expression data from key non-model organisms. The new faculty members will develop research programs in areas such as phylogenetics, molecular population genetics, or the evolution of development. These positions build on our strengths in population genetics, systematics, and model-based studies of evolution, and will expand the scale and scope of research on evolutionary processes in EEOB.

Positions in Evolutionary Genomics

• Position in Quantitative Biogeography We seek a colleague who studies the historical relationship of organismal lineages to geography. Areas of focus could be at biogeographic (species) or phylogeographic (population) levels, using tools such as genetic analyses, GIS-based niche modeling, and statistical analyses to test hypotheses explaining the geographic patterns of species’ distributions.

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Hires within the Ecology Core The EEOB Ecology faculty are organized around three major themes: terrestrial plant and soil ecology, aquatic ecology, and insect ecology. Both terrestrial and aquatic ecological work revolves around ecosystem to population-level questions within both natural and managed communities, and each program has strong faculty ties to the Mathematical Biosciences Institute. Insect ecology is strongly grounded in physiological process studies and forms an important bridge to our organismal core.

TwoThe two hires in plant ecology will be complementary with each other and with the research interests of current plant ecology faculty. For one position we seek a colleague working at the interface of population, community, and landscape ecology who combines empirical research with theoretical approaches such as stochastic population and community theory. We envision these approaches being applied to a variety of areas, including invasion ecology, plant-animal interactions, climate change ecology, and agroecology. For the second position we will seek a colleague who combines empirical research with modeling or other quantitative approaches to address questions at the level of the ecosystem, region, or biosphere. We envision this research targeting areas such as climate change and biogeochemical fluxes, microbial ecology, ecological restoration, and agroecology.

Positions in Quantitative Plant Ecology

• Position in Aquatic Ecology Our current program has been strong in basic research aimed at quantitative understanding of life history adaptations and the population and community ecology of fish, with a strong focus on applying this understanding to problems in fisheries management. A long-standing partnership with the Ohio Division of Wildlife provides > $1M annually to fund operations at the Aquatic Ecology Laboratory. We propose to hire an ecologist who contributes to our basic understanding of aquatic systems and who contributes to the strengthening of our partnership with ODW. Specifically, we seek a colleague working on lower trophic levels of aquatic ecosystems to complement ongoing research on fish population, aquatic community, and aquatic ecosystem ecology. We envision this research being


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applied to the areas of life history dynamics, population ecology of primary producers, food web ecology, microbial ecology, ecology of the land-water interface, or ecosystem ecology.

• Position in Insect Evolutionary or Ecological Neuroscience

Hires bridging the Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Cores Many cutting-edge questions in EEO Biology take place at the intersection of our subdisciplines, with processes occurring in one domain strongly influencing those in another. Many of our faculty currently work at these interfaces and we consider this interdisciplinarity a major strength.

This position would target a faculty member to build upon our current strengths in insect behavior, environmental molecular physiology, and comparative physiology, and to help align these strengths with the university’s cross-departmental neurosciences program in Medicine and Psychology. Insects are powerful model systems for probing fundamental questions in the neurosciences, including genome-based exploration of behavior and social organization, olfactory perception, and investigations of memory, among others. • Position in Vertebrate Evolutionary Ecology We seek a colleague who works on questions at the interface of vertebrate evolution and ecology. Ideally this person would use a range of approaches (e.g., mathematical modeling, field observation, experimentation) that addresses questions at the basic-applied interface of evolutionary ecology. Areas of emphasis could include behavioral ecology, life history evolution, physiological ecology, and theoretical ecology.

• Mentoring/Teaching/Research Post-doctoral Fellowship Special Initiative to Enhance Graduate Education in EEOB

We seek continuing funds for a named, two year post-doctoral Fellowship with the explicit purpose of creating a position that would enhance our graduate program. We seek top-notch young researchers in evolution or ecology whose main focus would be to serve as a “near peer” mentor to our graduate students. They would also teach one undergraduate course per year, and conduct independent research in collaboration with an EEOB faculty member. This position follows the models of the prestigious Darwin Fellows at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the Huxley Fellows at Rice University. Proposed Hiring Sequence and Projected Setup and Space Needs The hiring sequence we propose is guided by considerations specific to each position. These considerations along with anticipated setup costs and space allocation are noted below. The specified year is when the search would be initiated.

1. Plant ecology position #1. First year priority reflects retirement and administrative roles of 3 current faculty and maintaining critical mass in this area. Setup ~$300K, space required in AL.

2009

2. Evolutionary genomics position #1. First year priority reflects emerging hot field and complementarity to existing strength. Setup ~$400K, space required in AL.

• Postdoctoral Fellowship. First year priority reflects direct impact on graduate program and interdisciplinary potential. Minimal setup costs, space available in AL.


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3. Aquatic ecology position. Second year priority reflects retirement and complementarity to existing strength. Setup ~$300K, space required in RC.

2010

4. Insect neuroscience position. Second year priority reflects interdisciplinary potential and emerging hot field. Setup ~$500K, space required in AL.

5. Vertebrate evolutionary ecology position. Third year priority reflects retirements and interdisciplinary potential. Setup ~$300K, space required in AL.

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6. Evolutionary genomics position #2. Third year priority reflects previous hire and complementarity to existing strength. Setup ~$400K, space required in AL or MBD.

7. Plant ecology position #2. Fourth year priority reflects previous hire and complementarity to existing strength. Setup ~$300K, space required in AL.

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8. Quantitative biogeography position. Fourth year priority reflects complementarity to existing strength. Setup ~$300K, space required in MBD.

IMPACT OF INVESTMENT ON PERFORMANCE METRICS AND GRADUATE PROGRAM RANKING How will investment in faculty lines and a post-doctoral fellowship program help move OSU EEOB into the top tier of ecology and evolutionary biology departments and graduate programs nationally? One way will be by maintaining the upward momentum we currently enjoy from our substantial growth in faculty numbers and strength following our merger with Entomology. With eight new hires by 2013, we project a faculty size of 36, near the upper end of our benchmark peers. These new junior faculty will help correct an imbalance in our rank distribution and should continue to improve our gender balance. They will, of course, also bring new energy and ideas to the department and we expect them to be a strong presence in our graduate recruiting efforts. Rather than simply grow our doctoral program proportionately to our growth in faculty numbers, we intend to raise the admissions GRE score expectations and, by maintaining our superior financial support, continue to improve our admit yield and overall program quality. Our department has a strong commitment to increasing the diversity of our graduate program and, as such, will be sensitive to the potential racial/cultural bias in GRE scores as we assess applicants. Graduate recruitment also will be significantly enhanced by the post-doctoral fellowship program. Masters students have always played an important role in EEOB, and we expect that to continue. However, we intend to reduce MS student numbers relative to doctoral students, with the effect of reducing the total graduate student population, and graduate students faculty ratio by 2013 compared with post-merger 2008. Our commitment in this strategic plan is to graduate student quality, diversity, performance, and support over total numbers. Forecasting faculty scholarly and grant success is an inexact science, but our current performance metrics certainly put us within range of achieving top tier status in both measures. With incremental, and, we believe, attainable improvements we will be there by 2013. High impact research, and with it high national rank, is predicated upon well-funded laboratories. Building our core strengths with these targeted faculty hires will keep us at the leading edge of the most dynamic science and maintain the critical mass of talent required in any top program. We also are committed to recognizing differential faculty and staff contributions across our mission and to focusing talent where the impact will be greatest. We will continue to recruit and reward outstanding lecturers for our introductory courses, with measurable benefits to our students from cutting-edge pedagogy and to our regular faculty from increased time for research and graduate advising. This department is well prepared to provide new knowledge and new scholars for these exciting and expanding areas of science that are central to Ohio State’s reputation as one of our nation’s leading institutions of higher education.

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Table 1. Distribution of Columbus campus EEOB and newly added Entomology faculty by dates of PhD and hire, rank, core area, and 3 year research and advising performance metrics, 2005-2007. New faculty without a first grant are not counted towards mean expenditures. Summary statistics are provided for each research core area.

1Mean number of peer-reviewed journal publications appearing per year2Summary statistics are

in years 2005-2007. median for PhD, appointment year and rank, sum for FTE, and mean

Home Dept

for remainder.

Faculty Member

PhD Appoint-ment

% FTE Rank Core area

Mean expenditures

Mean pubs1

Mean PhDs

Mean MSs

EEOB Boerner 1980 1980 1 3 Ecol $86,065 4.0 2.7 0.7 EEOB Curtis 1985 1991 1 3 Ecol $331,152 2.3 1.7 2.0 EEOB Hetherington 1979 1983 1 2 Ecol $1,637 1.0 4.3 1.0 EEOB Ludsin 2000 2007 1 1 Ecol . 1.0 2.0 2.0 EEOB Marschall 1991 1992 1 2 Ecol $246,472 1.0 4.3 2.7 EEOB Miriti 1999 2002 1 1 Ecol $91,068 1.0 2.7 0.7 EEOB Snow 1982 1988 0.5 3 Ecol/Evol $172,174 3.3 3.3 0.7 EEOB Waite 1991 1997 1 2 Ecol $159,900 4.7 5.7 1.7 Ent Lanno 1991 2001 1 2 Ecol $52,573 2.0 3.3 4.0

Summary2 1991 1992 8.5 2.1 $142,630 2.3 3.3 1.7 (N=9)

EEOB Abdul-Salim 2002 2005 1 1 Evol . 0.3 0.3 0.0 EEOB Daly 2001 2004 1 1 Evol $82,086 3.3 4.0 0.7 EEOB Freudenstein 1992 1999 1 2 Evol $54,159 2.7 3.3 0.0 EEOB Fuerst 1975 1980 1 3 Evol $194,160 3.7 2.0 2.0 EEOB Gibbs 1988 2001 1 3 Evol $186,844 3.7 2.7 1.0 EEOB Hamilton 2001 2007 0.8 1 Evol . 2.7 3.0 0.0 EEOB Kubatko 1999 2006 0.2 2 Evol $26,477 1.0 . . EEOB Nelson 1982 1995 1 2 Evol $45,614 1.3 3.0 0.3 EEOB Williams 1977 1996 1 3 Evol/Org $126,615 6.3 3.3 2.7 EEOB Wolfe 1993 1996 1 2 Evol $16,351 2.3 2.3 0.3 Ent Johnson 1981 1981 1 3 Evol $258,377 3.7 0.7 0.7 Ent Klompen 1990 1996 1 2 Evol $54,430 2.3 1.3 0.3 Ent Wenzel 1988 1994 1 3 Evol $37,320 2.7 3.7 3.0

Summary 1989 1996 12 2.2 $98,403 2.8 2.5 0.9 (N=13)

EEOB Harder 1971 1973 1 2 Org $71,756 0.0 1.0 3.3 EEOB Masters 1979 1985 1 2 Org $0 0.0 0.3 0.3 EEOB Stetson 1977 1985 1 2 Org $0 0.0 0.7 0.0 Ent Denlinger 1971 1976 0.5 3 Org/Ecol $347,506 8.0 5.3 2.0 Ent Foster 1967 1973 1 2 Org/Ecol $181,647 1.3 2.3 1.0 Ent Wilson 1975 2003 1 3 Org/Evol $204,551 3.0 1.3 1.7

Summary 1973 1981 5.5 2.3 $134,243 2.1 1.8 1.4 (N=6)

Ent Fisher 1981 1981 0.5 3 Sci Ed $18,712 0.7 0.0 0.0 EEOB Herbers 1978 2002 1 3 Sci Ed $100,012 2.0 0.0 0.0 EEOB Rissing 1980 1999 1 3 ScEd/Evol $0 1.0 1.0 1.7

Summary 1980 1999 2.5 3.0 $39,575 1.2 0.3 0.6 (N=3)

Overall 1982 1996 28.5 2.3 $112,416 2.3 2.4 1.2 (N=31)

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Table 2. Distribution of regional campus EEOB faculty by campus, dates of hire, rank, core research area, and 3 yr publication and graduate advising metrics, 2005-2007. na = not active in research or graduate advising. Campus Faculty

Member Appointment Rank Core

area Mean pubs

Mean PhDs

Mean MSs

Marion Bradley 1988 2 Ecol 0.7 0 0.3 Lima Cunningham 1985 2 na . . . Lima Good 1974 2 na . . . Newark Goodell 2004 2 Ecol 1.0 1.7 0.3 Newark Greenstein 1980 3 na . . . Mansfield Holomuzki 1997 3 Ecol 2.0 0 1.3 Newark Hunter 2005 1 Evol 1.0 0 0.7 Lima Juterbock 1969 2 na . . . Marion Klips 1996 2 Ecol 0.7 0 0 Mansfield Landry 2008 1 Ecol 1.0 . . Newark Roberts 2004 1 Ecol 2.3 1.3 0

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Table 3. Benchmark peer departments and programs used for comparison purposes. Group A was selected by EEOB faculty based on similarity in departmental organization and mission, and formed the basis of our 2006 Program Review comparison. Group B was provided by the OSU Office of Academic Affairs in 2008 on the basis of programs mapping onto the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology category of the National Research Council (NRC) evaluation of graduate programs to be released in 2009. Groups A and B share 56% similarity. A. Benchmark peer departments used in the 2006 EEOB Program Review

University of Arizona (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University California, Irvine (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University of Colorado (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University of Connecticut (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) Iowa State University (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology) University of Kansas (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University of Michigan (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University of Minnesota (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior) Rice University (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) Rutgers University (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources) SUNY Stony Brook (Department of Ecology and Evolution) University of Tennessee (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)

B. Ecology and Evolution programs evaluated by the NRC University of Arizona (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University of Illinois (Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) Michigan State University (Program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior) Purdue University (Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Population Biology) SUNY Stony Brook (Department of Ecology and Evolution) Washington University (Program in Evolution, Ecology, and Population Biology) University of Colorado (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University of Kansas (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University of Maryland (Program in Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics) University of Michigan (Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University of Minnesota (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior) University of Nebraska (Program in Ecology, Evolution & Behavior) Rutgers University (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources)

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Table 4. Comparison of the OSU EEOB Department to its 2006 benchmark peer departments (Group A, Table 2) in number of tenured or tenure-track faculty, their rank, number of graduate students (MS + PhD), publication rate per faculty, percentage female and male faculty, and the distribution of faculty within the research core areas of ecology, evolutionary biology, or organismal biology. Data were collected from departmental web sites, Autumn 2008.

Institution Assist Assoc Full Total faculty

Grad stud.

GS Per Fac

Pubs/Fac/ Yr

%F %M % Ecol % Evol % Org

Arizona (EEBio) 8 (36%) 4 (18%) 10 (46%) 22 50 2.3 3.4 13.6% 86.4% 50.0% 45.5% 4.5% Colorado (EEBio) 9 (25%) 6 (17%) 21 (58%) 36 73 2.0 2.2 27.8% 72.2% 50.0% 33.3% 13.9% Connecticut (EEBio) 4 (12%) 10 (29%) 20 (59%) 34 48 1.4 2.1 20.6% 79.4% 26.5% 55.9% 17.6% Iowa State (EEOB) na na na 29 47 1.6 2.2 26.7% 73.3% 44.8% 34.5% 17.2% Kansas (EEBio) 12 (29%) 11 (26%) 19 (45%) 42 69 1.6 2.7 33.3% 66.7% 33.3% 40.5% 23.8% Michigan (EEBio) 10 (24%) 9 (21%) 23 (55%) 42 74 1.8 3.7 23.8% 76.2% 38.1% 47.6% 14.3% Minnesota (EEB) 8 (29%) 5 (18%) 15 (54%) 28 52 1.9 2.7 32.1% 67.9% 42.9% 39.3% 17.9% OSU (EEOB) 5 (16%) 13 (42%) 13 (42%) 31 88 3.8 2.3 25.8% 74.2% 29.0% 41.9% 19.4% Rice (EEBio) 6 (60%) 0 4 (40%) 10 19 1.9 2.7 20.0% 80.0% 60.0% 40.0% 0.0% Rutgers (EENR) na na na 23 90 3.9 2.5 26.1% 73.9% 65.2% 8.7% 21.7% Stony Brook (EE) 5 (25%) 4 (20%) 11 (55%) 20 58 2.9 2.5 25.0% 75.0% 55.0% 45.0% 0.0% Tennessee (EEBio) 10 (40%) 4 (16%) 11 (44%) 25 36 1.4 2.8 24.0% 76.0% 40.0% 48.0% 12.0% UC Irvine (EEBio) 7 (21%) 7 (21%) 20 (59%) 34 58 1.7 4.5 32.4% 67.6% 29.4% 50.0% 20.6% Mean (not incl OSU)

8 (30%) 6 (19%) 15 (51%) 29 56 2.0 2.8 25% 75% 45% 41% 14%

OSU dev from mean

(-14%) (+23%) (-9%) (+8%) (+57%) (+88%) (-20%) (+1%) (+0%) (-35%) (+3%) (+42%)

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Table 5. Predicted impact of strategic investment on performance metrics of EEOB faculty and graduate students and on other departmental descriptors. The impact is assessed in 2013 and assumes retirement of 4 faculty from a current population of 31 (Table 1), timely promotion of assistant and associate professors, and all new hires at the assistant professor rank. We anticipate that new hires will minimally match the available pool of candidates, and thus that at least half of the hires will be women. Other specific impact predictions are based on the analysis presented in the text. Performance metrics and descriptors were available for our two groups of comparison departments and programs (Table 3) for different time periods, which are noted parenthetically.

• For the NRC-ranked departments and graduate programs (Group B) all performance data that were provided pre-dated 2007. Hence, for this group we show comparative OSU EEOB values for the same time periods, all of which pre-date merger with Entomology faculty. We also provide pre-merger values of these metrics for 2007-2008.

• For the 2006 benchmark peer departments (Group A), we obtained data from 2008 departmental web sites and were able to calculate comparative performance metrics and descriptors post-merger with Entomology faculty.

Performance metrics & departmental descriptors

OSU EEOB1 Comparison group B

OSU EEOB 2007-20081

OSU EEOB 20132

PhDs/yr (2001-2006) 6.6 5.9 6.5 7.5 Yrs to PhD (2003-2006) 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.0 PhD admit yield (2001-2006) 44% 63% 50% 65% PhD enrollment (Au 2005) 46.0 47.7 44 55 Median verbal GRE (2001-2006) 585 590 620 640 Median quant GRE (2001-2006) 680 710 640 720 Academic yr stipend 2005-2006 $15,426 $12,604 $17,100 $19,6233 Summer support 05-06 $5,142 $3,937 $5,700 $6,541 Postdocs (Au 2005) 13.0 12.7 10.5 15 OSU EEOB2 Comparison

group A

% assist prof (2008) 16% 30% 25% % assoc prof (2008) 42% 19% 25% % full prof (2008) 42% 51% 50% Expenditures/fac 05-07 $112,000 $130,000 # regular faculty (2008) 31 29 36 # grad students (MS+PhD, 2008) 88 56 80 Grad stu/fac (2008) 3.8 2.0 2.2 Pubs/fac/yr (2005-2007) 2.3 2.8 3.0 % female 26% 25% >33% % male 74% 75% <67% % ecology 29% 45% 33% % evolution 42% 41% 44% % organismal 19% 14% 14% 1Pre-merger with Entomology faculty 2Post-merger with Entomology faculty 3In 2008 dollars.

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Biographical Sketch Kobinah Abdul-Salim

Professional Preparation State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University, Environmental and Forest Biology, B.S. 1992. University of Missouri-St. Louis, Biology, M.S. 1995. Harvard University, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Ph.D. 2002. Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Program for Molecular Systematics Studies, The New York Botanical Garden, Plant Systematics, 2003-2005. Appointments Assistant Professor, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 2005-present. Selected Publications K. Abdul-Salim. In prep (completed, to be submitted). Monograph of Symphonia L.f. (Clusiaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs. Abdul-Salim, K., M. Daly, J. V. Freudenstein, and J. W. Wenzel. (2006). Forum: Report on The Ohio State University workshops in phylogenetic methods. Cladistics 22: 387-389. Dick, C. W., K. Abdul-Salim, and E. Bermingham. 2003. Molecular systematic analysis reveals cryptic Tertiary diversification of a widespread tropical rain forest tree. Am. Nat. 162:691-703. Professional service. International Biodiversity and Conservation: National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCENT) collaborator for “Patterns of Biodiversity in Madagascar” working group. Affiliated research associate with the Missouri Botanical Garden Madagascar Research and Conservation Program. Grant review panels: National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration (2006); review panel member, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants program. Curricular development: Involved in evaluation and development of the graduate systematics curriculum at Ohio State University. Participation in an OSU committee for the development of a new undergraduate curriculum for an interdisciplinary major in evolutionary studies. Outreach: Participation in the Committee on the Representation of Underrepresented Groups, Botanical Society of America. Mentoring activities in the Summer Research Opportunities Program of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation as well as the NSF-funded Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology initiative. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsorThesis advisor (total =2): M. Spathelf (Ph. D), L. Juswara (Ph.D., 2006-2007); thesis committee memberships (total =5): C. Barrett (Ph.D.), M. Broe (Ph.D.), C. Flower (MS 2007), L. Gusmao (Ph.D.), D. Robarts (Ph.D.); postdoctoral sponsor (total =2): C. Martin (U. of Paris), E. Rothacker (OSU).

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Biographical Sketch Ralph E.J. Boerner

Professional Preparation State University of New York, Cortland, Biology, B.S. 1970 Adelphi University, Biology/Marine Science, M.S. 1972 Rutgers University, Botany, M.Ph. 1974 Rutgers University, Plant Ecology, Ph.D. 1980 Appointments Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1993-present Chair, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1989-2005 Associate Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1986-1993 Assistant Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1980-1986 Visiting Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Research Station 2003 Assistant Professor, Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ. 1974-1978 Awards and Honors 2007: James M. Siddens Award for Distinguished Graduate Mentoring, The Graduate School and the Council of Graduate Students, Ohio State University 2007: Distinguished Service Award, Soil Ecology Society 2006: Dean’s Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching, Ohio State University 2005: Dean’s Award for Enhancing Diversity, Ohio State University 1995: Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1993: Member, First Induction Group, The Academy of Teaching, Ohio State University. 1992: Oak Leaf Award, The Nature Conservancy. 1989: Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, Ohio State University.

Boerner, R.E.J., J. Huang, and S.C. Hart. 2009. Impacts of fire and fire surrogate treatments on forest soil properties: a meta-analytical approach. Ecological Applications: in press.

Boerner, R.E.J., C. Giai, J. Huang, and J.R. Miesel. 2008. Fire and mechanical thinning effects on soil enzyme activity and nitrogen transformations in eight North American forest ecosystems. Soil Biology & Biochemistry: doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.09.008.

Boerner, R.E.J., J. Huang, and S.C.Hart. 2008. Fire, thinning, and the carbon economy: effects of the FFS treatments on carbon storage and sequestration rate. Forest Ecology and Management 255: 3081-3097.

Coates, T.A., R.E.J. Boerner, T.A. Waldrop, and D.A. Yaussy. 2008. Soil N transformations under alternative management strategies in Appalachian Mountains forests. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72: 558-565.

Huang, J. and R.E.J. Boerner. 2007. Perennial herb nutrient responses to prescribed fire and forest canopy thinning. Oecologia 153: 233-243.

Decker, K.L.M. and R.E.J. Boerner. 2006. Mass loss and nutrient release from decomposing evergreen and two deciduous Nothofagus litters from the Chilean Andes. Austral Ecology: 31: 1005-1025.

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Boerner, R.E.J., T.A. Waldrop, and V.L. Shelburne. 2006. Wildfire mitigation strategies affect microbial activity and soil organic matter in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36: 3148-3154.

Thiet, R.K. M. Nagy, and R.E.J. Boerner. 2005. The effect of biological soil crusts on throughput of rainwater and N into Lake Michigan sand dunes. Plant and Soil 278: 235-251.

Boerner, R.E.J., J.A. Brinkman, and A. Smith. 2005. Seasonal variations in enzyme activity and organic carbon in soils of burned and unburned hardwood forests. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 37: 1419-1426.

Boerner, R.E.J., J.A. Brinkman, and E. K. Sutherland. 2004. Effect of fire at two frequencies on forest soils in a nitrogen-enriched landscape. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34: 609-618.

. Recent Funding History U.S. Joint Fire Science Program. 2004-2007, $300,000. Interdisciplinary and Multi-Site Analysis: Supplement to the Fire and Fire Surrogate Study. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 2001-2005. $225,935. Evaluation of the Efficacy of Fire and Fire Surrogates for Wildfire Fuels Management and Forest Restoration in the Klamath National Forest, California. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, National Fire Plan Program. 2001-2003. $38,699.Spatial Aspects of Soil Chemistry and Biochemistry in Forested Watersheds. U.S Joint Fire Science Program. 2000-2005. $13,377,815. A National Study of the Consequence of Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments. U.S.D.A. Forest Service Ecosystem Management Program. 1998-2001. $300,000. Prescribed Burning and Restoration of Oak-Hickory Forest in Southern Ohio/Renewal. Professional Service Editorial: Forest Ecology and Management, Guest Editor 2007; Applied Soil Ecology: Editorial

Board (2002-present), Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006); Mycorrhiza: Editorial Board: (2000-present);

Professional Societies: Soil Ecology Society, President 1998-1999, Business Manager 2000-2008; ; Organization for Tropical Studies, Board of Directors, 1990-1992; Ecological Society of America Professional Ethics Committee, 1994-present

Graduate Thesis Advisor (total=29 students, 28 degrees to date): J. Miesel (PhD), C. Giai (PhD), J. Huang (PhD 2007; MAS 2008), A. Shenoy (MS 2005), T. Hutchinson (PhD 2004), J. Mack (MS 2004), R. Thiet (PhD 2002), M. Knorr (MS 2002), W. Dress (PhD 2001), K. Decker (PhD 2000), S. Morris (PhD 1998), D. Choesin (MS 1990; PhD 1998), B. DeMars (PhD 1995), J. Strittholt (PhD 1994), P. Frost (MS 1994), F. Artigas (MS 1988; PhD 1993), L. Minoletti O. (MS 1992), A. Scherzer (PhD 1991), D.-S. Cho (PhD 1988), D. Jacques (PhD 1988), J. Sholtis (MS 1988), S. Koslowsky (MS 1988), H. Crowell (MS 1986), C. Siegley (MS 1986), L. Tyrrell (MS 1985), J. Kost (MS 1984), T. Dahlem (MS 1984), C. Crozier (MS 1983).

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Biographical Sketch Peter S. Curtis

Professional Preparation University of California, Berkeley, Zoology, A.B. 1977 State University of New York, Stony Brook, Ecology & Evolution, M.S. 1981 University of California, Davis, Botany, Ph.D. 1985 Smithsonian Institution, Physiological Ecology, 1986-1988 Appointments Chair, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 2005-present. Professsor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 2002-present. Assoc. Professsor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1997- 2001. Director, Univ. Michigan Biol. Station Forest Carbon Cycle Research Program, 1998-present. Research Scientist, Danish National Laboratory, Risø, Roskilde, Denmark,1997, 2004. Assistant Professsor, Dept. Plant Biology, Ohio State University, 1991-96 Honors and Awards Arts and Sciences Honors Faculty Service Award, 2004 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2008 Selected Publications Gough, C.M., C.S. Vogel, H.P. Schmid, and P.S. Curtis. 2008. Controls on annual forest carbon storage: Lessons from the past and predictions for the future. Bioscience 58: 609-622. Gough, C.M., C.S. Vogel, H.P. Schmid, H-B. Su, and P.S. Curtis. 2008. Multi-year convergence of biometric and meteorological estimates of forest carbon storage. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 148: 158-170. Su, H.-B., H.P. Schmid, C.S. Vogel, and P.S.Curtis. 2008. Effects of canopy morphology and thermal stability on mean flow and turbulence statistics observed inside a mixed hardwood forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 148: 862-882 Gough, C.M., C.S. Vogel, K. Harrold, K. George, and P.S. Curtis. 2007. The legacy of harvest and fire on ecosystem carbon storage in a north temperate forest. Global Change Biology 13: 1935-1949. Gough, C.M., C.S. Vogel, C. Kazanski, L. Nagel, C.E. Flower, and P.S. Curtis. 2007. Coarse woody debris and the carbon balance of a north temperate forest. Forest Ecology and Management 244: 60-67. Curtis, P.S., C.S. Vogel, C.M. Gough, H.P. Schmid, H.-B. Su, and B.D. Bovard. 2005. Respiratory carbon losses and the carbon-use efficiency of a northern hardwood forest, 1999 – 2003. New Phytologist 167: 437-456. Bovard, B.D., P.S. Curtis, C.S. Vogel, H-.B. Su, and H.P. Schmid. 2005. Environmental controls on sap flow in a northern hardwood forest. Tree Physiology 25: 31-38.

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Rocha, A.V., H-B. Su, C.S. Vogel, H.P. Schmid, and P.S. Curtis. 2005. Photosynthetic and water use efficiency responses to diffuse radiation by an aspen-dominated northern hardwood forest. Forest Science 56: 793-801. Schmid, H.P., H.-B. Su, C.S. Vogel, and P.S. Curtis. 2003. Ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of carbon dioxide over a mixed hardwood forest in northern lower Michigan. Journal of Geophysical Research 108: D14, 1147. Curtis, P.S. , P.J. Hanson, P. Bolstad, C. Barford, J.C. Randolph, H.P. Schmid, K.B. Wilson. 2002. Biometric and eddy-covariance based estimates of ecosystem carbon storage in five eastern North American deciduous forests. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 113: 3–19. Recent funding history Dept. of Energy, National Institute for Climate Change Research. 2006-2011, $1,074,628. Disturbance, succession, and forest carbon dynamics: a large-scale manipulation at the University of Michigan Biological Station. With C.S. Vogel, C.M. Gough, G. Bohrer. U.S.D.A. Forest Service. 2006-2009, $121,253. Management effects on forest soil carbon: literature synthesis, meta-analysis, and assessment of implications for carbon management and accounting. N.S.F. Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training. 2005-2009, $3,317,897. Biosphere-atmosphere research and training, Phase II. With M. Carroll, S. Bertman, D. Karowe, K. Nadelhoffer. N.S.F. Ecology. 2004-2007, $300,000. Competitive and demographic tradeoffs: restoration of tallgrass prairie. With M. Miriti, R. Klips. Professional service. Database and methods development: Publication and posting at the Carbon Dioxide Information and Analysis Center of two comprehensive databases of woody and herbaceous species responses to elevated atmospheric CO2. Development of new tools for meta-analysis in the ecological sciences. Participation in AmeriFlux and FLUXNET carbon cycle programs. Curricular development: Involved in communicating ecosystem, population, and evolutionary ecology to large-format, non-majors biology classes at Ohio State Univ. Participation as a co-PI and instructor in a twice NSF funded IGERT graduate training grant on Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions. National research programs. Contributor to strategic planning for expansion of carbon cycle science plots (Tier 3 sites) in support of the North American Carbon Plan. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total =14): J. Goedhart (MS), B. Hardiman (PhD), S. Parks (MS), C. Flower (MS 2007), L. Nave (PhD 2007), S. Biswas (MS 2005), A. Rocha (MS 2003), J. Averett (MS 2002), K. Asnani (MS 2003), C. Steele (MS 2002), J. Mansfield (MS 1996), S. Swenson (MS 1999), K. Mays (MS 1996), X. Wang (PhD 1999); postdoctoral sponsor (total =8): C. Gough (VaTech), V. Malik (Kurukshetra U.), B. Bovard (Duke), A. Hartley (Duke), L. Jablonski (McGill), M.H. Jones (U. Alberta).

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Biographical Sketch Marymegan Daly

Professional Preparation The George Washington University, Biology, BA. 1995 The George Washington University, Biology, Ph.D. 2001 University of Kansas, Systematics of sea anemones, 2001-2004 Appointments Assistant Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 2004-present

Selected Publications Daly M, Chaudhuri A, Gusmão LC, Rodriguez E. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships among sea anemones (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria). Mol. Phylo. Evol. 48: 292-301. Daly M, Brugler M, Cartwright P, Collins AG, Dawson MN, France SC, Fautin DG, McFadden CS, Opresko DM, Rodriguez E, Romano SL, Stake JL. 2007. The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity three hundred years after Linnaeus. Zootaxa 1668: 127-186. Daly M, Gusmão L. 2007. The first sea anemone from a whale fall. J. Nat. Hist.41: 1-11. Lindgren A, Daly M. 2007. The impact of hypervariable data and alignment criterion on the phylogeny of Decapodiformes (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). Cladistics 23: 464-476. Magie, CR, Daly M, Martindale MQ. 2007. Gastrulation in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis occurs via invagination not ingression. Dev. Biol. 305: 483-497. Collins AG, Daly M. 2005. A new species of deep-sea Stauromedusae, Lucernaria janetae (Cnidaria, Staurozoa, Lucernariidae), and a preliminary analysis of stauromedusan phylogeny based on nuclear and mitochondrial rDNA data. Biol. Bull. 208:221-230. Daly M, Ardelean A, Cha, H-R, Campbell AC, Fautin DG. 2004. A new species, Adamsia obvolva (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria), from the Gulf of Mexico and a discussion of the taxonomy of carcinoecium-forming sea anemones. Bull. Mar. Sci. 74:385-399. Daly M, Fautin DG, Cappola VA. 2003. Systematics of Hexacorallia. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 139: 419-437. Daly M. 2002. A systematic revision of Edwardsiidae. Invert. Biol. 121: 212-225.

Daly M, Lipscomb DL, Allard, M.W. 2002. A simple test: evaluating explanations for the relative simplicity of the Edwardsiidae. Evolution 56: 502-510.

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N.S.F. Systematic Biology. 2007-2009, $11,800. DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Systematics and evolution of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Hormathiidae) symbiotic with hermit crabs (with Luciana Gusmão)

Recent funding history N.S.F. Emerging Frontiers. 2005-2010, $565,00. CnidTol: An integrative approach to investigating Cnidarian Evolution. N.S.F. Systematic Biology. 2004-2008, $240,000. Revisionary Systematics of the Burrowing Anemone Subfamily Edwardsiinae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria).

Professional Service Teaching Developed or updated several courses required for OSU Biology majors,

including Organismal Diversity and Systematics (EEOB 405.01) and Evolution (EEOB 400), plus undergraduate and graduate classes in Marine Biology (EEOB 505 and 881.05). Organizer and instructor, North American Cladistic Workshop (week-long course, ~20 students, Summer 2007, 2008)

Advising Primary advisor to Honors Zoology Majors, OSU College of Biological Sciences Professional Review grants for National Science Foundation (panel service 2003-2008; service external review for Systematic Biology, Surveys and Inventories, and Population

Biology 2003-present); National Parks Service, Review ~10 manuscripts a year Judge for student talks at scientific meetings (Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology; Society for the Study of Evolution, Sigma Xi)

Outreach Organizer, OSU Museum of Biological Diversity Open House (2005- ), Cladistic

Methods Workshop (Dec. 2005, ~100 participants), Systematics Celebration (OSU MBD April 2005)

Member, Local Scientific Committee, Mathematical Bioscience Institute (2004-) Organizer & Editorial Committee member, International Conference on Coelenterate Biology (2003)

Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total =9): Anthony D’Orazio (PhD); Robert Gaebel (MS 2005); Luciana Gusmão (PhD); Esprit Heestand (MS); Kody Kuehnl (PhD; co-advised) Paul Larson (PhD); Annie Lindgren (PhD 2008); Jennifer Wollschlager (MS); Abby Reft (PhD) Postdoctoral sponsor (total =1): E. Rodriguez (American Museum of Natural History).

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Biographical Sketch David L. Denlinger

Professional Preparation B.S. in Zoology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 1967 Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL1971 Postdoctoral Fellow, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands1971-72 Research Scientist, Int’l Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya1972-74 Research Associate, Harvard University1974-76

Appointments Distinguished University Professor, Ohio State University2005-present Professor and Chair of Entomology, Ohio State University1994-05 Professor, Ohio State University1984-05 Associate Professor, Ohio State University1980-84 Assistant Professor, Ohio State University1976-80

Major Honors and Fellowships 2006 Gregor Mendel Medal, Czech Academy of Sciences 2006 Alumni Fellow, Pennsylvania State University 2004 National Academy of Sciences 2003 Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology, Entomological Society of America 1999 Founder's Memorial Award, Entomological Society of America 1996 Distinguished Scholar Award, Ohio State University 1994 Fellow, Entomological Society of America 1992 Rockefeller Foundation Scholar-in-Residence, Bellagio, Italy 1988 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Michaud, M.R. and D.L. Denlinger. 2006. Oleic acid is elevated in cell membranes during rapid

Research Publications D. L. Denlinger has published more than 200 papers, invited reviews, and book chapters related to insect photoperiodism, diapause, cold-hardiness, and reproduction. Fujiwara, Y. and D.L. Denlinger. 2007. p38 MAP kinase is a likely component of he signal transduction pathway triggering rapid cold hardening in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 3295-3300. Rinehart, J.P., A. Li, G.D. Yocum, R.M. Robich, S.A.L. Hayward and D.L. Denlinger. 2007. Up-regulation of heat shock proteins is essential for cold survival during insect diapause. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 104: 11130-11137. Michaud, M.R. and D.L. Denlinger. 2007. Shifts in the carbohydrate, polyol, and amino acid pools during rapid cold hardening and diapause-associated cold hardening in flesh flies (Sarcophaga crassipalpis): a metabolomic comparison. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 177: 753-763. Robich, R.M., J.P. Rinehart, L.J. Kitchen and D.L. Denlinger. 2007. Diapause-specific gene expression in the northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens L., identified by suppressive subtractive hybridization. Journal of Insect Physiology 53: 235-245.

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cold-hardening and pupal diapause in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis. Journal of Insect Physiology 52: 1073-1082. Sim, C. and D.L. Denlinger. 2008. Insulin signaling and FOXO regulate the overwintering diapause of the mosquito Culex pipiens. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 105: 6777-6781. Fujiwara, Y. and D.L. Denlinger. 2007. High temperature and hexane break pupal diapause in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis, by activating ERK/MAPK. Journal of Insect Physiology 53: 1276-1282. Rinehart, J.P., S.A.L. Hayward, M.A. Elnitsky, L.H. Sandro, R.E. Lee and D.L. Denlinger. 2006. Continuous upregulation of heat shock proteins in larvae, but not adults, of a polar insect. 2006. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 103: 14223-14227. Denlinger, D.L., G.D. Yocum and J.P. Rinehart. 2005. Hormonal control of diapause. In: Comprehensive Insect Molecular Science, ed. by L.I. Gilbert, K. Iatrou and S. Gill. Vol. 3, pp. 615-650, Elsevier, Amsterdam. Denlinger, D.L. 2002. Regulation of diapause. Annual Review of Entomology 47: 93-122. Service to Professional Organizations Editor, Journal of Insect Physiology. Editorial Boards for European Journal of Entomology (1993-present); Entomological Science, Japan (2000-present); Insect Science, China (2004-present); and Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, USA (2006-present). Panel member, USDA Competitive Research Grants (1985, 1986, 1988); NIH (1994, 2007, 2008). Chair, Entomological Society of America, Section B (1990). Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor (2001 - present) Graduate Students: Robert Michaud, Bing Han, Aiqing Li, Mijung Kim, Giancarlo Lopez-Martinez, Joshua Benoit, Nicholas Teets (Total since 1976 = 33). Postdoctoral Scholars: Joseph P. Rinehart, Shinsuke Goto, Scott Hayward, Daniel Hahn, Qi-Rui Zhang, Robert Michaud, Cheolho Sim, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Julie Reynolds (Total since 1976 =17) Visiting Sabbatical Scholars:

Wei-Hua Xu, Jan Zdarek, Vladimir Kostal (Total since 1976 = 9)

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Biographical Sketch Susan Warwick Fisher

Professional Preparation B.S., 1977, University of Illinois; Botany. M.S., 1979, University of Illinois; Biology. Ph.D., 1981, University of Illinois; Entomology. ProfessionalAppointments Chair, Department of Entomology 2005-present Professor, Department of Entomology 1993-present Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Ohio State University1987-1993. Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Ohio State University1981-1987. Honors Nemzer Award for Academic Freedom (1998); Faculty Award for Distinguished University Service (2000). College of Biological Sciences Dean’s Award for Classroom Teaching (2004) Outstanding Teacher Award, Colleges of the Arts & Sciences (2007). Selected Publications Fisher, S.W., H. Hwang, M. Attanasoff and P.F. Landrum (1999). Critical body residues for PCP intoxication under varying conditions of pH and temperature in the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha. Ecotox. Environ. Safety 43: 274-283.. Ma, Xuewen, K.A. Bruner, S.W. Fisher and P.F. Landrum (1999). Assimilation of hydrophobic contaminants from ingested Chlamydomonas rheinhardtii and Chlorella vulgaris by zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha. J. Great Lakes Res. 25:30 Dabrowska, H.D. and S.W. Fisher (1999). Dietary uptake efficiency of HCBP in yellow perch and rainbow trout: the role of dietary and body lipids. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 18: 938-945. Landrum, P.F., S.W. Fisher, H. Hwang and J. Hickey (1999). Hazard evaluation of ten organophorphorus insecticides in the midge, Chironomus riparius, via QSAR. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research 10:423-450. Rosol, T.J., P.C. Stromberg, J.L. Taylor, S.W. Fisher and J.F. Estenik (1999). Parathyroid gland hyperplasia in female snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) during egg laying. In: J. Danks, C. Daeke, G. Flik and C. Gay (eds) Calcium Metabolism Comparative Endocrinology. Biostatistics LTD. Bristol, UK. pp. 113-116. Hwang, H., S.W. Fisher, K. Kim and P.F. Landrum (2001). Identifying body residues of HCBP associated with 10-d mortality and partial life cycle effects in the midge, Chironomus riparius. Aquatic Toxicology 57:251-267.

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Hwang, H., S.W. Fisher, K. Kim, P.F. Landrum, R.J. Larson and D.J. Versteeg (2003). Assessing the toxicity of dodecylbenzene sulfonate to the midge, Chironomus riparius using body residues as the dose metric. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22: 232-251. Kwon, T.D., S.W Fisher, P.F. Landrum and J.E. Kim (2006). Trophic transfer and biostransformation of polychlorinated biphenyls in zebra mussels, round gobies and smallmouth bass in Lake Erie. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25: 1068-1078. Dabrowski, H., S.W. Fisher, J. Estenik, R. Kidekhel and P. Stromberg (2006). Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations, congener profiles and ratios in the fat tissue, eggs and plasma of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) from the Ohio Basin of Lake Erie., Arch. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., online version http://www.springerlink.com/(12xwwr45kfimo1551np4udzw)/appl/. Recent Funding History Understanding the relationship between toxicological endpoints and bioaccumulation patterns of pesticides on non-target organisms. Funded by Rural Development Administration of the Republic of Korea. S. Fisher, PI for $68,000, 3/04-2/06. Art in the Service of Science: Enhancing Science Education in K-12 Classrooms through Arts Integration. Funded by OSU Outreach and Engagement grants for $9,500 for 7/05-6/06. The Art, Technology and Dance of Teaching Science to Informal Learners. Funded By the Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs for $59, 938, S. Fisher, PI, 6/06-6/08. Music as a biological imperative. Facutly working group funded by Cooperative Institute for Research and Public Humanities, OSU, for $8,000 for 2007-2009. A Civil Dialogue, Academic Research and Public Broadcasting at the Intersection Of Religion and Evolution. Funded by the Templeton Foundation for $236, 429, S. Fisher, P.I., 11/01-11/12. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor Thesis advisor (total =32): Katherine Suorsa, M.S. (1985);Rueben Lubka, M.S. (1985); Kenneth Tischler, M.S. 1987);Tim Lohner, Ph.D.,(1987); Tracey Shelley, M.S. (1989); Wendy Sheeran, M.S. (1989); Georgia Peet, M.S., (1989); Kathleen Bruner, M.S., (1989);Michael Lydy, Ph.D., (1990); Deana Fry, M.S., (1989); Timothy Bargar, M.S., (1991); Halley Serazin, M.S., (1990); Dawn Palmieri, M.S., (1990);Kathleen Bruner, Ph.D., (1993); Denise Boulet, Ph.D., (1995); David Kallander, Ph.D., (1993); Eric Hoffman, Ph.D., (1995); Laureen Chen, M.S., (1993); Mark Atanasoff, M.S. (1993);Haejo Hwang, M.S. (1994), Ph.D., (2000); Marite Hoffman, M.S., (1995); Lisa Jackson, M.S., (1995); Xiaosong Zhang, Ph.D., (1995); Steven Chordas, Ph.D. 2000); Tony Goldenstein, M.S. (1996); Ma Xuewen, M.S. 1996); Xirui Tang, M. S., (1999); Brian Blackstone, M.S. (1999);Brian Ralston M.S. (2002); Lynne Martin, M.S. (2005) Michelle Pershing, M.S. (2003)Matt Lawrence, M.S. (2004). Postdoctoral sponsor (total=7): Abmed Sharaf (1/87-11/87);Nagla Sharaf (1/87-11/87); Henryka Dabrowska (1989-1999); Michael Lydy (1990-91); David Berg (1991-92); Rashmi Gupta (1993-95), Tae-Dong Kwon (1998-present).

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Biographical Sketch Woodbridge A. Foster

Professional Preparation University of California, Berkeley, Entomology & Parasitology, B.Sc. 1963 University of California, Berkeley, Medical Entomology & Parasitology, Ph.D. 1967 Appointments Assistant Professor, Haile Sellassie I University, Biology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1967-1970 Senior Medical Entomologist, Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1967-1970 Trypanosomiasis Research Fellow, Tsetse Research Lab, University of Bristol, U.K. 1970-1971. Research Associate, Dept. Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens 1971-1973 Assistant Professor, Dept. Entomology, Ohio State Univ. 1973-1976. Assoc. Professor, Dept. Entomology, Ohio State Univ. 1976- 2008. Professor, Dept. Entomology, Ohio State Univ. 2008-present.

Mishra, S.K., Jha, A., Steinhauser, A.L., Kokoza, V.A.,Washabaugh, C.H., Raikhel, A.S., Foster, W.A. and Traub, L.M. 2008. Internalization of LDL-receptor superfamily yolk-protein receptors

Selected Publications Foster, W. A. and Takken, W. 2004. Nectar-related vs. human-related volatiles: behavioural response and choice by female and male Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) between emergence and first feeding. Bull. Entomol. Res. 94: 145-157. Gary, R. E., Jr. and Foster, W. A. 2004. Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) experimental feeding and survival on the extra-floral nectar of two common tropical plants. Med. Vet. Entomol. 18: 102-107. Impoinvil, D. E., Kongere, J. O., Foster, W. A., Njiru, B. N., Killeen, G. F., Githure, J. I., Beier, J. C., Hassanali, A. and Knols, B. G. J. 2004. Survival of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae on plants from Mbita, western Kenya. Med. Vet. Entomol. 18: 108-115. Mostowy, W. M. and Foster, W. A. 2004. Antagonistic effects of energy status on meal size and egg-batch size of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Vector Ecol. 29: 84-93. Zsemlye, J. L. , Hancock, R. G. and Foster, W. A. 2005. Analysis of a complex vertical copulatory-courtship display in the yellow fever vector Sabethes chloropterus. Med. Vet. Entomol. 19: 276-285. Gary, R.E., Jr. and Foster, W.A. 2006. Diel timing and frequency of sugar feeding in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Med. Vet. Entomol. 20: 308-316. Manda, H., Gouagna, L.C., Nyandat, E., Kabiru, E.W., Jackson, R.R., Foster, W.A., Githure, J.I., Beier, J.C. and Hassanali, A. 2007. Preferential feeding patterns of Anopheles gambiae s.s. on endemic plants in western Kenya. Med. Vet. Entomol. 21: 103-111. Manda, H., Gouagna, L.C., Foster, W.A., Jackson, R.W., Beier, J.C., Githure, J.I. and Hassanali, A. 2007. Effect of discriminative plant-sugar feeding on the survival and fecundity of Anopheles gambiae s.s. Malaria Journal. 6: 113. (11 pp.). Foster, W.A. Phytochemicals as population sampling lures. 2008. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 24: 138-146.

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during mosquito oogenesis involves transcriptional regulation of PTB-domain adaptors. J. Cell Sci.121: 1264-1274. Recent funding history National Institutes of Health, USPHS. 2005-2008. Directs: $275,000. Total: $369,050.

Nutritional Ecology of Adult Anopheles gambiae. Foster, W.A. (PI), Briegel, H., Hassanali, A., Klowden, M.J., Roitberg, B.D. and Wäckers, F.L. (Co-PIs).

National Institutes of Health, USPHS. 2005-2009. Directs: $375,000. Total: $560,625. Vector Surveillance with Phytochemicals. Foster, W.A. (P.I.) and Phelan, P.L. (Co-PI)

Professional service. Professional Societies & Editorial Boards: Ohio Mosquito Control Association: Ohio Mosquito Control Advisory Council, Training Committee, Program Committee, Photograph Competition Committee Chair, Board of Directors Member-at-Large, Board Secretary, Newsletter Editor & Publisher. Entomological Society of America: National Awards Committee, Section D (Medical & Veterinary Entomology), Moderator for Annual Conferences, Textbook Committee, Secretary, Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past-Chair of Section D, ESA Program Committee, Textbook Steering Committee, American Entomologist Editorial Board Member and Chair, Founders Memorial Award Committee. American Mosquito Control Association: Judges Panel for Student Competition. Society for Vector Ecology: Organizer for Student Paper Presentations, Judges Panel for Student Competitions, Chair of Editorial Board or Journal of Vector Ecology, Chair of Awards Committee, Regional Director of North Central Region. Insects & Human Health - NCR-165, CSRS, USDA: Ohio Representative, Chair of Wetlands Committee, State Editor of Vector Control Bulletin of the North Central States. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, Editorial Board. Grant Proposal Reviews for Organizations: NIH, NSF, Wellcome Trust, USDA, etc. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor

. Total Advisees: 30. J. Lang (Ph.D. 1975), M. Zaim (M.S. 1975), M. Gray (M.S. 1976), C. Miles (M.S. 1977), D. Wall (M.S. incomplete), R. Duhrkopf (Ph.D. 1977), C. Smith, (M.S. incomplete), K. Hainge (M.S. incomplete), L. Mitchell (Ph.D. incomplete), R. Hancock (M.S. 1988), W. Yee (M.S. 1989), Lutes (M.S. incomplete), L. Haramis (Ph.D. 1981), W. Mostowy (M.S. 1983), A. Vargo (M.S. 1980), E. LaRue (M.S. 1987), R. Hancock (Ph.D. 1993), McNally (M.S. 1994) J. Zsemlye (M.S. 1994), M. Nichols (M.S. 1997), R. Gary (M.S. 1999), J. Rich (M.S. 1999), J. Wittie (M.S. 2003), E. Ragasa (M.S. 2004), R. Gary (Ph.D. 2005), J. Cannon (M.S. incomplete), A. Rodriguez (M.S. 2008), C. Stone (Ph.D. in progress), P. Otienoburu (Ph.D. in progress), B. Ebrahimi (Ph.D. in progress). Total Postgraduate Scholars: 2. M. Waka Ghebru (Univ. Uppsala, postdoc 2006-07), H. Manda (Kenyatta University, postdoc 2006-08.

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Biographical Sketch John V. Freudenstein

Professional Preparation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Botany, B.S. 1985. Cornell University, Plant Systematics, PhD. 1992. University of Copenhagen, Plant Systematics, 1992-1993 Harvard University, Plant Systematics, 1994-1995 Appointments Assoc. Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 2005-present. Assistant. Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1999- 2005. Director, Herbarium, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1999-present. Assistant Professor, Dept. Biological Sciences, Kent State University, 1995-1999. Assistant Scientific Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK. 1995. Selected Publications Barrett, C. F. and J. V. Freudenstein. 2008. Molecular evolution of rbcL in the mycoheterotrophic coralroot orchids (Corallorhiza Gagnebin, Orchidaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47: 665–679 Freudenstein, J. V. and D. M. Senyo. 2008. Relationships and evolution of matK in a group of leafless orchids (Corallorhiza and Corallorhizinae; Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) American Journal of Botany 95: 498-505 Gonzalez, F., J. Betancur, O. Maurin, J. V. Freudenstein and M. W. Chase. 2007. Metteniusaceae, an early-diverging family in the lamiid clade. Taxon 56: 795-800. Krosnick, S. E., E. M. Harris and J. V. Freudenstein. 2006. Patterns of anomalous floral development in the Asian Passiflora (subgenus Decaloba: supersection Disemma). American Journal of Botany 93: 620-636. Graham, S. A., J. V. Freudenstein and M. Luker. 2006. A phylogenetic study of Cuphea (Lythraceae) based on morphology and nuclear rDNA ITS sequences. Systematic Botany 31: 764-778. Petersen, G., O. Seberg, J. I Davis, D. H. Goldman, D. W. Stevenson, L. M. Campbell, F. A. Michelangeli, C. D. Specht, M. W. Chase, M. F. Fay, J. C. Pires, J. V. Freudenstein, C. R. Hardy and M. P. Simmons. 2006. Mitochondrial DNA in monocot phylogenetics. Aliso 22: 52-62. Potter, D. and J. V. Freudenstein. 2005. Character-based phylogenetic Linnaean classification: taxa should be both ranked and monophyletic. Taxon 54: 1033-1035. Freudenstein, J. V. 2005. Characters, states and homology. Systematic Biology 54: 965-973. Krosnick, S. E. and J. V. Freudenstein. 2005. Monophyly and floral character homology of Old World Passiflora (Subgenus Decaloba: Supersection Disemma). Systematic Botany 30: 139-152.

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van den Berg, C., D. H. Goldman, J.V. Freudenstein, A.M. Pridgeon, K.M. Cameron, & M.W. Chase. 2005. An overview of the phylogenetic relationships within Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae) and recircumscription of Epidendreae and Arethuseae. American Journal of Botany 92: 613-624 Kristiansen, K. A., J. V. Freudenstein, F. N. Rasmussen and H. N. Rasmussen. 2004. Molecular identification of mycorrhizal fungi in Neuwiedia veratrifolia (Orchidaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33: 251-258. Davis, J. I, D. W. Stevenson, G. Petersen, O. Seberg, J. V. Freudenstein, D. H. Goldman, C. R. Hardy, F. A. Michelangeli, M. P. Simmons, C. D. Specht, F. Vergara-Silva and M. A. Gandolfo. 2004. A phylogeny of the monocots, as inferred from rbcL and atpA sequence variation, and a comparison of methods for calculating jackknife and bootstrap values. Systematic Botany 29: 467-510. Freudenstein, J. V., C. van den Berg, D. H. Goldman, P. J. Kores, M. Molvray and M. W. Chase. 2004. An expanded plastid DNA phylogeny of Orchidaceae and analysis of jackknife branch support strategy. American Journal of Botany 91: 149-157. Recent funding history N. S. F. Systematic Biology. 2004-2008, $313,990. Relationships among gene lineages, morphology, geography and fungal associations in Corallorhizinae (Orchidaceae). With D. Lee Taylor. N. S. F. Systematic Biology. Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. 2004-2006, $11,924. Systematics and character evolution of Passiflora supersection Disemma (Passifloraceae). With Shawn Krosnick. N. S. F. Systematic Biology. 1997-2001, $170,000. Cladistics of Orchidaceae and critical anther characters: evidence from molecular, developmental and morphological investigations. Professional service. Associate Editor, Systematic Botany, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, 1999-2002 National Science Foundation funding panels, Systematic Biology, 2001, 2006. Editorial Board, Systematic Botany Monographs, ASPT, 2006-2008: Member of Rare Plants Advisory Committee, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 2000-2008: Co-organizer of annual OSU Museum of Biological Diversity Learning Day. 2004-2008. Co-organizer of International Phylogenetic Analysis workshop at Ohio State University (3 times). 2005-2008. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total = 6): B. Sinn (MS), M. Broe (PhD), C. Barrett (PhD), E. Rothacker (PhD 2007), S. Krosnick (PhD 2006), M. Huang (PhD 2003); postdoctoral sponsor (total = 1) M. Simmons (Cornell).

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Biographical Sketch Paul A. Fuerst

Professional Preparation Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York, A.B., 1970 Brown University, Providence, R.I. , M.S., 1972 Brown University, Providence, R.I. , Ph.D., 1975 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Postdoc, 1975-77 University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Postdoc, 1979-80 Appointments Professsor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1999 - present. Professsor, Dept. Molecular Genetics, Ohio State Univ. 1997 - present. Assoc. Professsor, Dept. Molecular Genetics., Ohio State Univ. 1986- 1997. Director, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Program, Ohio State Univ. 1988 - 1991 Assistant Professsor, Dept. Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University, 1980-86 Research Scientist, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima Japan, 1983, 1987. Visiting Assistant Professor; Department of Biology, Univ. Houston. 1976 Selected Publications

Mwanja, W.W., G.C. Booton, L. Kaufman and P.A. Fuerst. 2008. A Profile of the Introduced Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Teleostei) Population in the Lake Victoria Region in relation to its putative origin from Lakes Edward and Albert (Uganda - E. Africa) based on Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA analysis. African Journal of Biotechnology 7: 1769-1773.

Krieger J., A.K. Hett, P.A. Fuerst, E. Artyukhin and A. Ludwig. 2008. The Molecular Phylogeny of the Order Acipenseriformes Revisited. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 24 (Suppl 1):.36-45.

Loftis, A.D., T. R. Mixson, E. Y. Stromdahl, M. J. Yabsley, L. E. Garrison, P. C. Williamson, R. R. Fitak, P. A. Fuerst, and K. B. Blount. 2008. Geographic distribution and genetic diversity of the Ehrlichia sp. from Panola Mountain in Amblyomma americanum. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:54

Visvesvara, G.S., G.C. Booton, D.J. Kelley, P.A. Fuerst, R. Sriram, A. Finkelstein, M.M. Garner. 2007. In vitro culture, serologic and molecular analysis of Acanthamoeba isolated from the liver of a keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus). Veterinary Parasitology 143: 74–78

Joslin, C.E., E.Y. Tu, M.E. Shoff, G.C. Booton, P.A. Fuerst, T.T. McMahon, R.J. Anderson, M.S. Dworkin, J. Sugar, F.G. Davis and L.T. Stayner. 2007. The association of contact lens solution use and Acanthamoeba keratitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology 144: 169-180

McKellar, M.S., L.R. Mehta, J.E. Greenlee, D.C. Hale, G.C. Booton, D.J. Kelly, P.A. Fuerst, R. Sriram and G.S. Visvesvara. 2006. Fatal granulomatous Acanthamoeba encephalitis mimicking a stroke, diagnosed by correlation of results of sequential magnetic resonance imaging, biopsy, in vitro culture, immunofluorescence analysis, and molecular analysis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 44: 4265-4269.

Carmichael, J. and P. Fuerst. 2006. A Rickettsial mixed infection in a Dermacentor variabilis tick from Ohio. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1078: 334–337

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Kelly, D., J. Carmichael, G.C. Booton, K.F. Poetter and P.A. Fuerst. 2006. Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae (SFGR) infecting Amblyomma americanum ticks in Ohio, USA. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1063: 352-355.

Krieger, J., A.K. Hett, P.A. Fuerst, V.J. Birstein and A. Ludwig. 2006. Unusual intraindividual variation of the nuclear 18S rRNA gene is widespread within the Acipenseridae. Journal of Heredity 97: 218-225

Booton, G.C., G.S. Visvesvara, T.J. Byers, D.J. Kelly, and P.A. Fuerst. 2005. Differential Distribution of Acanthamoeba spp. Genotypes in Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) and Non-Keratitis Infections: Implications for Potential Pathogenicity. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 43: 1689-1693.

Krieger, J. and P.A. Fuerst. 2004. Diversity of Nuclear 18S rRNA Gene Sequences Within Individuals in Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). J. of Applied Ichthyology 20: 433-439.

Booton, G.C., G.L. Floyd and P.A. Fuerst. 2004. Multiple Group I Introns Detected in the Nuclear Small Subunit rDNA of the Autosporic Green Alga Selenastrum capricornutum. Current Genetics 46: 228-234.

Recent funding history

DNA probes for Acanthamoeba genomics and epidemiology, $908,728, National Institutes of Health (NEI), 9/05-8/09

DNA probes for Acanthamoeba keratitis $1,023,032 National Institutes of Health (NEI) 1/00-12/04 Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total =14): Thesis advisor; PhD (N = 18 ) Lina Juswara, Michael Sovic, Megan Shoff , Jennifer Carmichael (2008), Julie Maybruck (2004), Susan Burghes (2001), Wilson Mwanja (2000), Jeanette Krieger (2000), Wenrui Duan (1999), Godfrey Mbahinzireki (1999), Lizhao Wu (1999), Brady Porter (1999), Malcolm Schug (1995), Gregory Booton (1995), Diane Stothard (1994), Jonathan Clark (1990) Karl Poetter (1989), Bruce George (1985); MS (N = 14) F. Martin (2007), Brian Mark ( 2001), J. Siegman (1998), A. Fiumera (1997), J. Poe Austin (1997), W. Mwanja (1996), D. Sears (1996), S-J. Liu (1996), R. Dietrich (1992), A. Griffen (1991), A. Van Heeckeren (1989), R. Caporicci Hoop (1987), J. Tasch (1986), J. Clark (1986); postdoctoral sponsor (total =3): Mercedes Ebbert (Yale University), Gregory Booton (Ohio State University). Pero Dimsoski (Ohio State University).

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Biographical Sketch H. Lisle Gibbs

Professional Preparation Queen’s University, Biology, B.Sc. 1980 University of Michigan, Natural Resources, M.S.1981 University of Michigan, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ph.D. 1988 Appointments Professor, Dept. EEOB, Ohio State University, 2007- present Visiting Scientist, University of Arizona, 2005 Associate Professor, Dept. EEOB, Ohio State University, 2001-2007 Associate Professor, Dept. Biology, McMaster University, 1997-2001 Visiting Scientist, Royal Ontario Museum, 1997-1998 Assistant Professor, Dept. Biology, McMaster University, 1992-97 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. Biology, McMaster University, 1991-92 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. Biology, Queen's University, 1990-91 A.P. Sloan Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. Biology, Queen’s University, 1988-90 Honors and Awards Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union (2002) Premier’s Research Excellence Award, Province of Ontario (1999) Elected Member of the American Ornithologists' Union (1993) Young Investigators' Prize, American Society of Naturalists (1991)

2008 Colbeck GJ, Gibbs HL, Marra PP, Hobson K.A., Webster, M.

Selected Publications 2008 Mylecraine, K.A., Bulgin N.L., Gibbs H.L., Vickery P.D., Perkins D.W. Limited genetic

structure and evidence for dispersal among populations of the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow, (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus). Conservation Genetics 9:1633 - 1638.

Phylogeography of a widespread North American migratory songbird (Setophaga ruticilla). Journal of Heredity 99: 453-463

2008 Gibbs H.L., Rossiter W. Rapid evolution by positive selection and gene gain and loss: PLA2 venom genes in closely related Sistrurus rattlesnakes with divergent diets. Journal of Molecular Evolution 66:151-166.

2007 Francisco, M.R., H. L. Gibbs, M. Galetti, V.O. Lunardi and P. M. Galetti, Jr. Genetic structure in a tropical lek-breeding bird, the blue manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) in Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Molecular Ecology 16: 4908-4918.

2006 Boulet M., and Gibbs H.L. Lineage origin and expansion of a Neotropical migrant songbird after recent glaciation events. Molecular Ecology 15: 2505-2525.

2006 Sanz L., Gibbs H.L., Mackessy S.P., Calvete, J. Venom proteomes of closely related Sistrurus rattlesnakes with divergent diets. Journal of Proteome Research 5: 2098-2112

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2006 Gibbs H.L., Corey S.J., Blouin-Demers G., Prior, K.A., Weatherhead, P.J. Hybridization between mtDNA-defined phylogeographic lineages of black ratsnakes (Pantherophis sp.). Molecular Ecology 15: 3755-3767.

2005 Blouin-Demers, G., H.L. Gibbs, and P.J. Weatherhead Genetic evidence for sexual selection in black ratsnakes (Elaphe obsoleta). Animal Behavior 69:224-234.

2003 Bulgin, N.L., H.L. Gibbs, P. Vickery, and A.J. Baker. Ancestral polymorphisms in genetic markers obscure detection of evolutionarily distinct populations in the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus). Molecular Ecology 12:831-844.

2000 Gibbs, H.L., M. Sorenson, K. Marchetti, M. Brooke, N.B. Davies, and H. Nakamura. Genetic evidence for female host-specific races of the common cuckoo. Nature 407:183-186.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources. $200,058. 2007-2009.

Recent funding history NIH-MCEIRS. $558, 346. 2008-2010. Strategically Increase the Breadth and Depth of the

MCEIRS Influenza A Virus Research Network in Wild Birds. R. Slemons (PI), H.L. Gibbs (Co-PI).

Genetics as a tool for the conservation of state-listed species and to identify management strategies for urban wildlife in Ohio.

National Science Foundation IBN – Animal Behavior. $439,000. 2004-2008. Evolution of Animal Cultures. D.A. Nelson (PI), H.L. Gibbs (Co-PI).

Ohio Department of Natural Resources. $483,084. 2003-2008. Genetic analyses to determine the racial composition of Canada Geese Harvested in Ohio.

Professional service. Associate Editor for Conservation Genetics, 2004- 2006 Associate Editor for Evolution, 2000-2002 Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor – since appointment at OSU in 2001 Thesis advisor (5): M. Boulet (PhD), J. Chiucchi, (PhD), A. Fries, (MS), W. Rossiter, (MS), K. Ketcham (M.S). Post-docs (4) : K. Mylecraine (Rutger’s), C. Anderson (Miami), A. Posel, (Copenhagen), G. Blouin-Demers, (Carleton).





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Biographical Sketch Ian M. Hamilton

Professional Preparation University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Ecology, B.Sc. (Hon.) 1993 University of Calgary, Ecology, M.S. 1996 Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Biology, Ph.D. 2001 Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Biology, 2002-2003 University of Bern, Switzerland, Behavioral Ecology, 2003-2006 Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering / EEOB 2006-2007

Appointments Assistant Professsor, Dept. EEOB (80%), Dept. Mathematics (20%), Ohio State University, 2007-present


Heg D and IM Hamilton. 2008. Tug-of-war over reproduction in a cooperatively breeding cichlid. Behav Ecol Sociobiol. 62: 1249-1257.

Hamilton IM and D Heg. 2008. Sex differences in the effects of social status on growth in a group living cichlid. J Fish Biol. 72: 1-10.

Hamilton IM and D Heg. 2007. Female clutch size adjustments within reproductive skew models: effects on reproductive partitioning and group stability. Behav Ecol. 18: 467-476.

Heithaus, MR, IM Hamilton, AJ Wirsing, and LM Dill. 2006. Validation of a randomization procedure to assess animal habitat preferences: microhabitat use of tiger sharks in a seagrass ecosystem. J Anim Ecol. 75: 666-676.

Hamilton, IM, MP Haesler and M Taborsky. 2006. Predators, reproductive parasites and the persistence of poor males on leks. Behav Ecol. 17: 97-107. Hamilton, IM, D Heg and N Bender. 2005. Size differences within a dominance hierarchy influence conflict and help in a cooperatively breeding cichlid. Behaviour 11-12: 1591-1617.

Hamilton, IM and M Taborsky. 2005. Contingent movement and cooperation under generalized reciprocity. Proc R Soc Lond B. 272: 2259-2267.

Hamilton, IM and M Taborsky. 2005. Unrelated helpers will not fully compensate for costs imposed on breeders when they pay to stay. Proc R Soc Lond, B. 272: 445-454.

Heg, D, Bender, N, and I Hamilton. 2004. Strategic growth decisions in helper cichlids. Proc R Soc Lond, B (Supplement) 271: S505-S508.

Hamilton, IM. 2004. A commitment model of reproductive inhibition in cooperatively breeding groups. Behav Ecol 15: 585-591.

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Recent funding history NSF - Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM – Institutional). 2008-2013. $980,012. BioMathletic Training: Creating the Next Generation of BioMath Stars at Ohio State University. With Janet A Best, Laura Kubatko, Yuan Lou, Elizabeth Marschall, Tony Nance, David Terman Institute for Energy and the Environment Enhancement Grant. 2008-2009. $18,368. Climate Change and Social Evolution. With Thomas A Waite, Kevin M Passino National Geographic Society, Committee for Research and Exploration. 2007. $20,000. Managing Open Access: The Political Ecology of Pastoral Mobility. With Mark Moritz, Paul Scholte, Mouhaman Arabi, Darla Munroe Professional service. Long-term visitor at the Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University Development of mathematical biology seminar course for freshmen and sophomores in biological sciences and mathematics Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total =3): E. Greenlee (Ph.D.), J. Hall (Ph.D.), E. Lindstedt (Ph.D.). Postdoctoral sponsor (total = 1): W. Pangle (Michigan State).

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Biographical Sketch John D. Harder

Professional Preparation Hastings College, NE, Biology, B.A. 1965

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Wildlife Biology, M.S. 1967

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Zoology, Ph.D. 1971

Appointments Assoc. Professsor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1998- Assoc. Professor, Dept. Zoology, Ohio State University, 1978-1997 Assistant Professor, Dept. Zoology, Ohio State University, 1973-1977 Assistant Professor, Dept. Zoology, State University of New York, Oswego. 1970-1973. Selected Publications: Vitazka, M.E., Cardenas, H., Cruz, Y., Fadem, B.H., Norfolk, J.R., and Harder, J.D. 2008. Progesterone receptor in the hypothalamus of female gray short-tailed opossums during pheromonal induction of estrus. Hormones and Behavior 54: In press. Harder, J.D., L.M. Jackson, D.C. Keoster. 2008. Behavioral and reproductive responses of female opossums to volatile and nonvolatile components of male suprasternal gland secretion. Hormones and Behavior 54: 741-747. North, LA. and J.D. Harder. 2008. Characterization of the estrous cycle and assessment of reproductive status in Matschie’s tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus matschiei) with fecal progestin profiles. General and Comparative Endocrinology 156:173-180. Harder, J.D. 2005. Reproduction and hormones. p 591-615 in C.E.Braun, ed. Techniques for wildlife investigations and management. Sixth Edition., The Wildlife Soc. Bethesda, MD. Harder, J.D., and L.M. Jackson. 2003. Male pheromone stimulates ovarian follicular development and body growth in juvenile female opossums (Monodelphis domestica). Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 1:21-29. Jackson, L.M. and J.D. Harder. 2000. Evidence for spontaneous postlactational estrus in gray short-tailed opossums (Monodelphis domestica) Biol. Reprod 62:1823-1827. Fadem, B.H., D.R. Dziadosz, L.M. Jackson, and J.D. Harder. 2000. Male choice by intact and ovariectomitzed

female gray short-tailed opossums (Monodelphis domestica). Hormones and Behavior 38:187-192.

Herrick, J. and J.D. Harder. 2000. Urinary progesterone in free-ranging red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus): preliminary observations of the estrus cycle and gestation. Am. J. Primatology 51:257-263.

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Fleck, D.W. and J.D. Harder. 2000. Matses Indian rainforest habitat classification and mammalian diversity in Amazonaian Peru.. Ethnobiology 20:1-36 Hsu, M.J., D.W. Garton, and J.D. Harder. 1999. Energetics of offspring production: A comparison of a marsupial (Monodelphis domestica) and a eutherian (Mesocricetus auratus) J. Comp. Phys. B 69:67-76

ODNR 2008. $1,945 Mammalian diversity in Ohio

Recent funding history Am. Zoo & Aquarium Assoc, C.E.F. 2008-2009, $22,191. Effect of the captive environment on the social development and reproductive success of adolescent and adult southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). NSF 2006-2008, $118,32. Progesterone and sexual differentiation of brain and behavior NSF

2006-2008, $11,015. R.E.U. Progesterone and sexual differentiation of brain and behavior

ODNR. 2004-2007, $ 99,243. Mammalian diversity in Ohio

Professional service. Curricular development: Interactive web sites for "Virtual Mammalogy Laboratory" and "Mammalian Families of the World". Training of undergraduates in research in two 600-level courses, 50-80 students per year. Reviewer of manuscripts submitted to Biology of Reproduction, Reproduction, Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, Journal of Mammalogy, Animal Behavior, The Journal of Wildlife Management, Society for the Study of Reproduction: Chair, Animal Care and Use Committee 2001-2003, Member, Annual Conference Site Selection Committee 1996-1999, Publications Committee, 2004-2006 Thesis advisor: Total, 29 J. Hall (MS), L. Metrione, (PhD), J. Lung (MS 2008), M. Vitazka (MS 2006), L. North (MS 2006), Y. Rogier (MS 2004), J. Norfolk (MS 2003), L. Jackson (PhD 2001), J,.Herrick (MS 1998), D. Fleck (MS 1997), N. Buschhaus (PhD 1997), M.Hsu (PhD 1992), R. Hossler (MS 1991), M. Stonerook (MS 1989), K. Cooper, (M.S. 1989), P.Koval (MS 1986), D. Stockrahm (PhD 1985), K. Dillingham (MS 1983), Douglas Allen (Ph.D. 1982), Y.Wang (PhD 1982), R.Tierney (MS 1982), M. Fleming (PhD 1980), J.Sally (MS 1979), D. Davies (MS 1979), W. Rose (MS 1978), D. Heller (MS 1978), N. Hauer-Cristoph (MS 1977), J. McAninch (MS 1976), W.Rice (MS 1976).

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Biographical Sketch Joan M. Herbers

Professional Preparation Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1978 M.S., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1974 B.S. University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 1973 Appointments Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, 2002 - present Dean, College of Biological Sciences, Ohio State University, 2002 – 2008 Professor and Chair, Biology Department, Colorado State University, 1993 - 2002 Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Vermont, 1991-1993 Associate Dean, The Graduate College, University of Vermont, 1990 - 1993 Assistant Professor - Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Vermont, 1979-1993 Honors and Awards Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2006

Foitzik, S., V. L. Backus, A. Trindl, and J.M. Herbers. 2004. Ecology of Leptothorax ants: impact of food, nest sties, and social parasites. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55:484-493

Selected Publications Foitzik, S., J. Heinze, B. Oberstadt, and J.M. Herbers. 2002. Mate guarding and alternative

reproductive strategies in the ant Hypoponera opacior. Animal Behaviour 63:597-604 Bono, J. M. and J. M. Herbers. 2003. Proximate and ultimate control of sex ratios in Myrmica

punctiventris. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 270:811-817 Blatrix, R. and J. M. Herbers. 2003. Coevolution between slave-making ants and their hosts: host

specificity and geographic variation. Molecular Ecology 12:2809-2816

Johnson, C. A. and J. M. Herbers. 2006. Impact of parasite sympatry on the geographic mosaic of coevolution. Ecology 87:382-394

Bono, J.M., Antolin, M.F., and Herbers, J.M. 2006. Parasite virulence and host resistance in a slave-making ant community. Evolutionary Ecology Research 8:1117-1128

Bono, J.M., Blatrix, R., Antolin, M.F. and Herbers, J.M. 2007. Pirate ants (Polyergus breviceps) and sympatric hosts (Formica occulta and F. sp. cf. argentea): host specificity and coevolutionary dynamics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 91:565-572

Herbers, J.M. 2007. Watch your language! Using racially-loaded metaphors in scientific research. Bioscience 57:104-105

Johnson, C. A. and J. M. Herbers. 2007. Social structure and winter survival in acorn ants. Oikos 116:829-835

Johnson, C.A., P. L. Phelan, and J.M. Herbers. 2008. Stealth and reproductive dominance in a rare parasitic ant Animal Behaviour (in press)

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Recent funding history National Science Foundation, 2008-2013, $3,622,853 Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women, 2008-9, $870 Metro High School, 2008-2009, $20,000 Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 2006-2007, $269,892 Fifth Third Bank Foundation, 2005, $6,500

Panel member, United States Department of Agriculture, National Research Initiative, March 2003

Professional service. Secretary-General, International Union for the Study of Social Insects, 2006 – present President-Elect, Association for Women in Science, 2009-2010 Councilor, Association for Women in Science, 2007 - present Editorial Board, Biology Letters, 2006 – present Bioscience Workforce Development Committee, BioOhio 2005 - present Member, External Advisory Committee, University of Kansas, 2007 External Advisory Board, University of Montana Partnership for Comprehensive Equity,

2003- 2007 Symposium Organizer, XV International Congress of the IUSSI, Washington DC, 2006 Panel Member, United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service, January 2006 Panel Member, National Science Foundation, Animal Behavior, October 2005 Panel member, National Science Foundation, Environmental Sciences Directorate, March

2004

Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. No graduate students at Ohio State. Two postdoctoral scholars: Gregorz Buczkowski and Christine Johnson.

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Biographical Sketch Thomas E. Hetherington

Professional Preparation University of California, Berkeley, Zoology, A.B. 1974 University of California, Berkeley, Zoology, Ph.D. 1979 University of Chicago, Anatomy, postdoctoral researcher, auditory physiology, 1980-83 Appointments Associate Professsor, Dept. of Zoology/ Dept. of Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1989-present Assistant Professsor, Dept. if Zoology, Ohio State University, 1983-89

Porej, D., M. Micacchion, and T.E. Hetherington. 2004. Core Terrestrial Habitat for Conservation of Local Populations of Amphibians Within Agricultural Landscapes.

Selected Publications Korfel, C., W.J. Mitsch, and T.E. Hetherington. 2008. Hydrology, Physiochemistry and

Amphibians in Natural and Created Vernal Pool Wetlands. In press, Restoration Ecology.

Hetherington, T.E., B. Coupe, G. Perry, N.L. Anderson, and J. B. Williams. 2008. Diurnal

refuge-site selection in the Brown Treesnake (Boiga irregularis) on Guam. Amphibia-Reptilia 29:284-287.

Hetherington, T.E. 2008. The evolutionary transformation of the auditory systems of secondarily

aquatic amphibians, reptiles, and birds. In “Sensory Evolution on the Threshold: Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates, H. Thewissen and S. Nummela, eds., University of Chicago Press

Hetherington, T.E. and H. Thewissen. 2008. Evolutionary relationships of amphibians. In

“Sensory Evolution on the Threshold: Adaptations in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates, H. Thewissen and S. Nummela, eds., University of Chicago Press

Hetherington, T.E. 2006. Fishing from the trees: Fish capture by the arboreal snake Oxybelis

aeneus. Herpetological Review 37 (1): 94-95. Anderson, N.L, T.E. Hetherington, B. Coupe, G. Perry and J.B. Williams, and J. Lehman. 2005.

Thermoregulation in a nocturnal, tropical, arboreal snake. Journal of Herpetology 39: 82-90.

Porej, D. and T.E. Hetherington. 2005. Designing wetlands for amphibians: the importance of

predatory fish and shallow littoral zones in structuring amphibian communities. Wetlands Ecology and Management 13: 445-455.

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Biological Conservation 120: 403-413. Anderson, N.L, T.E. Hetherington, and J.B. Williams. 2003 Validation of the doubly labeled

water method under low and high humidity to estimate metabolic rate and water flux in a tropical snake (Boiga irregularis). Journal of Applied Physiology 95: 184-191.

Hetherington, T.E. 2001. Laser vibrometric studies of sound-induced motion of the body walls

and lungs of salamanders and lizards: implications for lung-based hearing. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 187: 499-507.

Recent funding history Ohio Environmental Protection Agency – 2002-2002, $42,728. Inventory of mitigation wetlands authorized under Ohio EPA’s section 401 Water Quality Certification Program. Columbus Zoo and The Ohio State University Cooperative Grants Program– 2007-2008. $7900. Repatriation efforts targeting the Wood Frog in Central Ohio: Studies of factors influencing larval survivorship and metamorphic success. Professional service. Curriculum development: Developed new course (EEOB 350). Outreach.. Advisor to Ohio Vernal Pool Program for monitoring vernal pools throughout the state of Ohio. Testified at Ohio State House on bills impacting protection of wetlands. Consultant for R. Attenborough BBC program “Life in Cold Blood” on amphibians and reptiles Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor

. Thesis advisor (total =18): J. White (MS 1985), M. Goetz (MS 1986), Y. Abu-Ghalyun (PhD 1987), M. Parfitt (MS 1988), Y. Kim (PhD 1993), ), E. Lindquist (MS 1994), H. Walton (MS 1995, E. Lindquist (PhD 1997), B. Coupe (MS 1997), C. Clark (MS 1998), C. Shulse (MS 1999), J. Kink (MS 2001), N. Anderson (PhD 2002) D. Porej (PhD 2005), B. Coupe (PhD 2006) C. Caprette (PhD 2006), G. Weaver (MS 2007), J. Criswell (PhD 2008). Postdoctoral scholars (total =4): E. Campbell (Ohio State University), G. Perry (Univ. of Texas), K. Qualls (Univ. of Sydney), F. Qualls (University of Sydney).

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Biographical Sketch Norman F. Johnson

Professional Preparation State University of New York, College of Environmental Science & Forestry, B.S. 1976 Cornell University, Ph.D. 1981 Appointments Research Associate, Div. of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History 2004–present Director, C.A. Triplehorn Insect Collection, Ohio State Univ. 1992-present. Professor, Dept. Entomology, Ohio State Univ. 2008–present. Assoc. Professor, Dept. Entomology, Ohio State Univ. 1988–2002. Assistant Professor, Dept. Entomology, Ohio State University, 1981–1988 Selected Publications Johnson, N. F., L. Masner, and L. Musetti. 2008. Review of genera of the tribe Sparasionini

(Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Scelionidae), and description of two new genera from the New World. American Museum Novitates 3629:1–29.

Johnson, N. F., L. Musetti, and L. Masner. 2008. The Cretaceous scelionid genus Proteroscelio Brues (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea). American Museum Novitates 3603: 1–7.

Early, J. W., L. Masner, and N. F. Johnson. 2007. Revision of the genus Archaeoteleia Masner (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Scelionidae). Zootaxa 1655:1–48

Masner, L., N. F. Johnson, and A. D. Polaszek. 2007. Redescription of Archaeoscelio Brues and description of three new genera of Scelionidae (Hymenoptera): a challenge to the definition of the family. American Museum Novitates 3550: 1–24.

Johnson, N. F., L. Masner, L. Musetti, S. van Noort, Rajmohana K., D. C. Darling, A. Guidotti, and A. Polaszek. 2008. Revision of world species of the genus Heptascelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Scelionidae). Zootaxa 1776: 1–51.

Mikó, I., L. Vilhelmsen, N. F. Johnson, L. Masner, and Z. Pénzes. 2007. Skeletomusculature of Scelionidae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea): head and mesosoma. Zootaxa 1571: 1–78.

Johnson, N. F. 2007. Biodiversity informatics. Annual Review of Entomology 52: 421–438. Polaszek, A. D., D. Agosti, M. Alonso-Zarazaga, G. Beccaloni, P. de P. Bjørn, P. Bouchet, D. J.

Brothers, Earl of Cranbrook, N. Evenhuis, H. C. H. Godfray, N. F. Johnson, F.-T. Krell, D. Lipscomb, C. H. C. Lyal, G. M. Mace, S. Mawatari, S. E. Miller, A. Minelli, S. Morris, P. K. L. Ng, D. J. Patterson, R. L. Pyle, N. Robinson, L. Rogo, J. Taverne, F. C. Thompson, J. van Tol, Q. D. Wheeler, and E. O. Wilson. 2005. A universal register for animal names. Nature 437: 477.

Austin, A. D., N. F. Johnson, and M. Dowton. 2005. Systematics, evolution, and biology of scelionid and platygastrid wasps (Hymenoptera). Annual Review of Entomology 50: 553–582.

Triplehorn, C. A. and N. F. Johnson. 2004. An introduction to the study of insects. Seventh edition. Thomson Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA. 864 pp.

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Recent funding history National Science Foundation. 2006–2011, $2,600,000. PBI: Diversity and the parasitoid life-history strategy – the superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera). With A.D. Austin. National Science Foundation. 2008–2010, $415,551. Increasing efficiency of space utilization for the Triplehorn Insect Collection (OSUC). National Science Foundation. 2006–2009, $317,735. Databasing the Ohio State University acarology collection. National Science Foundation. 2004–2009, $500,000. REVSYS: Classification, phylogeny, and biology of the parasitic wasp family Scelionidae.

Community database and web portal development: Hymenoptera Name-Server (

Professional service.

http://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/hymenoptera/nomenclator.home_page); Hymenoptera On-Line (http://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/HymOnline); Platygastroidea (http://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/hymenoptera/eol_scelionidae.home). Data-sharing with the Encyclopedia of Life, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, uBIO. Curricular development: Involved in developing a second-year majors sequence in integrative biology, using a case-study approach and active learning techniques. Participation as lecturer for malaria module (50% of course). Professional Society and Publications Service. Taxonomic databases and digital publishing advisory panel for Pensoft Publishers; Organizer, Experts Workshop on Databasing Entomology Collections, Global Biodiversity Information Facility; Chair Section A, Entomological Society of America (1992); Steering Committee, Entomology Collections Network (1996–1998); Editorial Board, Special Committee on Information Technologies, Standing Committee on Strategic Planning, Standing Committee on Systematic Resources, Entomological Society of America; Distinguished Research Award Committee, International Society of Hymenopterists; ad hoc reviewer for National Science Foundation, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, International Science Foundation, U.S. Dept. Agriculture CSRS NRI grants; Australian Biological Resources Study. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total =14): D. Pavuk (MS, 1983), J. Davis (MS, 1984), G. Dahlem (MS, 1984), P. Kovark (PhD,, 1994) C. Lee (MS, 1994), T. Philips (PhD, 1997), E. Dotseth (MS, 1999), A. Aguiar (PhD, 2000), C. Lee (PhD, 2003), C. Taekul (MS, 2008), E. Talamas (PhD, current), C. Taekul (PhD, current); J. Whitfield (postdoc, UC Berkeley), L. Musetti (postdoc, Purdue Univ.), A. Valerio (postdoc, Univ. Illinois), M. Yoder (postdoc, Texas A&M Univ.).

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Biographical Sketch

J. S. H. Klompen

Professional preparation.

Catholic University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Biology, Doctoraal Degree, (comparable to a Masters Degree in the American system). 1980.

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Biology, Ph.D. 1990.

Professional appointments.

Associate Professor, Dept. of Entomology, Ohio State Univ. 2002-present.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Entomology, Ohio State Univ. 1996-2002

Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Microbiology, Colorado State Univ. 1994-1996.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biology, Georgia Southern Univ. 1990-1994.

Selected publications (out of 66 total)

Bochkov, A. V., Klompen, H. & OConnor, B. M. (2008) Review of external morphology of Chirorhynchobiidae (Acari: Sarcoptoidea) with description of a new species. Journal of Medical Entomology, 45, 193-202.

Kazemi, S., Klompen, H., Moraza, M. L., Kamali, K. & Saboori, A. (2008) A new species of Weiseronyssus Samsinak 1962 (Acari: Mesostigmata: Diplogyniidae) from Iran, with a key for genera. Zootaxa, 1824, 17-27.

Klompen, H., Lekveishvili, M. G. & Black, W. C., IV (2007) Phylogeny of Parasitiform mites (Acari) based on rRNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43, 936-951.

Lekveishvili M.G. and Klompen H. 2006. New classification of family Sejidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) based on morphological analyses. Journal of Natural History 40: 2317-2339.

Lekveishvili, M. and H. Klompen. 2004. Phylogeny of infraorder Sejina (Acari, Mesostigmata). Zootaxa 629: 1-19.

Whiteman N.K., Sánchez P., Merkel J., Klompen H. and Parker P.G. 2006. Cryptic host specificity of an avian skin mite (Epidermoptidae) vectored by louseflies (Hippoboscidae) associated with two endemic Galápagos bird species. Journal of Parasitology 92: 1218-1228.

Gerdeman, B. S. and Klompen, H. 2003. A new North American heterozerconid, Narceoheterozercon ohioensis, n. gen., n. sp., with first description of immatures of Heterozerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). International Journal of Acarology 29: 351-370.

Alberti, G. & Klompen, H. 2002. Fine structure of unusual spermatozoa and spermiogenesis of the mite, Megisthanus floridanus Banks 1904 (Acari: Gamasida: Antennophorina). Acta Zoologica, Copenhagen. 83: 277-295.

Vázquez, M. M. and Klompen, H. 2002. The family Opilioacaridae (Acari: Parasitiformes) in North and Central America, with description of four new species. Acarologia, Paris 42 (4): 299-322.

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Klompen, J. S. H., and D. Grimaldi. 2001. First Mesozoic record of a parasitiform mite: a larval argasid tick in Cretaceous amber (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 94: 10-15.


Johnson, Norman F., Musetti, L. & Klompen, J.S.H. “PBI: Diversity and the parasitoid life history strategy - the superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera)” National Science Foundation DEB, $1,025,000 total. Sep 2006 - Aug 2011.

Klompen, J.S.H. & Norman F. Johnson. “Databasing the Ohio State University Acarology Collection” National Science Foundation, Biological Research Collections. $317,735. Apr-2006 - Mar-2009

Klompen, J.S.H. “Evolution of phoresy and feeding associations in the mite order Parasitiformes” National Science Foundation, Systematic Biology. $ 175,000. Sep 2001- Aug 2004.

Professional service

Professional societies: Executive committee (1995-1998, 2003-2006), president (2000/2001), secretary/treasurer Acarological Society of America (2006-2008). Member executive committee International Congress of Acarology (current).

Professional journals: Editorial board: Journal of Medical Entomology (1997 -2001); Systematic and Applied Acarology (current); Systematic Parasitology (current) Subject Editor Journal of Medical Entomology (2005-2006); Zootaxa (2005-2007).

Outreach: Co-organizer annual Acarology Summer Program (1997-2008).

Graduate students.

Thesis advisor: Kaitlin Uppstrom (MS), Monica Farfan (MS), Mariam Lekveishvili (co-advisor with Gia Kadjaia) (PhD 2004; Georgia Academy of Sciences, Tblisi, Georgia), Fahad Al-Atawi (MS 2001) , Beverly S. Gerdeman (PhD 2002), Cheol Min Kim (co-advisor with John W. Wenzel) (PhD 2001).

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Biographical Sketch Laura Salter Kubatko

Professional Preparation Hiram College, B.A. Mathematics, Biology, 1994 The Ohio State University, M.S. Statisitcs, 1996 The Ohio State University, Ph.D. Biostatistics, 1999 Appointments Associate Professsor, Depts. of Statistics and Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University 2006-present. Assistant Professsor, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Univ. of New Mexico, 1999-2006. Adjunct Research Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, 2002-present Faculty Affiliate, Initiative in Population Research, The Ohio State University, 2008-present

Meng, C. and L. S. Kubatko. 2008. Detecting hybrid speciation in the presence of incomplete lineage sorting using gene tree incongruence: A model, in press, Theoretical Population Biology (available at


http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2008.10.004). Efromovich, S. and L. Salter Kubatko. 2008. Coalescent time distributions in trees of arbitrary size, Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology: Vol. 7 : Iss. 1, Art. 2, Available at: http://www.bepress.com/sagmb/vol7/iss1/art2. Kubatko, L. and J. Degnan. 2007. Inconsistency of phylogenetic estimates from concatenated data under coalescence, Systematic Biology 56(1): 17-24. Shoff, M. E., C. E. Joslin, E. Y. Tu, L. Kubatko, and P. A. Fuerst. 2008. Efficacy of contact lens systems against recent clinical and tap water Acanthamoeba isolates, Cornea 27(6): 713-719 . Wilbur, A., L. Salter Kubatko, J. Feurstein, A. Hurtado, K. Hill, and A. Stone. 2007. Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to M. tuberculosis in Native Paraguayans, Tuberculosis 87: 329-337. Degnan, J. and L. Salter. 2005. Gene tree distributions under the coalescent process, Evolution 59(1): 24-37. Strandberg, A.K.K. and L. Salter. 2004. A Comparison of Methods for Estimating the Transition:Transversion Ratio From DNA Sequences, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(2): 495-503. Gilchrist, M., L. Salter, and A. Wagner. 2004. A statistical framework for interpreting high-throughput proteomic datasets, Bioinformatics 20(5): 689-700. Wang, Q., L. Salter, and D. Pearl. 2002. Estimation of Evolutionary Parameters from Phylogenetic Trees, Journal of Molecular Evolution, 55(6): 684-695. Salter, L. and D. Pearl. 2001. A Stochastic Search Strategy for Estimation of Maximum Likelihood Phylogenetic Trees, Systematic Biology 50(1): 7-17.

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Recent funding history National Science Foundation, 2005-2009, $75,000, Gene tree-species tree relationships under the coalescent process. National Science Foundation, 2008-2012, $883,512, BioMathletic training: Creating the next generation of bio-math stars at Ohio State University (co-PI along with J. Best, L. Marshall, Y. Lou, T. Nance, D. Terman; PI: I. Hamilton) National Center for Genome Resources, 2004-2006, $60,000, Methods to Compare Multivariate Arrays. Professional service Associate Editor, Systematic Biology, 2007-present Elected to Executive Council of the Society of Systematic Biology, 2008-2010 Organizer and Chair for Invited Session on Phylogenetics, WNAR/IMS Meeting, 2004. Program Committee Member for the 2001 International Conference on Computational

Science, held in San Francisco in May, 2001 Program Committee Member for the Joint Meeting of the Statistics Society of Canada,

the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the Western North American Region (WNAR) of the International Biometrics Society, held in Vancouver in June, 2001

Representative to the American Statistical Association, Albuquerque Chapter, 2001-2003. Thesis advisor G. Brock (Ph.D. 2003); K. Strandberg (M.S. 2003); L. Pan (M.S. 2003); J. Degnan (Ph.D. 2005); J. Bryant (M.S. 2005); C. Meng (Ph.D. 2008)

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Biographical Sketch Stuart A. Ludsin

Professional Preparation Miami University, Oxford, OH, Zoology, B.S. 1992. Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn, AL, M.S., 1994. Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology, PhD 2000. University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Biological Sciences, Post-doctoral fellow, 2001-2002. Appointments Assistant Professor, Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology, OSU, Columbus, 2007-present. Research Fishery Biologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Great Lakes

Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA-GLERL), Ann Arbor, MI, 2002 – 2007. Honors and Awards Faculty Recognition Award for Outstanding Research Mentorship, Undergraduate Research

Opportunities Program, University of Michigan, 2007. Director’s Award for Outstanding Effort. NOAA-GLERL, 2006. Employee of the Year. NOAA-GLERL, 2005. Director’s Award for Leadership and Initiative. NOAA-GLERL, 2003 and 2004. Selected Publications Pothoven, S.A., S.A. Ludsin, T.O. Höök, D.L. Fanslow, D.M. Mason, P.C. Collingsworth, and

J.J. Van Tassell. 2008. An Evaluation of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Estimating Fish Energy Content. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:1519-1529.

Lu, Y., S.A. Ludsin, D.L. Fanslow, and S.A. Pothoven. 2008. Comparison of three micro-quantity techniques for measuring total lipids in fish. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65:2233-2241.

Hand, C.P, S.A. Ludsin, B.J. Fryer, and J.E. Marsden. 2008. Statolith microchemistry as a technique for discriminating among Great Lakes sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) spawning tributaries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: 1153-1164.

Costantini, M., S.A. Ludsin, D.M. Mason, X. Zhang, W.C. Boicourt, and S.B. Brandt. 2008. Effect of hypoxia on habitat quality of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in Chesapeake Bay. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65:989-1002.

Ludsin, S.A., B.J. Fryer, and J.E. Gagnon. 2006. Comparison of solution-based versus laser-ablation ICPMS for analysis of larval fish otoliths. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:218–231.

Melancon, S. B.J. Fryer, J.E. Gagnon, Z. Yang, and S.A. Ludsin. 2005. Effects of crystal structure on the uptake of metals by lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) otoliths. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62:2609-2619.

Mora, C., P.M. Chittaro, P.F. Sale, J.P. Kritzer, and S.A. Ludsin. 2003. Patterns and processes in reef fish diversity. Nature 421:933-936.

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Sale, P.F., and S.A. Ludsin. 2003. The extent and spatial scale of connectivity among reef fish populations: implications for marine protected areas designated for fisheries enhancement. Gulf and Caribbean Research 42:119-128.

Hobbs, B.F., S.A. Ludsin, R.L. Knight, P.A. Ryan, J. Biberhofer, and J.H.H. Ciborowski. 2002. Fuzzy cognitive mapping as a tool to define management objectives for complex ecosystems. Ecological Applications 12:1548-1565.

Ludsin, S.A., M.W. Kershner, K.A. Blocksom, R.L. Knight, and R.A. Stein. 2001. Life after death in Lake Erie: nutrient controls drive fish species richness, rehabilitation. Ecological Applications 11:731-746.

Recent funding history Great Lakes Fishery Commission. 2007-2008, $146,640. Experimental and spatial modeling of

environmental factors affecting foraging success of age-0 yellow perch. With C. Mayer, J. Bossenbroek, T. Bridgeman, J. Tyson.

NOAA CSCOR. 2006-2009, $1,462,729. “NGOMEX 2006: Spatially-explicit, high-resolution mapping and modeling to quantify hypoxia effects on the living resources of the Northern Gulf of Mexico”. With S. Brandt, D. Mason, S. Jochem, P. Lavrentyev, M. Roman, W. Boicourt, D. Kimmel.

NOAA CSCOR. 2006-2011, $2,200,000. “ECOFORE 2006: Forecasting the Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions for Hypoxia in Lake Erie. With D. Scavia, L. Sano, J. Allan, D. Beletsky, T. Höök, T. Johengen, E. Rutherford, S. Brandt, D. Mason, S. Ruberg, D. Schwab, H. Vanderploeg, S. Bartell, J. DePinto, D. Dolan,C. He, R. Knight, P. Richards.

Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 2006-2010, $347,583. River discharge as a predictor of Lake Erie yellow perch recruitment. With D. Mason, H. Vanderploeg, G. Leshkevich, B. Fryer, D. Heath, T. Johnson, J. Tyson, C. Mayer.

Professional service Board of Technical Experts, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 2007-present. Fisheries Research

Program proposal review panel member; co-developing new research theme area with R. Smith (Theme Topic: Physical Processes and Fish Recruitment).

Associate Editor, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2005-2008. Panel Member, Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region Conference, 2008, Michigan State

University, East Lansing, Steering Committee, Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia Workshop, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 2007. Working Group Member, Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP), 2005-2007. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor Thesis advisor (total = 5; 4 current): T. Farmer (PhD), B. Kinter (MS), E. Sopkovich (MS), J.

Reichert (MS), C. Hand (2006). Post-doctoral sponsor (total = 3; 2 current): K. Pangle, G. Hosack, H. Zhang (U of Michigan).

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Biographical Sketch Elizabeth A. Marschall

Professional Preparation The Ohio State University, Columbus, Natural Resources, B.S. 1979 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Zoology, M.S. 1983 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, Zoology (Biomathematics minor), Ph.D. 1991 Appointments Assoc. Professsor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1999 - present. Associate Director, OSU Mathematical Biosciences Institute 2006-present Assistant Professsor, Dept. Zoology, Ohio State University, 1992-99

Bunnell, D. B. and E. A. Marschall. 2003. Optimal energy allocation to ovaries after spawning.

Selected Publications Spoelstra, J. A., R. A. Stein, J. A. Royle, and E. A. Marschall. 2008. Movement of reservoir-stocked riverine fish between tailwater and rivers. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137: 1530-1542. Steinhart, G.B., E.S. Dunlop, M.S. Ridgway, and E.A. Marschall. 2008. Should I stay or should I go? Optimal parental care decisions of a nest-guarding fish. Evolutionary Ecology Research.10: 351-371. Southward-Hogan, L. S., E. A. Marschall, C. L. Folt, R. A. Stein. 2007. How non-native species in Lake Erie influence trophic transfer of mercury and lead to top predators. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33: 46-61. Steinhart, G. B., M.E. Sandrene, S. Weaver, R. A. Stein, and E. A. Marschall. 2005. Parental care for a nest-guarding fish increases in response to an exotic, hyper-abundant nest predator. Behavioral Ecology 16:427-434. Steinhart, G.B., N.J. Leonard, R. A. Stein, and E. A. Marschall. 2005. Effects of storms, anglers, and predators on smallmouth bass nest success. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62: 2649-2660. Yoder, J. A, E. A. Marschall, and D. A. Swanson. 2004. The cost of dispersal: predation as a function of movement and site familiarity in ruffed grouse. Behavioral Ecology 15:469-476.

Evolutionary Ecology Research 5: 439–457. Garvey, J. E. and E. A. Marschall. 2003. Understanding latitudinal trends in fish body size through models of optimal seasonal energy allocation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60: 938-948. Mauck, R. A., E. A. Marschall, and P. G. Parker. 1999. Interaction of adult survival and uncertainty of paternity in parental care decisions. The American Naturalist 154:99-109. Marschall, E.A., D.A. Roff, T.P. Quinn, J.A. Hutchings, N.B. Metcalfe, T.A. Bakke, R.L. Saunders, and L. Poff. 1998. A framework for understanding Atlantic salmon life history. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55(Supplement 1):48-55.

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Recent funding history NSF Biological Infrastructure (Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences). 2008-2013. $883,512. Biomathletic training: creating the next generation of BioMath stars at OSU. With I. Hamilton (EEOB/Math); L. Kubatko (Stats/EEOB); J. Best, T. Nance, Y. Lou, and D. Terman (Math). Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (ODNR). 2003-2009. $516,439. Quantifying how parental attributes influence characteristics of early life history stages of Ohio stocks of Lake Erie walleye. With R. Stein (EEOB) and K. Dabrowski (SENR) ODNR. 2003-2009. $516,938. Assessing the potential for differential contributions of spawning stocks to Lake Erie yellow perch populations. ODNR. 2008-2009. $79,938. Spawning behavior and movements of Sandusky walleye. ODNR. 2008-2009. $151,631. Assessing age-0 saugeye growth and survival in Ohio reservoirs. ODNR. 2006-2008. $259,633. Habitat Mapping and Predator-Prey Dynamics in Ohio Reservoirs Professional service. Associate Editor: Oecologia (2004-present); Transaction of the American Fisheries Society (1994-1997) NSF Panel Service: Ecology (1997-2001); Graduate Research Fellowship (1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008) Curriculum Development in Mathematical Ecology. (1) Developed and teach graduate courses: Introductory mathematical ecology and Optimality modeling. (2) Co-organized “Over the Fence: Mathematicians and Biologists Talk About Bridging the Curricular Divide”, a workshop devoted to bringing together mathematicians and biologists to change undergraduate math/biology curriculum (2007). (3) Co-PI, NSF UBM project to train undergraduates in research at the interface of biology and mathematics (2008-2013). Associate Director (10%). NSF-Sponsored Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) at OSU. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total=20): (T. Farmer, PhD), J. Kallis (PhD), A. Thompson (MS), P. Collingsworth (PhD), J. Van Tassell (PhD), C. May (MS 2008), G. Kim (PhD 2007), S. Fedor (MS 2007), J. Beuchel (MS 2006), H. Walton (PhD 2005), J. Yoder (PhD 2004), G. Steinhart (PhD 2004), L. (Southward) Hogan (MS 2003), F. Martinez (PhD 2003), J. Spoelstra (MS 2001), R. Silk (MS 2001), S. Micucci (MS 2000), M. Kershner (PhD 1998), K. Blocksom (MS 1998), N. Dingledine (MS 1996); Postdoctoral sponsor (total=3): P. Federico (U. Tenn.), J. Conroy (OSU), K. Asoh (U. Hawaii)

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Biographical Sketch

William Mitchell Masters Professional Preparation Pomona College, Claremont, California, Psychology B.A., 1970 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Neurobiology & Behavior Ph.D., 1979 University of Konstanz, West Germany, Sensory Biology, 1979-1982 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Bat Echolocation, 1982-1985 Appointments Assoc. Prof., Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1991- present. Assistant Professsor, Dept. of Zoology, 1985-1991 Honors and Awards NSF Predoctoral Fellowship, 1972-1975 NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1979-1980 Fulbright-Hayes Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1979-1980 (declined) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1980-1982 NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1982-1984 Selected Publications Masters, W.M. (1979) Insect disturbance stridulation: Its defensive role. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 5:187-200 Masters, W.M., Markl, H. (1981) Vibration signal transmission in spider orbwebs. Science 213:363-365 Masters, W.M. (1984) Vibrations in the orbwebs of Nuctenia sclopetaria (Araneidae) II. Prey and wind signals and the spider's response threshold. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 15:217-223 Masters, W.M., Moffat, A.J.M., Simmons, J.A. (1985) Sonar tracking of horizontally moving targets by the big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus. Science. 228:1331-1333 Masters, W.M., Jacobs, S.C. (1989) Target detection and range resolution by the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) using normal and time-reversed model echoes. J. of Comparative Physiology A 166:65-73 Masters, W.M., Jacobs, S.C., Simmons, J.A. (1991) The structure of echolocation sounds used by the big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus: Some consequences for echo processing. J. of the Acoustical Society of America 89:1402-1413 Masters, W.M., Raver, K.A.S., Kazial, K.A. (1995) Sonar signals of big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus, contain information about individual identity, age, and family affiliation. Animal Behaviour 50:1243-1260 Masters, W.M., Raver, K.A.S., Kornacker, K., Burnett, S.C. (1997) Detection of jitter in intertarget spacing by the big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus. J. of Comparative Physiology A 181:279-290

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Masters, W.M., Raver, K.A.S. (2000) Range discrimination by big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) using altered model echoes: Implications for signal processing. J. of the Acoustical Society of America 107:625-637 Masters, W.M., Raver, K.A.S. (2004) Bats can learn to use echoes having unfamiliar time-frequency structure. In: Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins, J.A. Thomas, C.F. Moss, M. Vater (eds). Univ. of Chicago Press., pp 273-277 Recent funding history National Institutes of Health, 1998-2004, $312,267, Studies of Bat Sonar Using Open-Loop Target Simulation Professional service. Curricular development: Developed honors course in comparative animal physiology. Developed freshman seminar on the biology of human nature. Helped create a new major in Evolution and Ecology. Developed a new series of lectures for introductory human physiology. Developed a new series of lectures for honors introductory biology (second course in series). Advisory Panel: Served on NSF Advisory Panel for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biosciences Related to the Environment Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total =9): Susan C. Jacobs (MS 1988), Chris Theodorakis (MS 1988), Kelley A.S. Raver (MS 1994), Glenn Miracle (MS 1996), Gerrald Hough (Ph.D. 1998, co-advisor with Susan Volman), Karry A. Kazial (Ph.D. 2000), Stephen C. Burnett (Ph.D. 2001), Laura Nawojchik (MS 2005), Joseph Wernet (MS 2006)

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Biographical Sketch Maria N. Miriti

Professional Preparation Northwestern University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, B. A. 1987 University of Illinois at Chicago, Ecology and Evolution, Ph.D. 1999 Appointments Assistant Professsor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 2002-present. Selected Publications Rodríguez-Buriticá, S. and M. N. Miriti. Interaction between the invasive grass Schismus

barbatus (Poaceae) and the native perennial Ambrosia dumosa (Asteraceae) in the Colorado Desert. In press for Journal of Vegetation Science.

Miriti, M. N. 2007. Twenty years of changes in spatial association and community structure in a

community of desert perennials. Ecology. 88(5):1177-1190. Miriti, M. N., S. Rodriguez, S. J. Wright and H. F. Howe. 2007. Episodic death across species

of desert shrubs. Ecology (Report). 88(1):32-36. Miriti, M. N. 2006. Ontogenetic shift from facilitation to competition in a desert shrub. Journal

of Ecology 94:973-979. Howe, H. F. and M. N. Miriti. 2004. When seed dispersal matters. Bioscience. 54:651-660. Dungan JL, Perry JN, Dale MRT, Legendre P, Citron-Pousty S, Fortin MJ, Jakomulska A, Miriti

M, Rosenberg MS. 2002. A balanced view of scale in spatial statistical analysis. Ecography 25: (5) 626-640.

Perry, J, Liebhold, Andrew S., Rosenberg, Michael S., Dungan, Jennifer, Miriti, Maria,

Jakomulska, Anna, Citron-Pousty, Steven I.. 2002. Illustration and guidelines for selecting statistical methods for quantifying spatial patterns in ecological data. Ecography 25: (5) 578-600.

Miriti, M. N., S. J. Wright and H. F. Howe. 2001. The effects of neighbors on a dominant desert

shrub (Ambrosia dumosa). Ecological Monographs. 71(4):491-509. Howe, H. F. and M. N. Miriti. 2000. No question: seed dispersal matters. Trends in Ecology

and Evolution. 15(11):434-436.

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Recent funding history OSU-OARDC Research Enhancement Competitive Grant Program 2004, Interdisciplinary Team Research Proposal, $100,000, “After the invasion: Developing a mechanistic understanding of ecological and human responses to exotic species to inform restoration decisions,” with Rodewald, A. (PI), J. Arvai, V. Bouchard. NSF DEB “CRB: 2004 –2008, $300,000, Competitive and demographic trade-offs: Restoration of tallgrass prairie,” with Peter Curtis and Robert Klips. Professional service. NCEAS Advisory Board, 2008 – ongoing NSF Advisory Panel, Ecology Program, Spring 2006, Spring 2005 Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor: D. S. Rodriguez (Ph.D), E. Quintero (MS 2008) A. Shenoy (co-advised with R. E. J. Boerner, M. S. 2005), V. Malik (OSU).

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Biographical Sketch Douglas A. Nelson

Professional Preparation The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Zoology B.S. 1975. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Biological Sciences Ph.D. 1982. The Rockefeller University Postdoctoral Fellow, 1984 - 1989. The University of California, Davis Postgraduate Researcher, 1989 - 1993. Appointments Associate Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and Director, Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics Assistant Professor of EEOB, and Director of the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics, The Ohio State University, 1995 to 2000. University Teacher, Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands, 1994. Selected publications Poesel, A. P., H. L. Gibbs, & D. A. Nelson. in press. Twenty-two novel microsatellite DNA loci

isolated from the Puget Sound white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis. Molecular Ecology Notes.

Poesel, A. P., D. A. Nelson, H. L. Gibbs, & J. W. Olesik. 2008. Use of trace element analysis of feathers as a tool to track fine-scale dispersal in birds. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 63: 153-158.

Nelson, D. & A. Poesel. 2007. Segregation of information in a complex acoustic signal: individual and dialect identity in white-crowned sparrow song. Animal Behaviour 74: 1073-1084.

Handley, H. G. and D. A. Nelson. 2005. Ecological and phylogenetic influences on song sharing in song birds. Ethology 111: 221-238.

Gaunt, Sandra L. L., D. A. Nelson, M. S. Dantzker, G. F. Budney, and J. W. Bradbury. 2005. New directions for bioacoustics collections. The Auk 122: 984-987.

Nelson, D. A., K. I. Hallberg and J. A. Soha. 2004. Cultural evolution of Puget Sound white-crowned sparrow song dialects. Ethology 110: 879-908.

Nelson, D. A. & J. A. Soha. 2004. Perception of geographic variation in song in Puget Sound white-crowned sparrows. Animal Behaviour 68: 395-405.

Soha, J. A., D. A. Nelson and P. G. Parker. 2004. Genetic homogeneity of song dialect populations in Puget Sound white-crowned sparrows. Behavioral Ecology 15: 636-646.

Nelson, D. A. 2000. A preference for own-subspecies' song guides vocal learning in a song bird. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97: 13348-13353.

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Recent funding history NSF Integrative Biology. 2004 – 2009, $439,869. Evolution of song cultures. With H. Lisle

Gibbs. Columbus Zoo. 2003-2006. $9033. Group yip-howling in the coyote, Canis latrans. With

Karen I. Hallberg. Professional service The Borror Laboratory is collaborating with the Digital Media Center of OhioLink, a statewide consortium of libraries, to put the collection of digitial bird sounds on the internet. Users can browse the collection and listen to streaming-audio versions of entire recordings. The Borror Lab collaborates with the Ohio Division of Wildlife to produce CDs of animal sounds that are distributed throughout the state. The Borror Lab was a participant in an NSF-sponsored workshop on Ethoinformatics in April, 2002. Associate Editor (2000-2003) The Auk; Editor (2003-2006) Animal Behaviour. Editorial Review Board (2008-2011) The Condor.

Thesis advisor and postgraduate sponsorship Thesis advisor (total = 5) Erica Szeyller (PhD); Danielle Dodenhoff (PhD 2002), Gerald Hough II (PhD 2000); Hitesh Khanna (PhD 2000); Karen Hallberg (PhD 2007); John Kuenzli (MS 2007); Robin Tarter (MS 2008) and Postdoctoral Sponsor (total = 2) Jill Soha (OSU) and Angelika Poesel (OSU).

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Biographical Sketch Steven W. Rissing

Professional Preparation Indiana University (Bloomington), Biology, B.S. 1974 University of Washington (Seattle), Zoology, PhD, 1980 University of Chicago, Behavioral Biology, Post-Doc., 1980-1981 Appointments Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1999-present. Director, Introductory Biology Program, Ohio State Univ. 1999-2005. Professor, Dept. of Biology, Arizona State Univ., 1993-1999 Associate Director, Hughes Program, Arizona State Univ., 1997-1999 Manager, Hughes Program, Arizona State Univ., 1992-1997 Associate Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Arizona State Univ., 1987-1993 Visiting Associate Professor, Dept of Molecular Genetics, Cornell Univ., 1989-1900 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Arizona State Univ., 1981-1987 Honors and Awards Friend of Darwin Award; National Center for Science Education (Berkeley, CA). 2007 Selected Publications Rissing, S. W., G. B. Pollock and M. R. Higgins. 1996. Fate of ant foundress associations containing "Cheaters." Naturwissenschaften 83:182-185 Cahan, S., K. R. Helms and S. W. Rissing. 1998. An abrupt transition in colony founding behaviour in the ant Messor pergandei. Animal Behaviour 55:1583-1594. Maret, T. J. and S. W. Rissing. 1998. Exploring genetic drift and natural selection through a simulation activity. American Biology Teacher 60:681-683 Ode, P. J. and S. W. Rissing. 2002. Resource Abundance and Sex Allocation by Queen and

Workers in the Harvester Ant, Messor pergandei. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 51:548-556

Parker, J. D. and S. W. Rissing. 2002. Molecular evidence for the origin of workerless social parasites in the ant genus Pogonomyrmex. Evolution 56: 2017-2028.

Helms Cahan, S., J. D. Parker, S. W. Rissing, R. A. Johnson, T. Polony, M. D. Weiser, and D. R. Smith. 2002. Extreme genetic differences between queens and workers in hybridizing Pogonomyrmex ants. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 269:1871-1877. Parker, J., Ziemba, R. E., Cahan, S. H., Rissing, S. W. 2004. An hypothesis-driven, molecular

phylogenetics exercise for college biology students. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 32: 108-114.

Kay, A., and S. W. Rissing. 2005. Division of foraging labor in ants can mediate demands for food and safety. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 58: 165-174.

Pickett, K. M., J. W. Wenzel, and S. W. Rissing. 2005. Iconoclasts of evolution: Haeckel, Behe, Wells & the ontogeny of a fraud. American Biology Teacher 67: 275-282.

Rissing, S. W. and J. C. Cogan. Can an inquiry approach improve college student learning in a teaching laboratory? CBE—Life Science Education, in press.


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N.S.F. Research in Disabilities Education. 2008-2013. $1,522,000. Collaborative Research: Increasing Achievement and Transition outcome in STEM Professions of Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities. With Margo Izzo (PI) Professional service. National biology curriculum development: As a member of the Education Committee of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and invited panel member for NSF, have engaged in several, ongoing national dialogs regarding college biology education. State Science Standards. Advised the preparation and passage of the Ohio state K-12 science content curriculum standards. Curriculum development at OSU. Have led several efforts to increase scientific literacy among OSU undergraduates and assess those efforts. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total=9): L. Simons (MS 1984), R. Johnson (PhD 1989), M. Higgins (MS 1985), J. Parker (PhD 2000), S Cahan (PhD 2000), J. Weser (PhD 2002), A. Grincewicz (MS 2008), J. Rackowski (MS 2003; PhD 2008); postdoctoral sponsor (total = 4) J. Howard (U. Iowa), A Kay (U. Utah), S. Collins (U. Illinois, Champagne-Urbana), P. Ode (Rutgers)

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Biographical Sketch Allison A. Snow

Professional Preparation Hampshire College, Biology, B.A. 1975 University of Massachusetts, Botany, Ph.D. 1982 Appointments Founding Director, Undergraduate Research Office at Ohio State University, 2006-present Professor, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, 2000-present Associate Professor, Ohio State University, 1994-1999 Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, 1988-1993 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, MD, 1986-1988 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Botany Department, Univ. California at Davis, 1983-1986 Honors and Awards 2006 Centennial Award, Botanical Society of America 2002 Scientific American – recognized as one of 50 Leaders in Science and Technology 2002 Ohio State University Distinguished Scholar Award 2000 Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow, Ecological Society of America 1992 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1986 Smithsonian Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 1984 NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental Biology

2005 - Snow, A. A., D. A. Andow, P. Gepts, E. M. Hallerman, A. Power, J. M. Tiedje, and L. L. Wolfenbarger. Genetically engineered organisms and the environment: current status and recommendations. Ecological Applications 15:377-404. Position paper of the Ecological Society of America -

Selected Publications 2009 – Laughlin, K., A. G. Power, A. A. Snow, and L. J. Spencer. Environmental risk

assessment of genetically engineered crops: potential fitness-related effects of virus-resistance transgenes in wild squash populations (Cucurbita pepo). Ecological Applications, in press.

2006 – Campbell, L. G., A. A. Snow, and C. E. Ridley. Weed evolution after crop gene introgression: greater survival and fecundity of hybrids in a new environment. Ecology Letters 9:1198-1209.

2005 - S. Ortiz-García, E. Ezcurra, B. Schoel, F. Acevedo, J. Soberón, and A. A. Snow. Absence of detectable transgenes in local landraces of maize in Oaxaca, Mexico (2003-2004). Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, USA 102:12338-12343.

2005 – Lu, B., and A. A. Snow. Gene flow from genetically modified rice and its environmental consequences. BioScience 55:669-678.

www.esa.org/pao/esaPositions/Papers/geo_position.htm 2003 - Snow, A. A. Genetic engineering: unnatural selection. Nature 424:619. 2003 - Snow, A. A., D. Pilson, L. H. Rieseberg, M. Paulsen, N. Pleskac, M. R. Reagon, D. E.

Wolf, and S. M. Selbo. A Bt transgene reduces herbivory and enhances fecundity in wild sunflowers. Ecological Applications 13:279-286.

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1997 - Snow, A. A., and P. Moran-Palma. Commercial cultivation of transgenic plants: potential ecological risks. BioScience 47:86-97.

1991 - Snow, A. A., and T. P. Spira. Pollen vigour and the potential for sexual selection in plants. Nature 325:796-797.

1986 - Stanton, M. L., A. A. Snow, and S. N. Handel. Floral evolution: attractiveness to pollinators increases male fitness in a hermaphroditic angiosperm. Science 232:1625-1627.

Recent Funding History 2006 USAID – Biotechnology and Biodiversity Initiative Grants Program; “Continued US-

Africa collaborative research on risk assessment and management of (trans)gene flow in sorghum;” A. Snow (Primary PI) with G. Ejeta, C. Grenier, J. Pedersen, T. Tesso, I. Kapran; 3 years, $180,000.

2006 USDA - Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants; “Effects of early life history stages and competition on crop gene introgression in sunflower;” with Co-PIs K. Mercer and H. Alexander; 3 yrs; $396,725.

Professional Service President, Botanical Society of America, 2004-05 Treasurer, International Society for Biosafety Research, 2002-05 Associate Editor for Environmental Biosafety Research, 2001-2006; Associate Editor for

Ecology and Ecological Monographs, 1998-2001; Associate Editor for Evolution, 1994-1997

NRC/US National Academy of Sciences Authoring Committee, The Status of Pollinators in North America, 2005-2006, ISBN 0-309-10289-8.

NRC/US National Academy of Sciences Authoring Committee, Bioconfinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms, 2002-2003, ISBN 0-309-09085-7.

NRC/US National Academy of Sciences Authoring Committee, Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation, 1999-2000, ISBN 0-309-069300.

Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate Scholar Sponsor Thesis advisor (total = 16): S. Whisler (MS 1991), K. Cochrane (MS 1993), J. Windus (MS 1993), K. Syverson (MS 1994), R. Klips (PhD 1995), P. Moran-Palma (PhD 1997), C. Franklin (MS 1998), T. Culley (PhD 2000), L. Spencer (PhD 2001), K. Uthus (PhD 2001), S. Selbo (MS 2001), S. Su (MS 2006), M. Reagon (PhD 2006). L. Campbell (PhD 2007), A. Campbell (PhD candidate), H. Chang (MS candidate); postdoctoral sponsor (total = 5): S. Emms (Princeton University), A. Faivre (University of Arizona), L. Spencer (Ohio State University), J. Johnston (Univ. of Georgia), K. Mercer (Univ. Minnesota).

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Biographical Sketch Thomas A. Waite

Professional Preparation University of Maine, Zoology, B.A. 1981 The Ohio State University, Zoology, M.S.,1986 The Ohio State University, Zoology, Ph.D. 1991 Appointments Associate Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 2003-present. Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 2003-present. Assistant Professsor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 1997-2003 Assistant Professsor,School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1995-97 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 1992-94

Waite T.A., K.M. Passino. 2005. Paradoxical preferences when options are identical: a state-predation tradeoff. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. Available online at:

Selected Publications Waite, T.A. 2008. Preference for oddity: uniqueness heuristic or hierarchical choice process? Animal Cognition 11: 707-713. D’Orazio, A.E. and T.A. Waite. 2007. Incomplte division of labor: error-prone multitaskers persist amid specialists. Journal of Theoretical Biology 250: 449-460. Waite, T.A., A.I. Nevai, and K.M.. Passino. 2007. State subsidies induce grayjays to accept greater predation ris: an ecologically rational response? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1261-1266. Nevai, A.I., T.A. Waite, and K.M. Passino. 2007. Foraging theory for autonomous vehicle decision-making system design. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems 49: 39-65. Nevai, A.I., T.A. Waite, and K.M. Passino. 2007. State-dependent choice and ecological rationality. Journal of Theoretical Biology 247: 471-479. Waite, T.A. and R.D. Strickland. 2006. Climate change and the demographic demise of a hoarding bird living on the edge. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273: 2809-2813. Waite T. A. and K. M. Passino. 2006. Paradoxical preferences when options are identical. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59: 777-785. Waite T. A. and L. G. Campbell. 2006. Controlling the false discovery rate and increasing statistical power in ecological studies. Ecoscience 13: 449-452. Waite T.A., J. Vucetich, T. Saurer, M. Kroninger, E. Vaughn, K. Field, S. Ibargüen . 2005. Minimizing extinction risk through genetic rescue. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 28.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0123-7 Lotts, K. C., T.A. Waite, J.A. Vucetich. 2004. Reliability of absolute and relative predictions of population persistence based on time series. Conservation Biology 18: 1224-1232.

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Recent funding history U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Natioanl Gap Analysis Program. 2001-2006, $933,479. Habitat modeling for terrestrial vertrebratesa and gap analysis. National Science Foundation. 2004-2005, $198,049. Politics, disturbances, and biodiversity in the Indial Arvalli. With K. McSweeney, P. Robbins. U.S.D.A. Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grant. 2001-2004, $260,000. Assessing ecological consequences of low-lingin and fast growth transgenic aspen. With C. Tsai, J. Vucetich, D. Richter. U.S.D.A. McIntire-Stennis Fund. 1996-1999, $60,600. Forest fragmentation, demography, and the genetically effective size of populations. The Ohio State University Office of Research, Large Interdisciplinary Grant Program. 2007, $120,000. Robust distributed decision-making in biology and engineering. With K. Passino. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total =18): S. Corey (PhD), A. D’Orazio (PhD), E. Greenlee (PhD), K. Greenwald (PhD), J. Hall (PhD), J. Mills (PhD), M. Spathelf (PhD), C. Schiffer (MS), K. Field (PhD 2004), S. Ibarguen (PhD 2004), J. Vucetich (PhD 1999), T. Wilson (MS 2005), K. Lotts (MS 2003), G. Krzys (MD 2000), S. Waengsothorn (MS 1999), L. Qvarnemark (MS), K. Markovic (MS 1997); postdoctoral sponsor (total = ):

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Biographical Sketch John Warren Wenzel

Professional Preparation Harvard College, Department of Biology, Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, 1981. University of Kansas, Department of Entomology, Ph.D., 1988. Harvard University, Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology, 1989-1991. Post d’Accueil, Lab. d'Entomologie, Muséum Nat. d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 1991 Kalbfleisch Fellow, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1992-1993. Appointments Director, Museum of Biological Diversity, The Ohio State University, (1999-present) Professor, Dept. of Entomology, The Ohio State University (2007-present) Associate Professor, Dept. of Entomology, The Ohio State University, (1997-2007). Assistant Professor, Dept. of Entomology, The Ohio State University, (1994-1997).

Selected Publications Noll, F. B., and J. W. Wenzel. 2008.Caste in the swarming wasps: "Queenless" societies in

highly social insects. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 93: 509-522. Song, H., and J. W. Wenzel. 2008. Phylogeny of bird-grasshopper subfamily

Cyrtacanthacridinae (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and the evolution of locust phase polyphenism. Cladistics 24: 515- 542.

Wenzel, J. W., and G. M. Luque. 2008. Parsimony cluster analysis in successional ecology. Cladistics 24: 746-757.

Raczkowski, J. R. and J. W. Wenzel. 2007. Biodiversity studies and their foundation in taxonomic scholarship. Bio Science 57: 974-979.

Bucheli, S.R., D. Horn, and J. W. Wenzel. 2006. Biodiversity of Gelechioidea (microlepidoptera): Sampling to assess a re-established Appalachian forest in Ohio based on gelechioid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Biodiversity and Conservation 15: 503-516.

Naug, D., and J. Wenzel. 2006. Constraints on foraging success due to resource ecology limit colony productivity in social insects. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 62-68.

Bucheli, S.R., and J. W. Wenzel. 2005. Gelechioidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) systematics: A reexamination using combined morphology and mitochondrial DNA data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35: 380-394.

Branham, M.A. and J.W. Wenzel. 2003. The Origin of Photic Behavior and the Evolution of Sexual Communication in Fireflies (Coleoptera: Elateroidea). Cladistics 19: 1-22.

Miller, J. S. and J. W. Wenzel. 1995. Ecological characters and phylogenetic inference in the study of insects. Annual Review of Entomology 40: 389-415.

Wenzel, J. W. 1992. Behavioral homology and phylogeny. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 23: 261-281.

Honors and Awards OSU Outstanding Teacher Award, finalist (1998); OSU Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching (1998); Mortar Board, OSU student honor society recognition (2002); Scarlet and Gray Honorary Professor (2004).

Recent Funding History 2004. A global framework for the phylogeny of gelechioid moths, a megadiverse radiation

of herbivores. NSF, $182,000.

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2005. Araneid Phylogeny and Evolution of Spider Silk Phenotypes. NSF Collaborative Research. $11,631

2006. Museum Open House and Lecture Series. Fifth Third Bank $6,500 2007 Museum Open House. Education Foundation of America. $3,000. 2007. Workshop in phylogenetic methods, Willi Hennig Society, $10,000 2008. Museum Open House and Lecture Series. Battelle Endowment for Technology

and Human Affairs. Award $27,000. 2008 Museum Open House. Education Foundation of America. $4,000. 2008. Workshop in phylogenetic methods, Willi Hennig Society, $10,000

Professional Service Executive Board, Ohio Academy of Teaching, 2000-2003 President, Willi Hennig Society, 2000-2002 Councillor, Willi Hennig Society, 2000-Current. Chief Publications Contract Negotiator, Cladistics, 2003. Associate Editor, Annales Zoologici Fennici, 2004-Current Associate Editor, Zoosystema, 2007-Current President Elect (2008), North American Section of Int. Union for the Study of Social Insects Outreach 1. OSU Museum Open House. An annual event that opens the doors of our

biological collections to the general public, this event attracts 1,000 a day. Accompanied now with take home content for public school teachers, the Open House is funded by grants from two foundations.

Outreach 2.OSU Phylogenetics Workshop (2005, 2007, 2008). Funded internally and by a grant of $20,000, this elite workshop attracts participants from across North America, South America, and Europe. Students are deeply subsidized by fellowships awarded to successful applicants.

Outreach 3. International outreach: UNESP workshop in phylogenetic methods. A spin-off of the OSU workshop, this workshop was held for the first time at Rio Preto, SP, Brazil, in November, 2008. 24 graduate students have received fellowships to attend. The workshop is already funded for 2009.

Thesis Advisor and Postdoctoral Sponsorships (11 graduate students total, 4 postdocs) Asterisk * indicates tenure track academic positions, plus + indicates research postdoctoral position. Miguel Archangelsky* CRILAR, La Rioja, Argentina Todd A. Blackledge* Univ. of Akron, Akron, Ohio Marc A. Branham* University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Sibyl Bucheli* Dept. of Biology, Sam Houston State Univ, TX Ryan Caesar Dept. of Entomology, OSU (current) Todd Gilligan Dept. of Entomology, Colorado State Univ. Istvan Karsai* East Tennessee State University Mariam Lekveishvili+ University of West Virginia Gloria M. Luque+ Universite de Paris Sud, France Glene Mynhardt Dept. of Entomology, OSU (current) Fernando B. Noll* Universidade Estadual do Sao Paulo, Rio Preto, SP., Brazil Kurt Pickett* University of Vermont Joseph Raczkowski Dept. of Evol. Ecol. Organism. Biol, OSU (graduate 2008) David Rosenthal* High School Biology teacher, Durham, North Carolina Hojun Song+ Dept. of Biology, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT

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Biographical Sketch Joseph B. Williams

Professional Preparation David Lipscomb University, Nashville, Biology, B.A. 1970 University of Illinois, Urbana, Zoology, M.A. 1974 University of Illinois, Urbana, Ecology and Evolution, PhD. 1977 Appointments Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 2008-present. Associate Professor, Dept. Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biol., Ohio State Univ. 2002-08 Assistant Professsor, Department of Zoology, Ohio State Univ. 1994-2002 Research Fellow, University of Arizona, University of Capetown, 1986- 1994 Associate Professor, Pepperdine University, Mailbu, California, 1982-1986 Assistant Professor, Division of Natural Science, Pepperdine University, 1977-1979 Selected Publications Ostrowski, S. and J.B. Williams. 2006. Physiological acclimation of desert antelope, Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx), to long-term food and water restriction. J. Comparitive Physiology B. 176: 191-201. Tieleman, B. I., T. H. Dijkstra, J. R. Lasky, R. A. Mauck, G. H. Visser, J. B. Williams. 2006. Physiological and behavioral correlates of life-history variation: a comparison between tropical and temperate zone house wrens. Functional Ecology 20: 491-499. Ostrowski, S. and J. B. Williams. 2006. Heterothermy of free-living Arabian sand gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa marica) in a desert environment. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 1421-1429. Muñoz-Garcia, A. and J. B. Williams. 2007. Cutaneous water loss and lipids of the stratum corneum in Dusky Antbirds, a lowland tropical bird. Condor. 109: 59-66. Cox, B., A. Munoz-Garcia, M.S. Jurkowitz, and J. B. Williams. 2007. β-Glucocerebrosidase activity in stratum corneum of House Sparrows following acclimation to high and low humidity. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 81: 97-105. Muñoz-Garcia, A., R. Cox, and J. B. Williams. 2008. Phenotypic flexibility in cutaneous water loss and lipids of the stratum corneum in House sparrows (Passer domesticus) following acclimation to high and low humidity. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 81: 87=96. Wiersma, P. Munoz-Garcia, A. Walker, A. J.B. Williams. 2007. Tropical birds have a slow pace of life. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences 104: 9340-9345.

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Wiersma, P., M. Chappell, and J.B. Williams. 2007. Cold and exercise induced peak metabolic rates in tropical birds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104: 20866-20871. Muñoz-Garzia, A. and J.B. Williams. 2008. Developmental plasticity of cutñaneous water loss and lipid composition in stratum corneum of desert and mesic nestling house sparrows. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105: 15611-15616. Cohen, A.A., K.J. McGraw, P. Wiersma, J.B. Williams, W.D. Robinson, T.R. Robinson, J.D. Brawn, and R.E. Ricklefs. 2008. Interspecific association between circulating antioxidant levels and life-history variation in birds. American Naturalist. 172: 178-193. Recent funding history 1999-2003 Ecophysiology of Oryx in Saudi Arabia-National Wildlife Research Center,Taif, Saudi Arabia ($54,000). 2001 NSF travel grant. Symposium Taking Physiology to the Field sponsored by Soc. Integrative and Comparative Biology ($350). 2002-2007 National Science Foundation IBN-0212092. Skin lipids and cutaneous water loss among larks along an aridity gradient. $254,000 2003-2007 National Science Foundation The physiology-life-history nexus of temperate and tropical birds. $304,428 Integrative Challenge Grant. Co-PIs, Bob Ricklefs, Martin Wikelski, D. Robinson. ($2,500,000 total award). 2002-2004 National Geographic Society. Physiology of Arabian Oryx in the Rub al Khali: a conservation perspective. $18,400. Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total =13): I. Tielman (PhD), N. Anderson (PhD), A. Treydte (MS), M, Haugen (MS), J. Marshall (PhD), A. Walker (MS), B. Groff (MS), S. Ostrowaski (PhD), A. Munoz-Garcia (PhD), J. Ro (MS), J. Olson (PhD), A. Champagne (MS), H. Fan (MS), E. Calhoon (PhD), L. Sadowski (MS); postdoctoral sponsor (total =2 ): P. Wiersma (U. of Groningen, Netherlands); R. Cox. (Rutgers).

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Biographical Sketch Thomas Gordon Wilson

Professional Preparation Clemson University, Entomology, BS, 1968 North Carolina State University, Entomology MS, 1971 University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge, Biochemistiry, Ph.D. 1975 University of California, Irvine, Postdoctoral, 1977-1979 Appointments Professsor, Dept. Entomology, Ohio State Univ. 2003-present. Professsor, Dept. Biology, Colorado State University, 1998-2002 Associate Professsor, Dept. Biology, Colorado State University, 1993-1998 Associate Professsor, Dept. Zoology, University of Vermont, 1988-1993. Assistant Professsor, Dept. Zoology, University of Vermont, 1979-1988 Honors and Awards Outstanding Teaching Award, Colorado State University, 1996

Wilson, T.G., Yerushalmi, Y., Donnell, D.M., and Restifo, L.L. 2006. Interaction between hormonal signaling pathways in Drosophila melanogaster as revealed by genetic interaction between Methoprene-tolerant and Broad-Complex. Genetics 172:

Selected Publications Daborn, P.J., Yen J.L., Bogwitz, M.R., Le Goff, G., Feil, E., Jeffers, S., Tijet, N., Perry,

T., Heckel, D., Batterham, P., Feyereisen, R., Wilson, T.G., and ffrench-Constant, R.H. 2002. A single P450 allele associated with insecticide resistance in Drosophila. Science 297: 2253-2256.

Wilson, T.G., DeMoor, S., and Lei, J. 2003. Juvenile hormone involvement in Drosophila melanogaster male reproduction as suggested by the Methoprene-tolerant27 mutant phenotype. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 33: 1167-1175.

Wilson, T.G. 2004. The molecular site of action of juvenile hormone and juvenile hormone insecticides during metamorphosis: how these compounds kill insects. J. Insect Physiol. 50: 111-121.

Wilson, T.G. 2005. Drosophila: Sentinels of environmental toxicants. Integr. Comp. Biol. 45: 127-136.

Richard, D.S., Ryczynski, R., Wilson, T.G., Wang, Y., Wayne, M.L., Zhou, Y., Partridge, L., Harshman, L.G. 2005. Insulin signaling is necessary for vitellogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster independent of the roles of juvenile hormone and ecdysteroids: female sterility of the chico1 insulin signaling mutation is autonomous to the ovary. J. Insect Physiol. 51: 455-464.

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253-264. Godlewski, J., Wang, S., and Wilson, T.G. 2006. Interaction of bHLH-PAS proteins

involved in juvenile hormone reception in Drosophila. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 342: 1305-1311.

Wilson, T.G., Wang, S., Beno, M., and Farkas, R. 2006. Wide mutational spectrum of a gene involved in hormone action and insecticide resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. Mol. Genet. Genomics 276:294-303.

Wang, S., Baumann, A., and Wilson, T.G. 2007. Drosophila melanogaster Methoprene-tolerant (Met) gene homologs from three mosquito species: members of PAS transcriptional factor family. J. Insect Physiol. 53:246-253.

Barry, J., Wang, S., and Wilson, T.G. 2008. Overexpression of Methoprene-tolerant, a Drosophila melanogaster gene that is critical for juvenile hormone action and insecticide resistance. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 38:346-353. 113: 3–19.

Recent funding history NIH Grant RO1 GM 33422, $276,000, “Genetics of a hormone-resistant Drosophila

mutant”, l989-1992 American Cyanamid Corporation, $126,000, “Molecular cloning of the Met mutant”,

l992-l994 USDA Competitive Grants Program 9501918, $120,000, "Cloning of a juvenile hormone

insecticide resistance gene from pest insects", l995-1997 NSF Grant IBN-9419774, $300,000, "Developmental analysis of a putative juvenile

hormone receptor", l995-1998

NSF Grant IBN-0109942, $210,000, “A Drosophila juvenile hormone receptor”, 2001- 2003 NIH Grant RO1 AI 052290, $959,375, “JH receptor in flies and mosquitoes”, 2003-present Professional service. Panel member, USDA Competitive Grants Program, l994; 1996 Organizer and Section Chair, ACS Symposium, l995 Panel member, NIH DK Study Section, 2001; NIH AI Study Section 2005; 2007 Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total =4): Mike Whalen, MS; Lirim Shemshedini, PhD; Chris Turner, PhD; Janet Klass, MS

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Biographical Sketch Andrea D. Wolfe

Professional Preparation Clark Technical College (Landscape Horticulture), A.A.S. 1986 University of Oklahoma (Botany), B.S. 1988 University of Oklahoma (Botany - Plant Systematics), Ph.D.1993 Vanderbilt University, Molecular Evolution,1993-1995 Appointments Associate Professor, Department of Evoltuiion, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio

State University, 2001 - present Assistant Professor, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State

University, 1999-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Biology, The Ohio State University, 1996-1999 Honors and Awards Election to Council of American Society of Plant Taxonomists, 1999 George R. Cooley Award, American Society of Plant Taxonomists: best contributed paper at the

annual meeting, 1997 Selected Publications Wolfe, A. D. 2008. The evolution of evolution theory and its controversies. Expositions 2.1:

111-128. Wolfe, A. D., C. P. Randle, S. L. Datwyler, J. J. Morawetz, N. Arguedas, and J. Diaz. 2006.

Phylogeny, taxonomic affinities, and biogeography of Penstemon (Plantaginaceae) based on ITS and cpDNA sequence data. American Journal of Botany 93: 1699- 1713.

. Castellanos, M. C., P. Wilson, S. J. Keller, A. D. Wolfe, and J. D. Thomson. 2006. Anther evolution: Pollen presentation strategies when pollinators differ. The American Naturalist 167: 288-296.

Randle, C. P. and A. D. Wolfe. 2005. The evolution and expression of rbcL in holoparasitic sister-genera Harveya and Hyobanche (Orobanchaceae). American Journal of Botany 92: 1575 - 1585.

Wolfe, A. D., C. P. Randle, L. Liu, and K. S. Steiner. 2005. Phylogeny and biogeography of Orobanchaceae. Folia Geobotanica 40: 115-134.

Archibald, J. K., M.E. Mort, and A. D. Wolfe. 2005. Phylogenetic Relationships within Zaluzianskya (Scrophulariaceae s.s., tribe Manuleeae): Classification Based on DNA Sequences from Multiple Genomes and Implications for Character Evolution and Biogeography. Systematic Botany 30: 196-215.

Wolfe, A. D. 2005. ISSR techniques for evolutionary biology. Methods in Enzymology. 395: 134-144.

Wolfe, A. D.. and C. P. Randle. 2004. Recombination, heteroplasmy, haplotype polymorphism, and paralogy in plastid genes: Implications for plant molecular systematics. Systematic Botany 29: 1011-1020.

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Wolfe, A. D., S. L. Datwyler, C. P. Randle. 2002. A phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of the Cheloneae (Scrophulariaceae) based on ITS and matK sequence data Systematic Botany 27: 138-148.

Wolfe, A. D., and C. P. Randle. 2001. Systematic relationships among species of the holoparasitic plant genus Hyobanche (Scrophulariaceae) inferred from ISSR banding patterns and nucleotide sequences. Systematic Botany 26: 120-130.

Barkman, T. J., G. Chenery, J. R. McNeal, J. Lyons-Weiler, W. J. Elisens, G. Moore, A. D. Wolfe, and C. W. dePamphilis. 2000. Independent and combined analyses of sequences from all three genomic compartments converge on the root of flowering plant phylogeny. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 97: 13166-13171.

Recent funding history NSF, $12,000. 2005-2007. “ Doctoral dissertation: Phylogenetic relationships within Alectra

(Orobanchaceae) and evolution of rbcS in Orobanchaceae.” DDIG for Jeffrey Morawetz. NSF, $5,500 National Science Foundation , 2004. “Planning Visit. Life history strategies of the holoparasitic genus Hyobanche (Orobanchaceae).”

NSF, $12,000. 2002-2006. “Phylogeny of Orobanchaceae sensu lato inferred from phytochromes and other data: implications for the evolution of parasitism.” subaward from Harvard Univeristy with Sarah Mathews.

NSF. $250,000, 2001-2005. “A systematic investigation of the South African holoparasitic genus Hyobanche L. (Orobanchaceae).” NSF, $10,000, 2001-2003. “Dissertation research: Systematics of Harveya Hook. (Orobanchaceae) and the evolution of photosynthetic loci in the holoparasitic genera Harveya and Hyobanche.” DDIG for Christopher P. Randle. NSF, $236,152 National Science Foundation 1997-2001. “Collaborative Research. Floral function and phylogeny in Penstemon: Tests of pollen presentation theory.” (Total funding of $446,613 for Andrea D. Wolfe, James Thomson, Paul Wilson, and Scott Armbruster). Professional service. American Society of Plant Taxonomists: Program Director 2001-2006; Publicity Chair 1997-2001, Council Member 2000-2002; Botanical Society of America, committee member, Editorial board for Plant Science Bulletin, Secretary of Systematics section (1996-2006) Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholar sponsor. Thesis advisor (total=8): Dan Robarts (PhD), Shannon Datwyler, Ph.D. 2001 (CSU Sacramento), Jenny Archibald, Ph.D. 2003 (Kansas State University), Diana Jolles, M.S. 2007 (Ph.D. student at Portland State University, Jeffery Morawetz, PhD. 2007 (postdoc at Univeristy of Michigan), Christopher P. Randle, Ph.D. 2004 (Sam Houston State University), Andrew Lutz, M.S. 2001, Jiang Ping Guo, M.S. 1999, Postdocs: Qiu-Yun Xiang (North Carolina State Univeristy), Jeffery Walck (Murray State University, Mark Mort (Kansas State University)

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Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Ohio State University

Program Review: 22-23 May 2006

External Team: Christine R. B. Boake, Professor and Head, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee; e-mail: [email protected] Scott L. Collins, Director, Sevilleta LTER and Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico; e-mail: [email protected] Craig E. Martin, Professor and Chair, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas; e-mail: [email protected]

The External Team Review At the request of Dean Herbers, the members of the External Team, Professors Chris Boake, Scott Collins, and Craig Martin, visited the OSU campus on 22 and 23 May 2006 to meet with the various constituencies involved in the Program Review of the Department of Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology (EEOB) in the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) at Ohio State University (OSU). Prior to this visit, the External Team received the following documents: Unit Review of EEOB, 2005 and 2004 Annual Reports of EEOB, Pattern of Administration of EEOB, Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Document of EEOB, Undergraduate Curriculum Booklet of CBS, Program Review Resource booklet from the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA), and several general OSU pamphlets. During the visit, the External Team met with faculty according to their research expertise, faculty on the advisory committee, graduate students, undergraduate students, research and support staff, Director of the Museum, the Dean and her staff, and the Provost and her staff, including the OAA team. Overall Quality of the Department Strengths The productivity and level of activity of members of the department are good, but there is room for improvement. Recent hiring in the department seems strong. The department is to be specially commended for its outstanding success in adding gender and ethnic diversity. Faculty salaries appear to be competitive. The morale of the members of the department, both faculty and graduate students, appears to be high. Faculty members frequently commented on the collegiality of the department, ease of interactions and collaborations, and friendly demeanor of their colleagues and students.

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Furthermore, faculty seemed genuinely pleased with the creation of the EEOB department eight years ago. Weaknesses The results of both the external and internal polls conducted by the department placed the department in the middle of three tiers of EEOB/EEB departments in the country. Although members of the External Team concur with this ranking, we felt that undue emphasis seemed to be placed on rather subjective rankings of the department instead of on quantitative information about faculty and student productivity. For example, no information on the latter was provided. Only three Assistant Professors have been hired on the main campus in the past several years, resulting in a demographic weighting in the department toward senior faculty. This could reduce the availability of fresh ideas for teaching and research, implementation of new methodologies and experimental approaches, and new opportunities for collaborative teaching and research. The pre-tenure faculty seem acutely aware of this problem. A point made in the “Unit Review” document and during many of the meetings between the External Team and the faculty is a concern that EEOB is too small, and that a substantial number of new hires would raise the profile of the department. Not all members of the External Team concur with this assessment, and our perception is that the reality of a series of new hires is low. The current emphasis of hiring in the CBS appears to lie in opportunistic and inter-departmental collaborative approaches. Although at least two such searches are planned or ongoing, we felt that these efforts could be stronger and more creative efforts. Members of the External Team perceived a sense of frustration among members of the faculty about the “top-down” nature of this approach to hiring. This attitude was strong enough on the part of some such that creation of a departmental strategic plan was considered to be a fruitless exercise, which is unfortunate. Mentoring of pre-tenure faculty seems to be unstructured and inconsistent, even for those who are on the main campus (and nearly non-existent for those at the regional campuses). Although senior faculty mentors exist, the nature of their selection is unclear, and the responsibilities of the mentors are apparently not clearly specified. Recommendations Members of the department should more actively pursue various options for opportunistic, inter-departmental hires that would simultaneously meet research and teaching needs of the department and its various constituents. The opportunities for creative hiring might well complement the departmental hiring wishes, and simultaneously dovetail with the collaborative and opportunistic approaches favored by the current administration. There appear to be many units on campus with which collaborative hiring initiatives might be pursued. Crafting a flexible, yet creative and clearly focused strategic plan would go far in helping to guide discussions and decisions about how best to accomplish new faculty hires in the current hiring environment of the CBS. All faculty should be involved in these discussions.

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An initial approach to enlarging the department and raising its national profile might include stronger ties (formal or informal) with the Department of Entomology. Logistical problems notwithstanding, such a move should be evaluated and potential benefits considered. In lieu of an additional merger with departments such as Entomology, closer ties could be developed through shared faculty lines, cross listed courses, and greater research collaboration which would help attract more attention and higher rankings. The mentoring of pre-tenure faculty requires attention and improvement. The faculty as a whole need to discuss the process of mentoring and develop guidelines for mentors. Such guidelines might include the role of the mentor in an ongoing relationship of advising regarding teaching, research, and service, as well as the mentor’s role during critical career stages such as the submission of grant proposals, annual reviews, and tenure and promotion materials. For example, if mentor letters evaluating the teaching quality and research progress of each pre-tenure faculty member were included in his/her file, they should prove useful during the promotion evaluation process. Research Productivity Strengths The “average” ranking of EEOB among its peer departments across the nation indicates a solid level of research productivity. This is reflected in a publication rate of two to three papers per faculty member per year, funding on the part of most faculty members, and a level of funding that is admirable if not impressive. Newly hired faculty members appear to be quite pleased with the startup/setup packages they received. This is very important, as such support provides new faculty members with the tools required to launch their research careers. Concerns about inadequate research space and facilities did not come up. The main concern among department members was the physical distance between the main campus and the cluster of buildings comprising the Museum and the AEL. Weaknesses Despite an acceptable average rate of publication among the faculty in EEOB, coupled with some outstanding efforts on the part of several, the department lacks one or more “superstars” who regularly publish dozens of papers and bring in millions of dollars of grant support. The presence of such gifted colleagues can substantially raise the national profile of the department as a whole, and it challenges others in the department to push themselves to achieve even more. Although the level of grant support for the faculty funds considerable research, nearly half the total derives from state funds, which carries the unfortunate consequence of low indirect costs, which provides limited resources at the departmental level compared to federal funding from NSF or NIH, for example.

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Although the Unit Review indicates the need for a large-scale, interdisciplinary training grant, such as an NSF IGERT, the External Team found little enthusiasm among the faculty for the pursuit of such grants, as well as other federal grants that focus more on interdisciplinary and/or collaborative approaches. Although most members of the department appear to have satisfactory research productivity, there are a few faculty members with truly outstanding records. Furthermore, there appears to be a disproportionate number of faculty members in the department whose productivity appears to be unacceptably low. Below we suggest some ways to improve the situation. Recommendations If EEOB is to move up in the rankings of its peer departments, hiring one or two faculty members who have already established themselves as highly productive superstars, or early career scientists who are clearly on track for such a level of success, is imperative. Such hires encourage, either directly or indirectly, greater effort and often success of many other faculty colleagues in the department. It will probably be easiest to find a star to hire who would build on the department’s strengths. An example of this would be hiring one or more scientists who could exploit the excellent museum collections. The members of the department should more aggressively pursue ideas and the logistics that will result in the submission of major, interdisciplinary/collaborative training grants or other large-scale funding initiatives. Developing these kinds of proposals takes effort, but the rewards are great. Stronger effort is required to enrich the careers of faculty members in the department who are under-performing in the area of research productivity. Although such colleagues apparently contribute more to the teaching mission of the department, more creative approaches might be employed to rejuvenate their research profiles. In an effort to reduce the perception of isolation of faculty in the Museum and the AEL, the past practice of holding occasional faculty meetings at the remote site seems a worthwhile exercise because it is unlikely that such extensive space will ever be available on the main campus. Another change that might help all students and faculty to feel more connected would be to increase faculty attendance at departmental seminars. At several universities, students are required to attend departmental seminars (and must sign up for a one-credit course). As a result, more faculty also attend the seminars. Graduate Program Strengths The size of the graduate program and the distribution of PhD and MS students appears appropriate for the size of the department. The quality of the program was difficult to judge, as we were not provided with any such metrics (e.g., publications, fellowships, grants, etc.) for the graduate students. On the other hand, there were no indications among the students or among the

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faculty of any problems or issues of concern in the graduate program. The students with whom we met appeared bright, excited, and genuinely pleased with their choice to pursue an advanced degree in EEOB. Many students indicated that their primary motivation in selecting OSU for graduate study reflected the expertise and quality of the faculty members of EEOB. Furthermore, the placement rate of the students in positions and careers indicates that their graduate training is quite admirable. The placement rate of one-third for those securing academic faculty positions was very impressive. Another impressive feature of the graduate program is the level of funding via GTAs and GRAs. All students are apparently currently funded, and all have been for some time. Furthermore, such funding has, until recently, included money for the summer. All faculty interviewed indicated that all dissertation defenses in recent memory reflected research projects at a level of rigor and quality appropriate for the Ph.D. degree. This reflects well on the quality of the EEOB graduate program. The recently instituted “visitation weekend,” in which the best of the student applicants are brought to the OSU campus for two days, is an excellent recruitment tool. Weaknesses Comments in both the Unit Report and heard during the faculty group meetings suggest that, although good graduate students are coming to EEOB, many of the best are lost to other schools. Some frustration was evident in this regard. The External Team received mixed information regarding a departmental guarantee of funding for incoming students. Some faculty members indicated that this was the case, while others clearly indicated that this was not the current (or even past) practice. Some concern was voiced, rather strongly, that providing students with summer funding is becoming increasingly difficult as a result of recent reductions in the departmental budget. It appears as if most or even all GTAs teach exclusively lab sections of courses; none seem to lead discussion sessions. The latter can prove to be particularly useful in select courses. In discussions about the numbers of GTAs typically available to EEOB graduate students, the External Team noted a disconcerting lack of clarity in the process by which the number of GTAs in the introductory biology program was determined. Despite the high placement rate in EEOB-related positions of graduate students who complete their degrees in the department, Craig Martin learned that the majority of graduate students with whom he met were not enthusiastic about continuing their post-graduate careers in a related field. Furthermore, some faculty members expressed concerns about a flagging interest among the graduate students in pursuing careers in the academy. This change in emphasis, however, may not be unique to OSU.

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Recommendations More successful recruitment of the best graduate student applicants might result from implementation of the following: 1) a firm guarantee of full funding for the duration of the time in graduate school, 2) a substantially improved departmental web site, and 3) a visitation weekend for the most promising applicants (see below). Given the impressive level and extent of the past (and current?) practice of providing 12 months of funding for all graduate students in the department, it is unfortunate that students are not assured of such funding for the duration of their graduate careers. Such assurance might prove to be a critical factor in the decisions of some superb students who otherwise might choose to go elsewhere. The department is encouraged to review the adequacy of the number and use of GTAs currently. Some courses might benefit greatly from the addition of discussion sessions led by GTAs. If so, the department should consider formulating a request for additional GTA positions. Of course, greater clarification of the process by which the CBS determines the number of GTAs that are assigned to the department should reduce the level of concern expressed by some faculty members in EEOB. The practice of a visitation weekend for the best applicants to the graduate program should be an annual and permanent activity for the department. Doing so should serve to improve the overall quality of the graduate program. Teaching/Education Activities Strengths The faculty in EEOB seem genuinely attuned and committed to the teaching needs of the department, as well as other units in CBS. Furthermore, they appear to be truly dedicated to covering all the course needs of students, both undergraduate and graduate, including both the frequency and diversity of course offerings. Although some concern was voiced occasionally about perceived excessive demands to teach service courses, and the resultant cost in terms of other course offerings, the general impression we received was great satisfaction on the part of faculty in contributing to the teaching mission of EEOB and other units. Furthermore, as stated in the Unit Review, most faculty members appear comfortable with their teaching load. Both graduate and undergraduate students, though our sample size was small, indicated that the quality and quantity of courses taught by EEOB faculty were excellent (though see below). Given the caveat that the undergraduate students with whom we met were highly select (nearly all earning Honors and nearly all involved in independent research), we were very impressed with the quality, motivation, and inquisitive nature of these students. Their comments also reflected on several positive features of the administration of the two undergraduate degrees offered by EEOB. Students were knowledgeable about their degree requirements, the frequency of offering of required courses, funding opportunities for travel and undergraduate research, and even about the nature of a career as a professor. We were particularly impressed that several

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students expressed a need for undergraduate courses that are usually offered elsewhere at the graduate level (e.g., experimental design, scientific writing, grant proposal preparation). Weaknesses Both graduate students and faculty members, but by no means all in either group, expressed some concern about the breadth of course offerings in EEOB. Some faculty members blamed this situation on pressure from the CBS to teach a large number of core and service courses at fairly frequent intervals. Comments were made to us by one group of faculty that there is an increasing trend in EEOB for faculty to team-teach courses. This in and of itself is not a problem, and in fact can often facilitate more effective learning by the students. The implication, however, was that such arrangements reflect a desire to reduce teaching loads as opposed to enhancing the learning environment for the students. Although this appeared to be a minority view, the allegation is serious enough to warrant careful examination by the departmental curriculum committee. Recommendations The weaknesses discussed above were voiced by small minorities of faculty members and/or students. Thus, we have no strong recommendations regarding improvement of the teaching mission of EEOB; however, we recommend that the curriculum and teaching loads of faculty in the department be examined closely. Other Departmental Matters Strengths Regional campus faculty pose a unique problem for EEOB and OSU in general. The unusual, divergent demands placed on these faculty members, primarily entailing heavy teaching loads yet a modicum of research activity, was clearly a matter of concern for the half a dozen or so such faculty members who met with the External Team. It is clear that the difficulties associated with these positions lie at the University level, so the department has no option but to deal with such difficulties the best way it can. We heard from several regional campus faculty members that EEOB ranked near the top of OSU units in their willingness to support the research activities of such colleagues, by providing lab space, inclusion in research collaborations, funding of graduate students, etc. Weaknesses We were repeatedly puzzled by an apparent breakdown in communication from the departmental office to the EEOB faculty regarding events, developments, and departmental decisions. On a somewhat related issue, many faculty members were befuddled by the apparent opacity – or perception thereof – of budgetary decisions made above the departmental level.

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Improvement is needed in interactions between faculty and office administrative staff. Part of the problem we perceived is under-staffing of the office group. Another problem, certainly not unique to OSU, is that the burden of grant budget reconciliation seems to fall on faculty members instead of on accountants or book-keepers trained for this purpose. Faculty members are not trained in accurate book-keeping of their Federal and Federal pass-through grant funding and should not be expected to take time from their research and teaching missions for such training. It would be to OSU’s advantage to ensure that properly trained staff are available in sufficient numbers to take care of these critical processes. This issue deserves serious discussion. Recommendations An effort should be made to determine the nature of and solution to problems in the flow of information from the departmental office to the individual faculty members. It appears that relations between the Chair and the office staff are strained; this needs to be sorted out, and it is the Chair’s responsibility to take the initiative. Furthermore, increased staffing in the area of book-keeping for grants seems badly needed. Summary of Major Recommendations

• explore collaborations with other units that meet needs of EEOB • explore collaborations, formal or informal, with Entomology • improve Assistant Professor mentoring program • add 1 or 2 “super stars” to the faculty • explore ideas to pursue large training grants and other collaborative grants • stimulate greater productivity in under-performing faculty • improve graduate student recruitment efforts • guarantee funding of incoming graduate students in offer letter • evaluate course offerings and teaching loads • improve communication about departmental issues and activities to faculty members • improve faculty-staff relations in office/explore addition of additional staff.

Final Comments We found nearly all participants in the interviews with the External Team to be enthusiastic and easily engaged in all discussions. Furthermore, we were impressed that many faculty members, especially those at the regional campuses, clearly made a great effort to attend the interview/discussions. Thus, we were impressed with the interest level of the faculty in the external review. Overall, we found EEOB to be a vigorous department with a great deal of promise. The most likely way to improve the department’s national stature is to focus on quality, not quantity, of future hires. Although the young faculty hired in recent years appear to be excellent, bringing in

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a highly productive scientist with international stature could raise the department’s rank directly, as was well as indirectly by stimulating other members of the department to become more productive and innovative. Furthermore, the faculty need to make a stronger effort to take advantage of policies encouraging the hiring of interdisciplinary scientists.

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