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- David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF) Faculty Fellow
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Research
research activities
principal investigator on
- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EVOLUTION OF AMPHIBIAN MHC GENES AFTER AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAK awarded by NATL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 2008 - 2012
- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GENETIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF POPULATION RESPONSES TO EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE awarded by NATL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 2011 - 2015
- DISSERTATION RESEARCH: EFFECTS OF HOST COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ON AMPHIBIAN DISEASE RISK awarded by DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES NSF 2012 - 2013
- POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: POPULATION GENETICS OF THE INFECTIOUS PATHOGEN BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS AND THE CAUSES OF NEW WORLD AMPHIBIAN DECLINES awarded by DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES NSF 2010 - 2012
- SPECIATION AND DIVERSIFICATION OF WEST AFRICAN HYPEROLIUS awarded by NATL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 2011 - 2012
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Publications
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- Disease dynamics vary spatially and temporally in a North American amphibian. Biological Conservation. 144:1901-1915. 2011
- First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infecting four frog families from Peninsular Malaysia. Ecohealth. 8:121-128. 2011
- High prevalence of the amphibian chytrid pathogen in Gabon. Ecohealth. 8:116-120. 2011
- Latitude, elevational climatic zonation, and speciation in New World vertebrates. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B. 279:194-201. 2011
- MHC genotypes associate with chytridiomycosis resistance in a threatened North American frog. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108:16705-16710. 2011
- Tropical amphibian populations experience higher disease risk in natural habitats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108:9893-9898. 2011
- Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endemic sand dune lizard, Sceloporus arenicolus. Molecular Ecology Notes. 7:337-339. 2007
- Conservation genetics of the endangered Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata). Herpetologica. 63:411-420. 2007
- Fine-scale spatial genetic structure and dispersal among spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) breeding populations. Molecular Ecology. 16:257-274. 2007
- Itapotihyla langsdorffii (NCN). Diurnal basking. Herpetological Review. 38:186-187. 2007
- Polymorphic microsatellite markers for Mexican salamanders of the genus Ambystoma. Molecular Ecology Notes. 7:818-820. 2007
- Unexpectedly low genetic divergences among populations of the threatened bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii). Conservation Genetics. 8:331-342. 2007
- Compartment syndrome, fasciotomy, and neuropathy after a rattlesnake envenomation: aspects of monitoring and diagnosis. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 17:36-40. 2006
- Characterization of microsatellite markers in the threatened sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi). Molecular Ecology Notes. 4:691-693. 2004
- Horned lizard (Phrynosoma) phylogeny inferred from mitochondrial genes and morphological characters: understanding conflicts using multiple approaches. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 31:961-971. 2004
- Multiple paternity in an aggregate breeding amphibian: the effect of reproductive skew on estimates of male reproductive success. Molecular Ecology. 13:1951-1963. 2004
- Regional population dynamics of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) in a fragmented landscape. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 44:626. 2004
- Early male reproductive advantage, multiple paternity, and sperm storage in an amphibian aggregate breeder. Molecular Ecology. 12:1567-1576. 2003
- Historical isolation, range expansion, and secondary contact of two highly divergent mitochondrial lineages in spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). Evolution. 57:1631-1652. 2003
- Color pattern asymmetry as a correlate of habitat disturbance in spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). Journal of Herpetology. 36:129-133. 2002
- Genetic characterization of reproductive strategy in an amphibian with aggregate breeding. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 42:1283-1284. 2002
- Isolation of microsatellite loci in spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). Molecular Ecology Notes. 2:313-315. 2002
- Jurisdiction over endangered species’ habitat: The impacts of people and property on recovery planning. Ecological Applications. 12:690-700. 2002
- Sexual selection and alternative mating behaviours generate demographic stochasticity in small populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B. 269:157-164. 2002
- Herpetology. Copeia Journal. 2001:294-295. 2001
- Relationships of the salamandrid genera Paramesotriton, Pachytriton, and Cynops based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. Copeia Journal. 2001:997-1009. 2001
- The evolution of alternative reproductive strategies: Fitness differential, heritability, and genetic correlation between the sexes. Journal of Heredity. 92:198-205. 2001
- Fang tip spread, puncture distance, and suction for snake bite. Toxicon. 38:723-728. 2000
- Microsatellites for studies of ecology, behavior, and evolution in Yarrow's spiny lizard (Sceloporus jarrovii). Molecular Ecology. 9:1667-1668. 2000
- Phylogeography of the pitviper clade Agkistrodon: Historical ecology, species status, and conservation of the cantils. Molecular Ecology. 9:411-420. 2000
- Polygyny, mate-guarding, and posthumous fertilization as alternative mating strategies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 97:14427-14432. 2000
- Reproductive mode and female reproductive cycles of two endemic Mexican horned lizards (Phrynosoma taurus and Phrynosoma braconnieri). Copeia Journal. 2000:222-229. 2000
- Comparative structure analysis of vertebrate ribonuclease P RNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 26:3333-3339. 1998
- The evolution of female-biased sexual size dimorphism: A population level comparative study in horned lizards (Phrynosoma). Evolution. 52:1821-1833. 1998
- Molecular systematics of short-horned lizards: Biogeography and taxonomy of a widespread species complex. Systematic Biology. 46:284-305. 1997
- Phylogeography of the Bushmaster (Lachesis muta, Viperidae): Implications for neotropical biogeography, systematics, and conservation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 62:421-442. 1997
- Bigger isn't always better: Body size, developmental and parental temperature, and male territorial success in Drosophila melanogaster. Animal Behaviour. 49:671-677. 1995
- Allometric engineering: A causal analysis of natural selection on offspring size. Science. 258:1927-1930. 1992
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- Hybridization in threatened and endangered animal taxa: implications for conservation and management of biodiversity. Molecular Approaches in Natural Resource Conservation. 2010
- Ambystoma maculatum, species account. Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status of United States Species. 621-627. 2005
- Pre-ejaculators, sneakers, and she-males: Alternative mating strategies in reptiles 2002
presentations
- Amphibian Diseases and Declines: Molecular Genetics of Anuran Hosts Experiencing Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Host, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminars 2011
- Evolutionary Biogeography in Topographically Complex Biomes - Lessons from the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, Host, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminars 2011
- NSF Science and Technology Center on Biodiversity Proposal, Organizer, ACSF Topical Lunches 2011
- Species Tree Accuracy with Deep Coalescence and Gene Flow, Host 2010
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Teaching
teaching activities
- BIOEE-1780: Evolutionary Biology and Diversity - Summer 2013-6wk
- BIOEE-4700: Herpetology, Lectures - Spring 2013
- BIOEE-4701: Herpetology, Laboratory - Spring 2013
- BIOEE-9990: Ph.D. Dissertation Research - Spring 2013
- BIOEE-7600: Special Topics in Evolution and Ecology - Fall 2012
- BIOEE-9990: Ph.D. Dissertation Research - Fall 2012
- BIOEE-1780: Evolutionary Biology and Diversity - Spring 2012
- BIOEE-9990: Ph.D. Dissertation Research - Spring 2012
- BIOEE-7600: Special Topics in Evolution and Ecology - Fall 2011
- BIOEE-9990: Ph.D. Dissertation Research - Fall 2011
Service
service to the profession
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo International Collaborator/Advisor 2003 -
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo International Collaborator/Advisor 2003 -
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo International Collaborator/Advisor 2002 -
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, PI: Dr. Márcio Martins, Universidade de São Paulo International Collaborator/Advisor 2002 -
- Council, Society of Systematic Biologists Member 2002 - 2006
- Committee on Guidelines for Animal Welfare in Herpetology, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Member 2000 - 2003
- Board of Governors, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Member 1999 - 2003
- AI-SPER-0203DF692AB000108C0 Judge - 2000
- Grants-in-Herpetology Committee, Society for the Study of Reptiles and Amphibians Member 1995 - 1998
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awards and honors
- Robert A. and Donna B. Paul Awatd for Excellence in Advising, 2009
- FIT Award, 2008
- Fulbright Brazil Lecture/Research Fellowship, 2006
- Mellon Career Enhancement Fellowship for Women and Underrepresented Minorities, 2002
- National Science Foundation Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1999
- National Science Foundation Minority Post-doctoral Fellow, 1997
- Herpetologist's League Graduate Research Award, 1997
- Stoye Award-Best Student Presentation in Ecology, 1996
- National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 1995