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Dr. JALENE M. LAMONTAGNE Curriculum Vitae

CONTACT INFORMATION Department of Biological Sciences DePaul University Chicago, IL 60614 Telephone: (773) 325-7272 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Alberta, 2007, Environmental Biology & Ecology

Dissertation Title: Spatial and temporal variability in white spruce cone production: Individual and population responses of North American red squirrels. (09/2001-02/2007)

M.Sc. University of Calgary, 2000, Conservation Ecology Thesis Title: Use of migratory stopover areas by trumpeter swans in Southern Alberta. (09/1998-09/2000)

B.Sc. University of Calgary, 1998, Major: Ecology, Minor: Earth Sciences Thesis title: Maternal effects in Daphnia pulex: An investigation of offspring performance in varying food environments.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Adjunct Scientist Lincoln Park Zoo, 2016 – present, Urban Wildlife Institute

Assistant Professor DePaul University, 2011 – present, Department of Biological Sciences

Visiting Scientist & University of Calgary, 2010 – 2011, Department of Biological Sciences Sessional Instructor

Assistant Professor Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2009 – 2010, Integrated Sciences

Post-doctoral Fellow University of Calgary, 2007 – 2009, Department of Biological Sciences

Sessional Instructor University of Calgary, 2008, Department of Biological Sciences

Research Associate University of Calgary, 2000 – 2001, Department of Biological Sciences TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Level Courses Taught (DePaul University; *new course developed) Research Methods & Applied Biostatistics* (BIO 406): 2013, 2016 Population Ecology* (BIO 432): 2014 Research in Field Biology* (BIO 489): 2013, 2014 Independent Study (BIO 401): 2013, 2014 (x 2), 2016 Research (BIO 496): 2013, 2014 (x 3), 2016 Research for Master’s Thesis (BIO 498): 2014 (x 4), 2015 (x 2), 2017 (x 2)

Undergraduate Level Courses Taught (DePaul University unless otherwise indicated) Introductory Biology II: Evolution, Ecology, & Diversity (BIO 192): 2012 – current Ecology (BIO 215): 2011 – current Research Methods & Applied Biostatistics* (BIO 306; joint enrollment with BIO 406): 2013,

2016

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Population Ecology* (BIO 332; joint enrollment with BIO 432): 2014 Research in Field Biology* (BIO 389; joint enrollment with BIO 489): 2013, 2014 Field Studies in Marine & Estuarine Biology (BIO 318): 2013 Independent Study (BIO 399): 2012, 2013 (x 2), 2015, 2016 Honors Senior Thesis (HON 395): 2015, 2017 (x 2) Quantitative Biology I (BIOL 315), University of Calgary: 2008, 2011 Environmental Impacts of Dams* (BIO 102), Asian University for Women: 2010 Human Health & Disease* (BIO 101), Asian University for Women: 2009

Graduate Student Thesis Committees (MS unless otherwise indicated) Chair, Jazmin Rios, 2017-current Chair, Kayce Miller, 2017-current Member, Roberto Cucalon, 2017-current Member, Joe Forberg, 2017-current Member, W. Beckett Hills, PhD committee, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015-current Member, Jordan Johnson, 2015-current Chair, Jesse Hacker, 2015-current Chair, Kattie Morris, 2013-current Chair, Ryan Wenkus, 2013-2016 Chair, Elsa Anderson, 2012-2014 Member, Kelly Bice, 2012-2015 Member, Seth Contreras, 2012-2014 Member, Katie Merva, 2011-current Member, Zachary Pekor, 2012-2013

Graduate Student Comprehensive Examiner (format ended in 2015) Ryan Wenkus, 2014 Kattie Morris, 2014 Grace Malato, 2014 Annie McIntosh, 2014 Tracey Park, 2014 Amanda Wolske, 2014 Ciaran Shaughnessy, 2013 Kelly Bice, 2013 Elsa Anderson, 2013 Seth Contreras, 2013 Laila Younes, 2012 Shruti Kamath, 2012

Research & Academic Supervisor to Graduate (MS) Students, DePaul University Jazmin Rios, Thesis title: Effectiveness of feral cats on controlling rat populations in cities.

09/2017 – current

Kayce Miller, Thesis title: Effects of urbanization on neophobia and cognitive learning behavior in songbirds. 09/2017 – current

Jesse Hacker, Thesis topic: The effects of urbanization on neophobic behavior in animals. 09/2015 – current

- NSF Graduate Student Fellowship Program Honorable Mention (03/2016)


Kattie Morris, Thesis topic: Effects of competition for roost and nest cavities on Red-headed woodpecker nest-site fidelity and nesting success. 09/2013 – current

Ryan Wenkus, Thesis title: Offspring size-number tradeoffs and food quality feedbacks impact population dynamics in a Daphnia-algae system. 09/2013 – 06/2016

Elsa Anderson, Thesis title: Nest-site selection, use, and reuse by Red-headed Woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) in Cook County, Illinois, USA. 09/2012 – 12/2014

Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Director, DePaul University Michael Wade, Thesis title: Spatial patterns of white spruce growth in eastern North

America. Spring 2017

Abigail Leeper, Thesis title: Reproductive trade-offs and mast seeding conditions in Picea glauca. Winter 2017

Undergraduate Research Supervision Jillian Sterman, Fall 2017 – current, DePaul University, Undergraduate Research

Assistantship Program Jessica Barton, Summer 2017 – current, DePaul University, Undergraduate Research

Assistantship Program Alima Sajwani, Spring 2017 – current, DePaul University, Undergraduate Summer

Research Assistantship Program Michael Wade, Fall 2015 – Spring 2017, DePaul University, Undergraduate Research

Assistantship Program, Independent Study Abigail Leeper, Fall 2014 – Winter 2017, DePaul University, Undergraduate Research

Assistantship Program, Undergraduate Summer Research Assistantship Program, Independent Study

Heather Anderson, Fall 2014 – Summer 2015, DePaul University, Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program

Allison Grecco, Summer 2012 – Spring 2015, DePaul University, Undergraduate Summer Research Assistantship Program, Independent Study

Dimitar Zlatev, Fall 2013 – Spring 2014, DePaul University, Independent Study Michael Lordon, Summer 2013 – Spring 2015, DePaul University, Undergraduate

Research Assistantship Program, and Undergraduate Summer Research Assistantship Program

Derek Moore, Spring 2013 – Fall 2013, DePaul University, Junior Year Experiential Learning, Independent Study

Heather Rider, Spring 2012 – Spring 2013, DePaul University, Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program, Junior Year Experiential Learning

Maria Chavez, Spring 2012 – Fall 2012, DePaul University Gina Trilla, Winter – Spring 2012, DePaul University, Junior Year Experiential

Learning, Independent Study Alexander Adam, Winter – Spring 2012, DePaul University, Undergraduate Research

Assistantship Program John Fearns, Autumn 2008 – Spring 2009, University of Calgary, Undergraduate Thesis

Project


GRANTS AND CONTRACTS External Grant Funding

National Science Foundation, 2017, LTREB: Preliminary Proposal: Synchrony, weather, and masting behavior in a small-seeded, trans-continental tree species ($205,684; PI; co-PI: Dr. David Greene (Humboldt State University); Pending) National Science Foundation, 2017, CAREER: Individual variation and scales of synchrony in mast seeding ($811,296; PI; Pending) National Science Foundation, 2017, EAGER: Individual Variation and Mast Seeding, $200,000 (PI; 09/2017-08/2019) Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation, 2012-2017, Mast-seeding dynamics in the southern range of a boreal forest species, $12,748 (PI; 06/2012-05/2018) Western Ag, 2016, What is the role of localized soil nutrient availability on mast seeding patterns in white spruce (Picea glauca)? $1,500 (PI; research grant awarded to student Abigail Leeper) Illinois Ornithological Society, 2016, The effects of urbanization on neophobia and problem solving in American Crows, $1000 (PI; research grant awarded to graduate student Jesse Hacker) USDA McIntire-Stennis program, 2014, Detecting the Signal of Synchrony: Masting of White Spruce (Picea glauca) and its Influence on Avian Irruptions, $144,670 (Project collaborator; PI is Dr. Benjamin Zuckerberg, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Illinois Ornithological Society, 2014, Competition for cavities Red-headed Woodpeckers experience during the winter and spring within Cook Co., IL, $750 (PI; research grant awarded to graduate student Kattie Morris) Illinois State Academy of Science, 2014, Linking predator life history trade-offs to levels of stability in predator-prey dynamics, $500 (PI: research grant awarded to graduate student Ryan Wenkus) Illinois Ornithological Society, 2013, Red-headed Woodpecker habitat selection, $1000 (PI: research grant awarded to graduate student Elsa Anderson) Takahashi Foundation (Japan) Research Grant, 2010, Avian diversity in urban habitats of south Asia, $10,000 (PI) Alberta Ingenuity Postdoctoral Research Grant, Alberta Ingenuity Fund, Government of Alberta, 2007-2009, Effects of dynamic variation in food resources on individual life-histories & population cycles, $7,000 (PI) Northern Scientific Training Program Research Grant, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Government of Canada, 2002-2005, Linking individual life-histories,


spatial patterns, and population dynamics in small mammals, $8,600 (PI) Circumpolar / Boreal Alberta Research Grant, Canadian Circumpolar Institute, University of Alberta, 2002-2004, Linking individual life-histories, spatial patterns, and population dynamics in small mammals, $2,000 (PI) Alberta Challenge Grants in Biodiversity, Alberta Conservation Association, 1999, Trumpeter swam habitat selection during migration, $7,680 (PI)

Internal Funding (only shown for DePaul University)

College of Science and Health, DePaul University, 2012-2017, Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program & Undergraduate Summer Research Assistantship Program, $14,375 (PI) - Funding support for salaries of ten undergraduate student research assistants University Research Council (URC) Competitive Research Grant, DePaul University, 2017-2018, Spatial and temporal variation in soil nutrients, and impacts on plant reproduction, $3,500 (PI) University Research Council (URC) Competitive Course Release Grant, DePaul University, 2016-2017, Course release for preparing National Science Foundation grants, (PI) University Research Council (URC) Competitive Research Grant, DePaul University, 2016-2017, The effects of urbanization on behavior and problem-solving performance in American crows, $3,500 (PI)

College of Science and Health Faculty Summer Research Grant (FSRG), DePaul University, Summer 2016, Testing the role of soil moisture and soil nutrients on reproductive patterns in white spruce, $5,700 (PI)

URC - Collaborative Research Grant, DePaul University, 2015-2017, What drives reproductive variability among individual trees? Testing the role of soil nutrients, $5,000 (co-PI with Beth Lawrence, Department of Environmental Sciences) University Research Council (URC) Competitive Research Grant, DePaul University, 2015-2017, Tree seedling diversity and growth in boreal forest communities, $3,500 (PI) University Research Council (URC) Competitive Research Grant, DePaul University, 2013-2015, Use of tree-cavities across an urbanization gradient in the Chicagoland area, $3,500 (PI) College of Science and Health Faculty Summer Research Grant (FSRG), DePaul University, Summer 2014, Individual and population patterns of seed production by white spruce (Picea glauca) trees near their southern range limit, $5,700 (PI) Quality of Instruction Council (QIC) Departmental Initiative Grant, DePaul University, 2013-2015, Equipment to Enhance Field Based Teaching and Research in Biology, $7,498 (co-PI, with Dr. Jason Bystriansky)


Quality of Instruction Council (QIC) Summer Stipend, DePaul University, Summer 2012, Strengthening skills of students in biological statistics: Designing Advanced Biometry curriculum and a statistical training manual, $3,500 (PI) University Research Council (URC) Competitive Research Grant, DePaul University, 2012-2013, Individual and population patterns of seed production by white spruce (Picea glauca) trees near their southern range limit. $2,731 (PI)

University Research Council (URC) Competitive Research Grant, DePaul University, 2011-2013, Experimental manipulation of the size versus number of offspring trade-off: insights into population dynamics, $3,500 (PI) Quality of Instruction Council (QIC) Competitive Research Grant, DePaul University, 2011-2013, Development of a new course in Terrestrial and Aquatic Field Biology, $3,328 (co-PI)

PUBLICATIONS Note. The symbol G denotes graduate student co-authors under my supervision, and U denotes undergraduate student co-authors under my supervision. Peer-reviewed articles

ULeeper, A.C. and J.M. LaMontagne. Individual investment in reproduction across a range of population-level mast seeding conditions: testing evolutionary hypotheses of mast seeding. In review: Oecologia.

GBovyn, R, E. McCauley, and J.M. LaMontagne. Offspring size-number tradeoffs and food quality feedbacks impact population dynamics in a Daphnia-algae system. In review: Oikos. UZlatev*, D.B., M.C. ULordon*, E.A. USchremp, A.C. USteffen, A.E. UGrecco, J.S. Bystriansky, and J.M. LaMontagne. Clam community composition and prey shell size impacts moon snail (Gastropod: Naticidae) drilling frequencies in South Carolina, USA. In review: Marine Ecology. *Co-lead authors Pearse, I., J.M. LaMontagne, and W.D. Koenig. 2017. Interannual variation in mast seeding has increased over time (1900-2014). Proceedings of the Royal Society B. In press.

GShaughnessy, C., E.C. GAnderson, M. GKasparian, J.M. LaMontagne, and J.S. Bystriansky. 2017. Survival and osmoregulation of the purple marsh crab Sesarma reticulatum at varying salinity and pH. Canadian Journal of Zoology. In press.

Wang*, Y, J. Zhang*, J.M. LaMontagne, F. Lin, B. Li, J. Ye, and Z. Hao. 2017. Variation and synchrony of tree species mast seeding in an old-growth temperate forest. Journal of Vegetation Science 28: 413-423. *Co-lead authors

GAnderson, E.C., and J.M. LaMontagne. 2016. Nest selection by Red-headed Woodpeckers across three spatial scales in an urban environment. Urban Ecosystems 19: 197-314.


LaMontagne, J.M., R.J. Kilgour, E.C. GAnderson, and S. Magle. 2015. Tree cavity availability across forest, park, and residential habitats in a highly urban area. Urban Ecosystems 18:151-167. LaMontagne, J.M., C.T. Williams, J.L. Donald, M.M. Humphries, A.G. McAdam, and S. Boutin. 2013. Linking intraspecific variation in territory size, cone supply, and survival of North American red squirrels. Journal of Mammalogy 94: 1048-1058.

Flanagan, K.M. and J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. Caribou Conservation Conundrum. The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. This case was featured by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Mar 2013. Krebs, C.J., J.M. LaMontagne, A.J. Kenney, and S. Boutin. 2012. Climatic determinants of white spruce cone crops in the boreal forest of the southwestern Yukon. Botany 90: 113-119.

Fletcher, Q.E., S. Boutin, J.E. Lane, J.M. LaMontagne, A.G. McAdam, C.J. Krebs, and M.M. Humphries. 2010. The functional response of a hoarding seed predator to mast seeding. Ecology 91: 2673–2683. Tracz, B.V., J.M. LaMontagne, E. Bayne, and S. Boutin. 2010. Annual and monthly range fidelity of female boreal woodland caribou in response to petroleum development. Rangifer 30: 31-44. LaMontagne , J.M. and S. Boutin. 2009. An evaluation of quantitative methods for defining mast-seeding years across species and studies. Journal of Vegetation Science 20: 745-753.

LaMontagne, J.M. and S. Boutin. 2007. Local-scale synchrony and variability in mast seed production patterns of Picea glauca. Journal of Ecology 95: 991-1000. Kerr, T., S. Boutin, J.M. LaMontagne, A.G. McAdam, and M.M. Humphries. 2007. Persistent maternal effects on juvenile survival in North American red squirrels. Biology Letters 3: 289-291. Pretzlaw, T., C. Trudeau, M.M. Humphries, J.M. LaMontagne, and S. Boutin. 2006. Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) feeding on bark beetles (Dendroctonus rufipennis) in the Canadian boreal forest: energetic and ecological implications. Journal of Mammalogy 87: 909-914. LaMontagne, J.M., S. Peters, and S. Boutin. 2005. A visual index for estimating cone production for individual white spruce trees. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35: 3020-3026. LaMontagne, J.M. and S. Boutin. 2004/2005. Effects of spruce bark beetle infestation on red squirrel population density. In: The Kluane Ecological Monitoring Project Annual Report 2004/2005. J. D. Henry, C.J. Krebs, E. Hofer, A.J. Kenney & A. Chilibeck (editors). LaMontagne, J.M., R.M.R. Barclay, and L.J. Jackson. 2004. Trumpeter swan energy balance at stopover areas during spring migration. Northwestern Naturalist 85: 104-110.


LaMontagne, J.M., L.J. Jackson, and R.M.R. Barclay. 2003. Trumpeter swan habitat preference in stopover areas during spring migration. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: 1791-1798. LaMontagne, J.M., L.J. Jackson, and R.M.R. Barclay. 2003. Compensatory growth responses of Potamogeton pectinatus to foraging by migrating trumpeter swans in spring stop over areas. Aquatic Botany 76: 235-244. LaMontagne, J.M., R.L. Irvine, and E.E. Crone. 2002. Spatial patterns of population regulation and population viability in sage grouse (Centrocercus spp.). Journal of Animal Ecology 71: 672-682. LaMontagne, J.M. 2002. Use of spring migration stopover habitat by trumpeter swans in southern Alberta. Parks Canada Research Links 10: 18-20. LaMontagne, J.M., R.M.R. Barclay, and L.J. Jackson. 2001. Trumpeter swan behaviour at spring migration stopover areas in Southern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 2036-2042. LaMontagne, J.M., and E. McCauley. 2001. Maternal effects in Daphnia: what mothers are telling their offspring and do they listen? Ecology Letters 4: 64-71.

Editor-only reviewed articles

GHacker, J.G., L. Hopper, S. Magle, and J.M. LaMontagne. Avian community composition and behavior around a novel object. Submitted to Meadowlark.

GAnderson, E.C., and J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Characteristics of recently used or reused Red-headed Woodpecker cavity nests in Cook County, IL. Meadowlark 23: 46-52.

Works in Progress

LaMontagne, J.M., I.S. Pearse, and W.D. Koenig. Continental patterns of mast seeding in white spruce over space and time (1985-2014). Wang, Y., J.M. LaMontagne, Y. Chen, F. Lin, Z. Yuan, J. Ye, X. Wang, and Z. Hao. A comparison of community structure between seed rain and neighboring adult trees in an old-growth temperate forest. GWenkus, R.A., M.C. ULordon, A.E. UGrecco, A.C. ULeeper, K. GMorris, H. UAnderson, and J.M. LaMontagne. A comparison in cavity nest availability in urban parks and cemeteries.

Other Journal Articles from my lab

ULeeper, A. 2016. White spruce (Picea glauca) seedling abundance and their environment. DePaul Discoveries 5(1): Article 9. ULordon, M.C. 2014. Arthropod Communities and Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Habitat Selection. DePaul Discoveries 3(1): Article 12.


UGrecco, A. 2013. Variation in cone production of white spruce at two sites near its southern range limit. DePaul Discoveries 2(1): Article 7.

INVITED SEMINARS LaMontagne, J.M. Understanding patterns in the natural world through field biology research. DePaul University, Presentation to the College of Science & Health Advisory Board. November 2017. LaMontagne, J.M. Expedition Antarctica: Landscapes, wildlife, and climate change in the Antarctic Peninsula. An Earth Day Talk. DePaul University, DePaul Ecology, Evolution & Physiology (DEEP) Club Earth Day Seminar. April 2017. LaMontagne, J.M. Synchrony in mast seeding across spatial scales, and tales of tree cavities, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, March 2016. LaMontagne, J.M. Synchrony in mast seeding across spatial scales, and other population ecology research by the LaMontagne lab. DePaul University, Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series, January 2016. LaMontagne, J.M. Synchrony in mast seeding across spatial scales, and tales of tree cavities, Illinois Natural History Survey Seminar Series, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL, March 2015. LaMontagne, J.M. Spatial and temporal variation in mast seeding patterns, Ecology & Evolution seminar series, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, February 2015. Anderson, E.C. and J.M. LaMontagne. Nesting patterns of Red-Headed Woodpeckers in Cook County, Conservation and Science Lecture Series, Lincoln Park Zoo, May 2014. (presented by graduate student Elsa Anderson) LaMontagne, J.M. Spring migration of Trumpeter Swans: behaviour and habitat selection at stopover sites, Conservation and Science Lecture Series, Lincoln Park Zoo, March 2013. LaMontagne, J.M. Variability in food availability: individual & population responses of red squirrels, Ecology Division Seminar, University of Calgary, 2008. LaMontagne, J.M. Use of Migration Stopover areas by Trumpeter Swans in Southern Alberta, Ecology Division Seminar, University of Calgary, 2000. LaMontagne, J.M. Springtime habitat use by Trumpeter Swans west of Calgary, Calgary Field Naturalists, 2000


SCHOLARLY PAPERS PRESENTED Note. The symbol G denotes graduate student co-authors under my supervision, and U denotes undergraduate student co-authors under my supervision. Refereed Conference Presentations

LaMontagne, J.M., I. Pearse, M. ULordon, and W.D. Koenig. 2017. Mast seeding patterns in five North American conifer genera (1912-2014). Presented at the Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution Meeting. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. GHacker, J., L. Hopper, S. Magle, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2017. Behaviour of animals in wild populations within urban vs suburban habitats. Presented at the Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution Meeting. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Zuckerberg, B. J. McCabe, C. Strong, J.M. LaMontagne, J. Betancourt and W. Koenig. 2016. Searching for home: Irruptive migrants seek out familiar landscapes. NAOC (North American Ornithological Conference) IV, Washington DC. *Invited presentation in a symposium on Big Data Ornithology. LaMontagne, J.M., I. Pearse, M. ULordon, and W.D. Koenig. 2016. Mast seeding in white spruce: spatio-temporal patterns and climate change. Presented at the Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution Meeting. St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Goulding, M., J.M. LaMontagne, and M. Reid. 2016. White spruce of the southwest Yukon and their interactions with the spruce beetle. Presented at the Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution Meeting. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. LaMontagne, J.M., R.J. Kilgour, E.C. GAnderson, and S. Magle. 2015. Tree cavity availability across forest, park, and residential habitats is a highly urban area. *Invited presentation in a Contributed Session: ‘Urban Wildlife Research in the Chicagoland Area’ at the International Urban Wildlife Conference. Chicago, IL.

GAnderson, E.C., and J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Nest site selection of Red-headed Woodpeckers across three spatial scales in an urban environment. Presented at the International Urban Wildlife Conference. Chicago, IL. *GMorris, K., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Effect of Non-native Cavity Nesting Birds on Red-Headed Woodpeckers. *Presented as an invited talk in a Contributed Session: ‘Urban Wildlife Research in the Chicagoland Area’, International Urban Wildlife Conference. Chicago, IL. LaMontagne, J.M., R.J. Kilgour, E.C. GAnderson, and S. Magle. 2015. Tree cavity availability in a highly urban area. Presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science. Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.

GWenkus, R., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Linking predator life history trade-offs to levels of stability in predator-prey dynamics using a Daphnia-algae model system. Presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science. Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.


*ULordon, M., E.C. GAnderson, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Arthropods in urban green spaces near Chicago, IL: Evaluating assemblage response to habitat factors. Presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science. Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. *M. Lordon was awarded a ‘best student oral presentation’ award GMorris, K., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Effect of Non-native Cavity Nesting Birds on Red-Headed Woodpeckers. Presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science. Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. LaMontagne, J.M. 2014. Synchrony in white spruce mast seeding patterns across three spatial scales. Presented at 3rd Science in the Northwoods Conference. Boulder Junction, WI. *GAnderson, E.C., and J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Nest site selection of Red-headed Woodpeckers across three spatial scales in an urban environment. Presented at Genomes to Biomes, a joint meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution and the Canadian Society of Zoology. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.*E. Anderson was awarded an honourable mention for ‘best student talk’ for this presentation. URuma, A.B., V. UAswathy, D.K. USebastian, E. USithamparanathan, F. USamin, J.M. UMathew, J. UNair, UKalaiyarasi R., ULinta R., N. UVijayan, UNimisha K., P.C. UNithy, R.A. UThomas, R.N. UMayukh, S. UPanackal, S. USamuel, S.T. UAlexander, U. USivapragasam, B. Battisti, and J.M. LaMontagne. 2010. Canary In a Coal Mine. Presented at the Planet Environment Festival: Biodiversity is Life/is our Life. UNESCO in partnership with UNEP. Chittagong, Bangladesh. LaMontagne, J.M., and E. McCauley. 2008. Dynamical consequences of manipulating time delays in a predator-prey system. Presented at the Ecological Society of America 93rd Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI. Fletcher, Q.E., S. Boutin, J.E. Lane, J.M. LaMontagne, A.G. McAdam, J.R. Speakman and M.M. Humphries. 2008. The functional response of red squirrel hoarding to a mast seed producer. Presented at the Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution Meeting. Vancouver, BC. LaMontagne, J.M. and S. Boutin. 2006. Response of a seed predator population to a long-term spruce beetle outbreak in the southwest Yukon. Presented at the 45rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists. Edmonton, Alberta. LaMontagne, J.M. 2006. Local-scale variation in temporal patterns of white spruce cone production. Presented at the Graduate Student Research Days; Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. LaMontagne, J.M. and S. Boutin. 2005. Local-scale spatial variation in temporal patterns of white spruce cone production and potential effects on a seed predator population. Presented at the Ecological Society of America 90th Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec. LaMontagne, J.M. 2005. Response of a seed predator population to a long-term spruce beetle outbreak in the southwest Yukon. Presented at the Northern Research Day. Canadian Circumpolar Institute.


Kerr, T., M.M. Humphries, J.M. LaMontagne, and S. Boutin. 2005. Effects of food availability on dispersal and settlement in juvenile red squirrels. Presented at the Ecological Society of America 90th Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec. Pretzlaw, T., C. Trudeau, M.M. Humphries, J.M. LaMontagne, and S. Boutin. 2004. Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) feeding on bark beetles (Dendroctonus rufipennis) in the Canadian boreal forest: energetic and ecological implications. Presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Quebec Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour. L’Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québéc. LaMontagne, J.M. and S. Boutin. 2004. Small-scale spatial variation in habitat quality: implications for populations. Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists. Wolfville, Nova Scotia. LaMontagne, J.M. 2004. The effect of small-scale spatial variation in white spruce cone production patterns on red squirrel population dynamics. Presented at the 38th Prairie Universities Biological Symposium. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. LaMontagne, J.M. 2003. What to do when there’s no food? Population and individual responses to extreme temporal variation in resource availability. Presented at the 37th Prairie Universities Biological Symposium. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba. LaMontagne, J.M. 2002. Population ecology and population dynamics of red squirrels. Presented at the 36th Prairie Universities Biological Symposium. University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. LaMontagne, J.M. 2000. Habitat selection and use of migratory stopping areas by Trumpeter Swans in Southern Alberta. Presented at the 34th Prairie Universities Biological Symposium. University of Regina, Saskatchewan. LaMontagne, J.M. 2000. Pond selection and use by migrating Trumpeter Swans in Southern Alberta. Presented at the Ecological Society of America 85th annual meeting. Snowbird, Utah. Irvine, R.L., J.M. LaMontagne, T.B. Logan, B.O. Ma, C.M. Elkin, and E.E. Crone. 2000. Spatial patterns of population regulation and population viability in Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus spp.). Presented at the Ecological Society of America 85th annual meeting. Snowbird, Utah.

Refereed Conference Posters

ULeeper, A.C. & J.M. LaMontagne. 2017. Reproductive trade-offs in a mast seeding species. Poster presented at the Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution Meeting. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. LaMontagne, J.M. and A.E. UGrecco, 2014. Synchrony in white spruce cone production across three spatial scales. Presented at Genomes to Biomes, a joint meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution and the Canadian Society of Zoology. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


LaMontagne, J.M., R.J. Kilgour, E. GAnderson, and S.B. Magle. 2013. A comparison of tree cavity availability across three habitat types in a highly urban area. Poster presented at the Ecological Society of America 98th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis. GShaughnessy, C.A., E. GAnderson, M. GKasparian, J.M. LaMontagne, and J.S. Bystriansky. 2013. Survival and osmoregulation of an estuarine crab after acute exposure to varying combined pH and salinity stress. Poster presented at the Canadian Society of Zoologists 52nd Annual Meeting. Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

UAdam, A.E., E. McCauley, and J.M. LaMontagne. 2012. The offspring size vs. offspring number trade-off and its impact on population dynamics: an experimental approach. Poster presented at the 1st Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology (The American Society of Naturalists, Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution, European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Society for the Study of Evolution, & Society of Systematic Biologists). Ottawa, Canada. Tracz, B.V., J.M. LaMontagne, E. Bayne, and S. Boutin. 2006. Should they stay or should they go? Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) response to increased industrial activity. Poster presented at the 11th North American Caribou Workshop. Jasper, Alberta. LaMontagne, J.M. and R.L. Irvine. 2003. Sage grouse in space: What measure of spatial heterogeneity is most meaningful in assessing population dynamics? Poster presented at the Ecological Society of America 88th Annual Meeting. Georgia. LaMontagne, J.M., L.J. Jackson, and R.M.R. Barclay. 2001. Habitat selection by Trumpeter Swans in spring migration stopover areas. Poster presented at the Partners in Conservation Conference. Alberta. LaMontagne, J.M. 1999. Use of springtime migratory stopping areas by Trumpeter Swans in Southern Alberta. Poster presented at the 17th Trumpeter Swan Society Conference. Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Undergraduate & Graduate Student Conference Presentations and Posters

UWade, M.W. & J.M. LaMontagne. 2017. Effects of spatial temperature disparity on growth of Picea glauca near Lake Superior. Poster presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. GBovyn, R.A., M.C. ULordon, A.C. ULeeper, K. GMorris, H. UAnderson, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2017. Urban habitats: Tree cavity availability in cemeteries and city parks. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. ULeeper, A.C. & J.M. LaMontagne. 2017. Reproductive Trade-Offs in a Mast Seeding Species. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.


GHacker, J., L. Hopper, S. Magle, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2017. Behavior of animals in wild populations within urban vs suburban habitats. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. ULeeper, A.C. & J.M. LaMontagne. 2017. Reproductive Trade-Offs in a Mast Seeding Species. Poster presented at the 13th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. Chicago, IL. UWade, M.W. & J.M. LaMontagne. 2017. Effects of spatial temperature disparity on growth of Picea glauca near Lake Superior. Poster presented at the 13th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. Chicago, IL.

ULeeper, A.C., B. Lawrence & J.M. LaMontagne. 2016. Soil Nutrients & Reproductive Variation of White Spruce in the Huron Mountains. Poster presented at the College of Science & Health Science Showcase. DePaul University. Chicago, IL.

ULeeper, A.C. & J.M. LaMontagne. 2016. Conifer seedling abundance and their environment. Poster presented at the 12th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL. *A. Leeper was awarded an ‘Honorable Mention’ within the Biological Sciences category (4 awarded of 50 presentations).

ULeeper, A.C. & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Conifer seedling abundance and their environment. Poster presented at the College of Science & Health Science Showcase. DePaul University. Chicago, IL. UGrecco, A.E., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Intraspecific Variation in Reproductive Investment of a Mast-Seeding Species: White Spruce (Picea glauca) Cone Production, Cone Size, and Seeds per Cone. Presented at the Honor’s Student Conference, DePaul University, Chicago, IL. ULeeper, A, C. GMorris, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Winter acorn abundance at Red-headed Woodpecker roosting sites. Poster presented at the 11th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. Lurie Medical Research Center, Chicago, IL. GWenkus, R., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Linking predator life history trade-offs to levels of stability in predator-prey dynamics using a Daphnia-algae model system. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. ULordon, M., E.C. GAnderson, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Arthropods in urban green spaces near Chicago, IL: Evaluating assemblage response to habitat factors. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. GMorris, K., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Effect of Non-native Cavity Nesting Birds on Red-Headed Woodpeckers. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. UGrecco, A.E., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2015. Individual variation in white spruce seed production and cone size: implications for mast seeding research. Poster presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.


UGrecco, A.E., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Individual variation in white spruce cone size. Poster presented at the College of Science & Health Science Showcase. DePaul University. Chicago, IL.

ULordon, M., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Arthropod communities and red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) habitat selection. Presented at the DePaul University Department of Biological Sciences Senior Research Symposium. UMoore, D., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Trends in avian diversity across a rural-to-urban gradient in South Asia. Presented at the DePaul University Department of Biological Sciences Senior Research Symposium.

UGrecco, A.E., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Spatiotemporal patterns in white spruce cone production in Wisconsin and Michigan. Poster presented at the 10th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. Chicago, IL. USchremp, E.A., D.B. UZlatev, M.C. ULordon, A.C. USteffen, A.E. UGrecco, J.S. Bystriansky & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Clam species and shell size preferences by moon snail predators. Poster presented at the 10th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. Chicago, IL.

GAnderson, E.C., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Nesting patterns of Red-headed Woodpeckers in Cook County, IL. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. UGrecco, A.E., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Spatiotemporal patterns in white spruce cone production in Wisconsin and Michigan. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH.

UMoore, D., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Trends in avian diversity across a rural-to-urban gradient in South Asia. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. GMorris, K., R. GWenkus, M. ULordon, J.S. Bystriansky, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Spatial distribution of plant communities over salinity gradients on barrier islands. Poster presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. USchremp, E.A., D.B. UZlatev, M.C. ULordon, A.C. USteffen, A.E. UGrecco, J.S. Bystriansky & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Clam species and shell size preferences by moon snail predators. Poster presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. ULordon, M., E.C. GAnderson, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2014. Arthropod communities and red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) habitat selection. Poster presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH.


UGrecco, A.E., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. Patterns of white spruce cone production in Wisconsin and Michigan. Poster presented at the College of Science & Health Science Showcase. DePaul University. Chicago, IL. UMoore, D., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. Avian guild diversity across urban ecosystems of South Asia. Poster presented at the College of Science & Health Science Showcase. DePaul University. Chicago, IL.

ULordon, M., E.C. GAnderson, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. Sampling the arthropod community in habitats of Red-Headed Woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). Poster presented at the College of Science & Health Science Showcase. DePaul University. Chicago, IL.

UZlatev, D. & J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. Spatial patterns in predation of clams by moon snails. Poster presented at the College of Science & Health Science Showcase. DePaul University. Chicago, IL.

UGrecco, A.E., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. Variation in cone production of white spruce at two sites near its southern range limit. Poster presented at the 9th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. IIT, Chicago, IL. UMoore, D., K. GHerrmann, J.S. Bystriansky, & J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. The effects of path proximity, predator size, and crab sex on fiddler crab responses to a simulated predator attack. Poster presented at the 9th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. IIT, Chicago, IL. URider, H.A., R.G. UMillison, D.B. UZlatev, A.E. UGrecco, M.C. ULordon, A.C. USteffen, E.A. UBinelli, J.S. Bystriansky & J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. Naticid prey preference: Does bivalve size matter? Poster presented at the 9th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. IIT, Chicago, IL.

UWenkus, R., G. GEinhorn, L. GYounes, J.M. LaMontagne, & J.S. Bystriansky. 2013. Biofilm Accumulation and Diversity in the Intertidal and Subtidal Zones of the ACE Basin Estuary, South Carolina. Poster presented at the 9th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. IIT, Chicago, IL. UGrecco, A.E., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. Variation in cone production of white spruce at two sites near its southern range limit. Poster presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. URider, H.A., R.G. UMillison, D.B. UZlatev, A.E. UGrecco, M.C. ULordon, A.C. USteffen, E.A. UBinelli, J.S. Bystriansky & J.M. LaMontagne. 2013. Naticid prey preference: Does bivalve size matter? Poster presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. GAnderson, E.C., M.E. GKasparian, C.A. GShaughnessy, J.M. LaMontagne, & J.S. Bystriansky. 2013. Combinatorial salinity and pH stress responses of invasive Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus). Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.


UWenkus, R., G. GEinhorn, L. GYounes, J.M. LaMontagne, and J.S. Bystriansky. 2013. Biofilm Accumulation and Diversity in the Intertidal and Subtidal Zones of the ACE Basin Estuary, South Carolina. Presented at the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. UGrecco, A.E., & J.M. LaMontagne. 2012. Southern range limits: White Spruce characteristics in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Poster presented at the College of Science & Health Science Showcase. DePaul University. Chicago, IL. UTrilla, G.L., F. USamin, and J.M. LaMontagne. 2012. Avian biodiversity across habitat gradients in South Asia. Poster presented at the 8th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. Chicago, IL. UAdam, A.E., and J.M. LaMontagne. 2012. Offspring size vs. number trade-off in Daphnia pulex: Insights into population dynamics. Poster presented at the 8th annual Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium. Chicago, IL.

Other Participation in Scholarly Meetings Judge, Student Presentation Awards, Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution Conference

(CSEE), 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 Judge, Student Presentation Awards, Zoology section, Illinois State Academy of Science

107th Annual meeting, 2015 IT Captain, Science in the Northwoods Conference. Boulder Junction, WI, 2014 Judge, Graduate Presentation Awards, Ecological Society of America (ESA) Conference,

2008, 2013 Judge, Student Presentation Awards, Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium

(CAURS), 2012, 2013 Lead Conference Organiser, The 38th Prairie Universities Biological Symposium, 2004 Volunteer, North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Conference, 1998

Other Presentations

Mentor for student oral and poster presentations at the 1st and 2nd Annual DePaul University

Field Biology Symposium, 2013-2014 o 2013 – 2 oral and 1 poster presentations o 2014 – 3 oral and 3 poster presentations

SERVICE University Service Scientific Inquiry Domain Committee Member, DePaul University, 09/12 – current

o Represented SID committee chair at Liberal Studies Council meeting for approval of SI Elective Learning Outcomes and Writing Expectations (January 2016)

Climate Change Science and Policy Minor - Curriculum Design Session Participant, DePaul University, October 2015

Secondary Education-Biology (M.Ed) Liaison, DePaul University, 07/13 – 06/14


Student Summer Research Program Committee Member & Project Lead, Asian University for Women, 01/10 – 06/10

Faculty Advisor of students, Asian University for Women, 01/10 – 06/10 Curriculum Development Committee Member, Asian University for Women,07/09-05/10 Assessment / Grading Committee Member, Asian University for Women, 07/09 – 05/10 Course Timetabling - constructed the Undergraduate Academic Schedule, Asian University

for Women, 08/09 & 12/09 Faculty Hiring Committee Member, Asian University for Women, 10/09 – 02/10 TALE weekly seminar series: Founder, Moderator & Chair, Asian University for Women,

08/09 – 05/10 Student Issues Committee Member, Asian University for Women, 07/09 – 05/10 International Academic Panel visit Co-chair, Asian University for Women, 07/09 – 10/09 Academic Showcase Co-chair, Asian University for Women, 07/09 – 12/09 Drafted University Policy for Academic Misconduct: Plagiarism, Asian University for

Women, 09/09 Graduate Students’ Association Council Member, University of Alberta, 09/01 – 05/05 Grant Selection Committee Member, Graduate Students’ Association, University of Alberta,

09/03 – 05/05 College Service Pre-screened applicants for the CSH Dean’s Undergraduate Fellowship for the LP Zoo’s

Urban Wildlife Institute, College of Science and Health DePaul University. 2016. Reviewer for ‘DePaul Discoveries’, The College of Science and Health Undergraduate

Research Journal. 2014, 2015, 2016 Invited Speaker at New Faculty Seminar ‘Tales from the front lines’, College of Science and

Health, DePaul University, 11/12

Departmental Service Concentration Committee Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University,

09/16- current Departmental Marketing Committee Member, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul

University, 09/16- current DePaul Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology (DEEP) Student Club Advisor, 09/16 - current Departmental Vehicles, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 09/16-

current Retreat Planning Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Spring-

Summer 2016 Graduate Program Committee Member, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul

University, 09/12- current Undergraduate Academic Advising, DePaul University, 09/11-current Equipment Committee Member, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University,

09/12 - 08/16 Wrote SRAC proposals for Departmental vehicles (2012, 2013, 2014) Member of committee when a SRAC proposal was successfully funded (2013) Major / Minor Fair - Departmental Representative, Department of Biological Sciences,

DePaul University, 04/13


Graduate Program Marketing sub-committee Member, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 11/12- current

Biological Statistics Working group, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Winter 2012

Field Biology Working group, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Winter 2012

Inaugural Darwin Day co-organizer, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Winter 2012

Created student employee timesheets implemented for Departmental use, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Winter 2012

Departmental faculty meeting archivist (minute taker), Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 09/11 – 06/12

Science Club, Faculty Advisor, Integrated Sciences, Asian University for Women, 09/09– 05/10

Biological Graduate Students’ Association Executive Member, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 09/03– 05/05

Graduate Student Research Days Organising Committee Member, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 01/05– 04/05

Candidacy Exam Workshop Organiser, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 02/04

New Graduate Student Orientation Session Leader, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 09/04

New Graduate Student Mentor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 09/03- 05/04

Graduate Student Retreat Organising Committee Member & Session Leader, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 08/03-09/03

Ecology Division Open House Tour guide, University of Calgary, 10/98 & 10/99

Community Service Interviewed for DePaulia article, “Chicago Marches For Science, Climate Change”, by Cody

Corrall. 23 April, 2017 Career Week presentations, John Middleton Elementary School, Skokie, IL, 2017 NBC News article and television clip on white spruce research. Rhinelander, WI, September

2015 Science Fair Judge, Lincoln Park High School, Chicago, IL, 2011, 2013 Interviewed for ‘Nature News, News in Brief’ article “Bumper cone crop”, by Emma Marris.

21 Dec. 2007 Expert’s Day Participant, Nellie McClung Girls' Junior High, Edmonton, 2005 Edmonton Regional Science Fair Judge, Edmonton, 2005 Interviewed for newspaper article: Swan Lake in the Rockies, by Carol Picard. Rocky

Mountain Outlook, Canmore, Alberta. 10 Apr. 2003 Science Fair Judge, Katherine Therrien Elementary School, Edmonton, 2003

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Project Collaborator, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, SPRUCE (Spruce and Peatland

Response Under Changing Environments) Project, 09/2017


Scientist and Land Manager Oak Meeting Participant, Morton Arboretum, 08/2017 Member of Red-headed woodpecker conservation team in the Chicago Wilderness area (led

by the Nature Conservancy), 2016–2017 Visiting Scientist at Queen’s University hosted by Dr. Ryan Danby and Dr. William Nelson,

Kingston, ON, Canada. 04/2015 Scientific visitor at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS),

Santa Barbara, CA, 03/10 Professional Affiliations (current and former) Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution (current) Illinois State Academy of Science Ecological Society of America Association for Biology Laboratory Education

Ad-hoc Manuscript Reviewer for Scholarly Journals and Publications Journal of Ecology Forest Ecology and Management Ecological Research iForest Scandinavian Journal of Forest

Research Aquatic Botany Population Ecology Physiological and Biochemical

Zoology

Journal of Mammalogy Oecologia Oikos PLOS ONE Ecology Journal of Animal Ecology Wetlands Southwestern Naturalist National Center for Case Study

Teaching in Science

Grant reviewer National Science Foundation

Professional Development: Specialized Workshops Workshop Attendee – Using Case Studies to Teach Ecology – Ecological Society of America

Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 08/13 Informal Teaching Seminar Attendee – Panel on Teaching Evaluations, Teaching and

Professional Development Seminar, DePaul University, 01/13 Case Study Teaching in Science Workshop (40 Hours), The National Center for Case Study

Teaching in Science. Buffalo, NY. May 2012 Forest Preserve District of Cook County Science and Research Symposium Attendee,

Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL, 2012 National Science Foundation Grants Conference Attendee, Evanston, IL, 2012 FITS workshop, D2L Gradebook, DePaul University, 2011 Active learning, Student-focused learning in the classroom – multiple workshops Asian

University for Women, led by Dr. Michelle Zjhra, 2009 University Teaching Program Participant, University Teaching Services, University of

Alberta (attended > 40 hours of teaching skills seminars and workshops), 2002 - 2005


Other professional activities and service Consulted for expertise in data analysis by DePaul College of Nursing faculty members,

March 2016 Consulted for information on localized spruce beetle outbreak in southwestern Yukon for the

2004 Yukon Forest Health Report, by Rod Garbutt, Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2004

Provided statistical analysis assistance for biochemistry research: Tracz, D.M. et al. 2005. pVir and Bloody Diarrhea in Campylobacter jejuni Enteritis.

Emerging Infectious Diseases [serial on the Internet]. Lawley, T.D. & D.E. Taylor. 2003. Characterization of the double-partitioning modules

of R27: Correlating plasmid stability with plasmid localization. Journal of Bacteriology 185: 3060-3067.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Teaching Award Letter of Commendation for Teaching, Department of Biological Sciences, University of

Alberta, 2005 & 2006 Service Award Bill Samuel Graduate Student Service Award, Dept. of Biol. Sciences, Univ. of Alberta, 2005

(Winner of the inaugural award) Academic Awards Alberta Ingenuity Post-doctoral Fellowship, Government of Alberta, 2007 – 2009 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of

Alberta, 2004 – 2006 - The most prestigious graduate award administered by the University of Alberta

Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Prize, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Alberta, 2004 - Awarded to top Killam recipient in each of four disciplines (awarded for Life Sciences)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Doctoral Fellowship, Government of Canada, 2002 – 2004

Alan Master’s Award, Excellence in undergraduate ecology research, University of Calgary, 1998

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