TRACY S. FELDMAN

CURRICULUM VITA

September 2007

 

ADDRESS:    Plant Biology Division               Telephone:                 (580) 224-6157

                        The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation         Fax:                    (580) 224-6692

                        2510 Sam Noble Parkway                   Website: www.tracysfeldman.com

                        Ardmore, OK 73401                                  E-mail:        tsfeldman@noble.org

 

POSITIONS HELD:

 

·        Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, January 2006-present

Project: Viruses of plant-associated fungi: their ecology, diversity, and effects on host fungi and plant parasitism (as part of a larger NSF-EPSCoR funded project on plant virus biodiversity).

Supervisor: Dr. Marilyn J. Roossinck

 

EDUCATION:

 

·        Workshop on Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling, Ecological Society of America meetings (Aug 2007)

 

·        Ph.D. in Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC (May 2005).

Dissertation: Can pollination facilitation mitigate the Allee effect? 

Advisor: Dr. William F. Morris

 

·        M.S. in Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (May 1998).

Thesis: Effects of an introduced plant on oviposition choice and larval survival of native butterflies (Anthanassa spp.) in Monteverde, Costa Rica

Main advisor: Dr. Thomas C. Emmel

 

·        Organization for Tropical Studies course in Tropical Biology (Jan-Mar 1997); Independent post-course research on incidental pollination of Begonia by beetles at La Selva biological station in Costa Rica.

 

·        Independent research project in Monteverde, Costa Rica (Jan-Mar 1996). 

Studied oviposition behavior, host plant use, and diet breadth of Anthanassa butterflies using plants in the family Acanthaceae

Supervisor: Dr. William Haber

 

·        B.A. in Biology, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY (May 1995). 

Thesis: Island biogeography of goldenrod-associated insects

Advisor: Dr. William Maple

 

 

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS:

 

·        Certificate in Teaching in Biology, committee, Duke University Biology Department, 2003-2004

 

·        National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (received May 2002)

 

·        Duke University Graduate Student Teaching Mini-grant for Insect Biology using the case study method (received spring 2002; see below)

 

·        Biology Department grant-in-aid-of research (received 2001)

 

·        Duke University Graduate Student Teaching Mini-grant for re-writing laboratory exercises for Ecology (Biology 110) (received spring 2001, in conjunction with Jason McLachlan, Jennifer Nelson, and Colin Saunders)

 

·        Sigma Xi grant-in-aid-of-research (received winter 1998)

 

·        National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship (received 1997)

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Published in Refereed Journals:

  

Feldman, T.S. 2006. Pollinator aggregative and functional responses to flower density: Does pollinator response to patches of plants accelerate at low-densities? Oikos 115: 128-140.

 

Fleet, C.M., Rosser, M.F.N., Zufall, R.A., Pratt, M.C., Feldman, T.S., and Lemons, P.P.  2006. Hiring Criteria in Biology Departments of Academic Institutions. Bioscience 56(5):430-436.

 

      Feldman, T.S., Morris, W.F., and Wilson, W.G.  2004.  When can two plant species facilitate each other’s pollination?  Oikos 105:197-207.

 

Feldman, T.S. and Haber, W.A. 1998. Oviposition behavior, host plant use, and diet breadth of Anthanassa butterflies using plants in the Acanthaceae in a Costa Rican community. The Florida Entomol. 81(3):396-406.

 

Feldman, T.S. 1998. Fatal Interactions?: when exotic plants are lethal to native insects.  Wildland Weeds.

 

Submitted:

 

      Feldman, T.S., O’Brien, H.E. and Arnold, A.E. Submitted. Moths transport fungi associated with Claviceps paspali and the grass Paspalum. Microbial Ecology.

 

Publications in Preparation:

 

Feldman, T.S. Can one plant species reduce low-density effects experienced by another through pollination facilitation?

 

Feldman, T.S. and Morris, W.F. Effects of density-dependence in fecundity, growth, and survival on the Allee effect in a perennial plant.

 

 

Feldman, T.S. Consequences of ovipositing on an unsuitable plant: oviposition choice, enemy-free space, and larval dispersal in Anthanassa ardys (Nymphalidae: Melitaeini).

 

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (last 5 years):

 

      Feldman, T.S. and Roossinck, M.J. 2007. A field survey of fungal viruses associated with a parasitic plant and its host. Ecological Society of America meetings.

 

      Feldman, T.S., Blinkova, O. and Walker, N. 2007. Mycoparasites in symbiotic plant-fungal interactions. Ecological Society of America meetings (given on behalf of O. Blinkova).

 

      Feldman, T.S., O’Brien, H.E. and Arnold, A.E. 2006. Moths carry viable propagules of fungal associates of a grass and its pathogen. Ecological Society of America meetings.

 

      Feldman, T.S. 2005. Population-level effects of pollination facilitation. Ecological Society of America meetings.

 

Feldman, T.S. 2004. Can one species rescue another from low-density effects? Ecological Society of America meetings.

 

Feldman, T.  S., Morris, W.F. and Wilson, W.G.  2003. When can two plant species facilitate each other’s pollination? (theory and data). Ecological Society of America meetings.

  

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Course Instructor and Curriculum Development:  

 

·        Part-time faculty, teaching Introductory Botany for the Continuing Education Program at Guilford College (fall 2003).  I developed and taught the entire course, including syllabus, seven 2.5-hour lecture classes, six 2.5-hour laboratory classes, quizzes, exams, written assignments on three readings, all grading, student evaluations, etc.

 

·        Co-designed and co-taught an introductory course in insect biology for advanced undergraduates (using the case study method) at Elon University, during January term 2003, with Lisa Carloye, professor of biology.  I designed and facilitated two activities involving case studies during the course.

 

·        Designed and implemented a laboratory on Arthropoda for an Organismal Evolution class, Duke University (Spring 2004).

 

Guest Lecturer

 

·        Lecture on species interactions for an Ecology class at Midwestern State University (Spring 2006).

 

·        Lecture on Mutualisms for an Ecology class at Duke University (Fall 2004).

 

·        Lecture on The Insecta for an Organismal Evolution class at Duke University (Spring 2003).

 

Student Mentor:

 

·        I have written several bootstrapping programs used to analyze sequence data (mutations, insertions, and deletions in virus genomes) for studies on virus evolution in the Roossinck lab. (Spring-Fall 2007)

·        Mentored 1 undergraduate student who worked with me at the Noble Foundation (Summer 2007)

·        Mentored 1 undergraduate student who worked with me during my dissertation work this student was funded under an NSF REU program (Summer 2002)

·        Mentored 2 undergraduate students who worked with me during my Masters research at the University of Florida (Fall 1997)

 

Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Instructor:

 

·        Organismal Evolution at Duke University (spring 2003 and 2004). I taught one lab section, wrote and graded quizzes and a lab practical, graded exams and individual student projects involving presentations and papers.

 

·        The Diversity of Life at Duke University (fall 2002). I co-taught a lab section (two times per week), graded exams and lab practicals.

 

·        Introduction to Ecology at Duke University (fall 2000, 2004, and 2005). I taught one lab section, graded exams and student projects.

 

·        Animal Physiology at Duke University (spring 2000). I taught one lab section, graded exams and student projects.

 

·        Introductory Biology at Duke University (fall 1999). I taught one lab section and one seminar section (leading small-group discussions), graded exams, student projects.

 

·        Introductory Biology at the University of Florida (fall 1996). I taught two lab sections, grading student writing assignments and lab practicals.

 

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES AND OUTREACH:

 

·        Graduate Committee, University of Florida Zoology Department, fall 1998

·        Sierra Club Inner-City Outings group: assisted on excursions with young children from urban and low-income neighborhoods to area parks for hiking and some environmental education (2001-2005).  

 

COLLABORATIONS:

 

·        Dr. Marilyn J. Roossinck, Professor of Plant Biology, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

·        Dr. Richard S. Nelson, Professor of Plant Biology, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

·        Dr. Heath E. O’Brien, Biology, Duke University

·        Dr. A. Elizabeth Arnold, Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Arizona

·        Dr. William A. Haber, Biology, Missouri Botanical Gardens

·        Dr. William F. Morris, Professor of Biology, Duke University

·        Dr. William G. Wilson, Professor of Biology, Duke University

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

 

·        Ecological Society of America

 

REVIEWER FOR:

 

·        American Journal of Botany

·        American Naturalist

·        Agricultural and Forest Entomology

·        Biological Invasions

·        Ecology Letters

·        Madrono

·        Oikos

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

 

·        Moderate facility with Spanish (I have spent over ten months in Costa Rica and Panama)

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

 

·        Violin, guitar and voice: perform solo and in groups (contemporary folk, classical, etc.), write songs, compose music. Recordings: 1. Standing Room Only (1999).  2. Sea of Lucky Numbers (2003). 3. Survivin’ in the ‘Burbs (2006). Organized yearly benefit concerts (2001-2005) to raise funds for causes that further peace in situations that affect international stability.

 

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