C. T. Ivey, experience

Christopher T. Ivey, background

Current position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Chico

Previous Experience:
    Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Biodiversity, Illinois Natural History Survey.
    Affiliate Faculty, Plant Biology Department, University of Illinois.
    Affiliate Faculty, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Illinois.
    Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2001-2004, University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm, 400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce, Virginia 22620.
               Dr. David E. Carr, advisor.
                Research:
                Effects of inbreeding on plant-insect interactions
                Effects of herbivory and inbreeding on the mating system of Mimulus guttatus.
    Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1999-2000, Southeastern Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199.
               Dr. Jennifer H. Richards, advisor.
                Research:
                Effects of soil characteristics on the morphology of Sagittaria lancifolia (Alismataceae) and Cladium jamaicense (Cyperaceae)
                Genetic diversity and clonal structure of Everglades sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense: Cyperaceae).
    Field Instructor, 1998-99, Duke University. Organization for Tropical Studies, Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program, 410 Swift Avenue, Durham, North Carolina 27705.
                Courses taught:
                Fundamentals of Tropical Biology
                Environmental Science and Policy in the Tropics
                Field Research Methods in Tropical Ecology

Education:
    Ph. D. Botany, 1998. University of Georgia,
        Dissertation title: The mating system and pollination ecology of swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata L.)
        Dr. Robert Wyatt, advisor.
    B. A. Environmental Studies, 1989. Evergreen State College.
        Senior independent study: A floristic study of the palms of Monteverde, Costa Rica.
        Advisor: Dr. William A. Haber

Publications

Teaching

Service:

2005-2006 Admissions Committee, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Illinois.
2005-2006 Chair, Plant Population Biology Section, Ecological Society of America.
2004-2005 Vice-Chair, Plant Population Biology Section, Ecological Society of America.
2004 Panel member, Ecological Biology Cluster, National Science Foundation.
2004 Panel member, Ecology and Ecosystems, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants, National Science Foundation.
2004 Judge, Buell-Braun awards, Ecological Society of America meeting, Portland, Oregon.
2002 Symposium organizer, Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Tucson, Arizona. Effects of inbreeding and loss of genetic variation on interactions with natural enemies.
1999 (Fall) and 2000 (Spring) Organization for Tropical Studies, Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program, visiting professor.
1996 University of Georgia Botany Department, graduate student recruitment committee.
1996 University of Georgia Botany Department, teaching evaluation revision committee.
1993-1994 University of Georgia Botany Graduate Student Association; President.

Review for American Journal of Botany,American Naturalist, Annals of Botany, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Heredity, Journal of Tropical Ecology, Molecular Ecology Notes, National Science Foundation, New Phytologist, Oikos.

Professional Affiliations:

Invited Talks:

Regis University, Denver. 2005.
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. 2005.
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. 2005.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 2004.
State University of New York, Fredonia. 2004.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2003.
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia. 2003.
California State University, Sacramento, California. 2002.
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. 2002.
Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee. 2002.
Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois. 2001.
Florida International University, Miami, Florida. 1998.
Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami, Florida. 1998.
University of Virginia, Blandy Experimental Farm, Boyce, Virginia. 1995.

Awards & Grants:

Population Biology Panel, National Science Foundation. Direct and indirect effects of herbivory on the mating system of Lupinus nanus In revision for Jan. 2006 resubmission.
2001 Fund for Excellence in Science and Technology, University of Virginia. Exploratory Grant; $8685. P.I.: Dr. D. E. Carr
1999 Office of Sponsored Research, Florida International University. Seed Grant for Research; $5000. Co-author: Dr. J. H. Richards.
1998 Phi Kappa Phi.
1996 American Museum of Natural History, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund. Grant in support of research; $1000.
1996 Sigma Xi. Grants-in-Aid of Research; $600.
1996 University of Georgia Graduate School Merit Award. 1996. $1400.
1996 University of Georgia, Outstanding Teaching Assistant. 1996.
1994 Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica. Post-Course Fellowship Award; $288.
1994-1997 Botany Department, University of Georgia. Palfrey Research Grants; $3500.
1993-1997 Blandy Experimental Farm, University of Virginia. Predoctoral summer research fellowships; $8500.

Additional Experience:
    Teaching Assistant, 1992-1998. University of Georgia.
        Elementary Botany, Principles of Biology, General Ecology, Plant Taxonomy, Environmental Physiology, Population Ecology.
        Laboratory Coordinator. 1994, 1997. University of Georgia. Elementary Botany, (11 Teaching Assistants, 289 students), General Ecology, (3 Teaching Assistants, 79 students).
    Botanist, 1999. EPA South Florida Environmental and Ecosystem Assessment Program.
        Conducted vegetation surveys of Everglades National Park, and Loxahatchie National Wildlife Refuge.
    Wildlife Biologist. 1992. Beak Consultants, Kirkland, Washington.
        Conducted surveys to gather occupancy and population size information on northern spotted owls and marbled murrelets in private timberlands.
    Research Assistant. 1990-91. Monteverde, Costa Rica.
        Coordinated data collection for experiments studying soil seed-bank dynamics and effects of seed predation on forest regeneration.
        Principal Investigator, Dr. K. Greg Murray, Hope College, Michigan.
    Inspector. 1989. Washington State Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Program, Olympia.
        Evaluated farms for compliance with state organic food laws.
    Bicycle Messenger. 1983-84. Quicksilver Messenger Service, San Francisco, California.

Additional skills
    Language skills: Spoken and written Spanish.
    Social skills: Salsa & ballroom dancing.
    Culinary skills: Indian cuisine, Homebrewing.
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