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Kendra Mitchell Department of Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico [email protected] Education University of New Mexico, Albuquerque in progress Ph.D. in Microbial Ecology 1/03-present Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield B.S. Biology with Chemistry minor 8/96-5/00 Experience University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Department of Biology 1/06-present Graduate Teaching Assistant, BIO 204L Plant and Animal Form and Function University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Department of Biology 8/03-8/05 Graduate Research Assistant, Advisor: Cristina Vesbach Research focused on detecting novel bacterial diversity in thermal environments and correlating the diversity with geographical and geochemical parameters. Standardized molecular and field methods for microbial inventory to maximize detectable diversity. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Department of Biology Laboratory technician, Yellowstone Microbial Inventory Examined diversity in Yellowstone microbial samples in conjunction with a National Park Service project. 8/02-7/03 National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park 6/00-8/04 Research assistant, Spatial Analysis Center seasonally Ran field operations for a park wide thermophile survey and the Yellowstone Thermal Inventory Created a database of all known Yellowstone microbes Publications Reysenbach, A.-L., Banta, A.B., Civello, S., Mitchell, K.R., Lalonde, S., Konhauser, K.O., Rodman, A., Rustenholtz, K. & Takacs-Vesbach, C. (2005) The Aquificales in Yellowstone National Park. In Geothermal Biology and Geochemistry in Yellowstone National Park, pp. 129-142. Edited by W.P. Inskeep & T.R. McDermott. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University Thermal Biology Institute. Rodman, A. & Maas, K. (2002) Uncharted territory: Exploring life in Yellowstone National Park's hot springs. Natural Resource Year in Review, p. 38. Manuscripts in Prep Mitchell, K.R., Rodman, A. & Takacs-Vesbach, C. (for submission to Molecular Ecology) The island biogeography of microbial communities in extreme environments. Mitchell, K.R., Jackson-Weaver, O., Stromberg, D., Rael, N., Newell, D., Banta, A.B., Reysenbach, A.-L., Rodman, A., Shanks III, W.C.P., Morgan, L., Nordstrom, D.K., Crossey, L.J. & Takacs-Vesbach, C. (for submission to Geomicrobiology) Comparison of the geochemistry and microbial communities associated with four North American thermal springs. Takacs-Vesbach, C., Mitchell, K.R., Jackson-Weaver, O., Reysenbach, A.-L. (for submission to PNAS) Calderas delineate biogeographic provinces among Aquificales populations within Yellowstone thermal springs. Jackson-Weaver, O., Mitchell, K.R., & Takacs-Vesbach, C. (in prep) Evaluation of the potential for microbial migration within Yellowstone National Park. Hall, J.R., Mitchell, K.R., Jackson-Weaver, O., & Takacs-Vesbach, C. (in prep) Coffee pots paper Contributed Presentations Mitchell, K.R., Banta, A.B., Shanks III, W.C.P., Morgan, L., Nordstrom, D.K., Rodman, A., Reysenbach, A.-L. & Takacs-Vesbach, C. (2004) Comparison of preservation and DNA extraction methods for microbial inventories of thermal environments. In UNM Research Day Albuquerque, NM. Mitchell, K.R. (16 June 2004) Yellowstone's Microbes. In Science lectures for Interpretive Rangers and tour guides Old Faithful, YNP, WY. Mitchell, K.R., Reysenbach, A.-L., Banta, A.B., Shanks, W.C.P., Gemery, P., Morgan, L., Nordstrom, D.K., McCleskey, R.B., Rodman, A. & TakacsVesbach, C. (2005) Distribution of Thermophilic Microbial Communities in Yellowstone National Park: Ecological Convergence or Isolation? In ASLO General Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah. Mitchell, K.R. & Takacs-Vesbach, C. (2005) Ecology of thermophilic microbes in Yellowstone National Park: Small and medium scale spatial distribution. In Ecological Society of America Montreal, Quebec.