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Jonathan L. Richardson Department of Biology ⋅ Providence College ⋅ 1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918 Phone: 401.865.2697 ⋅ Email: [email protected] Website: pcconservationlab.org EDUCATION 2012 Yale University, Ph.D. - School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 2004 University of Virginia, B.S. – Biology, Environmental Sciences PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 2014 – present Assistant Professor, Providence College – Biology Department 2012 – 2014 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Connecticut – Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 2016 Visiting research professor – Fordham University Calder Center Biological Field Station PUBLICATIONS (* denotes undergraduate coauthor) Richardson, JL, MK Burak*, F Costa, et al. 2017. Using fine scale spatial genetics of Norway rats to improve control efforts and reduce leptospirosis risk in urban slum environments. In press at Evolutionary Applications. Brady, SP, and JL Richardson. 2017. Shifting gears in road ecology: Why evolution matters. In press at Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Richardson, JL, SP Brady, IJ Wang, and SF Spear. 2016. Navigating the promise and pitfalls of landscape genetics. Molecular Ecology 25: 849-863. Munshi-South, J, and JL Richardson. 2016 Peromyscus transcriptomics: understanding evolution within and between species of deer mice. In press at Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. Costa, F, JL Richardson, K Dion, C Mariani, A Pertile, MK Burak*, J Childs, A Ko, and A Caccone. 2016. Multiple paternity in the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus, from urban slums in Salvador, Brazil. Journal of Heredity 107: 181-186. Urban, MC, and JL Richardson. 2015. The evolution of foraging rate across local and geographic gradients in predation risk and competition. American Naturalist 186: E16-32. Bayha KM, MH Chang*, CL Mariani, JL Richardson, DL Edwards, TS DeBoer, C Moseley*, E Aksoy*, MB Decker, PM Gaffney, GR Harbison, JH McDonald, A Caccone. 2015. Worldwide phylogeography of the invasive ctenophore M. leidyi based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA data. Biological Invasions 17: 827-850. Richardson, JL, MC Urban, DI Bolnick, and DK Skelly. 2014. Microgeographic adaptation and the spatial scale of evolution. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 29: 165-176. ** TREE highly accessed article, recommended by Faculty of 1000, and covered by Aeon magazine Urban, MC, JL Richardson, and NA Freidenfelds. 2014. Plasticity and genetic adaptation mediate amphibian and reptile responses to climate change. Evolutionary Applications 7: 88-103. Richardson, JL. 2014. Death, taxes and relentless evolution in nature. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 29: 6-7. Richardson, JL, and MC Urban. 2013. Strong selection barriers explain microgeographic adaptation in wild salamander populations. Evolution 67(6): 1729-1740. Richards-Hrdlicka, K, JL Richardson, and L Mohabir*. 2013. First survey for the amphibian chytrid fungus in Connecticut (USA) finds widespread prevalence Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 102: 169-180. Richardson, JL. 2012. Divergent landscape effects on population connectivity in two co-occurring amphibian species. Molecular Ecology 21: 4437-4451. Skelly, DK, and JL Richardson. 2010. Larval sampling. Chapter 4 in Amphibian Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques. (CK Dodd, Editor). Oxford University Press. Wilkinson, EJ, JL Richardson, and H Sherk. 2007. Accurate visual guidance despite severe neglect. European Journal of Neuroscience 25: 2214-2223. Richardson, JL. 2006. Novel features of an inducible defense system in larval tree frogs (Hyla chrysoscelis). Ecology 87: 780-787. MANUSCRIPTS IN REVIEW & PREPARATION (all manuscript drafts available upon request) Brady, SP, JL Richardson, CT Wilson*, and BW Kunz. Chloride tolerance associated with phylogeny in diverse aquatic taxa: improving toxicology with evolutionary perspectives. In review at Evolutionary Applications Urban, MC, JL Richardson, JF Fischer*, PS Saunders*. Local adaptation of wood frogs in response to predator communities in experimental manipulations. In review at Copeia Richardson, JL, RS Waples, and DK Skelly. Predictive value of effective and census population size for estimating long-term amphibian population dynamics. In preparation for Conservation Biology. Richardson, JL, D Hawlena, and J Vanoverbeke. Fine-scale adaptive divergence of wood frog populations (Rana sylvatica) in response to habitat-mediated selection. In preparation for American Naturalist. Amburgey, S, et al. Using state-space models to predict within-range variation in responses of wood frogs to annual variation in weather. In preparation for Global Change Biology. Schyling, E*, LK Freidenburg, MC Urban, JL Richardson, SR Bolden, and DK Skelly. Synchrony, density dependence, and vulnerability to extinction in an amphibian. In preparation. RESEARCH GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & PROFESSIONAL AWARDS 2016 American Society of Naturalists Presidential Award for the best paper published in The American Naturalist 2016 National Science Foundation DEB Research Opportunity Award (including one REU position; with J. Munshi-South at Fordham - $32,400) 2015 American Philosophical Society, Franklin Research Grant ($6,000) 2007–2010 National Science Foundation Graduate Research (Pre-Doctoral) Fellowship ($121,500) 2007–2009 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Budweiser Conservation Scholarship ($10,000) 2008 National Geographic Society, Research and Exploration Young Explorers Grant ($5,000) 2 2008 USGS/IUCN Amphibian Conservation Grant ($2,000) 2007 Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies Grant ($1,500) 2007 Connecticut Association of Wetland Scientists Lefor Grant ($1,000) pending NSF DEB INVITED SEMINARS & SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS 2016 Richardson, J.L. Every good carpenter has a good toolbox: Applying genetics to aid conservation and public health. Keynote address for the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fordham University, New York, NY 2016 Richardson, J.L. Using fine scale spatial genetics of Norway rats to improve control efforts and reduce leptospirosis risk in urban slum environments. Fiocruz – Ministry of Health, Salvador, Brazil. 2016 Richardson, J.L. Comparative landscape genetic patterns of 3 mammal species in southern New England. Stonehill College, Easton, MA 2015 Richardson, J.L. The evolutionary ecology of pond-breeding amphibians: From local populations to regional landscapes. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 2015 Richardson, J.L. Microgeographic adaptation in pond-breeding amphibians and the spatial scale of evolution. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2015 Richardson, J.L., M. Burak, F. Costa, A. Ko, and A. Caccone An urban rat race: Using landscape genetics to inform epidemiology in Salvador, Brasil. Landscape Ecology World Congress. Portland, OR. 2014 Richardson, J.L. The evolutionary ecology of pond-breeding amphibians: From local populations to regional landscapes. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI. 2014 Richardson, J.L. Evolution in small spaces: Microgeographic adaptation in nature. American Society of Naturalists (ASN) meeting. Asilomar, Monterey, CA. 2014 Richardson, J.L., R.S. Waples, and D.K. Skelly. Finding efficiency in amphibian conservation: Rapid assessments of genetic viability predict long-term population trends in the wood frog. Northeast Natural History Conference. Springfield, MA. 2014 Richardson, J.L. From the bog to the bench: Genetic insights into amphibian ecology and evolution. Providence College, Providence, RI. 2013 Richardson, J.L., R.S. Waples, and D.K. Skelly. Finding efficiency in amphibian conservation: How well do rapid assessments of genetic viability predict long-term population trends? International Congress for Conservation Biology (SCB). Baltimore, MD. 2012 Richardson, J.L., and M.C. Urban. Microgeographic adaptation in spotted salamanders: The relative roles of selection, gene flow, and space. Evolution annual meeting (SSE & ASN). Ottawa, ON. 2011 Richardson, J.L. Fine-scale adaptive divergence of amphibian populations in response to habitat-mediated selection. Ecological Society of America (ESA) annual meeting. Austin, TX. 2010 Richardson, J.L. Comparative population structure of two amphibian species across New England. Society for the Study of Evolution annual meeting (SSE & ASN). Portland, OR. 3 2010 Richardson, J.L. Fine-scale adaptive divergence of wood frog populations (Rana sylvatica) in response to habitat-mediated selection. Joint Meeting of Icthyologists and Herpetologists. Providence, RI. 2005 Richardson, J.L. 2005. Novel features of a larval anuran inducible defense system. Ecological Society of America (ESA) annual meeting. Montreal, QC. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Providence College (2014 - present): Freshwater Biology, Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Environmental Biology, General Biology + lab (the second semester of our introductory series), independent study in R based biostatistics University of Connecticut (2013): Spatial Evolution Yale University (2006-2011): Wildlife Conservation and Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Biology of Climate Change, Research Methods in the Natural Sciences STUDENT MENTORING I have advised 16 undergraduate research students in independent projects, including 12 at Providence College. Student outcomes include: - Mary Burak (’15): PhD student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies - Tory McKnight (’15): research coordinator at Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI - Nikelle Petrillo (’16): graduate student in the Northeastern University Bioinformatics program - Eric Empson (’15), Craig Wilson (’16): employed in the biotechnology industry - Christine Conte (’13): California Wolf Center - Christine Taylor (’13): high school science teacher - Nisa Marks (’11): U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Nisha Ligon (’09): Independent film producer for educational programming OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, OUTREACH AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE 2006 – pres. Reviewer for Conservation Genetics (13), Molecular Ecology (10), Ecology (5), American Naturalist (4), J. of Heredity (3), Biological Conservation (3), Oikos (5), Evolution (2), Ecology Letters (1), Oecologia (1), BMC Evolutionary Biol. (1), Environmental Science & Policy (1), Ecology and Sociobiology (2), J. of Herpetology (2), Biol. J. of the Linnean Society (2), J. of Animal Ecology (1), Biotropica (1), PLOS ONE (2), J. of Zoology (1), external NSF (2) 2014 – pres. Providence College service: co-coordinator for a new Environmental Studies program; Core Curriculum Portfolio evaluator; Biology seminar series coordinator; Council on Undergraduate Research liason. 2015 – pres. Wetlands and amphibian expert for Friends of the Moshassuck and the Green Infrastructure Coalition conference on creative stormwater management solutions (Providence, RI) 2008 – pres. Natural History Outreach – lead several vernal pond citizen science training sessions and natural history hikes every spring for local land trusts, town conservation commissions, the Appalachian Mountain Club, Regional Water Authority and other groups 2007 – 2014. Guest science teacher and science fair mentor/judge for Hamden Public Schools, regional science fair, and state science fair 2007 – 2010. Guest scientist at the NSF-funded Evolutions after school program hosted by the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 2014 Symposium on Evolution at Small Spatial Scales – organizer of a symposium on microgeographic evolution in nature for the American Society of Naturalists Asilomar meeting (January 2014) 4 2013 Undergraduate Scientists Training in Practical Conservation – participated in workshop to develop and advance an integration of science and policy skills into a problem-based curriculum 2012 Advanced Teaching Series – participated in teaching workshop at the Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; topics included preparing and delivering a lecture, active teaching in the sciences 2010 Active and Scientific Teaching Workshop – participated in this one day workshop hosted by the American Museum of Natural History focusing on student-centered and evidence based teaching methods to promote student learning 2010 Science Writing Workshop – participant in a two-week workshop led by Carl Zimmer (New York Times) introducing scientists to writing about research for a broad, non-scientific audience 2009 Conservation Genetics Workshop – participated in intensive week long workshop on theory and data analysis in population and conservation genetics at the University of Montana 2008 Yale Environmental Law Center – provided pro bono work as a wetlands expert 2008 Organized the annual Doctoral Research Conference (keynote address by Shahid Naeem). PRIOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2004 – 2006 University of Washington (Department of Biological Structure) - Research technician for a neurobiology lab investigating visuo-motor behavior and its neural substrate within the brain 2004 University of Montana (College of Forestry and Conservation) - Research assistant for project investigating the effects of wildfires on western toad (Bufo boreas) population dynamics in Glacier National Park using radio telemetry and biophysical models 2000 – 2004 University of Virginia (Department of Biology) - Undergraduate research assistant for project looking at the metapopulation dynamics of three salamander species in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. 2003 University of Virginia (Mountain Lake Biological Station) - Conducted an experiment to investigate phenotypic plasticity in the gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) as an REU participant 2002 NOAA (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) - Performed meristic work on juvenile Chinook salmon to evaluate the effects of common hatchery fungicidal chemicals on development. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS - Society for Conservation Biology - Society for the Study of Evolution - Ecological Society of America - American Society of Naturalists 5