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RACHEL HARTNETT
625 Elm Avenue; 102 Sutton Hall, Noman, OK 73019 | (405) 325-4822 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2012-present
Dissertation: Theoretical and empirical studies on hierarchical effects of size distributions:
Linking the individual to their community
Academic Advisor: Dr. Larry J. Weider
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
B.S. Biology Honors
Dean’s Scholar
Honor’s Thesis: “Hemolymph Hormone Levels in Carcinus
maenas: A Shore Crab’s Response to Aggression” (Advisor: Dr.
Colby Tanner)
GRANTS
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship ($126,000)
January 2018
Alumni Fellowship, University of Oklahoma ($11,500)
January 2018
Undergraduate Summer Abroad Research Fellowship, UT Austin ($3,000)
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates ($5,000)
Freshman Research Initiative Summer Research Fellowship, UT ($2,500)
Eddie Carol Smith Scholarship ($2,000)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Course Instuctor
BIOL 2913: Introduction to Quantitative Biology
Graduate Teaching Assistant to Dr. Christopher Lemon
BIOL 2913: Introduction to Quantitative Biology
Graduate representative on Geographical Ecology cluster hire
Graduate Research Assistant to Dr. Lawrence J. Weider
University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Teaching Assistant – to Dr. Ray Neubauer
BIO 311D: Introduction to Genetics II
2011
January 2013 –
January 2012 –
January 2010
2009
January 2008
Not funded
2016
2015
2015
2012-2014
2012
RACHEL HARTNETT
Teaching Assistant – to Dr. Mathew Leibold
BIO 456L: Limnology and Oceanography
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1/1/2011
PUBLICATIONS
Patten, M.A. and R.N. Hartnett. 2014. Residual variance is no cause
for alarm. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 12:545-546.
Hartnett. (in prep) Plasticity and sensitivity in life-history traits
among Daphnia species.
Hartnett. (in prep) Predicting zooplankton size-distributions with
life-history data.
Hartnett. (in prep) Intra- and interspecific density-dependent effects
shape Cladoceran size-distributions.
Hartnett. (in prep) The role of intraspecific traits on colonizing
natural assemblages of zooplankton.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Hartnett, R. and LJ Weider
Ecology Society of America Annual Meeting (August)
Ft, Lauderdale, FL
2016
"The role of intraspecific traits on colonizing natural assemblages of zooplankton"
Hartnett, R.
Central Ecology and Evolution Conference (16, April)
Norman, OK
2016
"Predicting Zooplankton Size-Distributions through Modeling of Life-History Data"
Hartnett, R.
Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (18-23, May)
Portland, OR
2014
"Genetic and environmental components of life-history dynamics in Daphnia"
Hartnett, R.
SWAN Meeting (17-20, April)
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
2014
"Life-history dynamics across environmental and genetic levels"
Weider, L.J., P.D. Jeyasingh, D.O. Hessen, D. Frisch, M. Wojewodzic, R. Hartnett, and M.
Beaton
GENOME Meeting (20-22, March)
Center for Ecological & Evolutionary Synthesis, U. of Oslo, Norway
2013
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"Ecological genetics of a low-Arctic diploid-polyploid Daphnia
complex"
Hartnett, R. and D. Erdner
ASLO Ocean Science Meeting (22-26, February)
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Portland, OR
“Spatial and Temporal Diversity of Picoplankton Communities
within the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
(NERR)”
INVITED LECTURES
Introduction to Quantitative Biology (15, Oct)
“Normal Distribution, Z-scores”
Introduction to Quantitative Biology (8, Dec)
“Correlation and Regression”
OUTREACH
Research Guide—Aquatic Research Facility, Norman
‘Life in a Pond’ activity and display-ScienceFest, OKC
Science Fair Judge-Webster Middle School
Science Exhibitor-Creepy Crawly Expo, OKC
Research Guide-University of Oklahoma Biological Station
Student Ambassador-University of Texas at Austin
January 2011
Research Mentor-University of Texas at Austin
January 2010
MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Ecological Society of America
January 2010
2015
2015
2015
2015-2016
2014-2016
2014
2013
January 2010 –
January 2009 –