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Volker H.W. Rudolf
Associate Professor
Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology
e-mail:[email protected]
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MS Biology (2003) University of Würzburg, Würzburg
PhD Ecology & Evolution (2007) University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA
Primary Department
Department of BioSciences
Department Affiliations
 Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering
Websites
Rudolf Lab home page
Research Areas
Ecology, Evolution, community and population ecology, aquatic ecology, ecology of infectious
diseases, climate change, phenology
We are a group of ecologists studying evolutionary, population, community, &
ecosystem biology.
My interests are broad but mainly focus on the
ecological and evolutionary factors that determine the
structure and dynamics of communities and ecosystem
functioning. In my research I combine theoretical and
empirical work to develop predictive frameworks for
understanding how species interactions and abiotic
environmental factors determine the structure and
dynamics of communities and how they drive
population dynamics and the evolution of complex life
histories. Most of my current research focuses on the
impact of population size structure, cannibalism and
seasonal variation (including climate change) on the
structure and dynamics of communities and their
evolutionary consequences. This research partly overlaps with my work on the role of
infectious diseases in determining the dynamics and structure of populations and
communities. Most of my empirical research has been on aquatic systems, including
phytotelmata, temporary and permanent ponds and headwater streams, using amphibian and
invertebrates as model systems. Currently, I am working in local pond ecosystems in Texas,
but my past research was conducted in the tropics in Ivory Coast, West Africa & in the
Southern Appalachian.
Volker Lab home page
Graduate Program in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Pubmed Search for articles by VH Rudolf
Teaching Areas
Biology of infectious diseases
Selected Publications
Refereed articles
V.H.W. Rudolf & B.G. Van Allen (in press): Legacy effects of developmental stages determine
the functional role of apex predators. Nature - Ecology & Evolution
B.G. Van Allen** and V.H.W. Rudolf (2016) Carry-over effects alter the structure of two
species meta-communities. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences 113: 69396944
B.G. Van Allen, F.F. Dillemuth, A.J. Flick, M.F. Faldyn, D.R. Clark, V.H.W. Rudolf, B.D. Elderd:
Cannibalism and infectious diseases: friend or foe?
B.G. Van Allen, N. L. Rasmussen, C.J. Dibble, P.A. Clay, V.H.W. Rudolf Apex predators
determine how biodiversity is partitioned across time and space.
B.J. Toscano, B. R. Rombado, V.H.W. Rudolf (2016) Deadly competition and life-saving
predation: the potential for alternative stable states in a stage-structured predator-prey
system. Proceedings of theRoyal Society B: Biological Sciences 283: pii: 20161546
B.J. Toscano, V. Hin, V.H.W. Rudolf: The many faces of cannibalism: Coexistence, competitive
exclusion, and the loss of alternative states in intraguild predation systems.
C. Ma, L. Wang, W. Zhang, V.H.W. Rudolf: Resolving biological impacts of heat waves:
interaction of hot days and recovery periods.
C.J. Dibble and V.H.W. Rudolf: Phenotype-environment matching predicts both positive and
negative effects of intraspecific variation in a population.
C.J. Dibble** and V.H.W. Rudolf (2016): Variation in colonizer assembly sequence and
intraspecific priority effects alter interspecific competition and disease epidemics.
Oikos 125:229-236 doi: 10.1111/oik.02373
K.Takatsu, V.H.W.Rudolf, O. Kishida (in press): Giant cannibals drive selection for inducible
defensive in heterospecific prey. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
N.L. Rasmussen** and V.H.W. Rudolf: (2016) Individual and combined effects of two types
of phenological shifts on predator-prey interactions. Ecology 97:3414-3421
P.A. Clay and V.H.W. Rudolf: Evolving parasite warfare: parasite interaction strategies affect
virulence evolution in co-infections
B.G.Van Allen** and V.H.W. Rudolf (2015) Habitat-mediated carry-over effects lead to
context dependent outcomes of species interactions. Journal of Animal Ecology 84:16461656
C.J. Dibble**, V.H.W. Rudolf (submitted): Ecological and evolutionary effects of phenotypic
variation are context dependent but predictable.
G. Ma, V.H.W. Rudolf, C. Ma (2015): Extreme temperature events alter demographic rates,
relative fitness, and community structure. Global Change Biology 21: 1794-1808
N.L. Rasmussen** and V.H.W. Rudolf (2015): Phenological synchronization drives
demographic rates of populations. Ecology 96: 1754-1760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1919.1
W. Zhang, V.H.W. Rudolf, and C. Ma (2015): Stage-specific heat effects: Timing and
duration of heat waves alter demographic rates of a global insect pest. Oecologia 179:947957
C. J. Dibble**, S.R. Hall, V.H.W. Rudolf (2014): Intraspecific priority effects and disease
interact to alter population growth. Ecology 95: 3354-3363
L. Krenek* & V.H.W. Rudolf (2014): Allometric scaling predicts non-consumptive effects in
multi-predator systems. Journal of Animal Ecology 83: 1461-1468
N. L. Rasmussen**, B. Van Allen**, V.H.W. Rudolf (2014): Linking phenological shifts to
species interactions through size-mediated priority effects. Journal of Animal Ecology 83:
1206-1215
V.H.W. Rudolf, N. L. Rasmussen, C.J. Dibble, and B.G. Van Allen. 2014. Resolving the roles
of body size and species identity in driving functional diversity. Proceedings of the Royal
Society B 281:1781
B.G. Van Allen & V.H.W. Rudolf. 2013. Ghost of habitats past: Environmental carry-over
effects drive population dynamics in novel habitat. American Naturalist 181:596-608.
C. J. Dibble, S.R. Hall, and V.H.W. Rudolf. Intraspecific priority effects and disease interact
to alter population growth
G. Ma, V.H.W. Rudolf, and C. Ma. Extreme temperature events alter demographic rates,
relative fitness, and community structure.
L. Krenek and V. H.W. Rudolf. Allometric scaling predicts non-consumptive effects in multipredator systems.
N. L. Rasmussen, B. Van Allen, and V.H.W. Rudolf 2014. Linking phenological shifts to
species interactions through size-mediated priority effects. Journal of Animal Ecology. doi:
10.1111/1365-2656.12254. [Epub ahead of print]
V.H.W. Rudolf & M. Singh 2013. Disentangling climate change effects on species
interactions: Body size mediates interaction of temperature and phenological shifts.
Oecologia 173:1043-1052
V.H.W. Rudolf & N. L. Rasmussen. 2013. Population structure determines functional
differences among species and ecosystems processes. Nature Communications 4:2318
V.H.W. Rudolf & N. L. Rasmussen 2013. Ontogenetic functional diversity: Size-structure of a
keystone predator alters functioning of a complex ecosystem. Ecology 94: 1046-1056.
W. Parson, B. Zhong, V.H.W. Rudolf 2013. Mating status and kin recognition determine
cannibalism rates. Animal Behaviour 85: 365-369.
A.T. Tate & V.H.W. Rudolf 2012. Immune priming across life stages and generations:
Implications for infectious disease dynamics in insects. Oikos 121:1083-1092
B.G. Van Allen, A. E. Dunham, C. M. Asquit, V.H.W. Rudolf. 2012. Life history predicts risk
of species decline in a stochastic world. Under revision at Proceedings of the Royal Society
London: B Biological Science 279: 2691-269
V.H.W. Rudolf (2012): Seasonal shifts in body size diversity and trophic interactions in multipredator systems. Journal of Animal Ecology 81: 524-532
V.H.W. Rudolf & N. L. Rasmussen: Within species variation determines ecosystem
functioning.
V.H.W. Rudolf and M. Singh: Disentangling climate change effects on species interactions:
Body size mediates interaction of temperature and phenological shifts.
V.H.W. Rudolf, A. Pedersen, I. Sorell (2012): Revenge of the host: Cannibalism as a driving
force of the evolutionary dynamics in host-parasitoid systems. Evolutionary Ecology
Research 14: 31-49
D.I. Bolnick, P. Amarasekare, M.S. Araújo, R. Bürger, J. Levin, M. Novak, V.H.W. Rudolf, S.
Schreiber, M. Urban, D. Vasseur (2011): Why intraspecific variatio matters in community
ecology. Trends In Ecology and Evolution 26: 183-192
D.A. Vasseur, P. Amarasekare, V.H.W. Rudolf, J.M. Levine (2011): Eco-evolutionary
dynamics enable coexistence via neighbor-dependent selection. American Naturalist 178:
E96-E109
P. Delclos & V.H.W. Rudolf(2011): Effects of size structure and habitat complexity on
predator-prey interactions. Ecological Entomology 36: 744-750
T.E.X. Miller and V.H.W Rudolf. 2011. Thinking inside the box: community-level
consequences of stage-structured populations. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26:183192
VHW Rudolf and Lafferty KD. (2011) Stage structure alters how complexity affects stability
of ecological networks.Ecology Letters 14:75-79.
A. M. Thomas & V.H.W. Rudolf (2010): Challenges of metamorphosis in invertebrate hosts:
Maintaining parasite resistance across life-history stages. Ecological Entomology 35: 200-205
B.G. Van Allen, A. E. Dunham, C. M. Asquit, V.H.W. Rudolf. Life history predicts risk of
species decline in a stochastic world
L. Yang & V.H.W. Rudolf (2010):Phenology, ontogeny, and the effects of climate change on
the timing of species interactions. Ecology Letters 13: 1-1
V.H.W. Rudolf "Body size diversity and top-down control in multi-predator
systems.." EcologySubmitted
V.H.W. Rudolf, A. Pedersen, I. Sorell "Revenge of the host: Cannibalism as a driving force of
the evolutionary dynamics in host-parasitoid systems. ." American NaturalistSubmitted
V.H.W. Rudolf, M. Kamo, M. Boots (2010): Cannibals in space: The co-evolution of
cannibalism and dispersal in spatially structured populations. American Naturalist 175: 513-5
A. E. Dunham & V.H.W. Rudolf (2009): Evolution of sexual size-monomorphism; the
influence of passive mate-guarding. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 22(7), 1376-1386
S. Schreiber & V.H.W. Rudolf (2008): Crossing habitat boundaries: Coupling the dynamics of
ecosystems through complex life cycles. Ecology Letters 11: 576-587
V.H.W. Rudolf (2008): Consequences of size-structure in the prey for predator-prey
dynamics: The composite functional response. – Journal of Animal Ecology 77: 520-528
V.H.W. Rudolf (2008): Impact of cannibalism on predator-prey dynamics: Size-structured
interactions and apparent mutualism.; Ecology 89: 1650-1660
V.H.W. Rudolf (2008): The impact of cannibalism in the prey on predator-prey systems;
Ecology 89:3116-3127
V.H.W. Rudolf & J. Armstrong (2008): Emergent impacts of cannibalism and size-refuges in
the prey on intraguild predation systems. Oecologia 157: 675- 686
G. Ferris & V.H.W. Rudolf (2007): Detection of conspecific predators in larvae of the
dragonfly Plathemis lydia. – Ecological Entomology 32: 283-288
J. Antonovics, J. Abbate, C.H. Baker, D. Daley, M.E. Hood, C.E.Jenkins, L.J.Johnson, J.J.
Murray, V. Panjeti, V.H.W. Rudolf, D. Sloan, J. Vondrasek (2007): Evolution by any other
name….Antibiotic resistance and avoidance of the e-word. – PLOS Biology 5: 137-139
V.H.W. Rudolf (2007): Indirect interactions in stage-structured predator-prey systems:
cannibalism, behavioral effects and trophic cascades. – Ecology 88: 2991-3003
V.H.W. Rudolf (2007): The interaction of cannibalism and omnivory: Consequences for
community dynamics. – Ecology 88: 2697-2705
V.H.W. Rudolf & J. Antonovics (2007): Disease transmission by cannibalism: Rare event or
common occurrence. – Proceedings of the Royal Society London: B Biological Science 274:
1205-1210
V.H.W. Rudolf & M.-O. Rödel (2007): Phenotypic plasticity and optimal timing of
metamorphosis under uncertain time constraints. – Evolutionary Ecology 21: 121-142
V.H.W. Rudolf & M.-O. Rödel (2007): Phenotypic plasticity and optimal timing of
metamorphosis under uncertain time constraints. – Evolutionary Ecology 21: 121-142
H.M. Wilbur & V.H.W. Rudolf (2006): Life History Evolution in uncertain environments: Bethedging in time. – American Naturalist. 168: 398-411
V.H.W. Rudolf (2006): The influence of size-specific indirect interactions in predator-prey
systems. – Ecology 87: 362-271
V.H.W. Rudolf & J. Antonovics (2005): Species coexistence and pathogens with frequencydependent transmission. – American Naturalist 166: 112-118
V.H.W. Rudolf & M.-O. Rödel (2005): Oviposition site selection in a complex and variable
environment: The role of habitat quality and conspecific cues. – Oecologia 142:316-325
Book chapters
V.H.W. Rudolf "Trait-mediated indirect interactions in size-structure populations: Causes and
consequences for species interactions and community dynamics.." Ecology and Evolution of
Trait-Mediated Indirect Interactions: Linking Evolution, Community, and Ecosystem,
Presentations
Conference Paper
B.G. Van Allen, A. Flick, M. Faldyn, D. Clark, V.H.W. Rudolf, B. Elderd (2016). Cannibalism and
infectious disease: friend or foe? Evolution 2016, June 17-21, Austin, TX
Conference abstracts
N.L. Rasmussen and V.H.W. Rudolf. (2016) Consequences of shifts in the mean and variance
in prey phenology for predator-prey interactions. "Unifying biological principles across
disciplines“ A Conference of the American Soceity of Naturalist, January 10-14, Asilomar, CA
B. Toscano, B. Rombado, V.H.W. Rudolf (2016). Juvenile competitive bottleneck dynamics in
freshwater zooplankton. „Unifying biological principles across disciplines“ A Conference of the
American Soceity of Naturalist, January 10-14, Asilomar, CA
"Temporal dynamics of biodiversity." 21st-Century Naturalists: Unifying Biological Principles
Across Disciplines, Am Society of Naturalists, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA. (June 2016)
Invited Talks
Invited Seminar. "Thinking inside the box: Community level consequences of stagestructured populations." , University of Toronto. (March 20, 2015)
Invited Seminar. "The Evolutionary Ecology of Complex Life Investiment Strategies." Santa Fe
Institute, Santa Fe, NM. (Oct 2015)
Invited Seminar. "Thinking inside the box: Community level consequences of stagestructured populations." School of Environment & Biological Science Seminar, Rutgers
University. (Apr 16, 2015)
Invited Seminar. "Thinking inside the box: Community level consequences of stagestructured populations." Department of Biology Seminar Series, University of Texas Arlington.
(Sept 24, 2015)
V.H.W. Rudolf (2014). Thinking inside the box: community level consequences of stagestructured populations. 61st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, 14-18 March,
2014, Hiroshima, Japan
Auburn University, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences
UC San Diego, Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution
Florida International University, Department of Biology, Graduate School Research Colloquium
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Climate Change Biology Research Group, China
"From individuals to ecosystems: Consequences of ontogentic niche shifts for community
structure and ecosystem functioning." University of Florida, Department of Biological Sciences.
"From individuals to ecosystems: Consequences of ontogentic niche shifts for community
structure and ecosystem functioning." University of Connecticut, Department of Ecology &
Evolutionary Biology.
Roberty May Lecture. "From individuals to ecosystems: Consequences of ontogentic niche
shifts for community structure and ecosystem functioning." Pricenton University,
"From individuals to ecosystems: Consequences of ontogenetic functional diversity for natural
communities." Department of Biology, University of Virginia. (November)
"The impact of cannibalism and size-structure on the dynamics of natural communities."
University of Texas, Austin, Department of Integrative Biology, Austin, TX.
"The impact of cannibalism and size-structure on the dynamics of natural communities."
Department of Biology, Sam Houston University . (September)
"The impact of cannibalism and size-structure on the dynamics of natural communities." Texas
State University - San Marcos, Dept Biology, San Marcos. (2008)
"The impact of cannibalism and size-structure on the dynamics of natural communities."
University of Sheffield, UK, Sheffield, United Kingdom. (2008)
"The influence of cannibalism and size-structure on the dynamics of communities." University
of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. (9/29/2007)
"The influence of cannibalism and size-structure on the dynamics of communities." College of
William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA. (2007)
"The influence of cannibalism and size-structure on the dynamics of communities." Virginia
Polytech Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA. (9/7/2007)
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker, Oikos (Swedish Ecological Society) Annual Meeting
Rudolf, V. H.W. Thinking inside the box: community level consequences of stage-structured
populations. Keynote lecture - Annual meeting of the British Ecological Society (BES), 17-20
December2012, Birmingham, UK
"The impact of size-structure and cannibalism on the dynamics of communities." Annual
Evolution meeting, Minneapolis. (2008)
Other
Rasmussen, NL (Presenter) and Rudolf, VHW. 2015. Consequences of shifts in the mean and
variation in prey phenology for predator-prey interactions. Contributed Talk. 2015 Ecological
Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
Clay, PA (Presenter) and Rudolf, VHW. 2015. Identifying mechanisms driving assembly of
parasite communities within hosts. Organized Oral Session 2015 Ecological Society of
America (ESA) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
Carter, SK (Presenter) and Rudolf, VHW. 2015. Single measures of phenology do not
accurately predict phenological shifts. Contributed Talk 2015 Ecological Society of America
(ESA) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
V.H.W. Rudolf (2014). Resolving the roles of body size and species identity in driving
functional differences among consumers 21st Century Naturalists: Integrating pattern and
processes to understand biodiversity, Conference of the American Society of Naturalists 13-15
January, 2014, Asilomar, CA, USA
P. A Clay & V.H.W. Rudolf (2014). Complex parasite interactions and the evolution of virulence
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease, 12th Annual Meeting, 1-4 June, 2014, Fort Collins,
Colorado
N. L. Rasmussen & V.H.W. Rudolf (2014). Changes in phenological synchronization within
populations alter demographic rates, Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America
(ESA), 10- 15 August, 2014, Sacramento, USA
V.H.W. Rudolf (2014). Linking variation in the timing of species interactions to the dynamics
of species interactions and community assembly, Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of
America (ESA), 10- 15 August, 2014, Sacramento, USA
P. A Clay & V.H.W. Rudolf (2014). The conseequences of asymmetric parasite interactions for
the evolution of virulence , Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), 10- 15
August, 2014, Sacramento, USA
Rasmussen, N. L., Rudolf, V. H., and Van Allen, B. G. 2013. Consequences of phenological
shifts for species interactions: testing the importance of size-mediated priority
effects. Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting Minneapolis, MN Contributed Oral
Paper
Rasmussen, N. L., B. G. Van Allen, and V. H. W. Rudolf. (2013) Consequences of phenological
shifts for species interactions: Testing the importance of size-mediated priority effects using a
dragonfly naiad system. Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting. Jacksonville, FL
Rasmussen, N. L., Rudolf, V. H., and Van Allen, B. G. 2013. Consequences of phenological
shifts for species interactions: testing the importance of size-mediated priority effects using a
dragonfly naiad system. Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting Jacksonville, FL
Van Allen, B. and V.H.W. Rudolf. June 2013. Developmental plasticity and maternal effects
drive population and community dynamics in a flour beetle system. Evolution. Snowbird UT.
Dibble, CJ and VHW Rudolf. 2013. Interactive effects of dispersal “type” and amount affect
population dynamics, disease epidemics, and trait change in a zooplankton
metapopulation. Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN
Contributed Oral Paper
D.A. Vasseur, P. Amarasekare, V.H.W. Rudolf, J.M. Levine (2011): Eco-evolutionary
dynamics enable coexistence via neighbor-dependent selection. Annual meeting of the
Ecological society of America (ESA), 8-12 August 2011, Austin,TX, USA
V. H.W. Rudolf & N. L. Rasmussen (2011) From individuals to ecosystems: Consequences of
ontogentic niche shifts for community structure and ecosystem functioning. Annual meeting of
the Ecological society of America (ESA), 8-12 August 2011, Austin,TX, USA
B.G. Van Allen & V. H.W. Rudolf (2011) Natal habitat alters population dynamics in novel
environments. Annual meeting of the Ecological society of America (ESA), 8-12 August 2011,
Austin,TX, USA
D.I. Bolnick, P. Amarasekare, M.S. Araújo, R. Bürger, J. Levin, M. Novak, V.H.W. Rudolf, S.
Schreiber, M. Urban, D. Vasseur (2011) Why does intraspecific variation matter in ecology?
Annual meeting of the Ecological society of America (ESA), 8-12 August 2011, Austin,TX, USA
Stage structure, ontogenetic niche-shifts, and the stability of ecological networks. V.H.W.
Rudolf & K. Lafferty, Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society, Leeds, September 2010.
"The enigma of sexual size monomorphism in strepsirrhines: A new explanation." Annual
meeting of the American Primatological Society, Miami, FL. (2008) With A.E. Dunham
Posters
Sponsor. "Eco-evolutionary consequences of trait variance depend on the trait mean and the
local environment." 13th Annual Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)
Conference , Athens, GA. (May 2015) With C.J. Dibble and V.H.W. Rudolf
Dibble, JD and Rudolf, VHW. 2015. The eco-evolutionary consequences of phenotypic
variance depend on the relationship between the mean phenotype and the environmental
optimum. Poster 2015 Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
Mattson, EE, VHW Rudolf and CJ Dibble, Rice University. Ontogenetic niche shifts, juvenile
bottlenecks, and the dynamics of predator-prey systems. 96th ESA Annual Meeting, Aug 7-12,
2011. Austin, TX
"The phenology of species interactions: The role of ontogeny, body size, and climate change."
Annual meeting of the Ecological Soceity of America, Milwaukee. (2008) With L. Yang
Seminar Speaker
University of California, Davis, Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series
S. Carter, D Saenz, V.H.W. Rudolf (2016). Single measures of phenology do not accurately
predict phenological shifts. "Unifying biological principles across disciplines“ A Conference of
the American Soceity of Naturalist, January 10-14, Asilomar, CA
"Baylor University, Department of Biology."
"Case Western Reserve University, Department of Biology."
"Indiana University, Department of Biology ."
Rudolf, VHW. Disentangling climate change effects on species interactions: Body size mediates
interaction of temperature and phenological shifts. Ecological Society of America (ESA) 97th
Annual Meeting, August 6-9, 2012, Portland, OR
Dibble, CJ and Rudolf, VHW. Intraspecific priority effects mediate population growth and trait
change in a host-pathogen system. Ecological Society of America (ESA) 97th Annual Meeting,
August 6-10, 2012, Portland, OR
From individuals to ecosystems: Consequences of ontogenetic functional diversity for natural
communities. Texas A&M University, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences
From individuals to ecosystems: Consequences of ontogenetic functional diversity for natural
communities. Department of Biology, University of Umea, Sweden
From individuals to ecosystems: Consequences of ontogenetic functional diversity for natural
communitie. University of Houston, Department of Biology
Editorial Positions
Associate Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology. British Ecological Society. (2013 - 2013)
Associate Editor, American Naturalist. The University of Chicago Press. (2013 - 2016)
Associate Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology. British Ecological Society. (2012 - 2012)
Associate Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology. Blackwell/British Ecological Society. (2008 - 2016)
Associate Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology. British Ecological Society. (2010 - 2010)
Associate Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology. (2009 - 2009)
Associate Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology. (2011 - 2011)
Supervised Theses & Dissertations
Scott Chamberlain, PhD Agricultural landscapes alter plant mutualist and antagonist
communities. (2012) (Committee Member)
Chris Gabler, PhD Predicting reinvasion pressure in restorations of ecosystems invaded by
Chinese tallow tree. (2012) (Committee Member)
Scott Chamberlain, PhD -. (2012) (Committee Member)
Lizette Lean-Rodrigues, PhD -. (2012) (Committee Member)
Corwin Miller, PhD -. (2013) (Committee Member)
Joshua Hwang, MS -. (2013) (Committee Member)
Chris Dibble, PhD Intraspecific Variation in Metacommunities: Linking regional variation with
local ecoevolutionary dynamics. (2014) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
Nick Rasmussen, PhD Consequences of arrival phenology for species interactions. (2014)
(Thesis or Dissertation Director)
Ben VanAllen, PhD Predicting the impacts of carry-over effects on antagonistic species
interactions. (2014) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
Benjamin G Van Allen, PH.D. TBD. (2014) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
Andrew Bibian, MS -. (2015) (Committee Member)
Maria Meza-Lopex, PhD Multiple invasions: Impacts on native communities. (2017)
(Committee Member)
Brian Maitner, PhD Competition. Relatedness. Beetles.. (2017) (Committee Member)
Scott Chamberlain, Ph.D. Agricultural influence on a geographic mosaic of selection in wild
sunflowers. (Committee Member)
Chris Gabler, -. (Committee Member)
Brian Maintner, MS -. (Committee Member)
Onja H Razafindratsima, PhD Seed dispersal and plant community structure. (Committee
Member)
Justine Therese Lamperty, Ph.D. TBD. (Committee Member)
Maria Mesa-Lopez, Ph.D. Graduate Research Advisor. (Committee Member)
Michelle Sneck, Ph.D. The effect of host outcrossing on symbiont vertical transmission rate.
(Committee Member)
Becky Minzoni, Ph.D. Graduate Research Advisor. (Committee Member)
Shannon Carter, Ph.D. Single measures of phenology do not accurately predict phenological
shifts. (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
Roger Shaw, Ph.D. Graduate Research Advisor. (Committee Member)
Michael Chislock, Ph.D. Graduate Research Advisor. (Committee Member)
Robert Bruner, PhD -. (Committee Member)
Roger Shaw, PhD -. (Committee Member)
Michael Chislock, PhD -. (Committee Member)
Bradley Ochocki, Ph.D. How can demographic processes and evolution interact to slow
biological invasions?. (Committee Member)
Michelle Sneck, PhD -. (Committee Member)
Michelle Downey, PhD -. (Committee Member)
Benjamin Slotnick, PhD -. (Committee Member)
Becky Minzoni, PhD -. (Committee Member)
Maria Mesa-Lopez, PhD -. (Committee Member)
Partick Clay, Ph.D. Competition and Resistance: Large Scale Gain From Small Scale Pain.
(Thesis or Dissertation Director)
Chris Gabler, Ph.D. Effects of propagule availability and management on restoration outcomes
in wetlands invaded by chinese tallow tree. (Committee Member)
Nick Rasmussen, Ph.d. The consequences of relative body size and size-structured populations
for community assembly. (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
Onja Razafindrastima, Ph.D. Graduate Research Advisor. (Committee Member)
Chris Dibble, Ph.D. Linking local adaptation to metacommunity structure. (Co-Director)
Awards, Prizes, & Fellowships
Nominee, Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientist
Nominee, Secretary of the American Society of Naturalists
Invited Keynote Speaker, Oikos (Swedish Ecological Society) Annual Meeting
Nominated to run as a candidate for Secretary of the American Society of Naturalists,
Invited Keynote Speaker Ecological Society of Japan Meeting,
Robert May Lecturer, Princeton University
Featured Member of the American Society of Naturalists, American Society of Naturalists
(September 18, 2010)
Opponent at University of Umea, University of Umea, Sweden
Andrew Flemming Award., Department of Biology of the Univ. Virginia (2008)
International collaboration Award, Rice University (2008)
The American Society of Naturalists’ Young Investigator Award., The American Society of
Naturalists (2008)
Positions Held
Member, Ecological Society of America (ESA) . (2003 - 2015)
Member, American Society of Naturalists. (2004 - 2015)
Member, Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society). (2015 - 2015)