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Curriculum Vitae Aaron William Schrey

Department of Biology, Armstrong State University

11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah Georgia 31419-1997

Tel. 813-416-1559

Email: aaron.schrey@armstrong.edu

Employment

2012-Present Assistant Professor, Armstrong State University, Savannah GA

2011-2012 Adjunct Professor, Hillsborough Community College, Brandon FL

2010-2012 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of South Florida, Tampa FL

Ecological Epigenetics, advisor Dr. Christina Richards

2007-2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of South Florida, Tampa FL

Conservation Genetics, advisors Drs. Henry Mushinsky and Earl McCoy

1999-2007 Research Assistant, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL

1998, 1999 Laboratory Assistant, Bacteriology, University of Evansville, Evansville IN

Education

2007 Ph.D. Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL

Dissertation Title: Discriminating pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)

and shovelnose sturgeon (S. platorhynchus) and intraspecific geographic

variation based on genetic and morphological characters.

Adviser: Dr. Edward J. Heist

2001 M.S. Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL

Thesis Title: Genetic population structure of the shortfin mako shark

(Isurus oxyrinchus) inferred from multiple microsatellite markers.

Adviser: Dr. Edward J. Heist

1999 B.S. Biology, Cum Laude, University of Evansville, Evansville IN

Funding (351,069.70)

2016 Schrey A. Ecological epigenetics: does DNA methylation underlie an animal’s

response to stressful environments. Armstrong Research and Scholarship Grants

2016-17. 1,960.00

Schrey A. Research Assistant – Schrey Lab. Complete College Georgia. 15-hr

position ($8/hr). 3,600.00

Schrey A. Sub-Contract Award for “Catfish microsatellite analysis”, from:

Colombo R., A long-term monitoring program of fish populations on the Wabash

River (Illinois). US Fish and Wildlife Service. 2,500.00 (10% indirect)

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Schrey A. Epigenetic variation in response to fire-based environmental stress

among Florida scrub reptiles. Armstrong Research and Scholarship Grants 2015-

16. 1,924.00

2015 Martin LB, Schrey A, and R Dor. Invasiveness via developmental plasticity in the

house sparrow. Pre-Proposal to NSF Division of Integrative Organismal Systems.

Full-Proposal Solicited.

Hodgson J, Francis A, and A. Schrey. Integrating Evolution Across the Biology

Curriculum. Proposal to NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education. IUSE-

Engaged Student Learning: Exploration. NSF-DUE Proposal No. 1504662,

6/15/15 to 5/31/2017. 144,777

Schrey A. Sub-Contract Award for “Catfish microsatellite analysis”, from:

Colombo R., A long-term monitoring program of fish populations on the Wabash

River (Illinois). US Fish and Wildlife Service. 1,200.00 (10% indirect)

Schrey A. Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Investigation of Fisheries Genetics

for Wabash River Catfish. Armstrong Research and Scholarship Grants 2015.

1,966.70

2014 Martin L and T. Unnasch. Stress hormone effects on disease resistance, tolerance

and transmission. NSF Award Number 1257773. Aaron Schrey is a named

contributing participant.

Schrey A. Summer Research Session 2014 Proposal Armstrong State University

$4,000.00 (plus student support 19 h/w 10 w), because I was overcommitted I had

to accept only: 1,840.00

Schrey A. Proposals for Special Projects For College of Science and Technology

Faculty End of Fiscal Year 2014 Armstrong State University. Presidential Grant.

2,500.00

Schrey A. Research Assistant – Schrey Lab. Complete College Georgia. Two 10-

hr positions (two at $8/hr). 3,420.00

2013 Schrey A. Next-generation sequencing based study of introduced house sparrows.

Armstrong Research and Scholarship Grants 2014. 1,983.00

Schrey A. Research Assistant - Ecological Epigenetics – Schrey Lab. Complete

College Georgia. 2,400.00

Schrey A. Population genetics, molecular ecology, and ecological epigenetics of

vertebrates. 2013 Summer Research Session. 2,000.00

2012 Schrey A. Does DNA methylation underlie the Eastern Fence Lizard’s response to

Red Imported Fire Ants? Armstrong Research and Scholarship Grants 2013.

1,999.00

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Martin LB, Dor R, and A. Schrey. ICOB: Invasiveness via phenotypic plasticity

in house sparrows. Pre-Proposal to NSF Division of Integrative Organismal

Systems. Full proposal solicited.

2010 Colombo RE, and A. Schrey. Monitoring the populations of sportfish in an

Illinois power cooling lake. AMERENcips. 176,000.00

2004 Schrey A. North American Native Fishes Association Conservation Research

Grant. Genetic discrimination of pallid and shovelnose sturgeons. 1,000.00

Publications

In Prep

Schrey, Aaron, W., Ragsdale, A. K., Lee, Jacob D., Adams, Kyle L., Ingebretsen, Nicholas,

Martin, Lynn B. (In prep) Genotyping-by-sequencing of Kenyan house sparrows to

investigate genetic characteristics of a range expanding vertebrate.

Schrey, Aaron, W., Adams, Kyle L., Lee, Jacob D., Ragsdale, A. K., Ingebretsen, Nicholas (In

prep) Genotyping-by-sequencing of the Southeastern Five-Lined Skink from habitats

with different fire history.

Ragsdale AK, Colombo R, and Aaron W Schrey (In prep) EPIRAD-seq investigation of changes

in DNA methylation in response to increased water temperature in bluegill sunfish.

White PD, Ragsdale AK, Schrey AW, Colombo RE, Whal D. (In prep) Epigenetic response of a

freshwater fish to increased temperatures in power-plant-cooling lakes.

Sotola, VA, Schrey AW, Ragsdale AK, Frankland L, Bollinger EK, and RE Colombo (In prep)

Consequences of Impoundments in the Illinois River on Channel Catfish Genetic

Charateristics

Alvarez M, de Carvalho JF, Salmon A, Ainouche M, Schrey AW, Moyer S, and C Richards. (In

prep) Genome-wide differential gene expression in the foundation 1 salt marsh grass

Spartina alterniflora caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Sheldon E, Ragsdale AK, Schrey AW, and S Griffith. (In prep) Patterns of DNA Methylation in

invasive, Australia House sparrows are contingent on introduction history.

Ragsdale AK, Colombo R, Menze, M. and AW Schrey (In prep) DNA methylation is altered

among bluegill sunfish by increased temperature in a power plant-cooling lake.

In Review

47. Kilvitis HJ, Schrey AW, Ragsdale AK, Berrio A, Phelps S, and LB Martin. (In review) DNA

methylation predicts Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) expression in Kenyan house sparrows

(Passer domesticus). Molecular Ecology

46. Sotola VA, Schrey AW, Ragsdale AK, Whitledge GW, Frankland L, Bollinger EK, and RE

Colombo (In review) Genetic evidence of mixed-stocks, reproductive migratory behavior,

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and impact of manmade impoundments among channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus in two

large Midwestern US rivers. Fish Biology

45. Craven KS, Webb C, Ragsdale AK, and AW Schrey (In Review) An investigation of

reproductive traits in the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) off the Georgia/South

Carolina coast using microsatellite analysis. BIOS.

44. Robertson M, Schrey A, Shayter A, Meals C, and C Richards. (In Review) Genetic and

epigenetic variation in Spartina alterniflora following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Evolutionary Applications.

In Press

43. Hashemi RR, Bahrami AA, Young JA, and A Schrey (Accepted) An ecological-based genetic

investigation using association analysis approach BIOCOMP’16. Proceedings of the 17th

International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

42. Zettler JA, Adams K, Frederick B, Gutting A, Ingebretsen N, Ragsdale A, and A Schrey

(Accepted) Genetic structure of Pseudococcus microcirculus (Hemiptera:

Pseudococcidae) populations on epiphytic orchids of South Florida. Journal of Genetics.

Published

41. Ragsdale AK, Frederick BM, Dukes DW, Liebl AL, Ashton KG, McCoy ED, Mushinsky

HR, and AW Schrey. (2016) Fire increases genetic diversity of populations of Six-lined

Racerunner. Journal of Heredity. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esw067

40. Gervasi SS, Burkett-Cadena N, Burgan SC, Schrey AW, Hassan HK, Unnasch TR, and L. B.

Martin (2016) Host stress hormones increase vector preference, feeding success and

subsequent productivity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 283, No. 1836, p.

20161278.

39. Alvarez M, Foust C, Robertson M, Ainouche M, de Carvalho J, Meals C, Preite V, Salmon

A, Shayter A, Schrey A, Verhoeven K, and C Richards (2016) Molecular response to

challenging environmental conditions in Spartina alterniflora: an integrated approach.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Invasive Spartina. 2016 Université de

Rennes 1, Rennes France.

38. Schrey A, Robbins T, Lee JD, Dukes DW, Ragsdale A, Thawley C, and T Langkilde (2016)

Epigenetic response to habitat change: changes variation in DNA methylation frequencies

and generational transmission vary with invasion status. Environmental Epigenetics

2016, 1-5. doi: 10.1093/eep/dvw008

37. Schrey A, Ragsdale AK, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky. (2016) Fire-based habitat disturbances

can decrease effective population size of local populations. Journal of Heredity. 107:336-

341. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esw016

36. Foust C, Preite V, Schrey A, Verhoeven K, and C Richards (2016) Genetic and epigenetic

differences associated with environmental gradients in replicate populations of two salt

marsh perennials. Molecular Ecology. 25:1639-1652. doi: 10.1111/mec.13522

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35. Hashemi RR, Bahrami AA, Swain Jr. D, Schrey A, and NR Tyler (2016) A DNA based

migration modeling of the lizards in Florida scrub habitat. Chapter 11 in: Emerging

Trends in Applications and Infrastructures for Computational Biology, Bioinformatics,

and Systems Biology: Systems and Applications 2nd

edition. Edited by Tran QN and

Arabnia HR. Elsevier, Cambridge MA.

34. Schrey A, Evans RK, Netherland M, Ashton K, Mushinsky H, and E McCoy (2015)

Phylogeography of the Peninsula Crowned Snake (Tantilla relicta relicta) on the Lake

Wales Ridge in central Florida. Journal of Herpetology 49: 415-419.

33. Fisher KL, Recupero DL, Schrey AW, and MJ Draud (2015) Molecular Evidence of Long

Wavelength Spectral Sensitivity in the Reverse Sexually Dichromatic Convict Cichlid

(Amatitlania nigrofasciata). Copeia 103: 546-551.

32. Liebl AL, Schrey A, Andrews SC, Sheldon E, and SC Griffith. (2015) Invasion genetics:

lessons from a ubiquitous bird, the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Current Zoology.

61(3): 465–476.

31. Alvarez M, Schrey AW, and CL Richards (2015) Ten years of transcriptomics in wild

populations: what have we learned about their ecology and evolution? Molecular

Ecology. 24(4): 710-725 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13055.

30. Nicotra AB, Segal D, Hoyle GL, Schrey AW, Verhoeven KJF, Richards CL. Adaptive

plasticity and epigenetic variation in response to warming in an Alpine plant (2015)

Ecology and Evolution. 5(3): 634-647.

29. Foust CM, Schrey AW, and CL Richards (2015) Population epigenomics. In "Nuclear

Functions in Plant Transcription, Signaling and Development" Edited by Jin, H. and O

Pontes. Wiley-Blackwell John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4939-2385-4

28. Schrey A, Banta J, Kilvitis H, and CL Richards. (2014) The role of ecologocial epigenetics in

integrative biology. Chapter 7. In Martin, L. B., Ghalambor C. K., and H. A. Woods.

Integrative Organismal Biology ISBN: 978-1-118-39878-4

27. Kilvitis H, Alvarez M, Foust C, Richards CL, Robertson M, and A Schrey. (2014) Ecological

epigenetics. In “Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics”. Edited by Landry, C. and N.

Aubin-Horth.

26. Robbins T, Walker L, Gorospe K, Karl S, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2014)

Aggression, mate choice, and secondary succession: the rise and fall of a hybrid zone.

Journal of Heredity. 105: 226-236.

25. Schrey A, Liebl A, Richards C, and L Martin (2014) Range expansion of Kenyan house

sparrows (Passer domesticus): evidence of genetic admixture and human-mediated

dispersal. Journal of Heredity. 105: 60-69

24. Martin L, Coon C, Liebl A, and A Schrey (2014) Surveillance for microbes and range

expansion in house sparrows. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 281: 20132690.

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23. Robbins TR, Schrey A, McGinley S, and A Jacobs. (2013) On the incidences of cannibalism

in the lizard genus Sceloporus: updates, hypotheses, and the first case of siblicide.

Herpetology Notes. 6: 523-528.

22. Schrey A, Alvarez M, Foust CM, Kilvitis HJ, Lee JD, Liebl AL, Martin LB, Richards CL,

and M Robertson. (2013) Ecological Epigenetics: beyond MS-AFLP. Integrative and

Comparative Biology. 53: 340-350.

21. Liebl A, Schrey A, Richards C, and L Martin (2013) Patterns of DNA methylation

throughout a range expansion of an introduced songbird. Integrative and Comparative

Biology. 53: 351-358.

20. Lima M, Macedo R, Martins T, Schrey A, Martin L, and S Bensch. (2012) Genetic and

morphometric divergence of an invasive bird: the introduced house sparrow (Passer

domesticus) in Brazil. PLoS ONE 7(12): e53332. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053332.

19. Heath S, Schrey A, Ashton KG, McCoy ED, and HR Mushinsky (2012) Contrasting genetic

differentiation of a poorly dispersing lizard in connected and fragmented scrub habitats.

Journal of Herpetology, 46: 602-607.

18. Schrey A. and CL Richards (2012) PERSPECTIVE: Within-genotype epigenetic variation

underlies the phenotypic plasticity that allows for a broad niche width. Molecular

Ecology. 21: 2559–2561.

17. Schrey A, Heath S, Ashton K, Mushinsky H, and E McCoy (2012) Range-wide genetic

analysis of the threatened Bluetail Mole Skink identifies similar genetic structure with

sympatric lizards. Journal of Herpetology. 46: 241-247.

16. Richards C, Schrey A, and M Pigliucci (2012) Invasion of diverse habitats by few Japanese

knotweed genotypes is correlated with epigenetic differentiation. Ecology Letters,

15:1016-25.

15. Ennen JR, Kreiser BP, Qualls CP, Gaillard D, Aresco M, Birkhead R, Tuberville T, McCoy

E, Mushinsky H, Hentges B, and A Schrey (2012) A mitochondrial DNA reassessment of

the phylogeography of the Gopher Tortoise. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 3:

110-122.

14. Smiley S, McCoy E, Schrey A, and H Mushinsky (2012) Utilizing a multifaceted approach to

assess the current distribution and conservation status of an uncommon species: the

golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) in Florida. Diversity and Distributions. 18: 1120–

1129.

13. Schrey A, Coon C, Grispo M, Awad M, McCoy E, Mushinsky H, Richards C, and L Martin

(2012) Epigenetic variation may compensate for decreased genetic variation with

introductions: a case study using house sparrows (Passer domesticus) on two continents.

Genetics Research International. Volume 2012, Article ID 979751, 7 pages.

doi:10.1155/2012/979751.

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12. Schrey A, Fox A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2011) Fire increases variance in genetic

characteristics of Florida Sand Skink (Plestiodon reynoldsi) local populations. Molecular

Ecology. 20: 56-66.

11. Schrey A, Heath S, Ashton K, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2011) Fire alters patterns of

genetic diversity among three lizard species in Florida scrub habitat. Journal of Heredity.

102: 399-408.

10. Schrey N, Schrey A, Heist E, and J Reeve (2011) Genetic heterogeneity in a cyclical forest

pest, the southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis), is differentiated into east and

west groups in the southeastern United States. Journal of Insect Science. 11:110 available

online: insectscience.org/11.110.

9. Schrey A, Grispo M, Awad M, Cook M, McCoy E, Mushinsky H, Albayrak T, Bensch

S,

Butler L, Fokidis H, Jensen H, Imboma T, Kessler-Rios M, Marzal A, Stewart I,

Westerdahl H, Westneat D, Zehtindjiev P, and L Martin (2011) Broad-scale latitudinal

patterns of genetic diversity among native European and introduced house sparrow

(Passer domesticus) populations. Molecular Ecology. 20: 1133-1143.

8. Schrey A, Boley R, and E. Heist (2011) Hybridization between pallid and shovelnose

sturgeon. Journal of Fish Biology. 79: 1828–1850.

7. Schrey A, Colombo R, Garvey J, and E Heist (2009) Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus

platorhynchus) stock structure within the Mississippi River drainage. Journal of Applied

Ichthyology. 25: 625-631.

6. Schrey N, Schrey A, Heist E, and J Reeve (2008) Fine-scale genetic population structure of

southern pine beetle in Mississippi forests. Environmental Entomology. 37: 271-276.

5. Schrey N, Schrey A, Heist E, and J Reeve (2007) Microsatellite loci for the southern pine

beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis) and cross-species amplification in Dendroctonus.

Molecular Ecology Notes. 7: 857-859.

4. Schrey A, and E Heist (2007) Stock structure of pallid sturgeon analyzed with microsatellite

loci. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 23: 297-303.

3. Schrey A, Sloss B, Sheehan R, Heidinger R, and E Heist (2007) Genetic discrimination of

middle Mississippi River pallid sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon with multiple

microsatellite loci. Conservation Genetics. 8: 683-693.

2. Schrey A, and E Heist (2003) Microsatellite analysis of population structure in the shortfin

mako (Isurus oxyrinchus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 60: 670-

675.

1. Schrey A, and E Heist (2002) Microsatellite markers for the shortfin mako and cross-species

amplification in Lamniformes. Conservation Genetics. 3: 459-461.

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Non-Peer Reviewed Publications and Reports

16. Hodgson J, Francis A, and A Schrey A (2016) Introduction to Drag. Investigations in

Biology II Laboratory Manual. Hayden McNeil.

15. Schrey A. (2014) Cell Cycle (mitosis). Concepts of Biology Lab Manual ed. by S.

Gremillion. Hayden McNeil.

14. Schrey A, Richards C, Meller V, Sollars V, and D Ruden (2012) The role of epigenetics in

evolution: the extended synthesis. Genetics Research International. Volume 2012, Article

ID 286164. doi:10.1155/2012/286164.

13. Mushinsky H, McCoy E, Godley J, Catenazzi A, Britt E, and A Schrey (2010) End of third

year progress report for research proposal to benefit the conservation of the Florida Sand

Skink. Submitted to Rinker Materials of Florida and Walt Disney World Hospitality and

Recreation Corporation.

12. Mushinsky H, McCoy E, Godley J, Catenazzi A, Britt E, and A Schrey (2009) End of second

year progress report for research proposal to benefit the conservation of the Florida Sand

Skink. Submitted to Rinker Materials of Florida and Walt Disney World Hospitality and

Recreation Corporation.

11. Schrey A, and E Heist (2007) Assignment testing 2007 pallid sturgeon broodfish. Submitted

to George Jordan, United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

10. Schrey A, and E Heist (2007) Assignment testing 2007 NNFH [Natchitoches National Fish

Hatchery] broodfish. Submitted to Jan Dean, Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery.

9. Schrey A, and E Heist (2007) Genetic assignment testing of Lake Sharpe Scaphirhynchus

sturgeon. Submitted to George Jordan, United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

8. Schrey A, and E Heist (2006) Assignment testing Scaphirhynchus juveniles/larvae for species

identification. Submitted to David Herzog, Missouri Department of Conservation.

7. Schrey A, and E Heist (2006) Genetic identification of lot 43 and lot 44 sturgeon eggs.

Submitted to William Wichern, Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

6. Heist E, and A Schrey (2005) Microsatellite tools for the identification of Scaphirhynchus.

Interim Report to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

5. Schrey A, and E Heist (2005) Genetic identification of a harvested pallid sturgeon. Submitted

to Special Agent Dan Burleson, United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

4. Schrey A, and E Heist (2005) Assignment testing NNFH [Natchitoches National Fish

Hatchery] broodfish 05/12/05. Submitted to Jan Dean, Natchitoches National Fish

Hatchery.

3. Heist E, and A Schrey (2005) Genetic analysis of middle Missouri pallid sturgeon. Pre-draft

results report prepared by the Fisheries Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University

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Carbondale for the Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Team and the United States Fish and

Wildlife Service.

2. Heist E, and A Schrey (2004) Microsatellite tools for the identification of Scaphirhynchus.

Interim Report to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

1. Schrey A, and E Heist (2004) Genetic identification of juvenile sturgeons from the upper

Missouri River. Submitted to Patrick Braaten, United States Geological Survey.

Presentations

Oral: (*presenting author)

67. *Gervasi SS, Burkett-Cadena ND, Burgan S, Schrey A, Unnasch TR, and LB Martin (2016)

The role of stress hormones on avian host competence for West Nile virus. ESA

66. *Schrey A. (2016) Epigenetics: a mechanism for rapid adaptation and response to

environmental change. Invited Seminar Department Integrative Biology at University of

South Florida.

65. *Gervasi S, Burgan S, Burkett-Cadena N, Schrey A, Hassan H, Unnasch T, and LB Martin

(2016) Vector preferences and host defenses in the West Nile virus system. Can avian

stress hormones promote zoonotic disease spread? Annual Meeting of the Society of

Integrative and Comparative Biology.

64. *Sotola VA, Schrey A, Bollinger E, Frankland L, and R Colombo (2016) Genetic population

structure and genetic diversity of adult channel (Ictalurus punctatus) and blue (I. furcatus)

catfish in two large Midwestern rivers. Midwest Fisheries and Wildlife Meeting

63. *Kilvitis HJ, Schrey AW, and LB Martin (2016) Epigenetic regulation of Toll-like Receptor

4 (TLR-4) expression as a facilitator of invasiveness in Kenyan house sparrows (Passer

domesticus). Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology.

62. *Kilvitis HJ, Boruta M, Schrey AW, Richards CL, and LB Martin (2015) The effects of

early-life stressors on sickness behavior in adulthood in zebra finches. USF Postdoctoral

and Graduate Student Research Symposium

61. *Sotola VA, Schrey A, Bollinger E, Frankland L, and RE Colombo (2015) Genetic stock

structure of juvenile channel (Ictalurus punctatus) and blue (Ictalurus furcatus) catfish in

a large unimpounded Midwestern river. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries

Society.

60. *Sotola A, Schrey A, Bollinger E, Rayford S, Frankland L, and RE Colombo (2015) Timing

and location of spawning events and genetic population structure of juvenile Channel

(Ictalurus punctatus) and Blue (Ictalurus furcatus) Catfish in the Wabash River. Annual

meeting of the Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.

59.*Foust CM, Preite V, Schrey AW, Verhoeven KJF, and CL Richards. (2014) Epigenetic

population structure associated with natural salinity gradients across five natural

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populations of Spartina alterniflora. International Conference on Invasive Spartina.

University of Rennes, Rennes, France.

58. *Robertson M, Schrey A, Shayter A, Meals C, and CL Richards. (2014) Population genetic

and epigenetic response to oil stress in Spartina alterniflora. International Conference on

Invasive Spartina. University of Rennes, Rennes, France.

57. *Schrey A, Adams K, Bongang J, Brunner E, Lee J, Ashton K, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky

(2014) The effect of fire-based habitat disturbances on the genetic characteristics of

Florida scrub herpetofauna. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyology and

Herpetology.

56. *Foust C, Preite V, Schrey A, Verhoeven K, and CL Richards. (2014) Pure epigenetic

population structure among natural population of Spartina alterniflora. Society of

Molecular Biology and Evolution.

55. *Kilvitis HJ, Boruta M., Liebl AL, Richards CL, Schrey AW, and LB Martin. (2014)

Behavioral epigenetics of avian immunity. NSF Research Coordination Network in

Ecoimmunology, Woods Hole, MA.

54. *Martin L, Brace A, Coon C, Cooper L, Fasenello V, Haussmann M, Imboma T, Kilvitis H,

Mutati O’Brien S, Richards S, Schrey A, and A Liebl. (2014) The physiology of range

expansion. NSF Research Coordination Network in Ecophysiology Meeting, Woods

Hole, MA.

53. *Lee J, Robbins T, Langkilde T, and A Schrey (2014) Epigenetic response to invasive

species: Short term potential of DNA methylation. Southern Region Honors Council.

52. *Schrey, A (2013) Conservation genetics of Florida scrub reptiles and Ecological epigenetics

in invasion biology. Invited Research Seminar. Eastern Illinois University, Biological

Science Graduate Student Association

51. *Martin L, Coon C, Brace A, Schrey A, Richards C, and A Liebl. (2013) Mechanisms of

range expansion in one of the world's most common urban birds, the house sparrow. The

Wildlife Society Annual Meeting.

50. *Fox A, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2013) Are roads a barrier to gene flow in a

sand burrowing lizard, the Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi? Annual Meeting of

the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology.

49. *Richards C, Boruta M, Bossdorf O, Coon C, Foust C, Hughes R, Kilvitis H, Liebl A,

Nicotra A, Pigliucci M, Robertson M, and A Schrey (2013) Epigenetic mechanisms of

phenotypic plasticity. Invited Presentation at Ecological Epigenetics Symposium at the

Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology.

48. *Liebl A, Schrey A, Richards C, and LB Martin (2013) Epigenetic variation: a mechanism to

overcome reduced diversity in novel environments? Invited Presentation at Ecological

Epigenetics Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and

Comparative Biology.

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47. *Schrey A, Alvarez M, Foust C, Kilvitis H, Liebl A, Martin LB, Richards C, and M

Robertson (2013) Ecological Epigenetics: Beyond MS-AFLP. Invited Presentation at

Ecological Epigenetics Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative

and Comparative Biology.

46. *Martin LB, Coon C, Schrey A, Richards CL, and AL Liebl (2012) Physiological

mechanisms of range expansion in the house sparrow. 10th International Symposium on

Avian Endocrinology.

45. *Foust CM, Schrey A, and CL Richards (2012) Genetic and epigenetic variation in Spartina

alterniflora across a salt gradient. Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Science.

44. *Schrey A, Liebl AL, Richards CL, and LB Martin (2012) The relative significance of

genetic and epigenetic diversity for house sparrow colonization of Kenya. Society of

Integrative and Comparative Biology.

43. *Fox A, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2012) Comparison of genetic structure of

the Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi in homogeneous and heterogeneous scrub

on Lake Wales Ridge in central Florida. 2012 Society of Integrative and Comparative

Biology.

42. *Richards C, Schrey A, Bossdorf O, and M Pigliucci (2011) Mechanisms of phenotypic

plasticity and rapid evolution in novel and changing environments. In: SYM020:

Phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate. International Botanical Congress 2011,

Melbourne AUS.

41. *Mushinsky H, McCoy E, and A Schrey (2011) The value of enclosures when studying

cryptic species. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyology and

Herpetology. (A. Schrey is not a credited author in published abstracts).

40. *Fox A, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2011) Comparison of genetic structure of

the Florida Sand Skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi, in homogeneous and heterogeneous scrub

on Lake Wales Ridge in central Florida. Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Ichthyology and Herpetology.

39. *Martin LB, Leibl AL, Coon C, Richards CL, and A Schrey (2011) Physiological

mechanisms of range expansion in Kenyan house sparrows. Society for Integrative and

Comparative Biology Annual Meeting.

38. *Richards CL and A Schrey (2010) Genetic and epigenetic responses to the oil spill in

Spartina alterniflora. Gulf Coast Ecology Working Group meeting. Tallahassee, FL.

37. *Schrey A. (2010) Conservation genetics of Florida scrub reptiles / Epigenetic variation

among populations. Invited presentation to the University of South Florida Department of

Integrative Biology Seminar Series.

36. *Schrey A, and C Richards (2010) The ecological importance of epigenetic variation: novel

insights from three contrasting systems. Southeastern ecology, population biology,

evolution, and genetics (SEPEEG)

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35. *Richards C, Schrey A, Bossdorf O, and M Pigliucci (2010) Mechanisms of rapid evolution

in novel and changing environments. Symposium: Plant invasions in a time of

environmental change. Botanical Society of America. Invited seminar.

34. *Richards C, and A Schrey (2010) Genetic and epigenetic responses to the oil spill in

Spartina alterniflora. Gulf Coast Ecology Working Group meeting. Invited talk.

33. *Schrey A, Ashton K, Godley JS, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2010) Genetic analysis

identifies two major barriers to gene flow within the Florida Sand Skink’s distributions.

Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology.

32. Schrey A, Boley R, and E Heist* (2009) Hybridization between pallid and shovelnose

sturgeon. 6th

International Sturgeon Symposium.

31. *Colombo R, Garvey J, Killgore K, Koch J, Pegg M, Quist M, Schrey A, Sutton T,

Travnichek V, Guy C, Klumb R, Caswell N, Hale S, Phelps Q, and B Gardner (2009)

Distribution, life history, and population status of the shovelnose sturgeon. Annual

Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.

30. *Schrey A, Grispo M, Awad M, McCoy E, Mushinsky H, Albayrak T, Bensch S, Jensen H,

Reynolds A, Westerdahl H, Zehtindjiev P, and LB Martin (2009) Microsatellite analysis

of population structure in the house sparrow. Annual Meeting of the American

Ornithological Union.

29. *Smiley S, Schrey A, Mushinsky H, and E McCoy (2009) Mitochondrial DNA variation in

golden mice (Ochrotomys nuttalli) populations from fragmented and continuous

landscapes. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists.

28. *Schrey A, Fox A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2009) Effects of a managed burn regime on

Florida Sand Skink analyzed with microsatellite loci. Annual Meeting of the American

Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology.

27. *Fox A, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2009) Genetic relatedness in the sand skink,

Plestiodon reynoldsi, in the scrub of central Florida. Annual Meeting of the American

Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology.

26. *Fox A, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2009) Genetic relatedness in the sand

skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi, in the scrub of central Florida. Annual Meeting of Society

for Integrative and Comparative Biology.

25. *Schrey A, Fox A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2008) Florida Sand Skink Genetics. Lake

Wales Ridge Ecosystem Working Group Summer Meeting.

24. *Schrey A, Fox A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2008) Genetic population structure of the

Sand Skink (Plestiodon reynoldsi) within scrubs in Florida. Annual Meeting of the

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.

23. *Fox A, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2008) Parentage analysis in the fossorial

sand skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi. Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.

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22. *Fox A, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2008) Genetic diversity and gene flow of

the sand skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi, among continuous and interrupted scrub habitat.

Annual Meeting of Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference.

21. *Fox A, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2008) Genetic diversity and gene flow of

the sand skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi, among continuous and interrupted scrub habitat.

Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology.

20. *Schrey A. (2007) Conservation genetics of pallid and shovelnose sturgeon; assignment

testing and forensic applications. Invited presentation to the University of South Florida

Department of Biology, Division of Integrative Biology Seminar Series.

19. Schrey A, and E Heist* (2007) Pallid sturgeon stock structure and hybridization; implications

for stocking hatchery reared individuals. Invited presentation at the Sturgeon Symposium.

Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.

18. Schrey A, and E Heist* (2007) Pallid sturgeon stock structure and hybridization. Annual

Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.

17. Schrey A, and E Heist* (2006) Hybridization and stock structure of pallid and shovelnose

sturgeons inferred from multiple microsatellite loci. Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife

Meeting.

16. *Schrey A, and E Heist (2006) Hybridization between pallid and shovelnose sturgeon.

Invited presentation at the Genetic Section Symposium, Annual Meeting of the American

Fisheries Society.

15. *Schrey A, and E Heist (2006) Genetic discrimination of pallid and shovelnose sturgeon.

Annual Meeting of the North American Native Fishes Association.

14. *Schrey A, and E Heist (2006) Genetic stock structure of the pallid sturgeon. Annual

Meeting of the Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.

13. **Schrey A, and E Heist (2005) Geographic variation and stock structure of pallid and

shovelnose sturgeons inferred from multiple microsatellite loci. Annual Meeting of the

American Fisheries Society.

12. *Schrey A, and E Heist (2005) Genetic discrimination of pallid (Scaphirhynchus albus) and

shovelnose sturgeons (S. platorhynchus) using DNA microsatellite markers.

Scaphirhynchus Conference.

11. *Schrey A, Colombo R, Sloss B, Garvey J, and E Heist (2004) Genetic and morphologic

investigation of shovelnose sturgeon from the middle Mississippi and Wabash rivers.

Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.

10. *Schrey A, and E Heist (2004) Molecular investigations of pallid sturgeon and shovelnose

sturgeon using assignment testing with multiple DNA microsatellite loci. Annual

Midwest Fish and Wildlife Meeting.

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9. *Schrey A, Heist E, Sheehan R, and R Heidinger (2004) Genetic discrimination of pallid and

shovelnose sturgeon. Annual Meeting of the Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries

Society.

8. *Schrey A, Heist E, Sheehan R, and R Heidinger (2004) Genetic discrimination of pallid and

shovelnose sturgeon. MICRA Sturgeon/Paddlefish Workgroup Meeting.

7. *Schrey A, Heist E, Sheehan R, and R Heidinger (2003) Genetic discrimination of pallid and

shovelnose sturgeon. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.

6. *Schrey A, Heist E, Sheehan R, and R Heidinger (2003) Genetic discrimination of pallid and

shovelnose sturgeon. Annual Meeting of the Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries

Society.

5. *Heist E, Schrey A, Sheehan R, and R Heidinger (2003) Genetic discrimination of pallid and

shovelnose sturgeon. Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Team Workshop Middle Basin.

4. *Heist E, Schrey A, Sheehan R, and R Heidinger (2003) Genetic discrimination of pallid and

shovelnose sturgeon. MICRA Sturgeon/Paddlefish Workgroup Meeting.

3. *Heist E, Keeney D and A Schrey (2002) Patterns of DNA microsatellite and mtDNA

diversity in sandbar, blacktip, and shortfin mako sharks. Annual Meeting of the American

Fisheries Society.

2. *Schrey A, and E Heist (2001) Genetic population structure of the shortfin mako (Isurus

oxyrinchus) inferred from multiple microsatellite markers. Annual Meeting of the

American Elasmobranch Society.

1. Schrey A, and E Heist* (2001) Genetic population structure of the shortfin mako (Isurus

oxyrinchus) inferred from multiple microsatellite markers. Annual Meeting of the

American Fisheries Society.

Poster

25. Gervasi SS, Burgan S, Burkett-Cadena ND, Schrey A, Hassan H, Unnasch TR, and LB

Martin (2016) The role of stress hormones on avian competence to transmit West Nile

virus. Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease 14th Annual Conference.

24. Gervasi, SG, Burkett-Cadena N, Schrey AW, Hassan H, Unnasch TR, and LB Martin (2015)

Vector preferences and host defenses in the West Nile virus system: A role for avian

stress hormones? Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases 13th Annual Conference.

23. Jaramillo, D., Pacheco, P., Jacobs, A., Martinez, M., Schrey, A., Langkilde, T., Izaguirre-

Sierra, M., and Travis R. Robbins (2015) Delayed development in a lizard: a possible

animal model for determinants of aging and life span. ARCSS Spring Symposium

22. Pacheco, P., Jaramillo, D., Schrey, A., Langkilde, T., Izaguirre-Sierra, M., and Travis R.

Robbins (2015) Fence lizard response to fire ant invasion at the phenotypic, epigenetic,

and genetic levels. ARCSS Spring Symposium.

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21. Pacheco, P., Jaramillo, D., Schrey, A., Langkilde, T., Izaguirre-Sierra, M., and Travis R.

Robbins (2015) Fence lizard response to fire ant invasion at the phenotypic, epigenetic,

and genetic levels. NM-INBRE Spring Conference.

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20. Sotola, V. A., Schrey, A., Bollinger, E., Frankland, L., Colombo, R. E. and S. Rayford (2015)

Age-0 growth, timing of spawning events, and genetic population structure of channel

(Ictalurus punctatus) and blue (Ictalurus furcatus) catfish in the Wabash River. Poster

presentation at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.

19. Schrey, A., Zettler, Z., Adams, K., Frederick, B., Gutting, A., Ingebretsen, I., and A.

Ragsdale. (2015) Genetic structure of populations of mealybugs on epiphytic orchids of

South Florida. Association of Southeastern Biologists 2015 Annual Meeting in

Chatanooga, TN

18. Schrey, A. W., and L. B. Martin (2015) DNA sequence variation in the toll-like receptor 4

gene among house sparrow populations. Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative

and Comparative Biology.

17. Robertson, M.H., Schrey, A.W., Shayter, A.C., Meals, C.J., and C.L. Richards. (2014)

Genetic and epigenetic response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Spartina

alterniflora. Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution. Raleigh, NC.

16. Schrey, A.W., Robbins, T., Vo, D., Nguyen, T., Lee, J., Plair, P., Makatura, E., Frederick, B.,

Ragsdale, A., Adams, K., Hall, A., Shoop, T., Ashton, K., McCoy, E., and H. Mushinsky

(2014) Ecological epigenetics of herpetofauna in the fire maintained Florida scrub

habitat. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology.

15. Alvarez M, Schrey A, and CL Richards (2013) Trends in ecological microarray studies.

Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology.

14. Kilvitis H, Boruta M, Schrey A, Richards CL, and LB Martin (2013) Is there an epigenetic

basis to avian immunity? Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative

Biology. A. Schrey not listed as an author in published program.

13. Robbins T, *Schrey A, Richards C, and T Langkilde (2013) Fire ant invasion status accounts

for variation in DNA methylation of lizard populations. Annual Meeting of the Society of

Integrative and Comparative Biology.

12. Foust C, Schrey A, and CL Richards (2013) Genetic and epigenetic population structure in

Spartina alterniflora. Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative

Biology.

11. Rodgers C, Schrey A, Jinnatun Nesa J, and CL Richards (2011) Different temperatures

induce phenotypic variation and changes in DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana.

University of South Florida Undergraduate Research Symposium.

10. Spence P, Shayter A, Schrey A, and CL Richards (2011) Using AFLP and MS-AFLP to

compare genetic and epigenetic variation in Spartina alterniflora. University of South

Florida Undergraduate Research Symposium. Awarded 1st place.

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9. Thaver, C., Schrey, A., and C. Richards. (2011) Phylogeography of Borrichia frutescens and

comparing the epigenetic profile of Spartina alterniflora morphotypes. University of

South Florida Undergraduate Research Symposium.

8. Alvarez M, Schrey A, and CL Richards. (2011) Differential gene expression in Spartina

alterniflora caused by hydrocarbon stress. University of South Florida Undergraduate

Research Symposium.

7. Shayter A, Meals C, Alvarez M, Rodgers C, Spence P, Zagorsky R, Schrey A, and CL

Richards (2010) Epigenetic variation in Spartina alterniflora due to the BP oil spill.

SEPEEG.

6. Schrey A, Ashton K, Heath S, Fox A, Mushinsky H, and E McCoy (2010) Genetic analysis of

the Florida Sand Skink. Ecological Society of America. Symposium, New Directions in

an Ancient Ecosystem: Syntheses, Mechanisms, Models, and Applications in Florida

Scrub Research.

5. Heath S, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2010) Florida Sand Skink genetic diversity

is altered immediately after a fire. Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Ichthyology and Herpetology.

4. Heath S, Schrey A, McCoy E, and H Mushinsky (2010) Florida Sand Skink genetic diversity

is altered immediately after a fire. University of South Florida Undergraduate Research

Symposium. Awarded Honorable Mention.

3. Schrey A, Coon C, McCoy E, Mushinsky H, Rohr J, and LB Martin (2009) Epigenetic

variation in two populations of house sparrows. Annual Meeting of the American

Ornithological Union.

2. Schrey A, and E. Heist (2004) Parentage analysis and assignment testing of hatchery reared

pallid sturgeon. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.

1. Schrey A, and E. Heist (2004) Discrimination of pallid and shovelnose sturgeons using

multiple microsatellite markers. National Meeting of the North American Native Fishes

Association.

Armstrong State University’s Student Scholar’s Symposium (Author Attributions only

include Students)

32. Alexandria Ragsdale (2016) DNA methylation is altered among bluegill sunfish by increased

ambient temperature in a power-cooling lake. Oral Presentation (Georgia Power Scholar)

31. Chloe Webb (2016) Investigating reproductive biology in the spiny dogfish, Squalus

acanthias, using microsatellites. Poster Presentation

30. Thomas Ewing (2016) DNA Methylation Patterns in Kenyan House Sparrows. Poster

Presentation

29. Christian Jarboe (2016) Epigenetic Variation in Aspidoscelia sexlineata across different fire-

dependent habitats. Oral Presentation

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28. Mario Johnson (2016) Variation in DNA Methylation among Florida Scrub Lizards in

response to fire. Oral Presentation

27. Ben Callahan (2015) Differences in DNA Methylation among Kenyan House Sparrows. Oral

Presentation

26. David Dukes (2015) The Role of Epigenetics in the House Sparrow’s Invasion of Kenya.

Oral Presentation

25. Eric Gigli (2015) Next-Generation Sequencing of Juvenile Red Drum Exhibiting Visible

Trait Variances. Oral Presentation

24. Curtis Smith (2015) Epigenetic Modifications of the TLR4 Promoter in House Sparrows

Using Bisulfite Sequencing. Oral Presentation

23. Emily Brunner, Desiree Fordham, (2015) Do insect exoskeletons serve as microbial

protection for Cyphomyrmex rimosus fungus? Poster Presentation

22. Jonahthan Davis, Christopher Edwards (2015) Measuring susceptibility of bacteria in the oral

mucosa using conjugation. Poster Presentation

21. Pallav Desai (2015) Next-Generation Sequencing of the Florida Scrub Lizard. Poster

Presentation

20. Bridget Frederick (2015) Next-Generation Sequencing of the Six-lined Racerunner. Poster

Presentation

19. Tammy Nguyen, Rishva Patel (2015) Genotyping-by-Sequencing of the Southern Toad.

Poster Presentation

18. Alexander Pittman (2015) Next-Generation Sequencing of the Blue-tailed Mole Skink.

Poster Presentation

17. Alexandria Ragsdale (2015) Next-Generation Sequencing of the House Sparrow. Poster

Presentation

16. Kyle Adams (2014) Does variation in toll-like receptor genes predict invasion status on

house sparrows? Poster Presentation

15. Katie Babineau, Chandler Goldman (2014) The miracle tree. Oral Presentation

14. Joyce Bongang (2014) The effect of fire-based habitat disturbances on the genetic

characteristics of Florida scrub herpetofauna. Poster Presentation

13. Letti Bodycot (2014) Phylogeography of the Southern Toad from Florida scrub. Poster

Presentation

12. Emily Brunner (2014) How does genetic diversity change among Florida scrub lizards

between two temporal samples? Poster Presentation

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11. Bridget Frederick (2014) Population genetics of the six-lined racerunner. Poster Presentation

10. Nicolas Ingebretsen (2014) Epigenetic genotyping-by-sequencing to explore rapid adaptation

in house sparrows. Oral Presentation

9. Jacob Lee (2014) Epigenetic response to invasive species: Short term potential of DNA

methylation. Oral Presentation

8. Chrissy Miller (2014) Epigenetic variation among bluegill sunfish in power-cooled lakes.

Poster Presentation

7. Letica Nascimento, Michelle Zhang, Kyle Evans (2014) Genetic variation of the Florida scrub

lizard in Highlands Co. Florida. Poster Presentation

6. Doung Vo, Tammy Nguyen (2014) Ecological epigenetics of two lizards from habitats with

different fire history. Oral Presentation

5. Alexandria Ragsdale (2014) Using MS-AFLP to Investigate Ecological Epigenetics of

Bluegill Sunfish. Poster Presentation

4. Christine Bottomley (2013) Patterns of spatial genetic structure across the entire distribution

of Florida Sand Skinks. Oral Presentation

3. Jacob Lee (2013) Variation in DNA methylation of Eastern Fence Lizards based on the

presence of Red Imported Fire Ants. Oral Presentation

2. Dan Meis (2013) The effect of fire on Florida Sand Skink effective population size. Poster

Presentation

1. Megan Neatherland (2013) Population genetics of the Peninsula Crowned Snake. Poster

Presentation

Teaching Experience

2015-17 Genetics, South University PA Program

Genetics (with lab), Armstrong State University

Epigenetics, Armstrong State University

Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Armstrong State University

2014 Genetics (with lab), Armstrong State University

Epigenetics, Armstrong State University

Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Armstrong State University

2012-13 Genetics (with lab), Armstrong State University

Principles of Biology I, Armstrong State University

Biotechnology II, Biotechnology II Lab, Hillsborough Community College

2011 Biotechnology I, Biotechnology I Lab, Hillsborough Community College

2007-8 Principles of Biology for Non-Majors, University of South Florida

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Population Genetics Discussion Group, Informal, University of South Florida

2006 Fish Biology, Southern Illinois University

Guest Lectures

- Epigenetics, University of South Florida

- Coastal Plants, University of South Florida

- Fish Biology, Southern Illinois University

- Molecular Genetic Techniques, Southern Illinois University

- Fish Genetics, Southern Illinois University

Mentoring

Graduate Student Committee/Advising

Mariano Alvarez PhD Committee member USF

Christy Foust PhD Committee member USF

Chloe Josefson PhD Committee member Auburn

Holly Kilvitis PhD Committee member USF

Marta Robertson PhD Committee member USF

Nancy Sheridan PhD Co-adviser USF

Alex Sotola MS Committee member EIU

Armstrong State University

2016 23 undergraduates

2015 25 undergraduates

2014 27 undergraduates

2013 15 undergraduates

2012 8 undergraduates

University of South Florida

2007-2012 Graduate Students: Mariano Alvarez, Ph.D., Courtney Coon, Ph.D., Anna Deyle,

M.S., Christy Foust, Ph.D., Alicia Fox, Ph.D., Marta Robertson, Ph.D., Sarah

Smiley, M.S. (currently Ph.D. student at Ohio State University)

Undergraduate Students: Mariano Alvarez, Mohammad Awad, 1Matthew Cook,

Michael Grispo, Stacy Heath, Christina Meals,

Christina Rodgers, Ashley Shayter,

Paige Spence, Christopher Thaver, Robert Zagorsky

Armstrong Undergraduate Researcher’s Grants (2,784.37)

2016 Connor Ewing – 200.00

Mario Johnson – 179.00

Alexandria Ragsdale – 200.00

2015 Benjamin Callahan – 187.97

Pallav Desai – 100.00

David Dukes – 200.00

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Eric Gigli – 195.00

Alexander Pitman – 100.00

Curtis Smith – 195.00

2014 Desiree Fordham – 200.00 (with Dr. Zettler)

Bridget Frederick - 131.38

Kyle Adams - 194.25

Emily Brunner - 194.75

Doung Vo - 149.72

2013 Jacob Lee - 177.24

R. Kyle Evans - 180.06

Armstrong State University Honors Program Research Students (successful completion)

2016 Mario Johnson, Henry Tarwater

2014 Jacob Lee, Aeman Fatima, Katherine Babineau, Chandler Goldman

Awards and Honors

2015 Armstrong College of Science and Technology, Outstanding Faculty Award

Top Reviewer for Molecular Ecology 2015

2014 Alumni Award for Distinguished Faculty Service to the Academic Discipline,

ASU

Top Reviewer for Molecular Ecology 2014 (1 of 300 named, 300 represents 8%

of reviewers)

2013 Invited Presentation with Travel Support – Society of Integrative and

Comparative Biology Ecological Epigenetics Symposium at Annual Meeting.

$708.34.

2012 Article “Invasion of diverse habitats by few Japanese knotweed genotypes is

correlated with epigenetic differentiation” Richards CL, Schrey AW, Pigliucci

M. Ecology Letters, 2012 Sep; 15(9):1016-25”: was recommended by Faculty of

1000 as being of special significance in its field.

Armstrong Athletic Department Faculty Recognition Award

Top Reviewer for Molecular Ecology 2012 (1 of 300 named)

2009 Postdoctoral Travel Award, American Ornithological Union. Received travel

assistance to the annual meeting. $250.80

2006 Dissertation Research Assistantship, Southern Illinois University Graduate

School. $1,953.00

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2005 James E. Wright Award, Genetics Section of the American Fisheries Society.

Received travel assistance to the American Fisheries Society’s annual meeting.

Best Student Abstract Award presented by the Southern Illinois University Sub-

Unit and Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Received travel

assistance to the American Fisheries Society’s annual meeting.

2004 John Skinner Student Travel Award Honorable Mention presented by the

Education Section of the American Fisheries Society. Received registration fee

for the Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.

2000 Invited to attend the Edwin Pauley Summer Program on Elasmobranch Biology.

The program was held at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. $500.00

Student Travel Award presented by the American Elasmobranch Society.

Received travel assistance to the American Elasmobranch Society’s annual

meeting.

1999 Awarded a Department of Biology Certificate in Microbiology from the

University of Evansville.

1998 Inducted into the University of Evansville’s Phi Beta Chi Honorary Fraternity of

the Sciences.

Professional Affiliations and Service

Manuscript Reviewer

African Journal of Biotechnology, American Journal of Botany, Auk, Aquatic

Living Resources, Contributions in Marine Science, Conservation Genetics,

Copeia, Diversity and Distributions, International Journal of Life Science and

Medical Research, Journal of Heredity, Molecular Ecology, Molecular Ecology

Resources, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Proceedings of the

Royal Society B, Tree Genetics and Genomes, Zoological Studies

Current Memberships

American Genetics Association

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Professional Service

2014 Session Moderator, JMIH ASIH National Meeting, Herpetology-Genetics

2012-2013 Co-Organizer with C. Ledon-Rettig, A. Liebl, C. Richards, L. Martin, and A.

Moczek, for Symposium “Ecological Epigenetics” Society of Integrative and

Comparative Biology

2012 Judged student posters at Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting

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2010 Participant with undergraduate S. Heath in “Efficacy Interventions to Promote

Research Careers” conducted by Elise L. Lev, PI at Rutgers University

2004 Newsletter Editor for the Fisheries Management Section of the American

Fisheries Society (Winter Issue)

2003 Judged student posters at American Fisheries Society meeting

Newsletter Editor for the Fisheries Management Section of the American

Fisheries Society (Spring Issue)

2002 President of the Southern Illinois University Student Sub-Unit of the American

Fisheries Society

Outreach

2010-2013 Volunteer at Mote Marine Laboratory, Sea Turtle Conservation and Research

Program.

Blue Shark Award (service for one year with a minimum of 100 hours)

Green Shark Award (service for one year with a minimum of 300 hours)

2004-2006 Judge, Illinois Junior Academy of Science, Science Fair

References

Dr. Lynn (Marty) Martin, Department of Integrative Biology, SCA110,

University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave. Tampa, FL 33620,

Telephone: 813-974-0157, Email: lbmartin@usf.edu

Dr. Robert Colombo, Department of Biology, Life Sciences Building - 2070

Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, IL 61920,

Telephone: 217-581-3011, Email: recolombo@eiu.edu

Dr. Matthew Draud, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Siena Heights

University, 1247 E. Siena Heights Dr. Adrian, MI 49221. Telephone: 517-264-

7667, Email: mdraud@sienaheights.edu

Dr. Earl McCoy, Department of Integrative Biology, SCA110, University of

South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave. Tampa, FL 33620, Telephone: 813-974-

5219, Email: earlmccoy@usf.edu

Dr. Henry Mushinsky, Retired, Department of Integrative Biology, SCA110,

University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave. Tampa, FL 33620,

Telephone: 813-974-5218, Email: mushinsk@usf.edu