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| Carrie E. Seltzer Curriculum Vitae Department of Biological Sciences M/C 066 University of Illinois at Chicago 845 W. Taylor Street Chicago, IL 60607 USA |
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Education
Ph.D. Biological Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago in progress since 2007
B.A. Biology Earlham College, Richmond, IN 2004
Professional Experience
Pre-Graduate
Enhancing Linkages between Mathematics and Ecology, Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station, Summer 2007. Applied upper-level mathematics to model population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Used Maximum Likelihood Analysis to compare theoretical models to empirical data. Modeled systems in field ecology and evolution using Mathmatica and R.
Bat Conservation & Management Workshop Participant, Bat Conservation International, Portal, AZ, June 2007. Explored conservation issues unique to bats and population assessment techniques. Captured bats using mist nets and harp traps then sexed, weighed, and measured bats before release. Identified 16 species of bats using taxonomic keys.
Field Research Assistant, University of Auckland, Tokoroa, New Zealand, Fall 2006. Radio tracked bats during foraging and located day roosts using radio telemetry. Monitored bat activity using echolocation detectors. Set up, maintained, and monitored mist nets and harp traps. Measured, weighed, sexed, aged and banded Chalinolobus tuberculatus specimens.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Intern, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2003. Designed and carried out a project of my own design, Symbiotic associations between antibiotic producing bacteria and ants, termites, bees, and mushrooms, under the direction of Dr. Cameron Currie. Collected specimens from four different field sites.
Invertebrate Collection Intern, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, 2002. Sorted mollusks in microscopic ocean-bottom sediment samples from the Florida Keys as part of research by Drs. Rüdiger Bieler and Paula Mikkelsen and added new specimens to collection database.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Populations & Communities, University of Illinois at Chicago, Spring 2008.
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Cells & Organisms, University of Illinois at Chicago, Fall 2007 and Summer 2008.
School Program Presenter, University of Virginia’s Blandy Experimental Farm, Boyce, VA, 2004-2006. Presented 75-minute science and environmental themed presentations for 10,000+ K-12th graders. Designed a self-guided nature activity book for families visiting the Arboretum. Planned and presented themed weekend and summer programs for children. Created and revised pre- and post-program curricula for teachers and parents.
Teaching Assistant, Ecological Biology, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, Fall 2003. Assisted professors with weekly laboratory activities and field trips. Led study sessions and graded exams.
Tour Leader, Joseph Moore Museum of Natural History at Earlham College, 2000-2004. Interpreted the natural history of Indiana to school children (preschool-10th grade).
International Programs
Russia Summer Environmental Exchange, Tahoe Baikal Institute, 2004
Studied
watershed management issues in Lake Tahoe (California and Nevada) and
Lake Baikal (Russia). Collaborated with Russian scientists to conduct a
survey of littoral zone gammarids (Amphipoda) in Lake Baikal to assess
impact of near-shore human settlement.
Kenya Earlham College Foreign Study Program, Fall 2002
Traveled
extensively within Kenya. Conducted 30 hours of zebra observations in
Hell’s Gate National Park and wrote up results in journal format: The
effect of herd size, composition, and distance from scrub on the
alertness of zebra (Equus burchelli) herds. Volunteered with Kakamega
Environmental Education Program (grassroots conservation effort in
Kakamega Forest). Lived with four different host families in different
regions.
Galapagos Earlham College Foreign Study Program, May 2001
Islands Studied tropical island ecology and evolution through lectures and observation.
Grants and Fellowships
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Honors and Awards
2008 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
2005 Outstanding Performance Award from the University of Virginia’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
2004 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Semi-finalist
2004 College Honors from Earlham College
Publications
Mitchell, J.C., and C. Seltzer. 2007. Field notes: Thamnophis sirtalis. Catesbeiana 27(1):44-45.
Mitchell, J.C., and C. Seltzer. 2006. Early emergence and unusual coloration in eastern milk snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Banisteria 28:56-59.
Poster Presentations
Symbiotic associations between antibiotic producing bacteria and ants, termites, bees, and mushrooms, Poster presentation at the Earlham Undergraduate Research Conference, November 2003, Earlham College, Richmond, IN and the Butler Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 2004, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN.
Professional Organizations
Bat Conservation International
Ecological Society of America
American Society of Mammalogists