Education Honors and Awards Research Experience

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1 Steven M. Roels Address Michigan State University Department of Integrative Biology Natural Sciences Building 301 Phone: (616) Education Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Ph.D. Integrative Biology, Environmental Science and Policy doctoral specialization program, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior dual degree program, Graduate GPA (non-research credits): 4.0 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS M.A. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Honors), 2011 Thesis Title: Not Easy Being Mead's: Comparative Herbivory on Three Milkweeds, Including Threatened Mead's Milkweed (Asclepias meadii), and Seedling Ecology of Mead's Milkweed Graduate GPA (non-research credits): 3.97 Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI B.S. Biology (Honors), 2006 Undergraduate GPA: 3.78 Honors and Awards University Distinguished Fellowship, Michigan State University Graduate School, University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Thesis Award, 2011 University of Kansas EEB Departmental nominee for Midwest Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Master's Thesis Award, 2011 Two-time nominee for KU Office of Graduate Studies GTA Award, 2010 and 2011 National Merit Scholarship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholarship, Research Experience Curatorial Assistant, University of Kansas Natural History Museum, 5/2011 to 8/2011 Supervisor: Dr. Zack Falin Project: Curation and database management of bee collection Field Technician, University of Kansas Natural History Museum, 4/2010 Supervisor: Dr. Mark Robbins Project: Ornithology expedition to Vinh Cuu Nature Reserve, Vietnam Graduate Research Assistant, Kansas Biological Survey, 3/2009 to 8/2009 Supervisor: Dr. William Busby Project: Biodiversity inventory of Anderson and Linn Counties, KS Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas, Kalamazoo Nature Center, 5/2006 to 7/2006 Project: Breeding bird diversity and abundance surveys National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Internships -Sam Houston State University, 5/2005 to 7/2005 Project: Small mammal surveys and trapping methods experiment -Michigan State University, 5/2004 to 8/2004 Project: Ecological acoustics sampling of the Kellogg Biological Station 1

2 Teaching Experience Graduate Teaching Assistant, 8/2008 to 5/2017 Michigan State University, Department of Integrative Biology Courses taught: Wild Borneo and Sulawesi (Study Abroad), Summer 2017 Evolution, Fall 2016, Spring 2017 Biology of Birds, Fall 2013, 2014, 2015 Ecology, Spring 2014 Course development: Biology of Birds Lab Manual, Spring 2014 University of Kansas, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Courses taught: Organismal Biology Lab, Spring 2011 Entomology Lab, Fall 2010 Molecular and Cellular Biology Lab, Fall 2010 Evolution, Spring 2010 and Spring 2009 Biostatistics, Fall 2009 and Fall 2008 Guest Lecturer Michigan State University Forestry 202, Forest Restoration, 12/6/16, 2/28/27 Zoology 485, Forest Restoration and Faunal Recovery in Panama, 10/25/16 Honors Ecology Group, Thinking About Grad School (Panelist), 11/17/16 Zoology 360, General Lectures in Ornithology, 9/3/14, 10/27/14 Bioscience 162, Speciation, 2/28/14 Zoology 360, Conservation of Birds, 12/6/13, 12/5/14, 12/2/15, 11/28/16 University of Kansas Biology 420 Careers in Science, 10/30/2008, 9/23/2009 Courses Taken in Biology and Conservation Undergraduate Animal Behavior Animal Biology Cell Biology and Genetics Ecosystem Ecology & Management Entomology Michigan Birds Paleontology Plant Biology Plant Taxonomy Graduate Applied Multivariate Statistical Methods Biometry Community and Conservation Conservation and Genetics Conservation and Wildlife Biology Environmental Science and Policy Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary Mechanisms Forest Carbon Policy, Economics, and Finance Global Avian Diversity Landscape Ecology Speciation in Birds Quantitative Biogeography Quantitative Ecology Foreign Languages Spoken Spanish Reading, writing, and oral fluency. Other Work Experience Kansas Land Trust, Conservation Consultant, 8/2011 to 10/2011 Description of Duties: Conservation easement monitoring, habitat and wildlife surveys, ecological baseline documentation 2

3 Kansas Land Trust, Conservation Associate, 11/2006 to 8/2008 Description of Duties: Conservation easement monitoring, landowner relations, habitat and wildlife surveys, ecological baseline documentation, grant writing Calvin College Nature Preserve Steward, 8/2005 to 5/2006 Description of Duties: Wildlife surveying and public use monitoring Peer-Reviewed Publications Roels, S. M Influence of seed characteristics and site conditions on establishment of the threatened prairie milkweed, Asclepias meadii. American Midland Naturalist 170: Le, M. H., M. B. Robbins, N. H. Rice, E. A. Garcia-Trejo, S. M. Roels, and S. A. Bodbyl-Roels Preliminary survey of the avifauna at Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserves, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam. Forktail 27: Busby, W. H., W. D. Kettle, J. Delisle, R. Moranz, S. Roels, and V. Salisbury Monitoring and habitat management for species of greatest conservation need: Anderson County Prairie Preserve. Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS. Report No. 164:99 pp. Kraig, S. E., S. M. Roels, and M. L. Thies Effectiveness of chemical repellents in deterring red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) from Sherman live traps. The Southwestern Naturalist 55(2): Other Publications Roels, S. M NextGenVOICES: Science Time Travel [Letter]. Science 341: 29. Roels, S. M El Niño d: Tropical Field Research When Climate Won t Sit Still [Blog post]. Natural History of Ecological Restoration. Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis, MO. November 23, Presentations Roels, S. M. and C. A. Lindell Recovery of Bird Diversity and Activity in a Tropical Forest Restoration. Michigan State University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Graduate Student Conference, East Lansing, MI. Roels, S. M. and C. A. Lindell Recovery of Bird Diversity and Activity in a Tropical Forest Restoration. North American Ornithological Congress, Washington, D. C. [Poster] Roels, S. M Serving Up Coffee, Chocolate, and More: How Birds and Bats Protect Our Favorite Foods. University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Science on Tap Series. Lawrence, KS. Roels, S. M Bird-Driven Trophic Cascades and Forest Restoration. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Fellows and Interns Symposium. Panama City, Panama. Roels, S. M Recolonization in Restorations: Bird Communities in Panama. Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Colloquium. East Lansing, MI. Roels, S. M Restoring Tropical Forest for Birds, with Birds. Michigan State University, Graduate Academic Conference. East Lansing, MI. Roels, S. M Unexpected Herbivory on a Rare Plant and the Need for Landscape Restoration. 5 th World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Madison, WI. Roels, S. M A New Movement to Communicate Evolutionary Science to a Doubtful Community. 3 rd World Summit on Evolution. San Cristóbal, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. [Poster] Roels, S. M Reformed Restoration Research: Prairies and Panama. Calvin College, Department of Biology. Grand Rapids, MI. Roels, S. M Not Easy Being Mead s: Herbivory and Seedling Ecology of Threatened Mead s Milkweed. University of Kansas, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Master s defense. Lawrence, KS. Roels, S. M Why Bad Things Happen to Good Plants: Herbivory on Threatened Mead s 3

4 Milkweed. Kansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting. Baldwin City, KS. Roels, S. M Herbivore Mediated Interactions between Kansas Milkweeds. 95 th Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Pittsburg, PA. Roels, S. M Weevil Mead iated Apparent Competition in Northeast Kansas Milkweeds. University of Kansas, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Annual Graduate Student Retreat. Lawrence, KS. Research Grants and Fellowships Au Sable Graduate Fellow present. MSU Department of Integrative Biology Wallace Award $4000. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Short-Term Research Fellowship $3000. MSU College of Natural Science Summer Dissertation Continuation Fellowship $6000. MSU Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program Summer Fellowship $1800. MSU Department of Integrative Biology Wallace Award Grant-in-aid of Research $300. Day Star Research Grant $1500. MSU Department of Integrative Biology Wallace Award Grant-in-aid of Research $200. MSU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Tinker Grant $1,600. MSU Department of Integrative Biology Wallace Award Grant-in-aid of Research $500. Kansas Academy of Science Student Research Grant Program $1,000. University of Kansas Botany Fellowship $2,500. University of Kansas Field Station Grant $250. University of Kansas Field Station Grant $450. Kansas Native Plant Society Mary Bancroft Memorial Scholarship $1,000. Prairie Biotic Research Small Grants Program $1,000. Scientific Society Memberships Society for Conservation Biology, since Member of the Religion and Conservation Biology working group since Society for Ecological Restoration, since American Ornithological Union, since Association of Field Ornithologists, since Academic Service Local Organizing Committee, Sponsorship Chair, 135 th Meeting of the American Ornithological Society Reviewer for Restoration Ecology MSU Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Retreat Committee MSU Integrative Biology Seminar Nominating Committee Reviewer for Journal of Field Ornithology Editorial Assistance Program Community Service Campus Edge Fellowship Board Member and Treasurer, Jayhawk Audubon Society Board Member and Field Trip Coordinator, Wetland Learners environmental education facilitator, Volunteer entomology expert for 9 th grade biology class, Lawrence High School, 9/27/2011. Jayhawk Audubon Society guest speaker, 11/22/2010 and 1/26/2009. Group leader for University of Kansas Osher Institute field trip, 10/9/2009. Kansas Land Trust volunteer field trip leader,

5 References Dr. Catherine Lindell, Michigan State University, PhD Advisor Phone: (517) Dr. Peggy Ostrom, Michigan State University, PhD Co-Advisor Phone: (517) Dr. Pamela Rasmussen, Michigan State University, MSU Museum Curator Phone: (517) Dr. Helen Alexander, University of Kansas, Master s Advisor Phone: (785) halexander@ku.edu 5