JUDITH ELENA CANNER

Biomathematics Graduate Program                                                                                                          Email: jecanner@gmail.com

North Carolina State University, Box 8203                                                                                              Phone: 919-515-4590

Raleigh, NC 27695-8203                                                                                                                                  www4.ncsu.edu/~jecanner

EDUCATION

2010       Ph.D. Biomathematics and Zoology- Advisors: Drs. Kevin Gross and Rob Dunn

Biomathematics Graduate Program, Department of Statistics, Department of Biology

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC   

2004       B.S. Mathematics

Department of Mathematics, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA

Concentration:  Applied Mathematics- Physics minor

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Mathematical ecology, mutualisms, species interactions, dispersal, climate change ecology, mathematics and statistics curriculum development, interdisciplinary curriculum development (biomathematics)

PUBLICATIONS

Canner, J.E., and M. Spence* (In preparation).  Tracking ant-dispersed seeds: a new technique.

Canner, J.E., R.R. Dunn, I. Giladi, and K. Gross (In review). Cryptic seed movement by a keystone ant augments dispersal

of a common wildflower.  Oecologia.

Canner, J., L. Jones & J. Purdom (2006).  Sequences of Reducible {0,1}-Polynomials Modulo a Prime.  Journal of Integer

Sequences, 9: 06.3.3.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2009-2010            ST 311- Introduction to Statistics, Preparing the Professoriate, North Carolina State University

                                Course Instructor and Program Participant

2008-2009            ST 512 - Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences II, North Carolina State University

Lab Instructor- SAS procedures and R programming

2008                       BMA 772 - Biomathematics II, North Carolina State University

Teaching Assistant

2007                       ST 512 Lab- Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences II, North Carolina State University

Lab Instructor- SAS procedures and R programming

2005-2006            ST 371- Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory, North Carolina State University

                                ST 370- Probability and Statistics for Engineers, North Carolina State University

Teaching Assistant

2004-2005            Mathematics Department Tutor, Shippensburg University

Tutor for all 100, 200 and 300 level courses mathematics and statistics courses

2002                       Developmental Algebra

Course Instructor- mathematics placement exam preparation

ACADEMIC HONORS

2008                       Mu Sigma Rho, National Statistics Honorary Society

2004                       Phi Kappa Phi, National Honors Society

2003                       Kappa Mu Epsilon, Honor Society for Mathematics

2003                       Kappa Delta Pi, Honor Society for Education

REVIEWER

Oikos

The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2008-2010            Neighbor 2 Neighbor HOSTS Mentor, Raleigh NC

I am a mathematics tutor and mentor for a high school and middle school student.

2005-2006            Passage Pals: Passage Home Missions, Raleigh NC

I supervised activities for children with parents in adult education programs.

2004                       N.E.T. Work Summer Gardening Program Volunteer, Chambersburg, PA

I taught children to garden and led summer learning programs.

2003-2004            Ship Mate Mentor: GEAR UP Program, Shippensburg University, PA

I lead college preparation activities for inner city middle school students in Harrisburg, PA.

SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, and ASSISTANTSHIPS

2009-2010            NCSU Department of Statistics Teaching Assistantship and VIGRE Fellowship

2007-2009            NCSU Department of Statistics Teaching Assistantship and Research Assistantship (NSF, DOE)

2006-2007            NCSU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Research Assistantship

2005-2006            NCSU Department of Statistics Teaching Assistantship

2004-2005            Teaching Excellence in Mathematics and Science Education Scholarship, Shippensburg University

2004-2005            Sequences of Reducible {0,1}-Polynomials Modulo a Prime,

Graduate Research Grant, Shippensburg University

2003-2004            Unit Origami and Graph Theory, Undergraduate Research Grant, Shippensburg University

2004                       CETP-PA Shippensburg University Teacher Scholar Assistantship

2003                       NSF Collaboration for Excellence in Teacher Preparation in Pennsylvania Teacher Scholarship

2003-2004            PHEAA SciTech Scholarship

2001-2005            The Annabel Heberlig Eisenburg Loan/Scholarship

PRESENTATIONS
2008-2009            Cryptic seed movement and its consequences for dispersal distances

Biomathematics Seminar, North Carolina State University

Graduate Student Zoology Symposium, North Carolina State University

2005                       History of Fermat's Last Theorem

Shippensburg University Mathematics Conference

2005                       Sequences of Reducible {0,1}-Polynomials Modulo a Prime

2005 MAA-AMS Joint Mathematics Meeting, Atlanta, GA

2004                       Origami: The Math Behind the Paper

Shippensburg University Undergraduate Student Mathematics Conference

Invited Speaker, Randolph-Macon College, VA

Undergraduate Poster Session, MAA-AMS Joint Math Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2008-Present     Society for Mathematical Biology

2008-Present     Society for Conservation Biology

2005-Present     American Statistical Association

2001-2005            Mathematical Association of America

COMPUTING EXPERIENCE

Minitab Statistical Software

Maple Mathematical Software

SAS (Statistical) Software

R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing 

 
NON-DISSERTATION RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 
2006           Detection Probability and Collection Techniques of Rare Insects 
    Advisors: Drs. Nick Haddad and Kevin Gross 
2004-2005                    Sequences of Reducible {0,1}-Polynomials Modulo a Prime 
                                         Advisor: Dr. Lenny Jones          Collaborator(s): Joseph Purdom 
2003-2004            Unit Origami and Graph Theory 
                                Advisor: Dr. James Hamblin      Collaborator(s): Barbra Griffith, Jennifer Stein 
 
INTERNSHIPS 
2005                       Environmental Educator and Summer Camp Counselor 
                                Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center- Pennsylvania State University