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MY CURRICULUM VITAE PDF | Education | Publications | Presentations | Grants | Awards | Teaching | Activities | References
SEAN BRENDAN MENKE
Department of Entomology & Zoology 3324 Gardner Hall, Box 7613 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7613
E-mail: sean_menke at ncsu.edu Web: Phone: (919) 515-3784 Fax: (919) 515-7746
EDUCATION
2007 Ph.D. (Biology) University of California, San Diego. David A. Holway advisor. Predicting Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile) Invasions at Multiple Spatial Scales: The Relative Importance of Abiotic and Biotic Factors. 2002 M.S. (Zoology) University of Oklahoma, Norman. Laurie J. Vitt advisor. Lizard community structure across an expanding grassland/creosote shrubland ecotone in the Chihuahuan Desert. 1999 B.A. (Biology) University of Minnesota, Morris. << TOP
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Fellow, North Carolina State University (2007 - )
PUBLICATIONS Grover, C., K.C. Dayton, S.B. Menke, D.A. Holway. 2008. Effects of aphids on foliar foraging by Argentine ants and the resulting effects on other arthropods. Ecological Entomology, 33:101-106. Menke, S.B., R.N. Fisher, W. Jetz, and D.A. Holway. 2007. Biotic and abiotic controls of Argentine ant invasion success at local and landscape scales. Ecology, 88(12):3164-3173. Dunn, R.R., N.J. Sanders, M.C. Fitzpatrick, E. Laurent, J. Lessard, D. Agosti, A. Andersen, C. Bruhl, X. Cerda, A. Ellison, B. Fisher, H. Gibb, N. Gotelli, A. Grove, B. Guenard, M. Janda, M. Kaspari, J.T. Longino, J. Majer, T.P. McGlynn, S. Menke, C. Parr, S. Philpott, M. Pfeiffer, J. Retana, A. Suarez, and H. Vasconcelos. 2007. Global ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) biodiversity and biogeography – a new database and its possibilities. Myrmecological News, 10:77-83.
Menke, S.B. and D.A. Holway. 2006. Abiotic factors control invasion by Argentine ants at the community scale. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75:368-376.
Munroe, T.A. and S.B. Menke. 2004. Two new soleid flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae: Soleichthys) from Australian waters, with a re-description of Soleichthys microcephalus (Günther). Records of the Australian Museum, 56:247-258.
Menke, S.B. 2003. Lizard community structure across a grassland/creosote shrubland ecotone in the Chihuahuan Desert. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:1829-1838.
Anderson, D. R., A. E. Carlson, H.G. Friedrich, M.C. Funk, F. Hammergren, P.A. Joyce III, J.A. Klicka, D.T. Marsden, S.B. Menke, D.W. Preuss, T. Raphael, R.A. Schmidt, and R.M. Zink. 1998. Predation on artificial ground nests at Itasca State Park. The Loon, 69:176-183.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Menke, S.B., R.N. Fisher, W. Jetz, and D.A. Holway. Submitted. Changes in predictive model accuracy for an invasive species between regions and across multiple spatial grains. Global Ecology and Biogeography. Menke, S.B., C.V. Tillberg, A.V. Suarez, and D.A. Holway. Seasonal patterns in trophic ecology of the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) revealed through stable isotopes. << TOP
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS Menke, S.B., D.A. Holway, R.N. Fisher, and W. Jetz. 2007. Effects of sampling and scale on predicting the occurrence of species in novel environments: A test with Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). Entomological Society of America. San Diego, CA. Holway, D.A. and S.B. Menke. 2007. Landscape heterogeneity and ant invasions in southern California. Entomological Society of America. San Diego, CA. Menke, S.B., R.N. Fisher, W. Jetz, and D.A. Holway. 2006. Factors influencing Argentine and occurrence from the community to the landscape scale. Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Memphis, TN. Menke, S.B., R.N. Fisher, W. Jetz, and D.A. Holway. 2006. Predictors of Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) occurrence at the landscape scale. The International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Washington, DC. Menke, S.B. and D.A. Holway. 2005. Abiotic factors control invasion by ants at the community scale. Joint Meeting of the Ecological Society of America and the International Congress of Ecology. Montréal, Canada. Menke, S.B. 2002. Lizard community structure in an expanding grassland/creosote shrubland ecotone in the Chihuahuan Desert. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. University of Kansas, Kansas City, MI. Menke, S.B. 2001. Effects of an Ecotone on Lizard Community Structure in the Chihuahuan Desert. Joint Meetings of the Herpetologists’ League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Menke, S.B. 2001. Lizard Community Assemblages Across a Grassland/Creosote Scrubland Ecotone. 11th Annual Jornada Symposium. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.
Menke, S.B. 1999. Developmental abnormalities of the Mink Frog (Rana septentrionalis) observed by clearing and staining. Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science 63:3.
INVITED SEMINARS
Menke, S.B. 2008. Process and pattern in invasive Argentine ant occurrences at multiple spatial scales. University of North Carolina Seminar Series.
Menke, S.B. and D.A. Holway. 2007. Factors influencing Argentine ant occurrence from the community to the landscape scale. Division of Biology Graduate Recruitment.
Menke, S.B. and D.A. Holway. 2006. How the physical environment and competition from native species determine invasion success of the Argentine ant: Conservation implications for the Tijuana Slough Estuary. Tijuana Estuary Seminar Series.
Menke, S.B. and D.A. Holway. 2006. Experimental evidence for the importance of environmental conditions in determining Argentine ant invasion success at the local scale. Division of Biology Graduate Recruitment.
Menke, S.B. and D.A. Holway. 2005. The importance of the physical environment in determining invasion success of the Argentine ant. NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Annual Meeting. << TOP
GRANTS AWARDED
Pest Management Foundation: $13,650 (2008-2009) NOAA Graduate Research Fellowship: $60,000 (2004-2006) Jeanne Marie Messier Memorial Fund: $765 (2003) Graduate Student Senate Research Grant: $183.72 (2002) Graduate Student Senate Travel Grant: $250 (2002) Graduate Student Senate Research Grant: $125 (2001) Graduate Student Senate Travel Grant: $250 (2001) Graduate Student Senate Research Grant: $250 (2000) Graduate Student Senate Travel Grant: $125 (2000) UROP Grant (1998-1999) Morris Academic Partnership (1996-1997) << TOP
HONORS AND AWARDS
Murray F.Buell award for the best student oral presentation: Ecological Society of America (2005) M. Blanche Adams and M. Francis Adams Memorial Scholarship in Zoology (2000) NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention (1999, 2000) Scholar of the College: University of Minnesota-Morris (1999) Kaufman - McCree Award: Excellence in Science (1998-1999) Research Training Program National Museum of Natural History, Grant from the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program: Award # DBI-9531331 (1998) Gertrude Gaffney Hanlon Memorial Scholarship (1997-1998) UMM Academic Scholarship (1995-1997) Presidential Scholarship (UMM) (1995-1997) << TOP
STUDENTS MENTORED
Crystal Grover (2005-2007), MS student: Aphid / Argentine ant interactions Kathleen Dayton (2006), Aphid / Argentine ant interactions Stephanie Glenn (2003-2005), MS student: Predation by native ant lions on Argentine ants Adam Calo (2005) Argentine ant and native ant interactions Chris Cignarella (2005) Biotic resistance in ants Sarah Higgins (2005) Ant in Tamarisk invaded habitats Sheena Sidhu (2005) Biotic resistance in ants Alex Dixson (2004) Abiotic environment and Argentine ants Constantine Lau (2004) Abiotic environment and Argentine ants Ashok Sadrozinski (2004) Abiotic environment and Argentine ants Justin McCreary (2003) Argentine ants Serene Dunleavy (2001) Lizard Community Ecology
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of California, San Diego: Behavioral Ecology: Head teaching assistant for a class of 215 students. Lead two discussion sections, grade exams and papers. Assist other TA’s with their sections and lead review sessions. January-March 2006.
University of California, San Diego: Biometry: Instructor for two lab sections for 25 students each. Labs are designed to teach basic statistical techniques , when to apply various techniques and how to use JMP statistical software. January-March 2005.
University of California, San Diego: Introduction to Ecology Class: Head teaching assistant for Drs. Ted Case and Joshua Kohn, led discussion sections, graded exams and papers, led review sessions. January-March 2004.
University of Oklahoma: Field Ecology Lab: Instructor for a lab of 11 students. The lab is designed to help students formulate, implement and analyze data from individual projects performed in the field. August-December 2001.
University of Oklahoma: Principles of Physiology Lab: Instructor for one lab section of 10 students. Labs are designed to provide students with an introduction to techniques in physiology. August-December 2001.
University of Oklahoma: Principles of Ecology Lab: I was the primary instructor of 1 lab section and assist with two other lab sections of 25 students each. Labs are designed to teach field methods, analysis, and the use of models for solving ecological questions. January-May 2001, January-May 2002.
University of Oklahoma: Introduction to Zoology Lab: I taught two lab sections of 26 students each. Labs explore the field of zoology, with emphasis on major disciplines within the field (i.e. microscopy, behavior, taxonomy, genetics, evolution, physiology, anatomy, and ecology). August -December 1999, January-May 2000, August-December 2000. << TOP
GUEST LECTURER Biogeography (2007) Behavioral Ecology (2006) Biometry (2005) Insect Ecology (2004, 2005, 2006) Introduction to Ecology (2004, 2005) << TOP
PROFESSIONAL ACIVITIES
Member: Ecological Society of America (1999- ); International Union for the Study of Social Insects (2005- ); Entomological Society of America (2007- ); American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (1998-2004); Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (1998-2004); Herpetologists’ League (1998-2004) Reviewer: Diversity and Distributions, Ecography, Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Insect Physiology, The Southwestern Naturalist Service: University of California, San Diego, EBE Graduate Student TA Coordinator (2004-2006). University of California, San Diego, EBE Graduate Student Representative (2004-2006). University of California, San Diego, Graduate Student Representative on the Senior Biology Faculty Search Committee (2004-2005). University of California, San Diego, Graduate Student Representative on the Seminar Committee (2003-2006). University of California, San Diego, Graduate Student Representative on the Conservation Biology Faculty Search Committee (2003-2004). University of Oklahoma, Computer Services Committee (2001-2002). University of Oklahoma, Graduate Student Faculty Representative (2000-2001). University of Oklahoma, Chair of Zoology Student Advisory Committee (2000-2001). University of Oklahoma, Computer Services Committee (1999-2000). Member and Participant in the Minnesota Herpetological Society (1992-): I perform public education programs to help educate people about herpetology, the animals habitats, proper care, identification, and need for protection and conservation. << TOP
REFERENCES
Dr. Jeffrey A. Crooks Research Coordinator Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 301 Caspian Way Imperial Beach, CA 91932 Phone: (619) 575-3613 FAX: (619) 575-6913 Email: jcrooks@tijuanaestuary.org
Dr. Robert R. Dunn Assistant Professor Department of Zoology North Carolina State University David Clark Labs Campus Box 7617 Raleigh, NC 27695-7617 Phone: (919) 513-7569 Email: rob_dunn@ncsu.edu
Dr. David A. Holway Associate Professor Division of Biological Sciences 9500 Gilman Drive University of California at San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0116 Phone: (858) 822-5206 FAX: (858) 534-7108 Email: dholway@biomail.ucsd.edu
Dr. David M. Hoppe Professor of Biology University of Minnesota - Morris Morris, MN 56267 Phone: (320) 589-6304 FAX: (320) 589-6371 Email: hoppedm@mrs.umn.edu
Dr. Walter Jetz Assistant Professor Division of Biological Sciences University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive, MC-0116 La Jolla, CA 92093-0116 Phone: (858) 822-6731 FAX: (858) 534-7108 Email: wjetz@ucsd.edu
Dr. Russell Lande Professor Division of Biological Sciences University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive, MC-0116 La Jolla, CA 92093-0116 Phone: (858) 822-2972 FAX: (858) 534-7108 Email: rlande@biomail.ucsd.edu
Dr. Thomas A. Munroe Systematic Zoologist National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Systematics Laboratory, MRC 153 National Museum of Natural History Washington, DC 20560 Phone: (202) 357-4255 Email: munroe.tom@nmnh.si.edu
Dr. Kaustov Roy Associate Professor Division of Biological Sciences 9500 Gilman Drive University of California at San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0116 Phone: (858) 822-2059 FAX: (858) 534-7108 Email: kroy@biomail.ucsd.edu
Dr. Jules Silverman Charles G. Wright Professor of Structural Pest Management Department of Entomology North Carolina State University 3314 Gardner Hall Campus Box 7613 Raleigh, NC 27695-7613 Phone: (919) 513-2468 Fax: (919) 515-7746 Email: jules_silverman@ncsu.edu
Dr. Laurie J. Vitt Curator of Reptiles Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Professor, Department of Zoology University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 Phone: (405) 325-5002 FAX: (405) 325-7771 Email: vitt@ou.edu << TOP |
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