Curriculum Vitae
Education:
| 2003-present | Ph.D. candidate. Plant Biology, University of Georgia (UGA), Athens, GA Expected completion: December 2008 |
| 2002 | B.S. Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
| 2002 | B.S. Fine Arts, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
Publications:
Howard, A.R., L.A. Donovan, M.W. van Iersel. Stomatal Response to Vapor Pressure during the night and day in Populus balsamifera and Ricinus communis. In prep.
Howard, A.R., L.A. Donovan, M.W. van Iersel. Nighttime transpiration can decrease hydraulic redistribution. In prep.
Howard, A.R., L.A. Donovan. Response of nighttime water loss in Populus to soil nitrogen and water manipulation. In prep.
Howard, A.R., L.A. Donovan. 2007. Helianthus Nighttime Conductance and Transpiration Respond to Soil Water But Not Nutrient Availability. Plant Physiology 143: 145-155.
Darley, M., A. Howard, C. Myers Flaute, K. Miller, T. Luhring, L. Martin, C. Teare Ketter. 2006. A Laboratory Manual for Principles of Biology II: BIOL 1108L. Fourth Ed. Contemporary Publishing, Raleigh, NC.
Darley, M., A. Howard, H. Collantes, K. Miller, C. Teare Ketter, C. Wallace, L. Martin. 2005. A Laboratory Manual for Principles of Biology II: BIOL 1108L. Third Ed. Contemporary Publishing, Raleigh, NC.
Presentations:
*indicates lead author was a mentored undergraduate.
Stomatal Response to Vapor Pressure during the night and day in Populus balsamifera. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Milwaukee, WI. August 2008. UGA Plant Biology Graduate Student Symposium, Athen, GA. August 2008.
The effect of nighttime transpiration on the magnitude of hydraulic redistribution in four diverse species. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, San Jose, CA. August 2007.
*Test for an Inverse Relationship Between Nighttime Transpiration and Hydraulic Redistribution in Quercus laevis. UGA Center for Undergraduate Research, Athens, GA. April 2007.
Using plants and inquiry-based approaches in P-12 classrooms. Georgia Science Teachers Association. Athens, GA. February 2007. Regional Coordinating Committee (N.E. Georgia leadership and teacher meeting), Athens, GA. February 2007.
Nighttime stomatal conductance and transpiration in Helianthus. American Society of Plant Biologists, Snowbird, UT. October 2006.
Regulation of nighttime water loss in Populus in response to soil nitrogen and water manipulation. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Memphis, TN. August 2006. UGA Plant Biology Graduate Student Symposium, Athen, GA. August 2006.
Nighttime conductance and transpiration in four C3 annuals under sufficient and limiting nitrate availability. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Montreal, CA. August 2005. UGA Plant Biology Graduate Student Symposium, Athen, GA. August 2005.
Affiliations:
2005 – present Partnership for Reform in Science and Mathematics (PRISM)
2004 – present Ecological Society of America (ESA)
2006 – 2007 American Association for Biology Laboratory Education
2007 Georgia Science Teachers Association
Grants and Awards
2008 New Phytologist Poster Award, Ecological Society of America.
2008 Excellence in Graduate Teaching, UGA
2007 Dept. Plant Biology Duncan award for teaching and research, UGA
2006, 07 Graduate School Teaching (GRSC 7770) Assistantship, UGA
2006, 07, 08 Graduate School Travel Award, UGA
2006 Grants-in-Aid of Research, Sigma Xi.
2005 Department of Plant Biology Small Grant, UGA
2005 Best Poster, UGA Plant Biology Graduate Student Symposium
2005 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, UGA
Additional Teaching Activities:
Courses Taught:
Principals of Biology II Honors Lecture (UGA, BIOL 2108H), Primary Instructor. Co-instructor: David Eisner, M.D., Spring 2008
Graduate School Teaching Seminar (UGA, GRSC 7770), Primary Instructor, Co-instructors: Lisa Donovan, Fall 2006 and Michelle Momany, Fall 2007
Principals of Biology II Honors Lab (UGA, BIOL 2108L), Lab Instructor, Spring 2005
Principals of Biology II Lab (UGA, BIOL1108L), Lab Instructor, Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004
Guest Instructor:
Principals of Biology II lecture, UGA (~250 undergraduate students): Fall 2004
Plant Physiological Ecology lab, UGA (14 graduate students): Spring 2006
Mentor for Undergraduate Research, 2006-2007. Mentored 3 undergraduates in independent research (BIOL 4960 and BIOL 4960Honors). Helped students learn concepts of plant physiological ecology and develop scientific research and writing skills. One mentee presented our research in a poster at the UGA spring 2007 CURO symposium.
Managing Research Assistants, 2005-2008. I hired, trained and managed the student assistants who worked for hourly wage in our research lab. I worked closely with 8 students including those with physical or learning disabilities.
K-12 Science educator outreach, 2006-2007. Designed and disseminated inquiry-style teaching units that use plants to teach K-12 GA performance standards. Targeted elementary and high school levels. (Collaboration with Marshall Darley, UGA, and Nancy Vandergrift, N.E. PRISM)
Biology educator (tenure track) search committee, student representative, 2005-2006.
Laboratory Preparatory Sessions volunteer, 2005. Provided preparatory sessions to help BIOL 1108L graduate laboratory instructors become familiar and confident teaching with the new inquiry style lab manual that I co-authored.
Plant Biology Graduate Student Association Teaching Officer, 2004-2005. Responsibilities included increasing teaching awareness, providing peer feedback for lectures and labs, documenting teaching experiences and mentoring graduate students currently teaching.