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EDUCATION:
2001 - Ph.D., Population Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Dissertation: "Hybridization and introgression in Cucurbita pepo: an examination of the effects of virus resistance on wild-crop hybrids."
1993 - B.S., Biological Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
1986 - B.A., English Literature, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
POSITIONS:
Vegetation Ecologist, Ohio Gap Analysis Program, Center for Mapping, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, August 2002 - present
Post Doctoral Research Associate and Lab Manager, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, September 2001 - August 2002
Graduate Teaching/Research Associate, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, September 1998 - August 2001
Graduate Teaching/Research Associate, Department of Plant Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, June 1994 - August 1998
Temporary Worker, Kelly Temporary Services, Richmond, VA, September 1993 - May 1994
Research Fellow, N. S. F. Research Experience for Undergraduates, University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, MI, June - August 1993
Backcountry Sports Coordinator, Outdoor Adventure Program, Office of Recreational Sports, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, September 1992 - May 1993
Research Associate, Office of University Development, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, April 1986 - May 1992
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Land Cover Mapping; Conservation Biology; Evolutionary Ecology; Pollination Biology; Ecological effects of transgenic plants
CURRENT RESEARCH:
Hybridization between transgenic squash cultivars and wild gourds
PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS:
Spencer, L. J., and A. A. Snow. 2001. Fecundity of transgenic wild-crop hybrids of Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae): implications for crop-to-wild gene flow. Heredity, 86: 694-702.
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS:
Spencer, L. J. and A. A. Snow. 2001. Differences in fecundity and virus occurrence between transgenic and non-transgenic wild-crop hybrids of squash (Cucurbita pepo). 41st Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America, Greensboro, NC, USA, February 13, 2001.
Snow, A. A., L. H. Rieseberg, H. M. Alexander, C. L. Cummings, and L. J. Spencer. 2001. Crop-to-weed gene flow and transgenic crops. 41st Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America, Greensboro, NC, USA, February 12, 2001.
Spencer, L. J. and A. A. Snow. 2000. Vigorous hybrids? A comparison of fitness among wild gourds and three generations of transgenic wild-crop hybrid squash (Cucurbita pepo). 40th Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 7, 2000.
Spencer, L. J., and A. A. Snow. 1999. Fitness of second-generation transgenic wild-crop hybrids of Cucurbita pepo. XVI International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, Missouri, August 4, 1999.
Spencer, L. J., and A. A. Snow. 1998. Fitness of introgressed transgenic wild-crop hybrids of Cucurbita pepo. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland, August 6, 1998.
Spencer, L. J., and A. A. Snow. 1998. Introgression between transgenic wild-crop hybrids and wild Cucurbita pepo: test of fitness components. 107th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science, April 4, 1998.
Spencer, L. J., A. A. Snow, and S. T. Nameth. 1997. Fitness of transgenic wild-crop hybrids of Cucurbita pepo: a field test with wild plants. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, Montreal, Quebec, August 4, 1997.
Spencer, L. J., A. A. Snow, and S. T. Nameth. 1997. Fitness of transgenic wild-crop hybrids of Cucurbita pepo: a field test with wild plants. 106th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science, April 5, 1997.
Spencer, L. J., A. A. Snow, and P. Moran-Palma. 1996. Fitness of wild-crop hybrids of Cucurbita pepo and Helianthus annuus: Why ecologists worry about genetic engineering. 105th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science, May 4, 1996.
TEACHING POSITIONS:
Department of EEOB, The Ohio State University (1998 to present)
Teaching Assistant, Ecology (EEOB 413) – Fall 2000, Winter 2001
Teaching Assistant, Evolution (EEOB 400) – Spring 2000, Fall 1999
Head Teaching Assistant, Introductory Plant Biology II (Plant Biology 102) - Winter 2000, Winter 1999
Laboratory Instructor, Biology for Science Majors (Biology 114) – Fall 1998
Department of Plant Biology, Ohio State University (1994-1998)
Lecturer, Introductory Plant Biology II (Plant Biology 102) – Summer 1998
Laboratory Instructor, Introductory Plant Biology II (Plant Biology 102) – Winter 1995, Winter, Spring 1996, Spring 1997
Teaching Assistant, Field Ecology (Plant Biology 657) – Fall 1997, Fall 1995
Laboratory Instructor, General Ecology (Plant Biology 413) – Winter 1997
Teaching Assistant, Plant Population Ecology (Plant Biology 621) – Fall 1996
Laboratory Instructor, Biology for Science Majors (Biology 114) – Fall 1994
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Graduate Representative to Faculty Search Committee for Herbarium Director- 1998-1999
University Senator - 1998-1999
Member, Executive Committee, Evolution and Ecology Student Organization - 1998-1999
Member, Student Advisory Committee to College of Biological Sciences - 1998-1999
President, Plant Biology Student Organization - 1997-1998
Plant Biology Department Representative to Council of Graduate Students - 1996-1998
Member, University Bookstore Committee - 1996-1998
Member, CGS Student Services Committee - 1996-1997
Member, Waller Committee in Department of Plant Biology - 1995-1998
Graduate Student Representative to Plant Biology Faculty Meetings - 1995-1996
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Weed Science Society of America
Society for the Study of Evolution
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS:
Raymond C. Osburn Memorial Graduate Fellowship, Ohio State University Graduate School, full university stipend and funding for Summer 1999 and Summer 2000
N. S. F. Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellowship, University of Michigan Biological Station, Summer 1993
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society, 1993 - present
Member, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1992 - present
Member, Sigma Zeta Science Honor Society, 1992 - present
Member, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1992 - present
GRANTS RECEIVED:
2000 Professional Development Fund, Council of Graduate Students, Ohio State University, for presenting paper at 2000 Weed Science Society of America Conference; $300
1999 Professional Development Fund, Council of Graduate Students, Ohio State University, for presenting paper at 1999 International Botanical Congress; $285
1998 Sigma Xi Grants-in-aid to research, Sigma Xi Science Honor Society, “Introgression of transgenes in wild Cucurbita pepo: fitness of a second backcross generation”; $580.
1997 Graduate Student Alumni Research Award, Ohio State University Graduate School; "Crop genes in wild populations: a fitness comparison between wild and transgenic populations of squash"; $1,480.
1997 Sigma Xi Grants-in-aid to research, Sigma Xi Science Honor Society; "Introgression in Cucurbita pepo: implications for the spread of transgenes into wild populations"; $480.
1997 Janice Beatley Herbarium Awards, Department of EEOB, Ohio State University; "The effects of crop-wild hybridization and introgression on fitness in free-living Cucurbita pepo"; $1,000.
1996 Janice Beatley Herbarium Awards, Department of EEOB, Ohio State University; "The effects of crop-wild hybridization on fitness in free-living Cucurbita pepo: an empirical field study"; $600.
1995 Janice Beatley Herbarium Awards, Department of EEOB, Ohio State University; "How do viruses affect natural populations of Cucurbita pepo? An ecological survey"; $1,340.
Last Updated: February 15, 2003