Jennifer Gruhn - Department of Biology - Washington University in St ...

Jennifer A. GruhnLab phone: 314-935-7230; JenniferAGruhn@gmail.comDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis,1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1137, St. Louis, MO 63130EducationProfessionalExperienceAcademic and VolunteerResearch ExperienceWashington University in St. Louis, August 2010 – presentPh.D. Student in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Population BiologyThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001 - 2005Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor: ChemistryField Station Study: Highlands, North Carolina, June - August 2005Highlands Biological Field Station: UNC-Chapel Hill Science and Conservation CoursesStudy Abroad: Ecuador, South America, August - December 2003School of International Training: Comparative Ecology and Conservation ProgramEnvironmental Impact Study, Montane forests of La Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador Sept 12-23, 2009Supervisor: Dr. David Neill• Established 50 x 50 m permanent plots and 10 x 10 m quadrats for long-term ecological studyMissouri Botanical Garden Ecuador Program, St. Louis, MO May, 2006-May, 2009Supervisors: Dr. James Solomon and Dr. David Neill• Organized and maintained collection of Ecuadorian herbarium specimens• Handled gifts and loans to and from specialists; updated herbarium records in TROPICOS• Trained volunteers and summer internsThe North Carolina Vegetation Survey, Chapel Hill, NC Sept-Nov, 2005Supervisor: Dr. Robert K. Peet• Organized and prepared soil samples for nutrient and texture analysisMissouri Botanical Garden Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit, MO June-Aug, 2004Supervisor: Scott Woodbury• Compared prairie restoration techniques; cultivated native species for gardens and prairiesBiogeography of disjunct taxa, Missouri Botanical GardenApril 2011- PresentAdvisor: Dr. Ivan Jimenez• Analyzed the correlation between habitat constraints and the timing of disjunction events ofAmerican taxa from Asian relativesPhylogeography of Euphorbia pulcherrima, Washington University in St. Louis Sept 2010-Mar 2011Advisor: Dr. Kenneth M. Olsen• Studied relationships between the cultivated Mexican shrub “Poinsettia” and its wild relativesusing a region of the G3PDH geneBotanical Expedition for collection of Espeletia sp., Southern Colombia Aug 12-Sept 5, 2009Expedition leader: Mauricio Diazgranados• Tracked georeferenced specimens of “Frailejones” in the páramos of Cundinamarca and BoyacáBotanical Expedition, Northern Peru June 12-July 10, 2009Expedition leader: Dr. Rainer W. Bussmann• Performed general collection in the montane forests and páramos of Cajamarca and Amazonaswith the aid of local guides and pack animalsResearch on Magnolia grandiflora L. range expansion, Chapel Hill, NC Aug-Dec, 2005Advisor: Dr. Peter S. White• Analyzed “Southern Magnolia” establishment with respect to climatic trendsResearch on Paulownia subtomentosa (Thunb.) Steud., Western North Carolina Jan-May, 2005Advisors: Dr. Dane Kuppinger and Dr. Peter S. White• Studied the exotic “Princess Tree” seedbank in the Great Smoky Mountains National ParkJennifer A. Gruhn Page 1

Independent Study in Andean Ethnobotany, Vilcabamba, Ecuador Nov-Dec, 2003Advisors: Joy Horton and colleagues from Fundación Colinas Verdes• Interviewed Vilcabamban farmers about ethnobotanical plantsEcosystems’ Comparative Diversity Project, Various regions, Ecuador Sept-Nov, 2003Advisor: Sylvia M. Seger• Tested the Simpson’s Indices of Diversity, and sampling techniques, across various ecosystemsPublicationsPoster PresentationsProfessional Conferencesand Symposia AttendedTeachingand VolunteeringTrejo, L. Feria Arryoy T.P., Olsen, K.M., Equiarte, L.E., Arroyo, B., Gruhn, J.A. and M.E. Olson. 2012.Poinsettia’s wild ancestor in the Mexican dry tropics: Historical, genetic, and environmentalevidence. American Journal of Botany 99(7):1146-1157.Gruhn, J.A. & P.S. White. 2011. Magnolia grandiflora L. Range Expansion: A Case Study in a NorthCarolina Piedmont Forest. Southeastern Naturalist 10(2): 275-288.Bussmann, R.W., J.A. Gruhn & A. Glenn. 2010. Axinaea fernando-cabiesii and A. reginae spp. nov.(Melastomataceae) from upper Amazonia of Peru, with notes on the conservation status of A. flava.Nordic Journal of Botany 28(5): 518-522.Clark, J.L., D.A. Neill, J.A. Gruhn, A. Weber & T. Katan. 2010. Shuaria (Gesneriaceae), AnArborescent New Genus from the Cordillera del Condor and Amazonian Ecuador. Systematic Botany35(3): 662-674.Gruhn, J.A., I. Jiménez, K.M. Hiser, J. Wen, R. E. Ricklefs. 2012. Plants Conserve their Climate Niche overGelogic Time. Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation Retreat. Elsah, IL.Gruhn, J.A., I. Jiménez, K.M. Hiser, J. Wen, R. E. Ricklefs. 2011. Time of Separation and Cold Toleranceof Asian-American Disjunct Plants. Botanical Society of America Conference. St. Louis, MO.• Missouri Botanical Garden Systematics Symposium, St. Louis, MO 2006–2012• Botanical Society of America, St. Louis, MO 2011• Harvard University Plant Biology Symposium, Cambridge, MA 2008• Zahner Lecture Symposium, Highlands, NC 2005• North American Prairie Conference, Madison, WI 2004• Young Scientists Program: Co-leader and Co-teacher of Ecology/Evolution high school seminarsSt. Louis, Missouri, August 2010 - present• Forest Park Bioblitz Team Leader: Led a group on species list survey of native and non-native treesSt. Louis, Missouri, Oct 2012• TA for Undergraduate Course Evolution with discussion section, Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri, Aug-Dec 2011• Virginia Master Naturalist Program, Beagle Ridge Chapter: presented invasive species workshopWytheville, Virginia, June 2010• Libros for Learning: implemented four school libraries and presented reading workshop in SpanishCabo Corrientes, Mexico, Nov 2009• English as a Second Language Reading Program: read with elementary school Latino studentsChapel Hill, North Carolina, 2003-2004• Carolina Tiger Rescue: cared for animals of the Carnivora orderPittsboro, North Carolina, 2003• Earth Day UNC Events: organized and taught elementary school programsChapel Hill, North Carolina, 2002Skills and Certifications • ArcGIS training by the Geomatics and Sustainability Division of NC CPCC, Jan-May 2010• Experienced in inclement weather camping and acclimation• Familiar with herbaria in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Europe, and the United States• Proficient in ArcGIS, Excel, R Project, and Adobe PhotoshopLanguages • Spanish: proficient in reading, speaking, and writing• Botanical Latin: proficient in writing species diagnosesJennifer A. Gruhn Page 2