External Professional Activities
Editorial Boards
• Frontiers in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology, Review Editor – January 2014 - present
• Frontiers in Aquatic Physiology, Review Editor – May 2011 - present
• Behaviour, Associate Editor – April 2011 – April 2014
• PLoS ONE, Academic Editor – October 2008 – March 2011 (32 ms’s communicated)
Manuscripts reviewed for (202 total):
• Acta Ethologica (10/03; 5/04; 1/08; 11/11; 9/13)
• American Naturalist (4/12; 5/13; 8/13)
• Animal Behaviour (6/06; 7/06; 9/06; 10/06 x 2; 1/07; 8/07 x2; 11/07 x 3, 12/07; 1/08; 2/08; 5/08; 8/08 x 2; 7/10; 12/10; 4/11; 10/11; 1/12; 1/13; 9/13; 3/14)
• Animal Biology (5/07)
• Animal Cognition (4/12; 3/13)
• Aquaculture (5/07; 6/07 x 2, 7/07 x 2; 9/07; 3/08; 6/08; 7/08; 9/08; 10/08; 1/09; 3/09 X 2; 5/09; 6/09, 9/09; 10/09, 1/10; 8/10; 12/10; 10/11;/1/12)
• Behaviour (5/02; 11/04; 3/06; 8/06; 5/07 x 2, 1/08, 2/08; 4/08 x 2; 4/11 x 2, 10/13)
• Behavioural Brain Research (10/10; 12/10)
• Behavioural Processes (7/07)
• Behavioral Ecology (8/03; 6/04; 10/04; 10/05; 8/08; 3/09; 9/09; 11/09; 6/10; 7/10; 4/11; 5/11; 12/11; 1/12; 6/12; 2/13; 3/14)
• Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (10/04; 7/05; 1/06; 9/08; 3/09; 12/09; 2/10; 6/10; 6/11; 9/11; 6/12; 12/13)
• Biology Letters (9/07; 7/10; 1/11; 2/11; 4/11; 8/12; 8/13; 2/14)
• Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (3/06; 6/06)
• Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology (10/08; 11/11; 6/12)
• Copeia (6/08)
• Current Biology (6/10; 4/11)
• Current Zoology (3/08)
• Ecology Letters (3/12)
• Environmental Biology of Fishes (3/14)
• Ethology (7/99; 6/10; 12/10; 9/11; 1/12; 3/12)
• Ethology, Ecology & Evolution (6/11)
• Evolution (8/13; 11/13)
• Frontiers in Aquatic Physiology (3/12)
• General and Comparative Endocrinology (6/13; 9/13)
• Hormones & Behavior (2/03; 3/05; 1/06; 6/06; 10/06; 1/07; 6/07, 11/07; 4/08; 7/08; 11/09; 2/10; 8/11; 1/12; 7/12; 9/12; 1/13; 7/13; 10/13; 1/14)
• Hydrobiologia (1/14)
• Integrative and Comparative Biology (10/04, 3/08; 6/08; 7/08)
• Journal of Animal Ecology (4/01)
• Journal of Comparative Psychology (7/11)
• Journal of Comparative Physiology – B (7/12; 10/12)
• Journal of Ethology (6/08)
• Journal of Experimental Biology (6/06; 1/07; 3/08; 12/12; 4/12)
• Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology (11/11; 1/12)
• Journal of Fish Biology (8/06; 1/07; 9/08; 2/12; 4/12; 6/12)
• Marine and Freshwater Research (1/10)
• Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology (1/13)
• Marine Progress Series (12/12)
• Oikos (10/08)
• Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior (2/07)
• Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (12/11; 3/12)
• Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (2/12; 9/12; 7/13; 10/13)
• PLoS ONE (1/12, 8/12, 9/13; 11/13)
• Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B (12/07, 1/08; 4/08; 10/11; 5/12; 2/13; 5/13)
• Quarterly Review of Biology (8/07)
• The Open Reproductive Science Journal (4/09)
• Zebrafish (12/05)
Grant Reviewing & Panels:
• NSF Processes, Structure, and Integrity Program Panel (Physiological & Structural Systems) (4/12)
• NSF Animal Behavior Panel, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (10/11)
• NSF DDIG Panel, Division of Environmental Biology (2/11)
• National Science Foundation, ad hoc (8/06; 2/07; 8/07; 2/08; 3/08; 8/08; 3/09; 9/09; 9/10; 3/11; 9/11; 9/12 x2)
• National Science Foundation LTREB program (8/13)
• National Science Foundation International Research Fellowship Program (10/10)
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK, ad hoc reviewer (10/04; 08/11; 2/13; 12/13)
• National Geographic Society Committee Research & Exploration (2/03; 1/05; 1/09; 9/10)
• Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) Biological Status review for the mangrove rivulus Kryptolebias marmoratus (1/11)
• M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust grant proposal review (10/10)
• University of Florida, CRIS research proposal reviewer (12/08)
• California Polytechnic University Junior Faculty Grant (2/08)
Book Chapters & Book Proposals reviewed for:
• Review for Woods, Martin, Ghalambor’s Integrative Organismal Biology (4/13)
• Sinauer Associates book proposal review, Integrative Endocrinology (1/13)
• Nature Education Principles of Biology Accuracy review (1/13)
• Sinauer Associates Introductory Biology textbook (Life: Concepts) (9/10)
• Review for Hardy & Briffa’s Animal Contests (10/08)
• Elsevier Life Sciences book proposal review (9/08)
• Cambridge University Press book proposal review (1/07)
Professional Classes & Workshops Attended:
• QEM/BIO workshop for National Science Foundation grant proposals (9/14-9/17/06)
• PADI Nitrox Diver Certification Course (10/07)
• NAUI Master Diver Certification Course (4/06-5/06)
• DAN Oxygen Provider Certification Course (11/05)
• Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Certification (2/05-present)
• NAUI Rescue SCUBA Diver Certification (1/05-4/05)
• NAUI SCUBA Diver Certification (10/04-12/04)
• Fundamentals of Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop, Georgia Tech (6/1- 6/3/04)
• Intensive MATLAB Introduction to Modeling Course (10/29-10/30/03)
• Center for Behav Neurosci Topics Class – Hormones & Behavior (9/02-12/02)
• Frontiers in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology, Review Editor – January 2014 - present
• Frontiers in Aquatic Physiology, Review Editor – May 2011 - present
• Behaviour, Associate Editor – April 2011 – April 2014
• PLoS ONE, Academic Editor – October 2008 – March 2011 (32 ms’s communicated)
Manuscripts reviewed for (202 total):
• Acta Ethologica (10/03; 5/04; 1/08; 11/11; 9/13)
• American Naturalist (4/12; 5/13; 8/13)
• Animal Behaviour (6/06; 7/06; 9/06; 10/06 x 2; 1/07; 8/07 x2; 11/07 x 3, 12/07; 1/08; 2/08; 5/08; 8/08 x 2; 7/10; 12/10; 4/11; 10/11; 1/12; 1/13; 9/13; 3/14)
• Animal Biology (5/07)
• Animal Cognition (4/12; 3/13)
• Aquaculture (5/07; 6/07 x 2, 7/07 x 2; 9/07; 3/08; 6/08; 7/08; 9/08; 10/08; 1/09; 3/09 X 2; 5/09; 6/09, 9/09; 10/09, 1/10; 8/10; 12/10; 10/11;/1/12)
• Behaviour (5/02; 11/04; 3/06; 8/06; 5/07 x 2, 1/08, 2/08; 4/08 x 2; 4/11 x 2, 10/13)
• Behavioural Brain Research (10/10; 12/10)
• Behavioural Processes (7/07)
• Behavioral Ecology (8/03; 6/04; 10/04; 10/05; 8/08; 3/09; 9/09; 11/09; 6/10; 7/10; 4/11; 5/11; 12/11; 1/12; 6/12; 2/13; 3/14)
• Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (10/04; 7/05; 1/06; 9/08; 3/09; 12/09; 2/10; 6/10; 6/11; 9/11; 6/12; 12/13)
• Biology Letters (9/07; 7/10; 1/11; 2/11; 4/11; 8/12; 8/13; 2/14)
• Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (3/06; 6/06)
• Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology (10/08; 11/11; 6/12)
• Copeia (6/08)
• Current Biology (6/10; 4/11)
• Current Zoology (3/08)
• Ecology Letters (3/12)
• Environmental Biology of Fishes (3/14)
• Ethology (7/99; 6/10; 12/10; 9/11; 1/12; 3/12)
• Ethology, Ecology & Evolution (6/11)
• Evolution (8/13; 11/13)
• Frontiers in Aquatic Physiology (3/12)
• General and Comparative Endocrinology (6/13; 9/13)
• Hormones & Behavior (2/03; 3/05; 1/06; 6/06; 10/06; 1/07; 6/07, 11/07; 4/08; 7/08; 11/09; 2/10; 8/11; 1/12; 7/12; 9/12; 1/13; 7/13; 10/13; 1/14)
• Hydrobiologia (1/14)
• Integrative and Comparative Biology (10/04, 3/08; 6/08; 7/08)
• Journal of Animal Ecology (4/01)
• Journal of Comparative Psychology (7/11)
• Journal of Comparative Physiology – B (7/12; 10/12)
• Journal of Ethology (6/08)
• Journal of Experimental Biology (6/06; 1/07; 3/08; 12/12; 4/12)
• Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology (11/11; 1/12)
• Journal of Fish Biology (8/06; 1/07; 9/08; 2/12; 4/12; 6/12)
• Marine and Freshwater Research (1/10)
• Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology (1/13)
• Marine Progress Series (12/12)
• Oikos (10/08)
• Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior (2/07)
• Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (12/11; 3/12)
• Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (2/12; 9/12; 7/13; 10/13)
• PLoS ONE (1/12, 8/12, 9/13; 11/13)
• Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B (12/07, 1/08; 4/08; 10/11; 5/12; 2/13; 5/13)
• Quarterly Review of Biology (8/07)
• The Open Reproductive Science Journal (4/09)
• Zebrafish (12/05)
Grant Reviewing & Panels:
• NSF Processes, Structure, and Integrity Program Panel (Physiological & Structural Systems) (4/12)
• NSF Animal Behavior Panel, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (10/11)
• NSF DDIG Panel, Division of Environmental Biology (2/11)
• National Science Foundation, ad hoc (8/06; 2/07; 8/07; 2/08; 3/08; 8/08; 3/09; 9/09; 9/10; 3/11; 9/11; 9/12 x2)
• National Science Foundation LTREB program (8/13)
• National Science Foundation International Research Fellowship Program (10/10)
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK, ad hoc reviewer (10/04; 08/11; 2/13; 12/13)
• National Geographic Society Committee Research & Exploration (2/03; 1/05; 1/09; 9/10)
• Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) Biological Status review for the mangrove rivulus Kryptolebias marmoratus (1/11)
• M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust grant proposal review (10/10)
• University of Florida, CRIS research proposal reviewer (12/08)
• California Polytechnic University Junior Faculty Grant (2/08)
Book Chapters & Book Proposals reviewed for:
• Review for Woods, Martin, Ghalambor’s Integrative Organismal Biology (4/13)
• Sinauer Associates book proposal review, Integrative Endocrinology (1/13)
• Nature Education Principles of Biology Accuracy review (1/13)
• Sinauer Associates Introductory Biology textbook (Life: Concepts) (9/10)
• Review for Hardy & Briffa’s Animal Contests (10/08)
• Elsevier Life Sciences book proposal review (9/08)
• Cambridge University Press book proposal review (1/07)
Professional Classes & Workshops Attended:
• QEM/BIO workshop for National Science Foundation grant proposals (9/14-9/17/06)
• PADI Nitrox Diver Certification Course (10/07)
• NAUI Master Diver Certification Course (4/06-5/06)
• DAN Oxygen Provider Certification Course (11/05)
• Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Certification (2/05-present)
• NAUI Rescue SCUBA Diver Certification (1/05-4/05)
• NAUI SCUBA Diver Certification (10/04-12/04)
• Fundamentals of Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop, Georgia Tech (6/1- 6/3/04)
• Intensive MATLAB Introduction to Modeling Course (10/29-10/30/03)
• Center for Behav Neurosci Topics Class – Hormones & Behavior (9/02-12/02)
External Service Activities
• Outreach for the Girl Scouts of America - Safety Training (3/19/14)
• Judge for Division of Animal Behavior student presentations at 2014 SICB meeting
• Judge for Division of Comparative Physiology student presentations at 2014 SICB meeting
• Recruited to write GRE-Biology questions by Educational Testing Services (ETS) (6/13-8/13)
• Board of Directors, Tuscaloosa (AL) Spay and Neuter Incentive Program (TSNIP) (6/13-present)
• Outreach at the Capitol School in Tuscaloosa, AL; “Fish flipping out!” (4/25/13)
• Participated in science blog – “The Weekly Weinersmith” (5/15/12)
• Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (SICB) Student Support Committee (3 years; 2012-2014)
• Scientific Advisory Board for The Copperhead Institute, South Carolina (1/12 – present)
• Judge for Division of Comparative Endocrinology student presentations at 2012 SICB meeting
• Judge for Division of Ecology & Evolution student presentations at 2012 SICB meeting
• Judge for Division of Animal Behavior student presentations at 2012 SICB meeting
• Interview with Admissions Advisor – website for prospective students about career paths (11/11)
• Session Chair for “Social Behavior” section at 2011 SICB meeting
• Judge for graduate student presentations at 2011 SICB meeting
• Participant in roundtable discussion on careers at 2009 SICB meeting
• Session chair at 2009 SICB annual meeting
• Judge for Division of Animal Behavior student presentations at 2009 SICB meeting
• NAUI SCUBA Diver Certification Course assistant (January 2004 – June 2006)
• Moderated 1 session 1st Annual Southeastern Ecology & Evolution Conference (3/04)
• Judge for Atlanta area high school science and mathematics fair (2/03)
• Moderated 2 sessions at Animal Behavior Society National Meeting (7/02)
• Judge for national high school Science Fair, Atlanta, GA (3/02)
• Jefferson Forest, KY Cleanup Program (3/2000)
• Bernheim Forest Insect & Arachnid survey - Dr. C.V. Covell (Summer 1999)
• KWA Splashing in Kentucky Workshop - presentation (Spring 1998)
• Salt River Wathershed Watch - supervising sampler (Summer 1998)
• Judge for Division of Animal Behavior student presentations at 2014 SICB meeting
• Judge for Division of Comparative Physiology student presentations at 2014 SICB meeting
• Recruited to write GRE-Biology questions by Educational Testing Services (ETS) (6/13-8/13)
• Board of Directors, Tuscaloosa (AL) Spay and Neuter Incentive Program (TSNIP) (6/13-present)
• Outreach at the Capitol School in Tuscaloosa, AL; “Fish flipping out!” (4/25/13)
• Participated in science blog – “The Weekly Weinersmith” (5/15/12)
• Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (SICB) Student Support Committee (3 years; 2012-2014)
• Scientific Advisory Board for The Copperhead Institute, South Carolina (1/12 – present)
• Judge for Division of Comparative Endocrinology student presentations at 2012 SICB meeting
• Judge for Division of Ecology & Evolution student presentations at 2012 SICB meeting
• Judge for Division of Animal Behavior student presentations at 2012 SICB meeting
• Interview with Admissions Advisor – website for prospective students about career paths (11/11)
• Session Chair for “Social Behavior” section at 2011 SICB meeting
• Judge for graduate student presentations at 2011 SICB meeting
• Participant in roundtable discussion on careers at 2009 SICB meeting
• Session chair at 2009 SICB annual meeting
• Judge for Division of Animal Behavior student presentations at 2009 SICB meeting
• NAUI SCUBA Diver Certification Course assistant (January 2004 – June 2006)
• Moderated 1 session 1st Annual Southeastern Ecology & Evolution Conference (3/04)
• Judge for Atlanta area high school science and mathematics fair (2/03)
• Moderated 2 sessions at Animal Behavior Society National Meeting (7/02)
• Judge for national high school Science Fair, Atlanta, GA (3/02)
• Jefferson Forest, KY Cleanup Program (3/2000)
• Bernheim Forest Insect & Arachnid survey - Dr. C.V. Covell (Summer 1999)
• KWA Splashing in Kentucky Workshop - presentation (Spring 1998)
• Salt River Wathershed Watch - supervising sampler (Summer 1998)
Internal Professional Activities
Committees - University of Alabama
• Core Curriculum Oversight Committee, University-Level (9/10 – present)
• Department of Biological Sciences, Ecology Search Committee (9/13-present)
• Department of Biological Sciences Awards Committee (2/13-present)
• Department of Biological Sciences Vision Committee (9/12-present)
• Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Committee Chair (2010-2012)
• Faculty Advisor for UA’s student Marine Science Club (6/12 – present)
• Psychology/Biological Sciences Behavioral Genomics Search Committee (Fall 2011)
• Department of Biological Sciences Genomics Search Committee (Fall 2009)
Service – University of Alabama
• Participated in the American Society for Cell Biology video shoot (12/13)
• Faculty invite (student nominated) to the University Fellows Banquet (11/13)
• University Fellows dinner (3/23/11 and 10/2/13)
• Participation in UA-Biology promotional video about research at the university (6/19/13)
• SACS Quality Enhancement Plan “Advancing Undergraduate Research Training and Experiences” workshop; one of eight faculty at UA invited to participate (7/2/13)
• SACS Quality Enhancement Plan “Sharpening Critical Thinking and Analytical Reasoning Skills” workshop; one of ten faculty at UA invited to participate (6/18/13)
• Interviewer for the University Fellows Program (Spring 2012, 2013, 2014)
• Participation in University Emerging Scholars Program (2011-2013)
• Judge for Frontiers in Biology Graduate Student Colloquium (4/20/11)
• Judge for 13th Annual Research & Thesis Conference (3/27/10)
• Café @ UA breakfast with Mark Lanier (3/5/10)
• Judge for 3rd Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference (4/15/10)
• Judge for 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference (4/13/09)
• Participation in University Computer-Based Honors Program (2010-2013)
• Community Breakfast (3/6/09)
• Graduate TAP class – CV development and round table (11/21/08)
Committees & Service – California State University Fresno
• LSAMP curriculum vitae development seminar (10/26/07)
• Classroom visit – exposing pre-schoolers to reptiles (10/23/07)
• Evolution-Development Faculty Search Committee (Fall 2007)
• Graduate/Research Committee (2007 –2008)
• Participating Faculty –Honors College Information Days (Fall 2007)
• Faculty Advisor - Students for the Advancement of Biological Research (2007 –2008)
• Faculty Advisor - American Medical Student Association club (2007 –2008)
• Participating Faculty – LSAMP Entering College Freshman Summer Program (Summer 2007)
• Participating Faculty – “Dog Days Orientation” (Summer 2007)
• Recruitment “Preview Day” co-presenter (Spring 2007)
• Participating Faculty, NIH-MBRS-RISE program (2006 –2008)
• Participating Faculty –Marine Science Program (2006 –2008)
• Radiation Safety Committee (2006 –2008)
• Department of Biology Scholarship & Awards Committee (2006 – 2007)
Committees & Service – Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (postdoc)
• Judge for Brains & Behavior Spring Symposium poster competition (June 2006)
• Judge for CBN “BRAIN” undergraduate research poster symposium (August 2005)
• Designed ‘Brain Booth’ for Brains Rule! Brain Fair (CBN sponsored) (March 2003, 2004, 2005)
• Chair, GSU Neuroscience Annual Symposium Organizational Committee (Fall 2004)
• Committee to organize Annual Post-doc GSU Neuroscience Symposium (Fall 2003)
• Developed and maintained CBN postdoc website (2003- 2006)
• Co-Chair of CBN Postdoctoral Committee (2003- 2006)
• Committee to organize Annual Post-doc GSU Neuroscience Symposium (Fall 2002)
Committees & Service – University of Louisville (graduate)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Michael Ruse) (Spring 2002)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Charles Canham) (Spring 2002)
• Biology Graduate Student Association Secretary (4/01-4/02)
• Graduate representative on UofL Dept. Biology Curriculum Committee (4/01-4/02)
• Judge for Otter Creek (KY) elementary school Ecology Meet (May 2001)
• UofL Department of Biology guide to incoming undergraduates (April 2001)
• Biology Graduate Student Association – interim secretary (2/01 – 4/01)
• Selected to Attend the Mentor Banquet for Student Athletes (February 2001)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. David Haig) (Spring 2001)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Matthew Grober) (Fall 2000)
• Neuroscience Position Search Committee at University of Louisville (Spring 2000)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Judy Stamps) (Spring 2000)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Steven Lima) (Spring 2000)
• Biology Graduate Student Association - secretary (Summer 1999 - Summer 2000)
• Core Curriculum Oversight Committee, University-Level (9/10 – present)
• Department of Biological Sciences, Ecology Search Committee (9/13-present)
• Department of Biological Sciences Awards Committee (2/13-present)
• Department of Biological Sciences Vision Committee (9/12-present)
• Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Committee Chair (2010-2012)
• Faculty Advisor for UA’s student Marine Science Club (6/12 – present)
• Psychology/Biological Sciences Behavioral Genomics Search Committee (Fall 2011)
• Department of Biological Sciences Genomics Search Committee (Fall 2009)
Service – University of Alabama
• Participated in the American Society for Cell Biology video shoot (12/13)
• Faculty invite (student nominated) to the University Fellows Banquet (11/13)
• University Fellows dinner (3/23/11 and 10/2/13)
• Participation in UA-Biology promotional video about research at the university (6/19/13)
• SACS Quality Enhancement Plan “Advancing Undergraduate Research Training and Experiences” workshop; one of eight faculty at UA invited to participate (7/2/13)
• SACS Quality Enhancement Plan “Sharpening Critical Thinking and Analytical Reasoning Skills” workshop; one of ten faculty at UA invited to participate (6/18/13)
• Interviewer for the University Fellows Program (Spring 2012, 2013, 2014)
• Participation in University Emerging Scholars Program (2011-2013)
• Judge for Frontiers in Biology Graduate Student Colloquium (4/20/11)
• Judge for 13th Annual Research & Thesis Conference (3/27/10)
• Café @ UA breakfast with Mark Lanier (3/5/10)
• Judge for 3rd Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference (4/15/10)
• Judge for 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference (4/13/09)
• Participation in University Computer-Based Honors Program (2010-2013)
• Community Breakfast (3/6/09)
• Graduate TAP class – CV development and round table (11/21/08)
Committees & Service – California State University Fresno
• LSAMP curriculum vitae development seminar (10/26/07)
• Classroom visit – exposing pre-schoolers to reptiles (10/23/07)
• Evolution-Development Faculty Search Committee (Fall 2007)
• Graduate/Research Committee (2007 –2008)
• Participating Faculty –Honors College Information Days (Fall 2007)
• Faculty Advisor - Students for the Advancement of Biological Research (2007 –2008)
• Faculty Advisor - American Medical Student Association club (2007 –2008)
• Participating Faculty – LSAMP Entering College Freshman Summer Program (Summer 2007)
• Participating Faculty – “Dog Days Orientation” (Summer 2007)
• Recruitment “Preview Day” co-presenter (Spring 2007)
• Participating Faculty, NIH-MBRS-RISE program (2006 –2008)
• Participating Faculty –Marine Science Program (2006 –2008)
• Radiation Safety Committee (2006 –2008)
• Department of Biology Scholarship & Awards Committee (2006 – 2007)
Committees & Service – Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (postdoc)
• Judge for Brains & Behavior Spring Symposium poster competition (June 2006)
• Judge for CBN “BRAIN” undergraduate research poster symposium (August 2005)
• Designed ‘Brain Booth’ for Brains Rule! Brain Fair (CBN sponsored) (March 2003, 2004, 2005)
• Chair, GSU Neuroscience Annual Symposium Organizational Committee (Fall 2004)
• Committee to organize Annual Post-doc GSU Neuroscience Symposium (Fall 2003)
• Developed and maintained CBN postdoc website (2003- 2006)
• Co-Chair of CBN Postdoctoral Committee (2003- 2006)
• Committee to organize Annual Post-doc GSU Neuroscience Symposium (Fall 2002)
Committees & Service – University of Louisville (graduate)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Michael Ruse) (Spring 2002)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Charles Canham) (Spring 2002)
• Biology Graduate Student Association Secretary (4/01-4/02)
• Graduate representative on UofL Dept. Biology Curriculum Committee (4/01-4/02)
• Judge for Otter Creek (KY) elementary school Ecology Meet (May 2001)
• UofL Department of Biology guide to incoming undergraduates (April 2001)
• Biology Graduate Student Association – interim secretary (2/01 – 4/01)
• Selected to Attend the Mentor Banquet for Student Athletes (February 2001)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. David Haig) (Spring 2001)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Matthew Grober) (Fall 2000)
• Neuroscience Position Search Committee at University of Louisville (Spring 2000)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Judy Stamps) (Spring 2000)
• Organized Seminar Speaker series at UofL (Dr. Steven Lima) (Spring 2000)
• Biology Graduate Student Association - secretary (Summer 1999 - Summer 2000)