J U L I a T. S a N K

C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E November, 2016

J U L I A T. S A N K E Y

Geology Program phone: (209) 667-3090 Department of Physics and Geology fax: (209) 667-3099 California State University, Stanislaus email: [email protected] One University Circle website: https://www.csustan.edu/geology/sankey Turlock, CA 95382

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Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1994-1998, Ph.D., Geology/Paleontology. Thesis, Vertebrate Paleontology and Magnetostratigraphy of the Upper Aguja Formation (Late Campanian), Talley Mountain Area, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Thesis committee: Drs. Judith Schiebout (chair), Arnold Bouma, John Wrenn, Juan Lorenzo

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 1988-1992, M.S., Quaternary Studies. Thesis, A Late Blancan-Early Irvingtonian Vertebrate Fauna and Magnetostratigraphy from the Upper Glenns Ferry and Lower Bruneau Formations, Near Murphy, Southwestern Idaho. Thesis committee: Drs. Jim Mead (chair), Larry Agenbroad, Gary Calderone, Peter Price

University of Arizona, Tucson, 1987-1988, Geology courses and field camp.

College of Idaho, Caldwell, 1983-1987, B.S., Biology. Thesis, Fossil mammals from the Sinker Creek Butte and Guffey Butte area, Glenns Ferry Formation, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho. Thesis committee: Drs. Patricia Packard and Eric Yensen

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California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California, Geology Program Professor, 2014-present Associate Professor, 2007 to 2014. Coordinator of Geology Program (spring - summer, 2008). Assistant Professor, 2003 to 2007.

Baylor University, Waco, Texas, Department of Geology Visiting Professor (sabbatical), 2008 to 2009.

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, Dept. of Earth Science and Geography Visiting Assistant Professor, 2002 to 2003. 2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering and Museum of Geology Haslem Post-Doctoral Fellow/Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), 1999 to 2002.

University of Alberta Department of Biological Sciences and Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Alberta, Canada. Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 1999.

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics Instructor, 1997 (summer), 1998 (fall).

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Museum of Natural Science Graduate Assistantship, 1994-1998.

Paleontological Consultant/Field Paleontologist, 1991 to 1994.

U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, Paleomagnetics Lab Physical Science Technician, 1988 to 1991. ______HO N O R A R Y P O S I T I O N S

College of Idaho, O.J. Smith Museum of Natural History, Caldwell, Idaho Research Associate, 2015- present; Member, Board of Directors, 2016-present Member, Exhibits Committee, 2016- present

University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology Research Associate, 2005 to present.

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Alberta Research Associate, 2000 to present.

Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science Research Associate, 1998 to present. ______B O A R D M E M B E R S H I P

Board of Directors, O.J. Smith Museum of Natural History, College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho. February, 2016 – present. ______

H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S

California State University, Stanislaus, University Outstanding Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Professor, Nominated, 2008 and 2014. California State University, Stanislaus, Sabbatical Awarded (2008-2009; Fall, 2016). 3

Association for Women Geoscientists Distinguished Lecturer Program, 2008 – 2013 Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Alberta Department of Biological Sciences and Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Alberta, Canada, 1999. Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 1998.

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High Speed Rail Authority, 2010-2013. Professional paleontologist. Reviewed environmental impact reports concerning paleontological resources along proposed railway line. PaleoResource Consultants, 2008 to 2013. Senior Paleontologist. Identified and interpreted vertebrate fossils collected during construction activities and wrote reports summarizing results. Oakland Museum of California, 2008. Member of advisory team of scientists that met to help plan the $12 million renovation of the natural sciences gallery.

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Books: Sankey, J.T. and J. Biewer. In Preparation. Giant Tortoises and Spike-Toothed Salmon: The Extinct Wildlife of Central California. Sankey, J.T. and S. Baszio, eds. 2008. Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages: Their Role in Paleo- ecology and Paleobiogeography. Indiana University Press. 252 pp.

Articles (16; *student co-author): Sankey, J.T.; J. *Biewer, *J. Basuga; *F. Palacios; H. Wagner; D. Garber. 2016. The giant, spike- toothed salmon, Oncorhynchus rastrosus and the “Proto-Tuolumne River” (early Pliocene) of Central California. PaleoBios 33:1-16. University of California Museum of Paleontology. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/84g0595b Balisi, M.; Wang, X.; Sankey, J.; Biewer, J.; Garber, D. (In Review). Fossil canids from the Mehrten Formation, Late Cenozoic of Northern California. 30 pp, 18 figs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. *Biewer, J., Sankey, J.T., Hutchison, H., Garber, D. 2016. A fossil giant tortoise from Northern California. PaleoBios 33:1-13. University of California Museum of Paleontology. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2vf0k82q Gardner, J.D., Roček, Z., Přikryl, T., Eaton, J., Blob, R., and Sankey, J. 2010. Comparative morphology of the ilium of anurans and urodeles (Lissamphibia) and a re-assessment of the anuran affinities of Nezpercius dodsoni Blob et al., 2001. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30(6):1684- 1696. Longrich, N., Sankey, J.T., and Tanke, D. 2010. Texacephale langstoni, a new genus of pachycephalosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the upper Campanian Aguja Formation, southern Texas, USA. Cretaceous Research. 31(2010):274-284. Sankey, J.T., S. Atchley, L. Nordt, S. Dworkin, S. Driese. 2007. Vertebrates and paleoclimate from a Chasmosaurus mariscalensis bonebed, Late Cretaceous (late Campanian), Big Bend National Park, Texas; pp. 134-139, In: Ceratopsian Symposium Short Papers, Abstracts, and Programs. Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Drumheller, Alberta, September 22-23, 2007. 4

Nydam, R.L., J.G. Eaton, and J.T. Sankey. 2007. New taxa of transversely-toothed lizards (Squamata: Scincomorpha) and new information on the evolutionary history of “Teiids”. Journal of Paleont- ology 81(3):538-549. Sankey, J.T. 2006. Turtles of the upper Aguja Formation (late Campanian), Big Bend National Park, Texas; pp. 235-243. In: Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior. Bulletin 35, S. Lucas and R. Sullivan (eds). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (Albuquerque). Sankey, J.T. 2005. Late Cretaceous vertebrate paleoecology, Big Bend National Park, Texas; pp. 98- 106 In: Dinosaur Park Symposium, Short Papers, Abstracts, and Program. D.R. Braman, F. Therrien, E.B. Koppelhus, and W. Taylor (eds). Special Publication of the Royal Tyrrell Museum, September 24-25, 2005. Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Sankey, J.T., D.B. Brinkman, M. Guenther, and P.J. Currie. 2002. Small theropod and bird teeth from the Judith River Group (late Campanian), Alberta. Journal of Paleontology 76(4):751-763. Sankey, J.T. and W.A. Gose. 2001. Late Cretaceous mammals and magnetostratigraphy, Big Bend, Texas. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University No. 77:1- 16. Sankey, J.T. 2001. Late Campanian southern dinosaurs, Aguja Formation, Big Bend, Texas. Journal of Paleontology 75(1):208-215. Sankey, J.T., T.R. Van Devender, and W.H. Clark. 2001. Late Holocene plants, Cataviña, Baja California, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 46(1):1-7. Clark, W.H. and J.T. Sankey. 1999. Late Holocene Sonoran Desert arthropod remains from a packrat midden, Cataviña, Baja California Norté, México. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 75(4):183-199. Schiebout, J.A., S. Ting, and J.T. Sankey. 1998. Microvertebrate concentrations in pedogenic nodule conglomerates: recognizing the rocks and recovering and interpreting the fossils. Palaeontologia Electronica. 1(2):1-54 pp. http://www-odp.tamu.edu/paleo/1998_2/schiebt/issue2.html. Sankey, J.T. 1996. Vertebrate paleontology and magnetostratigraphy of the Upper Glenns Ferry (latest Pliocene) and Lower Bruneau (Pliocene-Pleistocene) Formations, near Murphy, southwestern Idaho. Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science, 32(1/2):71-88.

Book Chapters (8): Sankey, J.T. 2010. Faunal composition and significance of high diversity, mixed bonebeds containing Agujaceratops mariscalensis and other dinosaurs, Aguja Formation (upper Cretaceous), Big Bend, Texas; pp. 520 – 537. In: New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium, M. Ryan, B. Chinnery-Allgeier, and D. Eberth (eds). Indiana University Press (Bloomington). Sankey, J.T. 2008. Vertebrate paleoecology from microsites, Talley Mountain, upper Aguja Formation (Late Cretaceous), Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA; pp.61-77. In: The Unique Role of Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography, J.T. Sankey, and S. Baszio (eds). Indiana University Press (Bloomington). Sankey, J.T. 2008. Diversity of latest Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) small theropods and birds: teeth from the Lance and Hell Creek Formations, USA; pp 117-134. In: The Unique Role of Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography, J.T. Sankey, and S. Baszio (eds). Indiana University Press (Bloomington). Welsh, E. and Sankey, J.T. 2008. First dinosaur eggshells from Texas, USA: Aguja Formation (late Campanian), Big Bend National Park; 166-177. In: The Unique Role of Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography, J.T. Sankey and S. Baszio (eds). Indiana University Press (Bloomington). 5

Sankey, J.T., D.B. Brinkman, R.C. Fox, and D.A. Eberth. 2005. Patterns of distribution of mammals in the Dinosaur Park Formation and their paleobiological significance; pp. 436-449. In: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed, P.J. Currie and E. Koppelhus (eds). Indiana University Press (Bloomington). Sankey, J.T., B.R. Standhardt, and J.A. Schiebout. 2005. Theropod teeth from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian), Big Bend National Park, Texas; pp. 127-152. In: Carnivorous Dinosaurs, Ken Carpenter (ed), Indiana University Press (Bloomington). Sankey, J.T. 2002. Vertebrate paleontology and magnetostratigraphy of the Glenns Ferry and Bruneau Formations (Plio-Pleistocene), near Murphy, southwestern Idaho; pp. 1-49 In: W.A. Akersten, H.G. McDonald, D.J. Meldrum, and M.E.T. Flint (eds), And Whereas... Papers on the Vertebrate Paleontology of Idaho Honoring John A. White, Volume 2. Idaho Museum of Natural History Occasional Paper 37. Mead, J.I., J.T. Sankey, and H.G. McDonald. 1998. Pliocene (Blancan) herpetofaunas from the Glenns Ferry Formation, southern Idaho; pp. 94-109 In: W.A. Akersten, H.G. McDonald, D.J. Meldrum, and M.E.T. Flint (eds), And Whereas... Papers on the Vertebrate Paleontology of Idaho Honoring John A. White, Volume 1. Idaho Museum of Natural History Occasional Paper 36.

Technical Reports (2) Schiebout, J.A., J.T. Sankey, B.R. Standhardt, and J. Ramcharan. 1998. Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science collections from Late Cretaceous through Early Eocene microvertebrate sites, Big Bend National Park, Texas; pp. 32-35 In: V.L. Santucci and L. McClelland (eds.), National Park Service Paleontological Research, Geological Resources Division Technical Report NPS/NRGRD/GRDTR-98/01. Sankey, J.T. 1995. A very late Blancan vertebrate fauna and associated magnetostratigraphy, southwestern Idaho. Field Guide, Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology, Annual Meeting (Hagerman, ID), 15 pp.

Dissertation & Thesis: Sankey, J.T. 1998. Vertebrate Paleontology and Magnetostratigraphy of the Upper Aguja Formation (Late Campanian), Talley Mountain Area, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Ph.D. Dissertation. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. 263 pp. Sankey, J.T. 1991. A Late Blancan-Early Irvingtonian Vertebrate Fauna and Magnetostratigraphy from the Upper Glenns Ferry and Lower Bruneau Formations, Near Murphy, Southwestern Idaho. M.S. Thesis Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. 206 pp.

Abstracts (61 total; * student co-author) Sankey, J.T., Biewer, J., Basuga, J., Palacios, F. 2016. Did the giant, tusk-toothed salmon (Oncorhynchus rastrosus) morph before migration upriver like modern salmon do today? Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 76th Annual Meeting, Oct. 26-29, 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts: 217-218. Biewer, J.; Sankey, J.; Garber, D.; Wagner, H.; Wilson, W.; Castle, L.; Beaman, M. 2016. Lost and found: the Turlock Lake paleofauna and flora. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 76th Annual Meeting, Oct. 26-29, 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts:98. Sankey, J.T.; *Basuga, J.; *Palacios, F., *Biewer, J. 2016. Survival of the Tuskiest: Giant, Tusk- Toothed Salmon from California (Miocene/Pliocene): Coastal Marine vs Freshwater. Western 6

Association of Vertebrate Paleontology, Annual Meeting, Anza Borrego State Park, CA. PaleoBios, University of California Press; p. 13. *Wilson, W.; Sankey, J.T.; *George, M.; *Biewer, J.; Garber, D. 2016. Depositional Environments of the Turlock Lake Paleoflora, upper Mehrten Formation (Mio-Pliocene), Northern San Joaquin Valley, California. Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Anza Borrego State Park, CA. PaleoBios, University of California Press; p. 31. Sankey, J.T., *Biewer, J., *Wilson, Whitney; *Basuga, Janis; *George, Michael; *Palacios, Francisco; Wagner, Hugh; Hutchison, H.; Garber, Dennis. 2015. Kayaking for Paleo – Relocating and documenting the Turlock Lake fossil sites, upper Mehrten Formation (early Pliocene; Hemphillian LMA), Stanislaus County, California. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 75th Annual Meeting, Oct. 14-17, 2015, Dallas, Texas, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2015:208 *Biewer, J.; Sankey, J.T.; Hutchison, H.; Wagner, Hugh; Garber, D. 2015. First Identification and Description of the Great Plains Giant Tortoise Hesperotestudo cf. H. orthopygia from the early Pliocene (Hemphillian) Mehrten Formation of Stanislaus County, California. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 75th Annual Meeting, Oct. 14-17, 2015, Dallas, Texas, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2015:91 Sankey, J.T., *Biewer, J., Wagner, H., Hutchison, H., Garber, D. 2015. Giant Salmon, Tortoises, and other Wildlife from the Mio-Pliocene Mehrten Formation, Stanislaus County, California. Western Association Vertebrate Paleontology: Program with Abstracts, February 14, 2015, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California. PaleoBios 32(1):13, University of California Press. Sankey, J.T., *Biewer, J., *George, M., *Maldonado, N., *Campos, M., *Martinez, V., *Garner, J., *Ocon, J., *Snyder, M., *Wilson, Whitney, *Monschein, A. 2015. Miocene – Pleistocene geology and paleobiology of Stanislaus County, California. Western Association Vertebrate Paleontology: Program with Abstracts, February 14, 2015, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California. PaleoBios 32(1):14, University of California Press. Balisi, M., Wang, X., Sankey, J. 2015. Fossil Canids from the Mehrten Formation, Late Cenozoic of Northern California. Western Association Vertebrate Paleontology: Program with Abstracts, February 14, 2015, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California. PaleoBios 32(1):4, University of California Press. *Biewer, J., Sankey, J.T., Wagner, H., Hutchison, H., Garber, D. 2015. First description of the large tortoise from the Mio-Pliocene Mehrten Formation of Stanislaus County, California. Western Association Vertebrate Paleontology: Program with Abstracts, February 14, 2015, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California. PaleoBios 32(1):4, University of California Press. *Hamlin, K., Sankey, J.T., *Gonzales, M. 2015. Was the theropod dinosaur Richardoestesia isosceles a fish-eater? A comparison to dolphins. Western Association Vertebrate Paleontology: Program with Abstracts, February 14, 2015, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California. PaleoBios 32(1):8, University of California Press. *Biewer, J., Sankey, J.T., Wagner, H., Hutchison, H., *Gonzales, M., *Wilson, W. 2014. Giant Tusk- Tooth Salmon and Galapagos-sized Tortoises from the latest Miocene of Central California. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 74th Annual Meeting, Nov. 5-8, 2014, Berlin, Germany, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2014:92. Sankey, J.T.; *Biewer, J.; Wilson*, W 2014. Preliminary Survey of the Miocene Mehrten Formation, Stanislaus County, California. Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology, Feb. 15, 2014, Page Museum of La Brea Tarpits, Los Angeles, CA. Sankey, J.T. 2012. Something’s fishy: Was one of the most abundant latest Cretaceous theropods 7

a fish-eater? Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 72nd Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, 2012: 165. Sankey, J.T. 2010. Numerous sharks from the latest Cretaceous uppermost Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota: Sea level rise due to the late Maastrichtian Greenhouse Event? Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 70th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, Volume 30, Supplement to Number 3: 157A. Wasson*, H.; Breed*, C., Sankey, J. 2009. Paleoecology of Lonchidion selachos from the latest Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 69th Annual Meeting, University of Bristol, United Kingdom. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, Volume 29, Supplement to Number 3,198A. Sankey, J.T. 2009. High abundance of sharks in uppermost Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota: Sea level rise due to the late Maastrichtian Greenhouse Event? Symposium, “Through the End of the Cretaceous in the Type Locality of the Hell Creek Formation in Montana and Adjacent Areas”, 9th North American Paleontological Convention Abstracts, University of Cincinnati, June 21-26, 2009. p. 144. Sankey, J.T., Atchley, S.C., Nordt, L.C., Driese, S.G., Dworkin, S.I., Longrich, N., Fricke, H. 2009. A less diverse Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna in Texas due to warmer and drier paleoclimates: evidence from vertebrates, paleosols, and isotopes. Advances in Western Interior Late Cretaceous Paleontology and Geology, Abstracts with Program, p. 43. May 22-23, 2009. St. George, Utah. Sankey, J.T., S. Atchley, L. Nordt, S. Dworkin, S. Driese. 2008. Dinosaur and paleosol change across the Campanian-Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous), Big Bend National Park, Texas. California Paleontology Conference, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California, April 19, 2008. Abstracts, PaleoBios 28(1):6. Bowman*, S. and Sankey, J.T. 2008. Identification of a hadrosaur (dinosaur) femur from Big Bend National Park, Texas and a new method to distinguish hadrosaur genera. California Paleontology Conference, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California, April 19, 2008. Abstracts, PaleoBios 28(1):2. Wilson*, R.; 20 other students; and Sankey, J.T. 2008. Theropod and bird teeth from the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota. California Paleontology Conference, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California, April 19, 2008. Abstracts, PaleoBios 28(1):8. Sankey, J.T., S. Atchley, L. Nordt, S. Dworkin, S. Driese. 2007. Vertebrates and paleoclimate from a Chasmosaurus mariscalensis bonebed, Late Cretaceous (late Campanian), Big Bend National Park, Texas; pp. 134-139, In: Ceratopsian Symposium Short Papers, Abstracts, and Programs. Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Drumheller, Alberta, September 22-23, 2007. Sankey, J.T., S. Atchley, L. Nordt, S. Dworkin, S. Driese. 2007. Dinosaurs and dirt: dinosaur paleoecology, paleosol stratigraphy, and isotope geochemistry from the upper Aguja Formation (Late Cretaceous: late Campanian - early Maastrichtian), Big Bend National Park, Texas. 67th Annual Meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Austin, Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, Volume 27, Supplement to Number 3, 140A. Gasaway*, S., J. Sankey, N. Ortiz*, and V. Meredith*. 2007. Paleoecology of a Chasmosaurus mariscalensis bonebed, Late Cretaceous (late Campanian), Big Bend National Park, Texas. 67th Annual Meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Austin, Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Program and Abstracts, Volume 27, Supplement to Number 3, 79A. Sankey, J.T. 2006. Separating terrestrial from extraterrestrial effects on K/T extinctions: changes in vertebrates and climate during last 10 million years of the Cretaceous in southern North America. 8

66th Annual Meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Abstracts of Papers 26(3):119A. Sankey, J.T. 2006. Late Cretaceous vertebrates and climate change in the southern Western Interior: Big Bend National Park, Texas, p. 31. In: Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior. Bulletin 35, S. Lucas and R. Sullivan (eds). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (Albuquerque). Sankey, J.T. 2005. Late Cretaceous dinosaurs, eggs, babies, fires, and drought in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Abstracts of Papers 25(3):109A. Sankey, J.T. 2005. Evidence for fires, aridity, dinosaur babies, and eggs in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 37(7):528. Sankey, J.T., D.B. Brinkman, R.C. Fox, and D.A. Eberth. 2005. Distribution patterns of mammals in the Dinosaur Park Formation and their paleobiological significance p. 107 In: Dinosaur Park Symposium, Short Papers, Abstracts, and Program, D.R. Braman, F. Therrien, E.B. Koppelhus, and W. Taylor (eds). Special Publication of the Royal Tyrrell Museum, September 24-25, 2005. Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Nona*, E, S. MacInnes*, S. Gasaway*, M. Jamison*, J. Mauterer*, and J. Sankey. 2005. Ankylosaurs and more: recent dinosaur discoveries in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Abstracts of Papers 25(3):96A. Sankey, J.T. 2005. Late Cretaceous dinosaurs, eggs, babies, droughts, and fires in Big Bend National Park, Texas. The Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, San Jose, California, April 29- May 1, 2005. Abstracts with Programs 37(4): Sankey, J.T. 2005. Drought, fires, dinosaurs, eggs, and babies in the Late Cretaceous of Big Bend National Park, Texas. North American Paleontology Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. June 20-25, 2005. PaleoBios Museum of Paleontology University of California, Berkeley: 25(2):101. Sankey, J.T. 2004. The case of the mystery conglomerate: scientific discoveries on field trips. In Special Session, “Using Field Observations and Field Experiences to Teach Geoscience: An Illustrated Community Discussion”. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. Abstracts with Programs Sankey, J.T. 2003. New theropod and bird teeth from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek and Lance Formations. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Abstracts of Papers: Sankey, J.T. 2002. Theropod dinosaur diversity in the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Abstracts of Papers 22(3):103A. Sankey, J.T. 2002. Late Cretaceous dinosaurs, Big Bend National Park, Texas. South Dakota Academy of Science, Annual Meeting. Abstracts of Papers. Sankey, J.T. and J.A. Schiebout. 2002. Late Cretaceous dinosaurs, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Texas Academy of Science, Program and Abstracts, p. 66. Sankey, J.T. 2001. Late Cretaceous theropod dinosaur paleoecology, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 33(6):A-389. Sankey, J.T. 2001. Late Cretaceous theropod dinosaurs from new microvertebrate sites, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Abstracts of Papers 21(3):96A. Sankey, J.T. and J.A. Schiebout. 2001. Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and other vertebrates in microvertebrate sites, Big Bend National Park, Texas: important paleontological resource. The Sixth Conference on Fossil Resources, Abstracts with Programs. Grand Junction, Colorado. Sankey, J.T. and D. Pearson. 2001. Theropod dinosaur assemblage, Hell Creek Formation (Late 9

Cretaceous), North Dakota. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science 80:353-355. Farke*, A., J. Cavin*, and J. Sankey. 2001. A crocodilian footprint from the Fall River Formation (lower Cretaceous) of South Dakota. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science 80:419. Farke*, A.A., F.J. Varriale*, D.B. Lien*, J.L. Cavin*, and J.T. Sankey. 2001. First trackway evidence of vertebrate animals from the Fall River Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of western South Dakota, USA. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Abstracts of Papers 21(3):48A. Guenther*, M. and J. Sankey. 2001. Statistical analysis of small theropod teeth from the Late Cretaceous (late Campanian) Judith River Group, Alberta. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science 80:375. Sankey, J.T. and D.B. Brinkman. 2000. New theropod and bird teeth from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Judith River Group, Alberta. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Abstracts of Papers 20(3):67A. Sankey, J.T. 2000. Late Cretaceous theropod dinosaur diversity: latitudinal differences in North America and implications for the K/T extinctions. Catastrophic Events and Mass Extinctions: Impacts and Beyond. University of Vienna, Austria. Lunar and Planetary Institute Contribution No. 1053:190. Sankey, J.T., R.C. Fox, D.B. Brinkman, and D.A. Eberth. 1999. Paleoecology of mammals from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Judith River Group, late Campanian), southern Alberta. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(3):73A. Sankey, J.T. 1999. North-south late Campanian dinosaur diversity: west Texas vs. Alberta. Canadian Paleontology Conference, Program and Abstracts. No. 9 (p. 26). University of Calgary, Alberta. Aug. 20, 1999. Sankey, J.T. 1998. Late Campanian vertebrates (Talley Mt. local fauna) and magnetostratigraphy of the Upper Aguja Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 30(6):A-31. Sankey, J.T. 1998. Vertebrate paleontology and magnetostratigraphy, Upper Aguja Formation (late Campanian), Big Bend National Park, Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Abstracts of Papers 18(3):75A. Sankey, J.T. 1997. Late Cretaceous vertebrate paleontology and paleoecology, Upper Aguja Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Abstracts of Papers 17(3):73A. Sankey, J.T. and J.A. Schiebout. 1997. Late Cretaceous vertebrate paleontology and magnetostratigraphy, Upper Aguja Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 29(6):A463 Sankey, J.T. 1996. Late Cretaceous small vertebrates from calcareous conglomerates, Upper Aguja Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas—an untapped resource. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Abstracts of Papers 16(3):63A. Sankey, J.T. 1995. A Late Cretaceous small vertebrate fauna from the Upper Aguja Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 27(6):A-387. Sankey, J.T. 1994. A late Blancan-early Irvingtonian vertebrate fauna and magnetostratigraphy from the Upper Glenns Ferry and Lower Bruneau Formations, near Murphy, southwestern Idaho. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Abstracts of Papers 14(3):44A. Sankey, J.T. and J.I. Mead. 1990. Late Blancan amphibians and reptiles from the Upper Glenns Ferry Formation, southwestern Idaho. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Abstracts of Papers 10(3):41A. Clark, W.H. and J.T. Sankey. 1990. Late Holocene Sonoran Desert plant remains, pollen, and arthropods from a 1170 B.P. Packrat Midden, Baja California Norte, Mexico. Abstracts With 10

Program, Idaho Academy of Science. Sankey, J.T. 1990. Late Blancan vertebrates and magnetostratigraphy from the Upper Glenns Ferry Formation, southwestern Idaho. Abstracts with Program, Mojave Desert Quaternary Research Symposium, San Bernardino Co. Museum. Sankey, J.T. 1989. Late Blancan vertebrates from the Upper Glenns Ferry Formation, southwestern Idaho. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program. Sankey, J.T. 1987. Fossil mammals from the Sinker Creek Butte and Guffey Butte area, Glenns Ferry Formation, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho. Abstracts with Program, Idaho Academy of Science. Sankey, J.T. 1986. Fossil mammals from the Sinker Creek Butte and Guffey Butte area, Glenns Ferry Formation, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Editorship (3) Sankey, J.T and J. Biewer, eds. 2015. Western Association Vertebrate Paleontology, February 14, 2015, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California, February 14, 2015. Program and Abstracts PaleoBios 32(1) Supplement:1-17. Sankey, J.T. and S. Baszio, eds. 2008. Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages: Their Role in Paleo- ecology and Paleobiogeography. Indiana University Press. 252 pp. Sankey, J.T. and T. Jones, eds. 2008. California Paleontology Conference, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California, April 19, 2008. Abstracts, PaleoBios 28(1).

Conference Organizer (2): Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology (WAVP), Annual Conference and Field Trip, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California, February 14-15, 2015 (with Jacob Biewer). California Paleontology (Cal Paleo), CSU Stanislaus, April 19, 2008 (with Terry Jones)

Popular Articles (7) Mangum, A. and Sankey, J.T. 2010. AWG’s 2010 Outstanding Educator Award: Susan Lozier, Duke University. 33(5). Sankey, J.T. and Mangum, A. 2009. AWG’s 2009 Outstanding Educator Award: Anita Grunder, OSU. Gaea, Association for Women Geoscientists. 32(9). Sankey, J.T., 2008. Undergraduates doing research on Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and geology in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Gaea, Association for Women Geoscientists. Sankey, J.T. 2004. The Mystery Conglomerate: Surprises on Field Trips and Undergraduate Research. Gaea, Association for Women Geoscientists. 27(4):8-9. Sankey, J.T. 2002. Dinosaurs and other Late Cretaceous wildlife of Big Bend National Park, Texas. National Park Science. 21(2):7. Sankey, J.T. 2002. High school students in science: an example from paleontology in Bend National Park, Texas. Gaea, Association for Women Geoscientists, 25 (1). Sankey, J.T. 2002. Teacher workshop in paleontology. Gaea, Association for Women Geoscientists, 25(1).

Invited Presentations (36) 2016. “Giant, tusk-toothed salmon, Galapagos-sized tortoises, and other extinct wildlife of Central 11

California". College of Idaho, O.J. Smith Museum of Natural History, Night at the Museum Event for Homecoming. October 7, 2016. 2016. “Giant, tusk-toothed salmon, Galapagos-sized tortoises, and other extinct wildlife of Central California”. Darwin Day. Modesto Junior College. February 10, 2016. 2015. “Giant salmon and other extinct wildlife of Stanislaus County, California”. Stockton Area Atheists and Freethinkers, Manteca Public Library, CA. September 16, 2015. 2014. “Sankey Paleo Research Group presentations”. Modesto Junior College, spring semester, 2014. 2012. “Dinosaur Discoveries and Extinctions”. Modesto Junior College, CA, Science Colloquium, February 7, 2012 2012. “Dinosaurs!” Dinner with a Scientist, California State University, Stanislaus. March 5, 2012 2010. “What is Academic Freedom?” Colloquium for Stanislaus Skeptics. Feb. 5, 2010. 2010. “Feathered Dinosaurs”. CSU Stanislaus Paleo Club. March 12, 2010. 2009. “High abundance of sharks in uppermost Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota: Sea level rise due to the late Maastrichtian Greenhouse Event?” Louisiana State University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, March 23, 2009 2009. “Dinosaurs and other Cretaceous wildlife from Big Bend National Park, Texas", Blinn College, Bryan, Texas, April 17, 2009 2009. “Dome-heads, raptors, and sharks: my sabbatical year at Baylor". Baylor University, Geology Department, Brown Bag Seminar, April 22, 2009 2009. “Past Climate Change & Current Global Warming: What’s Normal?” CSU Stanislaus Sustainability Conference, October 17, 2009 2009.“Sharks, sea levels, and the Late Cretaceous Greenhouse Event” (poster). RSCA (Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities) Week, CSU Stanislaus, October 5-9, 2009. 2008. “Dinosaurs and global climate change in the Late Cretaceous”. San Jose State University, Department of Geology, February 6, 2008 2007. “What were the effects of climate change on Late Cretaceous through Paleocene vertebrates in southern North America?” Cal Paleo conference. April 28, 2007. California Academy of Science. 2007. “Vertebrate paleoecology of Late Cretaceous (late Campanian to early Maastrichtian) deposits, Big Bend National Park, Texas”. Cal Paleo conference. April 28, 2007. California Academy of Science. 2007. “Gobi Desert Dinosaurs”, California State University, Stanislaus, September 14, 2007 and February 27, 2008; Modesto Junior College, October 11, 2007; Baylor University, Department of Geology, October 15, 2007 2007. “Testing the effects of Late Cretaceous and early Paleocene climatic and sea level change on terrestrial ecosystems in the Tornillo Basin of southern North America”, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, April 6, 2007 2006.“Responses of Late Cretaceous paleocommunities to climate change in southern North America” Department of Geology, Baylor University, January 27, 2006; Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, February 3, 2006; Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, April 7, 2006; Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Davis, April 14, 2006; Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, April 21, 2006 2006. “Big Bend dinosaurs and other Cretaceous wildlife”, Big Bend National Park, January 17, 2006 2005. “Late Cretaceous Vertebrate Paleoecology Big Bend National Park, Texas”, Dinosaur Park Symposium, Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Sept. 24, 2005. 2003. “Dinosaur extinction: impact, climate change, or both?”, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 12

Connecticut (honorarium), March 12, 2003 2003. “Latest Cretaceous theropod dinosaur diversity in North America”. Alberta Paleontological Society. Calgary, Alberta January 10, 2003. 2003. “Latest Cretaceous theropod dinosaur diversity in North America”, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. January 10, 2003; University of California, Berkeley, March 19, 2003 2002. “Dinosaurs and other Cretaceous wildlife of Big Bend National Park, Texas” Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, May 2002. National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, Denver, Colorado, March 2002 2000. “Big Bend National Park, Dinosaurs and Ants: Student Challenge Awards Project, Summer, 2000”, Earthwatch Institute’s Principal Investigator Conference, The Role of Volunteers in Science, Education and Conservation. Harvard Science Center, Cambridge, MA, Nov, 2000 1999. “The end of the dinosaurs: tracking theropod dinosaur diversity in the Hell Creek Formation, Southwestern North Dakota: Regular Earthwatch Project”, Earthwatch Institute’s Principal Investigator Conference, The Role of Volunteers in Science, Education and Conservation. Harvard Science Center, Cambridge, MA, Nov, 2000; Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, March 1999 University of Chicago, Dept. of Geophysical Sciences, April 1999

Student Presentations at CSU Stanislaus (10) Basuga, J., Biewer, J., Sankey, J. 2015. Comparison of the Pliocene Giant Salmon from California. Poster presented during CSU Stanislaus Poster Celebration, Naraghi Hall of Science, May 11, 2015. Biewer, J., Sankey, J.T., Hutchison, H., Garber, D. 2015. First Identification and Description of the Giant Tortoise Hesperotestudo cf. H. orthopygia from the Pliocene upper Mehrten Formation of Stanislaus Count. Poster presented during CSU Stanislaus Poster Celebration, Naraghi Hall of Science, May 11, 2015. Palacios, F., Biewer, J., Sankey, J., 2015. The Western Pond Turtle Provides Insight on the Paleoenvironment of the Mehrten Formation. Poster presented during CSU Stanislaus Poster Celebration, Naraghi Hall of Science, May 11, 2015. Wilson, W., George, M., Sankey, J. 2015. Lithologic Descriptions of the Turlock Lake Flora. Poster presented during CSU Stanislaus Poster Celebration, Naraghi Hall of Science, May 11, 2015. Biewer, J.; Sankey, J.T., Wilson, W., Gonzales, M. 2014. Giant tusk-toothed salmon, Galapagos-sized tortoise, and the paleoenvironnent of early Pliocene Turlock Lake. Poster presented during CSU Stanislaus Poster Celebration, Naraghi Hall of Science, May 12, 2014. Gonzales, M., Sankey, J.T., and Biewer, J. 2014. Paleo-reconstruction of Turlock Reservoir 5 Mya. The Mehrten Formation comes back to life. Poster presented during CSU Stanislaus Poster Celebration, Naraghi Hall of Science, May 12, 2014. Wilson, W., Wheeler, J., Sankey, J. 2014. Sankey Paleo. Lab – Volunteers learning how to prepare fossils. Poster presented during CSU Stanislaus Poster Celebration, Naraghi Hall of Science, May 12, 2014. Hamlin, K., Sankey, J.T., Gonzales, M., and Sandu, R. 2013. Was the theropod dinosaur Richardoestesia isosceles a fish-eater? A comparison to dolphins. Poster presented during CSU Stanislaus Poster Celebration, Naraghi Hall of Science, May 13, 2013. Sankey, J.T. 2009. Sharks, sea levels, and the Late Cretaceous Greenhouse Event. Poster presented during CSU Stanislaus RSCA Week (Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities) October 5-9, 2009. Sankey, J.T. 2004. The case of the mystery conglomerate: geology students making scientific 13

discoveries. Pp. 53-56. California State University, Stanislaus Faculty Voices, Volume II.

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CSUS, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grants (In Review). “Student-Designed Museum Fossil Displays: Hands on Learning for CSU Stanislaus Geology and Paleobiology Students”, $8650. CSUS, (Fall, 2016). Sabbatical awarded. CSUS, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grants (2016). “Book Project: Giant Tortoises and Tusk-toothed Salmon: The Extinct Wildlife of Central California”, $4705. CSUS, CVMSA (Central Valley Math and Science Alliance), Dept of Education, $5 million grant to CSUS to support STEM. Research Mentor, 2013-2016. Faculty and student research on the geology and paleobiology of the Mehrten Formation (Miocene-Pliocene, ~5 Mya), Central Valley, CA. Grant funded research supplies, partial teaching buyout, and research/conference travel support for me and research students. CSUS, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grants (2013). “Faculty and Student Research Project: “The K/T (Cretaceous/Tertiary) Mass Extinction: Vertebrate diversity and paleoecology, Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota”, $5000. CSUS, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grants (2012). “Faculty and student research project, “Was the North American dinosaur ‘raptor’ Richardoestesia isosceles a fish-eater? A test using stable isotope analysis”, $5000. High Speed Rail Authority, 2010-2013. Professional paleontology consultant. Reviewed environmental impact reports related to paleontological resources along proposed railway line, ~$10,000 Bureau of Land Management, Hollister Field Office, “Collection and preparation of a plesiosaur from the Panoche Hills, California”. $2500 National Science Foundation, Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology Program, (Not funded), Collaborative/RUI Research: Using stable isotope geochemistry to study behavior of Late Cretaceous theropod dinosaurs of Alberta, Canada and Wyoming, USA. $211,351 National Geographic Society Research Grant (Not funded), The Cretaceous – Paleocene extinctions in Big Bend National Park, Texas: The southern most record in North America. $54,272 Dinosaur Research Institute, Alberta, Canada (2008). “Dinosaurs of Big Bend National Park, Texas”, $1500. National Science Foundation and Petroleum Research Foundation (proposals submitted totaling ~$2-3 million). CSUS, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grants (2008). “Sabbatical research project, “The Cretaceous-Paleocene mass extinction: what were the effects of paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic change in Big Bend National Park, Texas?”, $4500. CSU Stanislaus (2008-2009). Sabbatical awarded. CSU Stanislaus (2008). Cases and Equipment for Vertebrate Paleontology Preparation Lab, $14,000. CSU Stanislaus, Naraghi Faculty Research Enhancement Grants (2008), “Summer salary to write proposal to Petroleum Research Foundation’s Undergraduate Faculty Sabbatical Grant”, $4500. CSU Stanislaus, Naraghi Faculty Research Enhancement Grants (2008), 3 wtu teaching release received. CSUS, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grants (2007) - “Assistance for professional development: Preparation of publications and grant proposals and assistance for students to attend their first professional conference”, $3000. 14

CSUS, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grants (2006) –“What were the effects of Late Cretaceous climate change on the vertebrates of Big Bend National Park, Texas, prior to the Cretaceous/Tertiary (K/T) mass extinctions? A field and lab research project involving undergraduate students”, $5,000. CSUS, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grants (2004)-“Late Cretaceous Paleontology and Geology of Big Bend National Park, Texas”, $3,000. CSUS, Dean’s Office (2004), $3,000. CSUS, Affirmative Action Grant Proposal (2003)– “Assistance for Professional Development: Preparation of Publications, Grant Proposals, and New Courses”, $4,250. CSUS, Dean’s Teaching Initiatives, with Biology faculty (2003), $2,000. CSUS, Travel Grants (2003-present): $700-1800/year. Vassar College, Travel Support (2002-03), $1500. Earthwatch Institute, Center for Field Research - “North Dakota dinosaurs” (2002), $10,400. Teacher Workshop - Subcontract to grant from Black Hills State University, “Fossils of South and North Dakota” (2001-02), $11,228. National Geographic Society Research Grant - “Late Cretaceous diversity of theropod dinosaurs and mammals, Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota” (2001), $11,000. SDSM&T - Travel, publication, research, and student support (1999-2002), ~$15,000. SDSM&T - Haslem budget (1999-2002), $6,000/year. Jurassic Foundation - “Taxonomy of late Maastrichtian North American theropod dinosaur teeth in the University of California-Berkeley’s Museum of Paleontology” (2001), $2,000. Welles Fund, University of California Museum of Paleontology - “Taxonomy of late Maastrichtian North American theropod dinosaur teeth in UCMP” (2001), $500. Earthwatch Institute, Durfee Student Challenge Awards - "Dinosaurs and other Cretaceous wildlife of Big Bend National Park, Texas” (2000), $13,600. Jurassic Foundation Research Grant - "Magnetostratigraphy of the upper Aguja Formation (late Campanian-early Maastrichtian), Big Bend National Park, Texas: Implications for Late Cretaceous dinosaur biogeography" (1999), $3,727. Fulbright Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Alberta, Canada - "A biogeographical comparison between the northern and southern Late Cretaceous vertebrate faunas and paleoecology, comparing Alberta, Canada and Big Bend, Texas, U.S." (1999), $10,000. The Dinosaur Society Research Grant - "Paleoecology and biostratigraphy of dinosaurs and associated vertebrates from Late Cretaceous calcareous conglomerates, Talley Mountain area, Big Bend National Park, Texas" (1996), $10,827. Fund-raised for LSU geology field trip in western Venezuela (1997), $7,050. 7 external research grants - MS thesis, 1989-1991. 7 scholarships/awards – undergraduate, 1983-1987.

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California State University, Stanislaus, Department of Physics and Geology, 2003 to present Dinosaurs History of Earth and Life (and lab) Sedimentary Rocks and Depositional Environments (and lab) Paleobiology/Stratigraphy (and lab) 15

California Geology (and lab) Introduction to Earth Science Principles of Geology Lecture & Lab Field Excursions - Big Bend National Park, Texas Independent Study/Senior Theses

Vassar College, Department of Earth Science and Geography, 2002 to 2003. Geomorphology (and lab) Advanced Environmental Geology Evolution of Earth and its Life (and lab)

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, 1999 to 2002. Graduate Seminar in Paleontology: Cretaceous/Tertiary Extinctions Vertebrate Paleontology (and lab) Workshop for Teachers

Louisiana State University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, 1997 to 1998. Historical Geology Freshman Geology

On the Cutting Edge Workshop – “Early Career Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, and Managing your Career”, NSF-supported workshop for geoscience faculty at College of William and Mary, June 14-18, 2009. Workshop leader.

Baylor University, Geology Department (spring, 2009) Research seminar, Vertebrate Paleobiology

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Turlock Lake, CA 2014 to present: day trips with students from CSUS. Hiking and kayaking to do field work.

Big Bend National Park, Texas: December, 2008: colleague from University of Calgary. January, 2008: colleague from Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology. January, 2007: CSUS undergraduates, graduate, and UC Berkeley Ph.D. student. January, 2006 - SDSM&T student. January, 2005 - CSUS undergraduate students and SDSM&T student. May, 2002 - co-led field trip with Chadron State University (10 students) January, 2002 - SDSM&T students (undergraduate and graduate). August, 2000: high school students sponsored by Earthwatch Durfee Student Challenge Awards. 1995-1999: Field work for Ph.D. dissertation and post-doctoral research.

North Dakota: 2001-2002: SDSM&T students (undergraduate & graduate) June, 2002: Earthwatch volunteers.

K/T Boundary in Raton Basin, New Mexico - SDSM&T students, 2000

Venezuela – Graduate student co-leader of LSU field trip, 1997

Idaho – Volunteers, Summer, 1989-90.

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Gobi Desert, Mongolia – Leader, Dr. Philip Currie (University of Alberta) August, 2007

Dinosaur Provincial Park and Dry Island Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada – Leaders, Drs. Philip Currie (University of Alberta) and Donald Brinkman (Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology), occasional summer visits, 1999-2006.

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Advisor to Jake Biewer’s display, “Monsters in your backyard”, Great Valley Museum, Modesto Junior College. 2015.

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On the Cutting Edge Workshop – “Designing Effective and Innovative Courses in the Geosciences”, NSF-supported workshop for geoscience faculty at Central Michigan University, July 21-25, 2004. Leaders: Drs. Barbara Tewksbury and Heather MacDonald. “How to get a research program started at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI)”, Workshop sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research-Geosciences Division, American Geophysical Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, December 9, 2003. On the Cutting Edge Workshop – “Early Career Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, and Managing your Career”, NSF-supported workshop for geoscience faculty at College of William and Mary, June 5-10, 2003. Leaders: Heather Macdonald. Earthwatch Institute, Principle Investigators Workshop, Boston, MA, 2000. Short course on GPS/GIS, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1999 Short course and field trip, “K/T Boundary in the Raton Basin, New Mexico and Colorado: Evidence for Asteroid Impact”, Geological Society of America, Chuck Pilmore, 1999 Short course and field trip, Modern Deltas Field Seminar, American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Dr. Harry Roberts, 1997 17

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American Association for Advancement of Science American Geophysical Union Association for Women Geoscientists Geological Society of America Paleontological Society Society for Sedimentary Geology Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

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Conference Organizer (2): Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology (WAVP), California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California, February 14, 2015. (with Jacob Biewer) California Paleontology (Cal Paleo), CSU Stanislaus, April 19, 2008 (with Terry Jones)

Manuscripts and Books Reviewed: Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology (WAVP) Abstracts, PaleoBios Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History (reviewed for publisher, Cambridge University Press) Morphology and Evolution of Turtles Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Lethaia PALAIOS Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Paleontologia Electronica California Paleontology (Cal Paleo) Abstracts, PaleoBios Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Gondwana Research The Unique Role of Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages in Paleoecology and Paleobiology Acta Palaeontologica Polonica Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia Bulletin of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Hell Creek (Science Fiction novel based on Cretaceous; renamed Cretaceous Dawn) Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed The Theropods The Journal of Biosciences

Grant Proposals Reviewed: National Science Foundation - Arctic Natural Science-Polar Programs, Geology and Paleontology Program, Biological Research Collections Program, Systematic Biology Program Earthwatch Institute Geological Society of America, Student Research Grants (2004-2006). 18

Award Applications Reviewed Association for Women Geoscientists’ Outstanding Educator Award (Committee Chair) (2008-2011) Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Honorary Membership Nominations (2002 – 2010) Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Student Travel Grants (2006-2010) Association for Women Geoscientists’ Geologists in the Parks Program (2001)

Committee Service: Association for Women Geoscientists – Chair, Outstanding Educator Award Committee (2008-2011). Geological Society of America – Grants Committee (2004-06). Elected to committee with 12 members. Reviewed 68 - 90 grant proposals/year. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology - Government Liaison Committee (2001- 2013), Membership Committee (2002-2010), Standing Committee on Ethics Education (2005-2011), Ad hoc Committee on Collections Guidelines (2010-2013) Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Black Hills Chapter Secretary (2000-2002) Association for Women in Science Baton Rouge Chapter President (1996-1997) Geological Society of America Session Chair (2002) South Dakota Academy of Science Session Chair (2001-2002)

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CSU Stanislaus – Faculty Mentor, Central Valley Math and Science Alliance, 2013-2016. $5 million grant from the Department of Education to support retention of students in the STEM fields. Mentor STEM students and provide research opportunities. CSU Stanislaus- Chair, Curriculum Committee, Geology Program (2016-present), University Education Policy Committee (2013-2015), Coordinator of Geology Program (spring-summer, 2008), Department Senator to Academic Senate (2004-2008; 2009-2010), Geology Curriculum Committee (2003-present), Geology Program Liaison to Library (2003-present), President’s Commission on the Status of Women (2004-2006), Geology Search Committee member (2004-2006), Member of Interdisciplinary Studies Program (2005-2007), Member of the University Reaccredidation committee (2006-2007); Co-advisor to Paleo Club (student organization) (2007-present) South Dakota School of Mines and Technology – Search committee member for Director of Museum of Geology (2000); Selection committee member for Graduate Program in Paleontology (2000-2002). LSU Field Trip Coordinator to Venezuela (1997) & Museum of Natural Science Coordinator of Volunteers (1994-1998).

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Advising/Mentoring: CSU Stanislaus undergraduate students (2003-present). Baylor University, Geology Department, 2 undergraduate research students (2009) External examiner of Ph.D. student, Tanya Samman, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, October 25, 2006. SDSM&T graduate students, co-advised & funded 2 first year MS Paleontology graduate students 19

(2001-02) SDSM&T undergraduates, mentored 2 geology students (2001-02). High School Students (9) from Earthwatch Student Challenge Awards (2000).

Student Participation in Research: Miocene-Pliocene, Mehrten Formation, Turlock Lake, California. CSUS students (2014-present) Late Cretaceous, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Students from high schools (2000), South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T, 2000-2003), Chadron State University, Nebraska (2002), CSU Stanislaus (2005-present), and Baylor University (2009). Tertiary Conglomerates, California. 3 undergraduate students from California State University, Stanislaus. 2004. K/T Extinctions, Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota. 5 students from SDSM&T, 2000-2002. Cretaceous Crocodylian Track Site, Black Hills, South Dakota. 4 students from SDSM&T, 2001-2002.

Student Work: CSU Stanislaus (2003 - present). Undergraduate assistants - fossil preparation, curation, and research. SDSM&T (1999-2002). Employed eight undergraduate and graduate students – field and lab work, curation, and research on Hell Creek and Big Bend projects.