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CURRICULUM VITAE

SUSAN ROMERO Department of Entomology (785) 532- 6154 dept. Kansas State University (785) 539-7109 - home 123 W. Waters Hall email: [email protected] Manhattan, KS 66506

EDUCATION Doctoral Student, Kansas State University, GPA 3.84 (May 2003 – present) Advisory Committee: James Campbell, James Nechols, David Margolies, Kimberly With Dissertation Proposal: Influence of landscape structure on movement behavior and habitat use by red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) M.S., Zoology, Miami University (1999) GPA 3.77 Thesis: Microsporidia (Microspora: Microsporea) infection of bean leaf beetle, Ceratoma trifurcata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in a soybean agroecosystem in Ohio. I investigated seasonal microsporidia infection levels in conventionally vs. conservation tilled soybeans. B.S., Biology, College of Mt. St. Joseph (1996) GPA 3.55, cum laude Senior Project: Burrowing, mating, and grooming behavior of Cicindela repanda (Coleoptera:Cicindelidae).

EMPLOYMENT Graduate Research Assistant (May 2003 – present): Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Biological Science Technician – Insects (April 2001- May 2003): United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL Sales Associate (August 2000 - March 2001): Dillard's, Cincinnati, OH - Gainesville, FL Seasonal Naturalist (June - August 2000): Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH Adjunct Instructor (January - June 2000): Miami University, Oxford, OH Adjunct Instructor (1998 - 2000): College of Mt St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant (1996 - 1999): Miami University, Oxford, OH Research Assistant (1995 -1996): College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH Assistant Manager, Sales Associate (1991 -1995): Jack’s Aquarium and Pets, Cincinnati, OH

PUBLICATIONS Kritsky, G., S. Reidel, A.J. Savage, J. Smith 1998. A survey of the summer tiger beetles of the Ohio River beaches in Ohio and eastern Indiana. Ent. News 109(3): 165-171. Kritsky, G., S. Reidel. 1997. Evidence of a male - choice sexual selection in Cicindela repanda (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Cicindela 28: 53 – 59. Kritsky, G., L. Horner, S. Reidel, and A.J. Savage 1996. The status of some tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae: Cicindela spp.) in Southern Ohio. Ohio J. Science 96.1: 29- 30.

PRESENTATIONS Romero, S., J.F. Campbell, J. Nechols. (2005) Red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, response to habitat abundance and pattern on experimental landscapes. Annual Meeting of the Consortium for Integrated Management of Stored Product Insect Pests. Manhattan, KS. Romero, S., J.F. Campbell, J.R. Nechols. (2005) Red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) response to landscape heterogeneity. Central States Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Lawrence KS. Zhang, K., S. Romero, P. Flinn, J. Campbell. (2005) An agent-based model for simulating red flour beetle movement and population dynamics. Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture. Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS. Romero, S., J.F. Campbell, J. Nechols. (2004). Influence of flour patch size and abundance on movement of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). National meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT. Romero, S., J.F. Campbell, J. Nechols. (2004) Influence of landscape structure on movement behavior and habitat use in red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Annual Meeting of the Consortium for Integrated Management of Stored Product Insect Pests. Salt Lake City, UT Reidel, S. (1997). Protozoan endosymbionts of Coleoptera found in a soybean agroecosystem in Ohio. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nashville, TN. Kritsky, G., S. Reidel, A. J. Savage, J. Smith (1996). Tiger beetles of the Ohio River valley. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Louisville, KY Kritsky, G., L. Horner, S. Reidel, A. J. Savage (1995). Tiger beetles of southwestern Ohio waterways. National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas, NV Reidel, S. (1995.) Observations on the mating behavior of Cicindela repanda (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae: Cicindela spp.). University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Reidel, S. (1995). Observations on the burrowing, grooming, and mating behavior of Cicindela repanda (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae: Cicindela spp.). Indiana Academy of Science, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN

GRANTS Ohio Biological Survey Individual Research Grant, S. Reidel Ohio Biological Diversity Grant, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, G. Kritsky, S. Reidel, A.J. Savage, L. Horner Indiana Academy of Science Research Grant, S. Reidel

TEACHING Graduate Teaching Assistant, Miami University Entomology - field and laboratory course – one semester Parasitology - developed laboratory manual and curriculum – two semesters Introduction to Biological Concepts – laboratory course – two semesters Adjunct Instructor Introduction to Biological Concepts – laboratory course – one semester, Miami University Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Natural History – 4 semesters, College of Mt. St. Joseph

AWARDS and SCHOLARSHIPS 2005 First Place, Student Poster Competition, Central States Entomological Society Annual Meeting, Lawrence, KS 2005 R.H. Painter Memorial Scholarship, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University. 2004 Kansas State University, Graduate Student Council Travel Award 2003 -2005 Timothy R. Donoghue Graduate Scholarship, Kansas State University 1997 Entomology Educational Project Award, Board Certified Entomologists of Mid America, NCB/ ESA annual meeting, presented to G. Kritsky, S. Reidel, A. J. Savage, L. Horner, and J. Smith for College of Mt. St. Joseph Insect Survey

VOLUNTEER SERVICE Entomological Society of America, 2004 National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, student volunteer Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Popenoe Entomology Club, President, Vice-president, Chairman of Constitution Committee, Merchandise Committee, Student Representative to Faculty, Awards Committee Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Tours Committee Konza Prairie Biological Station, Education Outreach volunteer, Grasshopper Lab, Fall 2004 North Central Branch/Entomological Society of America 2004 Annual Meeting, Kansas City, KS, student volunteer Member of Kansas State University Linnaean team 2004 K-State Insect Zoo, volunteer (2004 – 2005) Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, FL, Research Associate 2001- 2003 Department of Zoology, Miami University - Coordinator of Ecolunch, an informal weekly seminar series, 1998-1999 Cincinnati Museum of Natural History - Curatorial Assistant, Entomology 1994 - 1996

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP Entomological Society of America Animal Behavior Society Central States Entomological Society American Arachnological Society Sigma Xi Beta Beta Beta