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March 2020 CURRICULUM VITAE David C. Culver Department Of March 2020 CURRICULUM VITAE David C. Culver Department of Environmental Science American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20016 [email protected] 1. Education: B.A. in Biology with Honors, Grinnell College, 1966 Ph.D. in Biology, Yale University, 1970 (Dissertation: Analysis of Simple Cave Communities, Advisor: Thomas L. Poulson) 2. Positions Held: Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Population Biology at the University of Chicago (1970-1971) Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Northwestern University (1971-1975) Visiting Associate Professor of Human Ecology, Harvard University (1975) Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Northwestern University (1975-1980) Professor of Biological Sciences at Northwestern University (1980-1981) Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Northwestern University (1981-1987) Professor of Biology at American University, Washington, D.C. (1987-2011) Professor of Environmental Science at American University, Washington, D.C. (2008 – 2015) Associate Researcher at Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU, Postojna, Slovenia (2008 – present) Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science at American University, Washington, D.C. (2016 – present) 3. Major Administrative Experience: Associate Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Northwestern University (1976-1978) Chair, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Northwestern University (1981-1984) Chair, Department of Biology, American University (1987 - 1995) Coordinator, Environmental Studies Program, American University (1994 – 1997, 1999 - 2003) President, Karst Waters Institute (1998 – 2002) Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, American University (1997 - 1999) Chair, Self-Study Steering Committee for Middle States Reaccreditation, American University (2002 - 2004) Acting Chair, Department of Chemistry, American University (2006 – 2007) Associate Dean for Science, College of Arts and Sciences, American University (2006 - 2009) Academic Integrity Code Coordinator, College of Arts and Sciences, American University (2013 - 2015) 4. Honors, ProFessional Activities: Fellow National, 2011, The Explorers Club Fellow, 2011, American Association for the Advancement of Science Faculty/Administrator Distinguished Service Award, 1993, American University Faculty Distinguished Service Award, 2004, American University Honorary Life Member, 1995, National Speleological Society Fellow, National Speleological Society Board of Directors, Karst Waters Institute, 1991 to 2005, Executive Vice President, 2005- 2007 Board of Directors, Cave Conservancy Foundation, 1998 to 2004 Member, Virginia Cave Board, 1998-2002, 2003-2013 Vice-President and Council Member, Societe internationale de Biospéologie, 2001 to 2006 Honorary Member, International Society of Subterranean Biology, 2016 to present Member: Explorers Club National Speleological Society 1 International Society of Subterranean Biology Patronymic species: Antrobia culveri Hubricht—a snail Lirceus culveri—an isopod Pseudotremia culveri Shear—a millipede Sphalloplana culveri Kenk—a flatworm Stygobromus culveri Holsinger—an amphipod Trichodrilus culveri Cook—an aquatic worm 5. Editorial Responsibilities: Biology Editor, Bulletin oF the National Speleological Society, 1972-1975 Special Editor, Bulletin oF the National Speleological Society issue on regressive evolution, 1985 Editor, Stygologia, an international journal of groundwater research, 1989-1993 Co-Editor (with J.R. Holsinger) Hydrobiologia issue on biogeography of subterranean crustaceans, 1994 Co-Editor (with H. Wilkens and W. Humphreys) Subterranean Ecosystems. In Ecosystems of the World series of Elsevier Press, 2000. Co-Editor (with L. Deharveng, J. Gibert, and I.D. Sasowsky) Mapping Subterranean Biodiversity/Cartographie de la biodiversité souterraine. Karst Waters Institute Special Publication 6, 2001. Co-Editor (with W.K. Jones and J.S. Herman) Epikarst, Karst Waters Institute Special Publication 9, 2004. Co-Editor (with W.B. White) Encyclopedia oF Caves, Academic/ Elsevier Press, 2005. Co-Editor (with F. Gabrovšek, A. Kranjc, and I.D. Sasowsky) Time in Karst. Karst Waters Institute Special Publication 12, 2007. Co-Editor (with J. Gibert) Freshwater Biology special issue on assessing and conserving groundwater biodiversity, 2009. Co-Editor (with W.B. White) Encyclopedia oF Caves. Second Edition. Elsevier Press, 2012. Special Editor, Acta Carsologica, special issue on carbon and boundaries in karst, 2013. 6 Symposia Organized: Regressive Evolution, National Speleological Society, Frankford, Ky., July, 1984. Karst Waters Institute planning meeting, Charles Town, W.Va. , October, 1988 (with J.E. Mylroie). Biogeography of Subterranean Crustacea, Crustacean Society, Charleston, SC, June, 1992 (with D.W. Fong and J.R. Holsinger). Karst Geomicrobiology and Redox Chemistry, Karst Waters Institute, Colorado Springs, Colo., February 1994 (with J.M. Herman and A.N. Palmer). Conservation and Protection of the Biota of Karst, Karst Waters Institute, Nashville, Tenn., February 1997. Mapping Subterranean Biodiversity, Karst Waters Institute, Moulis, France, March 2001 (with J. Gibert and L. Deharveng). Mapping Cave Resources, Karst Waters Institute and Missouri Department of Conservation, Kirkwood, Missouri, May 2003 (with W.R. Elliott). Epikarst, Karst Waters Institute, Sheperdstown, W.Va., October 2003 (with W.K. Jones and J.M. Herman). Joint US-Slovenian workshop on long-term ecological studies in Slovenian karst, October 2006 (with T. Pipan). Time in Karst, Karst Waters Institute, Postojna, Slovenia, March 2007 (with T. Pipan). Shallow Subterranean Habitats, International Society of Subterranean Biology, Postojna, Slovenia, August 2010 (with T. Pipan). Carbon and Boundaries in Karst, Carlsbad, NM, January 2013 (with D.W. Fong) International Conference on Subterranean Biology, Fayetteville, AR, June 2016 7. ReFereed Journal Articles: Christiansen, K.A., and D.C. Culver. 1968. Geographical variation and evolution in Pseudosinella hirsuta. Evolution 22:237-255. Christiansen, K.A., and D.C. Culver. 1969. Geographical variation and evolution in Pseudosinella violenta. Evolution 23:602-621. Culver, D.C., and J.R. Holsinger. 1969. Preliminary observations on sex ratios in the subterranean amphipod genus Stygonectes (Gammaridae). American Midland Naturalist 82:631-633. 2 Poulson, T.L., and D.C. Culver. 1969. Diversity in terrestrial cave communities. Ecology 50:153-158. Culver, D.C. 1970. Analysis of simple cave communities. I. Caves as islands. Evolution 24:463-474. Culver, D.C. 1970. Analysis of simple cave communities: niche separation and species packing. Ecology 51:949- 958. Culver, D.C., and T.L. Poulson. 1970. Community boundaries: faunal diversity around a cave entrance. Annales de Speleologie 25:853-860. Holsinger, J.R., and D.C. Culver. 1970. Morphological variation in Gammarus minus Say (Amphipoda, Gammaridae) with emphasis on subterranean forms. Postilla no. 146, 24p. Culver, D.C. 1971. Analysis of simple cave communities. III. Control of abundance. American Midland Naturalist 85:173-187. Culver, D.C. 1971. Caves as archipelagoes. National Speleological Society, Bulletin 33:97-100. Culver, D.C., and T.L. Poulson. 1971. Oxygen consumption and activity in closely related amphipod populations from cave and surface habitats. American Midland Naturalist 85:74-84. Levins, R., and D.C. Culver. 1971. Regional coexistence and competition between rare species. National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), Proceedings 68:1246-1248. Culver, D.C. 1972. A niche analysis of Colorado ants. Ecology 53:125-131. Culver, D.C. 1973. Feeding behavior of the salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus in caves. International Journal of Speleology 7:229-245. Culver, D.C. 1973. Competition in spatially heterogeneous systems: an analysis of simple cave communities. Ecology 54:102-110. Culver, D.C., Holsinger, J.R., and R.A. Baroody. 1973. Toward a predictive cave biogeography: the Greenbrier Valley as a case study. Evolution 27:689-695. Culver, D.C. 1974. Species packing in Caribbean and north temperate ant communities. Ecology 55:974-988. Culver, D.C. 1974. Competition between Collembola in a patchy environment. Revue de Ecologie et Biologie du Sol 11:533-540. Culver, D.C. 1975. The interaction of predation and competition in cave stream communities. International Journal of Speleology 7:229-245. Culver, D.C. 1976. The evolution of aquatic cave communities. American Naturalist 110:949-957. Beattie, A.J., and D.C. Culver. 1977. Effects of mound nests of the ant Formica obscuripes on the surrounding vegetation. American Midland Naturalist 97:390-399. Culver, D.C., and A.J. Beattie. 1978. Myrmecochory in Viola: dynamics of seed-ant interactions in some West Virginia species. Journal of Ecology 66:53-72. Culver, D.C. 1979. Cave communities and statistical inference: a reply. American Naturalist 112:160-161. Beattie, A.J., and D.C. Culver. 1979. Neighborhood size in Viola. Evolution 33:1226-1229. Beattie, A.J., Culver, D.C., and R.J. Pudlo. 1979. Interactions between ants and the diaspores of some common spring flowering herbs in West Virginia. Castanea 44:177-186. Smallwood, J. and D.C. Culver. 1979. Colony movements of some North American ants. Journal of Animal Ecology 48:373-382. Culver, D.C., and A.J. Beattie. 1980. The fate of Viola seeds dispersed by ants. American Journal oF Botany 67:710-714. Culver, D.C., and T.J. Ehlinger. 1980. The effects of microhabitat size and competitor size on two cave isopods. Brimleyana
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