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Curriculum Vitae Mathew Louis Brust Work Address CURRICULUM VITAE MATHEW LOUIS BRUST WORK ADDRESS HOME ADDRESS Chadron State College 268 N Mears Street Department of Biology Chadron, NE 69337 1000 Main Street (308) 708-0527 Chadron, NE 69337 Email: [email protected] Phone: 308-432-6446 EDUCATION University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ph.D. (Entomology), August 2008. University of Nebraska at Kearney, M.S. (Biology), 2004. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, B.S. (Biology), 2002. M.S. Thesis: Distribution and conservation of Nebraska tiger beetles and a test of immersion tolerance by Cicindela hirticollis Say. Advisor: Dr. W. Wyatt Hoback Ph.D. Dissertation: Taxonomy and distribution of acridid grasshoppers in Nebraska and effects of temperature and immersion on rangeland pests. Advisors: Dr. W. Wyatt Hoback and Dr. Robert J. Wright PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2005-2008. Conducted graduate level research, facilitated several additional projects. Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Department of Biology, 2003 and 2004 . Taught laboratory courses in general biology and zoology (Biology 103 and Biology 107; 8 sections in total). Laboratory Assistant, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Department of Biology, 2004. Taught and assisted in Entomology laboratory (Biology 470/870) Freelance Field Biologist, National Forest Service, 2002. Specialized in surveys for rare Lepidoptera. Assisted C. Barry Knisley on surveys for federally endangered tiger beetles for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. California, July 22 to August 6, 2003. Assistant Field Biologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources, National Heritage Inventory Program, 1999, 2002. Specialized in surveys for rare Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Odontata. Field Biologist, Nebraska, 2004-2005. Assisted in Odonata survey in Nebraska wetlands. Completed majority of identification and completed all curation in 2004. Currently conducting biological surveys on rangeland grasshoppers (Acrididae) in Nebraska. Surveys involve identification of all collected adult specimens, and analyses of geographical and ecological relationships for all species. Participated as team leader in mark-recapture study on the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) in Blaine, Garfield, Loup, and Wheeler Counties in Nebraska in 2005. Conducted surveys for declining native Coccinellidae in western Nebraska for Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 2012-2013. Conducted surveys for rare butterflies in western Nebraska for Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 2012-2013. Conducted surveys and determined populations status for the tawny crescent butterfly (Phyciodes batesii) in the Nebraska Pine Ridge in 2014-2015. Conducted populations surveys for the regal fritillary butterfly in Nebraska from 2016-2018. Plant Protection and Quarantine Technician, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, 2005-2018. Responsible for adding several new grasshopper species to current working Lucid identification key for western rangeland grasshoppers. Also responsible for identifying and curating specimens collected by field personnel. As of 2018, over 100,000 specimens had been identified to species and over 11,000 curated. 656 new county records and 8 new state records were obtained for Nebraska. Have made major breakthroughs in finding new ways to identify Melanoplus species, a notoriously difficult group, in rangeland. Identify all grasshopper specimens collected in sweep samples from rangeland throughout Nebraska. As of 2016, have been identifying rangeland grasshopper for USDA-APHIS-PPQ for Nebraska, Kansas, and in some cases, South Dakota. Assistant Professor of Biology, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska, 2008-2013. Taught courses in general zoology, invertebrate zoology, biology seminar, parasitology, ornithology, limnology, entomology, and other biology courses. Associate Professor of Biology, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska, 2013- 2018. Taught courses in general zoology, invertebrate zoology, biology seminar, parasitology, ornithology, limnology, entomology, comparative anatomy, and other biology courses. Professor of Biology, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska, current. Taught courses in general zoology, general biology, human biology, invertebrate zoology, biology seminar, parasitology, ornithology, limnology, entomology, and other biology courses. Conducted review of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day and 12- Month Findings on a Petition to List the Miami Tiger Beetle as an Endangered or Threatened Species; Proposed Endangered Species Status for the Miami Tiger Beetle. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2015. Faculty Senate Vice President, Chadron State College, 2015, 2017-2018. Faculty Senate President, Chadron State College, 2015-2016. CSCEA President, Chadron State College, 2017 and 2020. Conducted surveys for grasshopper diversity on restored prairie in Wisconsin in 2021. Given various presentations and helped conduct several bioblitzes from 2008-2021. TEACHING University of Nebraska at Kearney, Department of Biology, 2003 and 2004. Taught laboratory courses in general biology and zoology (Biology 103 and Biology 107; 8 sections in total). Chadron State College, Department of Biology, 2008-2012. Taught lecture and laboratory courses in General Zoology (BIOL 139 & 139L), Comparative Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 220 & 220L), Animal Classification (BIOL 239 & 239L), Biology Seminar I (BIOL 311), Invertebrate Zoology (BIOL 328 & 328L), Parasitology (BIOL 343 & 343L), Ornithology (BIOL 401 & 401L), Entomology (BIOL 431 & 431L), Limnology (BIOL 438 & 438L), and World Environmental Issues (PHYS 435). TEACHING AND OUTREACH EXPERIENCE Science Fair Judge. 2003. Wilcox High School, Wilcox, NE. Kidz Explore Demonstrator. 2003. University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE. Bug Bash (UNL Entomology annual outreach) Demonstrator. 2005, 2006. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. Guest Lecturer, Prairie Hill Nature Center. 2006. Education on grasshopper biology, approximately 2 hour lecture. Lincoln, NE. Guest Lecturer, Prairie Hill Nature Center. 2006. Education on cicada biology, approximately 3 hour lecture. Lincoln, NE. Power of Bugs (UNL Entomology annual outreach) Demonstrator. 2007. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. Cub Scout and Boy Scouts of America demonstrator. 2007. Lincoln, Nebraska. Guest Lecturer, Lothrup Middle School. 2007. Education on insects, taught to over 150 grade school students for approximately 4 hours. Omaha, NE. Buggin Out on the Prairie. Children’s Summer camp. Scottsbluff, Nebraska. June 2009. High School Science Fair Judge. 2009, 2010, 2011. Chadron State College. State Fair Judge. 2011. Sheridan, County, Nebraska. Training for rangeland grasshopper identification. Stephen Young, USDA-APHIS. 2011. Spider education at CSC Haunted House in collaboration with Laure Sinn. Fall 2010, Fall 2011. Jump into Summer Entomology class. June 2012, 2013, 2014. Rushville Middle School. Kids Summer Health Camp. August 2012. Gordon Memorial Hospital. Insect education for kids, Child Development Center at CSC. April 2013, April 2014, April 2015. Spider education for kids, Child Development Center at CSC. October 2015. Spider education for kids, Chadron Primary School. January 2016. Given advice on rangeland grasshopper issues to USDA-APHIS on a regular basis. 2008-2016. Kimball Bioblitz. Oliver Reservoir State Wildlife Area, near Kimball, Nebraska. June 2016. Chadron State Park Bioblitz. Chadron State Park, near Chadron, Nebraska. September 2016. Chadron State Park Bioblitz. Chadron State Park, near Chadron, Nebraska. September 2017. Chadron State Park Bioblitz. Chadron State Park, near Chadron, Nebraska. September 2018. Chadron State Park Bioblitz. Chadron State Park, near Chadron, Nebraska. September 2019. INTERNET TEACHING RESOURCES Hoback, W. W., M. L. Brust, N. Dankert, and H. Nagel. 2005. Ants, butterflies, carrion beetles, and tiger beetles of Nebraska. University of Nebraska at Kearney. http://www.lopers.net/student_org/NebraskaInverts/home.html (Version 5APR2005). Dankert, N., M. L. Brust, H. Nagel, and S. M. Spomer. 2005. Butterflies of Nebraska. University of Nebraska at Kearney. http://www.lopers.net/student_org/NebraskaInverts/butterfiles/home.htm (Version 5APR2005). Brust, M. L., S. M. Spomer, W. W. Hoback. 2005. Tiger Beetles of Nebraska. University of Nebraska at Kearney. http://www.lopers.net/student_org/NebraskaInverts/tbeetles/home.htm (Version 5APR2005). Hoback, W. W., D. G. Snethen, and M. L. Brust. Carrion Beetles of Nebraska. University of Nebraska at Kearney. http://www.lopers.net/student_org/NebraskaInverts/cbeetles/home.htm (Version 5APR2005). WEB-BASED TEACHING TOOLS Mathew L. Brust, Chris Reuter, Robert Quartarone, Lonnie Black, W. Wyatt Hoback, Robert Wright. 2008. Grasshoppers of the Western United States Edition 2 (Lucid Key). http://www.lucidcentral.org/keys/viewkeydetails.aspx?KeyId=451. Mathew L. Brust, Chris Reuter, Robert Quartarone, Lonnie Black, W. Wyatt Hoback, Robert Wright. 2008. Grasshoppers of the Western United States Edition 3 (Lucid Key). http://www.lucidcentral.com/keys/viewkeydetails.aspx?KeyId=471. Gary White (Listed as P.I.), Chris Reuter, Robert Quartarone, Lonnie Black. 2011. Grasshoppers of the Western United States Edition 4 (Lucid Key). Brust, Mathew, Jim Thurman, Chris Reuter, Lonnie Black, Robert Quartarone, Amanda J. Redford. 2020. Grasshoppers of the Western U.S., Edition 4.1. USDA APHIS Identification Technology Program (ITP). Fort Collins, CO.
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