Curriculum vitae Rebecca M. Clark School of Life Sciences, PO Box 874601, State University, Tempe, AZ 85287 e-mail: [email protected] telephone: (480)-734-5535

EDUCATION 2011 (expected) Ph.D. Candidate in , , Tempe, AZ Dissertation: “Behavioral and nutritional regulation of colony growth in the desert leafcutter versicolor” Advisor: Jennifer Fewell 2003 B.A., Bio-Psychology Tufts University, Medford, MA Summa cum laude with Highest Thesis Honors Thesis advisor: Klaus Miczek

GRANTS AND AWARDS Research Grants Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: “Regulation of Colony Growth in Leafcutter ,” National Science Foundation, 2010-2012 ($13,334; Co-PI, with J.H. Fewell, PI) Grant in Aid of Research, Sigma Xi, 2007 ($400) Research Grant: “Regulation of colony growth by its mutualist fungus: A stoichiometric approach,” Graduate and Professional Students Association, Arizona State University, 2006 ($2000) Conference Organization Grants Conference Grant: “Social Biomimicry: Conference on Societies and Human Design,” National Science Foundation, 2010-2011 ($16,838; with J.H. Fewell, PI) Frontiers in Life Sciences Conference Grant: “Social Biomimicry: Insect Societies and Human Design,” School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 2009-2010 ($29,975; with C.T. Holbrook, D. Moore, R.P. Overson, C.A. Penick, and A.A. Smith) Student Event Grant: “Social Biomimicry: Insect Societies and Human Design,” Graduate and Professional Students Association, Arizona State University, 2009-2010 ($2000; with C.T. Holbrook, D. Moore, R.P. Overson, C.A. Penick, and A.A. Smith)

Travel Grants International Congress Travel Award, North American Section of the International Union for the Study of Social , 2010 ($1000) Conference Travel Grant, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 2010 ($400) Conference Travel Grant, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 2006 ($400) Conference Travel Grant, Graduate College, Arizona State University, 2006 ($400) Conference Travel Grant, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 2005 ($400) Conference Travel Grant, Graduate College, Arizona State University, 2006 ($400) Course Tuition and Travel Grant for Organization for Tropical Studies, Arizona State University, 2004

Awards First Place, Student Competition, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2010

Rebecca Clark 1 Senior Award, Tufts Alumni Association, Tufts University, 2003 Thomas and Emily Carmichael Prize in Psychology, Tufts University, 2003 Leonard Carmichael Prize in Psychology, Tufts University, 2003 Joslin Diabetes Center Summer Student Fellowship, Joslin Diabetes Center, 2001 National Merit Scholar, Tufts University, 1999-2003 Bruce and Lee Male Scholarship, Tufts University, 1999-2003

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Doctoral Research, Arizona State University, 2003-present Investigating behavioral and nutritional regulation of colony growth in the leafcutter ant Acromyrmex versicolor. I employ a stoichiometric framework (study of the balance of the biologically important elements carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) to understand growth constraints for the leafcutter ant trophic system composed of leaves, fungus and ants. Advisor: Jennifer H. Fewell Research Assistant, Costs and consequences of self-organization of division of labor in simple social groups. Helped design and conduct experiments studying fitness consequences of cooperation in simple social groups of Pognomyrmex californicus harvester ant queens and Lasioglossum sweat bees. 2005-2010, PIs J.H. Fewell, Penny F. Kukuk, and Susan M. Bertram Research Assistant, Metabolism and flight performance in Africanized and European Honey Bees, 2004, PIs J.H. Fewell and J.F. Harrison. Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach, an 8-week field biology program taught by the Organization for Tropical Studies in Costa Rica. Undergraduate Research Assistant for study on impulsivity, aggression, and drug addiction in rats. 2002, Miczek Lab, Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA Undergraduate Summer Student studying the role of P53 gene expression in neural tube development in a mouse model of maternal diabetes. 2001, Loeken Lab, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA

MENTORING Research Mentor for undergraduates Kimberly Shaffer, Jennifer Hale, Rini Parekh, Leah Drake, and Daeho Pak. Helped students develop and conduct independent research projects involving analyses of ant behavior and growth, resulting in honors theses for KS, JH, and LD. 2006-2010, Fewell Lab, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Research Mentor for undergraduates Carmenlita Chief and Antonio Benavidez. Oversaw independent research projects for students participating in the Minority Access to Research Careers Program. 2005-2006, Fewell Lab, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Research Mentor for undergraduate Eric Ovalle. Served as advisor for honors thesis, helping with project idea development, research design and implementation, data analysis and project presentation. 2005, Fewell Lab, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Rebecca Clark 2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant, General . Tutored students during office hours on fundamental genetic concepts and graded homework assignments. 2010, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Lab Instructor, General Biology I. Developed and taught hands-on, inquiry-based lab curriculum emphasizing scientific literacy skills and the study of , evolution, behavior and genetics; wrote and graded assignments, 2006-2007, 2008-2010. Honors Lab Instructor, General Biology I. Developed additional laboratory activities to challenge gifted students to broaden critical thinking skills. 2008, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Drop-in Tutor in Writing, Biology, Psychology, and Statistics for undergraduate Native American students. 2005-2006, American Indian Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Lab Instructor, Human and . Taught , musculoskeletal anatomy and neuroanatomy using hands-on materials. 2004-2006, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Lab Instructor, Introductory Biology for Non-Majors. Used an inquiry-based approach to teach the fundamentals of the scientific method. 2003-2004, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Writing Fellow. Tutored between twelve and twenty students taking writing-intensive, discipline-specific courses in how to effectively write and revise their writing for disciplines including history, biology, psychology, and engineering. 2000-2003, Writing, Thinking, and Speaking Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Mentoring to Advance Postdocs and Students Program, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 2010-2011 Biomimicry Education Summit, July 2010 Mentor Training Workshop, Arizona State University, April 2010 Multilevel Selection Workshop, Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity, Arizona State University, March 2008 Social Insects as a Model System for Evolutionary Workshop, Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity, Arizona State University, April 2006

SERVICE Professional Service Student Representative of the North American Section to the International Committee, International Union for the Study of Social Insects, 2010 Student Volunteer, Behavior Society Meeting, Burlington, VT, 2007 Student Volunteer, International Congress, International Union for the Study of Social Insects, 2006 Field Assistant for mexicana population survey with Alex Mintzer, Cypress College, 2006 Student Volunteer, North American Section Meeting of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Tempe, AZ, 2004

Rebecca Clark 3 Departmental Service Graduate Student Representative to the Research and Training Initiatives Committee, School of Life Sciences, 2005-2008 Graduate Student Blackboard Organization Administrator. Created and managed a site for over 200 graduate students in the School of Life Sciences, 2008-2009 Website Administrator, Social Insect Research Group, Arizona State University, 2006-2009 Graduate Representative for Animal Behavior Students, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 2004-2006 Grant Reviewer, Graduate and Professional Students Association, Arizona State University, 2005

Public Service Consultant and Writer, Ask-a- Program (http://askabiologist.asu.edu), 2004-present Board Member, Tempe Bicycle Action Group, a local 501(c)3 nonprofit bicycling advocacy organization dedicated to making bicycling a safe, prominent and convenient form of transportation, 2007-2010 Collective Member, Bicycle Saviours Bicycle Collective, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching bike maintenance and safe riding skills, 2008-2010

ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS International Union for the Study of Social Insects, North American Section, Student Member Entomological Society of America, Student Member Association for Women in Science, Arizona chapter Phi Beta Kappa National Honors Society, Member

PUBLICATIONS In Preparation Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H. Mass and element balancing during colony growth in the leafcutter ant Acromyrmex versicolor. Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H.. The transition from unstable to stable growth dynamics during early colony ontogeny in the desert leafcutter ant Acromyrmex versicolor. Shaffer, K., Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H.. Identification of an exudates produced by fungal gardens of the desert leafcutter ant Acromyrmex versicolor.

Submitted Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H.. Social dynamics drive selection during colony founding in harvester ants. Overson, R., Clark, R., Fewell, J.H., and Gadau, J. submitted to Behavioral Ecology and . From conflict to cooperation: Mechanisms of colony founding by unrelated ant queens. Kang, Y., Makiyama, M., Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H. submitted to the Journal of Mathematical Biosciences. Mathematical modeling on obligate mutualism: Interactions between leaf- cutter ants and their garden fungus

Rebecca Clark 4 Refereed Journal Articles Holbrook, C.T., Clark, R.M., Moore, D., Overson, R.P., Penick, C.A., and A.A. Smith. (2010). Social insects inspire human design. Biology Letters 6(4): 431-433. Holbrook, C.T., Clark, R., Jeanson, R., Bertram, S., Kukuk, P., and Fewell, J.H. (2009). Emergence and consequences of division of labor in forced associations of the normally solitary halictine bee Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) NDA-1. Ethology 115:301-310. Jeanson, R., Clark, R., Holbrook, C.T., Bertram, S., Fewell, J.H., and Kukuk, P. (2008) Division of labour and socially-induced changes in response thresholds in associations of solitary halictine bees. Animal Behavior 76:593-602. Clark, R., Anderson, K.E., Gadau, J., Fewell, J.H. (2006) Behavioral regulation of genetic caste determination in a Pogonomyrmex population with dependent lineages. Ecology 87(9): 2201-2206.

Book Chapters Clark, R., Fewell, J.H. (2004) Eusociality. In: Beckoff, M., ed. The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Greenwood Press: Connecticut. 992-993.

Popular Science Clark, R.M. 2009. Ant Farm. Ask a Biologist http://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/ant_farm Clark, R.M. 2009. Collecting Ants. Ask a Biologist http://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/collecting-ants Clark, R.M. 2009. Cool Ant Experiments. Ask a Biologist http://askabiologist.asu.edu/ant- experiments Clark, R.M. and C.T. Holbrook. 2010. Ant Farm: Ask-a-Biologist activity for the classroom and home. Ask a Biologist http://askabiologist.asu.edu/sites/default/files/resources/ activities/ant_farm/ant_farm_activity_packet.pdf Holbrook, C.T. and R.M. Clark. 2009. Secrets of a superorganism. Ask a Biologist http://askabiologist.asu.edu/content/secrets-superorganism

PRESENTATIONS Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H. (2010) Biomass relationships during colony development in the desert leafcutter ant Acromyrmex veresicolor. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H. (2010) Biomass relationships during colony development in the desert leafcutter ant Acromyrmex versicolor. International Union for the Study of Social Insects, XVI International Congress. Clark, R., Dolezal, A.G., Holbrook, C.T., Moore, D., Overson, R.P., Penick, C.A., and A.A. Smith. (2010) Social insects as models for biomimetic design. International Union for the Study of Social Insects, XVI International Congress. Clark, R., Shaffer, K., and Fewell, J.H. (2008) Element flow through colonies of the desert leafcutter ant Acromyrmex versicolor. North American Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Clark, R., Shaffer, K., and Fewell, J.H. (2007) Phosphorus flow through colonies of the desert leafcutter ant Acromyrmex versicolor. Entomological Society of America, second place award Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H. (2007) Group dynamics influence social evolution in

Rebecca Clark 5 cooperative ant queen associations. Animal Behavior Society Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H. (2007) The sociality paradox: Social organization in Pogonomyrmex queen associations. HexaPodium, Center for Insect Science, Arizona State University and University of Arizona Fewell, J.H., and Clark, R. (2006) How does division of labor affect colony success in foundress associations of Pogonomyrmex californicus? Animal Behavior Society. Clark, R., and Fewell, J.H. (2006) How does division of labor affect colony success in foundress associations of Pogonomyrmex californicus? International Union for the Study of Social Insects, XV International Congress. Clark, R., Anderson, K., Gadau, J., and Fewell, J.H. (2005) Behavioral regulation of genetic caste determination in Pogonomyrmex barbatus. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Clark, R., Anderson, K., Gadau, J., and Fewell, J.H. (2004) Mechanisms of genetic caste determination in harvester ants. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Clark, R. (2003) Impulsivity during the delay discounting procedure, aggressive behavior, and cocaine self-administration in rats. Tufts Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium. Gourley, S., and Clark, R. (2002) Aggressive behavior in the male rat: Pharmacological manipulations at the GABAA receptor. Tufts Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium.

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