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MELISSA E. KEMP, Ph.D.

The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Integrative Biology 205 W. 24th St. Stop C0930, Austin, TX 78712 Office: PAT 102 [email protected] • 512-232-2075 • www.melissakemp.com

EDUCATION

2015 Ph.D., Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2010 B.A., Biology with Departmental Honors, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2018 – Present Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology. The University of Texas at Austin.

2015 – 2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, National Science Foundation and the Harvard University Center for the Environment, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology. Harvard University.

FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND GRANTS

2016 Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development, Harvard University Putnam Expedition Grant, Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology

2015 Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize, Society of Vertebrate Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology, National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harvard University Center for the Environment

2014 Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide Fellow, National Science Foundation

2013 Young Explorer's Grant, National Geographic Society DARE Doctoral Fellowship, Stanford University Grants-in-aid of Research, Sigma Xi III World Summit on Evolution Travel Award, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center

2012 Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation Lewis and Clark Field Scholar, American Philosophical Society Albert E. Wood Award, Society for Vertebrate Paleontology Student Travel Award, Paleontological Society Travel Award, Stanford University - Ecology and Evolution Group Jackson School of Geosciences Student Travel Award, Society for Vertebrate Paleontology

2011 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention

2010 Undergraduate Diversity Mentoring Program and Travel Award, Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution NSF GRFP Honorable Mention

2009 Travel Award, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

2008 Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP) Scholar, HHMI Department of Biology 1960s Scholar, Williams College

2007 LifeBridge Scholar, LifeBridge Health

2006 Questbridge Scholar, Williams College

PUBLICATIONS (* Denotes shared first authorship)

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

A.D. Barnosky, E.A. Hadly, P. Gonzalez, J. Head, D. Polly, A.M. Lawling, J. Eronen, and 34 others [alphabetical], including M.E. Kemp. 2017. Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial . Science 355: eaah4787.

C. Bochaton* and M.E. Kemp*. 2016. Reconstructing the body sizes of Pholidoscelis (Fitzinger, 1843) and Anolis (Daudin, 1802) as case studies. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi: 10.1080/02724634.2017.1239626

K.S. Solari, H.K. Frank, L.O. Frishkoff, J.L. Hsu, M.E. Kemp, A.M. Mychajliw, E.A. Hadly. 2016. Opportunity for some, for others: the fate of in the . Evolutionary Ecology Research 17: 787–813.

M.E. Kemp and E.A. Hadly. 2016. Rocking earth’s cradle: challenges, advances, and prospects for conservation paleontology in the tropics. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi: 10.1080/02724634.2016.1179640.

M.E. Kemp and E.A. Hadly. 2016. Early turnover in a assemblage from Anguilla, British West Indies. Quaternary Research 85: 255–261.

M.E. Kemp and E.A. Hadly. 2015. Extinction biases in Quaternary lizards. Global Ecology and 24: 1281–1289.

A.M. Mychajliw, M.E. Kemp, and E.A. Hadly. 2015. Using the Anthropocene as a teaching, communication and community engagement opportunity. The Anthropocene Review 2 (3): 267–278.

BOOK CHAPTERS

A.M. Mychajliw*, M.E. Kemp*, S.E. Truebe, and E.A. Hadly. “Mapping the stories of global change: an exercise in science teaching and communication.” In STEM and GIS in Higher Education. D.J. Cowen (Ed). ESRI Press. https://esri.box.com/v/STEMGIS

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION (available upon request)

X. Liu, X. Li, S. Wang, M.E. Kemp, J.R. Rohr, Y. Ling. Carbon emissions exacerbate invasion- driven biotic homogenization.

Melissa E. Kemp Page 2 of 8 PRESENTATIONS

INVITED TALKS

M.E. Kemp. Islands in the Anthropocene: Insights from the past. Williams College – Center for Environmental Studies 50th Anniversary. Williamstown, Massachusetts. November 2017.

M.E. Kemp. Fossil lizards tell tales: Resurrecting the past to forecast the future. University of Maine – School of Biology and Ecology Departmental Seminar. Orono, Maine. February 2017.

M.E. Kemp. Fossil lizards tell tales: Resurrecting the past to forecast the future. University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez – Biology Departmental Seminar. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. January 2017.

M.E. Kemp. Fossil lizards tell tales: Resurrecting the past to forecast the future. University of Missouri–Columbia EEB Seminar. Columbia, Missouri. September 2016.

M.E. Kemp. The other side of the diversification coin: extinction on islands, and what the fossil record tells us. Harvard Museum of Natural History. Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 2016.

M.E. Kemp. Community assembly (and disassembly) dynamics as revealed by the fossil record. University of Michigan Early Career Scientist Symposium. Ann Arbor, Michigan. March 2016.

M.E. Kemp. Designing Nature: Islands. UC Berkeley Global Change Biology Center: Conservation Paleobiology Symposium. Berkeley, California. September 2015.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS († Denotes presenter)

M.E. Kemp†. In the shadows of mice and men: extinction, colonization, and continuity of the Caribbean lizard fauna. Joint Meeting of the Canadian and American Quaternary Associations. Ottawa, . July 2018.

M.E. Kemp†. Paleodiversity of a newly excavated cave site in Puerto Rico. Evidence of Extinction and Continuity. Evolution. Portland, Oregon. June 2017.

M.E. Kemp† C. Bochaton. Out with the old and in with the new:a new set of body size estimation equations for Anolis and their implications for macroevolution. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Salt City, Utah. October 2016.

M.E. Kemp†. Extinction biases and their ramifications on Caribbean lizard communities. Evolution. Austin, Texas. June 2016.

M.E. Kemp†. Conservation Paleobiology as the lens for viewing the future: Caribbean lizards as a case study. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Dallas, Texas. October 2015.

M.E. Kemp†. -colonization dynamics in insular lizards reveal patterns of selectivity and increasing community heterogeneity. Ecological Society of America. Baltimore, Maryland. August 2015.

M.E. Kemp† and E.A. Hadly. Selectivity and heterogeneity of extinction in Caribbean lizard communities. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Berlin, Germany. November 2014.

Melissa E. Kemp Page 3 of 8 M.E. Kemp, C. Bochaton†, S. Bailon, S. Grouard, I. Ineich, A. Tresset. Evaluating the interplay between colonization, extinction, and body size on insular squamates: the Guadeloupean archipelago as a case study. International Conference of Archaeozoology. Mendoza, Argentina. September 2014.

M.E. Kemp† and E.A. Hadly. Size-biased extinction exhibited by Quaternary Caribbean lizards. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Los Angeles, California. October 2013.

M.E. Kemp†. What do genes from fossils tell us? An integrated approach to elucidating the evolutionary history of Caribbean faunal assemblages. Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris, . June 2013.

M.E. Kemp†. What do genes from fossils tell us? An integrated approach to elucidating the evolutionary history of Caribbean faunal assemblages. Network for Neotropical Biogeography. Miami, Florida. January 2013.

M.E. Kemp† and P.H. Barber. Population genetics of Amphiprion clarkii in the Coral Triangle. Diversity Project Research Symposium. Denpasar, Indonesia. August 2009.

M.E. Kemp†, B. Cole, J. Chory. Genetic and phenotypic responses to shade in plants. University of California San Diego Summer Research Conference. La Jolla, California. August 2008.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS († Denotes presenter)

S.G. Scarpetta, M.E. Kemp†, and E.A. Hadly. Ancient DNA and the role of island fragmentation in divergence of lizards of the Ameiva. Society for Vertebrate Paleontology, Los Angeles, California. October 2013.

M.E. Kemp† and E.A. Hadly. Using the Quaternary fossil record to understand the spatiotemporal richness of Caribbean lizard communities. III World Summit on Evolution, San Cristóbal, Ecuador. June 2013.

M.E. Kemp† and E.A. Hadly. Using the Quaternary fossil record to understand the spatiotemporal richness of Caribbean lizard communities. International Biogeography Society, Miami, Florida. January 2013.

M.E. Kemp† and E.A. Hadly. Is modal body size an evolutionary attractor? Anolis as a case study. Society for Vertebrate Paleontology, Raleigh, North Carolina. October 2012.

M.E. Kemp† and E.A. Hadly. Holocene loss of lagomorph in the Great Basin of . Society for Vertebrate Paleontology, Las Vegas, Nevada. November 2011.

M.E. Kemp† and D.C. Smith. Distance along shore, not habitat, constrains gene flow in the chorus frog: A study of spatial and temporal constraints to gene flow. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Lyon, France. July 2010.

M.E. Kemp† and D.C. Smith. Temporal and spatial constraints to gene flow in the boreal chorus frog. Williams College Department of Biology. Williamstown, Massachusetts. May 2010.

M.E. Kemp† and P.H. Barber. Population genetics of Amphiprion clarkii in the Coral Triangle. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. Phoenix, Arizona. November 2009.

Melissa E. Kemp Page 4 of 8 M.E. Kemp†, B. Cole, J. Chory. Genetic and phenotypic responses to shade in plants. HHMI EXROP Conference. Chevy Chase, Maryland. May 2009.

TEACHING and ADVISING EXPERIENCE

TEACHING

2016 Guest Lecturer, Herpetology Laboratory (OEB 167). Harvard University Taught students how to sort through matrix and identify fossils (vertebrate and invertebrate); Discussed use of reptile and amphibian fossils in reconstructing ancient herpetofaunal assemblages.

2014 Co-Instructor, Geographic Impacts of Change: Mapping the Stories (Biology 128). Stanford University. Instructor of Record. Developed course syllabus and assignments, lectured and organized weekly discussions, evaluated student performance. Produced ArcGIS Story Map for CA policy makers. • View Story Map: http://arcg.is/1l1hGZF

Teaching Assistant, Ecology for Everyone (Biology 30). Stanford University. Organized group assignments, evaluated student performance.

2011 Teaching Assistant, Ecology (Biology 101). Stanford University. Led weekly discussion sections, developed exams, evaluated student performance.

Teaching Assistant, Ecology Evolution and Plant Biology (Biology 43). Stanford University. Lectured at weekly review sessions, developed exams, evaluated student performance.

ADVISING

2016 – 2018 Harvard University. • I supervised four high school interns and two Harvard undergraduate in sorting and identifying paleontological samples in the laboratory.

2010 – 2015 Stanford University • I supervised one undergraduate honors thesis. • I mentored two undergraduates in Caribbean field biology/paleontology and phylogenetic comparative methods. • I mentored one undergraduate in ancient DNA methodology.

2014 The Diversity Project, University of California – Los Angeles. I advised and mentored five undergraduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities about graduate school opportunities. I helped students design field projects and conduct DNA extractions at the UC Berkeley Gump Station in Mo’orea, French Polynesia.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Melissa E. Kemp Page 5 of 8 2015 – Postdoctoral Research, Center for the Environment, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Advisor: Jonathan B. Losos Research: Integrating fossil and ecological data to reveal spatial and temporal dynamics of the Anolis adaptive radiation I am augmenting the Caribbean fossil record with new excavations in Puerto Rico to assess the role of environmental change in shaping the distributions of Anolis ecomorphs. This work will test the fidelity of species interactions and habitat specialization through time.

2010-15 Doctoral Research: Department of Biology, Stanford University. Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth A. Hadly Research: Fossil lizards tell tales: Resurrecting the past to forecast the future of Caribbean lizards. I integrate ancient DNA, paleontological excavations, and macroevolutionary comparative methods in order to elucidate how lizard communities in the Caribbean have been impacted by environmental perturbations since the Late /Early Holocene.

2014 NSF Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide Fellow, , University of Copenhagen. International Collaborator/Advisor: Research: Ancient lizards meet modern genetics: Using ancient genomes to elucidate responses to Quaternary environmental perturbations in the Caribbean. I performed ancient DNA extractions and shotgun sequencing to reconstruct the mitochondrial genomes of ancient Anolis populations.

2009–10 Undergraduate Honors Research, Department of Biology, Williams College. Advisor: Dr. David Smith Research: Temporal and spatial constraints to gene flow in the boreal chorus frog. I used microsatellite data from three temporally discrete populations of Pseudacris maculata in order to elucidate spatial drivers of genetic divergence in the insular of Isle Royale, Michigan. 2009 Undergraduate Research Assistant: NSF Coral Triangle PIRE project (Bali, Indonesia). Advisor: Dr. Paul Barber Research: Extracted and sequenced mitochondrial DNA from the clownfish Amphiprion clarkii in order to identify dispersal barriers in its native range. (Summer 2009)

2008 Undergraduate Research Assistant: The Salk Institute. Advisor: Dr. Joanne Chory Research: Used qPCR in Arabidopsis thaliana to identify genes involved in the shade avoidance syndrome pathway. (Summer 2008)

2007-08 Undergraduate Research Assistant: Dept. of Chemistry, Williams College. Advisor: Dr. Anne Skinner Research: Prepared samples from archaeological sites for Electron Spin Resonance dating.

FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral Fieldwork (07/2016 – 08/2016; 01/2018) Location: Puerto Rico.

Melissa E. Kemp Page 6 of 8 Research: I surveyed the Northern and Southern karst belts of Puerto Rico for unstudied cave localities suitable for paleontological excavations. I organized the excavation of four test pits in Matos Cave.

Dissertation Fieldwork (08/2012; 05/2013; 04/2014 - 05/2014) Location: Archipelago, French Overseas Territory. Research: I examined islands within the Guadeloupe Archipelago (Grande-Terre, La Desirade, and Marie-Galante) for archaeological and paleontological sites containing squamate fossils. I assisted with the excavation of Blanchard Cave (Marie-Galante; 2013-14).

Undergraduate Research (01/2008) Location: Isla Cerralvo, . Research: Identified fossil coral reef outcrops and mapped ancient storm deposits.

Undergraduate Research (06/2007 - 08/2007) Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia. Research: Excavated the site of President George Washington's childhood house (Ferry Farm), screened , and sorted archaeological material.

SCIENCE OUTREACH AND SERVICE

2016 Panelist, Science Club for Girls Talked to high school students in the underserved community of Lawrence, MA about my path to a scientific career, and answered questions about college, graduate school, and STEM careers.

Mentor, Science Club for Girls Taught two high school students how to identify reptile and amphibian fossils.

Volunteer, Gradwagon Visit Boston-area schools to disseminate my research and give students real-life examples of ecology and evolution research.

2015 Panelist, San Jose State University Talked to undergraduates in the Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) program about applying to and thriving in graduate school.

2014 Mentor, First-Generation/Low-Income Program Provide mentorship and support for first-generation college students at Stanford University.

2013 - Ambassador, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Engage Bay Area K-12 students with Paleontology.

2010 - Academic Tutor, East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring Tutor low-income high school students twice a week.

2009-10 Mentor, Purple Mountain Scholars Program Provided mentorship and support for first-generation college freshmen at Williams College.

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COMMITTEE WORK

1/2016 – 12/2017 Graduate Student Advisory Council, Society for the Study of Evolution Facilitate interactions between students, postdocs, and faculty members of SSE. Help organize events at the annual Evolution conference and review grants for student research funding.

REVIEWER: Ecography, Global Ecology and Biogeography, The Journal of Herpetology, Quaternary Research

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP: The American Quaternary Association, Ecological Society of America, International Biogeography Society, The Paleontological Society, Sigma Xi, The Society for the Study of Evolution, The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

2017 Women of Color in the Academy—Staying Fit: Mind, Body, and Soul. Stanford University.

2016 NextProf Science Future Faculty Workshop. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Life Sciences Education Office Student Mentoring Workshop Series 2016. Harvard University.

2011 Bodega Bay Phylogenetics Workshop. Bodega Bay, CA. Macroevolutionary Methods in R. Santa Barbara, CA.

PRESS COVERAGE

The Stanford Report. October 17 2014. “Stanford students create interactive tool that tells the story of global change.” http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/october/cal-stories-map-101714.html

KCET. August 22 2014. “Cool New Tool Brings Storytelling to Environmental Science.” https://www.kcet.org/redefine/cool-new-tool-brings-storytelling-to-environmental-science

MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS

Computer: Adobe Photoshop, ArcGIS Online, CSS, HTML, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), R.

Languages: English (Native), Italian (Proficient), French (Basic Competency).

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