J. HAYLEY GILLESPIE, Ph.D. Department of Biology, Texas State University, [email protected]
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J. HAYLEY GILLESPIE, Ph.D. Department of Biology, Texas State University, [email protected] EDUCATION 2011 University of Texas at Austin (PhD), Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, advisor Dr. Camille Parmesan Dissertation: The ecology of the endangered Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum). 2005 University of Utah, graduate training in Stable Isotope Analysis (SIRFER lab) (Salt Lake, Utah) 2003 Austin College (BA), Biology (cum laude), minors: Fine Art & Environmental Studies (Sherman, TX) Senior Thesis Art Exhibition: Full Circle, an exhibition about environmental consciousness. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2017-present Full Time Lecturer, Department of Biology (Modern Biology for non-majors; class size 500), Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 2017 Visiting Professor of Biology, Huston-Tillotson University Adult Degree Program (Austin, TX) 2016-2017 Visiting Professor of Biology (general biology, and conservation biology courses), Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX) 2016 Visiting Professor of Biology (environmental biology course), Huston-Tillotson University (Austin, TX) 2014-present Informal Class Instructor (Ecology for Everyone, Natural History of Austin, Designing Effective Scientific Presentations), Art.Science.Gallery. (Austin, TX) 2013 Visiting Professor/Artist in Residence in Scientific Literacy, Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, NY) 2013 Visiting Professor of Biology (ecology course), Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX) 2004-2010 Teaching Assistantships at the University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) • 4 semesters of Field Ecology Laboratory with Dr. Lawrence Gilbert at Brackenridge Field Laboratory • 3 semesters of Conservation Biology with Dr. Camille Parmesan • 6 semesters of Introductory Biology for majors with various professors 2003-2004 Middle School Science Teacher / curriculum developer, St. Alcuin Montessori School (Dallas, TX) Spring 2002 Undergraduate Ecology Teaching Assistant with Dr. Peter Schulze, Austin College (Sherman, TX) 2001-2003 Preschool Teacher (Coal Creek Canyon, CO) Student Advising Experience 2009 Graduate Mentor, National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program, Environmental Science Institute 2007 Graduate Mentor, Intellectual Entrepreneurship Pre-Graduate School Internship This program connects undergraduates with graduate students in their field of study to explore those unique aspects of graduate study that make it distinct from the undergraduate experience. 2005 Supplemental Instruction Leader, Sanger Learning & Career Center This program aims to improve undergraduate student performance in historically difficult classes by offering voluntary discussion sections led by specially trained graduate students. Undergraduate Researchers Supervised at the University of Texas at Austin 2011 Ricky Stein 2010-2011 Marie Gibson Summer 2010 Geer Gillespie, Anneke Johnson Summer 2009 Kofi Amoako, Project title: Changes in Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum) diet using stable isotope analysis. NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) 2009-2010 Elena Konovalova, Project title: Diet of the Barton Springs salamander. Spring 2009 Travis Bartholomew, Project title: Community dynamics in autotrophic and light-limited streams of central Texas: a model for habitat protection of central Texas Eurycea salamanders. Gillespie CV 1 Spring 2009 Joelle Klist, Deepal Shah, Alisa Coleman 2008 Stephanie Bui, Kay Yindeemark 2006-2009 Drew Davis, Project title: Feeding ecology of Eurycea sosorum. Fall 2006 Andrew Codlin Professional Development in Teaching (courses taken) 2007 Evaluating Student Learning in Large Classes: Designing the Multiple-Choice Exam Assessing Your Teaching Designing Effective Lectures for Learning Advancing Students' Professional Excellence with Certificates in Teaching (ASPECTS) Series, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2004 New Graduate Student Instructor Conference, Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2003 Beginning Teacher Institute, Independent Schools Assoc. of the Southwest (Fort Worth, TX) Classroom Connect Conference (Philadelphia, PA) OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2011-present Founder / Director (curating exhibits, directing marketing, internship program, informal class program and science outreach events). Art.Science.Gallery. (Austin, TX) 2015-present Advisory Board, WNYC Public Radio / Studio360 Science & Creativity radio show (NY, NY) 2014 Consulting Environmental Scientist (endangered species issues), Save Our Springs Alliance (Austin, TX) 2005-2013 Environmental Scientist Associate (stream habitat restoration, endangered species monitoring), City of Austin Watershed Protection Department (Austin, TX) 2011 Founder, EuryceAlliance Working Group of scientists researching Eurycea salamanders 2011-2014 Research Assistant (volunteer) / Texas Natural History Collections (fish collection management, freshwater specimen field collection, georeferencing), University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) 2010-2011 Graduate Research Assistant, PI: Camille Parmesan, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) Project Title: Quantifying ecosystem integrity under climate change using meta-analysis. 2010-2011 Pre-Doctoral Fellow (freshwater biology), Department of Biology, Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 2002-2003 Field Biology Research Assistant, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge / Austin College 2002 Special course in Natural & Cultural History of the Hawaiian Islands, Austin College SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Gillespie JH. 2013. Application Of Stable Isotope Analysis To Study Temporal Changes In Foraging Ecology In A Highly Endangered Amphibian. PLoS ONE 8(1): e53041 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053041 Gillespie JH. 2011. The ecology of the endangered Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum). PhD Dissertation. Austin, Texas: University of Texas at Austin. 154pp. Gillespie JH. 2011. Foraging ecology and dietary variation in the Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum): an application of stable isotope analysis to conservation of endangered species. Final report for the Barton Springs Salamander Conservation Fund. Austin, TX: Austin Community Foundation & City of Austin, Texas. Goldsmith S, Gillespie H and Weatherby C. 2007. Restoration of Hawaiian montane wet forest: endemic longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae: Plagithmysus) in koa (Fabaceae: Acacia koa) plantations and in intact forest. The Southwestern Naturalist 52: 356–363. Schulze PC, Gillespie JH, Womble R and Silen A. 2006. The effect of suspended sediments on Lake Texoma Daphnia: Field distributions and in-situ incubations. Freshwater Biology 51: 1447-1457 Gillespie CV 2 SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS 2012 2nd Meeting of the EuryceAlliance Working Group, Differential use of visual, bioelectric and olfactory predatory cues by an endangered amphibian. (San Marcos, TX). 2012 59th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists, Wilks Award Finalist, Differential use of visual, bioelectric and olfactory predatory cues by an endangered amphibian. (Valle de Bravo, Mexico) 2011 96th Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Application of time-series and multiple regression techniques to assess population variability in two populations of the endangered Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum). (Austin, TX) 2011 1st Meeting of the EuryceAlliance Working Group, Conservation Implications of Understanding Population Dynamics in the Barton Springs Salamander. Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) 2010 7th International Conference on Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies, Temporal and individual diet in the Barton Springs salamander: an application of stable isotope analysis to conservation of endangered species. University of Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK) 2009 Southwestern University. The ecology of Texas salamanders. (Georgetown, TX) 2007 Texas Herpetological Society Symposium on Texas Salamanders. Assessing temporal diet variation in the Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum) using stable isotope techniques. University of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus (Austin, TX) 2006 53rd Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists. Use of stable isotopes to investigate resource use and predation in central Texas aquatic salamanders. Universidad de Colima (Colima City, Colima, Mexico) 2009 94th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. (Albuquerque, NM) Individual and seasonal variation in the diet of the Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum). 2008 6th International Conference on Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies. Temporal and individual diet in the Barton Springs salamander: an application of stable isotope analysis to conservation of endangered species. University of Hawai’i (Honolulu, HI) SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS Recipient of over $50,000 in scientific grants and awards for scientific research and $32,000 in public crowdfunding campaigns for Art.Science.Gallery. 2016 Art.Science.Gallery. crowd funding campaign for general operations ($20,000) 2015 Art.Science.Gallery. crowd funding campaign for Art.Science.Gallery. chair drive ($2,000) 2014 (nominee) The Austin Critics Table Awards, Gallery: Body of Work (nomination for Art.Science.Gallery.) 2013 IndieGoGo.com crowd funding campaign for Art.Science.Gallery.’s permanent location. ($10,000) 2011-2012 Texas Ecolab Grants for biological research on private lands 2011 College of Natural Sciences Outreach