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CURRICULUM VITAE Christopher John Raxworthy Personal Information Place of birth: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Institution address: Herpetology Department, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, USA. Office telephone: 212 769 5802 Department telephone: 212 769 5850 Fax: 212 769 5031 E-mail: [email protected] Present Appointment Current title: Curator-in-Charge, Herpetology Department, 2015-present Associate Curator, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, 2000-present Prior title: Associate Dean of Science for Education and Exhibition, 2005-15 Employer: American Museum of Natural History Date of Appointment: July 7, 2000 Graduate Education 1985-89 Ph.D. Biology, The Open University, Milton Keynes, England. Supervisor: Dr. T.R. Halliday, Reader in Biology, Head of Department, Biology. Thesis: Evolution of courtship behavior and sexual dimorphism in salamandrids. Undergraduate Education 1982-85 B.Sc. Honors. Zoology, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, Egham, England. Postdoctoral Appointments 1994-96 Research Fellow, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 1991-94 Adjunct Research Investigator, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 1989-90 Research Fellow, Institute for Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, Canterbury, England. Prior Faculty Appointments Employer: University of Kansas Dates of Appointment: August 15 1998 to May 15 2000 Title: Curator, Division of Herpetology, Natural History Museum Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Employer: Columbia University Dates of Appointment: July 1 1996 to July 1 1998 Title: Assistant Professor, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation 1 Professional Affiliations • Professor, Richard Gilder Graduate School, AMNH • Adjunct Research Scientist, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University. • Adjunct Research Scientist, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. • External Lecturer, Department of Animal Biology, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. • External Examiner, Department of Zoology, University of Ghana. Editorial and Scientific Review Duties • Associate Editor Herpetologica 2007-present • Associate Editor: Animal Conservation. 2008-2013 • Editorial Board: Animal Conservation. 2005-07 • Editorial Board: Copeia. 2003-04 • Editorial Review Board: Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. 1998-present. • Reviewer to Nature, Journal of Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Cladistics, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, PloS ONE, BMC Evolutionary Biology, Herpetological Journal, Herpetologica, Copeia, Journal of Herpetology, African Journal of Herpetology, Herpetological Review, Oryx, Tropical Zoology, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Biology Letters, Proceedings B of the Royal Society, Biological Conservation, Animal Conservation, Global Change Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Alytes, Salamandra, American Naturalist, Natural History Magazine, ZooKeys. • Panel Review member for the National Science Foundation (Systematic Biology, Biotic Surveys and Inventories). • Grant proposal reviewer to the National Science Foundation, NASA, National Geographic Society, MacArthur Foundation, BP Conservation Program Awards, Wildlife Conservation Society, American Zoological Society, Earthwatch. Other Professional Duties • Member of the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment network (2018-) • Member of the CITES Madagascar Scientific Authority (2013-). • Advisor to CITES and USFW on species CITES propositions (2005-). • Advisor to the IUCN on species Red List assessments of extinction (2001-). • Member of the IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (Madagascar Region) (2006-). • Member of the IUCN/SSC Madagascar and Mascarene Reptiles and Amphibians Specialist Group (1997-). • Director of Graduate Studies (Biological Sciences), CERC, Columbia University (1996-98). • Co-Chair, University Seminar Series on Population Biology, Columbia University (1997-98). • Member of the IUCN/SSC Specialist Group on Sustainable Use of Wild Species (1991-95). • Member of the British Herpetological Society Conservation Committee 2 (1984-89). Consultant Experience • 1998 World Bank/Ghana Wildlife Service Consultant, Coastal wetlands faunal survey, Ghana. • 1998 Golder Consultant for the Environmental Impact Statement, Ambatovy, Madagascar. • 1995 Consultant, ANGAP Survey of Isalo National Park. • 1993-96 Research participant in the WWF (Madagascar) Biodiversity Inventory Program, (reserves of Andohahela, Anjanaharibe-Sud, Zombitsy, Andringitra. Marojejy). • 1994 Consultant for Conservation International (Madagascar) Biodiversity Surveys of Zahamena Reserve. • 1993 Consultant for CARE (Madagascar), Management Plan for the Masoala National Park. • 1989-91 Consultant for the QIT World Bank Environmental Impact Statement, Tolagnaro. Field Research Experience (outside USA) • 1985-present Madagascar • 1990-present Seychelles, La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues • 2014 Papua New Guinea • 2009-15 Cuba • 2009 Ecuador • 2001 Mali • 1999 Senegal • 1998 Ghana • 1997 Vietnam • 1983-84 Morocco • 1982-89 Europe (Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, UK) Research Interests • Systematics • Biogeography • Ecological Niche Modeling • Conservation Biology • Climate change impacts on biodiversity • Ethology Teaching Experience Graduate Lecturer • Speciation, Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS 673), AMNH, 2017. • Biotic Surveys and Inventories (4790), Columbia University, 2002. • Principles of Biogeography (782), University of Kansas, 1999. • Topics in Reptile Research (701), University of Kansas, 1999. 3 • Biogeography (4789), Columbia University, 1997-98. • Evolution Core Courses I and II (6110, 6111), Columbia University, 1996-97 (team taught). • Ecology Core Courses I and II (6112, 6113), Columbia University, 1996 (team taught). • Biogeography Seminar, University of Antananarivo, 1997. Undergraduate Lecturer • Introduction to Systematics (550), University of Kansas, 2000. • Evolutionary Ecology (3142), Columbia University, 1997. Tutorial Assistant • Animal Behavior, The Open University, 1987. • Experimental Design, The Open University, 1987. Graduate Research Students American Museum of Natural History, Richard Gilder Graduate School • 2017-present Alejandro Arteaga Ph.D Sponsor • 2014-present Rachel Welt Ph.D Sponsor • 2013-2014 Jennifer Tinsman Ph.D Committee Member • 2012-2016 Lauren Oliver Ph.D Sponsor • 2010-2013 Edward Stanley Ph.D Committee Member • 2008-2013 Antonia Florio Ph.D Sponsor • 2009-2013 Bryan Falk Ph.D Committee Member CUNY • 2016-present Arianna Kuhn Ph.D. Committee Member • 2013-present Alex McKelvey Ph.D. Committee Member • 2014-17 Ivan Prates Ph.D. Committee Member • 2013-16 Ed Myers Ph.D. Committee Member • 2010-15 Xenia Freilich Ph.D. Committee Member • 2011-14 Xin Chen Ph.D. Committee Member • 2010-14 Mariano Soley Ph.D. Committee Member • 2009-12 Sara Ruane Ph.D. Committee Member • 2008-11 Tim Guiher Ph.D. Committee Member • 2008-09 R. Alex Pyron Ph.D. Committee Member • 2002-07 Adrian Tejedor Ph.D. Committee Member • 2002-08 Valeria Tavares Ph.D. Committee Member • 2000-08 Mike Friedman Ph.D. Committee Member Hofstra University • 2009-14 Neil Duncan Masters Committee Member Columbia University • 2018-present Ivan Monagan Ph.D Sponsor • 2016-17 Neha Savant Masters Committee Member 4 • 2003-06 Ryan P. Kelly Ph.D Committee Member • 2001-06 Minh Le Ph.D Sponsor (joint with E. Sterling) • 2000-05 Julian Faivovich Ph.D Committee Member • 2000-05 Taran Grant Ph.D Committee Member • 2001-04 Sushma Reddy Ph.D Committee Member • 2002-04 Liliana Dávalos Ph.D Committee Member • 2000-03 Evon Hekkala Ph.D Committee Member • 2002-03 Valerie Clark Masters Sponsor • 2000-01 Minh Le Masters Sponsor • 1996-98 Eugenia F.S. Naro Ph.D Sponsor • 1996-98 Andrea Peffley Ph.D Sponsor • 1996-98 Ana Luz Porzecanski Ph.D Sponsor • 1996-98 Peter Makovicky Masters Committee Member Oklahoma State University • 2000-2008 Kris Karsten Ph.D. External Sponsor University of Kansas • 1998-00 Anna Clark Ph.D Sponsor • 1999-00 Jenny Pramuk Ph.D Sponsor (joint with L. Trueb) • 1999-00 Eli Greenbaum Ph.D Sponsor • 1999-00 Jennifer Garrison Ph.D Sponsor University of Antananarivo • 2016-present S. Mampionona Masters External Sponsor • 2009-2011 J. Randrianirina Masters External Sponsor • 2009-2012 S. Mahaviasy Ph.D External Sponsor • 2008-2012 A. Rakotondrazafy Ph.D External Sponsor • 2004-09 M. Randriambahiniarime Masters External Sponsor • 2006-08 P. Razafimahatratra Masters External Sponsor • 2001-08 N. Rabibisoa Ph.D External Sponsor • 2004-07 A. (Tsoa) Ranjanahaisoa Masters External Sponsor • 2001-06 A. Rakotondrazafy Masters External Sponsor • 2000-04 S. Mahaviasy Masters External Sponsor • 2000-04 C. Maminirina Masters External Sponsor • 2000-01 N. Harilanto Masters External Sponsor • 2001-02 R. Razafindrasoa Masters External Sponsor • 1994-00 A. Raselimanana Ph.D External Sponsor • 1996-98 F. Rabemananjara Masters External Sponsor • 1996-98 A. Ravoninjatovo Masters External Sponsor • 1991-93 J-B. Ramanamanjato Masters External Sponsor • 1991-93 A. Raselimanana Masters External Sponsor University of Mahajanga • 20015-present B. Ramdriamahatamtsoa Ph.D External Sponsor • 20014-2015 B. Ramdriamahatamtsoa Masters External Sponsor 5 University of Ghana • 2014 Hamdia Mahama Masters External Sponsor • 2013 Millicent Afi Amekugbe Masters External Sponsor • 2012 Daniel Bakari Masters External Sponsor • 2010 Musah Yahaya Masters
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