Ben Dantzer CV (last updated Feb 9 2021) CURRICULUM VITAE DR. BEN DANTZER A Department of Psychology Tel.: 734-615-2352 4038 East Hall Web: http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/dantzerlab/ University of Michigan Email: [email protected] Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Twitter: @ben_dantzer CV HIGHLIGHTS A • Authored 71 publications with 6 additional manuscripts submitted and/or under review • Google Scholar Metrics: 3079 total citations, ~43 citations/per article, h-index = 22 • Awarded NSF CAREER Grant ($792360, 2018-2023) • Awarded Frank A. Beach Award (Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology), George A. Bartholomew Award (Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology), Rising Star (Association for Psychological Science), and Brenda Milner Award (American Psychological Association Division 6), Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology (American Psychological Association) • Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowships from both NSF and NIH (>$253000, both declined) • Awarded Junior Research Fellowship, Downing College, Cambridge (>$125000, declined) • Obtained >$81000 to support Ph.D. research (2007-2012) including NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant ($14991) • Mentored & supervised >60 undergraduates, 6 graduate students, & 6 post-docs • Associate Editor or Member of Editorial Board at Hormones & Behavior and Journal of Animal Ecology (formerly Ecology & Evolution and Conservation Physiology) EDUCATION A Ph.D. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2007-2012 Dual degrees in Zoology; Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior, GPA = 4.0/4.0 Dissertation: Hormone-mediated Maternal Effects in North American Red Squirrels Advisor: Dr. Andrew G. McAdam MSc. University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 2004-2006 MSc. In Biology, Department of Biology, GPA = 4.0/4.0, Thesis: Information Transfer via Volatile Chemical Signals in Red-backed Salamanders Advisors: Dr. Robert G. Jaeger & Dr. Brad R. Moon BSc. Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI 2000-2004 BSc. In Biology with Ecology Emphasis, Department of Biology, GPA = 3.76/4.0 Thesis: Behavioral Ecology of Red-backed Salamanders in Northern Michigan Advisor: Dr. Brent M. Graves Semester Abroad, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador 2004 Page 1 of 17 Ben Dantzer CV (last updated Feb 9 2021) POSITIONS HELD A • Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Psychology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, 2020 - present • Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, 2014 - 2020 • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, 2012-2014 • Bye-fellow, Christ’s College, Cambridge, 2013-2014 • Director of Studies in Natural Sciences, Churchill College, Cambridge, 2012-2014 • Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, May-July 2012 • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Zoology, Michigan State University, 2007-2012 FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AWARDS A Awards • Frank A. Beach New Investigator Award, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (2020) • Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology (animal learning & behavior, comparative), American Psychological Association (2019) • George A. Bartholomew Award, Society of Integrative & Comparative Biology (2019) • Brenda A. Milner Award (outstanding paper in behavioral neuroscience or comparative psychology), American Psychological Association Division 6 (2017) • Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science (2017) • Best oral presentation, Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (2012) • Best oral presentation, North American Society for Comparative Endocrinology (2011) • Runner-up Best Presentation, Grad. Student Symposium, Univ. of Louisiana (2005) • Runner-up Best Poster Presentation, Northern Michigan University (2002) Fellowships (total amount of fellowships awarded $402,220) • Henslow Junior Research Fellowship, Downing College, University of Cambridge, Three-year independent postdoctoral fellowship, 2014-2017, (>$125,000 + living expenses), declined • NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology, Intersections of Biology and Mathematics, “Unifying modeling and empirical approaches to understand how anthropogenic environmental change will affect the maintenance of phenotypic plasticity”, 2012-2014, ($123,000), declined • NIH Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship, “Understanding the mechanisms by which early exposure to glucocorticoids increases susceptibility to anxiety disorders: the role of corticotropin- releasing factor”, 2012-2015, ($130,370), declined • Canadian Association for Humane Trapping Research Fellowship, 2009 ($23,850) • University Master’s Fellowship, University of Louisiana, 2004-2005 Extramural Grants (total grants awarded $886,921) • National Science Foundation CAREER Grant (IOS-1749627), “Stress-mediated maternal effects as a facilitator of organismal resilience in fluctuating environments: from mechanisms to function”, Sole PI, 2018-2023 ($792,360) • National Science Foundation (IOS-1634027), meeting grant for symposium titled “The developmental & proximate mechanisms causing individual variation in cooperative behavior”, PI was Dustin Rubenstein, I was supporting collaborator, 2016 ($15,000) Page 2 of 17 Ben Dantzer CV (last updated Feb 9 2021) • Pepper Aging Center, Univ. Michigan, Pilot grant on aging research titled “The role of perinatal stress in causing accelerated aging”, Sole PI, 2016-2017 ($40,000) • European Squirrel Initiative, Funds to support collaborative project titled “The role of parasite spillover & stress on the replacement of native Eurasian red squirrels by introduced American grey squirrels”, Co-PI with Luc Wauters, 2015, ($2,000) • MCubed, Univ. Michigan, “Using museum collections & field ecology to understand changes in human health”, Co-PI with Karl Jepsen, Cody Thompson, 2015, ($15,000) • NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (IOS-1110436), “Can hormone- mediated maternal effects facilitate adaptation to changing environments?”, Co-PI with Andrew McAdam & Kay Holekamp, 2011, $14,911 • Arctic Institute of North America, Grant-in-Aid of Research, 2008, 2009, 2010 ($3,000) • American Society of Mammalogists, Grant-in-Aid of Research, 2008, 2009, ($2,500) • Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid of Research, 2008, ($400) • Animal Behavior Society, Student Research Gra gnt, 2008, ($750) • Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, Grant-in-Aid of Research, 2008, ($1,000) Intramural Fellowships & Awards (total $32,105) • Dissertation Continuation Fellowship, MSU, 2010, 2011, $12,000 • Dr. Marvin Hensley Endowed Fellowship in Zoology, MSU, 2010, $9,725 • John R. Shaver Research Fellowship, MSU, 2008, 2009, $2,500 • Support Fellowship, College of Natural Science, MSU, 2008, $5,580 • EEBB Summer Support Fellowship, MSU, 2008, $1,800 • Charles C. Spooner Research Grant, Northern Michigan University, Spring 2003 ($500) Travel Awards (total $4,670) • SICB Charlotte Magnum Student Support Award, 2011 • Travel Award, North American Society for Comparative Endocrinology, 2011, $450 • Travel Grant, MSU College of Natural Science, 2011, $200 • Travel Grant, MSU Council of Graduate Students & Graduate School, 2011, $700 • Travel Support Fellowship, MSU EEBB, 2009-2011, $1,200 • Research Enhancement Award, MSU Graduate School, 2009, $350 • MSU Department of Zoology Research Funds, 2007-2010, $550 • Travel & Supply Grants, Graduate Student Org., Univ. Louisiana, 2004-2006, $1,220 PUBLICATIONS A Notes: †indicates undergraduate student, §indicates graduate student, ‡indicates postdoctoral researcher, $indicates shared first-authorship Manuscripts Submitted & Preprints §Westrick SE, ‡van Kesteren F, Boutin S, Lane JE, McAdam AG, Dantzer B. Maternal glucocorticoids do not influence HPA axis activity or behavior of juvenile wild North American red squirrels. Resubmitted January 2021 [preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.02.280065v1] ‡Prado JR, ‡Rubi TL, Baumgartner J, Hoffman, Dantzer B, Knowles LL. Postglacial colonization in the Great Lakes Region by the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus): conflicts between genomic and field data. Submitted January 2021 Page 3 of 17 Ben Dantzer CV (last updated Feb 9 2021) †Kittendorf A, Dantzer B. Urban fox squirrels exhibit habituation to humans but respond to stimuli from natural predators. Submitted December 2020 [preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.18.423423v1] ‡Studd EK, §Gellner G, Peers MJL, §Menzies AK, §Majchrzak YN, §Derbyshire RE, Boonstra R, Dantzer B, Kenney AJ, Krebs CJ, Lane JE, McAdam AG, Murray DL, Boutin S, McCann KS, Humphries MM. Seasonal activity patterns drive boreal forest ecosystem dynamics. Submitted December 2020 ‡Studd EK, §Peers MJL, §Menzies A, §Derbyshire R, §Majchrzak Y, §Seguin J, Dantzer B, Lane JE, Murray D, McAdam AG, Boutin, S. Species-specific responses to wind balance trade-offs between thermal and perceptual constraints in mammals of the boreal forest. Submitted December 2020 §Hare AJ, Newman AEM, Dantzer B, Lane JE, Boutin S, Coltman DW, McAdam AG. No evidence for stress-mediated kin discrimination in the North American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Resubmitted November 2020 Published or In Press Manuscripts 71) Underhill V, †Pandelis GG, §Papuga J, §Sabol AC, †Rife A, ‡Rubi T, Hoffman SMG, Dantzer B. 2021. Personality and behavioral syndromes in two Peromyscus species: presence, lack of state-dependence, and lack of association with home