CURRICULUM VITAE – Bala Chaudhary Department of Environmental Science and Studies DePaul University 1110 West Belden Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 [email protected] www.balachaudhary.com EDUCATION Ph.D. Biological Sciences (with distinction) - Northern Arizona University 2010. Dissertation title: Patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species distributions across spatial scales. Advisor: Dr. Nancy C. Johnson M.S. Biological Sciences (with distinction) - Northern Arizona University 2006. Thesis title: Functions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi at community and ecosystem scales in semi- arid environments. Advisor: Dr. Nancy C. Johnson B.A. Biological Sciences (specialization in Ecology and Evolution) - University of Chicago 1999. Thesis title: Effects of elevated CO2 on root morphology and mycorrhizal fungi in a tallgrass prairie. Co-advisors: Dr. R. Michael Miller and Dr. James D. Bever PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Studies, DePaul University, Aug 2016-present Visiting Researcher (sabbatical), Institute fur Biologie, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany, 2019- 2020 Academic Year Lecturer, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago, Aug 2012 - Aug 2016 Maternity-related career break, Jan 2011 - Aug 2012 Adjunct Faculty, School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Aug-Dec 2010 Restoration Ecologist, Earthworks Restoration Consulting, Los Angeles, Sept 2000 - Sept 2003 Research Technician, University of California Irvine, Sept 1999 - Sept 2000 AWARDS • Early Career Motivator Award 2020, Association of Women in Science Chicago • Woman of Spirit and Action Award 2020, DePaul University • National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2019-2024 • National Science Foundation GK-12 Graduate Fellowship 2008-2009 • National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education Research Traineeship 2006-08 • ARCS Foundation Fellowships 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010 • Best Oral Presentation, Soil Ecology Section, Ecological Society of America, 2008 • Best Student Presentation Honorable Mention, Society for Ecological Restoration 2007 • Fungal Environmental Sampling and Informatics Network Travel Award, 2008 1 CURRICULUM VITAE – Bala Chaudhary PUBLICATIONS *indicates undergraduate co-author Citations = 1,580 1. Chaudhary, VB, CA Aguilar-Trigueros, MC Rillig (2021) Fungal dispersal across spatial scales. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, invited review. 2. Ksiazek-Mikenas, K, VB Chaudhary, D Larkin, K Skogen (2021) A habitat analog approach establishes native plant communities on green roofs. Ecosphere, in revisions. 3. Faist, AM, AJ Antoninka, N Barger, M Bowker, VB Chaudhary, CA Havrilla, E Huber- Sannwald, SC Reed, B Weber (2020) Broader impacts for ecologists: biological soil crusts as a model system for education. Frontiers in Microbiology, in press. 4. Chaudhary, VB, A Asefaw Berhe (2020) Ten simple rules for building an antiracist lab. PLOS Computational Biology, 16(10): e1008210. 5. Antoninka, A, A Faist, E Rodriguez-Caballero, KE Young, VB Chaudhary, LA Condon, DA Pyke (2020) Biological soil crusts in ecological restoration: emerging research and perspectives. Restoration Ecology, 28: S3-S8. 6. Rillig, MC, M Bielcik, VB Chaudhary, L Grünfeld, S Maaß, I Mansour, M Ryo, SD Veresoglou (2020) Ten simple rules for increased lab resilience. PLOS Computational Biology, 16(11): e1008313. 7. Rillig, MC, CA Aguilar-Trigueros, IC Anderson, J Antonovics, M-B Ballhausen, J Bergmann, M Bielcik, VB Chaudhary, C Deveautour, L Grünfeld, S Hempel, M Lakovic, DR Lammel, A Lehmann, J Lehmann, EF Leifheit, Y Liang, E Li, YM Lozano, A Manntschke, I Mansour, P Oviatt, L Pinek, JR Powell, J Roy, M Ryo, MA Sosa-Hernández, SD Veresoglou, D Wang, G Yang, H Zhang (2020) Myristate and the ecology of AM fungi: significance, opportunities, applications and challenges. New Phytologist, 227: 1610-1614. 8. Eldridge, DJ, S Reed, SK Travers, MA Bowker, FT Maestre, J Ding, C Havrilla, E Rodriguez- Caballero, N Barger, B Weber, A Antoninka, J Belnap, VB Chaudhary, A Faist, S Ferrenberg, E Huber-Sannwald, O Malam, IY Zhao. (2020) The pervasive and multifaceted influence of biocrusts on water in the world's drylands. Global Change Biology, 00: 1– 12. 9. *Chaudhary, VB, S Nolimal, MA Sosa-Hernández, C Egan, J Kastens. (2020) Trait-based aerial dispersal of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. New Phytologist, 228: 238-252. 10. *Chaudhary, VB, K Akland, NC Johnson, MA Bowker. (2020) Do soil inoculants accelerate dryland restoration? A simultaneous assessment of biocrusts and mycorrhizal fungi. Restoration Ecology, 28: S115-S126. 11. Bueno, CG, L Aldrich-Wolfe, VB Chaudhary, M Gerz, T Helgason, JD Hoeksema, J Klironomos, Y Lekberg, D Leon, H Maherali, M Öpik, M Zobel, M Moora (2019) Misdiagnosis and uncritical use of plant mycorrhizal data are not the only elephants in the room. New Phytologist, 224: 1415-1418. 12. Havrilla, C, VB Chaudhary, A Antoninka, J Belnap, S Ferrenberg, M Bowker, D Eldridge, A Faist, E Huber-Sannwald, A Leslie, E Rodriguez-Caballero, YM Zhang, N Barger. (2019) Towards a predictive framework for biocrust mediation of plant performance: a meta- analysis. Journal of Ecology, 107(6), 2789-2807. 13. *Chaudhary, VB, E Sandall, M Lazarski. (2019) Urban mycorrhizas: predicting arbuscular mycorrhizal abundance in green roofs. Fungal Ecology, 40: 12-19. 14. Hoeksema, JD, J Bever, S Chakraborty, VB Chaudhary, M Gardes, CA Gehring, MM Hart, EA Housworth, W Kaonongbua, JN Klironomos, MJ Lajeunesse, J Meadow, BG Milligan, BJ Piculell, A Pringle, MA Rúa, J Umbanhowar, W Viechtbauer, Y-W Wang, GWT Wilson, P Zee. 2 CURRICULUM VITAE – Bala Chaudhary (2018) Evolutionary history of plant hosts and fungal symbionts predicts the strength of mycorrhizal mutualism. Communications Biology, 1(1), 116. 15. Chaudhary, VB, Cuenca G, NC Johnson. (2018) Tropical-temperate comparison of landscape-scale arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species distributions. Diversity and Distributions, 24(1): 116-128. 16. Hart, MM, PM Antunes, VB Chaudhary, LL Abbott. (2018) Fungal inoculants in the field – is the reward greater than the risk? Functional Ecology, 32(1):126-35. 17. Chaudhary, VB, MA Rúa, A Antoninka, JD Bever, J Cannon, A Craig, J Duchicela, A Frame, M Gardes, C Gehring, M Ha, M Hart, J Hopkins, B Ji, NC Johnson, W Kaonongbua, J Karst, RT Koide, LJ Lamit, J Meadow, BG Milligan, JC Moore, TH Pendergast IV, B Piculell, B Ramsby, S Simard, S Shrestha, J Umbanhowar, W Viechtbauer, L Walters, GWT Wilson, P Zee, JD Hoeksema. (2016) MycoDB, a global database of plant response to mycorrhizal fungi. Scientific Data 3, 160028. 18. Rúa, MA, A Antoninka, PM Antunes, VB Chaudhary, C Gehring, LJ Lamit, BJ Piculell, JD Bever, C Zabinski, JF Meadow, and MJ Lajeunesse. 2016. Home-field advantage? Evidence of local adaptation among plants, soil, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi through meta-analysis. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16(1), p.1. 19. Byrne, L, RK Thiet, and VB Chaudhary. 2016. Pedagogy for the pedosphere. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 14(5), 238-240. 20. Chaudhary, VB, TE O'Dell, MC Rillig, NC Johnson. 2014. Multiscale patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance & diversity in semiarid shrublands. Fungal Ecology 12:32-43. 21. Álvarez-Sánchez, J, NC Johnson, A Antoninka, VB Chaudhary, MK Lau, SM Owen, I Sánchez- Gallen, G Guadarrama, S Castillo. 2011. Large-scale diversity patterns in spore communities of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. In Pagano, MC (Ed.) Mycorrhiza: Occurrence in Natural and Restored Environments. pp 29-48. Nova Science Inc., New York. 22. Hoeksema, JD, VB Chaudhary, CA Gehring, NC Johnson, J Karst, RT Koide, A Pringle, C Zabinski, JD Bever, JC Moore, GWT Wilson, JN Klironomos, J Umbanhowar. (2010) A meta- analysis of context-dependency in plant response to inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi. Ecology Letters 13(3):394-407. 23. Chaudhary, VB, LL Walters, JD Bever, JD Hoeksema, GWT Wilson. 2010. Advancing synthetic ecology: database system to facilitate complex ecological meta-analyses. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 91(2):235-243. 24. Johnson, NC, VB Chaudhary, JD Hoeksema, JC Moore, A Pringle, JA Umbanhower, GWT Wilson. 2009. Mysterious mycorrhizae? A field trip and classroom experiment to demystify the symbioses formed between plants and fungi. American Biology Teacher 71:424-429. 25. Chaudhary, VB, TE O’Dell, MA Bowker, JB Grace, AE Redman, MC Rillig, NC Johnson. (2009) Untangling the biological controls of soil stability in semi-arid shrublands. Ecological Applications 19:110-122. 26. Bowker, MA, J Belnap, VB Chaudhary, NC Johnson. 2008. Revisiting classic water erosion models in drylands: the strong impact of biological soil crusts. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40:2309-2316. 27. Chaudhary, VB, MK Lau, and NC Johnson. 2008. Macroecology of Microbes – Biogeography of the Glomeromycota. In Varma, Ajit (Ed.) Mycorrhiza: Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3 CURRICULUM VITAE – Bala Chaudhary Eco-Function, Biotechnology, Eco-Physiology, Structure and Systematics, 3rd edition. pp. 529- 564. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 28. Johnson, NC, JD Hoeksema, JD Bever, VB Chaudhary, C Gehring, J Klironomos, R Koide, RM Miller, J Moore, P Moutoglis, M Schwartz, S Simard, W Swenson, J Umbanhowar, G Wilson, C Zabinski. 2006. From Lilliput to Brobdingnag: extending models of mycorrhizal function across scales. Bioscience 56:889-900. 29. Chaudhary, VB and MJ Griswold. 2001. Mycorrhizal Fungi – a Restoration Practitioner’s Point of View. Ecesis 11:1-10. GRANTS