Richard K. Simpson III School of Life Sciences Arizona State University PO Box 874601 Tempe, AZ 85287-4601 [email protected] https://rksimpson9.wordpress.com EDUCATION Ph.D. Arizona State University, Animal Behavior Anticipated 2018 “The Evolution of Hummingbird Coloration and Courtship Displays.” Advisor: Kevin McGraw ([email protected]) Committee: Ronald Rutowski, Stephen Pratt, Christopher Clark, Jimmy McGuire B.S. Trinity University, Biology, Cum Laude 2012 Undergraduate Thesis – “Migration Distance and Sexual Dichromatism: Cost of migration is correlated with reduced female coloration in Wood Warblers.” Advisor: Troy Murphy ([email protected]) Committee: Michele Johnson, David Ribble PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles 5. Simpson, R.K. & McGraw, K.J. Multiple signaling in a variable environment: expression of song and color traits as a function of ambient sound and light conditions in a tropical songbird. In review at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology - NA Citations; Journal Impact Factor (2014): 2.350 4. Ligon, R.A., Simpson, R.K., Hill, G.E., McGraw, K.J. Comparative biochemical analyses of carotenoid pigmentation evolution in finches. In review at Evolution. - NA Citations; Journal Impact Factor (2014): 4.612 3. Hutton, P.,* Seymoure, B.M., Ligon, R.A., McGraw, K.J., Simpson, R.K. 2015. Dynamic color communication. Current Opinion in Behavioral Science. 6: 41-49. *All authors contributed equally - 2 Citations; Journal Impact Factor (2014): TBD 2. Simpson, R.K., Johnson, M.A., Murphy, T.G. 2015. Migration and the evolution of sexual dichromatism: evolutionary loss of female coloration with migration among wood- warblers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 282: 2015375. - 7 Citations; Journal Impact Factor (2014): 5.051 - Media Coverage: Science, Nature, IFL Science, Phys.org, Nature World News, Richard Dawkins Foundation 1. Murphy, G.M., West, J.A., Pham, T.T., Cevallos, L.M., Simpson, R.K., Tarvin, K.A. 2014. Same trait, different signals: unlike females, male goldfinches do not signal status with bill color. Animal Behaviour. 93: 121-127. - 4 Citations; Journal Impact Factor (2014): 3.137 Popular Articles Simpson, R.K. 2014. Ask A Biologist Top Question: Why do leaves change color? http://askabiologist.asu.edu/questions/why-do-leaves-change-color Simpson, R.K. 2014. Biology Bits: Feathers. ASU’s Ask A Biologist. http://askabiologist.asu.edu/biology-bits/feather-bits Featured in: Strum, M. 2014. Faint of Heart Need Not Apply. ASU’s School of Life Sciences Magazine. 10, 1:19-23 Popular Media Credited in: PBS Nature documentary on hummingbirds – title pending – 2016; with Cone Flower Studios (http://www.coneflowerstudios.com) FUNDING & FELLOWSHIPS ASU = Arizona State University Research Awards 2016 ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduate Excellence Award $200 American Museum of Natural History Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund $1000 ASU Research and Training Initiative Fieldwork Grant $1500 2015 T and E Inc. Grants for Conservation Biology Research $2573 ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association Jumpstart Grant $500 ASU Research and Training Initiative Facilities Grant $1500 Arizona Field Ornithologist Gale Monson Research Grant $1000 2014 ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association Research Grant $1600 ASU Research and Training Initiative Fieldwork Grant $1500 ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduate Excellence Award $250 Sigma Xi: Arizona State University Chapter Grants-In-Aid of Research $400 Animal Behavior Society Student Research Grant $1100 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Grants in Aid of Research $1000 2013 Society for the Study of Evolution: Rosemary Grant Award $2250 Sigma Xi: Arizona State University Chapter Grants-In-Aid of Research $300 Fellowships 2016 ASU School of Life Sciences Animal Behavior Graduate Summer Fellowship $6082 2015 ASU School of Life Sciences Summer Fellowship $1000 2014 ASU School of Life Sciences Summer Fellowship $1800 2013 ASU School of Life Sciences Summer Fellowship $1300 2012 ASU/Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Fellowship $9988 Travel Awards 2016 ASU School of Life Sciences Travel Award $400 ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant $950 International Society for Behavior Ecology Travel Grant $1700 2015 ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant $848 2014 International Ornithological Conference Travel Grant $800 ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant $950 2013 ASU School of Life Sciences Travel Award $400 ASU School of Life Sciences Travel Award $400 Service Awards 2015 ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association Grad Challenge $15000 MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE Undergraduate Thesis Committees Steven Reed (2015 – Present); Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Thesis project: “Angle dependence in parrot feathers and interesting pigment- structure interactions within them” Independent Projects Jessica Givens (2013 – Present); Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Independent Project: “Urban and Rural differences in Anna’s hummingbird iridescent coloration” - Awarded ASU School of Life Sciences Joyce Foster Larson Scholarship Research Assistants Arizona State University: Alysia Apple (2016), Christina Piarowski (2016), Sayah Bogor (2015) University of California, Davis: Ushrayinee Sarker (2016) PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS † Denotes undergraduate authorship Conference Presentations Simpson, R.K., Seymoure, B.M., Moeller, K.T. 2016. Conspicuousness of the venomous Gila monster as a function of age. International Society for Behavioral Ecology post- conference symposium on Anti-predator Coloration, Penryn, UK. Simpson, R.K., †Givens, J., McGraw, K.J. 2016. Evolutionary patterns of hummingbird coloration. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, Portland, Oregon. Simpson, R.K. The evolution of hummingbird visual signals. 2015. Science on the Sonoita Plain, Elgin, AZ Simpson, R.K. & McGraw, K.J. 2014. The role of a fluctuating environment on multimodal signals. International Ornithological Congress, Tokyo, Japan. Simpson, R.K., Johnson, M.A., Murphy, T.G. 2014. The evolution of sexual dichromatism: wood-warblers exhibit increased dichromatism with greater migration distance. International Society of Behavioral Ecology, New York, NY. Simpson, R.K. & McGraw, K.J. 2014. The role of a fluctuating environment on multimodal signals. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, Austin, TX. Simpson, R.K. & McGraw, K.J. 2013. The role of a fluctuating environment on multimodal signals. Animal Behavior Society Meeting, Boulder, CO. Conference Posters Simpson, R.K., McGraw, K.J. 2016. The evolution of hummingbird coloration and courtship displays. International Society for Behavioral Ecology, Exeter, UK. Simpson, R.K., Johnson, M.A., Murphy, T.G. 2011. The loss of female ornamentation: does the cost of migration favor sexual dichromatism in wood-warblers? Joint Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society and the International Ethological Conference, Bloomington, IA. Keller, S., Simpson, R., Hasfura. R., Elaydi, S., Ribble, R. 2011. Modeling mammalian geographic ranges using georeferenced environmental data and mathematical models. Texas Mammologist Society, Junction, TX. Keller, S., Simpson, R., Ribble, D., Elaydi, S., Hasfura, R. 2011. Niche modeling using mathematical models. Joint Mathematics Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Simpson, R. and Ribble, D. 2010. Changing geographic distributions of mammals around Bexar County, Texas. Southwestern Association of Naturalists, Junction, TX. Local Presentations Simpson, R.K. 2015. Speed talk on hummingbird color and courtship evolution. School of Life Sciences Graduate Seminar, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Simpson, R.K. 2014. Migration distance and sexual dichromatism: a new hypothesis. School of Life Sciences Graduate Seminar, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Simpson, R.K. 2013. Dynamic environments, multi-modal signaling, and the role of receiver preferences. Tupper Behavior Seminar Series, Panama City, Panama. Simpson, R.K. 2013. Dynamic environments, multi-modal signaling, and the role of receiver preferences. Gamboa Seminar Series, Gamboa, Colon, Panama. Local Posters †Givens, J.L., Simpson, R.K., McGraw, K.J. 2016. Relationships between courtship behavior, morphology, and structurally based plumage coloration in Anna’s hummingbirds (Calypte anna). School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Program Symposium. †Givens, J.L., Simpson, R.K., McGraw, K.J. 2015. Does insect availability affect nectar feeder visitation rates in Anna’s hummingbirds (Calypte anna)? School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Program Symposium. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistantships, Arizona State University Conservation of Biodiversity; lecture teaching assistantship Fall 2016 Fundamentals of Tropical Biology & Tropical Research; study abroad teaching assistantship Summer 2016 Animal Behavior; lecture teaching assistantship Spring 2016 Ornithology; lab teaching assistantship Spring 2015 Biometry; lab teaching assistantship Fall 2013-2015 Animal Behavior iCourse; online teaching assistantship Summer 2013-2015 Vertebrate Zoology; lecture teaching assistantship Spring 2014 Vertebrate Zoology; lab teaching assistantship Fall 2012 Teaching Assistantships, Trinity University Integrated Biology 2; lab teaching assistantship Spring 2010 & 2012 Integrated Biology 1; lecture teaching assistantship Fall 2011 Integrated Biology 2; lecture teaching assistantship Spring 2011 Integrated Biology 1; lab teaching assistantship