Yolanda H. Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Agroecology of Specialty Crops Department of Plant and Soil Sciences University of Vermont EXTENDED ACADEMIC CURRICULUM VITAE Table of Contents I. Education ............................................................................................................................ 1 II. Professional Experience ...................................................................................................... 1 III. Teaching and Training Experience ...................................................................................... 2 IV. Funding ............................................................................................................................... 3 V. Publications ......................................................................................................................... 6 VI. Presentations .................................................................................................................... 11 VII. Publicity…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……......18 VIII. Academic and Professional Service .................................................................................. 19 IX. Additional Skills ................................................................................................................. 16 X. Graduate and undergraduate student advisees………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………………..21 Yolanda H. Chen Department of Plant & Soil Science 63 Carrigan Drive University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05401, USA (802) 656‐2627 email: [email protected] http://blog.uvm.edu/yfanslow/ EDUCATION Ph. D. (Insect Ecology) 2001 Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley Thesis: Tritrophic consequences of sunflower domestication. Advisor: Dr. Stephen C. Welter B. Sc. (Natural Resource Management) summa cum laude 1995 Rutgers University, New Jersey Honors Thesis: “The effects of companion planting on tomato yields”. Advisors: Dr. Jean Marie Hartman and Dr. Michael Hamm PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Faculty Fellow for Diversity and Inclusion Jan‐May 2020 University of Vermont Gund Fellow September 2018‐present. Gund Institute for the Environment, University of Vermont, VT, USA Visiting Scholar Jan‐Aug 2016 Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (LANGEBIO) Cinvestav‐ Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico Associate Professor May 2015‐present Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Vermont, VT, USA Assistant Professor Feb 2008‐present Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Vermont, VT, USA Entomologist‐Host Plant Resistance Jan 2004‐Dec 2007 International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines USDA Postdoctoral fellow Oct 2001‐Dec 2003 Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA. NSF Predoctoral Fellow and Graduate Student Researcher Sept 1996‐Sept 2001 Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA. Y. H. Chen 1 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Courses Taught at the University of Vermont Syllabi can be viewed here: http://www.uvm.edu/~pss/?Page=faculty/facultychen.php PSS 106 Entomology and Pest Management (4 credits) Lecture/Lab class (~25 students) Fall 2013‐2017, except 2016 PSS 295/395 Ecological Frontiers in Agroecology (3) Seminar writing class (~10 students) PSS 232 Biological Control (3) Lecture/Seminar class (~10‐15 students) Spring alternate years 2010‐present PSS 124 Agroecology of Vegetable Crops Spring alternate years 2009‐2017 Course Semesters Curricular Credit Course Class Type & Description Taught Purpose Hours Responsibilities Size Spring PSS 124 alternate Discussion‐ Agroecology PSS Lectures and years 3 based of Vegetable Elective coordinating 2009‐ seminars Crops 2018 PSS 106 Fall 2013‐ Required Lectures and Lecture lab Entomology 2017, PSS 4 lab; assisted by class; 26 and Pest except course 1 TA students Management 2016 Spring Discussion‐ PSS 232 alternate Elective Lecture and based Biological years 3 course discussion seminars, Up Control 2010‐ to 18 present Y. H. Chen 2 Lectures and Former coordinate the Lecture and PSS 208 Spring required develop of farm hands‐on Organic Farm 2010‐ course 3 business plan activities of Planning 2014 for PSS and up to 24 majors management students plan. Lecture and PSS 209 Summer Lectures and PSS activities of Organic Farm 2010‐ 3 coordinate the Elective up to 24 Practicum 2012 student farm students Fall and Coordinate Internship PSS 158 Eco Spring undergrad reporting, Ag 1‐3 2009‐ internships and variable in Internships 2018 credit size guest lectures BCOR Lecture, 100+ BCOR 101 Fall 2011 4 on population core students genetics Other Teaching Experience Adjunct Assistant Professor 2005‐2007 Dept. of Entomology, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Philippines Lecturer 2004‐2007 Principles of Integrated Pest Management, Rice Production Course International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines Facilitator 2004‐2007 Host Plant Resistance Seminar Co‐taught with Dr. Hei Leung, Dr. Casiana Vera Cruz, and Dr. Il‐Ryong Choi, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines Facilitator 2002 Graduate seminar “Host shifts and host specialization of phytophagous insects” University of California, Berkeley, CA Guest Lecturer 1999‐2001 Insect Ecology, University of California, Berkeley Reader 2000 Insect Ecology, University of California, Berkeley Graduate Student Instructor 1999 Research Methods in Environmental Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA Graduate Student Instructor 1998 Environmental Issues, University of California, Berkeley, CA Y. H. Chen 3 AWARDS AND HONORS Hubert W. Vogelmann Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship ($2500) 2018 CAP Messenger Award ($1000), UC Berkeley, CA 2000 Van den Bosch Scholarship Award ($4000) 2000 Howard I. Magy Memorial Scholarship ($1000), UC Berkeley, CA 1999 Howard I. Magy Memorial Scholarship ($1000), UC Berkeley, CA 1998 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (3‐year, $60,000) 1997‐1999 Eugene Cota–Robles Fellowship (3‐year, $37,500), UC Berkeley, CA 1996 College of Agriculture and Environmental Science Scholarship 1995 Cook College General Honors Program Award 1995 Student Cooperative Store, Inc. Scholarship 1995 George H. Cook Honors Program, Cook College, Rutgers University, NJ 1991–1995 Dean’s List, Cook College, Rutgers University, NJ 1991–1995 Alpha Sigma Sophomore of the Year, Cook College, Rutgers University, NJ 1993 Cook College Freshman of the Year, Cook College, Rutgers University, NJ 1992 CONSULTING EXPERIENCE Adviser 2010 National Basic Research Program of China‐ 973 Project (2010CB126200) Dept. of Entomology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Competitive Grants Received § denotes undergraduate student. *denotes graduate students Chen, Y. H. (PI) 2019‐2020. Identifying hotspots for agrobiodiversity in Mexico, a major center of crop origin. Gund Institute Catalyst Award. $50,000. Chen, Y. H. (PI) 2018‐2020. Identifying hotspots for agrobiodiversity in Mexico, a major center of crop origin. Conservation, Food and Health Foundation. $29,916 Del Maestro, A., H. Garavan, Y. Chen (Co‐PI), J. Vanegas, and J. Bongard. 2018‐2020. MRI: Acquisition of a GPU Accelerated Vermont Advanced Computing Core. NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure. $893,120 Chen, Y. H. (PI) 2018‐2021. Potential for a pheromone mating disruption program for the invasive swede midge within complex annual rotational system. Northeastern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program Novel Approaches. $199,854. Chen, Y. H. and C. Hoepting. (PI) 2018‐2019. Testing ground barriers for swede midge IPM on at‐risk small‐scale brassica farms. Northeast Integrated Pest Management Partnership Grant. $50,000. Jansky, S., S. Schoville, R. Groves, Y. Chen (Collaborator), D. Hawthorne, A. Alyokhin, and S. Rondon. 2017‐2018. Identification and knock‐down of pesticide resistance genes in Colorado potato beetle. USDA‐ARS State Partnership Potato Program 5090‐21220‐002‐ 00D. $89,000. Y. H. Chen 4 Hodgdon, E. and Y. H. Chen. 2017‐2019. Development of an effective and economical pheromone mating disruption system for swede midge. Northeastern SARE Graduate Student Grant. $14,265. Chen, Y. H. (PI) 2016‐2020. Field testing of natural semiochemicals to control swede midge, an invasive pest of brassica crops. USDA VT Specialty Crops Block Grant. $42,000 Chen, Y. H. (PI), S. McKay, and S. Schoville. 2016‐2019. Insect Pest Evolution on the Pesticide Treadmill. Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station Hatch Award. $60,000. Schoville, S. and Y. H. Chen (co‐PI). 2015‐2016. Do hyper‐diverse genomes run the pesticide treadmill: resequencing Colorado potato beetle genomes to understand rapid pest evolution and improve sustainable pest management. USDA Exploratory Research Program, Plant Health and Production and Plant Products. $100,000 for 1 year. This program funds high‐risk and potentially transformative projects. Chen, Y. H. (PI), Stephanie McKay, and Kristian Brevik. 2015‐2016. How do insect pests rapidly evolve on the Pesticide Treadmill? UVM REACH. $40,000 for 15 months. Chen, Y. H. (PI) 2014‐2015. Establishing a swede midge damage threshold for Brassica crops. City Market's Co‐op Patronage Seedling Grant. $14,983. Chen, Y. H. (PI), C. Hoepting, and R. H. Hallett. 2014‐2018. Exploiting the reproductive biology of the invasive swede midge to improve IPM in brassica crops. USDA NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management 2014‐70006‐22525 $250,000.