Curriculum Vitae: Cathleen N. Early

Personal Data

Address: Department of Biology Phone: (254) 295-5041

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Fax: (254) 295-4237

UMHB Box 8432 Cell: (254) 541-2670

900 College Street E-mail:

Belton, TX 76513

Education

Baylor University, Waco, TX

PhD., Biology, 2002-2005

Baylor University, Waco, TX

M.A. Biology, 1998-2002

Howard Payne University, Brownwood, TX

B.S. Biology & Chemistry, 1993-1998

Employment

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, 2004-Present

Courses taught: Zoology, Botany, Plant Taxonomy, Ornithology, Vertebrate Zoology, Marine Biology, and Natural History Expedition

McLennan Community College, Waco, TX

Adjunct Instructor, 2003-2004

Courses taught: General Biology and Zoology

Baylor University, Waco, TX

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept of Biology, 1998-2004

Laboratories taught: Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory I & II, General Biology, General Ecology, Bacteriology, Mammalogy, Plant Taxonomy

Professional Memberships

American Society of Mammalogists Southwestern Association of Naturalists

Ecological Society of America Texas Academy of Science

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Texas Society of Mammalogists

Publications and Manuscripts in Progress

Sera, W.E. and C.N. Early. 2003. Microtus montanus. Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammalogists. 716:1-10.

Christian, B.W., C.N. Early, and O.T. Lind. 2002. Factors affecting bacterioplankton size and abundance in anoxic hypolimnia. Verhandlungen der Internationalen Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie. 28: 705-709.

Sera, W.E, R.N. Howard, T.A. Carter, and C.N. Early. 2000. Book review: Applied Population Ecology: Principles and Computer Exercises Using Ramas® EcoLab 2.0 by H. R. Akçakaya; M. A. Burgman; L. R. Ginzburg. Journal of Mammalogy 81:1179.

Early, C. N. and B. Mark Britt. 1998. Sequence similarities of glyceraldehyde-3-phospate dehydrogenases, phosphoglycerate kinases, and pyruvate kinases are species optimal temperature dependent. European Biophysics Journal 27:409-410.

Early, C.N. and W.E. Sera. [IN PREPARATION] Continued growth of female prairie voles and reproduction: potential fitness benefits.

Early, C.N. [IN PREPARATION] Zoology lab manual.

Early, C.N. [IN PREPARATION] Effect of road width and distance from streams on road mortality in medium-sized mammals.

Grants and Awards

2003 -Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund, American Museum of Natural History, New York ($974)

-Folmar Research Grant, Dept. of Biology, Baylor Univ. ($1,000)

2002 -The Nature Conservancy of Texas, Conservation by Design Research Program, San Antonio, TX ($942)

-Folmar Research Grant, Dept. of Biology, Baylor Univ. ($400)

2001 -Folmar Research Grant, Dept. of Biology, Baylor Univ. ($995)

-Bob Gardner Research Grant, Dept. of Biology, Baylor Univ. ($995)

2000 -Folmar Research Grant, Dept. of Biology, Baylor Univ. ($950)

-Bob Gardner Research Grant, Dept. of Biology, Baylor Univ. ($680)

1999 -Folmar Research Grant, Dept. of Biology, Baylor Univ.($500)

-Bob Gardner Research Grant, Dept. of Biology, Baylor Univ. ($650)

1996-97 -NSF Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Chemistry Dept., Baylor Univ. ($5,000.00)

Presentations

2007 Brianna N. Krchner, Nicholas S. Green, Cathleen N. Early, and Kenneth T. Wilkins, “Dominance of fire-sensitive species in the small mammal community of a tallgrass prairie remnant.” Texas Academy of Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas (March)

2004 Cathleen N. Early and Kenneth T. Wilkins, “Effects of an invasive species, red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), on survivorship of small mammals in native tallgrass prairie.” Texas Academy of Science, Schreiner University, Kerrville, Texas (March)

Cathleen N. Early and Kenneth T. Wilkins, “Effects of an invasive species, red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), on survivorship of small mammals in native tallgrass prairie.” Texas Society of Mammalogists, Texas Tech Center, Junction, Texas (February)

2003 Cathleen N. Early and Kenneth T. Wilkins, “Effects of an invasive species, red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), on survivorship of small mammals in native tallgrass prairie, preliminary results.” American Society of Mammalogists, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (June)

Cathleen N. Early and Kenneth T. Wilkins, “Effects of an invasive species, red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), on survivorship of small mammals in native tallgrass prairie, preliminary results.” Southwestern Association of Naturalists, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma (April)

Cathleen N. Early and Kenneth T. Wilkins, “Effects of an invasive species, red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), on survivorship of small mammals in native tallgrass prairie, preliminary results.” Texas Society of Mammalogists, Texas Tech Center, Junction, Texas (February)

Cathleen N. Early and Kenneth T. Wilkins, “Effects of an invasive species, red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), on survivorship of small mammals in native tallgrass prairie, preliminary results.” Texas Academy of Science, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas (February)

2002 Cathleen N. Early and Kenneth T. Wilkins, “Use of DeltaGard®, a pyrethroid insecticide, to repel fire ants during small-mammal trapping” American Society of Mammalogists, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA (June)

Cathleen N. Early, “Effect of road width and distance from streams on road mortality in medium-sized mammals.” Texas Society of Mammalogists, Texas Tech Center, Junction, Texas (February)

2001 Tracy A. Carter, Cathleen N. Early, and Wendy E. Sera, “Microhabitat overlap and competitive interaction in two sympatric rodents, Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus, in Central Texas grasslands.” Texas Society of Mammalogists, Texas Tech Center, Junction, TX (February)

2000 Brad W. Christian and Cathleen N. Early, “Variation in size and abundance of bacteria in a stratified lake.” Texas Academy of Science, Texas A&M at Kingsville, Kingsville, TX (March)

Cathleen N. Early and Wendy E. Sera, “Average pup mass at birth increases with parity in Microtus ochrogaster, life history implications.” American Society of Mammalogists, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (June)

1996 Cathleen N. Early and B. Mark Britt, “Arrhrenius plot inflection points for lactase dehydrogenase (LDH) from cow and chicken.” ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Baylor University, Waco, TX. (November)

University and Community Service

2007-2008 Conservation Ecology Section Chair, Texas Academy of Science

2006-2007 Conservation Ecology Vice-Section Chair, Texas Academy of Science

2006 Science Fair Judge, Central Texas Science and Engineering Fair, Waco, TX

2006-present Student Awards Committee, Texas Society of Mammalogists

2006-present Health Professions Committee, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

2006-present Education Technology Committee, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

2005-present Faculty sponsor for the Biological Honor Society, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

2005-present Student Presentation Evaluator, American Society of Mammalogists

2004-2005 Conservation Committee, Texas Society of Mammalogists

2004 Undergraduate Poster Evaluator, Texas Academy of Science

2001 Science Fair Judge, China Springs High School, China Spring, TX

1999-2000 Biology Dept. Representative, Graduate Student Association, Baylor Univ.

1998-2005 Member, Graduate Student Association, Baylor University