CURRICULUM VITAE
Jennifer A.H. Koop
Department of Biology Email:
University of Utah Phone: (801) 585-9742
257 South 1400 East Fax: (801) 581-4668
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Research Interests
Host-parasite coevolution; host defense mechanisms; invasive parasite ecology; immunological tradeoffs
Education and Degrees
2006-present: Ph.D. candidate in Biology, University of Utah
Anticipated completion: Summer 2011
Advisor: Dale H. Clayton
2004: B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Positions
2006-present: Doctoral research, University of Utah.
Adaptive significance of avian defenses against ectoparasites.
2004-06: Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
under Janette Boughman, PhD
Condition dependency of color expression and differential allocation in three-spine sticklebacks.
2003-2004: Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
under Janette Boughman, PhD
Imprinting and mate preference in threespine sticklebacks.
2003: Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
under Catherine Marler, PhD
Effects of paternal behavior on pup aggression and expression of vasopressin in California mice.
Grants and Fellowships
2010: Sigma Xi, Grant in aid of research, $1000
2010: NSF Research Collaborative Network: Refining and Diversifying Ecological Immunology, $1471
2010: Travel award, Graduate School, University of Utah, $400
2010: Travel award, Department of Biology, University of Utah, $400
2009: Travel award, Graduate School, University of Utah $400
2009: Travel award, Department of Biology, University of Utah, $400
2008: Frank M. Chapman Research Grant, $1000
2008: American Ornithologists’ Union Research Award, $1450
2008: Travel award, Department of Biology, University of Utah, $400
2007: Sigma Xi, Grant in aid of research, $400
2003: Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship. University of Wisconsin, $4000
2000: Alfred W. Rice Scholarship. La Crosse Community Foundation, $4000
Professional Affiliations
AAAS, American Ornithologists’ Union, Animal Behavior Society, Society for the Study of Evolution, Graduate Women in Science
Publications
Koop, Jennifer A.H., Huber, Sarah K., and Dale H. Clayton (in review) Experimental demonstration of the fitness consequences of an introduced parasite of Darwin’s finches. PLoS ONE.
Koop, Jennifer A.H., Huber, Sarah K., and Dale H. Clayton. (in review) Does bright light enhance the effectiveness of preening for ectoparasite control? Auk
Shawkey, Matthew D., Wozny, Joel, D’Alba, Liliana, Koop, Jennifer A.H., and Li Jia. (in press) Dramatic color change of iridescent feathers following experimental wetting and drying. Zoology.
Huber, Sarah K., Owen, Jeb P., Koop, Jennifer A.H., King, Marisa O., Grant, Peter R., Grant, B. Rosemary, and Dale H. Clayton. (2010) Ecoimmunity in Darwin's Finches: invasive parasites trigger acquired immunity in the Medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) PLoS One 5, e8605, doi: 10.1381/journal.pone.0008605.
Clayton, Dale H., Koop, Jennifer A.H., Harbison, Christopher W., Moyer, Brett R., and Sarah E. Bush. (2010) How birds combat ectoparasites. Open Ornithology Journal 3: 41-71,
doi: 10.2174/1874453201003020041
Papers in preparation
Koop, Jennifer A.H.* & Kim, Peter Sehoon*, and Dale H. Clayton. (in prep) The demise of Darwin’s finches: a modeling approach to assess the impact of an introduced parasite. (*co-first authors)
Koop, Jennifer A.H., Owen, Jeb P., Knutie, Sarah, and Dale H. Clayton. (in prep) Darwin’s finch host immune defenses and tradeoffs in parental investment in response to a nest ectoparasite.
Koop, Jennifer A.H. and Dale H. Clayton. (in prep) Critical evaluation of two techniques commonly used to quantify ectoparasites of passerine birds.
Contributed Presentations
Koop, JAH, Kim PS and DH Clayton. 2010. The demise of Darwin’s finches? Invited talk, Math-Bio seminar series, University of Utah.
Koop, JAH, Knutie SA, and DH Clayton. 2010. Specific immune defenses of Darwins’ finches against an introduced parasite. Annual Society for the Study of Evolution meeting, Portland, OR.
Koop, JAH. 2010. Field work in the Galapagos. Invited talk, Science day at Herriman Middle School, Herriman, Utah.
Koop, JAH. 2010. Experimental science in the field. Invited talk, Science day at Bryant Middle School, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Koop, JAH. 2010. Defense mechanisms of the medium ground finch: preliminary results of 2010 field season. Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos.
Koop, JAH. 2009. Effects of Philornis downsi on the Medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis). Guest lecture, Course: In Darwin’s Footsteps: Evolutionary Biology in the 21st century, Instructor: Sarah Bush, University of Utah.
Koop, JAH, Huber SK, and DH Clayton. 2009. Fly versus finch: effects of an invasive parasite on an endemic host. Science Day, University of Utah. (POSTER)
Koop, JAH. 2008. Have Darwin’s finches met their doom? Invited talk, Biology staff brown bag seminar series, University of Utah.
Koop, JAH, Huber SK, Bush SE, and DH Clayton. 2008. The relationship of bill morphology to ectoparasite diversity and abundance in Darwin’s finches. Annual Society for the Study of Evolution meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Koop, JAH and DH Clayton. 2007. Impact of bill morphology on the ectoparasites of European Starlings. Annual meeting of Utah Ornithological Society. Provo, UT.
Teaching Experience
2009: Teaching assistant, Advanced Field Ornithology, University of Utah
2008: Teaching assistant, Ecology and Evolution, University of Utah
2007: Teaching assistant, Mammalogy, University of Utah
2007: Teaching assistant, Advanced Field Ornithology, University of Utah
2006: Teaching assistant, Ornithology, University of Utah
2006: Instructor, PEOPLE (Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence), University of Wisconsin-Madison
2004-06: Special Education Assistant, working with children with autism and severe mental disabilities, Glenn Stevens Elementary, Madison, WI
2002-06: Program development, in-home therapy and social context teaching for children with autism, Integrated Development Services, Madison, WI
Service
Manuscript reviewer for: Journal of Field Ornithology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Avian Biology
Co-founder of GALS (Graduate and Advanced Lady Scientists), Interest group designed to address gender specific issues in academia (2010)
Graduate Steering Advisory Committee - Student seminar series committee (2009-10)
Graduate Steering Advisory Committee - Co-chair (2008-09)
Graduate Steering Advisory Committee - College Ethics committee (2007-08)
Graduate Steering Advisory Committee - RPT committee (2006-07)
Skill sets
Field experience: avian work in continental US and Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; capture, morphometric measuring, banding and blood sampling
Lab skills: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to quantify antibodies; microscopy to quantify and identify avian ectoparasites; blood smears and microscopy to quantify immune cell types; aviculture including capture, care and maintenance
Software: JMP®, Graphpad Prism®, G*Power, HOBOware®, Maxim iButton®, Garmin eTrex Vista GPS
Permit experience: International and US Fish and Wildlife Service, Galapagos National Park, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, University of Utah IACUC
Languages: English; functional proficiency reading, writing and speaking Spanish
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