Sarah Emery
Biology Dept., University of LouisvilleEMPLOYMENT:
July 2007-present:: Assistant Professor, Biology Dept., University of Louisville, Louisville KY
May 2006-July 2007:: National Parks Ecological Research Post-Doctoral Fellow; Rice University, Houston TX Spring 2006: Adjunct Faculty; Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo MI Dec. 2005-May 2006: Post-doctoral visiting research associate; Michigan State University, Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners MI
EDUCATION:
2000-2005: Ph.D. Michigan State University, Kellogg Biological Station
Department of Plant Biology; Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program
1996-2000: B.S. Denison University, Granville, OH
summa cum laude, Majors: Biology and Studio Art
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS:
2005-2007: National Parks Ecological Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship ($134,000) 2006: Hamill Innovation Grant, Rice U. (with J. Rudgers and C. Massiello) ($20,000) 2005: Dissertation Completion Fellowship ($6,000) 2000-2001, 2004-5: University Distinguished Fellowship, MSU ($54,000) 2001-2004: EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship ($84,000) 2003, 2004: MSU Plant Biology Dept. Paul Taylor Travel Grant ($960) 2004: MSU College of Natural Science Travel Grant ($460) 2001-2002: NSF Research Training Grant Fellowship, KBS/MSU ($6,000) 2001: G.H. Lauff Summer Research Award, KBS ($450) 2000: Plant Science Research Fellowship, MSU ($2000) PUBLICATIONS: Emery, S.M. 2007. Limiting similarity between invaders and dominant species in herbaceous
plant communities? Journal of Ecology 95: 1027–1035.
Gross, K.L. and S.M. Emery. 2007. Succession and restoration in Michigan old-field
communities. In Old fields: Dynamics and restoration of abandoned farmland, eds: V.A. Cramer and R.J. Hobbs. Island Press. (in press; Manuscript available upon request)
Emery, S.M. and K.L. Gross. 2007. Dominant species identity, not community evenness,
regulates invasion in experimental plant communities. Ecology 88:954-964
Emery, S.M. and K.L. Gross. 2006. Dominant species identity regulates invasibility of old-
field plant communities. Oikos 115: 549-588.
Emery, S.M. and K.L. Gross. 2005. Effects of timing of prescribed fire on the demography of an
invasive plant, Centaurea maculosa (spotted knapweed). Journal of Applied Ecology 42:60-69.
Cleland, E.E., S.J. Andelman, C. Bowles, K. Carney, M.C. Horner-Devine, J. Drake, S.M.
Emery, J. Gramling, M.D. Smith, D.B. Vandermast. 2004. Measuring invasion in space and time: non-native species richness and relative abundance respond to interannual variation in productivity and diversity. Ecology Letters 7(10): 947-957.
Knapp, A.K., M.D. Smith, S.L. Collins, N. Zambatis, M. Peel, S.M. Emery, J. Wojdak, M.C.
Horner-Devine, H. Biggs, J. Kruger, and S.J. Andelman. 2004. Generality in ecology: testing North American grassland rules in South African savannas. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2(9): 483-491.
Emery, S.M., K.L. Gross, and K.N. Suding. 2003. Summer burns best for controlling spotted
knapweed in prairie restoration experiment (Michigan). Ecological Restoration 21(2): 137-138.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Emery, S.M. 2007. Do dominant species regulate invasibility of plant communities? Biology Dept., University of Louisville, Louisville KY. Emery, S.M. 2006. Plant Ecology Group- Overview. KBS LTER All Scientist Meeting, East Lansing, MI.
Emery, S.M. 2005. Relationships between dominant species and invasion in grassland communities. Ecology and Evolution Dept, Rice University, Houston, TX. Emery, S.M. 2004. Relationships between dominance and invasibility in grasslands. EEB Dept., Yale University, New Haven CT. Emery, S.M. and K.L. Gross. 2004. Timing is everything: Effects of season and frequency of prescribed
fire on the demography of Centaurea maculosa, (spotted knapweed), in a Midwest prairie restoration. Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, South Bend, IN. (symposium talk)
Emery, S.M., K.N. Suding, K.L. Gross, and G. Houseman. 2003. Developing a Framework for the Restoration of Prairie-Savanna at the Fort Custer Training Center, Fort Custer Partners’ Meeting, Augusta, MI. Emery, S.M. 2002. Population responses of the invasive weed, Centaurea maculosa, to prescribed burns in a prairie restoration experiment, Biology Dept. Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo MI.
POSTERS AND CONTRIBUTED TALKS: Emery, S.M., J.A. Rudgers, and D. Thompson. 2007. Do fungal mutualists alter dominance and invasibility of dune plant communities? Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA. (poster) Emery, S.M. and J.A. Rudgers. 2006. Do fungal mutualists alter the invasibility of restored dune plant
communities? Great Lakes Dune Conference, Traverse City, MI. (poster)
Emery, S.M. and K.L. Gross. 2006. Succession and restoration in Michigan old-field communities.
LTER Network All Scientists Meeting, Estes Park, CO. (poster)
Emery, S.M. and K.L. Gross. 2006. The identity of dominant species, not evenness, affects invasion in
experimental plant communities. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN. (contributed talk)
Emery, S.M. and K.L. Gross. 2005. Dominant species regulate invasion in oldfield plant communities. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. (contributed talk) Emery, S.M. 2004. Effects of timing of prescribed fire on spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) demography. EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship Conference, Washington DC. (poster) Emery, S.M., M.D. Smith, C. Bowles, E.E. Cleland, J. Drake, M.C. Horner-Devine, W. Trollope, J. Wojdak, R. Boone, V. Runyoro, and P. Moehlman. 2004. Relationships between diversity and community stability in Tanzanian grasslands. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. (contributed talk) Emery, S.M. and K.L. Gross. 2004. Timing is everything: Effects of season and frequency of prescribed fire on the demography of Centaurea maculosa, (spotted knapweed), in a Midwest prairie restoration. Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, South Bend, IN (symposium talk) Emery, S.M., S.J. Andelman, C. Bowles, K.M. Carney, E.E. Cleland, J.M. Drake, J. Gramling, M.C. Horner-Devine, M.D. Smith and D.B. Vandermast. 2003. Relationships between plant diversity, productivity, and invasion across six North American grasslands. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Savanna, GA. (poster) Emery, S.M., and K.L. Gross. 2003. Relationships between species richness, community evenness, and invasibility through time in Michigan successional old fields. LTER Network All Scientists Meeting, Seattle, WA. (poster) Emery, S.M. and K.L. Gross. 2003. Demographic responses of Centaurea maculosa to seasonal variation in prescribed fire in a Midwest prairie restoration. 7th International Conference for Alien and Plant Invasions, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. (poster) Emery, S.M., and K.L. Gross. 2002. Relationships between plant diversity, productivity, and invasion dynamics through time. Kellogg Biological Station LTER All Scientists Meeting, Hickory Corners, MI. (poster) Emery, S.M., K.L. Gross, and K.N. Suding, 2002. Responses of Centaurea maculosa populations to seasonal variation in prescribed burns in a Midwest prairie restoration. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ. (poster) TEACHING EXPERIENCE and SERVICE: 2006: Guest instructor, BIOS 569 EEB Core Course (Rice University) 2006: Instructor, BIOL 312 Population and Community Ecology (Kalamazoo College) 2006: Research advisor for undergraduate senior independent project (Kalamazoo College)
2006: Guest instructor, Freshman Seminar Away (MSU/KBS)
2006: Guest instructor, FW 443 Restoration Ecology (MSU) 2005: Guest lecturer, ZOL 891 Population and Community Ecology (MSU) 2005: Guest lecturer, FW 491 Current Topics in Conservation Biology (MSU/KBS) 2005: Guest lecturer, ISB 203 Environmental Science and Organismal Biology (MSU) 2005: Teaching assistant, ZOL 440 Field Ecology and Evolution (MSU/KBS) 2004: Competed course, PLB 802 Scientific Teaching in Plant Biology 2003: Teaching assistant, ZOL 355 Ecology (MSU/KBS) 2000: Completed, Life Science TA Training Program, MSU 2000: Teaching assistant, BIOL 202 Ecology and Evolution (Denison University) 1998-2000: Teaching assistant and tutor, BIOL 111 Plant Biology (Denison University) 2007: Judge, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Rice University 2005: Member, Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Education Task Force 2004-05: Regional Supervisor, Science Olympiad, Forestry Event (MI) 2004: Judge, Cooper Elementary (MI) Science Fair 2004: Classroom Presenter, Kellogg Elementary 2nd Grade (MI) “plants and seeds” 2003: K-12 Teacher Workshop Organizer, Invasive Species and Biocontrol, KBS 2003: Workshop Presenter, Girls in Math and Science Day (MI) “goldenrod galls” 2002: Reviewer, research proposals for Gull Lake H.S. (MI) AP Biology Class
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2007: LTER cross-site working group participant “N-Fixer Community Effects”, Sevilleta LTER, NM 2006: ADVANCE Workshop for Women in Science and Engineering participant, Rice University
2003-04: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) Working Group participant: Community Dynamics in South African Savannas 2004: Co-Organizer, Philosophy of Science Discussion Group, KBS 2002-03: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) Working Group participant: A Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity: Building and Evaluating a Metadata-Based Framework for Integrating Heterogeneous Scientific Data 2003: Organizer, History of Intelligent Design Discussion Group, KBS 2003: Seminar Co-Coordinator, KBS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Ecological Society of America, Sigma Xi PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Journal Referee: Acta Oecologica, American Midland Naturalist, Arid Land Research and Management, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Society, Ecological Applications, Ecology, Ecology Letters, Functional Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Journal of Vegetation Science, Oecologia, Plant Ecology, Restoration Ecology.