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1 TARA GANCOS CRAWFORD School of Life Sciences Graduate Program Arizona State University PO Box Tempe, AZ Webpage: ACADEMIC TRAINING M.S., Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (GPA: 3.80/4.00) A.M., Environmental Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI (GPA: 3.67/4.00) Thesis title: Matching theory and practice: An examination of practitioners descriptions of ecosystem-based management in central California B.S., Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (GPA: 3.57/4.00, Cum laude) Thesis title: Slow-cycle effects of foliar herbivory alter the nitrogen acquisition and population size of Collembola RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Field Research Technician July and September 2011 Conducted resighting surveys for Zalophus californianus and Callorhinus ursinus; conducted dead pup surveys for Zalophus californianus and branded young of the year for future resighting efforts. National Marine Fisheries Service, San Miguel Island, Channel Islands, CA Marine Wildlife Internship August June 2010 Collected and managed photo identification and behavioral data for marine megafauna, primarily Megaptera novaeangliae, of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance, Middleboro, MA Research Assistantship Summer 2009 and 2010 Developed case studies of ecosystem-based management on the central California coast (Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project and the San Luis Obispo Science and Ecosystem Alliance). Center for Environmental Studies and the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI Field Research Technician March July 2008 Conducted point count surveys and playback surveys of wetland birds and wetland vegetation surveys. Renewable Natural Resources Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Undergraduate Independent Research Spring 2006 Contributions made towards fellow student-researchers projects, including a small mammal Sherman trap pre-baiting study, a resource partitioning study between Peromyscus leucopus and Ochrotomys nuttali, and small mammal population surveys. Responsibilities included maintaining experimental populations of small mammals; live-trapping, ear-tagging, and collecting biological data on small mammal populations; and radio-telemetry of wild mice (Peromyscus leucopus and Ochrotomys nuttali). Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1

2 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Management Proposal Review Panelist January 2011 Contracted to evaluate the scientific justification for a management proposal to restore the endangered Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) population in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Society for Conservation Biology, Honolulu, HI Programs Coordinator July March 2008 Responsible for liaising with members of government agencies, schools, and community groups regarding environmental issues and events; project planning, implementation, and monitoring; and organizing community awareness workshops, beach clean-ups, and environmental education sessions. St. Thomas Environmental Protection Association, United States Peace Corps, St. Thomas, Jamaica Veterinary Technician May August 2004 Responsible for small animal care; administering vaccinations to patients; and assisting doctors with surgeries and procedures. Athens Animal Health Center, Athens, GA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant, Innovative Fall 2012 BIO 322: Conservation of Biological Diversity (Lecture), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Teaching Assistant Spring 2012 BIO 100: The Living World (Lab), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Guest Lecturer October 2011 BIO 320: Fundamentals of Ecology. Lecture 1: Species Interactions and Community Structure; Lecture 2: Niche Partitioning and Individual Specialization. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Teaching Assistant, Innovative Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 BIO 320: Fundamentals in Ecology (Lecture), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Teaching Assistant Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 BIO 202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Lab), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Teaching Assistant Spring 2010 ENVS 1455: Marine Conservation Science and Policy (Lecture), Brown University, Providence, RI Guest Lecturer April 2009 ENVS 0490: Environmental Science in a Changing World. Lecture: The Evolution of Conservation Strategies and Ecosystem-Based Management. Brown University, Providence, RI Teaching Assistant Spring 2009 ENVS 0490: Environmental Science in a Changing World (Lab), Brown University, Providence, RI 2

3 Teaching Assistant Fall 2008 ENVS 0110: Humans, Nature, and the Environment (Discussion Group), Brown University, Providence, RI OTHER POSITIONS President May Present Conference Committee Chair August May 2012 Central Arizona Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology, Phoenix, AZ Exam Proctor October May 2010 Disability Support Services, Brown University, Providence, RI Graduate Student Coordinator May Center for Environmental Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI Graduate Student Liaison September May 2010 Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University, Providence, RI PUBLICATIONS Gerber, L. R., T. N. Gancos and B. Halpern Marine reserves and ecosystem-based management: Nested approaches for marine conservation. in A. Hastings and L. Gross, editors. Sourcebook in Theoretical Ecology. University of California Press. Gerber, L., J. Estes, T. Gancos Crawford, L. Peavey, and A. Read Managing for extinction? Conflicting conservation objectives in a large marine reserve. Conservation Letters 00, 1-6. Bradford, M.A., T. Gancos and C. Frost Slow-cycle effects of foliar herbivory alter the nitrogen acquisition and population size of Collembola. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Crawford, T.G., L.R. Gerber and C. Kurle. Context matters: Niche partitioning among sea lions in the Gulf of California. Ecological Society of America 97 th Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, August 8, 2012 (Oral Presentation) Crawford, T.G., L.R. Gerber and C. Kurle. Context matters: Niche partitioning among sea lions in the Gulf of California. North America Congress for Conservation Biology, Oakland, California, July 16, 2012 (Oral Presentation) Crawford, T.G., L.R. Gerber and K. Ogle. Pup condition as an indicator of intracolony niche diversity among California sea lions in the Gulf of California. Arizona-New Mexico The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society 45 th Joint Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, February 3, 2012 (Poster Presentation) Gancos, T.N. Matching theory and practice: An examination of practitioners descriptions of ecosystem-based management in central California. 24 th International Congress for Conservation Biology, Edmonton, Alberta, July 6, 2010 (Poster Presentation) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Stable Isotopes in Ecology, University of Utah June

4 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Graduate and Professional Student Association, Grant Reviewer August Present Ask a Biologist, Volunteer August Present Graduate Partners in Science Education, Mentor August 2011 May 2012 International Institute of Rhode Island, Refugee Resettlement Volunteer August - December 2009 Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Volunteer September January 2006 Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, Member Fall Spring 2006 Morale Committee Chair Fall Social Committee Fall Spring 2003 Good News Committee Fall Spring 2004 Scholarship Committee Fall Spring 2005 Delta Epsilon Iota National Honor Society, Member April May 2006 RESEARCH GRANTS School of Life Sciences Graduate Research Scholarship ($2893) Summer 2012 Graduate and Professional Student Association JumpStart Grant ($280) Fall 2011 Research and Training Initiatives Office Facilities Initiative Grant for Grads ($1606) Fall 2011 TRAVEL GRANTS Society for Conservation Biology Chapters Committee ($244) Summer 2012 Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant ($450) Spring 2011, Summer 2012 School of Life Sciences Travel Grant ($400) Spring 2011, Summer 2012 Graduate College Travel Grant ($400) Spring 2011 CERTIFICATIONS Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Training January 2009 ATV Safety Certification April 2008 PADI Open Water Scuba Certification April 2006 Hunter Safety Training November 2004 COMPUTER SKILLS MS Excel PASW18 (SPSS) NVIVO8 MS Word ArcGIS Mathematica MS PowerPoint R OpenBUGS Maxent Netlogo 4

5 HONORS & AWARDS Student Wildlife Presentation Award, The Wildlife Society, Arizona Chapter February 2012 Sigma Xi -Associate Member May Present Center for Environmental Studies Tuition Scholarship Fall 2009 Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4) Fellow 2009 Graduate Teaching Assistantship Fall Spring 2009 Hope Scholarship Recipient Fall Spring 2006 Undergraduate Presidential Scholar Fall 2005 Undergraduate Dean s List Spring and Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Summer 2005, Spring 2006 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Ecological Society of America Society for Conservation Biology Society for Marine Mammology The Wildlife Society American Fisheries Society National Geographic Society St. Thomas Environmental Protection Association National Arbor Day Foundation Oconee Rivers Audubon Society REFERENCES Dr. Leah Gerber, Associate Professor (current MS advisor) School of Life Sciences Arizona State University PO BOX Tempe, AZ [email protected] (480) Dr. Eli Fenichel, Assistant Professor (former MS committee member) Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 195 Prospect Street New Haven, CT [email protected] Dr. Heather Leslie, Sharpe Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology Center for Environmental Studies and Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (AM advisor) Brown University Urban Environmental Lab 5

6 135 Angell Street Providence, RI (401) Dr. Andrew Smith, President s Professor, Parent s Association Professor, Distinguished Sustainability Scientist (current faculty advisor for Teaching Assistant position) School of Life Sciences Human Dimensions of Biology Box Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona [email protected] (480) Dr. Mark A. Bradford, Assistant Professor of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology (undergraduate senior thesis advisor) School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Yale University 370 Prospect Street New Haven, CT [email protected] Mr. Dan Malone, Associate Peace Corps Director Green Initiative (former Peace Corps supervisor) United State Peace Corps - Jamaica 8 Worthington Avenue Kingston, 5, Jamaica, West Indies [email protected] (876)