CURRICULUM VITAE Joanna Grand 33 Ward Avenue Northampton, MA Phone:

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Joanna Grand 33 Ward Avenue Northampton, MA Phone: EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, 2004 Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology/Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation Dissertation: Setting Conservation Priorities at the Local Scale: The Threatened Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Communities of Southeastern Massachusetts Master of Environmental Studies, 1995 Yale University, New Haven, CT School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Concentration: Conservation Biology Science Bachelor of Arts, 1990 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Major: Psychology Institúto Internacional Madrid, Spain, 1988 Universidad de Santiágo Santiágo de Compostela, Spain, 1988 UNIVERSITY HONORS 1990 Phi Beta Kappa, Vassar College 1990 General Honors, Vassar College 1990 Departmental Honors (Psychology), Vassar College EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Regional Office, Hadley, MA Mar Aug. 2010, Subcontractor for biological planning component of the Strategic Habitat Conservation initiative Project management, database design and development, supervision of 4 research assistants conducting data entry, multivariate statistical analysis using R, coordination of data collection/training workshops involving staff from multiple federal and state agencies MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, Westborough, MA Page 1 of 7

2 Jan June 2010, Consultant for identification of high-quality aquatic resources for BioMap 2 project Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Access database queries, data summarization 2009-Present, Research Associate/Database Manager, Department of Natural Resources Conservation Laboratory of Dr. Kevin McGarigal Relational database design and management, GIS University of Maryland, College Park, MD 2007-Present and , Faculty Research Associate, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture Laboratory of Dr. Maile Neel in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund Conservation Science Program Grid computing; programming (Python) to create, manipulate, and analyze large datasets; GIS , National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Biological Informatics Sponsoring Scientists: Dr. Maile Neel (University of Maryland), Dr. Michael Cummings (University of Maryland), and Dr. Taylor Ricketts (World Wildlife Fund) Grid computing; programming (Python) to create, manipulate, and analyze large data sets, and automate GIS tools Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), Columbia University, New York, NY. CERC is a consortium of Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, the Wildlife Conservation Society, the New York Botanical Garden, and Wildlife Preservation Trust International , Assistant Director for Programs Designed, implemented and managed all conservation biology education and training programs: Ph.D. program in ecology and evolutionary biology, M.A. program in conservation biology, B.A. program in environmental biology, undergraduate summer internship program, summer field ecology program, and all Morningside Institute training programs listed below. Designed conservation biology courses; organized conferences and training workshops; managed website; prepared budgets; wrote and coordinated multi-institutional, multimillion dollar grant proposals; supervised program managers, support staff, and students , Program Coordinator Planned and managed the Morningside Institute, the conservation biology training and outreach arm of CERC: certificate program in conservation biology, high school science teacher professional development program, day-long career development workshops, week-long international forums for international environmental leaders, summer high school program in conservation biology, and visiting scholars program for foreign scientists. Designed conservation biology Page 2 of 7

3 courses; created and edited electronic newsletter; managed website; prepared budget. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY , Collections Associate, Department of Anthropology Managed and maintained the primate collection: systematically organized fossil hominid cast collection; approved, authorized and supervised use of collection by visiting scientists and students; assisted curator and chairman of department with research, curatorial duties and exhibits; edited book manuscripts; created and maintained databases; conducted archival and paleontological research; prepared reports for facilitation of Museum s compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); conducted age and sex determination of skeletal material; organized annual James Arthur Lecture on the evolution of the human brain; prepared fossil casts; supervised volunteer staff. 1997, Research Consultant, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Conducted research for a Global Biodiversity Forum meeting on the subject of biodiversity indicators; conducted background research and prepared a report on biodiversity in Vietnam. New York City Audubon Society, New York, NY 1995, Consultant Director of Field Research Designed a study of avian behavior in the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge: developed preliminary research design; conducted preliminary observations of avian and plant species composition; managed intern search process. World Resources Institute, Washington, DC , Program Assistant to the NGO Policy and Support Programs in the Center for International Development and Environment: Assisted with natural resource management projects being carried out in Latin America and Africa: edited and translated documents; conducted bilingual correspondence; maintained databases; prepared publications; assisted with proposal and report writing; dispersed small grants; researched and developed training materials and tools for local-level participation in development projects. TEACHING , Department of Biology, Introductory Biology Laboratory, Teaching Assistant 2000, Department of Natural Resources Conservation, Wildlife Conservation, Teaching Assistant 2000, Department of Biology, Introductory Ecology, Teaching Assistant Page 3 of 7

4 INVITED LECTURES IN UNIVERSITY COURSES Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 2006, Department of Biology, Theory and Application of Conservation Biology University of Maryland, College Park, MD 2005 and 2009, Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Architecture, Plant Conservation Biology Lab 2001, Department of Natural Resources Conservation, Dynamics and Management of Wildlife Populations Columbia University, New York, NY 1998, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, Introduction to Conservation Biology PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Grand, J., M.P. Cummings, T. G. Rebelo, T.H. Ricketts, and M.C. Neel Biased data reduce efficiency and effectiveness of conservation reserve networks. Ecology Letters 10(5): Grand, J., J. Buonaccorsi, S.A. Cushman, C.R. Griffin, and M.C. Neel A multiscale landscape approach to predicting bird and moth rarity hotspots in a threatened pitch pine-scrub oak community. Conservation Biology 18(4): Grand, J. and M.J. Mello A multi-scale analysis of species-environment relationships: rare moths in a pitch pine scrub oak (Pinus rigida Quercus ilicifolia) community. Biological Conservation 119(4): Grand, J. and S.A. Cushman A multi-scale analysis of species-environment relationships: breeding birds in a pitch pine-scrub oak (Pinus rigida Quercus ilicifolia) community. Biological Conservation 112(3): Grand, J. and S.R. Beissinger When relocation of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle nests becomes a useful strategy. Journal of Herpetology 31(3): MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Grand, J., M.P. Cummings, T. G. Rebelo, T.H. Ricketts, and M.C. Neel. In Prep. Reserve network selection: the potentially high value of low-quality species data Page 4 of 7

5 Neel, M.C. and J. Grand. In Prep. Spatial and environmental influences on vegetation gradients in the San Bernardino Mountains of southern California. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS Grand, J. and M.J. Mello A multi-scale analysis of species-environment relationships: rare moths in a pitch pine-scrub oak community. Page 98. Abstracts of the 18 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, New York, NY. Grand, J., J. Buonaccorsi, S.A. Cushman, and C.R. Griffin A multiscale landscape approach to predicting bird and moth rarity hotspots in a threatened pitch pine-scrub oak community. Page 131. Abstracts of The Wildlife Society 10 th Annual Conference, Burlington, VT. Coleman, N., J. Grand, and R. Harrington A discriminant analysis of the relationship between Phragmites australis invasion of interdunal swales and landscape level variables. Page 12. Abstracts of the 23 rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Lake Placid, NY. Grand, J. and S. R. Beissinger A demographic model for relocation of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle nests. Pages in J.A. Keinath, D.E. Garnard, J.A. Musick, and B.A. Bell, Compilers. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-387. Proceedings of the 15 th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Hilton Head, SC. REPORTS, ARTICLES, AND BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS Grand, J. and Z. Rappoport An economic analysis of sea turtle conservation in Cózumel, Mexico. Tropical Resources Institute (TRI) Working Paper. TRI, Yale University, New Haven. Grand, J. and Z. Rappoport An economic analysis of sea turtle conservation in Cózumel, Mexico. TRI News: Journal of the Yale Tropical Resources Institute 13:5-7. World Resources Institute (Compilers) Environmental profile of Nicaragua. Pages The 1992 Environmental Almanac. Houghton Mifflin Co., New York. EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE Delson, E., I. Tattersall, J. Van Couvering, and A.S. Brooks Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory. Second Edition. Garland Publishing, New York. Page 5 of 7

6 Tattersall, I The Last Neanderthal: The Rise, Success, and Mysterious Extinction of Our Closest Human Relatives. Macmillan Press, New York. FUNDED GRANTS, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS 2005, Science Environment for Ecological Knowledge (SEEK) Early Career Faculty and Postdoctoral Training in Ecoinformatics 2005, National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biological Informatics ($120,000) 2004, Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation Leadership Grant ($40,000). Offered but declined. 2003, University of Massachusetts Graduate School Fellowship ($8,850) 2002, Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation, Switzer Environmental Fellowship for commitment to and leadership in improving the quality of our natural environment ($13,000) 2002, University of Massachusetts Graduate Student Travel Award ($500) 2002, British Ecological Society Travel Award ($500). Offered but declined. 2001, Nuttall Ornithological Club, Charles Blake Fund Research Grant ($3,000) 2001, Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program Research Grant ($10,000) 1995, Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust Scholarship ($2,000) 1995, Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation Symposium Student Travel Award ($500) 1995, Yale University s Class of '94 Professional Development Travel Award ($300) 1994, Yale University s Coca-Cola World Fund Fellowship ($1,100) 1994, Yale University s Tropical Resources Institute Summer Research Grant ($2,200) CONFERENCES, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED Center for Environmental Research and Conservation 1999, Environmental Leadership Forum: 9-day workshop for senior environmental professionals from developing countries. Topic: Ecosystem Fragmentation 1999, 1-day professional development workshop. Topic: Marine Conservation 1999, 1-day professional development workshop. Topic: K-12 Science Education 1998, 1-day professional development workshop. Topic: Plant/Animal Interactions 1998, Environmental Leadership Forum: 7-day workshop for senior environmental professionals from developing countries. Topic: Human/Wildlife Conflict 1998, 1-day professional development workshop. Topic: Plant Biodiversity Studies 1998, 1-day professional development workshop. Topic: Environmental Ethics 1997, 1-day professional development workshop. Topic: Census Methods American Museum of Natural History , Annual James Arthur Lecture on the evolution of the human brain Page 6 of 7

7 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 2005-Present, Member, American Statistical Association, Boston Chapter 1995-Present, Member, Society for Conservation Biology SERVICE Manuscript Peer Reviewer Journals: Conservation Biology, Forest Science, Biological Conservation, Landscape and Urban Planning, Freshwater Ecology Page 7 of 7