Biology Department Kentucky Wesleyan College 3000 Frederica St Owensboro, KY 42301 [email protected] 270-852-3162

Curriculum Vitae: Dr. Justin N. Rosemier Current Position Assistant professor of Biology: Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY • August 2006 to present. Instructed Concepts in Biology, General Biology I, General Biology I Lab Ecology, Field Botany, Entomology, Tropical Marine Biology, Vertebrate Zoology, Conservation Biology (online) and Evolution • May-June 2009. Served as Adjunct Faculty in the School of Environmental Sciences, University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia. Designed and instructed a graduate-level Fundamentals of Environmental Science course for students from 8 different countries. • Co-instructed General Biology (II), Sophomore Seminar, Senior Seminar, and Environmental Science • Assisted (2007) and led (2008) field component of Tropical Marine Biology course in San Pedro, Belize • Served as an undergraduate advisor for approximately 35 students • Supervised undergraduate research and independent study projects • Held a minimum of 10-12 office hours per week • Served on Education Program Review, Teacher Education, Campus Greening Committee, and Advising Committees • Summer 2008: Conducted a survey of the moth community at Audubon State Park Education • Michigan Technological University (MTU): Houghton, Michigan. o Ph.D. in Forest Science, January 2006 o Dissertation Title: Investigating the indirect impacts of beech bark disease on native small mammal communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. o Overall GPA 3.95/4.0 scale •

MTU: Houghton, Michigan. o Master of Science in Forest Ecology, December 2003. o Completed coursework option upon entering Ph.D. program.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP): Indiana, Pennsylvania. o Bachelor of Science in Biology (Focus on Ecology and Evolution), May 2001. o Minor in Chemistry. o Overall GPA 3.74/4.0 scale. Graduated Magna cum Laude.

Honors and Awards • KWC o Received Merit Pay for the 2006-2007 academic year. This was the only year this program was offered •

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Ecosystem Science Center/Biotech Research Center (2005), Merit award in poster competition. Ecosystem Science Center Research Grant (2005) Ecosystem Science Center Travel Grant (2005) st Graduate Student Council Poster Competition (2004), 1 place in poster competition.

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Graduate Student Council Poster Competition (2003), 3 place in overall poster competition. Graduate Student Council Travel Grant (2003) Research Assistantship (2001-2006), Tuition scholarship and bi-weekly stipend at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan: Forestry PhD Program.

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Dean’s List: All semesters of undergraduate education.

Teaching Experience • Assistant Professor of Biology: Owensboro, KY o August 2006 to present o Performed duties associated with developing and implementing coursework relating to the field of ecology. Courses Concepts in Biology, General Biology I (Botany and Zoology), General Biology I Lab, Ecology, Field Botany, Entomology, Tropical Marine Biology, Vertebrate Zoology, Conservation Biology and Evolution o Co-instructed Sophomore Seminar, Senior Seminar, and Environmental Science. o Managed the budget, ordered supplies, designed, set up, and implemented lab activities for the above classes. o Continued the Tropical Marine Biology class at KWC. This course focuses on coral reef ecology and entails an annual 10 day snorkeling trip to Belize. The time in Belize is primarily spent at a field station, but there is considerable time spent looking after 15-20 undergraduate students in a foreign country! o Carried out duties associated with advising undergraduate students. This primarily entails meeting with students at least once per semester to discuss their plans after graduation, classes for the following semester, their grades, etc. o Served on academic committees and various other duties expected of faculty members at a four year academic institution. o Volunteered in the community through the local Sierra Club/Water Sentinels group testing stream quality (primarily for the presence of triazines and coliform bacteria. Also participated in "Reclaim the River Day," an event where volunteers clean refuse from the banks of the Ohio River. o Volunteered at the Western Kentucky Raptor Center helping to rehabilitate wounded birds of prey. o Served as the faculty advisor for the student chapter of the Sierra Club and Sigma Epsilon Fraternity. o Received merit pay (a percentage increase in salary) for the 2006-2007 academic year o Participated in recruiting events for the school and provided tours and information for potential undergraduate students. •

May-June 2009. As an adjunct faculty member at the University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia, designed and instructed a graduate level Fundamentals of Environmental Science course for students from 8 different countries.

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Fall 2005. Taught a lab section of “Vegetation of North America.” This course was designed primarily for first year Forestry and Applied Ecology students entering careers in the natural sciences.

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Fall 2004. Organized and taught “Insect Ecology” (FW 3800) at the MTU School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Integrated Field Practicum (Fall Camp). This course was designed for third-year Forestry, Applied Ecology, and Peace Corps International Master of Science students entering careers in the natural sciences.

Research Experience • Kentucky Wesleyan College (2009-2010) o Began a project under the newly developed Wesleyan Fellows Program to assess

local groundwater sources and fish tissues for the presence of toxic metals in western Kentucky. •

Kentucky Wesleyan College (Summer 2008) o Conducted a survey of the Lepidopteran community at Audubon State Park in Henderson, Kentucky. • MTU School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (Fall 2001-Summer 2006), Houghton, MI o Researcher (Fall 2001-Summer 2006)  Worked as a consultant in the emerald ash borer detection survey in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin.  Designed, implemented, and analyzed the results of a 3-year field study examining the impacts of an exotic forest pest complex on native small mammal fauna.  Mapped the location of garlic mustard patches following control efforts.  Monitored ground-dwelling arthropod abundances and fuel loading following mechanical and prescribed fire regimens designed to promote jack pine regeneration.  Designed, implemented, and analyzed the results of a study examining various trap types for their efficacy in capturing emerald ash borer.  Designed and performed a research project relating to differences in small mammal populations on islands and on the mainland and how these differences affect nest survival of ground-nesting birds.  Monitored populations of eastern larch beetle and larch casebearer following an outbreak of the former.  Examined populations of spotted knapweed for the presence of a biocontrol agent.  Monitored effects of spotted knapweed on native dune vegetation at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.  Monitored the abundance of ground-dwelling and wood-infesting arthropods in relation to an impending invasion of beech bark disease.  Designed and set up plot network for a fire surrogate study.  Designed and implemented a study seeking to examine the feeding ecology of gypsy moth on genetically modified, low lignin aspen.  Participated in organizational lab meetings relating to ongoing research activities. • IUP Biology Department Indiana, PA o Research Assistant/Chief Undergraduate Research Assistant (Fall 1999-Spring 2001)  Assisted professors in a long-term study of small mammal population dynamics in systems undergoing various stages of succession.  Coordinated schedules of other undergraduate students. Applied Experience • USDA Forest Service, Marienville, PA o Wildlife Biologist (Summer 2000 and Summer 2001)  Assisted district biologist in monitoring stream quality, raptor nest success, wildlife management plots, and other ongoing projects. • US Fish and Wildlife Service, Knott’s Island, NC o Wildlife Biologist (Summer 1999)  Served as an intern through cooperation with Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  Monitored populations of threatened and endangered species on 2 wildlife refuges.

Professional Memberships - Ecological Society of America - Kentucky Academy of Science

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Professional Service - Grad. Student Council Representative, MTU - Graduate Student Seminar Committee, MTU - Teacher Advisory Committee, KWC - Educational Program Review, KWC -Advising Committee, KWC -Green Committee, KWC

Brodeur-Campbell, S.E., J.A. Vucetich, D.L. Richter, T.A. Waite, J.N. Rosemier, and C.J. Tsai. 2006. Insect herbivory on low-lignin transgenic aspen. Environmental Entomology 35: 1696-1701. Rosemier, J.N. and D.J. Flaspohler. 2006. Island-specific ecological release of small mammals in Lake Michigan and potential consequences for ground-nesting birds: The importance of American beech (Fagus grandifolia) in structuring small mammal communites. The George Wright Forum 23: 24-32. Storer, A.J., J.N. Rosemier, B.L. Beachy, and D.J. Flaspohler. 2005. Potential effects of beech bark disease and decline in beech abundance on birds and small mammals. In: Beech bark disease. Proceedings of the Beech Bark Disease Symposium, June 16-18, 2004. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report NE 331.

Presentations (Presenter in Bold) • Rosemier, J.N. 2006. Investigating the indirect impacts of beech bark disease on native small mammal communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Defense of Dissertation. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI. January 23. • Rosemier, J.N. 2005. Considering the indirect impacts of exotic species on native fauna: rd a review. 53 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 15-18, 2005. • Rosemier, J.N. 2005. Investigating Impacts of Beech Bark Disease on Mast Production and Native Small Mammal Communities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Biology Department Graduate Student Seminar. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, February 24. • Rosemier, J.N. 2004. Small mammal mycophagy in the forests of northwestern North America. School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Graduate Student Seminar. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, October 15. • Rosemier, J.N., A.J. Storer, and D.J. Flaspohler. 2004. Disruption of mast production in American beech (Fagus grandifolia) and the effects on small mammal communities as a th result of beech bark disease. 18 North American Forest Biology Workshop- Managing st Forest Resources in the 21 Century: An integrated approach, Houghton, MI, July 12-15, 2004. • Beachy, B.L., A.J. Storer, and J.N. Rosemier. 2004. Arthropod community changes in relation to the invasion of beech bark disease in forests of the Upper Peninsula of th Michigan. 18 North American Forest Biology Workshop- Managing Forest Resources in st the 21 Century: An integrated approach, Houghton, MI, July 12-15, 2004. • Storer, A.J., J.N. Rosemier, B.L. Beachy, and D.J. Flaspohler. 2004 Beech bark disease: Potential impacts on wildlife. Beech Bark Disease Symposium, Saranac Lake, NY, June 16-18, 2004. • Flaspohler, D.F., C.A. Bassett, P.M. Hurley, J.N. Rosemier, and B.L. Beachy. 2003. The ecological legacy of historically high white-tailed deer densities at Sleeping Bear Dunes th National Lakeshore. Presented by David F. Flaspohler. 17 Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, Duluth, MN, June 28-July 2. • Rosemier, J.N. and D.F. Flaspohler, 2002. Artificial Nest Predation on the Manitou Islands. School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Graduate Student Seminar. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, November 20.

Posters (Presenter in Bold) • Rosemier, J.N., A.J. Storer, and D.J. Flaspohler. 2004. Disruption of mast production in American beech (Fagus grandifolia) and effects on small mammal communities resulting from beech bark disease. Beech Bark Disease Symposium, Saranac Lake, NY, June 1618, 2004. • Rosemier, J.N., A.J. Storer and D.J. Flaspohler. 2003. Disruption of mast production in American beech (Fagus grandifolia) and the effects on small mammal communities as a st result of beech bark disease. 51 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH, October 26-29, 2003. • Rosemier, J.N., A.J. Storer and D.J. Flaspohler. 2003. Disruption of mast production in American beech (Fagus grandifolia) and the effects on small mammal communities as a nd result of beech bark disease. 52 Annual North Central Forest Pest Workshop, Cloquet, MN, September 22-25, 2003. • Beachy, B.L., J.N.Rosemier, E.E. Graham, J.M. Marshall, and A.J. Storer. 2003. Impacts th of and exotic disease complex on native forest arthropods. 17 Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, Duluth, MN, June 28-July 2. • Rosemier, J.N. and D.J. Flaspohler. 2003. Ecological release of small mammals on two Great Lakes islands: Assessment and potential consequences for ground-nesting birds. rd 83 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Lubbock, TX, June 21-25. Professional References Dr. Andrew Storer, Associate Professor (Graduate Advisor). Michigan Technological University. [email protected] (906) 487-3470 Dr. Peg Gale, Professor and Dean of the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. Michigan Technological University. [email protected] (906) 487-2352 Dr. David Flaspohler, Associate Professor. Michigan Technological University. [email protected] (906) 487-3608