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Ana Desiree Davidson
Cirriculum Vitae
Current Institution
Instituto de Ecología
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Apdo Postal 70-275
México D.F. 04510
México
Tel y fax (52) 55-56229004
Education
1998 – 2005 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with Distinction, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1994 – 1998 Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Magna Cum Laude, Department of Biology (Minor in Earth & Planetary Sciences), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Professional Experience
2007 (Sept.) – Present National Science Foundation (NSF) International Research Fellow. Institute of Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México host Dr. Gerardo Ceballos.
2007 (June) – Present Adjunct Research Assistant Professor. Department of Biology, University of New Mexico (UNM).
2007 – Present Postdoctoral Research Associate. Institute of Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México under Dr. Gerardo Ceballos.
2005 – 2006 Postdoctoral Research Associate. Joint position between the Institute of Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México under Dr. Gerardo Ceballos and the Department of Biology, UNM under Dr. James H. Brown.
2001 – 2005 Museum Curatorial Assistant. Division of Arthropods, Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB), Department of Biology, UNM.
2004 (June – July) Graduate Research Assistant. Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program, Department of Biology, UNM.
2003 (June – July) Graduate Research Assistant. Sevilleta LTER Program, Department of Biology, UNM.
2002 (October) Contract Biologist. Southwestern Biomes, Inc. Riparian restoration monitoring project, Pueblo of Santa Ana, Bernalillo County, NM.
2002 (June – July) Graduate Research Assistant. Sevilleta LTER Program, Department of Biology, UNM.
2002 (June) Contract Biologist. Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, US Geological Survey. Ecological monitoring project of the Grand Canyon riparian ecosystem, Grand Canyon, AZ.
2001 (Aug. – Dec.) Graduate Research Assistant. Sevilleta LTER Program, Department of Biology, UNM.
2001 (June – July) Graduate Research Assistant. Sevilleta LTER Program, Department of Biology, UNM.
1998 – 2000 Contract Biologist. USDA, Jornada Experimental Range, Doña Ana County, NM. Cross- site desert grassland fire ecology study.
2000 (June – July) Graduate Research Assistant. Sevilleta LTER Program, Department of Biology, UNM.
1999 (October) Contract Biologist. Arid Lands Project. Prairie dog ecology study at the Gray Ranch, Hidalgo County, NM.
1999 (October) Contract Biologist. Arid Lands Project. Cross-site desert grassland fire ecology study at the Gray Ranch, Hidalgo County, NM.
2000 (June – July) Graduate Research Assistant. Sevilleta LTER Program, Department of Biology, UNM.
1998 (May – August) Student in the Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB) Program. Sevilleta LTER Program, Department of Biology, UNM.
1997 (May – August) Student in the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program. Department of Biology, UNM.
Teaching Experience
2004 (spring) Graduate Teaching Assistant. Ecosystem Dynamics (402/502), UNM.
2002 – 2003 (fall) Graduate Teaching Assistant. Bosque Biology (407/507), UNM.
2000 – 2003 (spring) Graduate Teaching Assistant. Desert Field Biology (447/547), UNM.
1999 – 2000 Graduate Teaching Assistant. General Biology Labs (121L,122L), UNM.
Publications
In Revision Lightfoot, D. C., A. D. Davidson, D. Parker, and C. M. McGlone. Rabbit population dynamics in northern Chihuahuan Desert grassland and shrubland habitats relative to rainfall and plant production. Journal of Mammalogy.
Submitted Ceballos, G., A. D. Davidson, R. List, J. Pacheco, P. Manzano, G. Santos, and J. Cruzado. Rapid collapse of a grassland system and its ecological and conservation implications. PLoS Biology.
In Press Ceballos, G., List, R., Fredrickson, E., Davidson A. D., Sierra, R., Martínez, L., Herrick, J. and J. Pacheco. Grassland conservation in the borderlands: understanding coupled human- ecological systems to achieve conservation goals in Lopez-Hoffman, L., Varady, R., and Flessa, K. Transboundary conservation between the US and Mexico. University of Arizona Press.
2008 Davidson, A. D., D. C. Lightfoot, and J. L. McIntyre. Engineering rodents create key habitat for lizards. Journal of Arid Environments 72:2142-2149.
2008 Davidson, A. D. and D. C. Lightfoot. Burrowing rodents increase landscape heterogeneity in a desert grassland. Journal of Arid Environments 72:1133-1145.
2007 Davidson, A. D. and D. C. Lightfoot. Interactive effects of keystone rodents on the structure of desert grassland arthropod communities. Ecography 30:515-525.
2006 Davidson, A. D. and D. C. Lightfoot. Keystone rodent interactions: prairie dogs and kangaroo rats structure the biotic composition of a desertified grassland. Ecography 29:755-765.
1999 Davidson, A. D., R. R. Parmenter, and J. R. Gosz. Responses of small mammals and vegetation to a reintroduction of Gunnison’s prairie dogs. Journal of Mammalogy 80:1311-1324.
Grants Received
2008 Share With Wildlife Program. New Mexico Game and Fish Dept. $11,000.00.
2008 Research Fellowship. NSF. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. $25,000.
2007 Research Fellowship. NSF. International Research Fellowship Prog. $157,705.
2006 Postdoctoral Fellowship. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. $24,000.
2006 Postdoctoral Fellowship. J. M. Kaplan Fund. $15,000.
2005 Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Nature Conservancy. $25,000.
2005 Postdoctoral Fellowship. J. M. Kaplan Fund. $15,000.
2005 Research Grant. T & E, Inc. $2,500.00.
2005 Research Grant. T & E, Inc. $2,500.00.
2004 – 2005 Share With Wildlife Program. New Mexico Game and Fish Dept. $5,000.00.
2004 (June– July) Graduate Research Assistantship. NSF. Sevilleta LTER Program. $2,500.00.
2003 (June– July) Graduate Research Assistantship. NSF. Sevilleta LTER Program. $4,000.00.
2002 (June– July) Graduate Research Assistantship. NSF. Sevilleta LTER Program. $4,000.00.
2002 Alvin R. and Caroline G. Grove Summer Scholarship. $2,500.00.
2002 UNM Graduate Research, Project, and Travel (RPT) Grant. $200.00.
2001 – 2003 Graduate Research Grant. T & E, Inc. $2,500.00.
2001 (Aug. – Dec.) Graduate Research Assistantship. NSF. Sevilleta LTER Program. $3,500.00.
2001 (June – July) Graduate Research Assistantship. NSF. Sevilleta LTER Program. $3,200.00.
2000 (June – July) Graduate Research Assistantship. NSF. Sevilleta LTER Program. $4,500.00.
1999 (June – July) Graduate Research Assistantship. NSF. Sevilleta LTER Program. $4,500.00.
1998 (May – Aug.) UMEB Award. NSF. Sevilleta LTER Program. $3,500.00.
1997 (May – Aug) REU Award. NSF. Sevilleta LTER Program. $3,200.00.
Honors and Awards
2005 Ph.D. with Distinction
1998 B.S. Departmental Honors in Biology, Magna Cum Laude
1994-1998 Dean’s List 1994-1998
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