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Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Advisors: Dr. Rosemary Gillespie and Dr. Charles Griswold
M.Sc. San Francisco State University
Ecology and Systematics
Advisor: Dr. Greg Spicer and Dr. Charles Griswold
B.A. University of California, Berkeley
English Literature, emphasis in Post-Modern Literature
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| Professional Experience |
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2004-2011. California Academy of Science, Entomology Dept., Graduate Assistant
Duties include performing genetic sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of molecular data, training students in research techniques, performing research for the Arachnology Tree of Life project by preparing and imaging specimens using an AutoMontage digital system and a scanning electron microscope
2005. Spicer Lab at San Francisco State University, Laboratory Assistant
Extracted DNA and performed PCRs on drosophila specimens
2003-2005. Presidio Bee Inventory Survey, Graduate Researcher
Organized native bee inventory study for the Presidio Trust and Golden Gate National Recreation Area, set up field sites, collected, pinned and sorted specimens to morphospecies, guided undergraduate students
2002. California Academy of Sciences Entomology Department, Laboratory Assistant
Pinned specimens, entered data, contributed to overall upkeep of the collection
2001. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Volunteer Ranger
Informed visitors of the National Park’s geological, biological and cultural resources by leading guided hikes and working at the visitor center
1995. Santa's Village Pixie
Facilitated interactions between Santa and the world's children, helped Santa organize for the holiday season, passed out candy canes, took reindeer on walks
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| International Field Expeditions |
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2011. South Africa, New Zealand, Philippines
2009. Chile, Germany & Denmark, Australia
2008. Madagascar, New Zealand, Chile
2005. South Africa, Madagascar, New Zealand
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| Teaching Experience |
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2011. University of California, Berkeley, Graduate Student Instructor
Spider Biology
2010. University of California, Berkeley, Graduate Student Instructor
Spider Biology
2004. San Francisco State University, Graduate Student Instructor
Insect Taxonomy
2003. San Francisco State University, Graduate Student Instructor
General biology course
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| Grants and Fellowships |
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2009. National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, $14,645
Grant awarded to image amber fossils using X-ray Computed Tomography
2008. National Science Foundation East Asian & Pacific Summer Institutes, New Zealand
Grant to perform research for two months working with Dr. Robert Jackson and Dr. Simon Pollard at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
2008. Julius H. Freitag Fellowship, Organisms and Environment Departmental Award, $1000
2010, 2009, 2008 & 2007. Walker Fund, Essig Museum of Entomology, $1,000
Grant awarded for expedition to Australia (2007 award) and to Europe (2008 award)
2010, 2009, 2008 & 2007. Exline-Frizzel Fund, California Academy of Science, $2,500
2007. Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research, American Philosophical Society, $1,000
Grant awarded for expedition to Australia
2007. Sigma Xi Grant, University of California, Berkeley Chapter, $500
Grant awarded for expedition to Australia
2004. Graduate Fellowship, California Academy of Sciences, $12,000
2003. Presidio Trust/Golden Gate National Recreation Area Grant, $12,000
Received to perform an inventory study on native bees in restored sand dune areas
2003. Robert K. Maxwell Scholarship, San Francisco State University, $3,000
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| Peer Reviewed Publications |
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Wood, H.M, Matzke, N.J., Gillespie, R.G., Griswold, C.E. In review. Treating fossils as terminal taxa in divergence time estimation reveals ancient vicariance patterns in the Palpimanoidea spiders.
Wood, H.M, Griswold, C.E., Gillespie, R.G. In review. Phylogenetic placement of pelican spiders (Archaeidae, Araneae), with insight into evolution of the “neck” and predatory behaviors of the superfamily Palpimanoidea.
Griswold, C., Wood, H.M., Carmichael, A. 2012. The lace web spiders (Araneae, Phyxelididae) of Madagascar: phylogeny, biogeography and taxonomy. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Wood, H.M. 2008. A revision of the assassin spiders of the Eriauchenius gracilicollis group, a clade of spiders endemic to Madagascar (Araneae: Archaeidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152:255-296 PDF
Wood, H.M., Griswold, C.E., Spicer, G.S. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships within an endemic group of Malagasy ‘assassin spiders’ (Araneae, Archaeidae): ancestral character reconstruction, convergent evolution and biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45:612-619 PDF
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| Presentations |
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2011. American Arachnology Society, Portland, Oregon
Awarded Best Student Presentation: "The evolution of a complex, novel structure, the trap-jaw mechanism in spiders (Mecysmaucheniidae, Araneae)
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2010. Canadian Entomology Society, Vancouver, Canada
Invited speaker: "Evolution of Stealth Versus Speed Strategies of Prey Capture in Pelican and Trap-Jaw Spiders (Araneae: Mecysmaucheniidae, Archaeidae)"
2010. 18th International Congress of Arachnology, Siedlce, Poland
Awarded Best Student Presentation: "Archaeid and mecysmaucheniid spiders: phylogeny, biogeography and evolution of the carapace shape"
2009. Evolution, Moscow, Idaho
Presentation: "Assassin spiders: biogeography, morphological novelty and predatory behaviors"
2007. 17th International Congress of Arachnology, Sao Pedro, Brazil
Presentation: "Phylogenetic Relationships within an endemic group of Malagasy assassin spiders (Archaeidae, Araneae)"
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| Outreach |
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Interviewed for Popular Science Articles |
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California Academy of Sciences Member Publication, Summer, 2006 PDF
Live, California Academy of Sciences Magazine, Fall, 2008 PDF
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Natural History Museum Exhibits and Presentations |
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2012, Zoological Museum
Involved in spider exhibit presented on the public floor
2010, California Academy of Sciences
Presentation on public floor that can be viewed online: "Assassin Spider from Around the World"
2009, Bone Room, Berkeley, California
Presentation at natural history store about current research
2009, California Academy of Science Nightlife
Presentation on public floor: "Cryptic Hunters: the tiny world of assassin spiders"
California Academy of Sciences' expeditions to Madagascar. Science Now |
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