PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009-present Research Associate. Department of Biology, Brigham Young University. NSF Phylogenetic Systematics of Orthoptera (Insecta). (PI: H. Song)

2006-2009 Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Department of Biology, Brigham Young University. NSF Phylogenetic Systematics of Orthoptera (Insecta). (PI: H. Song); NSF Assembling Tree of Life (AToL): Beetle Tree of Life Project. (Supervisor: Dr. Michael F. Whiting)

2000-2006 Graduate Teaching Associate. The Ohio State University . Insect Morphology, Insect Ecology, General Biology

2001-2002 Graduate Research Associate. Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University. Hymenoptera Online Database. (Supervisor: Dr. Norman F. Johnson)

2001 Research Assistant. USDA Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab. Molecular phylogeny of Schistocerca Stål (Orthoptera: Acrididae). (Supervisor: Dr. Gregory A. Sword)

1997-2000 Student Curator. Cornell University Insect Collection. (Supervisor: Dr. James K. Liebherr)

1999 Research Assistant. Department of Entomology, Cornell University. Biodiversity survey of McLean Bog Preserve. (Supervisor: Dr. James K. Liebherr)

1998-1999 Entomology Contractor. Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution. East Court Moving Project. (Supervisor: Dr. David G. Furth)

GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

2009 NSF REU Supplement Grant to DEB-0816962: Phylogenetic systematics of Orthoptera (Insecta): Evolution of male genitalia and study of nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes ($12,000)

2008-2011 NSF Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Grant (PI: H. Song, Co-PI: M.F. Whiting): Phylogenetic systematics of Orthoptera (Insecta): Evolution of male genitalia and study of nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes (DEB-0816962: $400,000) [NSF Award Abstract]

2005 Herta Camerer Gross Fellowship, OSU College of Biological Sciences ($5,000)

2005 Edward Ray Travel Award, OSU Council of Graduate Students ($750)

2002-2005 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship ($21,500/yr)

2004 Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant ($1,100)

2004 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship, OSU ($2,000)

2002-2005 NSF GRF Supplement Grant ($1,200 each)

2003 Graduate Student Dissertation Research Travel Grant, OSU ($1,500)

2002 Orthopterists' Society Research Grant ($800)

HONORS

2008 Student and Young Professional Award, Entomological Society of America ($125)

2006 John Henry Comstock Graduate Student Award, Entomological Society of America

2005 DeLong Award for travel to ESA, OSU Department of Entomology ($1000)

2005 W. Fred Hink Research Award, OSU Department of Entomology ($250)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Manuscripts reviewed: Zoosystema, Genome, Zoologica Scripta, Entomological News, Proceedings of the International Symposium of Tropical Biology, Journal of Orthoptera Research, Zootaxa, Systematic Entomology, Great Plains Research, Zoological Science, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Journal of Insect Science, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Insect Systematics & Evolution, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Cladistics

2007-present Subject editor (Orthoptera) for Zootaxa

2009-present Editor of Metaleptea, a newsletter of the Orthopterists' Society

2005-2008 Associate Editor of Metaleptea, a newsletter of the Orthopterists' Society

2004-present Taxonomic expert on Cyrtacanthacridinae for the Orthoptera Species File Online

2009 Symposium moderator, 10th International Congress of Orthopterology

2008 Student Competition Judge, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting

2007-2008 Symposium moderator, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting

2004-2009 Symposium organizer, Korean Young Entomologists (KYE), Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting

2005 Symposium organizer, Welcome to the phallic cult – Evolution of insect sexual characters and courtship behavior (selected as Program Symposium), Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting

2003-2004 Symposium organizer, Orthopterists' Society Meeting, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting