OBJECTIVE

EDUCATION

Michigan Technological University

School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Houghton, Michigan.

· PhD student in Forest Science. Graduation anticipated May 2007.

· Dissertation title: Understanding Michigan’s Ash Resource with Regards to Possible Management of Emerald Ash Borer.

Michigan Technological University

School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science.

· Master of Science in Forestry, May 2004.

· Thesis title: Insect Herbivory on Low-Lignin Transgenic Aspen.

Norwich University, Norwich, Vermont.

· Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, May 1998.

WORK EXPERIENCE

· Michigan Technological University

School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Houghton, Michigan.

· Research assistant, September 2002 – Present

· Implemented the Upper Peninsula segment of the Michigan Ash Monitoring Project. This project was initiated as a statewide project to determine the past, current, and future status of ash trees in Michigan with regards to the exotic invasive emerald ash borer, and was conducted jointly between Michigan Technological University and the University of Michigan in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

§ Established 80 permanent ash monitoring plots involving 20 intensive research plots, tree core studies, and vegetation studies over the entire upper peninsula and some of the northern lower peninsula of Michigan using Forest Inventory and Analysis style data collection.

§ Designed and wrote a proposal for genetic fingerprinting of ash, based on the rural ash monitoring program plots, in order to identify the extent of genetic diversity in Michigan’s ash population.

§ Collected and analyzed a variety of tree data using the rural ash monitoring program plots, in order to determine baseline ash health in Michigan and observe changes over a three-year period.

§ Supervised a 2-3 member field crew of summer workers and a varying number of yearly student workers responsible for data collection and analysis.

· Designed, conducted, and analyzed a series of experiments measuring the impacts of reduced lignin transgenic aspen on two species of plant-feeding insects.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

· Michigan Technological University, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Houghton, Michigan.

§ Fall 2006. Organized and taught “Insect Ecology” (FW3800) at the MTU School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Integrated Field Practicum (Fall Camp). This course was primarily designed for third-year students in both Forestry and Applied Ecology, as well as students in the Peace Corps International Master of Science Program in Forestry. The course included: lectures ranging from insect structure and taxonomy and plant-insect relationships to insect trapping, rearing and monitoring and forensic entomology. Activities included nature journaling (learning about the power of observation and deduction), rearing flies, and conducting an insect trapping experiment.

§ Fall 2004. Guest lecture for “Insect Ecology” (FW3800) at the MTU School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Integrated Field Practicum (Fall Camp). The lecture covered both insect herbivory and plant defenses.

§ Fall 2003. Guest lecture for “Insect Ecology” (FW3800) at the MTU School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Integrated Field Practicum (Fall Camp). The lecture covered both insect herbivory and plant defenses.

§ Fall 2003. Gave two guest lectures for Ecology of Insects (FW5510) on insect herbivory and plant defenses against insects. This course was designed for graduate students interested in the ecology of insects.

· Peace Corps Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Lycee Provincial de Bogande, Bogande, Burkina Faso.

· June 2000-August 2002. Designed and taught a college level course on trigonometry, algebra (including linear algebra) and some calculus to two classes of approximately 30 students each. All material was taught in French.

· June 2000-August 2002. Designed and taught a high school level course on basic addition and multiplication, then algebra and geometry to two classes of approximately 60 students each. All material was taught in French.

· June 2000-August 2002. Tutored students in remedial mathematical subjects outside of school time, for the purpose of passing country-wide exams for government jobs. All material was taught in French.

· Summer 2001. Designed, organized, and ran a week-long girls’ summer camp for high school girls in order to introduce them to possible professions and give them motivation for remaining in school. Professional visits including a local primary teacher training school, nursing school, the local hospital, and local representatives of the country’s bureau of forests and waters. All material was taught in French.

· Peace Corps Zimbabwe, South Africa.

Nswazi Secondary School, Mbalabala, Zimbabwe.

· January 1999-June 2000. Designed and taught a high school level course on basic addition and multiplication, then algebra and geometry to four classes of approximately 60 students each.

· January 1999-June 2000. Coached discus and shotput for school inter-house athletic competitions as well as regional competitions. Acted as judge in shotput for regional competitions.

PAPERS

· Brodeur-Campbell SE, Vucetich JA, Richter DL, Waite TA, Rosemier JN, Tsai C-J. Insect Herbivory on Low-Lignin Transgenic Aspen. In submission.

PRESENTATIONS

· Michigan Technological University

School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Houghton, Michigan.

§ Spring 2006. Forensic Entomology: Estimating Post-Mortem Intervals Using Insect Evidence. Presented as part of the graduate seminar series. Covered many of the major aspects of the field of forensic entomology and its applications.

§ Spring 2005. Eating the “Fabric of our Lives”: Cotton vs. the Boll Weevil. Presented as part of the graduate seminar series. Covered the history of the boll weevil in the United States and many past and current attempts at controlling this damaging agricultural insect.

§ Spring 2002. Faulty Science in the Nature Controversy over Transgenic Maize. Presented as part of the graduate seminar series. Presented the different aspects of the controversy over the 2001 Nature paper, “Transgenic DNA introgressed into traditional maize landraces in Oaxaca, Mexico,” authored by I.H. Chapela and D. Quist.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

· Brodeur-Campbell SE, Metzger JA, Witter JA, and Storer AJ. The Michigan Ash Monitoring Project: Evaluating Michigan’s Ash Resource. The 5^th Annual Forest and Wildlife Research Review, University of Minnesota, Duluth. January 11, 2006.

· Brodeur-Campbell SE, Metzger JA, Witter JA, and Storer AJ. Evaluation of Ash Resources in Upper Michigan in Light of the Threat Posed by the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus Planipennis. The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, November 6-9, 2005.

· Brodeur-Campbell SE, Storer AJ, Witter JA, and Tsai C-J. Ash Genetics: Examining Diversity and Relationships Among Michigan Ash Trees. The 52^nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, November 14-17, 2004.

· Brodeur-Campbell SE, Vucetich JA, Tsai C-J. Insect Herbivory on Low-Lignin Transgenic Aspen. 18^th Annual North American Forest Biology Workshop July 12-15, 2004.

· Brodeur SE, Tsai C-J, Vucetich JA. Assessing Ecological Consequences of Low-Lignin and Fast Growth Transgenic Aspen. Future Directions & Research Priorities for the USDA BRARGP. June 9-10, 2003.

PROPOSALS

· September 2005. Primary author and co-principle investigator on a project proposal to gain multi-year funding for genetic fingerprinting of green ash across the state of Michigan, to determine genetic diversity. Proposal was entitled: “Ash Genetics: Examining Diversity and Relationships Among Michigan Ash Trees.”

AWARDS

· Nominated and inducted into membership in the Xi Sigma Pi forestry honor fraternity at Michigan Technological University. March 2006.

· Nominated and inducted into membership in the Phi Kappa Phi honor society at Michigan Technological University. March 2005.

· Brodeur-Campbell SE, Vucetich JA, Tsai C-J. Insect Herbivory on Low-Lignin Transgenic Aspen. 1^st Annual ESC/BRC Graduate Research Forum at Michigan Technological University. February 25, 2005.

§ Ecosystem Science Center poster prize.

· Brodeur-Campbell SE, Tsai C-J, Vucetich JA. Assessing Ecological Consequences of Low-Lignin and Fast Growth Transgenic Aspen. Michigan Technological University Graduate Student Council Annual Fall Multidisciplinary Research Poster Session. September 29, 2003.

§ Honorable mention, best overall poster.