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CURRICULUM VITAE

Kelley D. Erickson, Ph.D.

Education

University of Miami, Ph.D. Biology, 2017

Dissertation: Spatiotemporal variation in frugivore assemblages and population dynamics of an invasive shrub, Schinus terebinthifolius

Washington University in St. Louis, B.A. Mathematics, 2010

Research Appointments

Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. 2018 - present.

Grants and Funding

Everglades Foundation, forEverglades Scholarship, Spatial variation in the demography and dispersal ecology of the invasive shrub, Schinus terebinthifolius, across southern Florida ($10,000)

Department of Biology, University of Miami Kushlan Fund: Dispersal Dynamics of Two South Florida Trees: A Pilot Study, 2012 ($662)

Research Interests

Quantitative Ecology; Species Ranges; Temporal Dynamics; Dispersal; Invasion Ecology; Mathematical Ecology; Plant-Animal Interactions; Seed Ecology; Environmental Stochasticity

Publications

Erickson, K. D. and A. B. Smith (in review). Occupancy-collection models: Towards bias-corrected modeling of species' distributions using unstructured occurrence data from from museums and herbaria. [bioRXiV]

Laubmeier, A. N., B. Cazelles, K. Cuddington, K. D. Erickson, M. Fortin, K. Ogle, C. K. Wikle, K. Zhu and E. F. Zipkin (2020). Ecological Dynamics: Integrating empirical, statistical, and analytical methods. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35: 1090-1099.

Erickson, K. D., P. D. Pratt, M. B. Rayamajhi and C. C. Horvitz (2020). Seedling maturation drives spatial variability in demographic dynamics of an invader with multiple introductions: insights from an LTRE analysis. Biological Invasions 22:2185-2203.

Erickson, K. D., P. D. Pratt, M. B. Rayamajhi and C. C. Horvitz (2017). Introduction history influences aboveground biomass allocation in Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius). Invasive Plant Science and Management 10:247-253.

Bateman, A. W., A. Buttenschön, K. D. Erickson and N. Marculis (2017). Barnacles vs bullies: modelling biocontrol of the invasive European green crab using a castrating barnacle parasite. Theoretical Ecology doi:10.1007/s12080-017-0332-5.

Horvitz, C. C., A. L. Koop and K. D. Erickson (2015). Time-invariant and stochastic disperser-structured matrix models: invasion rates of fleshy-fruited exotic shrubs. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series B 20: 1639-1662.

Poster Presentations

Erickson, K. D., C. C. Horvitz and B. Zhang. 2016. Spatiotemporal variation in the assemblages of avian frugivore communities across Florida: insights from annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Counts. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Erickson, K.D., and C. C. Horvitz. 2016. Assessing spatiotemporal variation in the assemblage of avian frugivore communities across Florida. Department of Biology Graduate Student Symposium, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Erickson, K.D., C. C. Horvitz and A. L. Koop. 2014. Stochastic dispersal of a fleshy-fruited shrub, Ardisia elliptica, in Everglades National Park. Department of Biology Graduate Student Symposium, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Erickson, K. D., N. Martinez, and C. C. Horvitz. 2013. Spatial patterning and temporally varying dispersal in two South Florida Shrubs. Department of Biology Graduate Student Symposium, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Erickson, K.D. 2012. The role of Dispersal in Biological Invasion and Range Expansion. Department of Biology Graduate Student Symposium, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Erickson, K. D., M. H. H. Stevens, W. P. Carson, G. W. Barrett. 2009. Modeling temporal variation in aboveground biomass of an old-field habitat in southwest Ohio. NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates: The Ecology of Human-Dominated Landscapes Final Symposium, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Oral Presentations

Erickson, K. D. 2020. Growth and spread: spatial dynamics of an invasive species. Living Earth Collaborative Seminar Series, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Erickson, K. D., Stephen J. Murphy, David Henderson, Adam B. Smith 2019. Using occupancy-detection models to address biases in biodiversity data. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky.

Erickson, K. D., Stephen J. Murphy, and Adam B. Smith 2019. Incorporating collector behavior into large-scale range models for digital biodiversity data. iDigBio Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference, New Haven, Connecticut.

Erickson, K. D., P. D. Pratt, M. B. Rayamajhi and Carol C. Horvitz. 2018. Rapid maturation of seedlings drives increased population growth rate of an invasive shrub with multiple introductions. St. Louis Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Annual Retreat, St. Louis, Missouri.

Erickson, K.D., P. D. Pratt and C. C. Horvitz. 2015. Quantifying the relationship between plant size and aboveground biomass allocation in the invasive plant, Schinus terebinthifolius. Department of Biology Graduate Student Symposium, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Teaching Experience

BIL 331 Ecology Laboratory, University of Miami, Lab Instructor (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016)

BIL 161 Evolution and Biodiversity Laboratory, University of Miami, Lab Instructor (Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2015)

BIL 151 General Biology Laboratory, University of Miami, Lab Instructor (Fall 2013, Fall 2014)

BIL 160 Evolution and Biodiversity PRISM section, University of Miami, grader (Spring 2011, Spring 2012)

BIL 150 General Biology PRISM (Program in Science and Mathematics) section, University of Miami, grader (Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012)

Undergraduate Research Mentoring

Renee Klann, Smith College, Missouri Botanical Garden's Research Experience for Undergraduates, Summer 2018

Stephanie Baguidy, University of Miami, undergraduate research, Fall 2014-Spring 2015

Natalia Martinez, Columbia University, undergraduate research, Summer 2012

Service

Biology Graduate Student Organization Webmaster (2015-2016)

Graduate Student Association Secretary (2014-2015)

Graduate Student Association Senator for Biology (2012-2014)

Biology Graduate Student Association Secretary (2011-2012)