AMY M. WORTHINGTON PERSONAL Department of Entomology P.O. Box 646382 Washington State University Pullman, WA USA 99164-6383 Phone: 1 605 212 2454 Fax: 1 509 335 1009 Email: amy.marie.worthington@gmail.com Web: amymworthington@wordpress.com EDUCATION 2015 Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU), Ames, IA USA Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Advisors: Clint D. Kelly & Lyric C. Bartholomay 2009 University of South Dakota (USD), Vermillion, SD USA M.S. in Biology Advisor: John G. Swallow 2006 University of South Dakota (USD), Vermillion, SD USA B.S. in Biology ACADEMIC POSITIONS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2015-present) Instructor of Entomology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (summer of 2015) Instructor of Upward Bound, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (summer of 2015) Teaching Assistant, Iowa State University Ames, IA (2011-2014) Research Associate, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD (2009-2010) Teaching Assistant, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD (2006-2009) FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND GRANTS 2016 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2012 2012 2010 2010 2008 Selected for the NSF-funded SICB symposium on Evolutionary Endocrinology ($670) Peer Teaching Award, Iowa State University Graduate and Professional Student Senate NSF-funded Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning ($1250) Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Grants-in-Aid-of-Research ($1000) Graduate Teaching and Learning Community Scholarship, HHMI ($1000) Professional Advancement Grant, Iowa State University ($1200) Ecology, Evolution, & Organismal Biology Graduate Research Grant ($1000) Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid-of-Research ($412) Animal Behavior Society Student Research Grant ($1250) The Orthopterist’s Society Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund ($900) Miller Fellowship, Iowa State University ($7,500) EEB Program Graduate Research Fellowship, Iowa State University ($22,000) Graduate Travel Fellowship, USD Foundation, ($2250) AMY M WORTHINGTON 1 PUBLICATIONS PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS (PUBLISHED OR ACCEPTED) (7) Worthington AM, Jurenka RA, and Kelly CD. 2015. Mating for male-derived prostaglandin: a functional explanation for the increased fecundity of mated female crickets? The Journal of Experimental Biology 218:2720-2727. (6) Kelly CD, Tawes BR, and Worthington AM. 2014. Evaluating indices of body condition in two cricket species. Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1002/ece3.1257. (5) Worthington AM, Gress BE, Neyer AA, and Kelly CD. 2013. Do male crickets strategically adjust the number and viability of their sperm under sperm competition? Animal Behaviour 86:55-60. (4) Worthington AM, Berns CM, and Swallow JG. 2012. Size matters, but so does shape: quantifying complex shape changes in a sexually selected trait in stalk-eyed flies (Diptera:Diopsidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 106:104-113. (3) Worthington AM and Swallow JG. 2011. Sequential analysis reveals behavioral differences underlying female-biased predation risk in stalk-eyed flies. Ethology 17: 829-837. (2) Soluk DA, Zercher DS and Worthington AM. 2011. Influence of roadways on patterns of mortality and flight behavior of adult dragonflies in wetland areas. Biological Conservation 144: 1638-1643. (1) Worthington AM and Swallow JG. 2010. Gender differences in survival and antipredatory behavior in stalk-eyed flies. Behavioral Ecology 21: 759-766. PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS (SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION) Worthington AM, and Kelly CD. Females gain direct benefits from immune-boosting ejaculates. Submitted to American Naturalist. Worthington AM and Kelly CD. Direct costs and benefits of multiple mating: Are high female mating rates due to ejaculate replenishment? Submitted to Animal Behav. Worthington AM, Proctor HC, and Kelly CD. Parasites prevalence and intensity in wild populations field crickets, Gryllus texensis. In preparation OTHER PUBLICATIONS (REPORTS OR BOOK REVIEWS) 2011 Soluk DA, Britten H, Worthington AM, Monroe EM, and DeMots R. Evaluation of the potential impacts of the I-355 extension on the ecology, behavior, population genetics and distribution of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in the Des Plaines River Valley. Submitted to: Bureau of Design and Environment, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). AMY M WORTHINGTON 2 2010 2010 2010 2009 Worthington AM and Soluk DA. Evaluation of the presence of Somatochlora hineana along the proposed corridor for the Caton Farm Road Bridge in the Des Plaines River valley, Will County, Illinois. Submitted to: Bureau of Design and Environment, IDOT. Soluk DA, Britten H, Worthington AM, Monroe EM, DeMots R, and Hinkle AT. Evaluation of the potential impacts of the I-355 extension on the ecology, behavior, population genetics and distribution of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in the Des Plaines River Valley. Submitted to: Bureau of Design and Environment, IDOT. Worthington AM and Soluk DA. Evaluation of Somatochlora hineana larval habitat and patterns of adult flight over railway lines near Lockport and Lemont Illinois. Submitted to: Bureau of Design and Environment, IDOT. Worthington AM and Egge AR. Book review of Quantifying Behavior the JWatcher Way. The Condor 11: 202-203. INVITED SEMINARS 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 Direct benefits of mating: Ejaculates increase female fecundity and immunity after mating, School of Biological Sciences BioLunch, Washington State University “Being promiscuous has its benefits: Ejaculates increase fecundity and immunity in female crickets”, Entomology Colloquium, Washington State University “Too Legit to quit”, Lewis-Clark State College Evolutionary Biology and Ecology Program, Iowa State University (annually for 4 yrs) Department of Entomology Colloquium, Iowa State University PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS 2016 2014 2013 2013 2012 2012 Worthington AM* and Kelly CD. Mating to acquire ejaculate-derived compounds that confer fitness benefits. Presented in “Evolutionary Endocrinology: Hormones as mediators of evolutionary phenomena” symposium at Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Portland, OR (Oral presentation). Worthington AM* and Kelly CD. Do females gain direct benefits from immuneboosting ejaculates in the Texas field cricket? Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin, TX. Also at Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spring Symposium, Ames, IA. (Oral presentation). Elliott ER*, Coffman CR, Reason RD, Sakaguchi D, Howell SH, and Worthington AM. Integrating active learning into a large introductory course: Preparing students for success in science. Experimental Biology, Boston, MA. (Poster presentation) Elliot ER*, Coffman C, Reason R, and Worthington AM. Faculty learning communities as a mechanism for course transformation. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Symposium, Ames, IA. (Poster presentation) Worthington AM*, Neyer AA, and Kelly CD. Do female crickets acquire fecundity benefits from remating? Evolution, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Also at Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spring Symposium, Ames, IA. (Poster presentation) Worthington AM*, Berns CM, and Swallow JG*. Size matters, but so does shape: Quantifying complex shape changes in a sexually selected trait in stalk-eyed flies. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Charleston, SC. Also at Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spring Symposium, Ames, IA. (Poster presentation) AMY M WORTHINGTON 3 2011 2010 2009 2008 2008 2007 2006 2006 Worthington AM*, Gress BG, Neyer AA and Kelly CD. Do male house crickets strategically ejaculate in the face of sperm competition? Animal Behavior Society, Bloomington IN. (Oral presentation) Husak JF*, Worthington AM and Swallow JG. Do the exaggerated eye stalks of stalkeyed flies have a predation cost? Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Seattle, WA. (Poster presentation) Worthington AM*, Soluk DA and Britten HB. Saving the Jewel of the Wetlands: Protecting the Endangered Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly. National Tollway Convention, Chicago, IL. (Poster presentation) Worthington AM* and Swallow JG. Effects of Exaggerated Eye Span on AntiPredator Behaviors. Animal Behavior Society, Snowbird, UT. (Poster presentation) Roundtable on Environmental Sustainability: Visions and Positions, Local and Global, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. (Roundtable discussion) Worthington AM* and Swallow JG. Exaggerated Eye Span Influences on AntiPredator Behaviors in Stalk-Eyed Flies. Animal Behavior Society, Burlington, VT. Also at Graduate Research Forum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. (Poster presentation) Worthington AM*, Grey E*, and Mabee PM. A New Landscape for Cypriniformes. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, LA. (Poster presentation) Worthington AM* and Mabee PM. Fish Anatomy Points to New Phylogeny. IDEA Fest, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. (Poster presentation) * denotes presenter TEACHING EXPERIENCE & MENTORSHIP INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD 2015 Insects and People: A Perspective (ENTOM 101), Washington State University – Developed and implemented active learning techniques to teach students about the positive/negative interactions that insects and humans share with each other 2015 Discover Insects: Non-Majors Laboratory (ENTOM 103), Washington State University – Designed and taught lab activities on the scientific method, basic entomological topics, and general scientific literacy 2013 Animal Behavior Lab (BIOL 354L), Iowa State University – Developed curriculum for a semester-long course providing independent research experience to undergraduate students. – Guided and mentored students as they designed, conducted, and presented their 16-week research experiments in a public poster symposium 2008 Animal Behavior Seminar (BIOL 402/502), University of South Dakota – Facilitated student-led presentation and discussion of primary literature related to important topics and techniques in animal behavior 2005 English, Chiba Language School, Ping Tung, Taiwan – Instructed sixteen Taiwanese children (8-10 years old) to effectively read, speak, and write the English language AMY M WORTHINGTON 4 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT 2015 Co-developed a Data Nugget (http://datanuggets.org/) titled “When avoiding predators, does size or behavior matter?” to teach research principles in high school classrooms 2015 Contributed to the development of three POGIL activities (pogil .org) to be used to teach basic concepts of sexual selection in middle and high school classrooms 2012 Introductory Biology Lecture (BIOL 212), Iowa State University – Created a broad range of active learning activities, from 2-minute discussion questions to 1-hr modules, for use in large, team-taught introductory biology lectures (200-300 students per class) – Implemented, reviewed, and improved activities to maximize their effectiveness in addressing specific learning objectives TEACHING ASSISTANT 2014 Human Physiology Lab (BIOL 256L), Iowa State University 2011 Animal Behavior Lab (BIOL 354L), Iowa State University 2009 Vertebrate Anatomy and Embryology Lab (BIOL 581L), University of South Dakota 2009 Animal Behavior Lecture (BIOL 402), University of South Dakota 2008 Introduction to Genetics and Evolution Lab (BIOL 161L), University of South Dakota 2008 Majors Introductory Biology Lab (BIOL 101), University of South Dakota 2007 Non-majors Introductory Biology Lab (BIOL 101), University of South Dakota 2006 Education Majors Introductory Biology Lab (BIOL 101L), University of South Dakota GUEST LECTURER 2015 Invertebrate Zoology –invertebrate expert for a weekend collecting trip to McCall, ID 2014 Human Anatomy & Physiology – Urinary System 2013 Animal Behavior – Mating systems 2013 Animal Behavior – Personal research 2013 Evolution – Optimal clutch size and the Lack hypothesis 2013 Evolution – Aging and senescence 2013 Evolution – Sex ratio evolution 2009 Animal Behavior – Sexual conflict 2008 Animal Behavior – Sexual selection 2008 Comparative Physiology – Invertebrate physiology and behavior 2007 Comparative Physiology – Vertebrate embryology 2007 Ichthyology – Ecological consequences illegal fishing 2006 Entomology – Hymenoptera STUDENT MENTORSHIP High school researcher (1) – Research Experience for High School Students program Undergraduate researchers (14) – Advised 1-3 undergraduate research assistants each semester Graduate students (3) – Peer-mentored graduate student in research and teaching activities K-12 educator researchers (2) – Research Experience for Teachers Program (funded by NSF) AMY M WORTHINGTON 5 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 Tidal Leadership Symposium (8-hour workshop), Center for Transformational Learning and Leadership, Washington State University “Learning versus performance: A critical distinction in theory and practice”, Washington State University “When, Why, and How Multiple-choice Tests Can Serve as Tools for Learning: Evidence from the Laboratory and the Classroom”, Washington State University “The increasing importance of knowing how to learn – and some evidence that we tend not to know already”, Washington State University NW Regional POGIL Meeting (3-day professional development workshop on teaching and learning methodology of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning; pogil .org) Learning Enhancement Action/Resource Network (2-day workshop about current teaching/learning theories and research), Iowa State University Safe Zone Training Program, Iowa State University LGBT Student Services Preparing Future Faculty Program (1-year program), Council of Graduate Studies and the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Iowa State University “Writing Winning NSF Grant Proposals” (8-hour workshop), Grant Writer’s Seminars and Workshops, Iowa State University “Helping Students Retain Material”, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), Iowa State University “Engaging Students Through Writing and Active Learning” (4-week workshop), CELT Improving your professional speaking style (16-week program), Iowa State University Graduate Teaching and Learning Community (16-week program), Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Iowa State University Getting published in the Biosciences (16-week program), Iowa State University Research Experience for Undergraduates Mentor Training, Office of the Vice President for Research, Iowa State University “Targeting the Right Granting Agency”, Iowa State University Parks Library “Reviewers: How to Give and Take Article Critique”, Academic Communication Program, Iowa State University “Beyond Bullets: Being Creative in the Classroom with PowerPoint”, CELT Graduate Student Teaching and Learning Circle: “McKeachies’s Teaching Tips” (4week workshop), CELT, Iowa State University PROFESSIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2008 Hosted two departmental seminars for speakers Dr. Mark Fisher & Dr. Anthony Zera Reviewer for Ethology, PLoS ONE, Axios, and Organisms, Diversity, and Evolution Co-organized ISU’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Annual Spring Symposium Hosted a departmental seminar with invited speaker Dr. Duncan Irschick Judge for the Conrad Foundation “Spirit of Innovation Challenge” Mentored the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Learning Community Vice-President of Graduate Research in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology Social and Outreach Representative for the Graduate Student Organization Panel member for the Biological Sciences Club Graduate School Advising Panel Hosted a departmental seminar with invited speaker Dr. Eileen Hebets AMY M WORTHINGTON 6 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS – – – – – – – Washington State University Association of Faculty Women Washington State University Postdoctoral Association Society of Integrative and Comparative Biologists Animal Behavior Society Society for the Study of Evolution The Orthopterist’s Society Sigma Xi full member SELECTED OUTREACH EVENTS 2015 2015 2014 2012 2012 2011 2010 2010 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 Science After Hours: Invited by the Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute to engage the Moscow, ID community in a discussion about the importance of using insects as models for basic research. Upward Bound: Taught introductory entomology to low-income students in a challenging 4-week pre-college program to prepare rural Idaho high school students for college and prepare them to be the first members of their families to graduate with a secondary degree. Café Scientifique: Invited by the Science Center of Iowa to engage the local adult community in a discussion about sexual conflict Research Exploration: The Diversity of Basic Research at ISU: Introduced excelling high school students at Des Moines’ Central Campus High School to the types of research being done at ISU and the technology used to do it CSI Interactive Case Studies for High School Students: Implemented active learning case studies for the Biotechnology course Des Moines’ Central Campus High School Skunk River Navy: Provided undergraduate students a chance to learn about the biology of Iowa by performing IOWATER river assessments and monitoring populations of invertebrates. Also improved the aesthetic quality of the Skunk River and its tributaries by removing trash Door County BioBlitz: A 24-hour inventory of species residing within Europe Bay Woods in Door County, WI. Provided tours of hiking paths and taught members of the public how to search for, find, and identify insects in the wild Festival of Nature: Gave tours to the public on Nature Conservancy land and helped them identify and learn about the species residing on it Ambassador’s Camp: Provided an optimal learning experience for South Dakota’s gifted high school students by allowing them to participate in college-level lab and field work on the stalk-eyed fly Catch a Reading Bug at the Public Library: Spoke to members of the public of all ages about insect diversity and the bizarre structures that have evolved in insects Science Olympiad: Judge for the Science Olympiad, which improves the quality of education, increases interest in science, and recognizes outstanding achievements. Governor’s Camp: Provided an optimal learning experience for South Dakota’s gifted middle school students by allowing them to participate in lab and field work Math and Science Initiative Program: Participated in a challenging pre-college program to encourage selected rural SD students to pursue a secondary degree AMY M WORTHINGTON 7