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Erica L. Larson
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Montana
32 Campus Drive, HS104
Missoula, MT 59812
E-MAIL: erica.larson@mso.umt.edu
PHONE: 360-927-1014
FAX: 406-243-4184
WEBPAGE: www.eeb. cornell.edu/larson
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Montana
Jan 2013- present
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Cornell University
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Dec 2012
B.S. Western Washington University
Biology magna cum laude
Minor Degree in Chemistry
Jun 2004
PUBLICATIONS IN PRINT
13. Taylor, S.A., E.L. Larson and R.G. Harrison. Hybrid zones: Windows on climate change. Trends in
Ecology and Evolution, 30: 398-406.
12. Harrison, R.G. and E.L. Larson. 2014. Hybridization, introgression and the nature of species
boundaries. Journal of Heredity, 105: 795-809.
11. Maroja, L.S., McKenzie, Z.M., Hart, E., Jing, J., Larson, E.L. & D. Richardson. Barriers to gene exchange in
hybridizing field crickets: the role of male courtship effort and cuticular hydrocarbons.
10. Larson, E.L., White, T., Ross, C.L, and R.G. Harrison. Gene flow and the maintenance of species
boundaries. Molecular Ecology, 23: 1668-1678. COVER
Associated articles:
Vines, T.H. 2014. Stuck in the middle with you: close concordance between geographical
clines in a cricket hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology, 23: 1647-1649.
9. Larson, E.L., Andres, J.A., Bogdanowicz, S.B. and R.G. Harrison. 2013. Differential introgression in a
mosaic hybrid zone reveals candidate barrier genes. Evolution 67: 3653-3661.
8. *Saleh, N., E.L. Larson and R.G. Harrison. 2013. Body size and reproductive success in the cricket
Gryllus firmus. Journal of Insect Behavior doi: 10.1007/s10905-013-9425-1.
7. Larson, E.L., Becker, G.C., *Bondra, E.R. and R.G. Harrison. 2013. Structure of a mosaic hybrid zone
between the field crickets Gryllus firmus and G. pennsylvanicus. Ecology and Evolution 3: 985-1002.
6. Andres, J.A., Larson, E.L., Bogdanowicz, S.B. and R.G. Harrison. 2013. Patterns of transcriptome
divergence in the male accessory gland of two closely related species of field crickets. Genetics 193:
501-513.
Associated articles:
Whittkopp, P.J. 2013. Population genetics and a study of speciation using next-generation
sequencing: an educational primer for use with “Patterns of transcriptome divergence in the
male accessory gland of two closely related species of field crickets”. Genetics 193: 671-675.
5. Larson, E.L., Andres, J.A., and R.G. Harrison. 2012 Influence of the male ejaculate on post-mating
prezygotic barriers in field crickets. PLosOne. 7:e46202.
4. Larson, E.L., Hume, G.L., Andres, J.A. and R.G. Harrison. 2012. Post-mating prezygotic barriers to gene
exchange in hybridizing field crickets. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25: 174-186.
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3. Peterson, M.A., Larson, E.L., Brassil, M., Buckingham, K., Juárez, D., Deas, J., Mangloña, D., White, M.,
Maslan, J., Schweitzer, J., and K.J. Monsen. 2010. Cryptic gametic interactions confer both conspecific
and heterospecific advantages in the Chrysochus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) hybrid zone.
Genetica 139: 663-667.
2. Larson, E.L., S.M. Bogdanowicz, A.A. Agrawal, M.T.J. Johnson and R.G. Harrison. 2008. Isolation and
characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in common evening primrose (Oenothera
biennis). Molecular Ecology Notes 8: 434-436.
1. Peterson, M.A., Dobler, S., Larson, E., Juarez, D., Schlarbaum, T., Monsen, K.J., and W. Francke. 2007.
Cuticular chemical profiles mediate male mate choice and sexual isolation between hybridizing
Chrysochus (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae). Chemoecology 17: 87-96.
*undergraduate authors
RESEARCH GRANTS
Paul F. Feeny Graduate Student Research Grant, Cornell University, 2008-2012($4,700)
Andrew W. Mellon Student Research Grant, Cornell University, 2008, 2010, 2011 ($3,945)
Cornell Chapter Sigma Xi Research Award, 2009, 2010, 2011 ($2,800)
Orenstein Endowment Grant, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, 2011 ($750)
Cornell Center for Comparative Population Genomics Travel Grant, Cornell University, 2011 ($750)
Graduate School Conference Travel Award, Cornell University, 2009, 2010, 2011(2x) ($2,120)
Cornell Graduate School Research Travel Grant, 2010 ($2,000)
Orthopterists’ Society Research Fund, 2010 ($1,000)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Awards
Outstanding Graduate TA, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 2009
Instructor
Investigative Biology Laboratory I (BIOG 1103), Cornell University, 2007 - 2009
Investigative Biology Laboratory, II (BIOG 1104), Cornell University, 2008 - 2010
Introductory Biology Laboratory (BIOL 101), Western Washington University, 2004
Invited Guest Lectures
Speciation: Genetics, Ecology and Behavior (BIOEE 4530), Post-mating prezygotic barriers to gene
exchange, Cornell University, 2011
Teaching Assistantships
Speciation: Genetics, Ecology and Behavior (BIOEE 4530), Cornell University, 2011
Evolution and Diversity, Head Teaching Assistant (BIOEE 1780), Cornell University, 2011
Zoology (BIOL 206), Western Washington University, 2002
HONORS AND AWARDS
Provost’s Diversity Fellowship, Cornell University, 2011 (declined), 2012
American Association of University Women Fellowship, 2011
Robert H. Whittaker Award for Outstanding Presentation, Cornell University, 2010
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2007, 2008
Olin Graduate Fellowship, Cornell University, 2006
Outstanding Graduating Senior, Western Washington University, 2004
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Undergraduate Research Accomplishment Award, Western Washington University, 2004
SAIC Award for Academic Achievement & Creative Problem-Solving, 2004
Association for Women in Science Scholarship, 2003
Department of Biology Faculty Fellowship, Western Washington University, 2003
Washington Promise Scholarship, 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Technician, Western Washington University, 2004 - 2006
Intern, Minority Opportunities for Research in Evolution, 2003
Research Assistant, Western Washington University, 2002-2004
OUTREACH AND SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
Co-founder, Cornell Evolution Group, Ithaca, NY, 2011 – 2012
Co-organizer, Speciation Day Symposium, Ithaca, NY, 2011 - 2012
Co-creator and leader, Science Workshop for Speciation Exhibit, Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY, 2010
Presenter, Science from the Slope: Public Science Communication Event, Ithaca, NY, 2010
Secretary, Sigma Xi Alpha Chapter, Cornell University, 2008 - 2012
Chair, Expanding Your Horizons: Science Workshop for Middle School Girls, 2008 - 2012
Volunteer, Expanding Your Horizons: Science Workshop for Middle School Girls, 2007
Co-organizer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Symposium, Cornell University, 2006, 2007
Mentor, Minority Opportunities for Research in Evolution, Western Washington University, 2004, 2005
Tutor, Native American Mentoring Program, Western Washington University, 2004
PRESENTATIONS
Society for the Study of Evolution, Raleigh, NC 2014 (oral, 2x)
Inland Northwest Genomics Research Symposium, University of Idaho, ID, 2014 (poster)
Department of Biology, Western Washington University, WA, 2014 (invited seminar)
Biology of Spermatozoa, Derbyshire, UK, 2013 (poster)
Society for the Study of Evolution, Snowbird, UT, 2013 (oral)
Complex Trait Community, Madison, WI, 2013 (poster)
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 2013 (oral)
Society for the Study of Evolution, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2012 (oral)
Speciation Day Symposium, Ithaca, NY, 2012 (poster)
Biology of Spermatozoa, Derbyshire, UK, 2011 (poster)
Society for the Study of Evolution, Norman, OK, 2011 (oral)
Cornell Evolution Group, Ithaca, NY, 2011 (invited oral)
Cornell Center for Comparative and Population Genomics, Ithaca, NY, 2010, 2011 (poster)
Genetics and the Origin of Species: the Continuing Synthesis, Ithaca, NY, 2010 (poster)
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium, Ithaca, NY, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 (oral (3x), poster)
Society for the Study of Evolution, Portland, OR, 2010 (poster)
Society for the Study of Evolution, Moscow, ID, 2009 (poster)
Sigma Xi Northwest Conference, Bellingham, WA, 2004 (poster)
REFEREE WORK
Peer reviewer for: Evolution (4x), Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences, Journal of
Mammalogy, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Evolutionary Applications, European Journal of Wildlife
Research (2x), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT MENTORSHIP
Eliana Bondra, Cornell University (molecular evolution, genomics), 2012 - 2013
JeeYun Lee, Cornell University (field cricket population structure, microsatellites), 2012
Nicholas Saleh, Cornell University (Honors thesis: sexual selection in field crickets), 2010 - 2012
Hannah Stillings, Cornell University (field cricket population structure, microsatellites), 2009 - 2010
Andrew Schweitzer, Western Washington University (Sperm competition in beetles), 2005 - 2006
Yoni Maslan, Western Washington University (Sperm competition in beetles), 2004 – 2005
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Society for the Study of Evolution, Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Sigma Xi: the scientific
research society, Graduate Women in Science, Orthopterists’ Society
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Wildland firefighter, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, 2000 - 2003
Finalist and Judges Choice in Harry W. Greene Grilled Cheese Competition, Cornell University, 2011