GRACE M. WILKINSON
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Virginia
291 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Email: g.wilkinson@virginia.edu
Website: http://gracewilkinson.com
Phone: (651) 442-1045
Education
Present
2010
Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Virginia
B.A., Biology, Saint Olaf College
Employment
Present
Present
2010
2009
Research Assistant, Univ. of Virginia Dept. of Environmental Sciences
Teaching Assistant, Univ. of Virginia Dept. of Environmental Sciences
Research Technician, St. Catherine’s University at the Angelo Coast Reserve
Environmental Education Specialist, Tamarack Nature Center
Publications
Wilkinson, GM, ML Pace, JJ Cole. 2013. Terrestrial dominance of organic matter in north
temperate lakes, 27, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, doi:10.1029/2012GB004453.
Wilkinson, GM, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace, C Yang. 2013. Terrestrial support of pelagic
consumers among lakes: Patterns and variability revealed from a multi-lake study.
Freshwater Biology 58: 2037-2049.
Wilkinson, GM, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace. In press. Metalimnetic 13C addition reveals
minor support of metalimneitc resources to pelagic consumers. Limnology and
Oceanography 59: 986-996.
Yang, C, GM Wilkinson, JJ Cole, SA Macko, ML Pace. 2014. Determining the isotopic values
of resource end members in freshwater food web studies. Inland Waters 4: 233-242.
Submitted, in review, or in prep
Wilkinson, GM, JJ Cole, ML Pace, RA Johnson, M Kleinhans. In Review. The contribution of
biological and physical processes to the formation and persistence of oxygen maxima in
lakes. Target Journal: Limnology and Oceanography.
Wilkinson, GM, JJ Cole, ML Pace. In prep. The sensitivity of deuterium based allochthony
estimates to the dietary water correction and lipid content. Target Journal: PLoS One.
Batt, RD, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace, RA Johnson, JK Kurtzweil, GM Wilkinson.
In Prep. Altered energy flow in the food web of an experimentally darkened lake.
Target Journal: Ecosphere.
Greiner, JT, GM Wilkinson, KE Emery, KJ McGlathery. In prep. Identifying carbon source
contributors to restored seagrass sediment. Target Journal: Marine Ecology Progress
Series.
Awards, Honors, and Grants
2014 Science Outreach Mini-Grant ($1500) Dean’s Office, University of Virginia.
“Increasing community participation at an annual environmental symposium.” (Authors:
JE Gephart, GM Wilkinson, DA Seekell, KA Emery, ML Pace)
2013 Moore Research Award ($5,000) Department of Environmental Sciences, UVa
“Allochthony in an increasingly autochthonous world: Investigating shifts in consumer
resource use during a cyanobacteria bloom.” (Authors: GM Wilkinson, RD Batt)
Dr. and Mrs. Carl A. Bunde Graduate Research Grant ($3,000), Department
of Zoology, UW- Madison. “Can ambient stable isotopes trace cyanobacteria through a
lake food web?” (Authors: RD Batt, GM Wilkinson)
Anna Grant Birge Award ($1,500) Center for Limnology UW-Madison. “Can ambient
stable isotopes trace cyanobacteria through a lake food web?” (Authors: RD Batt, GM
Wilkinson)
2012 Exploratory Research Award ($1500) Department of Environmental Sciences, UVa.
“Are fish made of trees? Investigating terrestrial support of aquatic food webs across a
gradient of lakes. ”
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Honorable Mention
2009 Behrents Fund for Independent Research ($500) Saint Olaf College “Nitrogen
dynamics along a moisture gradient in a restored wetland.”
Presentations and Seminars
Seminars
2013 Wilkinson, GM, RD Batt, J Kurtzweil. Terrestrial support of aquatic food webs. University of
Notre Dame Environmental Research Center Undergraduate Seminar Series.
2012 Wilkinson, GM, RD Batt, JK Kurtzweil, RA Johnson. Using stable isotopes to investigate
resource use in aquatic food webs. Trout Lake Seminar Series.
2010 Wilkinson, GM. The effect of ice cover on lake processing of nitrogen. St. Olaf College,
Biology Department Seminar.
Conference Presentations
2014 Wilkinson, GM, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace. Use of deep algal resources by zooplankton:
Results of a metalimnetic addition of 13C to a small lake. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting.
Portland, OR.
Wilkinson, GM, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace. Use of deep algal resources by zooplankton:
Results of a metalimnetic addition of 13C to a small lake. EnviroDays, Univ. of Virginia.
2013 Batt, RD, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, M.L. Pace, RA Johnson, JK Kurtzweil, GM Wilkinson.
Altered energy flow in the food web of an experimentally darkened lake. Ecological Society of
America 98th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.
Wilkinson, GM, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace, C Yang. Terrestrial support of pelagic
consumers among lakes: Patterns and variability revealed from a multi-lake study. Ecological
Society of America 98th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.
Wilkinson, GM, JJ Cole, ML Pace. Terrestrial dominance of organic matter in north temperate
lakes. Association of the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Winter Meeting, New
Orleans, LA.
Pace, ML, JJ Cole, SR Carpenter, GM Wilkinson. Are inputs of terrestrial organic carbon to
lakes large or small relative to primary production. Association of the Sciences of Limnology
and Oceanography Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Wilkinson, GM, SR Carpenter, JJ Cole, ML Pace. Patterns of Allochthonous Resource Use by
Aquatic Consumers in Lakes. EnviroDays, Univ. of Virginia.
2012 Wilkinson, GM, JJ Cole, ML Pace. Terrestrial dominance of organic matter in north temperate
lakes. American Geophysical Union Fall Conference, San Francisco, CA. [Invited].
Wilkinson, GM, JJ Cole, ML Pace. Terrestrial dominance of organic matter in north temperate
lakes. Huskey Graduate Research Symposium. Univ. of Virginia.
2011 Welter, JR, PC Furey, JA Cormier, AJ Rosendahl, BL Weigel, GM Wilkinson. Abiotic and
biotic constraints on nitrogen fixation and producer species assemblages in an N-limited river
ecosystem. Ecological Society of America 96th Annual Meeting. Austin, TX.
2010 Wilkinson, GM, S Dunn, AP Hinrich, M Marty, SN Schmidt, J Schade. Nitrogen dynamics
along a moisture gradient in a restored wetland. ASLO-NABS Joint Meeting. Santa
Fe, NM.
2009 Carpenter, LM, DWP Manning, EC Seybold, GM Wilkinson, JD Schade. Winter
snowpack effects on biogeochemical processes in a restored tallgrass prairie. Ecological
Society of America 94th Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM.
Workshops
2013 Wilkinson, GM. Introduction to map making and spatial analysis using ArcGIS: Trout
Lake Summer Workshop Series
2012 Wilkinson, GM. Introduction to GIS: Trout Lake Summer Workshop Series
Teaching and Mentoring
2010-Present Teaching Assistant, Department of Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Virginia
- Lab Instructor, Methods in Aquatic Ecology, Fall 2014
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Lab Instructor, Fundamentals of Ecology, Spring 2013
Lab Instructor, Terrestrial Ecology, Fall 2012
Lab Instructor, GIS Methods, Spring 2012
Lab Instructor, Terrestrial Ecology, Fall 2011
Lab Instructor, Fundamentals of Ecology, Spring 2011
Lab Instructor, Fundamentals of Ecology, Fall 2010
2011-Present Research Mentor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Virginia
- Carol Yang*, (2011-2012), Univ. of Virginia, Envi Sci Distinguished Major
- Maxwell Kleinhans, (2012-2014), Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
- Joshua Whelan (2012-2013), Univ. of Virginia
- Jonathan Torres§† (2013- 2014), Univ. of Virginia
- Flannery Ballard§ (2013- 2014), Univ. of Virginia (co-mentored with Kyle Emery)
* Recipient of Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research (2011)
§
Recipient of Small College Research Grant, Univ. of Virginia (2013)
† Recipient of a College Council Research Grant, Univ. of Virginia (2013)
Professional Activities and Affiliations
Reviewer for:
- Ecology
- Limnology and Oceanography: Methods
- Hydrobiologia
- Aquatic Sciences
- Journal of Animal Ecology
- Oecologia
Member of:
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Elected ASLO student board member (2014-2017)
- Ecological Society of America (ESA)
Recent Outreach Activities
2014
ASLO Student Board Member (2014-2017)
Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center Volunteer, Boots, Maps and Bugs Program
UVa Green Jobs Fair: Graduate student representative
2013
UW Trout Lake Station Open House Volunteer
2012
UW Trout Lake Station Open House Volunteer
2011-2012
Graduate Student Association Treasurer