ADDRESS:
- Department
of Biology, PO Box 7118, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035-7118
- E-mail:
chparadise@davidson.edu
- office:
704.894.2890 fax: 704.894.2512
EDUCATION:
- Ph.D.,
1997: The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Biology. Abiotic
and Biotic Factors Controlling the Structure of Insect Treehole Communities.
- M.A.,
1989, Biology: State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Biological
Sciences. Physiological & Behavioral Consequences for Chinese Praying
Mantids When Encountering Variable Prey.
- B.S.,
1986, Biology/Minor: Chemistry: State University of New York at Albany.
EMPLOYMENT:
- 2000
to present: Assistant Professor of Biology, Tenure-Track, Davidson College,
Davidson, NC.
- 1998
to 2000: Assistant Professor of Biology, Environmental Studies Program Director,
King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
- 1998:
Instructor for Ecotoxicology & General Biology, The Pennsylvania State
University.
- 1997-1998:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Penn State University, collaborating with Dr.
Bill Dunson & Dr. Jim Marden.
- 1995-1997:
Research Assistant, Penn State University, graduate student of Dr. William
Dunson.
- 1994:
Teaching Assistant, Penn State University – Assisted & advised new laboratory
coordinator.
- 1990-1994:
Laboratory Coordinator, Penn State University - Coordinated introductory biology
labs. Supervised TAs & preparators, designed lab exercises, ordered supplies,
maintained equipment, and taught labs & lectures.
- 1989:
Research Assistant for Dr. N. Stamp, SUNY Binghamton.
- 1986-1989:
Teaching Assistant, SUNY Binghamton
COURSES TAUGHT
- At
Davidson College:
- Odd-year
Falls, since 2001: Bio 321 – Ecology Lecture and Lab.
- Even-year
Falls, since 2000: Bio 315 – Invertebrate Zoology Lecture and Lab.
- Every
Spring since 2001: Bio 112 – Organisms, Evolution, and Ecosystems.
- Spring
and Fall 2002: Bio 103 – Issues in Environmental Biology.
- Spring
2001 and 2004 (planned): Bio 362 – Ecotoxicology Seminar.
- At
King’s College, as a Post Doctoral Fellow or Graduate Student:
- Summer
2000: Woods, Water, & Wildlife: Integrating Environmental Standards
in Teaching.
- Spring
2000: Environmental Science Lecture and Laboratory (environmental geology),
General Biology Laboratory, Introduction to Environmental Science Lecture
and Laboratory.
- Fall
1999: Ecosystems Lecture and Lab (senior ecology course), Environmental
Science Lecture and Lab (environmental biology and chemistry).
- Spring
1999: Environmental Science Lecture and Lab (environmental geology), Biology
Seminar, Supervised Research.
- Fall
1998: Environmental Science Lecture and Lab, Introductory Biology I, Natural
Science (a required course for all non-science majors).
- Summer
1998: Principles of Biology and Biodiversity, The Pennsylvania State University.
- Spring
1998: Ecotoxicology, The Pennsylvania State University.
- 1990-1994:
Taught laboratory sections of Introductory Biology, The Pennsylvania State
Univ.
- 1986-1989:
Courses taught as a Teaching Assistant
at SUNY Binghamton included Community Ecology, Zoology, Ecology, Introduction
to Biology II, and Introduction to Biology II Lab.
Click Titles for
Abstracts!
REFEREED JOURNAL
PUBLICATIONS:
- Chemotti
D*, Willoughby, Paradise C, and Lom B (in prep.) The pesticide malathion disrupts
Xenopus anterior-posterior axis formation: An investigative undergraduate
laboratory exercise in developmental toxicology.
- Paradise CJ (in
press: expected publication 2004) Relationship of water and leaf litter variability
to insects inhabiting treeholes. Accepted, Journal of the North American
Benthological Soc.
- Gage M*, Spivak
A* & Paradise CJ (in press: expected publication late 2003/early 2004)
Effects of land use and disturbance on benthic insects in headwater streams
draining small watersheds north of Charlotte, NC. Accepted to Southeastern
Naturalist.
- Wynn G & Paradise
CJ (2001) Effects of microcosm scaling and food resources on growth and survival
of larval Culex pipiens. BMC Ecology 1:3 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/1/3/)
- Paradise CJ (2001)
A Standardized Soil Ecotoxicological Test Using Red Worms (Eisenia fetida).
The American Biology Teacher 63:504-510.
- Paradise CJ (2000)
Effects of pH and resources on a processing chain interaction
in simulated treeholes. Journal of Animal Ecology 69:651-658.
- Paradise
CJ (1999) Interactive effects of resources and a processing chain
interaction in treehole habitats Oikos 85: 529-535.
- Baltzley
M, Paradise CJ & Dunson WA (1999) Interactive effects
of density and water sodium concentration on larvae of Aedes triseriatus.
Journal of Freshwater Ecology 14:113-124.
- Paradise
CJ & Kuhn KL (1999) Interactive effects of pH and leaf litter resources
on scirtid beetles inhabiting treeholes. Freshwater Ecology 41:43-49.
- Paradise
CJ & Dunson WA (1998) Sodium limitation in treeholes:
effects on mosquitoes and microorganisms Journal of Medical Entomology
35:839-844.
- Paradise
CJ (1998) Colonization and development of insects in simulated treehole
habitats with distinct resource and pH regimes. Ecoscience 5:39-45.
- Paradise
CJ & Dunson WA (1998) Relationship of atmospheric deposition
to the water chemistry of treehole habitats. Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry 17:362-368.
- Dunson
WA, Paradise CJ, & Van Fleet R (1998) Patterns of
water chemistry and fish occurrence in wetlands of hydric pine flatwoods.
Journal of Freshwater Ecology 12:553-565.
- Dunson
WA, Paradise CJ & Dunson D (1998) Inhibitory effect
of low salinity on growth and reproduction of the estuarine sheepshead minnow,
Cyprinodon variegatus. Copeia 1998:235-239.
- Paradise
CJ & Dunson WA (1997) Effects of dissolved water cations
on treehole insect communities. Annals Entomological Society of America
90:798-805.
- Paradise
CJ & Dunson WA (1997) Effects of pH and sulfate
on insects and protozoans inhabiting treeholes. Archives of Environmental
Contamination and Toxicology 33:182-187.
- Paradise
CJ & Dunson WA (1997) Insect species interactions
and resource effects in treeholes: Are helodid beetles bottom-up facilitators
of midge populations? Oecologia 109:303-312.
- Paradise
CJ & Cyr RJ (1994) Carbon dioxide uptake in plants: A computer-aided experimental
system. In Goldman CA (ed) Tested studies for laboratory teaching, Vol
16. Proceedings of the 16th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology
Laboratory Education (ABLE), pp. 99-114.
- Paradise
CJ & Stamp NE (1993) Episodes of unpalatable prey
reduce consumption and growth of juvenile praying mantids. Journal of
Insect Behavior 6:155-166.
- Paradise
CJ & Stamp NE (1991a) Prey recognition time of
praying mantids and consequent survivorship of unpalatable prey. Journal
of Insect Behavior 4:265-273.
- Paradise
CJ & Stamp NE (1991b) Abundant prey can alleviate
previous adverse effects on growth of juvenile praying mantids (Mantidae).
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 84:396-406.
- Stamp
NE, Erskine T & Paradise CJ (1991) Effects of rutin-fed
caterpillars on an invertebrate predator depend on temperature. Oecologia
88:289-295.
- Paradise
CJ & Stamp NE (1990) Variable quantities of toxic
diet cause different degrees of compensatory and inhibitory responses by juvenile
praying mantids. Entomol exp et appl 55:213-222.
BOOKS/LAB MANUALS:
- Paradise
CJ (2003) Ecology Laboratory and Field Manual. (Developed for my Ecology
course, available online at http://www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/ecology/321syll.html#lab).
- Paradise CJ (1999)
Ecosystems Laboratory and Field Manual. In-house publication for King's College.
- Cyr
RJ, Leicht BG & Paradise CJ (1994) A Laboratory Manual for Biology 110:
Basic Concepts and Biodiversity. University Press Publications, State College,
PA.
- Cyr
RJ & Paradise CJ (1994) Experimental Biology II. University Press Publ.,
State College, PA.
- Paradise
CJ (1994) Exploring Biology: A Lab Manual. University Press Publ., State College,
PA.
- Cyr
RJ & Paradise CJ (1993) Experimental Biology I. University Press Publ.,
State College, PA.
PAPERS PRESENTED:
- Sep.
2003: 5th Annual Southern Appalachian Conference on Arthropod Biology,
Boone, NC, “Relationships among habitat size, dissolved oxygen, and aquatic
insects in treeholes,” with *Nicole Harlan and *John Burkhart.
- Aug.
2003: 88th Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, Savannah,
GA, “Relationships among habitat size, dissolved oxygen, insects, and microbes
in treehole communities,” with *Nicole Harlan.
- Apr.
2003: Faculty Research Group, Davidson College “Effects of land use on aquatic
insects in headwater streams.”
- Apr.
2002: Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Boone,
NC, “Effect of land use and development on insects in streams north of Charlotte,
NC,” with *Maury Gage and *Aaron Spivak.
- Nov.
2001: Annual Meeting of Sigma Xi, Raleigh, NC, “Effects of land use on insects
in streams north of Charlotte, NC,” with undergraduate *Maury Gage as primary
author.
- Jan. 2002: University
of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Biology Seminar Series, “Control
of treehole community structure by abiotic and biotic factors.”
- Aug.
2001: 86th Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, Madison,
WI, “A laboratory exercise using a standardized soil ecotoxicological
test”
- Oct.
2000: Davidson College, Department of Biology, “Interactive effects of habitat
size and food abundance on growth of larval mosquitoes”
- Apr.
2000: Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, Reading, PA,
“Effects of trout dams on aquatic insect biodiversity,” with *Nicole Toto
and *John Nealon
- Apr.
2000: Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, Reading, PA,
“Complex interactions in simulated soil ecosystems,” with David Glick
- Apr.
2000: Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, Reading, PA,
“Bioassessment of Bowman Creek watershed using benthic macroinvertebrates,”
with *Jessica Tenbus and *Yvonne Szacki
- Jan.
2000: Invited talk, West Chester University, West Chester, PA, “Interactive
effects of resources, pH, and processing chains in treeholes”
- Aug.
1998: 83rd Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, Baltimore,
MD, “Interactive effects of resources and a processing chain interaction in
treehole habitats”
- Dec.
1997: Invited talk, Annual Meeting of Entomological Society of America, Symposium
on Nutritional Requirements of Larval Mosquitoes, Nashville, TN, “Effects
of sodium on the eastern treehole mosquito Aedes triseriatus”
- Apr.
1997: Pennsylvania Natural History Conference, Powdermill Biological Station,
PA, “Water cations affect the size of female mosquitoes: sodium limitation
in treeholes”
- Mar. 1997: Invited
Seminar, Entomology Department Graduate Student Symposium, Penn State, "Sodium
limitation in treeholes communities"
- Feb.
1997: Invited seminar, Entomology Department Graduate Student Symposium, Penn
State, “Sodium limitation in treeholes communities”
- Dec.
1996: Invited Seminar, Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University,
"Abiotic factors, resources, and treehole species interactions"
- Sep.
1996: 1st BMB/Biology Joint Research Forum, Penn State, "Correlations
among abiotic and biotic factors of treehole communities"
- Aug.
1996: 81st Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, Providence, RI,
"Relationship among abiotic and biotic factors of treehole communities
across a gradient of acid deposition"
- Apr.
1996: Invited Seminar, Entomology Department Graduate Student Symposium, Penn
State, "Insect communities inhabiting treeholes in central PA"
- Apr.
1995: 1st Biennial Western PA Symposium of Ecologists, Evolutionary Biologists,
and Systematists, Powdermill Biological Station, PA, "Studies of the
influence of abiotic and biotic factors on treehole insect assemblages"
- Mar.
1995: 11th Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, Penn State University, "Can
anthropogenic influences be used to predict treehole communities?"
- Jun.
1994: 16th Annual Workshop of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education,
"Carbon dioxide uptake in plants: A computer-aided experimental system"
- Oct.
1989: 14th Annual Biological Sciences Research Symposium, SUNY Binghamton,
"How do generalist predators respond to specialist prey?"
- Aug.
1988: Ecological Society of America, Univ. of California, Davis, "Effects
of varying prey quality on juvenile praying mantids"
FUNDING RECEIVED:
- Aug 2003-Aug
2006: National Science Foundation, Research at Undergraduate Institutions
grant (DEB
#0315208), “RUI: Bottom-Up and Top-Down Influences on Processing Chain Interactions
in Detritus-Based Communities.”
- May 2003-Dec.
2003: Faculty Study and Research Grant, Davidson College, “Microbial and invertebrate
interactions in water-filled treehole communities,” $1,661.
- Apr.
2002: Leadership in Service Learning Award, Community Service Office, Davidson
College.
- May 2002-Aug.
2002: Faculty Study and Research Grant, Davidson College, “Scaling Effects
of Habitat Size on Aquatic Communities Within Water-Filled Treeholes,” $3,000.
- May 2001-Aug.
2001: Faculty Study and Research Grant, Davidson College, “Effects of Stream
Type on Aquatic Insects in the Lake Norman Region of the Catawba River Basin,”
$2,994.
- May 1999:
Summer Research Stipend, King's College (with D. Glick), “Interactions in
Soil Ecosystems: Microbes, Phytotoxins, and Invertebrates,” $4,050.
- Oct.
1994-Oct. 1998: Co-PI, Environmental Protection Agency grant (#R82-2298-010
– PI William A. Dunson), “Treehole communities as bioindicators of
forest stemflow pollution and ecosystem stress,” $297,000.
- Jan.
1994: Fund for the Improvement of Undergraduate Instruction (with R. Cyr),
$9,000.
- Aug.
1992: Fund for the Improvement of Undergraduate Instruction (with R. Cyr),
$900.
- Jun.
1988: Competitive Research Stipend, SUNY Binghamton, $1,000.
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE/ORGANIZATION
MEMBERSHIPS:
- Oct.
2003 to present: Joint Committee on Information Technology, Davidson College
- Aug.
2002 to present: Library Committee, Davidson College
- Aug.
2002 to Jan. 2003: Faculty/Staff Retreat Committee, Davidson College
- Aug.
2002: Small Group Leader for Sophomore Conference (Lilly Grant Theological
Exploration of Vocation)
- Aug.
2001 to present: Animal Care and Use Committee, Davidson College
- Mar. 2001 to present:
Department of Biology Web Server Administrator
- May 2001 to present:
Member, North Carolina Academy of Sciences & North Carolina Entomological
Society
- Advising
at Davidson College: 1 Honors Thesis (Nicole Harlan ’04), 2nd reader
on 2 Honors Theses and 1 CIS thesis (J.D. Willson ’02, Leslie Cook ’04, and
Caroline Hartridge ‘05), 4 Biology Majors and 16 First Year Students
- Sep. 1998 to May
2000: Director of Environmental Studies Program
- Sep.
1998 to May 2000: Biology Department Webmaster
- Mar.
1997: Judge, Annual Graduate Student Research Exhibition
- Fall
1994 to Summer 1998: Co-organizer of Ecology Journal Club
- Spring
1994: Member of search committee for Laboratory and Course Coordinators
- 1995
to 1999: Member of Entomological Society of America
- 1993
to present: Member of Ecological Society of America
- 1991-1994:
Member of National Association of Biological Teachers
- 1991-1995:
Member of Association for Biology Laboratory Education
- 1992-1994:
Member of Science-Math Education Group at Penn State
- 1990-1994:
Responsible for Teaching Assistant Orientation
- 1988-1989:
President, Biology Graduate Students Organization; Departmental Graduate Committee
- 1987-1988:
Academic Committee, Biology Graduate Student Org.
SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIPS/EDITORIAL SERVICE:
- Jan. 2002 to present: Member, Association of Southeastern Biologists
- May 2001 to present: Member, North Carolina Academy of Sciences
& North Carolina Entomological Society
- 2001 to present: Member, North American Benthological
Society
- 1994-present: Member, Ecological Society of America
- 1991-1995: Member, Nat’l Assoc. Biological Teachers
and Assoc. for Biology Lab. Education
- Reviewed manuscripts for following journals: Annals of the
Entomological Society of America, Archives für Hydrobiologie, Archives of
Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (>5), Biologia, Canadian Journal
of Zoology (>4), Ecology and Ecological Monographs (>2), Journal of
the North American Benthological Society (>2), Oecologia,
Aquatic Microbial Ecology, American Midland Naturalist (>2),
Environmental
Entomology, Archives fur Hydrobiologie, Biologia
- Reviewed chapters for the following textbooks: Stiling, P.
Ecology: Theories and Applications, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, Boston;
Temeles, E.J. Ecology and the Use of Resources: Concepts and Applications,
Prentice Hall, Boston; Friedman, A., Jones, R., and Weisberg, S. Environmental
Science: People and the Natural World, WH Freeman.
- External Reviewer, National Science Foundation: reviewed proposals
from the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Molecular and Cell
Biology, International Opportunities for Scientists and Engineers, RUI Program,
and Dissertation Improvement.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE/OUTREACH:
- Ongoing Activities:
- Davidson IB Middle School (ongoing relationship):
Tutor for Science Olympiad aquatic science and water quality team (2001-2003),
collaborator with Mr. Ralph Pillsbury on a unit on mosquito biology and studies
on mosquitoes in artificial treeholes, consultant on grant “STEPS: Steps Toward
Empowering Potential Scientists,” guest lecturer on various topics, including
stream insect sampling, water quality, and treehole communities.
- Insect Outreach: Routine identifications
and consultations on insects and spiders for citizens. I have identified
insects for local children, faculty, staff, students, Davidson residents,
and the Collections Staff at Discovery Place. I consult for 20-40 people
or groups each year, and have become a “mentor” for several young insect enthusiasts.
- Charlotte Community Drummers: Drummer
for West African Drum group and participant in performances at benefits for
several non-profit organizations, including, but not limited to, RAIN (Regional
AIDS/HIV Interfaith Network), Festival in the Park, United Methodist Church
of Dilworth, and Unitarian Univeralist Church of Charlotte.
- Past Activities:
- Aug. 2003: World View’ Partners’ Workshop, Providence Day School,
Charlotte – presented “Environmental Impact and the Future of Biosystems”
to 100 Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Magnet School teachers.
- Aug. 2003: Brookside Elementary School
(Gastonia, NC) Ecology Club (Teacher: Ms. Beverly Ellis) – “Aquatic insect
ecology.”
- Jul. 2001 to 2002: Member, Conservation
Committee of the Central Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club, and science advisor
to the Club’s representative on BREATHE stakeholders committee.
- Jan. 2001: Canon Middle School – School
Assembly on “Insects as Food.”
- Apr. 2001: Catawba River Covekeepers
– Presentation on stream insects and water pollution.
- Jun. 2001: Bug Hunt with the Girl Scouts
Summer Day Camp.
- Oct. 2001: Aquatic habitats presentation
to 1st and 2nd graders at Davidson Elementary.
- Oct. 2000: Presentation on insects and
their adaptations to 3rd/4th grade class at Davidson Elementary (Teacher:
Rosemary Klein).
- Oct. 2000: Presentation on Bee/Wasp
Pollination to Davidson Garden Club.
- 2000: Board of Directors of the Riverfront
Parks Committee, a non-profit organization committed to preserving two city
parks near the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
- 1999-2000: Technical Advisor to the
Bowman Creek Watershed Association, Noxen, PA, advising on water quality monitoring
and collecting data on benthic insect communities.
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