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DR.
DEAN A. WILLIAMS |
| Curriculum Vita |
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HISTORY ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS 2005–2007 Assistant Scientist, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami 2004–2005 DNA Core Facility Supervisor & Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biology, University of Miami 2001–2004 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biology, University of Miami PUBLICATIONS Williams DA and M Osentoski. In press. Genetic considerations for the captive breeding and reintroduction of freshwater turtles and tortoises. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. Williams DA, Y Wang, M Borchetta and MS Gaines. 2007. Genetic diversity and spatial structure of a keystone species in fragmented pine rockland habitat. Biological Conservation 138:256-268. Williams DA and AM Hale. 2007. Female-biased helping in a cooperatively breeding bird: female benefits or male costs? Ethology 113:534-542. Williams DA, E Muchugu, WA Overholt and JP Cuda. 2007. Colonization patterns of the invasive Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius, in Florida. Heredity 98:284-293. Purcell J, RK Cowen, CR Hughes and DA Williams. 2006. Weak genetic structure indicates strong dispersal limits: a tale of two coral reef fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 273:1483-1490. Williams DA and AM Hale. 2006. Helper effects on offspring production in cooperative breeding brown jays. The Auk: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology 123:847-857. Krueger TR and DA Williams. 2006. Microsatellite loci for Cherrie’s tanager (Ramphocelus costaricensis). Molecular Ecology Notes 6:853-855. Williams DA, WA Overholt, JP Cuda and CR Hughes. 2005. Chloroplast and microsatellite DNA diversities reveal the introduction history of Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Florida. Molecular Ecology 14:3643-3656. Wang Y DA Williams and MS Gaines. 2005. Evidence for a genetic bottleneck in the endangered Florida Keys silver rice rat (Oryzomys argentatus) revealed by microsatellite analyses. Conservation Genetics 6:575-585. Williams DA and KN Rabenold. 2005. Male-biased dispersal, female philopatry, and routes to fitness in a social corvid. Journal of Animal Ecology 74:150-159. Williams DA 2004. Female control of reproductive skew in cooperatively breeding brown jays (Cyanocorax morio). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55:370-380. Williams DA, E Berg, AM Hale and CR Hughes. 2004. Characterization of microsatellite loci for parentage studies of white-throated magpie-jays (Calocitta formosa) and brown jays (Cyanocorax morio). Molecular Ecology Notes 4:509-511. Williams DA, J Purcell, RK Cowen and CR Hughes. 2004. Characterization of microsatellite multiplexes for population genetic studies of bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum, Pisces: Labridae). Molecular Ecology Notes 4:525-527. Williams DA, J Purcell, RK Cowen and CR Hughes. 2004. Microsatellite multiplexes for high-throughput genotyping of French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum, Pisces: Haemulidae) and their utility in other grunt species. Molecular Ecology Notes 4:46-48. Hale AM, DA Williams and KN Rabenold. 2003. Territoriality and neighbor assessment in brown jays. The Auk: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology 120:446-456. Williams DA, J Purcell, CR Hughes and RK Cowen. 2003. Polymorphic microsatellite loci for population studies of the bicolor damselfish, Stegastes partitus (Pomacentridae). Molecular Ecology Notes 3:547-549. Williams DA, L da SL Sternberg and CR Hughes. 2002. Characterization of microsatellite loci in an invasive species, the Brazilian pepper, Schinus terebinthifolius. Molecular Ecology Notes 2:231-232. Williams DA and MF Lawton. 2000. Brown jays: complex sociality in a colonizing species. In: Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest (Eds. N.M. Nadkarni and N.T. Wheelwright), pp. 212–213. Oxford University Press, New York. Williams DA, MF Lawton and RO Lawton. 1994. Population growth, range expansion and competition in the cooperatively breeding brown jay, Cyanocorax morio. Animal Behaviour 48:309-322. MANUSCRIPTS
IN REVIEW McLean T, DA Williams and D L Crawford. Lack of intraspecific variation in coding regions in mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes of Karenia brevis. Williams DA, SD Brown, and DL Crawford. Contemporary and historical influences on the genetic structure of the estuarine dependent Gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis. Williams DA, Y Wang, V Cueto and MS Gaines. Genetic analyses of a large-scale restoration project in south Florida’s pine rocklands. MANUSCRIPTS
IN PREPARATION Scott C, DA Williams, DL Crawford. The effects of genetic and environmental variation on gene expression. Williams DA and DL Crawford. Variation in gene expression between individuals, habitats, and populations of Fundulus heteroclitus. Purcell J, RK Cowen, CR Hughes and DA Williams. Dispersal limitations in a widespread Caribbean reef fish. Williams DA, J Purcell, RK Cowen and CR Hughes. Optimal methods of tissue preservation and DNA extraction vary in three species of coral reef fish. GRANTS 2006 Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Dioscorea bulbifera: Characterization of genetic diversity in Florida and exploration for natural enemies, with WA Overholt, M Andreu (advisor) 2006 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, South Florida Water Management District, St. Johns Water Management District: Foreign exploration for natural enemies of Hydrilla verticillata in East Africa, with WA Overholt, JP Cuda ($80,000 for genetic analyses, 3 years) 1997 Chicago Zoological Society: Genetics and viability of small tropical vertebrate populations, with KN Rabenold and MC Yaber ($5,000) 1994 Sigma Xi Research Grant: Alternative routes to fitness in complex societies for young brown jays ($375) 1994 American Museum of Natural History (Frank M. Chapman Fund Award): Alternative pathways to fitness in complex social groups ($960) 1993 National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant (DEB93-11491): Fitness components and ontogenies in complex societies, with KN Rabenold ($13,800) 1992 – 1995 Ruth Hindman Foundation Grant ($6,000) 1989 Ruth Hindman Foundation Grant ($1,500) 1989 American Museum of Natural History (Frank M. Chapman Fund Award): Coalition formation in a cooperatively breeding bird ($400) 1989 Alabama Academy of Science Research Grant ($250) HONORS,
AWARDS, and FELLOWSHIPS TEACHING
EXPERIENCE 2001 Purdue University - AP Environmental Science Workshop 1990 – 2000 Graduate Teaching
Assistantships: PAPERS
PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS Williams DA, S Brown, JP Cuda, GS Wheeler, P Madeira, B Chapman, and WA Overholt. 2007. Genetic relationships among Floridian, African, and Asian populations of Hydrilla verticillata. Annual Symposium of the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Williams DA, JP Cuda, and WA Overholt. 2007. Out of Florida: does Florida export invasions with high genetic diversity? Annual Symposium of the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Williams DA, Y. Wang and M.S. Gaines. 2006. Genetic structure of natural and restored slash pine in South Florida. Plant Biologists of South Florida Meeting. Williams DA, WA Overholt, JP Cuda and CR Hughes. 2005. Molecular markers reveal the introduction history of Brazilian peppertree in Florida. Plant Biologists of South Florida Meeting. Williams DA, CR Hughes, WA Overholt and JP Cuda. 2004. Genetic evidence for two introductions of Brazilian pepper into Florida. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Williams DA and AM Hale. 2004. Levels of investment in breeding activities by behaviorally reproductive male brown jays. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Williams DA, CR Hughes, WA Overholt and JP Cuda. 2004. Genetic evidence for two introductions of Brazilian pepper into Florida. Annual Symposium of the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Williams DA and AM Hale. 2003. Contributions to nestling care in an avian cooperative breeder with male-biased dispersal. Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. Williams DA and AM Hale. 1998. Behavioral and genetic parentage in the cooperatively breeding brown jay. North American Ornithological Congress. Williams DA. 1989. Competition for breeding status in a cooperatively breeding bird, the brown jay (Cyanocorax morio). 107th meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union. INVITED
DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE Manuscript Reviewer Membership in Professional Societies |