Kendra
A. Cipollini, Ph. D.
Associate
Professor of Biology
Wilmington
College
Box 1287
Wilmington, OH 45177
Email: kendra_cipollini@wilmington.edu
Phone: 937-382-6661 ext. 367
Office:
204 Kettering
Welcome to my
webpage. You can find out about my
teaching and professional experience below.
Links to courses, research interests and my schedule are to the left.
Education
| 8/93-3/98 | Ph.D. in ecology, minor in statistics |
| The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA | |
| Thesis title: “Ecology of endangered northeastern bulrush, Scirpus ancistrochaetus.” | |
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Advisor: William A. Dunson, Professor of Biology
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| 9/89-5/93 | B.S. summa cum laude in biology, minor in chemistry |
| The George Washington University, Washington, DC |
Academic and Professional Honors
Innovative
Team Award (cash award for excellence in government service), USEPA
Henry W. Popp Fellowship (for
outstanding graduate student in plant sciences), Dept. of Biology, PSU
Braddock Graduate Recognition
Fellowship (for outstanding new graduate students), Eberly College of Science,
PSU
Phi Beta Kappa
Golden Key National Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor
Society
Work Experience
| 5/10-Present | Associate Professor of Biology, Wilmington College, Wilmington, OH |
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8/04-5/10 |
Assistant
Professor of Biology, Wilmington College, Wilmington, OH |
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1/01-12/03 |
Adjunct
Assistant Professor, Wright State University, Dayton, OH |
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1/00-9/03 |
Agnes
Andreae Director of Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy, Dublin, OH |
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1/99-12/99 |
Ecologist,
Critical Ecosystems Team, Office of Strategic Environmental Analysis,
Chicago, IL |
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5/98-12/98 |
Project
Manager/Wetland Specialist, Kudrna & Associates, Chicago, IL |
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8/97-5/98 |
Instructor,
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
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9/94-8/97 |
Graduate
Teaching and Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, PA |
Courses Taught
At
Wilmington College:
Human
Ecology
Environmental
Resource Management and Conservation
Plant Biology
Ecology,
Evolution and Environmental Science
Evolution
and Population Genetics
Ecology
and Field Biology
At Wright State University:
Senior Seminars – “Invasive Species” and
“Biodiversity and Human Health”
Graduate Seminar – “Invasive Species”
Conservation Biology
At Pennsylvania State University:
Experimental
Field Biology
Lab
sections of: Introductory
Biology/Principles of Biology, Biology of Populations and Communities, Function and Development of
Organisms
Publications (some under maiden name Lentz)
Asterisks indicate student collaborators.
Cipollini, K. A., and D. Cipollini. Assessment of habitat, threats, and population status of federally-endangered northeastern bulrush, Scirpus ancistrochaetus: Implications for conservation. Submitted to Natural Areas Journal.
Cipollini, K. A., and S. L. Hurley*. 2009. Variation in resistance between experienced and naive seedlings of jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) to invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Ohio Journal of Science, 108:47-49.
Competitive Research Grants/Contracts Awarded
3/10-11/10. Hamilton County Park District for "Understanding strategies for restoration involving the invasive species honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), wintercreeper (Euonymous fortunei) and garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in Hamilton County Parks," $2,468.
3/09-11/09. Hamilton County Park District for "Investigation of invasive species, such as Amur honeysuckle and lesser celandine in the Hamilton County Parks," $3,179.
3/08-11/08. Hamilton County Park District for "Studying invasive honeysuckle and lesser celandine in Hamilton County Parks," $2,803.
1/08-6/09.
Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Fund for "Conservation status and
management guidelines for endangered northeastern bulrush, Scirpus
ancistrochaetus," $24,300.
10/07-6/08. Wilmington College Instructional Development and Resources Committee (IDRC) for "Exploring genetic diversity in endangered Scirpus ancistrochaetus,"$1,500.
7/07-12/08.
United
States Fish and Wildlife Service for "Northeastern bulrush status
update," $8,714.
2/07-11/07. Hamilton County Park District for "Restoration of understory herbs following honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) removal," $1,928.
2/06-11/06. Hamilton County Park District for "Restoration of understory herbs following honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) removal," $2,276.
10/05-6/06.
Wilmington College Instructional Development and
Resources Committee (IDRC) for "Collection
of seeds and plant material from 18 populations of endangered Scirpus
ancistrochaetus in
2/05-11/05. Hamilton County Park District for "Restoration of understory herbs following honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) removal," $2,295.
1/05-6/05. Wilmington College Instructional Development and Resources Committee (IDRC) for "Propagation and competitive ability of the endangered Northeastern Bulrush, Scirpus ancistrochaetus Schuyler," $1,000.
1/95 – 12/97. Pennsylvania Wild Resource Conservation Fund grant for “The ecology and distribution of the endangered northeastern bulrush (Scirpus ancistrochaetus) in Pennsylvania,” $22,442.
Presentations
| 10/07 | Poster, "Exploring natural selection for resistance of Impatiens capensis to the competitive effects of the invasive plant Alliaria petiolata," co-authored with Sophie Hurley, WC Student, Natural Areas Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH *Sophie won third place overall in the student presentation competition for her poster! |
| 10/07 | Talk, "Effect of deer and Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) removal method on understory plants," co-authored with Elizabeth Ames, WC student and Don Cipollini, Wright State University, Natural Areas Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH |
| 08/07 | Talk, "Effect of deer and Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) removal method on understory plants," co-authored with Elizabeth Ames, WC student and Don Cipollini, Wright State University, Ecological Society of America and Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA |
| 1/07 | Poster, "Separating effects of allelopathy and shading by Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) and Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) on growth, reproduction and survival of Impatiens capensis (jewelweed)," co-authored with Georgette McClain, WC student, and Don Cipollini, Wright State University, Ohio Invasive Plant Council, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH |
| 1/07 | Poster, "Effect of deer and Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) removal method on understory plants," co-authored with Elizabeth Ames, WC student and Don Cipollini, Wright State University, Ohio Invasive Plant Council Conference, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH |
| 10/06 | Invited talk, “Using social science tools to make decisions in restoration ecology," Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA |
| 6/06 | Invited talk, “Ecosystem restoration with native landscaping," Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Nature Study Camp, Wilmington, OH |
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| 7/05 | Panel speaker, "Keeping all the parts, native plants in landscaping, gardening and ecological restoration," Native Plant Conference, University of Dayton Marianist Environmental Education Center, Dayton, OH |
| 8/03 | Invited talk, “Forest conservation program of The Nature Conservancy,” Ohio Avian Ecology and Conservation Conference, Columbus, OH |
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6/03 |
Poster, “Preferred
ecological status for freshwater conservation targets in the Big Darby Creek
Watershed.” co-authored with Jason
Taylor, The Nature Conservancy, Joint Nature Conservancy and
Conservation International Conference, Duluth, MN |
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2/03 |
Invited talk,
“Conservation approach of The Nature Conservancy,” Ohio Wesleyan University,
Science Lecture Series, Delaware, OH |
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10/02 |
Talk,
“Restoration and management of limestone prairies: A decision analysis approach to prioritization,” Natural Areas
Conference, Asheville, NC |
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8/02 |
Talk, “Restoration
and management of limestone prairies:
A decision analysis approach to prioritization,” Annual Meeting of the
Ecological Society of America and the Society for Ecological Restoration,
Tucson, AZ |
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5/02 |
Talk, “Restoration
and management of limestone prairies:
A decision analysis approach to prioritization,” The Nature
Conservancy’s All Science Meeting, Albuquerque, NM |
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4/02 |
Invited Talk, “The
Nature Conservancy’s conservation approach,” Heidelberg College, Tiffin, OH |
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3/02 |
Invited talk, “The
Nature Conservancy’s conservation approach,” George Washington University,
Washington, DC |
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10/01 |
Invited talk,
“Planning for conservation success,” Ohio State University, Department of Ecology,
Evolution and Organismal Biology, Columbus, OH |
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9/01 |
Invited talk,
“Conservation of Ohio’s ecosystems,” University of Akron, Department of
Biology, Akron, OH |
Professional
Activities
| 06/2007 | Participant in Friends Association of Higher Education Annual Meeting, Richmond, IN |
| 12/2006 | Participant in "Facebook: Campus Proaction and Reaction," Southwestern Ohio Council of Higher Education (SOCHE) workshop, Dayton, OH |
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2/2006 |
Participant in "Enhancing Academic Rigor and Success," Southwestern Ohio Council of Higher Education (SOCHE) workshop, Dayton, OH |
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6/2005 |
Participant in
Friends Association of Higher Education (FAHE) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia,
PA |
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2003 |
Reviewed grant for
Great Lakes Protection Fund |
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9/03 |
Reviewed
manuscript for Castanea |
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8/03 |
Participant in
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA |
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5/03 |
Participant in
Wetland Invitational, Center for River and Wetland Restoration, Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH |
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3/02 |
Review and
Interview Panel for D. H. Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship, Arlington, VA |
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6/01 |
Participant in
Society for Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL |
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8/01 |
Participant in Ecological
Society of America Annual Meeting, Madison, WI |
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11/01 |
Participant in The
Nature Conservancy Conservation Strategies Conference, Colorado Springs, CO |
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2000 |
Reviewed grant for
Ohio Lake Erie Protection Fund |
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8/00 |
Participant in
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Snowbird, UT |
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2/00 |
Participant in The
Nature Conservancy Science and Stewardship Conference, Orlando, FL |
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12/99 |
Participant in
Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Chicago, IL |
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10/99 |
Participant in USEPA Invasive Species
Workshop, Chicago, IL |
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9/99 |
Participant of
USEPA Using GIS to Solve Environmental Problems Workshop, Cincinnati, OH |
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4/99 |
Participant in
Cowles Indiana Dunes Symposium, Field Museum, Chicago, IL |
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3/99 |
Participant in
Northern Illinois Prairie Restoration Workshop, Rockford, IL |
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7/98 |
Successful completion of Wetland
Delineation Training Course, Wetland Training Institute, Hickory Corners, MI |
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5/97 |
Judge for Pennsylvania
Junior Academy of Science state finals, University Park, PA |
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8/96 |
Participant of
Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Providence, RI |
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9/95 |
Participant in
Wetlands Workshop, sponsored by Wetlands Workgroup of the Chesapeake Bay
Program and Center for Coastal Management and Policy of the Virginia
Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA |
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4/95 |
Participant of Western Pennsylvania
Symposium of Ecologists, Evolutionary Biologists and Systematists, Powdermill
Biological Station, Rector, PA |
Friends Association for
Higher Education
Society for Conservation Biology
Society for Ecological Restoration International
Southern Appalachian
Botanical Society
Personal
Tidbits
I
live in Yellow Springs, OH, with my husband Don. Don is a professor of biology at Wright State
University. We have two sons, Emmett, who
was born in March of 2003, and Otto, who was born in May 2006.
We also have
three cats named Trouble, Mouser and Pippin.
I
enjoy gardening, cooking and spending time with my family.
I
am a substitute concessionaire at the Little
Art Theatre, a great place to enjoy independent films.