Professional Service

  • Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. "Global advances in ant phylogenomics" [symposium organizer]. 11/2020 - present
  • Insect Systematics and Diversity. Role: member. Editorial Board. 01/2018 - present
  • La Selva Biological Station. Role: Member. La Selva Advisory Committee. 01/2006 - 12/2014
  • Zootaxa. Subject Editor. 01/01/2004 - present
  • California Academy of Sciences. Instructor for Ant Course. 01/2001 - present
  • Museum of Science, Boston. Role: Member. Advisory Committee, "Finding the Pattern" exhibit development. 01/01/1997 - 12/31/1999
  • Biotropica. Role: Member. Editorial Board. 01/01/1995 - 12/31/2006

Internal Service

  • College of Science Council . member, 01/2019 - 12/2021. College service.
  • Senate Consolidated Hearing Committee (2016-present). Committee Member, 06/2016 - present. University service.
  • Curriculum Committee (2015-2017, Chair). Chair, 06/2015 - 07/2017. Department service.
  • Associate Chair. Associate Chair, 07/2014 - 07/2017. Department service.
  • Strategic Scheduling for Student Success (S4) committee (2014-2015). Committee Member, 07/2014 - 06/2015. University service.
  • Funding Incentive Seed Grant Program Committee (2014-present), . Committee Member, 01/2014 - present. University service.
  • Dean of College of Science search committee (2013). Committee Member, 01/2013 - 12/2013. College service.
  • Executive Committee of Academic Senate. Member, 01/01/2013 - 06/2015. University service.
  • College of Science search Committee. Dean, 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2013. College service.
  • Department of Biology Executive Committee. Member, 01/2012 - 01/2017. Department service.
  • Academic Senate. Member, 01/2012 - 05/2015. University service.
  • Department of Biology Graduate Program. Member, 01/2012 - 01/2015. Department service.
  • College of Science Dean's Kitchen Cabinet. 01/2012 - 12/31/2014. College service.

Outreach

  • Constant Wonder (interview; BYU radio). 11/16/2019 - 11/16/2019
  • "Ant expert discovers new Utah species in backyard" (interview, KSL radio, Salt Lake City . 11/13/2019 - 11/13/2019
  • guest lectures, University of Utah INSPIRE program (Initiative to Bring Science Programs to the Incarcerated), "Go to the Ant", Draper Prison. 02/17/2015 - 02/17/2015
  • guest lectures, University of Utah INSPIRE program (Initiative to Bring Science Programs to the Incarcerated), "Go to the Ant", Salt Lake County Jail,. 08/14/2014 - 08/14/2014

Honors & Awards

  • E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award, American Society of Naturalists. 01/2006
  • Edward Horn Award in Zoology. Duke University, 01/1978
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship to the University of Texas, Austin. 01/1978