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Karen L. Lamoncha
Email: Karen Education M.S., Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 1994. Thesis: Spatial and temporal variation in abundance and diversity of soil Oribatida in southeastern Appalachian forests (Advisor: D.A. Crossley) B.S., Biology, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH. 1991.
Specialized Taxonomy Courses and Training: The Ohio State Acarology Summer Program (Oribatei), Ohio State University, 1999 State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Worked with Dr. R. A. Norton on identification of California soil and redwood canopy oribatids. SUNY, Syracuse, NY, 1999 University of Georgia Spider Identification Workshop. University of Georgia, Athens GA, 1994 State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Worked with Dr. R. A. Norton on identification of Southeastern Appalachian soil oribatids. SUNY, Syracuse, NY, 1992
Research Experience: 8/08-present Graduate Research Assistant, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, Dr. Deborah Neher, advisor 2005-2006, Research Associate, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens 1998-2004, Faculty/Research Associate, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 1997—1998, Wildlife Technician, Americorp, Orleans, CA 1994-1996, Research Consultant, US Forest Service and University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1992-1994, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia, Athens
Published peer-reviewed journal articles: Camann, M.A., Gillette, N.E., Lamoncha, K.L., and Mori, S.R. 2008. Response of forest soil Acari to prescribed fire following stand structure manipulation in the southern Cascade Range. Can. J. For. Res 38 1-313.
Lamoncha, K. L., and D. A. Crossley Jr. 1998. Oribatid mite diversity along an elevational gradient in a southeastern Appalachian forest. Pedobiologia 42:43-55.
Grant Awards and Partnerships: “The role of legacy trees in maintaining soil and litter microarthropod abundance and assemblage organization in managed secondary redwood forests” Save the Redwoods League. In collaboration with Dr. M. A. Camann.. 2002, $19,706.45 “Taxonomic determination of soil and litter Acari in the California Klamath physiographic province for a project looking into correlation’s between soil and litter assemblages and plant associations”. USDA Forest Research Unit#PSW-4155. With Dr. M. A. Camann and Dr. Nancy Rappaport, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 2002, $54,438.00. “Vertical distribution of microarthropods in arboreal soils of an old growth forest canopy.” Global Forest Inc. In collaboration with Dr. S.C. Sillitt and Dr. M. A. Camann. 2001, $12,261. “Taxonomic determinations of soil and litter arthropods from Blacks Mountain Ecosystem Research Project.”. Six-year cooperative agreement with USDA Forest Research Unit #PSW-4155. In collaboration with Dr. Nancy Gillette and Dr. M. A. Camann. 1998-2004, $267,450.00.
Teaching Experience: Lecturer – Zoology 210 Lab. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 2003 Acari Workshop – organized and taught workshop for identification of forest soil acari. Humboldt State University, Arcata CA, 2003 Faculty Associate – assist Dr. Michael Camann in laboratory and field portions of ZOOL 358 General Entomolgy, ZOOL 316 Freshwater Aquatic Invertebrates and ZOOL 580 Insect Ecology. Consult with graduate and undergraduate students on arthropod taxonomy and data management. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA., 1999-2001 Science teacher, secondary education, Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA, 1996 - 1997 Lecturer - Soil Microarthropod Symposium. Identification, diversity and biology of prostigmatids (Acari: Prostigmata). Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1997 Teaching Assistant – Prepare syllabi, order supplies, lecture, administer tests, and assign grades. Youngstown State University, Department of Biology, Youngstown, OH, 1989 - 1991: 721 Entomology; 731 Aquatic Entomology; 701 Invertebrate Zoology; 841 Parasitology.
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