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DEBORAH A. NEHER Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION Ph.D., Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, 1990. M.S., Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1986. B.S., Environmental Science, Summa cum laude, McPherson College, McPherson, KS, 1984.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, 9/04-present Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth, Ecological and Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 5/02-8/04 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Earth, Ecological and Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 9/96-5/02. Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, 1/93-8/96. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, 8/90-12/92. Naturalist-Ecologist Fellow, University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, Michigan, 6/85-8/85.
EXTRAMURAL SUPPORT (within past 10 years) Chen, S., and Neher, D.A. United States Department of Agriculture - CSREES Program 51.2A Arthropod and Nematode Biology and Management (A) Organismal and Population Biology, Ecology of nematode-suppressive soils in Midwest soybean-cropping systems, 1/1/09-12/31/12, $449,000. Neher, D.A., and Wollenberg, E. United States Department of Agriculture- Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Innovation Grant, Winter pasture and bedded pack management for Vermont dairy farms, 8/16/08-8/15/11, $248,027. Lovell, S.T., and Neher, D.A. University Transportation Center, DOT - Integrated land-use, transportation and environmental modeling: complex systems approaches and advanced policy applications, 9/1/07-8/31/10, $233,585. Abawi, G.S., Gugino, B.K., Neher, D.A., and LaMondia, J. Northeastern Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education-Professional Development, Training for agricultural service providers in the diagnosis, visual assessment, and management of plant-parasitic nematodes, 5/1/06-4/30/08, $116,115. Neher, D.A., Giblin-Davis, R., Powers, T.O., and Stock, S. P. National Science Foundation - Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories DEB-0640807, Nematodes of the Tropical Rain Forests of Costa Rica: Linking morphology and MOTUs, 4/1/07-3/31/09, $450,000. Neher, D.A. Modeling spatial-temporal impacts of soil aggregation on total and net nitrogen mineralization by bacterivorous nematodes with contrasting life strategies, USDA-NRICGP 25.0 Soil Processes Program, USDA 2005-3510716262, 9/1/05-8/31/07, $124,000. Neher, D.A. International US-UK Cooperative Research: Validation of nematode life history-based indices using biomarkers of DNA damage. National Science Foundation - International Opportunities for Science and Engineering - Western Europe Program OISE-0454159, 8/1/04-7/31/05, $11,260. Neher, D.A., Giblin-Davis, R., Powers, T.O., and Stock, S. P. National Science Foundation - Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories DEB-0450537, Species inventory of nematodes in tropical forests of Costa Rica, 1/1/05-12/31/07, $199,999. Belnap, J., Kuske, C.R., and Neher, D.A. Department of Energy-Program for Ecosystems Research DE-FG02-05ER63998, Climate change in arid lands: Effects on soil biota and ecosystem processes, 5/1/05-4/30/09, $1,371,375 (UVM portion: $299,493). Neher, D.A. USDA-Biotechnology Risk Assessment Program, Effects of coleopteran-active Bt corn on multiple trophic levels in soil communities. USDA-CSREES 2003-04349, 9/15/03-9/14/05, $205,000. Neher, D.A. USDA-Biotechnology Risk Assessment Program, Impact of Coleopteran-active BT corn on non-target soil micro-faunal communities, 9/15/02-3/14/05, $212,467. Kuske, C., Belnap, J., and Neher, D.A. Department of Energy-Program for Ecosystems Research, Effects of Altered Precipitation and Temperatures on Soil Food Webs as Mediated by Biological Soil Crusts, 5/1/02-4/30/06, $1,186,000. Sinsabaugh, R.L., Neher, D.A., and Moorhead, D.L., NASA/NSF/DOE/USDA/NOAA Joint Program on Terrestrial Ecology and Global Change 9804651, Impact of Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment on Rhizosphere Function, USDA 9804651, 10/15/98-10/14/01, $298,000. Görres, J.H., Amador, J.A., Neher, D.A., Groffman, P.M. and Alm, S.R. USDA-NRICGP 96-351072783, Interaction of pore size distribution, soil fauna, and C and N mineralization, 7/1/96-8/31/99, $218,800.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Ecological Society of America (1986-present) Certified Ecologist (1994-present) Agroecology Section, Charter Member (2000-present), Chairperson (2000) Soil Ecology Section, Charter Member (1993-present), Chairperson (1993-1995) Ecosystem Services Communication Project, Advisory Board (2000-2001) American Phytopathological Society (1987-present) Plant Disease, Associate Editor (1994-1996) Epidemiology Committee (1994-1997), Vice-Chair (1994-1995), Chair (1995-1996) Nematology Committee (1997-2000) Soil Ecology Society (1992-present) Local Arrangements Chair for National meeting (2008-2009) Secretary (1996-1997) Society of Nematologists (1996-present) Local Arrangements Chair for National meeting (2008-2009) Executive Board, member (2003-2005) Journal of Nematology, Ecology Editor (2002-2004), Associate Editor (1999-2000) Ecology Committee (2002-present), Vice-Chair (2003), Chair (2004)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment State of the Nation's Ecosystem Report - Farmlands Work Group member (2000-2002) Farmlands Contract Group for 2007 Report (2003-2007) U.S. Department of Agriculture Grant Panel member, Biotechnology and Risk Assessment, 2004, 2008 Panelist, Future Directions & Research Priorities for USDA Biotech. Risk Assessment Grants, 2004 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Scientific Advisory Board member, Report on the Environment 2007: Science Report, EPA response to SAB, Grant Panel member, Nonlinear responses to global climate change, 2006 FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, Corn Rootworm Plant-incorporated Protectant Non-target Insect Issues, 2002 Workshop Series on Bt crop Management and Environmental Effects, 2002 Ecological Assessment of Bt crops on non-target invertebrates, 2002 Application of Ordination Tools to Analyze Community Data, 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Grant Panel member, Nonlinear responses to global climate change, 2006 Grant Panel member, Program for Ecosystem Research, 2004 National Institutes for Environmental Health Sciences Grant Panel member, Molecular Assessment of the Structure and Function of Ecological Populations, 2003 Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture Board of Directors, Member (1997-1999)
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