Curriculum vitae susan j. Mazer

INVITED NATIONAL SYMPOSIA:
2014. Botanical Society of America Symposium, “The ecology and evolution of pollen performance”, Boise, Idaho. Title of presentation: “Winning in style: do longer styles intensify selection on male gametophyte performance in outcrossing Clarkia species?” S. J. Mazer and A. A. Hove.
2014. Botanical Society of America Symposium, “Evolutionary insights from studies of geographic variation: establishing a baseline and looking ahead to future change”, Boise, Idaho. Title of presentation: “Predicting the effects of climate change on life history and floral traits of selfing and outcrossing Clarkia taxa.” H. Schneider and S. J. Mazer.
2011. Botanical Society of America Symposium, “Plant reproductive strategies under environmental stress”, St. Louis, Missouri. Title of presentation: “Physiological performance in selfing vs. outcrossing Clarkia: does phenotypic selection predict species divergence and temporal change in physiological rates?”
2002. Penn State University Plant Physiology Symposium, Plant Reproduction 2002. Title of presentation: "Fickle Sex Expression in Selfing and Outcrossing Clarkia (Onagraceae): the evolution of interspecific variation in ontogenetic trajectories."
1997. Symposium on Adaptive Genetic Variation in the Wild, Ecological Society of America meetings, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Title of presentation: "Geographic variation in flower size in Raphanus raphanistrum (wild radish: Brassicaceae): the potential role of pollinators as selective agents in flower size evolution. "
1991. National Symposium Organized by Dr. Robert Wyatt and sponsored by the Center for Continuing Education at the University of Georgia. Symposium Title: “Ecology and Evolution of Plant Reproduction: New Approaches”; Chapter Title: “Environmental Modification of Gender Allocation in Wild Radish: consequences for natural and sexual selection.” Symposium contributions have been published by Chapman & Hall.
1989. National meetings of the Society for the Study of Evolution; Penn State University. Invited Symposium Speaker; symposium title: “Phylogenetic approaches to the study of evolutionary innovation”; presentation title, “Comparative approaches to the study of seed size evolution within and among angiosperm taxa.”
1986. Symposium on the Causes and Consequences of Seed Weight; Botanical Society of America; AIBS meetings; Amherst, Massachusetts; “Causes and consequences of seed weight variation in wild radish.”

INVITED RESEARCH SEMINARS (1995 – 2015):
May, 2015. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (Claremont, CA). “The California Phenology Project: species-specific phenological responses to winter rainfall and temperature among wild plant species”
February, 2015. Michigan State University, Department of Plant Biology: “The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, and life history in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): genetic correlations and the evolution of risky mating behavior in the context of rapid climate change”
December, 2014. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney, Australia, “The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, and life history in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): genetic correlations and the evolution of risky mating behavior in the context of rapid climate change”
October, 2014. Chenshan Shanghai Botanic Garden, “The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, life history, and floral traits in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): the potential role of genetic correlations”
October, 2014. College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Province, China, “The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, life history, and floral traits in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): the potential role of genetic correlations”
September, 2014. College of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Province, China, “The California Phenology Project: species-specific effects of climatic variation on the phenological schedules of wild woody species”
September, 2014. Department of Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, “The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, life history, and floral traits in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): the potential role of genetic correlations”
September, 2014. College of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Province, China, “The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, and life history in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): the potential role of genetic correlations”
October, 2012. Department of Biology, University of Toronto, “The coevolution of mating system, physiology, and life history in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): why do selfers fare well?”
August, 2012. Department of Biology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
April, 2012. Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, “The coevolution of mating system, physiology, and life history in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): why do selfers fare well?”
March 2012. Redwood National Park, “Climate change and the onset of spring: The California Phenology Project in Redwood National Park”
January 2012. The Desert Institute, Joshua Tree National Park, “Climate change and the onset of spring: The California Phenology Project in Joshua Tree National Park”.
November, 2011. The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, and life history in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): does selection on life history drive the evolution of selfing? Research seminar series, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers Headquarters, CA.
May, 2011. The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, and life history in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): how do selfers fare well? National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, California
October, 2011. The Desert Institute, Joshua Tree National Park, “The California Phenology Project: citizen science and the effects of climate change on native California plants in Joshua Tree National Park”.
September, 2011. University of California Natural Reserve System’s Annual Reserve Directors’ Meeting (at Sedgwick Ranch Reserve), “Implementing The California Phenology Project in the UCNRS: how citizen science can help to detect the effects of climate change on native California plants.
February, 2010. School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman. “The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, and life history in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): adaptation in a changing world”
October 2008. Department of Biology, University of Calgary, Annual Departmental Retreat. “The joint evolution of mating system, physiology, and life history in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): how do selfers fare well?”
April 2008. Santa Barbara Audubon Society, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. “Timing is Everything: Developing a national (and local!) phenology network to detect the links between climate change and phenology”
March 2008. Department of Ecology and Evolution, Iowa State University. “Mating system evolution within and between species of Clarkia: evidence for contrasting genetic constraints in selfers vs. outcrossers”.
September 2007. Department of Biology, Washington State University. “Mating system evolution within and between species of Clarkia: evidence for genetic constraints”.
May 2006. Department of Geography, UCSB. “The relationship between seed size, abundance, and habitat preferences among neotropical rainforest species: ecological and evolutionary approaches”.
April, 2006. Northern Arizona University. “Seed size, tree abundances, and habitat preferences among neotropical rainforest species: is seed size neutral?”
July, 2005. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History: “Seed size, abundances, and habitat preferences in Peruvian and Ecuadorian rainforests: ecological and evolutionary approaches”
May, 2005. University of Hawaii, Manoa. “Seed size, tree abundances, and habitat preferences among neotropical rainforest species: seeing the forest and the trees”
March, 2005. University of Connecticut, Storrs. “Seed size, tree abundances, and habitat preferences among neotropical rainforest species: seeing the forest and the trees”
October, 2004. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosystemas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Morelia, Mexico). “Seed size, germination syndrome, adult tree abundances, and habitat preferences in neotropical rainforests: seed size and fate”
July, 2004. Blandy Experimental Station, University of Virginia. “Mating system evolution in farewell-to-spring (Clarkia: Onagraceae): developmental, ecological, and evolutionary consequences of selfing in annual wildflowers”
July, 2003. National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. “Novel genetic and developmental tests of sex allocation evolutionary theory in selfing vs. outcrossing Clarkia taxa.”
January, 2003. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. “ Evolutionary trade-offs between the sexes: Reponses to selection in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae) and future directions in sex allocation research”
November, 2002. Washington University, St. Louis. “ Sex allocation in theory and in practice: Reponses to selection on primary sexual traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): the battle between the sexes” and “Detecting natural selection at multiple scales: populations, communities and higher taxa”
February 2002. Cancer Workshop: “The Genomic/Proteomic Revolution and Cancer”, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, organized by Dr. Raymon Ruddon, and convening in Naples, Florida.
January, 2002. University of Oregon, Department of Biology. “Detecting natural selection at multiple scales: populations, communities and higher taxa” and “Sex allocation in theory and in practice: Reponses to selection on primary sexual traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): the battle between the sexes”
February, 2001. Colorado State University, Department of Biology. “Sex allocation in theory and in practice: Reponses to selection on primary sexual traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): the battle between the sexes”
January, 2000. University of Toronto, Department of Botany, “Sex allocation in theory and in practice: Reponses to selection on primary sexual traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): the battle between the sexes”
November, 1999. University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Ecological, Population, and Organismal Biology, “Sex allocation in theory and in practice: Reponses to selection on primary sexual traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): the battle between the sexes”
October, 1999. California State University, Chico. "Responses to selection on male and female investment in an annual plant (Spergularia marina, the sand-spurrey: Caryophyllaceae): the battle between the sexes."
April, 1999. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Department of Ecology and Evolution, “Responses to selection on gender-related traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): the battle between the sexes”
November, 1998. University of Connecticut, Storrs, Department of Ecology and Evolution, “Reponses to selection on gender-related traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): the battle between the sexes”
November, 1998. University of Arizona, Tucson, Department of Ecology and Evolution, “Reponses to selection on gender-related traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): the battle between the sexes”
January, 1998. Santa Barbara Cancer Foundation Workshop on the Biology of Cancer. Population biology of cancer: an evolutionary prospective.
November, 1997. University of California, Irvine, Department of Ecology and Evolution. “Floral trait variation and covariation in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): a test of the assumptions of sex allocation theory”
November, 1997. University of California, Irvine, Department of Ecology and Evolution. “Geographic variation in flower size in Raphanus sativus and the potential role of pollinators in population differentiation”.
November, 1997. University of Chicago, Department of Ecology and Evolution. “Genetic correlations among floral traits in a selfing annual plant: a maladaptive battle between the sexes?”
December, 1995. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionelle et Evolutive, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Montpellier, France. “Implications of ecological, taxonomic, and life history correlates of seed size among Indiana Dune angiosperms: a comparative study”
October, 1995. Université de Montpellier II, Montpellier, France. “Genetic correlations among sexual traits in selfing and outcrossing species: evolutionary predictions and observations”
September, 1995. Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Gif, France. “Quantitative genetic variation and covariation within and among floral traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): empirical observations and theoretical predictions”
July, 1995. University of Paris-Sud XI. Laboratoire d’Evolution et Systematique des Végétaux. Quantitative genetic variation and covariation within and among floral traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): empirical observations and theoretical predictions.
July, 1995. University of Grenoble (France). Quantitative genetic variation and covariation within and among floral traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae): maternal family correlations and responses to selection.
June, 1995. University of Paris VI (Jussieu, Laboratoire d’Ecologie). The evolution of fruit size and shape in bird-dispersed tropical fruits: allometric patterns and implications at different ecological levels.
March, 1995. San Diego State University. Fruit size and shape in bird-dispersed tropical fruits: allometry in a nutshell.
Recent Public Outreach Presentations, Lectures, and Workshops

Month/Yr	Title	Meeting/Place
June, 2015	Full-day Professional Development Workshop for Educators: Phenological monitoring as an educational tool in the Sierra Foothills	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Ash Mountain Visitors Center
May, 2015	Full-day workshop: The California Phenology Project: tracking the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of plants in the Santa Monica Mountains	Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area, Black Rock Canyon Visitors Center
April, 2015	Full-day workshop: The California Phenology Project: tracking the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of plants at Joshua Tree National Park	Joshua Tree National Park, Black Rock Canyon Visitors Center
January, 2015	Half-day workshop: Establishing monitoring for the California Phenology Project at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden	Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, CA
January, 2015	Full-day Workshop, Madroña March Preserve: The California Phenology Project: the fingerprint of climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Los Angeles, California
January, 2015	Full-day Workshop, California Native Plant Society: The California Phenology Project: the fingerprint of climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	San Jose, California
November, 2014	Introduction to the California Phenology Project: tracking the effects of climate change on native plant phenology at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden	Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, CA
October, 2014	Two-hour presentation for MA and PhD students: Steps and guidelines for success in ecological research and publishing	College of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University
September, 2014	Full-day Workshop Tejon Ranch Conservancy, for California Master Naturalist Program: The California Phenology Project: tracking the effects of climate on native plants at Tejon Ranch	Tejon Ranch, Lebec, CA
April, 2014	Full-day Workshop, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: The California Phenology Project: the fingerprint of climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Headquarters
April, 2014	Full-day Workshop, Redwood National and State Parks for National Park rangers, educators, and resource managers: The California Phenology Project: tracking the effects of climate change on the native flora of Redwood National Park	Arcata, California
April, 2014	Full-day Workshop, for California Educators in the Sierra Nevada foothills: The California Phenology Project: the fingerprint of climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
April, 2014	Evening Public Presentation, Visalia Chapter of the National Audubon Society: The California Phenology Project: the fingerprint of climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Visalia, California
January, 2014	Full-day Workshop, Joshua Tree National Park rangers, educators, and resource managers: The California Phenology Project: the fingerprint of climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Joshua Tree National Park
September, 2013	Full-day Workshop Yosemite National Park rangers, educators, and resource managers: The California Phenology Project: the fingerprint of climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Yosemite National Park
August, 2013	Full-day Training workshop for Field Science Educators, NatureBridge Residential Outdoor School: The California Phenology Project: the fingerprint of climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin Headlands, CA
August, 2013	Full-day Professional Development Workshop for High School teachers: Climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Adolfo Camarillo High School, Oxnard, CA
July, 2013	Four-hour Workshop for Botanical Professionals: Climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals: an introduction to the California Phenology Project	National meetings of the Botanical Society of America, New Orleans, Lousiana
March, 2013	Five-hour Training Workshop for Master Naturalists: Climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals: an introduction to the California Phenology Project	Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
October, 2012	Full-day Workshop for environmental educators: Climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals: an introduction to the California Phenology Project	North American Association for Environmental Educators, annual meetings, Oakland, CA
October, 2012	Full-day Follow-up Professional Development Workshop for Middle and High School teachers: Climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Satwiwa Ranch Reserve.
June, 2012	Professional Development Workshop for High School teachers: Climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Instructor, UCSB Extension class, June 29 and June 30.
June, 2012	Professional Development Workshop for Middle School teachers: Climate change and the seasonal cycles of plants and animals	Instructor, UCSB Extension class, June 22 and June 23.
June, 2012	Introduction to the California Phenology Project and the USA-National Phenology Network: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of wild species	Instructor, 6-hour workshop, Lassen Volcanic National Park
June, 2012	Introduction to the California Phenology Project and the USA-National Phenology Network: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of wild species	Instructor, 6-hour workshop, Lava Beds National Monument
May, 2012	Introduction to the California Phenology Project and the USA-National Phenology Network: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of wild species	Instructor, 6-hour workshop, Ken Norris Rancho Marino UC Natural Reserve
April, 2012	The California Phenology Project: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of California plants – introduction, protocols, and field practice	Instructor, 6-hour workshop, annual meetings of the Association for Environmental and Outdoor Educators, Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu, CA
March, 2012	The California Phenology Project: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of California plants	Instructor, 2 3-hour workshops, Redwood State and National Parks
January, 2012	The California Phenology Project: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of California plants	Presentation at the annual meeting of the California Native Plant Society, San Diego, CA
January, 2012	The California Phenology Project: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of California plants – introduction, protocols, and field practice	Instructor, 6-hour workshop, Division of Education and Interpretation, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
January, 2012	The California Phenology Project: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of California plants – introduction, protocols, and field practice	Instructor, 2-hour evening seminar, The Desert Institute, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
November, 2011	The California Phenology Project at John Muir National Monument: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of California plants	1 full-day training workshop at John Muir National Monument
October, 2011	The California Phenology Project: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of native plants in the UC Reserves – introduction, protocols, and field practice	Instructor, 3-hour workshop at the annual retreat for the UC Natural Reserve Managers, held at Sedgwick Ranch Reserve, UCSB
October, 2011	The California Phenology Project at Joshua National Park: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of native desert plant species – introduction, protocols, and field practice	Presentation for The Desert Institute seminar series, Joshua Tree National Park, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA
September, 2011	The California Phenology Project at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: monitoring the effects of climate change at Sandstone Peak – establishing long-term phenological monitoring and field practice	1 full-day training workshop at Sandstone Peak, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
September, 2011	The California Phenology Project: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of widespread California plant species – introduction, on-line resources, protocols, and field practice	Presentation at the annual meetings of the California Native Plant Society
July, 2011	The California Phenology Project at Joshua National Park: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of native desert plant species – introduction, on-line tools protocols, and field practice	1 full-day training workshop at Lassen Volcanoes National Park, CA
July, 2011	The California Phenology Project at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of Sequoia & Kings Canyon native plants – introduction, on-line tools, protocols, and field practice	1 full-day training workshop at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, CA
June, 2011	The California Phenology Project at Golden Gate National Recreation Area: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of native species in Golden Gate Park – introduction, protocols, and field practice	1 full-day training workshop at Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA
June, 2011	The California Phenology Project at Redwood State and National Parks: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of native plants species in Redwood National Park – introduction, on-line tools, protocols, and field practice	1 full-day training workshop at Redwood State and National Parks
May, 2011	The California Phenology Project: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of native plant species in the Santa Monica Mountains	3 full-day training workshops at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, CA
April, 2011	The California Phenology Project: monitoring the effects of climate change on the seasonal cycles of native plant species in Joshua Tree National Park	1 full-day training workshop at the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park, 29 Palms, CA
August 14, Sept 10, September 18, and October 1, 2010	Four Workshops: Planting the Seed for Citizen Science: Climate Change and Phenology Workshops for Educators and Scientists in Southern California	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area