Curriculum VitaeAnna Nesterova Vlasak |
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| Contact Information | ||
| Department of Biology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018 |
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| Education | ||
| 2006 | Ph.D. Biology, University of Pennsylvania Dissertation: Spatial orientation in Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus). Advisors: Dunham, Arthur E., and Cheney, Dorothy L. |
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| 1998 | B.S. Honors (Biology), California Institute of Technology | |
| Research Experience
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| 2001-2005 | Field researcher, R.B. Miller Field Station, Canada (20 months studying spatial orientation and mate choice in Columbian ground squirrels) | |
| 2000 | Field assistant, Pymatuning Field Station, PA, USA (2 weeks participating in projects on song sparrows) | |
| 1999-2000 | Research assistant, Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology | |
| 1995-1999 | Research assistant, California Institute of Technology, Department of Biology | |
| Teaching Experience | ||
| 2000-current | Teaching assistant, University of Pennsylvania,
Department of Biology Biol 240, Ecology and Population Biology (1 semester) Biol 231, Animal Behavior (5 semesters) Biol 221, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2 semesters) Biol 101, Introduction to Biology, laboratory (3 semesters) |
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| Grants, Fellowships & Awards | ||
| 2006 | NSF ISBE Travel Grant | |
| 2006 | University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Student Association Council Travel Award | |
| 2005, 2004 | Binns/Williams Grant for Research in Ecology and Evolution, University of Pennsylvania | |
| 2004 | University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Student Association Council Travel Award | |
| 2003 | Best Student Poster, Founders’ Competition, Animal Behavior Society Conference, University of Idaho | |
| 1996, 1994 | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, California Institute of Technology, Department of Biology | |
| 1995 | Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution, Laboratory of Molecular Systematics | |
| Publications | ||
Manno, T.G., Dobson, F.S., DeBarbieri, L.M., Vlasak, A.N., Wright, K.S., and Kennedy, S.E. (in prep.) Why do male Columbian ground squirrels give a mating call? Vlasak A.N. (in review) Age-dependent use of local and global landmarks by Columbian ground squirrels during escape. Behavioural Processes Vlasak A.N. (in review) Do ground squirrels integrate information about aboveground and underground spaces? Journal of Experimental Biology Vlasak A.N. 2006. The relative importance of global and local landmarks in navigation by Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 120: 131-138 pdf Vlasak A.N. 2006. Global and local spatial landmarks: their role during foraging by Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus). Animal Cognition, 9: 71-80 pdf Kim, H., Funk, V.A., Vlasak, A. and Zimmer, E.A. 2003. Molecular and morphological studies of the subtribe Munnoziinae (Compositae: Liabeae). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 239: 171-185 pdf Clark, I.E., Dobi, K.C., Duchow, H.K., Vlasak, A.N. and Gavis, E.R. 2002. A common translational control mechanism functions in axial patterning and neuroendocrine signaling in Drosophila. Development, 129: 3325-3334 pdf |
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| Presentations | ||
| “Do Columbian ground squirrels integrate
aboveground and underground spaces into one cognitive representation?” Published abstract, oral presentation, 11th Congress of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology, Tours, France 2006. “The relative importance of global and local landmarks in navigation
by Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus).” “The relative importance of global and local landmarks in navigation
by Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus).” “The importance of global, local landmarks, and immediate local
landmarks in navigation by Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus).”
“The use of global and local spatial landmarks during foraging
by Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus).” |
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| Invited Seminars | ||
| 2004 | Department of Ethology, Institute of Zoology, University of Vienna | |
| 2003 | Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University | |
| Synergistic Activities | ||
| Research workshop, SEEDS (Strategies for Ecology,
Education, Development and Sustainability) program for African American
and other minority students. Summer 2004, University of Calgary
Kananaskis Field Stations Open House presentations. Summers 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Barrier Lake Kananaskis Field Station Education workshop, Mogoitui college. Summer 2006, Mogoitui, Buryatiya, Russia |
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| Media Coverage | ||
| 2006 | Featured interview for Penn Arts and Sciences Magazine http://www.sas.upenn.edu/sasalum/newsltr/fall06/squirrels.pdf | |
| 2004 | Featured interview for “Research at Kananaskis” interactive video exhibit at the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park | |
| Professional Memberships | ||
| 2003-present | Animal Behavior Society | |
| 2004-2005 | Comparative Cognition Society | |
| Expeditions | ||
| 2006 | Member of “Diversity of small mammals in Zabaikal’e region of Russia and North-Eastern China” expedition | |
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