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TARA A PELLETIER Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University 318 W 12th Ave Columbus OH 43210 Email: [email protected] Phone: 978-979-4057

CURRENT POSITION Postdoctoral Researcher, Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology Department, The Ohio State University. Supervisor: Bryan Carstens (August 2015 – present) EDUCATION Ohio State University (Ph.D.) Biology – Statistics minor May 2015 Dissertation title: Western Plethodon salamanders as a model system in phylogeography Portland State University (M.S.) Biology June 2009 Thesis title: Phylogeographic and phylogenetic exploration of Plethodon (Plethodontidae, Caudata) salamanders in the Pacific Northwest Salem State College (B.S.) Biology – Chemistry minor May 2002 Honors thesis title: Terrestrial salamander monitoring: natural cover vs. cover boards RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Postdoctoral Researcher 2015-present – The Ohio State University Research Assistant 2009-2015 –Louisiana State University & Ohio State University Research Assistant 2006-2009 –Portland State University Veterinary Technician 2005-2006 – Forest Heights Veterinary Clinic, Portland, OR
 Laboratory Technologist 2004-2005 – Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington, MA Seasonal Entomologist 2003-2004 – Northeast Mosquito Control, Newburyport, MA Laboratory Technician 2000-2002 – Cat Cove Marine Laboratory, Salem, MA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Secondary Instructor – Conservation Biology (Spring, 2017) Lab Instructor – Form, Function, and Diversity Lab (Fall, 2015) Recitation leader – Behavioral Ecology (Spring, 2014) Teaching assistant – Laboratory for Science Majors II (Fall, Spring, 2011 – 2012) Teaching assistant – Microbiology Lab (Spring, 2009) Teaching assistant – Principles of Biology for Majors Lab (Fall, Winter, Spring, 2006 – 2008) Guest lecturer – Honors Evolution (Fall, 2014, 2015, 2016) Guest lecturer – Graduate Computational Phylogenetics and Phylogeography (Spring, 2009) Guest lecturer – Evolution (Fall, 2008)

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PUBLICATIONS 7. Pelletier TA, Carstens BC. 2016. Comparing range evolution in two western Plethodon salamanders: glacial refugia, competition, ecological niches, and spatial sorting. Journal of Biogeography 43: 2237-2249. 6. Garrick R, Bonatelli I, Hyseni C, Morales A, Pelletier T, Perez M, Rice E, Satler J, Symula R, Thome MT, Carstens B. 2015. The evolution of phylogeographic datasets. Molecular Ecology 24(6): 1164-1171. 5. Pelletier TA, Crisafulli C, Wagner S, Zellmer AJ, Carstens BC. 2015. Historical species distribution models predict species limits in western Plethodon salamanders. Systematic Biology 64(6): 909-925. 4. Pelletier TA, Carstens B. 2014. Model choice in phylogeography using a large set of models. Molecular Ecology 23(12): 3028-3043. 3. Reid N, Hird S, Brown J, McVay J, Pelletier T, Satler J, Carstens B. 2014. Poor fit to the multispecies coalescent is widely detectable in empirical data. Systematic Biology 63(3): 322-333. 2. Carstens BC, Pelletier TA, Reid NM, Satler JD. 2013. How to fail at species delimitation. 2013. Molecular Ecology 22(17): 4369-4383. 1. Pelletier, TA, Duffield DA, DeGrauw ED. 2011. Rangwide phylogeography of the Western Red-backed salamander (Plethodon vehiculum). Northwestern Naturalist 92(3): 200-210. MANUSCRIPTS IN-REVIEW Pelletier TA, Carstens BC. Geographic range size and latitude predict population genetic structure in a global survey. Pelletier TA, Carstens BC. Barcoding genes reveal high numbers of cryptic species in bats and demonstrate the need for basic taxonomic research. CURRENT PROJECTS Pelletier TA, Espíndola A, Carstens BC, Tank D, Sullivan J. Predictive methods for conservation prioritization. Carstens BC, Pelletier TA, Morales AG. Linking life history, geography, and genetic variation in mammals: assessing ecological speciation. Pelletier TA, Zellmer AJ. Niche overlap in western Plethodon salamanders. Bury RB, Pelletier TA. Biogeography of Plethodon vehiculum.

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GRANTS AND AWARDS RECEIVED 2014: OSU Presidential Fellowship $25,500 2014: National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant $20,000 2013: Northwest Scientific Association, Student Research Grant $1,500 2011: Society for the Study of Evolution, Rosemary Grant Award $2,500 2011: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Gaige Award $500 2010: American Museum of Natural History, Theodore Roosevelt Grant $1,000 2010: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Grants in Herpetology $500 2008: PSU Forbes-Lea Research Grant $800 2007: PSU Forbes-Lea Research Grant $800 PRESENTATIONS 2017: Invited Talk, Ohio State University REU site Title: Big data for biodiversity science 2016: Invited Talk, Ohio University, Athens, OH Title: How to get away from it all: Identifying adaptive dispersal characteristics 2015: Talk, Ohio State University Ph.D. dissertation defense Title: Western Plethodon salamanders as a model system in phylogeography 2013: Invited Symposium Talk, Evolution Meeting, Snowbird, UT Title: Using ecological niche models to predict species boundaries 2013: Poster, Evolution Meeting, Snowbird, UT Title: Conduct power analyses in spedeSTEM in a small number of fairly simple steps 2012: Talk, Evolution Meeting, Ottawa, ON Title: Piecing together demographic models: an example from Plethodon idahoensis 2011: Talk, Louisiana Herpetology Group, Cocodrie, LA Title: Phylogeography of western Plethodon salamanders 2010: Poster, Evolution Meeting, Portland, OR Title: Demographic model selection in a terrestrial salamander 2009: Talk, Portland State University M.S. thesis defense Title: Phylogeographic and phylogenetic exploration of Plethodon salamanders in the Pacific Northwest 2008: Poster, EVO-WIBO, Port Townsend, WA Title: Phylogeographic analysis of the western Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon vehiculum) 2002: Talk, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Ipswich, MA Title: Terrestrial salamander monitoring: cover boards vs. natural cover

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FIELDWORK May 2014 – June 2014: Conducted a two-month long field trip across Oregon and Washington scouting sites for terrestrial salamanders, collecting tissue samples for DNA collection, and conducting non-invasive morphological measurements. May 2010 – June 2010: Conducted a two-month long field trip across Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia scouting sites for terrestrial salamanders, and collecting tissue samples for DNA collection. 2002 – 2009: Participated in one to three day trips conducting fieldwork in ecology for bats (Pacific Northwest), salamanders (Pacific Northwest; Northeast), finfish (Northeast), shellfish (Northeast), and mosquitoes (Northeast). SERVICE SEE graduate student social coordinator at LSU (2010 – 2011) Biology graduate student organization president at PSU (2008 – 2009) Biology graduate student organization treasurer at PSU (2007 – 2008) Curriculum committee at SSC (2001 – 2002) Biology club treasurer at SSC (2000 – 2002) Co-leader for EEOB undergraduate Evolution and Ecology Club fieldtrips (2014-2015) Co-leader for the Study of Systematic Biology Phylogenetic workshop at the annual Evolution meeting (2013) Reviewer for Conservation Genetics, Evolution, Frontiers in Zoology, Journal of Biogeography, Molecular Ecology (Top Reviewer 2015), Molecular Ecology Resources, Nature Climate Change, PLOS ONE, Systematic Biology Society member of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Ecological Society of America (meeting volunteer), Northwest Scientific Association, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Sigma Xi, Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists Website: https://sites.google.com/site/taraapelletier/ Twitter: @taraapelletier Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0cPlD9cAAAAJ&hl=en

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