Beaton, Laura
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- Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Degree Institution Field Dates PhD McMaster University Biology 2004 BS McMaster University Full-Time Academic Experience
Institution Rank Field Dates Washington University in St. Louis Postdoc Biology 2005-2006 Part-Time Academic Experience
Non Academic Experience
Employment Record At This Institution
Rank Dates Assistant Professor 2007 - present Biology Doctoral Faculty 2012 - present Publications In Field Of Expertise
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Rothfels, C. J., L. L. Beaton, and S. A. Dudley. "The effects of salt, manganese, and density on life history traits in Hesperis matronalis L. from oldfield and roadside populations.." Canadian Journal of Botany. 80 2002: 131-139.
Beaton, L. L. and S. A. Dudley. "Tolerance to salinity and manganese in three common roadside species.." International Journal of Plant Science. 165 2004: 37-51.
Beaton, L. L. and S. A. Dudley. "The impact of solute leaching on the salt tolerance during germination of the common roadside plant Dipsacus fullonum subsp. sylvestris (Dipsaceae)." International Journal of Plant Sciences. 168 2007: 317-324.
Beaton, L. L. and S. A. Dudley. "Maternal effects and drought tolerance determine seedling establishment success in a common roadside plant, Dipsacus fullonum subsp sylvestris.." Botany. 88 2010: 930-936.
Beaton, L. L., P. A. Van Zandt, E. Esselman, and T. M. Knight.. "Comparison of modern and ancestral genotypes reveals rapid evolution in the competitive ability and herbivore defense of an invasive plant.." Oikos. 120 2011: 1413-1419.
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Presented Papers, Lectures, And Exhibitions And Performances
"Evolution of Increased Competitive Ability in an Invasive Species" 2012: Eastern Connecticut State University.
"The role of maternal environment in the salt tolerance of a locally adapted roadside plant" 2005: Evolution, Fairbanks, Alaska.
"The impact of solute leaching on the salt tolerance of a roadside plant" 2004: Ontario Ecology and Ethology Colloquium, Toronto, Ontario.
"Salt and manganese tolerance in a common roadside plant" 2003: Plant Development Symposium, Hamilton, Ontario.
"Salt and manganese tolerance in two common species of" 2000: Ontario Ecology and Ethology Colloquium, Guelph, Ontario.
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Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships
President's Award for Student Research Engagement: 2012.
Grants-In-Aid
Professional Staff Congress - CUNY, The Ecology of Excess: Alternative roles for prolific seed production and the establishment of seedbanks. 2008: $4550.00.
Professional Staff Congress - CUNY, Ecogenomic Approach to the Evaluation of the Evolution of Increased Competitive Ability Hypothesis in the Invasive Species, Alliaria petiolata. 2009: $2900.00.
Professional Staff Congress -CUNY, Indirect Defenses in Invasive Species. 2010: $3000.
Professional Staff Congress -CUNY, Latitudinal Gradients in Herbivory Defense. 2012: $3500.
Institutional Service
- Service to the Department
Course coordinator Bio 201 lecture: 2009 - present.
Course coordinator Bio 201 lab: 2012 - present.
Biology Department Meetings Secretary: 2010 - 2012.
Graduate School Advisement: 2011 - present.
- Service to the School
- Service to the College
General Education Reform Taskforce - committee member: 2008-2009.
General Education Reform Faculty Inquiry Group - Science Literacy - Chair: 2008-2009.
General Education Reform Faculty Inquiry Group - Science Keystone: committee member: 2009 - 2010.
Division of Mathematics and Sciences Teaching Excellence Awards Committee – committee member: 2007 - present.
Curriculum Committee - committee member: 2008-2011.
Biology Department Academic Integrity Committee - committee member: 2008 - 2011.
York College Bridge to Science Program: co-director: 2010.
York College Bridge to Science Program: mentor: 2010 - 2011.
Committee Examining the Faculty Experience Survey: committee member: 2010-2011.
Honors Recognition Awards Subcommittee: committee member: 2011.
Executive Council for Graduate School Institutional Grant: committee member: 2010 - present.
Student Research Day Committee: 2012.
- Service to the Graduate Center
- Service to the University
- Service to the Department
Offices Held In Professional Societies
Other Professional Activities And Public Service
Junior Mathematics, Sciences and Humanities Symposium: Judge: 2009, 2010.
York College Science Fair: Judge: 2008, 2009.
New York City High School Science and Engineering Fair: Judge: 2008.
South East Queens Park Association - program development: 2010.
Reviewer for journals: American Naturalist, Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica, Functional Plant Biology, Invasive Plant Science and Management, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Experimental Botany, Plant Growth Regulation, Weed Science: .
Teaching Activities At This Institution
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Biology 110 Environmental Biology Biology 110 online Environmental Biology Biology 201 Biological Principles I Biology 201 Lab Biological Principles I Biology 202 Lab Biological Principles II Biology 231 Lecture and Lab Biology of Plants Biology 403 Lecture and Lab Ecology - New courses/programs developed (list):
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