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Curriculum Vitae

Ashley S. Vorhees

University of California, Irvine

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

321 Steinhaus Hall

Irvine, CA 92697-2525

Email: abovgb@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

2007-present Ph.D., Comparative physiology (Anticipated 2012)

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine (Irvine,

CA)

Graduate Advisor: Dr. Timothy Bradley

2007 B.S., Biology, Magna Cum Laude

Department of Biology, Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Physiological responses to extreme temperatures, intraspecific variation in thermal

tolerance, temperature acclimation in ectotherms

PUBLICATIONS

Vorhees, AS. and Bradley, TJ. Comparison of critical thermal maxima and mortality across

developmental stages of Tenebrio molitor. In Prep.

PRESENTATIONS

2011 Vorhees, A. and Bradley, T. Physiological responses to thermal ramping differ among

life stages of Tenebrionid beetle. American Association for the Advancement of Science,

Annual Meeting - Washington, D.C. [Poster]

2010 Vorhees, A. Physiological responses to thermal ramping in three life stages of

Tenebrionid beetle. American Physiological Society, Intersociety Meeting Westminster, CO

[Poster]

2010 Vorhees, A. Physiological responses to thermal ramping in three life stage of

Tenebrionid beetle. Society for Experimental Biology Prague, Czech Republic

[Presentation]

2010 Vorhees, A. Physiological responses to thermal ramping in three life stage of

Tenebrionid beetle. Physiological Ecology Bishop, CA [Presentation]

2009 Vorhees, A., Eme, J., Gwalthney, J., Owerkowicz, T., Hicks, J. Physiological

function of R-L shunt in the American Alligator. Society for Experimental Biology

Glasgow, Scotland [Poster]

2006 Vorhees, A., Carey, R., Han, X., Denson, L.A. STAT3 and its target genes are

upregulated in the intestinal mucosa of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. SURF

poster symposium. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH [Poster]

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2011 Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve Graduate Student Grant

2010-2011 NSF Graduate STEM Fellowship in K-12

Education

Innovating Graduate and K-12 Education in Biological Sciences, Minority Science Program,

University of California, Irvine

2009, 2010 UCI Biological Sciences Dean's Office Travel Award

2009, 2010 Society for Experimental Biology Student Travel Grant

2005, 2006 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Cincinnati Children s Research Foundation, Department of Pediatrics, University of

Cincinnati College of Medicine

APPOINTMENTS

2010-2011 Graduate STEM Fellow in K-12 Education

National Science Foundation, Minority Science Program, University of California, Irvine

Courses: High School Biology

2007-2010 Laboratory Instructor and Teaching Assistant

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine

Lab Instructor: Physiology Lab, Experimental Biology Lab

Teaching Assistant: Organisms to Ecosystems, Human Anatomy, Idiom and Practice of

Science, Darwinian Biology

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Physiological Society, Society for Experimental Biology

ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE

2010-2011 Council Member, Associated Graduate Students

2010 Volunteer Representative, Newport-Mesa Unified School District College Night

2010 Graduate Student Coordinator, 2010 Graduate Student Symposium

REFERENCES

Timothy J. Bradley, Ph.D (abovgb@r.postjobfree.com)

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine

Ph.D. Advisor

James W. Hicks, Ph.D. (abovgb@r.postjobfree.com)

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine

Ph.D. Committee Member

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