T. Michael Anderson
Born December 06, 1972
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Biology, Syracuse University, December 2004
B.S., Zoology, Oregon State University, March 1997
WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2006 - Present
Veni Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Community and Conservation Ecology group, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands.
Project: Phylogenetic community assembly across the Serengeti ecosystem
August 2005 - September 2006
Post-doctoral Research Associate, National Wetland Research Center, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Project: Multivariate investigation of fire effects on invasive species using structural equation modeling (SEM).
Advisor: James B. Grace
June 2004 - August 2005
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SyracuseUniversity, Syracuse, New York.
Project: NSF funded Biocomplexity project
Advisor: Mark E. Ritchie
September 1999 - November 2004
Doctoral student, Department of Biology, SyracuseUniversity, Syracuse, New York.
Project: Determinants of plant species and functional diversity across spatial scales in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Advisor: Samuel J. McNaughton
May 1999 - August 1999
Research Assistant in Yellowstone National Park, Department of Biology, Syracuse University
Project: Sustainability of Grazing Ecosystems, NSF funded research project.
Advisor: Doug A. Frank
March 1998 - June 1998
Research biologist, Tambopata Forest Reserve, Peru
Project: Abundance, distribution and foraging ecology of leaf-litter amphibians
Employer: Wasai Lodge and Expeditions
August 1997 - November 1997
Research Assistant, Department of Forest Sciences, Oregon State University
Project: Long Term Ecosystem Productivity Study, Blue River, Oregon
Advisor: Steve Garman
January 1995 - May 1997
Research Assistant, , Department of Zoology, Oregon State University
Project: Various field and laboratory experiments investigating questions of amphibian ecology and behavior.
Advisor: Andrew R. Blaustein
June 1996 - August 1996
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) through Southwest Missouri StateUniversity, Springfield, Missouri.Research conducted at the Estación de Biología Tropical “Los Tuxlas”, Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Project: Dietary and reproductive analysis of two sympatric salamanders
Advisor: Alicia Mathis
HONORS, AWARDS & FUNDING
- NWO VENI Postdoctoral award: “Phylogenetic Analysis of Plant Community
Assembly in the Serengeti Ecosystem
- Terminal Year Fellowship, Syracuse University, 2003
- NSF Doctoral Fellowship, Syracuse University, 2000
- Summa Cum Laude, Oregon State University, 1997
- Barry Goldwater Scholarship, Oregon State University, 1996
- Deloach Grant for Undergraduate Research, Oregon State University, 1996
PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
Anderson
, T.M.
, J.B.Grace, and L. Allain. 2006. Fire effects on the invasive tree Chinese Tallow (Triadeca sebifera): an analysis using structural equation modeling. Presented at the 91st annual meeting of the ESA, Memphis, Tennessee.
Reed, D.N., T.M. Anderson, J. Dempewolf, K.L. Metzger, and S. Serneels. 2004. Vegetation patterns of the Serengeti-Masai Mara ecosystem, Tanzania. Presented at the 89th annual meeting of the ESA, Portland, Oregon.
Metzger, K.L., T.M. Anderson, M.B. Cougenhour, S.J. McNaughton, and R. Reich. 2001. Precipitation versus nutrient availability; what is more important in regulating diversity patterns in an African grassland/savanna? Presented at the 86th annual meeting of the ESA, Madison, Wisconsin.
TEACHING
Introductory Biology (BIO121), Department of Biology, Syracuse University,
Course professor: Dr. Marvin Druger
Introductory Biology (BIO123), Department of Biology, Syracuse University,
Course professor: Dr. Marvin Druger
Biological Experimentation (BIO 375), Department of Biology, Syracuse University,
Course professor: Dr. Reed Hainsworth
