LINDSAY DIANE LEVERETT, M.SC., PH.D.
CONTACT
Email: lindsay[dot]leverett[@]gmail.com
CURRENT POSITION
Academic Editor
Research Square
601 W. Main St.
Suite 102
Durham, NC 27701
EDUCATION
PhD in Ecology, Certificate in College Teaching, Duke University, Durham NC, 2012-2018
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed (‡: undergraduate)
In progress
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
AWARDS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor of Record
Duke University
Duke University, Durham NC (**double appointment)
Duke University, Durham NC
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (DISSERTATION RESEARCH ONLY)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
CONTACT
Email: lindsay[dot]leverett[@]gmail.com
CURRENT POSITION
Academic Editor
Research Square
601 W. Main St.
Suite 102
Durham, NC 27701
EDUCATION
PhD in Ecology, Certificate in College Teaching, Duke University, Durham NC, 2012-2018
- Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Donohue
- Thesis: “The causes and fitness benefits of germinating later in response to neighbors”
- Advisor: Dr. Claudia Jolls
- Thesis: “Cryptic seed heteromorphism in Packera tomentosa (Asteraceae): differences in seed mass and germination"
- Advisor: Dr. Michael Woods
- Research projects: “The genus Indigofera (Fabaceae) in Alabama" and "The genus Crotalaria (Fabaceae) in Alabama"
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed (‡: undergraduate)
- Leverett LD, GF Schieder IV‡, K Donohue. 2018. The fitness benefits of emerging later than neighbors. American Journal of Botany 105: 20-30. Link
- Leverett LD (2017) Germination phenology determines the propensity for facilitation and competition. Ecology 98: 2437-2446. Link
- Auge G*, LD Leverett*, B Edwards, K Donohue (2017) Adjusting phenotypes via within- and across-generational plasticity. New Phytologist 216: 343-349. *equal contribution
- Leverett LD, G Auge, A Bali‡, K Donohue (2016) Contrasting germination responses to vegetative canopies experienced in pre- versus post-dispersal environments. Annals of Botany 118: 1175-1186.
- Auge G, LK Blair, LT Burghardt, JM Coughlan, B Edwards, LD Leverett, K Donohue (2015) Secondary dormancy dynamics depends on primary dormancy in Arabidopsis thaliana. Seed Science Research 25: 230-246.
- Leverett LD, CL Jolls (2014) Cryptic seed heteromorphism in Packera tomentosa (Asteraceae): differences in seed mass and germination. Plant Species Biology 29: 169-180.
- Leverett LD, M Woods (2012) The genus Crotalaria (Fabaceae) in Alabama. Castanea 77: 364-374.
- Woods M, LD Leverett (2010) The genus Indigofera (Fabaceae) in Alabama. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 81: 35-43.
In progress
- Leverett LD, AK Shaw. Facilitation and competition over ontogeny interact with seed dormancy rates to affect population dynamics in annual plants. Target journal: Oikos.
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
- 2018, Duke University Department of Biology Fellowship, Spring semester [$12000 (approx.)]
- 2017, Duke Univ. Graduate School: Summer Research Fellowship [$5500]
- 2015, NSF: Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant [$20546]
- 2014, HHMI: Summer Mentorship [$5000]
- 2014, Duke University Biology Department: Grant-in-Aid [$958]
- 2013, Duke University: W.D. Billings Summer Fellowship [$7000]
- 2013, HHMI: Summer Mentorship [$5000]
- 2013, Duke University Biology Department: Grant-in-Aid [$783]
- 2011, North Carolina Native Plant Society: Tom & Bruce Shinn Grant [$698]
- 2010, Alabama Wildflower Society: Blanche E. Dean Scholarship [$2000]
- 2009, Alabama Wildflower Society: Blanche E. Dean Scholarship [$500]
AWARDS
- 2012, Association of Southeastern Biologists: Student Research Award [$1000]
- 2010, East Carolina Univ. Graduate School: Graduate Scholar Award [$4000]
- 2010, Troy University Undergraduate Scholar Award
- 2009, Troy University Department of Biology Scholarship [$500]
- 2006, Troy University Millennium Scholarship [$45000 (approx.)]
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2017-2018, Contract Editor, Life Sciences, American Journal Experts
- 2013-15, Research Assistant, Duke University; Advisor: Kathleen Donohue
- 2010-12, Research Assistant, East Carolina University; Advisor: Claudia Jolls
- 2012), Arborist’s Assistant, Treefull Communities, LLC
- 2010-12, Undergraduate Researcher, Troy University, Advisor: Michael Woods
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor of Record
Duke University
- BIO 190: The Ecology of Humans (Duke, Bio 190) [Summer 2016]
Duke University, Durham NC (**double appointment)
- BIO 262: People, Plants, & Pollution [Fall 2017]
- BIO 209: Ecology for a Crowded Planet [Spring 2017**]
- BIO 202: Genetics and Evolution (lab instructor) [Spring 2016**]
- BIO 342: Plant Systematics and Evolution (lab instructor) [Spring 2013]
- BIO 206: Organismal Diversity [Fall 2012]
- BIO 1201: Principles of Biology II (lab instructor) [Spring 2011, 2012]
- BIO 2251: General Ecology (lab instructor) [Fall 2010, 2011]
Duke University, Durham NC
- BIO 453: Gene x Environment Interactions [Spring 2015]
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (DISSERTATION RESEARCH ONLY)
- “Germination phenology mediates ontogenetic shifts from facilitation to competition”. Ecological Society of America. 2017.
- “Bet-hedging with facilitation and competition”. Theory Group, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. 2016
- “Linking cumulative density effects across ontogeny with population growth.” With Kathleen Donohue and William F. Morris. [Poster] Ecological Society of America. 2015.
- “Timing is everything: phenology and ontogeny mediate competition and facilitation in plants.” East Carolina University. 2015.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Ad-hoc reviewer: American Journal of Botany, Molecular Ecology, New Phytologist, and Seed Science Research
- Committees: Graduate Steering Committee (Duke University Department of Biology)
- Societies: American Society of Naturalists, Ecological Society of America
PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
- 2016, Career Day, E.K. Powe Elementary School
- 2015, Science Fair Judge, NC School of Science and Math (grades 11-12)
- 2014, DNA Day at UNC-Chapel Hill: “World of Seeds”
- 2014, Lesson plan development through Scientific Research and Education Network: “Biotic interactions and the scientific method” (grade 8).
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.