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Majoring in Biosecurity and Conservations, awarded with First Class Honors
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Annette Evans

University of Connecticut

Contact Information

Email: annette.evans(at)uconn.edu

Office: BPB 322

Annette holding a male American kestrel Falco sparverius as part of a radio-telemetry study in Connecticut, 2013

Mailing Address: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut
75 N. Eagleville Road Unit 3043
Storrs, CT 06269


Education

PhD Student 2014-present University of Connecticut, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Major Advisors: Elizabeth Jockusch, Ph.D. and Mark Urban, Ph.D.

Master of Science 2012-2013 University of Auckland, New Zealand, Joint Graduate School in Biodiversity and Biosecurity
Majoring in Biosecurity and Conservation, awarded with First Class Honors

Post-graduate Diploma 2011-2012 University of Auckland, New Zealand, Joint Graduate School in Biodiversity and Biosecurity
Majoring in Biosecurity and Conservation, awarded with Distinction

Bachelor of Science 2008-2010 University of Auckland, New Zealand, Faculty of Science
Double majoring in Biological Sciences and Geology

Presentations

  • Evans, A. 2014, Scale insects as keystone species: the importance of honeydew to endemic gecko populations in a recovering island ecosystem. TES seminar series, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of Connecticut.
  • Evans, A. 2012, Scale insects as keystone species: the importance of honeydew to endemic gecko populations in a recovering island ecosystem. New Zealand Ecological Society conference.
  • Evans, A. 2012, Are scale insects keystone species in island trophic interactions? University of Auckland Joint Graduate School Seminar day
  • Evans, A. 2012, Has the ecological importance of scale insects been neglected as a restoration strategy in New Zealand forest ecosystems? New Zealand Entomological Society conference.
  • Evans, A. 2011,Trophic interactions between geckos and honeydew-producing scale insects in an isolated island ecosystem. Masters Research Proposal, University of Auckland.
  • Evans, A. 2011, The roles and importance of insects. Stonefields School.
  • Stavert, J., Evans, A. 2011, Reptile biodiversity and conservation. Henderson Valley School.

Research Grants

2012: Ecological Society of New Zealand student travel grant
2012-2013: New Zealand Entomological Society 21st Anniversary Research Scholarship
2012: New Zealand Herpetological Society Research grant
2012-2013: University of Auckland Faculty of Science Masters Award
2010: University of Auckland Summer Research Scholarship
2009-2012: Studylink Bonded Merit Scholarship

Honors and Awards

  • University of Auckland Cultural Blues Award (2012)
  • 5th Place in the Ladies Open-composed team dance at the World Irish Dancing Championships, Belfast, Ireland (2012)
  • 1st in Class, BIOSCI 748, Weeds and Pest Management, University of Auckland (2011)
  • Senior Prize in Biological Sciences and Geology,University of Auckland (2010)
  • Ornithological Society of New Zealand - Auckland Student Prize (2007)

Teaching

Fall 2014 - Spring 2015: Teaching Assistant, Foundations of Biology - University of Connecticut
2010 - 2012: Private tutor: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics - Auckland, New Zealand

Society Memberships