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Curriculum Vitae
Education
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1964 B.S.
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(Zoology) San Diego State University, California. Graduation with
High Honors ("Outstanding Senior in Life Sciences")
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1966 M.A.
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(Biology) San Diego State University, California. Thesis: "Chromosomes
of Hyla regilla and Hyla californiae"
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1973 Ph.D.
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(Genetics) University of California, Berkeley and San Diego State
University (Joint Doctoral Program). Dissertation: "A Molecular
Approach to the Study of Hylid Evolution"
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1974
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Postgraduate Research Biochemist, University of California, Berkeley.
(Department of Biochemistry with Dr. Allan C. Wilson)
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Professional Experience
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1997-
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Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Professor of Biological
Sciences, University of Iowa
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1997-2001
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Adjunct Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University
of Tennessee, Knoxville
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1995-1997
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Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dean of Undergraduate
Academic Affairs, & Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology, U. Tennessee, Knoxville
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1995-1997
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Adjunct Professor of Biology, Penn State University
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1988-1994
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Professor and Head, Biology, Penn State University
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1988
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Visiting Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University
of California, Irvine
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1985-1988
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Director, Campus Honors Program, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
(UIUC)
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1987-1988
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Professor, Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution, UIUC
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1984-1987
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Joint Appointment as Professor in the Departments of Genetics &
Development and Ecology, Ethology & Evolution, UIUC
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1984-1986
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Associate Director for Academic Affairs, School of Life Sciences,
UIUC
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1983-1988
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Curator, Amphibians & Reptiles, Museum of Natural History,
UIUC
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1981-1986
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Executive Officer of Biology Programs, School of Life Sciences,
UIUC
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1980-1981
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Sabbatical leave at the University of Adelaide and the Institute
of Medical & Veterinary Science, Australia
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1979-1984
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Joint Appointment as Associate Professor in the Departments of
Genetics & Development and Ecology, Ethology & Evolution,
UIUC
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1976-1979
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Joint Appointment: Assistant Professor in Departments of Genetics
& Development and Ecology, Ethology & Evolution, UIUC
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1974-1976
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Assistant Professor of Zoology, Department of Genetics & Development,
UIUC
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1974
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Instructor, Department of Biochemistry, University of California
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1968-1969
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General Science Teacher, San Diego Unified School District, San
Diego, CA
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1966-1968
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Instructor, Department of Biology, San Diego State Univ., San Diego,
CA
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Additional Professional Activities
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1980-
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Research Associate in the Department of Vertebrate Zoology at the
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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1981-1982
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Vice President II, Society for the Study of Evolution
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1982-1985
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Board of Directors, Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles
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1983-1999
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Research Associate: American Museum of Natural History, New York
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1985-1987
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Council, Class of 1987, Society for the Study of Evolution
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1986-1989
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Executive Council, The Herpetologists' League
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1986-1990
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National Research Council, Graduate Fellowship Evaluation Panel
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1988-1990
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Council, American Genetics Association
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1989-1994
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Member, International Herpetological Committee
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1990-1991
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President-elect, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
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1990-1995
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Charter member, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, PSU
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1991-1992
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President, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
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1990-1993
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ASIH Liaison Representative to AAAS
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1991-1995
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Director, International Society of Biochemical Systematics
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1992-1995
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Treasurer, Society of Molecular Biology & Evolution
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1992-1996
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Secretary, Society of Molecular Biology & Evolution
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1993-2000
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Executive Editor, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
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1994-1996
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Council, American Genetics Association
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1995-1999
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Steering Committee, Evolutionary Biology Working Group
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Editorial Boards
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1980-1981
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Society of Systematic Zoology
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1982-1988
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Illinois Biological Monographs
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1982-1992
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Journal of Herpetology
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1982-1997
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Amphibia/Reptilia
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1991-
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Molecular Biology and Evolution
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1991-
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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Review Panels
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1986-1989
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National Science Foundation, Systematics Panel member
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1989
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Chair, External Review Committee, Department of Biological Sciences,
Smith College (Feb 8-10)
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1990 & 1993
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Chair, External Review Committee, Department of Zoology, University
of Tennessee, Knoxville (Nov. 4-7 & Nov. 15-16)
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1990-1992
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Advisory Panel for BBS Research Training Groups, NSF
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1993
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Chair, External Review Committee, School of Biological Sciences,
University of Delaware (May 9-11)
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1995
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External Review Committee, College of Liberal Arts, University
of Iowa (Feb.)
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1995-1999
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Steering Committee, White Paper on Evolutionary Biology
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1996-1998
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Advisory Panel for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Molecular
Evolution, NSF
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1997-2001
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Advisory Panel for ORAU for selection of NSF Predoctoral Fellowships
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1999
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Chair, Advisory Panel - ORAU selection of NSF Predoctoral Fellowships
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Honors
| 1985 |
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
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| 1989 |
Distinguished Alumna Award, San Diego State University
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| 1991 |
Phi Beta Kappa
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| 1993 |
Distinguished Herpetologist Award, The Herpetologists’ League
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| 1998- |
UI Alumni Association Dean's Chair in the Liberal Arts
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Publications (over 120 - available on request)
Recent
- Hay, J. M., I. Ruvinsky, S. B. Hedges, and L. R. Maxson. 1995. Phylogenetic
relationships of amphibian families inferred from DNA sequences of mitochondrial
12S and 16S ribosomal RNA genes. Molec. Biol. Evol. 12: 928-937.
- Lopez, T. J., and L. R. Maxson. 1995. Mitochondrial DNA sequence
variation and genetic differentiation among colubrine snakes (Reptilia:
Colubridae: Colubrinae). Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 23: 487-505.
- Hedges, S. B., and L. R. Maxson. 1996. Molecules and Morphology
in Amniote Phylogeny. Molec. Phylogenetics Evol., 6:312-314.
- Ruvinsky, I., and L. R. Maxson. 1996. Phylogenetic relationships
among Bufonoid frogs (Anura: Neobatrachia) inferred from mitochondrial
DNA sequences. Molec. Phylogenetics Evol. 5:533-547.
- Lopez, T. J., and L. R. Maxson. 1996. Albumin and mitochondrial
DNA evolution: Phylogenetic implications for colubrine snakes (Colubridae:
Colubrinae). Amphibia/Reptilia 17: 247-259.
- Roberts, J. D., P. Horwitz, G. Wardell-Johnson, L. R. Maxson, and
M. J. Mahony. 1997. Taxonomy, relationships, and conservation of a
new genus and species of Myobatrachid frog from the high rainfall region
of Southwestern Australia. Copeia, 1997(2): 373-381.
- Futuyma, D.J., R.R. Meagher, M.J. Donoghue, J. Hanken, C.H. Langley,
and L. Maxson. 1999. Evolution, Science, and Society: Evolutionary
Biology and the National Research Agenda: http://www.amnat.org
- Hass, C. A., M. DiRado, L. R. Maxson, and S. B. Hedges. 1999. Relationships
and biogeography of West Indian hylid frogs: an analysis of serum albumin
transcript sequences. Joint meeting of ASIH, HL, and SSAR. Penn State.
6/29/99.
- Hass, C. A., L. R. Maxson, and S. B. Hedges. 2001. Relationships
and divergence times of West Indian amphibians and reptiles: Insights
from albumin immunology. Pp. 157-174. In C. A. Woods &
F. E. Sergile (eds), Biogeography of the West Indies: Patterns and
Perspectives. 2nd edition, CRC Press.
- Maxson, L.R. 2001. Micro-Complement Fixation (MC’F). In Encyclopedia
of Genetics. W. A. Fitch et al., eds. Academic Press.
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