{"id":209,"date":"2015-09-18T13:35:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T17:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/southeast\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2024-04-01T14:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T14:57:16","slug":"previous-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/southeast\/students\/awards\/previous-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Eugene P. Odum Award<\/span><\/h1>\n

2024<\/h3>\n

Kelly O\u2019Neil <\/b>(University of Memphis)
\n\u201cCheaper by the dozen? Effects of brood size on provisioning dynamics and parent-offspring conflict in a wild songbird\u201d<\/p>\n

2023<\/h3>\n

Gabriella LeFevre<\/strong> (Austin Peay State University)
\n\u201cThistle come as no surprise, invasives exploit native pollinators: comparing the reproductive success of an invasive and native thistle in the subtribe Carduinae (Asteraceae)\u201d<\/p>\n

2022<\/h3>\n

Paurava Thakore<\/strong> (University of Louisiana at Monroe)
\n\u201cLoss of relict oak forests along coastal Louisiana: a multiyear analysis using Google Earth Engine\u201d<\/p>\n

2021<\/h3>\n

Shannon Walker<\/b> (Virginia Commonwealth University)
\n\u201cBelowground characteristics of coastal dune grasses with implications for species-specific effects on erosional resistance\u201d<\/p>\n

2020<\/h3>\n

No awards due to meeting cancellation.<\/p>\n

2019<\/h3>\n

Nicholas Flanders<\/strong> (Old Dominion University)
\n\u201cEffects of environmental conditions on survival of a bird-dispersed mistletoe, Phoradendron leucarpum<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

2018<\/h3>\n

Christopher J. Payne<\/strong> (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
\n\u201cMultiEDA: An interactive exploratory data viewer for multivariate plot-based inventory data\u201d<\/p>\n

Tesa Madsen-McQueen<\/strong> (Appalachian State University)
\n\u201cEnvironmental niche divergence in Southeastern Kalmia<\/em> species; integrating phylogeny, community composition and ecology\u201d<\/p>\n

2017<\/h3>\n

David Nielsen<\/strong> (Appalachian State University)
\n\u201cMechanisms driving the asymmetrical distribution of Polystichum acrostichoides<\/em> (Christmas fern) on north\/south ridges in an southern Appalachian woodland\u201d<\/p>\n

Lauren Whitehurst<\/strong> (Columbus State University)
\n\u201cImplementing a DNA barcoding pipeline to prevent the introduction of invasive species into the port of Savannah\u201d<\/p>\n

2016<\/h3>\n

Dennis D. Tarasi<\/strong> (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
\n\u201cBiotic and Abiotic Community Changes With Species Invasions\u201d<\/p>\n

Phoebe Cook<\/strong> (Grinnell College)
\n\u201cNo evidence for sexual selection on color dimorphism in Megalagrion calliphya<\/em> Damselflies\u201d<\/p>\n

2015<\/h3>\n

John Jones<\/strong> (Appalachian State University)
\n\u201cEcological and Behavioral Consequences of Sympatry Between Golden-\u00ad\u2010Winged and Chestnut-\u00ad\u2010Sided Warblers in the Southern Appalachians\u201d<\/p>\n

2014<\/h3>\n

Lauren McCarthy<\/strong> (East Carolina University)
\n\u201cHow do differences in zooplankton hatching phenology and the presence of predators affect population and ecosystem properties of aquatic food webs\u201d<\/p>\n

2013<\/h3>\n

Kyle Palmquist<\/strong> (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
\n\u201cSpecies frequency patterns in the Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem: characterizing the identity and dynamics of infrequent plant species\u201d<\/p>\n

2012<\/h3>\n

Keri Goodman<\/strong> (University of Georgia)
\n\u201cActivated chemical defenses suppress herbivory on freshwater red algae\u201d<\/p>\n

2011<\/h3>\n

Alexander Fotis (<\/strong>University Lousiana-Monroe)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/a>Elsie Quarterman-Catherine Keever Award<\/span><\/h1>\n

2024<\/h3>\n

Mackenzie Wallace<\/strong> (Wesleyan College)
\n\u201cHourly and seasonal patterns of visitation and sociality of eastern bluebirds at an artificial water source\u201d<\/p>\n

2023<\/h3>\n

Kaysa Vaarre-Lamoureux<\/strong> (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
\n\u201cAssessing the effect of cattle grazing intensities on mixed-grass prairie arthropod communities\u201d<\/p>\n

2022<\/h3>\n

Mattie Harris<\/strong> (Georgia Southern University)
\n\u201cSex and starvation influences latrotoxin expression in the brown widow spider\u201d<\/p>\n

2021<\/h3>\n

Behil Alemu<\/b> (Georgia Gwinnett College)
\n\u201cEvaluating mammal diversity across habitats fragmented by a power line cut\u201d<\/p>\n

2020<\/h3>\n

No awards due to meeting cancellation.<\/p>\n

2019<\/h3>\n

Zo\u00eb Bergman<\/strong> (James Madison University)
\n\u201cResponse of restoration chestnut seedlings to forest management strategies\u201d<\/p>\n

2018<\/h3>\n

Mallory Munden<\/strong> (University of North Carolina Wilmington)
\n\u201cThe impact of crab pot distribution on diamondback terrapin presence in the waters around Masonboro Island, North Carolina\u201d<\/p>\n

2017<\/h3>\n

Maggie Howard<\/strong> (Georgia Southern University)
\n\u201cInbreeding depression in the introduced spider Latrodectus geometricus<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

2016<\/h3>\n

Alissa J. Brown<\/strong> (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
\n\u201cDoes the Spatial Pattern of Tree Recruitment in Temperate Forests Reflect a Species\u2019 Successional Status?\u201d<\/p>\n

2015<\/h3>\n

Catherine J. Cole<\/strong> (Appalachian State University)
\n\u201cAn Unusual Succulent in the Appalachian Understory: Leaf Morphology and Light Capture in Sedum ternatum\u201d<\/p>\n

2014<\/h3>\n

Charles Watt<\/strong> (James Madison University)
\n\u201cExperimentation reveals how brook trout adapt body coloration to match substrate conditions and social hierarchies\u201d<\/p>\n

2013<\/h3>\n

Cakey Worthington<\/strong> (Davidson College)
\n\u201cEffects of surrounding land use patterns and floral diversity on insect pollinator abundance and biodiversity\u201d<\/p>\n

2012<\/h3>\n

Anne Cubeta<\/strong> (College of Charleston)
\n\u201cUsing species distribution modelling to develop a restoration framework for Lindera melissifolia in the southeastern United States\u201d<\/p>\n

2011<\/h3>\n

K. Elizabeth Becker<\/strong> (University of Central Florida)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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