STACY B.

ENDRISS
stacy.endriss@colostate.edu
(443)-223-3228

EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology
Expected graduation: May 2017
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Advisors: Ruth Hufbauer and Andrew Norton

B.A. in Biological Sciences, cum laude
Jan 2010
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Program of Study in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

SCIENTIFIC FIELDS OF INTEREST

Evolutionary Ecology Plant-Insect Interactions Chemical Ecology Pollination Ecology
Plant Invasions Biodiversity Above- and Below-ground Interactions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aug 2011 present


Jan 2010 Aug 2011
May 2008 Dec 2009



Jul 2010 Dec 2010

Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Evolutionary ecology of plant-herbivore and plant-pollinator
interactions
Lab Manager/Researcher
Lab Assistant/Student Researcher
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Resource Ecology and Management Lab, Advisor: Bernd Blossey
The evolutionary and community ecology of plant and animal
invasions
Honors Thesis in Biological Sciences
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Resource Ecology and Management Lab, Advisor: Bernd Blossey
Origin is not the answer: The importance of host population for
aphid performance on common reed Phragmites australis

May 2007 Aug 2007 Field Assistant

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Plant Ecology Lab

Factors contributing to Phragmites australis invasiveness

RESEARCH QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Analytical Skills:
- Statistical analysis using multiple statistical packages (JMP, R, SAS)
- Bayesian statistics (R, JAGS)
- Basic ecological modeling (Matlab, R, JAGS)
- Analysis of morphological data using ImageJ

Laboratory and Field Skills:
- Insect collection and preservation
- Extraction and analyses of iridoid glycosides
- Design and maintenance of large, long-term common garden experiments
- Management and mentoring of large undergraduate and post-graduate teams

RESEARCH GRANTS
2015 NSF DDIG: Exploiting seasonality and differences in herbivory to create a novel

framework for testing optimal defense theory

$19,239

2014 - Small Research Grant, Colorado State University, Graduate Degree Program

in Ecology

$2,000

2014 - Larimer County Small Grant for Community Partnering

$2,000

total: $23,235

AWARDS AND HONORS

2016-2017 - Vice President for Research Fellow, Colorado State University

2015 - BSPM Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

$4,000
$1,000

2015, 2014, 2012 - William M. Brown Professional Development Award, Department of $1,500

Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University
2015 - Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Travel Award, Colorado State University

$600

2014 - Ynez Morey and Chuck Reagin Memorial Entomology Scholarship, Colorado

State University, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest

Management

$1,000

2014 - Robert L. Zimdahl Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Pest Ecology,

Colorado State University, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest

Management

$980

2011 - Colorado State University Programs for Research and Scholarly Excellence

$2,500

total: $11,580

PUBLICATIONS (IN PROGRESS)

4. Schwantes CJ, Carper AL, Endriss SB, Kuhn B, Norton AP, Bowers MD, Jamieson MA. Investigating
land use effects on bee communities using remotely sensed data.
3. Jamieson MA, Carper AL, Schwantes CJ, Endriss SB, Norton AP, Bowers MD, & Griswold TL. Bee
Diversity and Conservation in U.S. Agroecosystems.
2. Alba C, Endriss SB, Hufbauer RA, Pyek P, Norton AP. The relative role of herbivory versus
climate in the evolution of leaf traits in populations of Verbascum thapsus.
1. Endriss SB, Alba C, Norton AP, Pyek P, Hufbauer RA. The role of different enemy regimes in the
evolution of North American versus European Verbascum thapsus.

PRESENTATIONS
Symbols designate:
* undergraduate presentation

1st place in student poster competition

submitted abstracts

21. Carper AL, Schwantes CJ, Endriss SB, Norton AP, Bowers MD, Jamieson MA. Differences in
native bee assemblages between grazed rangelands and conservation grasslands within eastern
Colorado. August 7th-12th, 2016: Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting (Fort Lauderdale,
FL).
20. Endriss SB, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP. Plant invasions as a novel approach for testing plant
defense theory. Oral presentation. February 24th, 2016: 22nd Front Range Student Ecology
Symposium (FRSES), Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO).
19. Endriss SB. Plants and insects: a toxic relationship. Oral presentation (3-minute thesis
competition). February 15th, 2016: Vice President for Research (VPR) Fellowship Challenge
Competition Event, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO).
18. Endriss SB, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP. Plant plasticity in response to insect herbivory differs
between native and introduced populations of Verbascum thapsus. Oral presentation. November
18th, 2015: Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting (Minneapolis, MN).
17. Endriss SB, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP. Are there predictable differences in how plants defend
their leaves? Poster presentation. November 11th, 2015: Graduate Student Showcase, Colorado
State University (Fort Collins, CO).
16. Vahsen M, Hufbauer RA, Endriss SB, Shea K, Hovis C. The roles of multiple components of
propagule pressure in predicting invasion success. Poster presentation. September 21st, 2015:
13th International Conference, Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions (Waikoloa
Village, Hawaii).
15. Endriss SB, Vahsen M. Research highlights from Dr. Sudeep Chandra, keynote speaker for the
2016 Front Range Student Ecology Symposium. Oral presentation. September 2nd, 2015:
Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Student Forum, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO).

14. Endriss SB, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP. Floral plasticity in response to herbivory differs between
native and introduced plant populations. Oral presentation. August 11th, 2015: Ecological Society
of America Annual Meeting (Baltimore, MD).
13. *Moyer M, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP, Endriss SB. Floral plasticity differs between native and
invasive populations of Verbascum thapsus. Poster presentation. April 22nd, 2015: Celebrate
Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) Showcase, Colorado State University (Fort
Collins, CO).
12. Endriss SB. The bee brigade: the honeybee beyond pollination. Oral presentation. March 25th,
2015: Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Monthly Forum, Colorado State University (Fort
Collins, CO).
11. Endriss SB, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP. Floral attractiveness differs between native and
introduced Verbascum thapsus populations. Poster presentation. February 25th, 2015: Graduate
Student Showcase, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO).
10. Endriss SB, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP. Do floral traits differ between native and introduced
populations of Verbascum thapsus? Oral presentation. February 24th, 2015: 21st Front Range
Student Ecology Symposium (FRSES), Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO).
9. Carper AL, Scott V, Schwantes CJ, Endriss SB, Norton AP, Bowers MD, Jamieson MA. Conservation
grasslands support diverse native bee assemblages in agroecosystems. Poster presentation.
November 15th-19th, 2014: Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting (Portland, OR).
8. Jamieson MA, Carper AL, Schwantes CJ, Endriss SB, Bowers MD, & Norton AP. Grasslands in
Colorado agroecosystems support diverse native bee assemblages. Poster presentation. October
29th, 2014: USDA-NIFA AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy Annual Project Director (PD) Meeting
(Washington D.C.).
7. Endriss SB, Alba C, Bowers MD, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP, & Pyek P. Does a shift from specialist
to generalist herbivory drive evolution of North American populations of Verbascum thapsus?
Oral presentation. September 21st, 2014: Guild of Rocky Mountain Ecologists and Evolutionary
Biologists (GREEBs) 2014 meeting (Bellvue, CO).
6. Endriss SB, Alba C, Bowers MD, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP, & Pyek P. The role of different enemy
regimes in the evolution of North American versus European Verbascum thapsus. Oral
presentation. August 13th, 2014: Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting (Sacramento, CA).
5. Alba C, Endriss SB, Norton AP, Hufbauer RA, & Pyek P. Leaf traits associated with rapid resource
acquisition and growth are greater in native than introduced genotypes of an invasive weed. Oral
presentation. May 22nd, 2014: 4th International Symposium on Weeds and Invasive Plants
(Montpellier, France).
4. Endriss SB, Alba C, Bowers MD, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP, & Pyek P. Are differences between
populations of Verbascum thapsus explained by a shift from specialist to generalist herbivores?.
Poster presentation. May 22nd, 2014: 4th International Symposium on Weeds and Invasive Plants
(Montpellier, France).
3. Endriss SB. A grad students guide to studying plant-insect interactions. Oral presentation. March
7th, 2014: Gillette Entomology Club (Fort Collins, CO).
2. Endriss SB, Alba C, Bowers MD, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP, & Pyek P. Does the relative
composition of specialist versus generalist enemies drive evolution? A reciprocal common garden
experiment using Verbascum thapsus. Oral presentation. February 19th, 2014: 20th Front Range
Student Ecology Symposium (FRSES), Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO).

1. Endriss SB, Alba C, Bowers MD, Hufbauer RA, Norton AP, & Pyek P. A synthesis of the optimal
defense theory and the evolutionary dilemma model: differences in performance of and defense
by native and introduced Verbascum thapsus populations. Oral presentation. February 20th, 2013:
19th Front Range Student Ecology Symposium (FRSES), Colorado State University (Fort Collins,
CO).

TEACHING: ASSISTANTSHIPS
Spring 2016



Fall 2013




Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2015

Fall 2012, Fall 2011

LIFE320, Ecology
LIFE103, General Biology Lab
AGRI116, Plants and Civilizations (discussion
course for mostly non-science majors)
LIFE102, General Biology Lab

TEACHING: GUEST LECTURES

Symbols designate:
scheduled lecture

2. Endriss SB. Biological invasions. March 29th, 2016: Ecology, Colorado State University (Fort
Collins, CO).
1. Endriss SB. Plants and pollinators. October 12th, 2015: Plants and Civilizations, undergraduate
course for mostly non-science majors, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO).

UNDERGRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE MENTORING

I have a passion for mentoring others through the process of scientific inquiry, and have advised
over 25 undergraduates and post-graduate students (18 women, 6 ethnic minorities, and 1 firstgeneration college student) for a total of over 1,500 volunteer research hours. I have also led four
undergraduates through their own independent research projects, one of whom presented at last
years Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) Showcase, and two of whom are
currently working on poster presentations for events this coming semester.

OUTREACH
Aug 2011 present

Gillette Entomology Club

Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management,
Colorado State University

Feb 2016, 2015

Volunteer for Colorado Middle School National Science Bowl

Loveland, CO

Apr 2015

Elementary School Science Fair Judge

TR Paul Academy of Arts and Knowledge, Fort Collins, CO

Mar 2015

Workshop Volunteer for Expanding Your Horizons

University of Colorado Boulder

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Ecological Society of America Entomological Society of America Colorado Native Plant Society
Society for the Study of Evolution

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Oct 2015 present

Charges for Technology Committee

Representative for Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest
Management, Colorado State University

Jan 2014 present

Academic Reviewer
Global Ecology and Biogeography, AoB Plants, Biological Invasions

Jan 2014 present

Helped Create a Linnaean-style Trivia Team

Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management,
Colorado State University

Apr 2015 Apr 2016

President of Front Range Student Ecology Symposium

Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University

Feb 2016

Organized Ignite FRSES!

Front Range Student Ecology Symposium, Colorado State University

Feb 2016

Co-organized Workshop on Science Communication

Front Range Student Ecology Symposium, Colorado State University

Mar 2015 Dec 2015

Presidents Commission for Women and Gender Equality Survey

Committee
Graduate Student Representative, Colorado State University

Oct 2014 Oct 2015

Student Liaison Committee

Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado
State University

Jan 2014 Feb 2015

Member of Outreach and Advertising Committee

Front Range Student Ecology Symposium, Colorado State University

Feb 2015

Co-organized Undergraduate Career Development Panel

Front Range Student Ecology Symposium, Colorado State University

Feb 2015, 2014, 2013

Poster Presentation Judge

Front Range Student Ecology Symposium, Colorado State University

Oct 2011 Oct 2012

Education Committee Chair for Student Liaison Committee

Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management,
Colorado State University