GAIL W. T. WILSON

Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078-6013

Phone: (405) 744-5539 gail.wilson@okstate.edu

ACADEMIC RECORD: Ph.D.: Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2003. (Co-Advisors: C.W. Rice & D.C.

Hartnett) Dissertation title: Mycorrhiza in the tallgrass prairie: Above- and belowground linkages. M.S.: Biology, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, 1983. (Advisor: R. J. Medve) Thesis title:

Effects of aluminum and manganese on the growth of ectomycorrhizal fungi. B.S.: Biology (major), Geology (minor), Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA, 1979. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Sarkeys Distinguished Professor, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, OSU, 2014 – Present RIATA Faculty Fellow, OSU, 2014 – Present Professor, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, OSU, 2013 – Present Graduate Program Coordinator, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, OSU, 2011–Present Associate Professor, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, OSU, 2007 – 2013 Research Assistant Professor, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 2003– 2007 Director, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Konza Prairie Program, 2001 - 2007 Research Coordinator, Konza Prairie Biological Station, 1998 - 2002 Research Associate, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 1994 - 2003 RESEARCH INTERESTS: Ecology of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas, Restoration Ecology, Ecology of Invasive Plants, Soil Nutrient Dynamics, Plant Community Ecology, Fire Ecology. CURRENT RESEARCH GRANTS: NSF Ecosystem; Collaborative Research: Rhizosphere priming and C-N dynamics in grassland

ecosystems in transition. PI: G.W.T. Wilson; with W. Cheng, J.M. Blair. $880,000. 2014-2017.

NSF-LTER; Long-Term Research on Grassland Dynamics- Assessing Mechanisms of Sensitivity and Resilience to Global Change. Lead PI: J.M. Blair. Sub-contract to OSU; PI: G.W.T. Wilson. $120,000. 2015-2019.

RIATA Faculty Fellows Program; Soil input for sustainable practices: innovation, development, and testing. PIs: Wilson, G.W.T. and A.B. Cobb. $24,000. 2014-2016.

Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (DoD SERDP); Soil Microbial Communities: Critical Roles in Control of Non-Native Invasive Species and Restoration of Ecosystem Function. PIs: J.D. Bever, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman, and P.A. Schultz. $2,273,914 ($961,000 to OSU). 2013-2017.

USDA AFRI: Sustainable Bioenergy Research; Understanding Plant-Soil-Microbial Processes To Enhance Soil Carbon Sequestration in Bioenergy Feedstock Production. PIs: G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, N.C. Johnson and Y. Wu. $920,617. ($740,000 to OSU). 2012-2016.

PREVIOUS/COMPLETED RESEARCH GRANTS DoD SERDP; Statistically Rigorous Carbon Stock Predictions of Forest Restoration in the Southern

U.S. PIs: D.Wilson, G. Wilson, R. Will, T. Hennessey, S. Hallgren, V. Monleon, D. Bragg. $500,000. 2011-2015.

SURoP Research Experience for Undergraduates: Supplement to the above. $10,000. 2012 & 2013.

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NSF-LTER; Grassland Restoration: Trajectories of change during ecosystem recovery. Lead PI: J.M. Blair. Sub-contract to OSU; PI: G.W.T. Wilson. $90,000. 2008-2014.

OSU Field Research Service Unit; Acquisition of a CiBUS Forage Plot Harvester. PIs: Wu, Y.Q, Kakani, G., D. Bellmer, and G.W.T. Wilson. $199,330. 2014.

USDA-ARS Cooperative Agreement; Impact of plant-soil interactions on sorghum grain quality. PI: GW.T. Wilson. $15,000. 2011-2012.

OSU Interdisciplinary Creative Planning Grant Program. Cultural and biological adaptations in grasslands: Towards an integrative research and educational program. PIs: Reiskind, M., G.W.T. Wilson, C. Cordova, S.D. Fuhlendorf, B. Frehner, C. Zou, J.A. Steets, and M. Palmer. $20,966. 2011-2012.

OSU Interdisciplinary Creative Planning Grant Program. Entangled genomes: An interdisciplinary program in the ecology and evolution of genomic interactions. PIs: Fishbein, M., A. Doust, M. Palmer, M. Anderson, K. Baum, D. Brunson, H.K. Dai, B. Fathepure, J. Fletcher, C. Greenwood, P. Hoyt, P. Jeyasingh, R. Kaundal, B. Luttbeg, S. Marek, U. Melcher, M. Palmer, K. Scheets, J.A. Steets, M. Tobler, L. Watson, A. Wayadande, G. Wilson, M. Yang, L. Zhu. $40,000. 2011-2012.

OSU Interdisciplinary Creative Planning Grant Program. Proposal for a multi-disciplinary Climate Science Institute. PIs: Wilson, D., J. Steets, C. Garzon, C. Greenwood, B. Kard, P. Mulder, M. Reiskind, A. Wayadande, T. O’Connell, R. Will, G. Wilson, C. Zou, M. Fishbein, M. Palmer, C. Cordova, J. Ge, S. Stadler, J. Byrnes, B. Caniglia, R.E. Dunlap, K. Baum, J. Grindstaff, M. Papeş. $29,926. 2011-2012.

NSF National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) Distributed Graduate Seminar; A graduate seminar network to facilitate synthetic research on context-dependency in the mycorrhizal symbiosis. PIs: J. Hoeksema (lead) with 10 additional university faculty from US and Canada. 2010-2012.

USDA Rangeland Research Program; Bud bank demography: A new approach to assessment of rangeland health and response to environmental change. PIs: D.C. Hartnett and G.W.T Wilson. $400,000. ($200,000 to OSU). 2008-2011.

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Site Grant; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Grasslands. PIs: G.W.T. Wilson and B.K. Sandercock. $200,000. 2006-2009.

NSF National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis: Narrowing the Gap Between Theory and Practice in Mycorrhizal Management. 2007. PIs: J. Hoeksema (lead) with 11 additional US and international university faculty. 2005-2007.

NSF Ecology; Testing a Unified Hypothesis of Mycorrhizal Function. PIs: N.C. Johnson, G.W.T. Wilson, C.A. Gehring, R.M. Miller. $405,000. 2004-2007.

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates: Supplements to the above. $14,000. 2005-2006. NSF Ecosystem Program; Belowground Grazer-Mycorrhizal Interactions in Tallgrass Prairie: Effects on

Carbon and Nitrogen Partitioning and Sequestration. PIs: C.W. Rice, G.W.T. Wilson, T.C. Todd. $500,000. 2004-2008.

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates: Supplements to the above. $36,000. 2004-2006. NSF Ecology; Belowground Meristem Populations as Regulators of Grassland Dynamics. PIs: D.C.

Hartnett and G.W.T. Wilson. $336,215. 2003-2006. NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates: Supplements to the above. $33,250. 2004-2006. NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Site Grant; Conservation of the Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem.

PIs: B.K. Sandercock, W.K. Dodds, K.B. Gido, G.W.T. Wilson. $169,950. 2003-2006. NSF Ecology; Biotic Interactions of Grassland Plants: Above- and Belowground Linkages. PIs: D.C.

Hartnett, C.W. Rice, T.C. Todd, G.W.T. Wilson. $291,902. 1998-2002. NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates: Supplements to the above. $19,100. 1999-2000.

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K-State Provost Office, Travel Grant; Mycorrhizal Research in Guatemala. PI: G.W.T. Wilson. $1,500. 2002.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES/ BOOK CHAPTERS: * Indicates graduate student ** Indicates undergraduate student Researcher ID Profile URL : http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-4255-2012

Paudel, S., Longcore, T., MacDonald, B., McCormick, M.K., Szlavecz, K., Wilson, G.W.T., Loss, S.R. 2016. Belowground interactions with aboveground consequences: Invasive earthworms and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Ecology. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/15-1085.1

Chaudhary V.B., M.A. Rúa, A. Antoninka, J.D. Bever, J. Duchicela, M. Gardes, C.A. Gehring, M. Hart, J. Hopkins, B. Ji, N.C. Johnson, W. Kaonongbua, J. Karst, R. Koide, L.J. Lamit, J. Meadow, B.G. Milligan, J. Moore, T.H. Pendergast, B. Piculell, B. Ramsby, S. Simard, J. Umbanhowar, W. Viechtbauer, L. Walters, G.W.T. Wilson, P.C. Zee, and J. Hoeksema. 2016. MycoDB: A global database of plant response to mycorrhizal fungi. Scientific Data. (In Press).

Johnson, N.C., G.W.T. Wilson, J.A. Wilson**, R.M. Miller, and M. Bowker. 2015. Mycorrhizal phenotypes and the law of the minimum. New Phytologist. 205: 1473-1484.

Wilson, G.W.T. 2015. Bothriochloa ischaemum (yellow bluestem). 2015. The Invasive Species Compendium: CAB International (Data Sheet: peer-reviewed / open-access). WWW.cabi.org http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/112759

Wilson, G.W.T., M.A. Noland*, Y.Q. Wu, N.C. Johnson, R.M. Miller. 2015. Evaluating Plant-Soil-Microbial Interactions in Low-Input High-Diversity Biofuels: Enhancing Aboveground Ecosystem Services without a Loss in Belowground Services. In: J. Janick and A. Whipkey (Eds.). New Crops: Bioenergy, Biomaterials, and Sustainability.

Greer, M.J.* and Gail W. T. Wilson. 2014. Restoration ecology: Introduction in a “Timely” manner. Ecology 101: Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 95:274–280.

Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman, and S. Wilson*. 2014. Experimental evidence that invasive grasses use allelopathic biochemicals as a potential mechanism for invasion: Chemical warfare in nature. Plant and Soil. 385:165-179.

Avolio, M.L., S. E. Koerner, K.J. La Pierre, K.R. Wilcox, G.W.T. Wilson, M.D. Smith and S.L. Collins. 2014. Changes in plant community composition, not diversity, during a decade of nitrogen and phosphorus additions drive aboveground productivity in a tallgrass prairie. Journal of Ecology. 102: 1649-1660.

Williams, R.J.*, S.W. Hallgren, G.W.T. Wilson and M.W. Palmer. 2013. Juniperus virginiana encroachment into upland oak forests alters arbuscular mycorrhizal abundance and litter chemistry. Applied Soil Ecology. 65: 23-30.

Ji, B., C.A. Gehring, G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, L. Flores-Renteria, and N.C. Johnson. 2013. Patterns of diversity and adaptation in Glomeromycota from three prairie grasslands. Molecular Ecology. 22: 2573-2587.

Hartnett, D.C., G.W.T. Wilson, J.P. Ott*, and M. Setshogo. 2013. Variation in root system traits among African semi-arid savanna grasses: Implications for drought tolerance. Austral Ecology. 38: 383-392.

Williamson, M.M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and D.C. Hartnett. 2012. Controls on bud activation and tiller initiation in C3 and C4 tallgrass prairie grasses: The role of light and nitrogen. Botany. 90:1221-1228.

Reinhart, K., G.W.T. Wilson, and M. Rinella. 2012. Predicting plant responses to mycorrhizae: Integrating evolutionary history and plant traits. Ecology Letters. 15: 689-695.

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Williams, R.J. *, S.W. Hallgren, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Frequency of Prescribed Burning in an Upland Oak Forest Determines Soil and Litter Properties and Alters the Soil Microbial Community. Forest Ecology and Management. 265: 241-247.

Miller, R.M., G.W.T. Wilson, and N.C. Johnson. 2012. Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Grassland Ecosystems. Chapter 3: Pp. 59-85. In: D. Southwood (Ed.). Biocomplexity of Plant-Fungal Interactions. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK.

Wilson, G.W.T., K.R. Hickman, and M.M. Williamson*. 2012. Invasive warm-season grasses reduce mycorrhizal root colonization and biomass production of native prairie grasses. Mycorrhiza. 22: 327-336.

McCain, K.N.S.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and J.M. Blair. 2011. Mycorrhizal suppression alters plant productivity and forb establishment in a grass-dominated prairie restoration. Plant Ecology. 212: 1675-1685.

Hajny, K.M.*, D.C. Hartnett, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2011. Season and intensity of fire influences the expansion of a woody invader (Rhus glabra) in grasslands. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 20: 709-720.

Johnson, N.C., G.W.T. Wilson, M.A. Bowker, J.A. Wilson**, and R.M. Miller. 2010. Resource limitation as a driver of local adaptation in mycorrhizal symbioses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107: 2093-2098.

Hoeksema J.D., V.B. Chaudhary, C.A. Gehring, N.C. Johnson, J. Karst, R.T. Koide, A. Pringle, C. Zabinski, J.D. Bever, J.C. Moore, G.W.T. Wilson, J.N. Klironomos, and J. Umbanhowar. 2010. Context-dependency in plant response to mycorrhizal fungi: A meta-analysis. Ecology Letters. 13: 394-407.

Chaudhary, V.B., L.L. Walters, J.D. Bever, J.D. Hoeksema, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2010. Advancing synthetic ecology: a data management technique to facilitate complex ecological meta-analyses. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 91: 235-243.

McCain, K.N.S.*, S.G. Baer, J.M. Blair, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2010. Dominant grasses suppress local diversity in restored tallgrass prairie. Restoration Ecology. 18: 40-49.

Wilson, G.W.T., C.W. Rice, M.C. Rillig, A. Springer**, and D.C. Hartnett. 2009. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi control soil aggregation and carbon sequestration. Ecology Letters. 12:452-461.

Wilson, G.W.T. 2009. Fire and fungi in the tallgrass prairie: Results from long-term studies at Konza Prairie Biological Station. Journal of Nematology. 41: 394-396.

Johnson, N.C., V.B. Chaudhary, J.D. Hoeksema, J.C. Moore, A. Pringle, J.A. Umbanhower and G.W.T. Wilson. 2009. Mysterious mycorrhizae? A field trip and classroom experiment to demystify symbioses formed between plants and fungi. American Biology Teacher. 71:389-394.

Wilson, G.W.T. and M.M. Williamson**. 2008. Topsin-M: the new benomyl for mycorrhizal suppression experiments. Mycologia. 100: 548-554.

Wilson, J.D., D.B. Bechtel, G.W.T. Wilson, and P.A. Seib. 2008. Bread quality of spelt wheat and its starch. Journal of Cereal Chemistry. 85: 629-638.

Jonas, J.L.*, G.W.T. Wilson, P.M. White, Jr.*, and A. Joern. 2007. Consumption of mycorrhizal and saprophytic fungi by Collembola in grassland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 39: 2594-2602.

Johnson, N.C., J.D. Hoeksema, L. Abbott, J. Bever, V.B. Chaudhary, C. Gehring, J. Klironomos, R. Koide, R.M. Miller, R.J. Moore, M. Schwartz, S. Simard, W. Swenson, J. Umbanhowar, G.W.T. Wilson, C. Zabinski. 2006. From Lilliput to Brobdingnag: Extending models of mycorrhizal function across scales. Bioscience. 56:889-900.

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Wilson, G.W.T., D.C. Hartnett, and C.W. Rice. 2006. Mycorrhizal-mediated phosphorus transfer between the tallgrass prairie plants Sorghastrum nutans and Artemisia ludoviciana. Functional Ecology. 20: 427-435.

Villarreal, M.*, R.C. Cochran, E.G. Towne, G.W.T. Wilson, D.C. Hartnett, and D.G. Gooden. 2006. The use of pasture reflectance characteristics and arbuscular mycorrhizal root colonization to predict pasture characteristics of tallgrass prairie grazed by cattle and bison. Grass and Forage Science. 61: 32-41.

Kula, A.R.*, D.C. Hartnett, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2005. Mycorrhizal symbiosis and insect herbivory in tallgrass prairie microcosms. Ecology Letters. 88: 61-69.

Hartnett, D.C, A.F. Potgieter, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2004. Fire effects of mycorrhizal symbiosis and root system architecture in Southern African Savanna grasses. African Journal of Ecology. 42: 1-10.

Trager, M.**, G.W.T Wilson, and D.C. Hartnett. 2004. Interactive effects of burn regime and bison activity on tallgrass prairie vegetation. American Midland Naturalist. 152: 37-47.

Rice, C.W., P.M. White, K.P. Fabrizzi, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2004. Managing the microbial community for soil carbon management. In: Supersoil: New Zealand Soils. University of Sydney, Australia.

Hartnett, D.C. and G.W.T Wilson. 2002. The role of mycorrhizas in plant community structure and dynamics: Lessons from the grasslands. Plant and Soil. 244: 319-331.

Hartnett, D.C., and G.W.T. Wilson. 2002. The role of mycorrhizas in plant community structure and dynamics. pp. 319-331. In: S. E. Smith and F. Andrew Smith (eds.). Diversity and Integration in Mycorrhizas. Kluwer Academic Pub., London.

Wilson, G.W.T., D.C. Hartnett, M.D. Smith*, and K. Kobbeman**. 2001. Effects of mycorrhizae on growth and demography of tallgrass prairie forbs. American Journal of Botany. 88: 1452-1457.

Todd, T. C., H. E. Winkler*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2001. Interactions of Heterodera glycines and mycorrhizal fungi on soybean in Kansas. Journal of Nematology. 33: 306-310.

Eom, A.H.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and D.C. Hartnett. 2001. Effects of ungulate grazers on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and fungal community structure in tallgrass prairie. Mycologia. 93:233-242.

Eom, A.H.*, D.C. Hartnett, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2000. Host plant species effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia. 122: 435-444.

Eom, A. H.*, D.C. Hartnett, G.W.T. Wilson, and D.A.H. Figge**. 1999. The effect of fire, mowing and fertilizer amendment on arbuscular mycorrhizas in tallgrass prairie. American Midland Naturalist. 142: 55-69.

Hartnett, D.C. and G.W.T. Wilson. 1999. Mycorrhizal mediation of plant species composition and diversity in tallgrass prairie. Ecology. 80: 122-130.

Smith, M.D.*, D.C. Hartnett, and G.W.T. Wilson. 1999. Interacting influence of mycorrhizal symbiosis and competition on plant diversity in tallgrass prairie. Oecologia.121: 574-582.

Wilson, G.W.T. and D.C. Hartnett. 1998. Interspecific variation in plant responses to mycorrhizal colonization in prairie grasses and forbs. American Journal of Botany. 85:1732-1738.

Rice, C.W., T.C. Todd, J.M. Blair, T.R. Seastedt, R.A. Ramundo, and G.W.T. Wilson. 1998. Belowground biology and processes. pp. 224-265 In: A.K. Knapp, J.M. Briggs, D.C. Hartnett, and S.L. Collins (eds.). Grassland Dynamics: Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie. Oxford University Press Inc., New York, New York.

Wilson, G.W.T. and D.C. Hartnett. 1997. Effects of mycorrhizas on plant growth and dynamics in experimental tallgrass prairie microcosms. American Journal of Botany. 84: 478-482.

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Miller, R.M., B.A.D. Hetrick, and G.W.T. Wilson. 1997. Mycorrhizal fungi affect root stele tissue in grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany. 75: 1778-1784.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson and T.C. Todd. 1996. Mycorrhizal response in wheat cultivars: Relationship to phosphorus. Canadian Journal of Botany. 74: 19-25.

Figge, D.A.H., B.A.D. Hetrick, and G.W.T. Wilson. 1995. Role of expanded clay and porous ceramic amendments on plant establishment in minespoils. Environmental Pollution. 88: 161-165.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, B.S. Gill, T. S. Cox. 1995. Chromosome location of mycorrhizal responsive genes in wheat. Canadian Journal of Botany. 73: 891-897.

Anderson, R.C., B.A.D. Hetrick, and G.W.T. Wilson. 1994. Mycorrhizal dependence of Andropogon gerardii and Schizachyrium scoparium in two prairie soils. American Midland Naturalist. 132: 366-376.

Hetrick, B.A.D., D.C. Hartnett, G.W.T. Wilson, and D.J. Gibson. 1994. Effects of mycorrhizae, phosphorus availability, and plant density on yield relationships among competing tallgrass prairie grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany. 72:168-176.

Hetrick, B. A. D., G.W.T. Wilson, and D. A. H. Figge. 1994. The influence of mycorrhizal symbiosis and fertilizer amendments on establishment of vegetation in heavy metal mine spoil. Environmental Pollution. 86:171-179.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, and A.P. Schwab. 1994. Mycorrhizal activity in warm- and cool-season grasses: variation in nutrient-uptake strategies. Canadian Journal of Botany. 72:1002-1008.

Hartnett, D.C., B.A.D., Hetrick, G.W.T. Wilson, and D.J. Gibson. 1993. VA-Mycorrhizal influence on intra- and interspecific neighbor interactions among co-occurring prairie grasses. Journal of Ecology. 81:787-795.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, and T.S. Cox. 1993. Mycorrhizal dependence of modern wheat cultivars: a synthesis. Canadian Journal of Botany. 71: 512-518.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, and T.S. Cox. 1992. Mycorrhizal dependence of modern wheat varieties, landraces, and ancestors. Canadian Journal of Botany. 70:2032-2040.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, and T.C. Todd. 1992. Relationships of mycorrhizal symbiosis, rooting strategy, and phenology among tallgrass prairie forbs. Canadian Journal of Botany. 70:1521-1528.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, and J.F. Leslie. l991. Root architecture of warm- and cool-season grasses: relationship to mycorrhizal dependence. Canadian Journal of Botany. 69:112-118.

Hetrick, B.A.D., and G.W.T. Wilson. l991. Effects of mycorrhizal fungus species and metalaxyl application on microbial suppression of mycorrhizal symbiosis. Mycologia. 83:97-102.

Wilson, G.W.T., B.A.D. Hetrick, and A.P. Schwab. 1991. Reclamation effects on mycorrhizae and productive capacity of flue gas desulfurization sludge. Journal of Environmental Quality. 20: 777-783.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, and T.C. Todd. l990. Differential responses of C3 and C4 grasses to mycorrhizal symbiosis, P fertilization, and soil microorganisms. Canadian Journal of Botany. 68:461-467.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, and C.E. Owensby. l990. The influence of mycorrhizae on big blue-stem rhizome regrowth and clipping tolerance. Journal of Range Management. 43:286-290.

Hetrick, B.A.D., and G.W.T. Wilson. l990. Relationship of native and introduced mycorrhizal fungi to mycorrhizal dependence of Andropogon gerardii and Koeleria pyranidata. Mycologia. 82:779-782.

Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, and D.C. Hartnett. l989. Relationship between mycorrhizal depend-ence and competitive ability of two tallgrass prairie grasses. Canadian Journal of Botany. 67:2608-2615.

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Hetrick, B.A.D., G.W.T. Wilson, and C.E. Owensby. l989. Influence of mycorrhizal fungi and fertiliza-tion on big bluestem seedling biomass. Journal of Range Management. 42:213-216.

Wilson, G.W.T., B.A. Daniels Hetrick, and D. Gerschefske Kitt. l989. Suppression of vesicular- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus spore germination by nonsterile soil. Canadian Journal of Botany. 67:18-23.

Hetrick, B.A.D., and G.W.T. Wilson. l989. Suppression of mycorrhizal fungus spore germination in nonsterile soil: relationship to mycorrhizal growth response in big bluestem. Mycologia. 81:382-390.

Hetrick, B.A. Daniels, J.F. Leslie, G.W.T. Wilson, and D. Gerschefske Kitt. l988. Physical and topological assessment of effects of a vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus on root architecture of big bluestem. New Phytologist. 110:85-96.

Hetrick, B.A. Daniels, G.W.T. Wilson, D. Gerschefske Kitt, and A.P. Schwab. l988. Effects of soil microorganisms on mycorrhizal contribution to growth of big bluestem grass in non-sterile soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 20:501-507.

Kitt, D. Gerschefske, B.A. Daniels Hetrick, and G.W.T. Wilson. l988. Relationship of soil fertility to suppression of the growth response of mycorrhizal big bluestem in nonsterile soil. New Phytologist. 109:473-481.

Wilson, G.W.T., B.A. Daniels Hetrick, and D. Gerschefske Kitt. l988. Suppression of mycorrhizal growth response of big bluestem by nonsterile soil. Mycologia. 80:338-343.

Hetrick, B.A. Daniels, D. Gerschefske Kitt, and G. Thompson Wilson. l988. Mycorrhizal dependence and growth habit of warm-season and cool-season tallgrass prairie plants. Canadian Journal of Botany. 66:1376-1380.

Hetrick, B.A. Daniels, D. Gerschefske Kitt, and G. Thompson Wilson. l987. Effects of drought stress on growth response in corn, sudan grass, and big bluestem to Glomus etunicatum. New Phytologist. 105:403-410.

Kitt, D. Gerschefske, B.A. Daniels Hetrick, and G. Thompson Wilson. l987. Sporulation of two vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in nonsterile soil. Mycologia. 79:896-899.

Hetrick, B.A. Daniels, D. Gerschefske Kitt, and G. Thompson Wilson. 1986. The influence of phosphorus fertilization, drought, fungal species, and nonsterile soil on mycorrhizal growth response in tall grass prairie plants. Canadian Journal of Botany. 64: 1199-1203.

Thompson, G.W. [now Wilson, G.W.T.], and R.J. Medve. 1984. Effects of aluminum and manganese on the growth of ectomycorrhizal fungi. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 48: 556-560.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Soil Biology Conference: World Soil Conference. Rhizospheres of grassland ecosystems: What’s

happening down there? Stillwater, OK. December 2015. Oklahoma State University Legislative Briefing: Defense Related Research. Soil microbial

communities: Critical roles in control of non-native invasive species and restoration of ecosystem functions. Stillwater, OK. November 2015.

Carbon Sequestration: Land Use and Water Project Highlight and Panel Discussion: USDA-ARS AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy Program. Understanding plant-soil-microbial processes for sustainable biomass production and soil carbon storage. Denver, CO. November 2015.

Resource Conservation and Climate Change Conference. Soil microbial communities: Critical roles in control of non-native invasive species and restoration of ecosystem functions. Washington, DC. May 2015.

Ft. Hays State University, Department of Biological Sciences. Restoration and conservation success and challenges in Africa. Hays, KS, April 2015.

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Sustainable Bioenergy Challenge Areas Annual Conference. Contributions of mycorrhizal fungi associated with upland and lowland switchgrass ecotypes to soil carbon storage. Washington D.C. October 2014.

Ecological Society of America annual meeting. Mycorrhizal responsiveness associated with ecotype and population differences in switchgrass. Sacramento, CA. August 2014.

Oklahoma Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting. Influence of Soil on Oklahoma Rangeland and Pastureland Health. Wilburton, OK. May 2014.

Center for Sorghum Improvement. Invited Seminar Speaker. Harnessing Plant-Associated fungi to sustainably increase sorghum production and grain quality. Manhattan, KS. April 2014.

Graduate Student Organization Invited Speaker: University of Missouri Department of Ecology and Evolution. The role of mycorrhizas in grassland ecology and restoration. Columbia, MO. March 2014.

Resource Conservation and Climate Change Conference. Soil microbial communities: Critical roles in control of non-native invasive species and restoration of ecosystem functions. Washington, DC. February 2014.

Northern Arizona University Department of Biology Invited Seminar Speaker. The Role of Mycorrhizas in Grassland Ecology and Restoration. Flagstaff, AZ. November 2013.

Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops: Land Use Change, Policy, and Wildlife and Pollinators Program. Washington, DC. October 2013.

Soil Ecology Society. Using Phospholipid Marker 16:11ω5c as a Means of Determining AMF Biomass in Grassland Ecosystems. Camden, NJ. June 2013.

Invasive Plant Council Meeting. Consequences of Invasive Species: The Unknown Underground. Oklahoma. Edmond, OK. July 2012

Soil Science Society of America: Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Program. Increasing Inter-Specific and Intra-Specific Biodiversity to Enhance Ecosystem Services. Cincinnati, OH. October 2012.

Grasslands in a Global Context International Symposium. Mycorrhizal Function and Grassland Processes: Long-Term Studies at Konza Prairie Biological Station. Manhattan, KS. September 2011.

Botanical Society of America annual meeting. Invasive Species Alter Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Densities: Implications for Restoration. St. Louis, MO. July 2011.

NSF Site Review: Konza Prairie Biological Station. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Grasslands: A Synthesis. 2011. Manhattan, KS. June 2011.

21st Annual Konza Prairie LTER Workshop. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Grasslands: A Review of Konza Prairie Research. 2011., Manhattan, KS. April 2011.

Graduate Student Organization Invited Speaker: University of Wisconsin. Ecology of the Tallgrass Prairie: Above- and Belowground Linkages. Oshkosh, WI. May 2010.

Ecological Society of America annual meeting. Linking Mycorrhizal Structure to their Function in Grasslands: Implications for Carbon Sequestration. Pittsburg, PA. August 2010.

Soil Ecology Society bi-annual meeting. Fire and Fungi in the Tallgrass Prairie: Results from Long-Term Studies at Konza Prairie Biological Station. Burlington, Vermont. July 2009.

International Conference on Mycorrhiza. Local Adaptations in Mycorrhizal Symbioses Maximize Nutrient Uptake and Plant Fitness. Belo Horizonte, Brazil. August 2009.

Division of Biology Seminar Series, Kansas State University. Ecology of the Tallgrass Prairie: Looking Belowground for Answers. Manhattan, KS. March 2009.

Department of Botany, Oklahoma State University. The Functioning of Grasslands: Looking Belowground for Answers. Stillwater, OK. April 2008.

Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University. Grass, Grazers, Fire, and Fungi: The Functioning of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Grasslands. Stillwater, OK. October 2008.

Ecological Society of America annual meeting. Testing models to generate a unified hypothesis of mycorrhizal function. Milwaukee, WI. August 2008.

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Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Oklahoma State University. Grass, Grazers, Fire, and Fungi: The Functioning of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Grasslands. Stillwater, OK. November 2006.

University of Kansas Symposium: New Approaches in Conservation and Restoration. The Role of Mycorrhiza in Grassland Restoration. Lawrence, KS. May 2006.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Series, Kansas State University. Multiple Biotic Interactions in the Tallgrass Prairie. Manhattan, KS. April 2006.

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis: Functioning of the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Agricultural Management. Mycorrhizae in the Tallgrass Prairie. Santa Barbara, CA. January 2005.

3rd Annual Capitol Research Summit. Soil Biological Interactions in Grasslands: Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen. Topeka, KS. March 2005.

Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in the Tallgrass Prairie: Above-and Belowground Linkages. Manhattan, KS. June 2005.

Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases. Role of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Soil C Sequestration. Topeka, KS. November 2005.

Annual Kansas Sustainable Agriculture Workshop. Understanding Soil Quality: The Role of Mycorrhizae. Manhattan, KS. March 2004.

Coalition for National Science Funding, 10th Annual Exhibition and Reception. The Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Soil Quality. Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. June 2004.

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS / PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS (Last 5 years only):

* Indicates graduate student ** Indicates undergraduate student Cobb, A.B.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. What’s good for the fungi is good for the people: Optimizing

soil health and human nutrition. 26th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2015. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Coppick, P.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Arbuscular mycorrhizal responsiveness of Panicum virgatum across varying geographic locations. 26th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2015. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation.

Duell, E.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2015. Germination and growth responses of native and invasive prairie grasses to climatic perturbations. 26th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2015. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Cobb, A.B.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. The crop conflict: Are invasive weds targeting soil microbes to win the war? Joint Meeting of the Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council and the Oklahoma Pest Action Council. Norman, OK. March 2015. Poster presentation. (1st place poster presentation award)

Coppick, P.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Biological alterations in soils of a tallgrass prairie ecosystem encroached by Juniperus virginiana. Joint Meeting of the Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council and the Oklahoma Pest Action Council. Norman, OK. March 2015. Poster presentation.

Duell. E.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2015. Does a warmer drier climate differentially affect germination or growth of native and invasive prairie grasses? Joint Meeting of the Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council and the Oklahoma Pest Action Council. Norman, OK. March 2015. (1st place oral presentation award)

Zaiger, K. *, E.B. Duell*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman, and J.D. Bever. 2015. Continued changes in temperature and soil moisture influence the plant and soil feedback dynamics of native and non-native tallgrass prairie grasses. Joint Meeting of the Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council and the Oklahoma Pest Action Council. Norman, OK. March 2015. (3rd place poster presentation award).

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Mino, L.A.*, G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Soil characteristics and ecosystem-level effects of woody species encroachment on tallgrass prairie. Joint Meeting of the Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council and the Oklahoma Pest Action Council. Norman, OK. March 2015. Poster presentation.

Hess, K.** and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Lou Wentz Foundation Undergraduate Research Symposium. April 2015. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation.

Cobb, A. B.*, and G. W. T. Wilson. 2015. Nutrition security through soil ecology: Linking arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and sorghum grain quality. Soil Ecology Society 15th Biennial Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. May 2015. Oral presentation.

Coppick, P.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Biological alterations in soils of a tallgrass prairie ecosystem encroached by Juniperus virginiana. Soil Ecology Society 15th Biennial Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. June 2015. Poster presentation.

Duell. E.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2015. Differential inhibitions of germination and growth of native and invasive grasses as a result of environmental stressors. Soil Ecology Society 15th Biennial Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. June 2015. Oral presentation.

Mino, L.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K. Hess**. 2015. Soil characteristics and ecosystem-level effects of woody species encroachment on tallgrass prairie. Soil Ecology Society 15th Biennial Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. June 2015. Oral presentation.

Anna O’Hare** and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Grassland restoration following removal of non-native invasive grasses. Konza Prairie Research Experience for Undergraduates Symposium. Manhattan, KS. July 2015. Oral presentation.

Cobb, A.B.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Mycorrhizas and alternative farm inputs: Efficiency through soil ecology. The 8th International Conference on Mycorrhiza, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. Poster presentation. August 2015. (1st Place Award for Applied Research).

Coppick, P.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Encroachment by Juniperus virginiana alters biotic and abiotic soil characteristics of the tallgrass prairie. International Conference on Mycorrhiza. Flagstaff, AZ. August 2015. Poster presentation.

Duell. E.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2015. Above- and belowground responses of native and invasive prairie grasses to elevated temperatures and drought. International Conference on Mycorrhiza. Flagstaff, AZ. August 2015. Oral presentation.

Hess, K.M.**, L. Mino*, P. Coppick*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Mycorrhizal Fungal Abundance and Ecosystem-Level Dynamics Following Woody Plant Encroachment into Grasslands. International Conference on Mycorrhiza. Flagstaff, AZ. August 2015. Poster presentation. (3rd place poster presentation award).

Mino, L.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K. Hess**. 2015. Ecosystem-level effects following woody species encroachment onto tallgrass prairie. International Conference on Mycorrhiza. Flagstaff, AZ. August 2015. Poster presentation.

Waller, L.P.*, J.L. Maron, Y. Lekberg, J.N. Klironomos, G.W.T. Wilson, and H. Maherali. 2015. Getting to the root of species interactions: Can we use plant functional traits to predict interactions with AM fungi? International Conference on Mycorrhiza. Flagstaff, AZ. August 2015. Oral presentation.

Wilson, G.W.T., R.M. Miller, Y. Wu, and K. Haase**. 2015. Genotypic variation among switchgrass cultivars influence mycorrhizal responsiveness. International Conference on Mycorrhiza. Flagstaff, AZ. August 2015. Poster presentation.

Zaiger, K. *, E.B. Duell*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman, and J.D. Bever. 2015. Temperature and soil moisture influence the plant and soil feedback dynamics of native and non-native grass prairie grasses. Ecological Society of America. Baltimore, MD. August 2015. Poster presentation.

Cobb, A.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and C.L. Goad. 2015. International agroecosystem strategies: Improving smallholder efficiency and nutrition security. The Association for International Agriculture &

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Rural Development 51st Annual Conference, Washington D.C. Poster presentation. August 2015.

Cheng W., K. Forbush, G.W.T. Wilson, and J.M. Blair. 2015. Rhizosphere priming effects of encroaching woody species in a Tallgrass Prairie ecosystem. Soil Science Society of America. October 2015. Oral presentation.

Cobb, A.B.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. The future of farming is in the soil: Symbiotic microbes and nutrition security. The 1st Annual OSU Soil Biology Symposium, Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation. December 2015.

Mino, L.A.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2015. Species-specific alterations in soil P content and water-stable aggregates following woody species encroachment onto tallgrass prairie. The 1st Annual OSU Soil Biology Conference, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation. December 2015.

Duell. E.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman, and M.J. Greer*. 2014. Variations in temperature and water treatments result in alterations of biomass production of exotic and native grass species. The Oklahoma Society for Range Management/Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society joint meeting Edmond OK. January 2014. Oral presentation.

Duell. E.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman, and M.J. Greer*. 2014. Variations in temperature and water treatments result in alterations of biomass production of exotic and native grass species. The Oklahoma Society for Range Management/Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society joint meeting Edmond OK. January 2014. Oral presentation.

Grischkowsky, S.G.*, K.R. Hickman, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. Does Plant Breeding of Exotic Forage Grasses Promote Invasive Characteristics? The Oklahoma Society for Range Management/Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society joint meeting Edmond OK. January 2014. Oral presentation (2nd place oral presentations award).

Noland, M.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. Switchgrass solution: Enhancing above- and belowground ecosystem services through low-input high-diversity biofuels. The Oklahoma Society for Range Management/Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society joint meeting Edmond OK. January 2014. Oral presentation.

Cobb, A.B.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. From soil ecology to grain quality: Linking arbuscular mycorrhiza to human nutrition. 25th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2014. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Duell. E.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman, and M.J. Greer*. 2014. Growth responses of exotic and native grasses following experimental climatic manipulations. 25th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2014. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Grischkowsky, S.G.*, K.R. Hickman, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. Does Plant Breeding Alter Invasibility of Exotic Forage Grasses? 25th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2014. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Kittrell, S.S.*, J.A. Steets, G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. Exploring the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in freshwater wetlands of the tallgrass prairie. 25th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2014. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Duell. E.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2014. Performance of native and invasive prairie grasses subjected to variable climatic conditions. OSU NREM Graduate Student Seminar Series. April 2014

Baggerly, J.**, G.W.T. Wilson, P. Coppick*. 2014. Breaking Ancient Connections: Have we Created our own Monsters? Lou Wentz Foundation Undergraduate Research Symposium. April 2014. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation.

Busch, R.A.**, A.B. Cobb*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. Enhancing Sustainable Sorghum Bioenergy Production. Lou Wentz Foundation Undergraduate Research Symposium. April 2014. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation.

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Grischkowsky, S.G.*, K.R. Hickman, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. Comparing the Population Ecology of US Forage Grass with its Wildtype from the Czech Republic. OSU NREM Graduate Student Seminar Series. April 2014.

Cobb, A.B.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. Soil health and agricultural sustainability in community outreach programs. Abaqulusi Wellness Center. Vryheid, Zulu-Natal Region, South Africa. Invited oral presentation.

Cobb, A. B.*, and G. W. T. Wilson. 2014. From soil ecology to human nutrition: A partnership for sustainability. U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security Poster Session, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Poster presentation.

Coppick, P.*, G.W.T. Wilson and C. Click**. 2014. Arbuscular mycorrhizal responsiveness of Panicum virgatum across varying geographic locations. Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA, August 2014. Poster presentation.

Duell, E.B.*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman. Effects of projected climatic conditions on performance of native and invasive prairie grasses. Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA, August 2014. Oral presentation.

Grischkowsky, S.G.*, K.R. Hickman, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. Comparing the invasive characteristics of a US non-native forage grass with its Czech Republic wildtype. Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA, August 2014. Oral presentation.

Johnson, N.C., G.W.T. Wilson, J.A. Wilson**, R.M. Miller, M. Bowker. Mycorrhizal phenotypes and the law of the minimum. Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA, August 2014. Oral presentation.

Kittrell, S.S.*, J.A. Steets, G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are an important part of freshwater wetlands of the tallgrass prairie. Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA, August 2014. Oral presentation.

Zaiger, K.L.*, K.R. Hickman, G.W.T. Wilson, J.D. Bever, and P.A. Schultz. 2014. Environmental influence on invasibility of North American grasslands by C3 and C4 grass invaders. Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA, August 2014. Poster presentation.

R.A. Buresh**, Cobb, A.B.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2014. From soil ecology to human nutrition: Partners for sustainable development. 21st Annual ECHO International Agriculture Conference, Ft. Meyers, FL, November 2014. Oral presentation.

Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman. 2013. Novel weapons: Do invasive grasses produce allelopathic chemicals to inhibit native grass establishment, growth, and reproduction. 66th Annual Society for Range Management meeting. Oklahoma City, OK. February 2013. Oklahoma City, OK. Oral presentation. 2nd place oral presentations award.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, and Y. Wu. 2013. Evaluating Plant-Soil-Microbial Interactions in Low-Input High-Diversity Biofuels: Enhancing Aboveground Ecosystem Services while Increasing Soil Quality. 66th Annual Society for Range Management meeting. Oklahoma City, OK. February 2013. Oklahoma City, OK. Oral presentation.

West, R.R.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Bud bank density or warm-season grasses as regulators of grassland invasibility. 66th Annual Society for Range Management meeting. Oklahoma City, OK. February 2013. Oral presentation.

Cobb, A.B.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. From soil ecology to grain quality: Linking arbuscular mycorrhiza to human nutrition. 24th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2013. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Edano, M.L.S.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Nutrient Effects on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Switchgrass Biomass. 24th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2013. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

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Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2013. Are invasive warm-season grasses utilizing allelopathic chemicals to invade the prairies of the central and southern Great Plains? A story of chemical warfare in nature. 24th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2013. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation. 2nd place Biological Oral Presentations.

Lancaster, S.** Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman. 2013. Novel weapons: Do invasive grasses produce allelopathic chemicals to inhibit native grass establishment, growth, and reproduction? 24th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2013. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation.

Noland, M.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Switchgrass Solution: Enhancing Ecosystem Services through Low-Input High-Diversity Biofuels. 24th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Week. February 2013. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Haase, K.** and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Switchgrass cultivar relationships with mycorrhizae. Lou Wentz Foundation Undergraduate Research Symposium. April 2013. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation.

Lancaster, S.** and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Novel weapons: Do invasive grasses produce allelopathic chemicals to inhibit native grass establishment, growth, and reproduction? Lou Wentz Foundation Undergraduate Research Symposium. April 2013. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation.

Cobb, A. B.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Partners in human nutrition: The role of mycorrhizal symbiosis in bean production and food quality. Soil Ecology Society 14th Biennial Conference, June 2013. Camden, NJ. Poster presentation.

Duell, E.B.*, Wilson, G.W.T., Hickman, K.R., Greer, M.J.*, and Coppick, L. 2013. Production and fitness of invasive grasses under climate change: Feedback mechanism for invasion? Soil Ecological Society14th Biennial Conference. June 2013. Camden, NJ. Poster presentation. 1st place student poster award.

Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2013. Encroaching and Invasive C4 Grasses of south Texas associate with and potentially alter arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities: Potential ecological game changers. Soil Ecological Society14th Biennial Conference. June 2013. Camden, NJ. Oral presentation.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, N.C. Johnson, and R. M. Miller. 2013. Understanding Plant-Soil-Microbial Processes to Enhance Soil Carbon Sequestration in Biodiversity Feedstock Production: Low-Input High-Diversity Biofuels. Soil Ecological Society14th Biennial Conference. June 2013. Camden, NJ. Poster presentation.

Cobb, A.B.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. An exploration: The future of invasive weed control in agricultural fields? 5th annual Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council annual meeting. July 2013. Oklahoma City, OK. Poster presentation.

Duell, E.B.*, Wilson, G.W.T., Hickman, K.R., Greer, M.J.*, Coppick, L. 2013. Climate change effects on production of native and invasive perennial bunchgrasses of the central Great Plains. 5th annual Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council annual meeting. July 2013. Oklahoma City, OK. Poster presentation.

Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman. 2013. A Story of chemical warfare in nature: New information on an old world invasive species? 5th annual Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council annual meeting. July 2013. Oklahoma City, OK. Oral presentation.

Grischkowsky, S.A.*, K.R. Hickman, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Evaluating Soil Microbial Communities of an Invasive Grass (Bothriochloa spp.) and its Czech Republic Wildtype. 5th annual Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council annual meeting. July 2013. Oklahoma City, OK. Poster presentation.

Noland, M.**, M.J. Greer*, K.R. Hickman, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Ecological game changer: How old world bluestem invasion affects small mammal communities of north central Oklahoma 5th

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annual Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council annual meeting. July 2013. Oklahoma City, OK. Oral presentation. Student competition: 2nd place award.

Kittrell, S.S.*, J.A. Steets, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Exploring the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in freshwater wetlands of the tallgrass prairie. Ecological Society of America 98th Annual Meeting. August 7, 2013. Minneapolis, MN. Oral presentation.

Duell, E.B.*, and Wilson, G.W.T. 2013. Production and fitness of warm-season grasses under climate change. National Wildlife Federation 2nd biannual America’s Grassland Conference. September 2013. Manhattan, KS. Oral presentation. Graduate Student Travel Scholarship Recipient.

Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2013. Old World Bluestem invasion and its effects on the small mammal communities of North Central Oklahoma, USA: An ecological game changer. National Wildlife Federation 2nd Biannual America’s Grassland Conference. September 2013. Manhattan, KS. Oral presentation. Graduate Student Travel Scholarship Recipient.

Noland, M.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Switchgrass Solution: Enhancing Ecosystem Services and wildlife habitat through Low-Input High-Diversity Biofuels. National Wildlife Federation 2nd biannual America’s Grassland Conference. September 2013. Manhattan, KS. Oral presentation. Graduate Student Travel Scholarship Recipient.

Haase, K.** and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Switchgrass cultivar relationships with mycorrhizae. National Wildlife Federation 2nd biannual America’s Grassland Conference. September 2013. Manhattan, KS. Poster presentation.

Cobb, A. B.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Grain nutrition enhancement through ecological partnership: A story of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and sorghum. 10th Annual Oklahoma State University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Biological Science Research Symposium. September 2013. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Duell, E.B.*, Wilson, G.W.T., Hickman, K.R., Greer, M.J.*, Coppick, L. 2013. Alterations in biomass production of native and invasive grasses exposed to heat and drought stress. 10th Annual Oklahoma State University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Biological Science Research Symposium. September 2013. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation.

Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, K.R. Hickman. 2013. A Story of chemical warfare in nature: New information on an old world invasive grass species. 10th Annual Oklahoma State University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Biological Science Research Symposium. September 2013. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation. 1st place oral presentations award.

Haase, K.** and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Switchgrass cultivar relationships with mycorrhizae. 10th Annual Oklahoma State University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Biological Science Research Symposium. September 2013. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation.

Pongratz, M.**, S. Grischkowsky*, K.R. Hickman, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Undergraduate presentation. Assessing competitive abilities of native and invasive OWB varieties. 10th Annual Oklahoma State University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Biological Science Research Symposium. September 2013. Stillwater, OK. Poster presentation. Student competition: 2nd place award.

Grischkowsky, S.*, K.R. Hickman, G.W.T. Wilson, and M. Pongratz**. 2013. Evaluating soil microbial communities of an invasive grass (Bothriochloa spp.) and its Czech Republic wildtype. 10th Annual Oklahoma State University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Biological Science Research Symposium. September 2013. Stillwater, OK. Poster Presentation. Student competition: 3rd place award.

Noland, M.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Switchgrass Solution: Enhancing Ecosystem Services and Carbon Sequestration through Low-Input High-Diversity Biofuels. 10th Annual Oklahoma State University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Biological Science Research Symposium. September 2013. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

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Kittrell, S.S.*, J.A. Steets, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Exploring the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in freshwater wetland plant growth in the tallgrass prairie. 10th Annual Oklahoma State University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Biological Science Research Symposium. September 2013. Stillwater, OK. Oral presentation.

Miller, R.M., G.W.T. Wilson, Y. Wu, and K. Hasse**. 2013.The ecotype and population differences in mycorrhizal responsiveness associated with switchgrass. International Switchgrass II Conference. September 2013. Madison, WI. Poster presentation.

Cobb, A. B.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Grain nutrition enhancement through ecological partnership: Understanding the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sorghum production. USDA-ARS Grain Quality and Structure Research Unit, Manhattan, KS. November 2013. Invited Oral presentation.

Edano, M.L.S.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2013. Nutrient Effects on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Switchgrass Biomass. USDA-ARS Grain Quality and Structure Research Unit, Manhattan, KS. November 2013. Invited Oral presentation.

Greer. M.J.*, S. Lancaster**, K.R. Hickman, G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Are invasive warm-season grasses utilizing allelopathic chemicals to invade the prairies of the central and southern Great Plains? A story of chemical warfare in nature. Oklahoma State University Research Symposium. Stillwater, OK. December 2012. Oral presentation. Student competition: 2nd place award.

Lancaster, S.**, M. Greer, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2012. Novel weapons: Do invasive grasses produce allelopathic chemicals to inhibit native grass germination and establishment? Oklahoma State University Research Symposium. Stillwater, OK. December 2012. Poster Presentation.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T Wilson, N.C. Johnson, and R. M. Miller. 2013. Understanding Plant-Soil-Microbial Processes to Enhance Soil Carbon Sequestration in Biodiversity Feedstock Production: Low-Input High-Diversity Biofuels. Oklahoma State University Research Symposium. Stillwater, OK. December 2012. Oral presentation.

Edano, M.L.S.*, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Switchgrass: Low-input biofuel feedstock in a changing climate. Oklahoma State University Research Symposium. Stillwater, OK. December 2012. Oral presentation.

Cobb, A.B.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. From soil ecology to grain quality: Linking arbuscular mycorrhiza to human nutrition. Oklahoma State University Research Symposium. Stillwater, OK. December 2012. Oral presentation.

Edano, M.L.S.*, H. Zhang, G.W.T. Wilson, and K. Girma. 2012. Effects of soil nutrient sources on soil microbial communities and switchgrass production. Soil Science Society of America. Cincinnati, OH. October 2012. Poster presentation. Student competition: 1st place award.

Wilson, G.W.T., M. Noland*, R.M. Miller, and N.C. Johnson. 2012. Understanding plant-soil-microbial processes to enhance ecosystem services in low-input biofuel feedstock production: Increasing Inter-specific and Intra-specific Biodiversity. Soil Science Society of America. Cincinnati, OH. October 2012. Poster presentation.

Greer, M.J.*, M. Noland**, K.R. Hickman and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Determining the effects of exotic warm-season grass invasion on small mammal communities of North Central Oklahoma Joint Meeting of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society and Oklahoma Section of Society of Range Management, Pawhuska, OK. October 2012. Oral Presentation. Student competition: 1st place award.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, and N.C. Johnson. 2012. Evaluating plant-soil-microbial interactions in low-input high-diversity biofuels: Enhancing aboveground ecosystem services while increasing carbon sequestration. Joint Meeting of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society and Oklahoma Section of Society of Range Management, Pawhuska, OK. October 2012. Oral presentation. Student competition: 2nd place award.

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West, R.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Bud bank density of warm-season grasses as regulators of grassland invasibility. Joint Meeting of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society and Oklahoma Section of Society of Range Management, Pawhuska, OK. October 2012. Oral Presentation.

Greer, M.J.*, M. Noland**, K.R. Hickman and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Determining the effects of exotic warm-season grass invasion on small mammal communities of North Central Oklahoma, USA. Oklahoma State University 9th Annual Biochemistry and Biology Graduate Student Association Research Symposium. September 2012. Oral presentation. Student competition: 2nd place award.

Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2012. Assessing above- and belowground community composition following the establishment of a warm-season invasive grass: A look at individual plant responses the effects on soil. Oklahoma State University 9th Annual Biochemistry and Biology Graduate Student Association Research Symposium. September 2012. Poster presentation.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, and N.C. Johnson. 2012. Evaluating plant-soil-microbial interactions in low-input high-diversity biofuels: Enhancing aboveground ecosystem services while increasing carbon sequestration. Oklahoma State University 9th Annual Biochemistry and Biology Graduate Student Association Research Symposium. September 2012. Poster presentation.

Lancaster, S.**, M.J. Greer*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2012. Novel weapons: Do invasive grasses produce Allelopathic chemicals to inhibit native grass establishment, growth, and reproduction? Oklahoma State University 9th Annual Biochemistry and Biology Graduate Student Association Research Symposium. September 2012. Poster presentation.

Kittrell, S.*, J. Steets, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Exploring the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in freshwater wetlands of the tallgrass prairie. Oklahoma State University Botany Departmental Seminar. September 2012. Oral presentation.

Cobb, A.B.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Linking arbuscular mycorrhiza to sustainable agricultural production: Can mycorrhiza increase sorghum production and grain quality? Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, August 2012. Oral presentation.

West, R.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Bud bank density of warm-season grasses as regulators of grassland invasibility. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, August 2012. Oral presentation.

Greer, M.J.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2012. Assessing above- and belowground community composition following the establishment of a warm-season invasive grass: A look at individual plant responses and effects on soil. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, August 2012. Oral presentation.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, and N.C. Johnson. 2012. Evaluating plant-soil-microbial interactions in low-input high-diversity biofuels: Enhancing aboveground ecosystem services while increasing carbon sequestration. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, August 2012. Oral presentation.

Shrestha S.*, Hickman K.R., Wilson G.W.T. Assessing plant-soil feedbacks following biological invasions: Implications for restoration. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR, August 2012. Poster presentation.

Shrestha, S.*, Hickman K.R., Wilson G.W.T. 2012. Sericea lespedeza invasion: Plant-soil feedbacks. Invasive Plant Council Meeting. Edmond, OK. July 2012. Poster presentation.

West, R.*, and Wilson G.W.T. 2012. Bud bank density of warm-season grasses as regulators of grassland invasibility. Invasive Plant Council Meeting. Edmond, OK. July 2012. Poster presentation.

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Lancaster, S.**, M.J. Greer*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2012. Novel weapons: Do invasive grasses produce Allelopathic chemicals to inhibit native grass establishment, growth, and reproduction? Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council Meeting. Edmond, OK. July 2012. Poster presentation.

Edano, M.L.S.*, H. Zhang, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Effects of soil nutrient sources on soil microbial communities and switchgrass production. Plant and Soil Science Seminar Series. April 2012. Oral presentation.

Mfombep, P.*, C.W. Rice, P. White, G.W.T. Wilson and T.C. Todd. 2012. Suppression of soil fungi on biophysical properties involving carbon dynamics. Kansas State University Research Forum. Manhattan. KS. March 2012. Poster presentation.

Greer, M.J.*, M. Noland, K.R. Hickman and G.W.T. Wilson. 2012. Determining the effects of exotic warm-season grass invasion on small mammal communities of North Central Oklahoma, USA. OSU Research Symposium, Stillwater, OK, February 22, 2012. Oral presentation.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, and N.C. Johnson. 2012. Evaluating plant-soil-microbial interactions in low-input high-diversity biofuels: Enhancing aboveground ecosystem services while increasing carbon sequestration. OSU Research Symposium, Stillwater, OK, February 22, 2012. Oral presentation.

Shrestha, S.*, Hickman K.R., Wilson G.W.T. 2012. Assessing plant-soil feedbacks following sericea lespedeza invasion. OSU Research Symposium, Stillwater, OK, February 22, 2012. Oral presentation.

Shrestha S.*, Hickman K.R., and G.W.T. Wilson. 2011. Evaluation of saltcedar effects on soil salinity and plant diversity. Oklahoma State University Research Symposium. Stillwater, OK. February 2011. First place student oral presentation award.

Greer, M.G.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2011. Assessing Plant-Soil Feedbacks Following the Establishment of a Warm-Season Invasive Grass. 21st Annual Konza Prairie LTER Workshop, Manhattan, KS. April, 2011. Poster presentation.

West, R.R.* and G.W.T. Wilson, 2011. Bud Bank Density of Warm-Season Native Grasses Regulates Invasion of Exotic Species. 21st Annual Konza Prairie LTER Workshop, Manhattan, KS. April, 2011. Oral presentation.

Williamson, M.M.*, G.W.T Wilson, K.R. Hickman, and S. Grischkowski**. 2011. Conversion of Invaded Grassland Sites: Implications for Use of Native Soil Amendments. 21st Annual Konza Prairie LTER Workshop, Manhattan, KS. April, 2011. Oral presentation.

Coppick, L.* and G.W.T. Wilson. 2011. Soil Alterations Following Juniperous virginiana Encroachment in the Tallgrass Prairie. Soil Ecology Society, Kelowana, British Columbia, Canada. May, 2011. Poster presentation.

Edano, M.L.S.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K. Girma. 2011. Soil Microbial Communities and Switchgrass Biomass are Influenced by Nutrient Sources. Soil Ecology Society, Kelowana, British Columbia, Canada. May, 2011. Poster presentation.

Greer, M.G.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2011. Do Warm-Season Invasive Grasses Exhibit Plant-Soil Feedbacks? The First Step in Restoration of Native Prairies in the Central and Southern Great Plains. Soil Ecology Society, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. May 2011. Student presentation award Honorable Mention.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, N.C. Johnson, and M.M. Williamson. 2011. Understanding Plant-Soil-Microbial Processes to Enhance Soil Carbon Sequestration in Biovidersity Feedstock Production: Low-Input High-Diversity Biofuels. Soil Ecology Society, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. May 2011. Poster presentation.

Shrestha, S.*, K.R. Hickman, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2011. Alterations in Soil Microbial Communities Following Saltcedar Invasion: Implications for Restoration. Soil Ecology Society Meeting, Kelowna, B.C. Canada. May, 2011. Poster presentation.

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West, R.R.* and G.W.T., Wilson, 2011. Bud Bank Density of Warm-Season Grasses as Regulators of Grassland Invasibility. Soil Ecology Society Meeting, Kelowna, B.C. Canada. May, 2011. Student presentation award Honorable Mention.

Greer, M.G.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2011. Do Warm-Season Invasive Grasses Exhibit Plant-Soil Feedbacks? The First Step in Restoration of Native Prairies in the Central and Southern Great Plains. Third annual Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK. July 2011. Poster presentation.

Noland, M.**, M.G. Greer*, K.R. Hickman, and G.W.T. Wilson. 2011. Determining the Effects of Old World Bluestem Invasion on Small Mammal Communities of North Central Oklahoma, USA. Third annual Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK. July 2011. Poster presentation.

Shrestha S.*, K.R. Hickman, G.W.T. Wilson, and M.M. Williamson. 2011. Assessing Plant-Soil Feedbacks with Biological Invasions: Implications for Restoration. Third annual Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK. July 2011. Poster presentation.

West, R.R.* and G.W.T., Wilson, 2011. Bud Bank Density of Warm-Season Grasses as Regulators of Grassland Invasibility. Third annual Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK. July 2011. Poster presentation.

Greer, M.G.*, G.W.T. Wilson, and K.R. Hickman. 2011. Determining Potential Mechanisms of Invasion: Evaluating Plant-Soil Feedbacks in Warm-Season Invasive Grasses of the Southern and Central Great Plains, USA. Grasslands in a Global Context International Symposium, Manhattan, KS. September 2011. Poster presentation.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, N.C. Johnson, and M.M. Williamson. 2011. Understanding Plant-Soil-Microbial Processes to Enhance Soil Carbon Sequestration in Biovidersity Feedstock Production: Low-Input High-Diversity Biofuels. Grasslands in a Global Context International Symposium, Manhattan, KS. September 2011. Poster presentation.

Shrestha, S.*, K.R. Hickman, G.W.T. Wilson, and M.M. Williamson. 2011. Assessing Plant-Soil Feedbacks Following Saltcedar Invasion. Grasslands in a Global Context International Symposium, Manhattan, KS. September 2011. Poster presentation.

West, R.R.* and G.W.T., Wilson. 2011. Bud Bank Density of Warm-Season Grasses as Regulators of Grassland Invasibility. Grasslands in a Global Context International Symposium, Manhattan, KS. September 2011. Poster presentation.

Williamson, M.M.*, G.W.T Wilson and D.C. Hartnett. 2011. Controls on Grass Bud Activation and Tiller Initiation in Tallgrass Prairies: The Effects of Light and Nitrogen. Grasslands in a Global Context International Symposium, Manhattan, KS. September 2011. Poster presentation.

Edano, M.L.S.*, Y. Mohammed, M. Reinert, A. Sutradhar, M. Ali, G.W.T. Wilson, and K. Girma. 2011. Soil Nutrient Amendments Alter Microbial Community in Switchgrass Production. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. October 2011. Poster presentation.

Mfombep, P.*, C.W. Rice, P. White, G.W.T. Wilson and T.C. Todd. 2011. Suppression of Soil Fungi on Biophysical Properties Involving Carbon Dynamics. Soil Science Society of America, San Antonio, TX. October, 2011. Poster presentation.

Wilson, G.W.T., R.M. Miller, N.C. Johnson, Y. Wu, and Williamson, M.M.* Understanding Plant –Soil-Microbial Processes to Enhance Soil Carbon Sequestration. 2011. USDA Sustainable Bioenegry Workshop, Arlington, VA. October 2011. Poster presentation.

Noland, M.*, G.W.T. Wilson, R.M. Miller, N.C. Johnson, and M.M. Williamson.* 2011. Understanding Plant-Soil-Microbial Processes to Enhance Soil Carbon Sequestration in Low-Input High Diversity Biofuels. Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. November 2011. Oral presentation.

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TEACHING/MENTORING: Oklahoma State University; 2008-2016 NREM 4023 Restoration Ecology; Fall Semesters; 2008 - present

Developed and implemented to improve NREM curriculum NREM 5043 Ecology and Evolution of Symbiosis; Spring Semesters; even years

Developed and implemented to improve NREM curriculum NREM 5053 Global Ecology and Biogeochemistry; Spring Semesters; odd years

Developed and implemented to improve NREM curriculum NREM 4990 Nutrient Cycling; 2015; Fall

Developed and implemented to improve NREM curriculum NREM 5030 Ecological Analysis and Synthesis; Fall 2010

Developed and implemented as part of NSF NCEAS funding NREM 5030 Entangled Genomics; Spring 2012

Developed and implemented as part of OSU Interdisciplinary Creative Planning Grant NREM 5030 Problems in Natural Resource Ecology & Management; Fall and Spring Semesters NREM 4980 Undergraduate Research; Fall 2010, 2012 and Spring 2009 - 2015 GRAD 6913 and 6921 FPP College Teaching Apprenticeship; Spring and Fall; 2012-2014

Kansas State University; 2003-2007 BIOL 698 Grassland Ecology; Summer Semesters; 2003-2007 BIOL 690 Fire Ecology: Co-Instructor; 2005 BIOL 499 Undergraduate Independent Research; Grassland Ecology; 2005-2007 AGRON 598 Undergraduate Independent Research; Rangeland Ecology and Restoration; 2006 GRADUATE STUDENTS (Dissertation/Thesis advisor & Committee chair): Luci Riggin Wilson (M.S. current) Laura Mino (M.S. current) Adam Cobb (Ph.D. current) Parker Coppick (Ph.D. current) Katherine Zaiger (Ph.D. current: co-advise with K.R. Hickman: NREM) Sally Kittrell (Ph.D. current: co-advise with J. Steets: Botany) Jiqiong Zhou (PhD current: Joint PhD student with Grassland Science, China Agricultural University) Eric Duell (M.S. 2015: Ph.D student OSU) Malou Edano (Ph.D. 2013: Assistant Professor University of the Philippines Los Banos ) Mitch Greer (Ph.D. 2013: Assistant Professor Ft. Hays State University) Morgan Noland (M.S. 2013: Research Assistant NSF NEON) Ray West (Ph.D. 2012: Scientist City of Tulsa OK) Leane Coppick (M.S. 2011: Research Associate and Ph.D. student OSU) Jacob Wesley Sprinkle (M.S. 2010: Research Assistant University of LA) Melinda M. Williamson (M.S. 2010: Resource Manager Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe KS) Graduate Student Fellowships and Awards (G. Wilson : Dissertation/Thesis advisor) Mitchell Greer: Funding: Private entrepreneur (D. Davidson) funding: $5,000 to extend molecular training. Honorary Graduate Commencement Marshal: Fall 2013. Robert L. Lochmiller II Endowed Scholarship in Wildlife Ecology: $1,100 award per semester for 2

semesters. Cletis Williams Distinguished Graduate Fellowship: $1,100 award per semester for 2 semesters. National Wildlife Federation 2nd Biannual America’s Grassland Conference Travel Award: $250. Funded Participant: NSF National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis mycorrhizal working

group, Santa Barbra, CA. Adam Cobb: Funded proposal: RIATA Center for Entrepreneurship Fellows Research Project: $8,000 award per year

for 3 years (Co-PI with G. Wilson: total $24,000).

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OSU Graduate College Robberson Summer Dissertation Fellowship: $6,000 Graduate and Professional Student Government Association Research Materials Award: $200. Selected Participant and Travel Award Recipient: Future Leaders Forum, the Association for

International Agriculture & Rural Development. Williams Distinguished Graduate Fellowship: $1,100 award per semester for 4 semesters. National Scholarship Recipient, Annie’s Homegrown Sustainable Agriculture: $10,000 award. Sally Tucker: OSU Graduate College Robberson Summer Dissertation Fellowship: $6,000 OSU Graduate College Professional Travel Award: $500 Jiqiong Zhou: China Scholarship Council Fellowship: 8 month travel/living expenses and academic support Eric Duell: National Wildlife Federation 2nd Biannual America’s Grassland Conference Travel Award: $250. Katherine Zaiger: Williams Distinguished Graduate Fellowship: $1,100 award per semester for 2 semesters. Laura Mino: McNair Fellowship OSU Top-Tier Scholarship OSU Afanasiev Distinguished Graduate Award: $1,100 award per semester for 2 semesters. GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEE MEMBER: Jeremy Kaplan Ph.D. Integrative Biology Vanessa Nunes Biral M.S. NREM Miranda Kersten M.S. OSU Integrative Biology Evan Brothers M.S. OSU International Agriculture Ben Daly M.S. OSU NREM Scott Orr M.S. OSU NREM Angela Rein Ph.D. OSU Botany Stephanie Grischkowsky M.S. OSU NREM Cody Yount M.S. OSU Plant and Soil Science Pride Abongwa. Ph.D. OSU Geology Shubha Shrestha Ph.D. OSU NREM Ryan Williams M.S. OSU NREM Emily Hiatt M.S. OSU NREM Reed Couch M.S. OSU Botany Karen Ray M.S. OSU Botany Erin Moyes M.S. OSU Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Adam Cobb M.S. OSU International Agriculture Cate Rychel M.S. OSU Plant and Soil Science Ping Hu M.S. Kansas State University, Agronomy Katherine Schmitt Ph.D. Kansas State University, Biology Kristy Hajny M.S. Kansas State University, Biology Keerthi Mandyam Ph.D. Kansas State University, Biology

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MENTORED IN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH:

All interns have co-authored local or university presentations. All are currently pursuing graduate or undergraduate degrees, or are employed as scientists in academia, or private, tribal, or US government positions. # indicates Co-author on National/International Presentation * indicates Co-author on Peer-reviewed Scientific Journal

Wentz Scholarship Students Anna O’Hare 2015, Oklahoma State University #Kayla Hess 2014, Oklahoma State University

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# Rori Buresh 2013, Oklahoma State University John Baggerly 2013, Oklahoma State University # Kaitlin Haase 2012, Oklahoma State University # Shana Lancaster 2012, Oklahoma State University # Stephanie Grischkowsky 2009, Oklahoma State University OSU/CASNR/OAES Undergraduate Research Scholar Anna O’Hare 2015, Oklahoma State University # Kayla Hess 2014, Oklahoma State University # Rori Buresh 2013, Oklahoma State University # Kaitlin Haase 2012, Oklahoma State University International Undergraduate Exchange Student Ana Brilha 2015, Brazil Arianne Moniz 2015, Brazil Analise Tersigni 2014, Brazil Arthur Cagnani 2013, Brazil Ricardo Miyajima 2013, Brazil Barbara Santi 2011, Brazil Gabriela Berto 2010, Brazil Beatriz Mazziero 2009, Brazil NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Anna O’Hare 2015, Oklahoma State University # Shana Lancaster 2012, Oklahoma State University # Stephanie Grischkowsky 2011, Oklahoma State University *# Jacqueline Wilson 2009, University of Kansas *# Adam Springer 2007, Kansas State University *# Melinda Williamson 2007, Haskell Indian Nations University Elizabeth Bach 2006, Cornell College Rider Frey 2006, Kansas State University # Krysta Hougen 2006, Moorehead State University Tony Modzelowski 2006, Donelly College # Ben Vander Weide 2006, Calvin College # Crystal Sinn 2005, Butler Community College *# Jacqueline Wilson 2005, University of Kansas # Andres Andrade 2004, University of Colorado at Denver *# Matthew Trager 2003, Grinnell College Andra Brosius 2002, Kansas State Janel Sinn 2002, Barton Community College Tara Shubert 2001, Swarthmore College Zoe Gill 2001, Kansas State University Elizabeth Bockman 2000, Gustavus Adolphus College Dustin Jasken 2000, North Dakota State University * Kerrilee Kobbeman 2000, McPherson College Arden Thomas 2000, Earlham College * Deborah Figge 1999, Kansas State University Kale Mann 1999, Kansas State University Katherine Oliver 1999, Kansas State University OK-LSAMP # Sunny Evans 2012, Oklahoma State University Sunny Evans 2010, Oklahoma State University Independent Study # Chelsea Click 2012, Oklahoma State University # Eric Duell 2012, Oklahoma State University

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Shelby Burridge 2011, Oklahoma State University *# Morgan Noland 2010, Oklahoma State University Katherine Oliver 2006, Kansas State University *# Adam Springer 2006, Kansas State University Marla Tilton 2006, Kansas State University Sabrina Le 2015, Southmoore High School Senior Science Project Advisor DEPARTMENTAL (NREM) SERVICE (OSU): Graduate Program Coordinator (2011 – Present) Co-Advisor OSU Undergraduate Range Club (2010 – 2015) Chair - Search and Screen for Landscape Hydrology and Resource Sustainability (2015) Position review committee for Resource Management Position (2015) 5-year RPT Review Committee S. Hallgren (2015) Ad Hoc professorship selection committee (2014) Chair, C. Zou Tenure and Promotion Committee (2012/2013) Department Core Curriculum Committee (2012) Department Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee (2010-Present) Department Graduate Committee (2007 – Present) Department B.Sc. Academic Advisor (2007-Present) Search and Screen Committee for Natural Resource Management Faculty Position (2008) Department Seminar Selection Committee (2007 – 2011) Departmental Safety Compliance Coordinator (2007 – 2010) Search and Screen Committee for Timber Management Faculty Position (2007) COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE (OSU): College-level Retention/Promotion/Tenure Committee (2015-2018) CASNR organizing committee: 3Minute Thesis competitive presentations (2015, 2016) CASNR Williams Outstanding Thesis award review committee (2015) DASNR conflict of interest committee: Faculty representative (2015-2018) Oklahoma State University Legislative Briefing Panel: Defense Related Research (2015) CASNR Freshman Research Scholars: NREM representative (2015) Knopf PhD Dissertation Fellowship review committee (2015) Search and Screen Committee for NREM Department Head (2015) Graduate College Roundup Advisory Committee (2013 – Present) Graduate College College.Net Advisory panel (2013-2015) University Faculty Preparation Program Mentor (2012 - 2015) Environmental Science Steering Committee (2011 – Present) Student Success Center: Graduate Studies Information faculty panel member (2014) Search and Screen Committee for Graduate College Associate Dean for Student Affairs (2013) Reviewer, OSU Provost Interdisciplinary Proposal panel (2013) Division Africa Working Group (2009 – 2011) Search and Screen Committee Outside Reviewer: Department of Botany (2009) Judge for Annual OSU Graduate Student Research Symposium (2008 - 2015) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, BROADER IMPACTS: 2015 – Present Associate Editor, Journal of Ecology 2013 – Present Editorial Board, Journal of Vegetation Science 2013 – Present Australian Research Council: National Competitive Grants Program Assessor 2014 – 2015 Conference Coordinating Committee: International Conference on Mycorrhiza 2015 Co-Chair Student Judging Committee: International Conference on Mycorrhiza 2013 & 2014 Outside reviewer for SDSU tenure and promotion 2012 Guest on Oklahoma Gardening Televised Show

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2011 International Symposium Coordinating Committee: Grasslands in a Global Context 2011 Soil Ecology Society, Student presentation judge, Camden, NJ 2010 Ecological Society of America, Student oral presentation judge, Pittsburg, PA 2009 – Present NSF NEON Science and Education Coordinating Committee – Domain 6 2009 - 2011 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis Distributed Graduate

Seminar Co-Instructor and advisor 2009 Invited participant NSF All Scientists Meeting, Estes Park, Colorado 2009 Invited participant Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa Workshop;

Naples, Italy 2009 Soil Ecology Society, Student oral presentation judge, Burlington, VT 2008 Ecological Society of America, Student oral presentation judge, Milwaukee, WI 2003-2007 Director of NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Program, Konza Prairie

Biological Station 2005 – 2007 Graduate Faculty Member, Kansas State University 2005 – 2007 Kansas State University Faculty Representative for Konza Prairie Biological Station

Education Program and Friends of Konza Prairie 2004 – 2007 Instructor for NSF Girls Researching Our World (GROW). This program gives 6-8

grade girls the opportunity to interact with scientists during a week- long camp 2004 – 2007 Teacher Mentor and Session Coordinator, NSF Girls Researching Our World

(GROW). Workshop for high school science teachers 2000 – 2007 Organizing Member, Consortium for Undergraduate Research, Kansas State

University 2006 Riley County Middle School All-School Assembly, USD 378, Riley, KS.

Examining Soil Microbes 2006 Wamego High School All-School Assembly, USD 320, Wamego, KS. Soil

Microbes Contribute to Plant Growth 2004 Riley County High School All-School Assembly, USD 378, Riley, KS. Can the

Rainforest be Saved? Lessons from Guatemala 1998 – 2010 High School Science Curriculum and Extra-Curricular Activities Advisor, USD 378

Public Schools, Riley County, KS 1998 – 2007 Konza Prairie Biological Station: Service on control burn and bison management (> 200

hrs), Visitors’ day information coordinator (Bi-annual event), Conduct tours for visiting scientists, students, and film crews (> 50 tours)

1998 – 2002 Middle School Science Fair Advisor, Chairman of Science Fair Judging, USD 378 Public Schools, Riley County, KS

SERVICE ON GRANT FUNDING ADVISORY PANELS: 2015 USDA NIFA Fellowship Grant Program panel 2015 German Research Foundation: Life Science/Plant Biology Advisory Panel 2014 Romanian Joint Research Programme: Romania and EFTA States (Norway, Iceland and

Liechtenstein) Programme Panel 2013 NSF Organism-Environment Interactions pre-proposal panel 2012 Australian Research Council Ecology panel 2011 NSF Organism-Environment Interactions panel 2008 NSF Evolutionary and Population Ecology panel 2007 NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement panel 2007 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Advisory Symposium 2006 NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement panel AD HOC REVIEWER: GRANT PROPOSALS (2008 - 2015): US Competitive Programs:

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NSF Ecology Program NSF Ecosystem Program NSF Evolutionary and Population Ecology Program NSF National Center for Genome Resources NSF Organism-Environment Interactions Program: Plant and Microbe Division NSF Population and Community Ecology Cluster NSF Geobiology and Geochemistry Program DOE Biological & Environmental Research: Genomic Science Program USDA-AFRI Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture National Geographic International Competitive Programs: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Australian Research Council Canada Foundation for Innovation Estonian Research Council German Research Foundation Israel Science Foundation National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Netherlands Innovational Research Incentives Norwegian Research Cooperation Programme Romanian Joint Research Programme REVIEWER: INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS (2008 - 2015): American Journal of Botany, American Midland Naturalist, Applied Soil Ecology, Australian Journal of Botany, Biology Letters, Botany, Ecology, Ecology Letters, Ecological Monographs, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Functional Ecology, Global Change Biology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Vegetation Science, Molecular Ecology, Mycologia, Mycorrhiza, New Phytologist, Oecologia, Plant and Soil, Plant Ecology, PLoS ONE, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Rangeland Ecology and Management, Restoration Ecology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Trends in Ecology and Evolution

MEMBERSHIPS: Ecological Society of America International Mycorrhiza Society International Soil Ecology Society National Association of Biology Teachers Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council HONORS, AWARDS: James A. Whatley Award for Meritorious Service in Agricultural Sciences 2015 Sarkeys Distinguished Professorship, Oklahoma State University 2014 RIATA Faculty Fellow, Oklahoma State University 2014 Best oral presentation for Soil Climate Change Symposium, SuperSoil Conference 2004 Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society, top 1% of Kansas State University Graduate Students 2003 Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Ph.D. Student Research Award, Kansas State University, December 2003 Sigma Xi Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honor Society Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society Outstanding M.S. Graduate Student Research Award, Slippery Rock University, December 1983 Graduation Honor Marshal, Slippery Rock University, Graduate School Class 1983