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Kristina M. McNysetCross-ORD Postdoc Voice: 541-754-4807 |
Education:
- B.S., Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, Ecology, 1995
- M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Natural Resources and Environment, Aquatic Ecology, 1999
- Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2005
Previous positions:
- Research Assistant, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Institute, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2004 – 2005
- Graduate Research Assistant, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Institute, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2003
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2002-2004
- Curatorial Assistant, Division of Ichthyology, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Institute, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1999-2001
Professional societies:
- American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Research interests:
- Predictive ecological niche modeling
- Invasive species threat assessment
- Aquatic ecology and biogeography
- Evolutionary biology
Appointments and honors:
- National Science Foundation Summer Fellowships in Japan; Summer Institute in Japan, 1999
- Merit Scholarship, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan 1997-1998
- Summer Systematics Institute Internship, The California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, 1995
Selected publications:
- McNyset, K. M. Use of ecological niche modeling to predict distributions of freshwater fish species in Kansas. 2005. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 14 (3): 243-255
- Kluza, D. and McNyset, K.M. Ecological Niche Modeling of Aquatic Invasive Species. 2005. Aquatic Invaders 16:1-7
- K. Iguchi, K. Matsuura, K. M. McNyset, A. T. Peterson, R. Scachetti-Pereira, D. A. Vieglais, E. O. Wiley, and T. Yodo. “Predicting Invasions of Bass in Japan.” 2004. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133:845-854.
- Tang, K. L., K. M. McNyset, and N. I. Holcroft. The phylogenetic position of five genera (Acanthochromis, Azurina, Chrysiptera, Dischistodus, and Neopomacentrus) of damselfishes (Perciformes: Pomacentridae). 2004. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30:823-828.
- E. O. Wiley, K. M. McNyset, A. Townsend Peterson, C. Richard Robins, and Aimee M. Stewart. 2003. “Niche Modeling and Geographic Range Predictions in the Marine Environment Using a Machine-learning Algorithm.” Oceanography 16:3, 120-127.
- Rhode, K.M., Pappas, J., and Stoermer, E.F. 2001. “Quantitative Analysis of Shape Variation in Type and Modern Populations of Meridion Ag. (Bacillariophyta).” Journal of Phycology 37:175-183
- Kociolek, J.P., Rhode, K.M., and Williams, D.M. 1998. “Raphe vestiges in 'Asterionella' species from Madagascar: Evidence for a polyphyletic origin of the araphid diatoms?” Cryptogamie Algologie 19 (1-2): 57-74
- Kociolek, J.P., Rhode, K.M., and Williams, D.M. 1997. “Taxonomy, ultrastructure and biogeography of the Actinella punctata (Bacillariophyta: Eunotiaceae) species complex.” Nova Hedwigia 65 (1-4): 177-193