Corinna Riginos Curriculum Vitae

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Education

• 2003-present. University of California, Davis. Graduate Group in Ecology. Ph.D. expected 2008.
• 1996-2000. Brown University. Bachelors of Science with Honors, Magna Cum Laude, in Environmental Science.

Fellowships

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. 2003-present.
• Northern California Association of Phi Beta Kappa graduate fellowship. 2006.
• Tomales Bay Fellowship in fiction, to attend the Tomales Bay Writers Workshop. October 2005.
• Graduate Scholars Fellowship, University of California, Davis. 2003.
• Fulbright United States Student Scholarship, to study the effects of overgrazing on shrubs in the Succulent Karoo, South Africa. 2000-2001.

Grants

• National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. 2006-2008.
• Ben Madson scholarship, UC Davis. 2005.
• Jastro-Shields research grant, UC Davis. Summer 2005.
• Jastro-Sheilds research grant, UC Davis. Summer 2004.

Conference Presentations

• Riginos, C. and Milton, S.J. When does a seedling need a nurse? Paper presentation. Arid Zone Ecological Forum, Caltizdorp, South Africa, September 2001.

Teaching Experience

• University of California, Davis. Winter and Spring 2005. Assistant for undergraduate course, 'Experimental Ecology and Evolution in the Field.' Technical assistance and grading of student research papers.
• Brown University, Providence, RI. Spring 2000 and Spring 1999 semesters. Teaching Assistant for Brown University course, Science in Environmental Issues. Involved leading and coordinating a weekly discussion/laboratory section, assisting students to design independent projects, and grading student papers.
• Brown University, Providence, RI. Summer 1999. Assistant to professor. Revamped laboratory portion of Brown University course, Science in Environmental Issues.

Professional Activities

• Reviewer for Journal of Arid Environments.
• Reviewer for Ecography.
• Reviewer for Forest Ecology and Management.

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa, Brown University. 2000.
• Sigma Xi, Brown University. 2000.
• Faculty Scholars Award for Academic Excellence, Brown University. 1999.

Other Interests

• Creative writing
• Windsurfing
• Travel