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Education
PhD Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University 2016 – Present
Columbus, OH. Advisor: Dr. Marymegan Daly
MSc Biology, Central Michigan University 2013 - 2016
Mt Pleasant, MI. Advisor: Dr. Anna Monfils
BSc Biology - Concentration in Marine Biology, Palm Beach Atlantic University 2007-2011
Research
PhD Research: Biogeography within Metridium: systematics, introductions, and the effects of glaciation 2016 – Present
history on current genetic diversity
Field Research Technician, Integrated Aquatic Invasive Plant Management Team. Investigated 2015 – 2016
the effects of control methods on invasive aquatic plants. Michigan.
MSc Research: Dead specimens, but not dead data: Species distribution modeling and 2013 – 2016
phylogenetic resolution of Fuireneae (Cyperaceae)
Volunteer Research Team Member, Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit. Tracked and recorded Oct 2012
cetacean movements and ID’d individuals. Gardenstown, Scotland.
Senior Research: Community and Ecology of the SeaweedSargassum fluitans. West Palm Beach, FL 2011
Publications
Glon, Heather, Marymegan Daly, James T. Carlton, Megan M. Flenniken, Zara Currimjee. 2020. Mediators of Invasions in the Sea: Life History Strategies and Dispersal Vectors Facilitating Global Sea Anemone Introductions. Biological Invasions (In Review).
Weiringa, Jamin G., Matthew R. Boot, Marcos V. Dantas-Queiroz, Drew Duckett, Emanuel M. Fonseca, Heather Glon, Natalie Hamilton, Sungsik Kong, Flavia M. Lanna, Kali Z. Mattingly, Danielle J. Parsons, Megan L. Smith, Benjamin W. Stone, Coleen Thompson, Lei Zuo, Bryan C. Carstens. 2020. Does habitat stability structure intraspecific genetic diversity? It’s complicated… Frontiers in Biogeography (In Review).
Ma, Kevin C.K., Heather E. Glon, Heather L. Hawk, Cody N. Chapman. 2020. Reconstructing the distribution of the non-native sea anemone, Diadumene lineata (Actiniaria), in the Canadian Maritimes: Local extinction in New Brunswick and no regional range expansion in Nova Scotia since its initial detection. Regional Studies in Marine Science.
Glon, H.E., Yamaguchi Haruka, Marymegan Daly, Masahiro Nakaoka. 2019. Temperature and salinity survival limits of the fluffy sea anemone Metridium senile (L.), in Japan. Hydrobiologia.
Glon, H.E., D.R. Shiels, E. Linton, J.R. Starr, A.L. Shirley, S. Fleming, S.K. Lichtenwald, E. R. Schick, D. Pozo, and A.K. Monfils. 2017. A Five Gene Phylogenetic Study of Fuireneae (Cyperaceae) with a Revision of Isolepis humillima. Systematic Botany.
Glon, H.E., B.W. Heumann, J.R. Carter, J.M. Bartek, and A.K. Monfils. 2017. The contribution of small collections to species distribution modeling: A case study from Fuireneae (Cyperaceae). Ecological Informatics.
Featured on GBIF!
Presentations and Posters
“Cold-Water Connections: Systematics and Biogeography of the Sea Anemone Genus Metridium (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Metridiidae)” Poster presentation, Benthic Ecology Meeting, St John's ,Newfoundland, Canada, April 2019.
“Cold-Water Connections: Systematics and Biogeography of the Sea Anemone Genus Metridium (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Metridiidae)” Oral presentation, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, FL, January 2019.
“Systematics of the circumboreal sea anemone genus, Metridium, using RADseq data” Oral presentation, Three Rivers Evolutionary Event, Pittsburgh, PA ,September 2018.
"Life at Akkeshi Marine Station: Survival limitations of Metridium senile" Oral presentation, NSF representative, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Summer Program Closing Seminar, Tokyo, Japan, August 2017.
"Starry Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa): Research Efforts Towards an Integrated Management Plan" Oral presentation, Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society, Grand Rapids, Michigan. March 2016.
“The Contribution of Small Collections: A Case Study from Fuireneae (Cyperaceae)” Oral presentation, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections annual meeting, Gainesville, Florida. May 2015.
“Cyperaceae Systematics: Using Molecular Methods to Resolve Relationships in the Paraphyletic Fuireneae” Poster, Great Lakes Science in Action Symposium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan. April 2014.
“Cyperaceae Systematics: Using Molecular Methods to Resolve Relationships in the Paraphyletic Fuireneae” Poster, Botany 2014, Boise, Idaho. July 2014
“Seal Pup Rehabilitation in Ireland: Process and Associated Challenges” Oral Presentation, New England Aquarium Staff Luncheon, Boston, Massachusetts. March 2013.
Grants, Awards, and Fellowships
Women Divers Hall of Fame - $1000 2019
OSU Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship - $3500 2019
Ray Travel Award - $1,000 2019
Helen M. and Milton O. Lee Fellowship- $13,000 2018
Lerner-Gray Memorial Fund (AMNH)- $2500 2018
Ohio State Global Gateways Scholarship- $1000 2018
International Women's Fishing Association- $1500 2018
Christoffer Schander Memorial Fund Grant - $1200 2017
International Women's Fishing Association - $2000 2017
NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship - $5,000 + research, living, & travel 2017
International Women's Fishing Association - $2000 2016
iDigBio – Specimens Full Circle symposium- $1,100 2015
American Society of Plant Taxonomists - $335 2014
Genetics Section - Botanical Society of America - $500 2014
Daniel E. and Mildred G. Wujek Research Scholarship - $900 2014
Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation Scholarship - $500 2010-2011
Arthur R. Marshall Foundation Scholarship - $1000 2010-2011
Teaching
REU Graduate Student Mentor Ohio State University Summer 2018
Graduate Teaching AssistantOhio State University 2016 – Present
Laboratory Course: Form, Function, Diversity, and Ecology (BIO 1114);
Ohio Birds (EEOB 2220); Human Physiology
Honors: 2018 EEOB Outstanding GTA
Graduate Teaching AssistantCentral Michigan University 2014 –2015
Laboratory Courses: Introduction to Life Science for Elementary Teachers
(101T, 165), and Introduction to Quantitative Biology (105QR)
Honorable mention: Certificate of Teaching Excellence (100- Level)
Butterfly Garden Interpreter/Curatorial Assistant with Museum of Science, Nov 2011- May 2012
Boston, MA
Program Educator with New England Aquarium, Boston, MA Sept 2011- May 2012
Visitor Educator with New England Aquarium, Boston, MA June 2011 - Sept 2011
Science Related Positions
Field Research TechnicianCentral Michigan University May 2015 – Jul 2016
Watch video created by ScienceLIVE on the project: vimeo.com/156926248
Resident Animal Handler (Full-time volunteer)with Dingle Wildlife and May 2012 – Nov 2012
Seal Sanctuary, Dingle, Ireland (now Seal Rescue Ireland, Co. Wexford, Ireland)
Volunteer Team Member with Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit (CRRU) Oct 2012
Gardenstown, Scotland
Tropical Gallery Volunteer Aquarist with New England Aquarium, Boston Feb 2012- May 2012
Biology Lab Assistant with Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL 2008-2011
Arthur R. Marshall Student Scholar and Volunteer with Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, 2007-2011
Lake Worth, FL
Out Island Mate (Scout Counselor) with Boy Scout National High Adventure SeaBase, Summer 2009
Summerland Key, FL
Complementary Education and Certifications
Divemaster SCUBA diving certification (In progress) - SDI, Aquatic Adventures, Columbus, OH
Taxonomy and Biology of Sea Anemones (June 2016) - 12 days, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bocas del Toro, Panama
GIS in Ecology and British Divers Marine Mammal medic certification (2012) CRRU, Gardenstown, Scotland
Master SCUBA diving certification (2018) - NAUI, Bay City, MI (inc. nitrox)
Rescue SCUBA Diving Certification (2015), NAUI, Bay City, MI (Current recorded dives: 102)
Advanced SCUBA Certification (2014), NAUI, Bay City, MI
Open Water Diving Certification (2008), YSCUBA, West Palm Beach, FL
First Aid and CPR/AED Certification (2016) - American Red Cross
Michigan Boating Safety Certificate (2015), Michigan
Service
Presenter, Shark Week Outreach Event with Current Club July 26, 2018
Co-advisor for Current, the Ohio State University’s Marine Biology club. 2017 - Present
Graduate student representativefor the OSU Museum of Biological Diversity Open House. 2017 – Present
Volunteer for Franklinton Friday STEAM Student Showcase. April 14, 2017
Volunteer,Museum of Biological Diversity Open April, 2017
Pre-Krayfish Outreach event March 29, 2017
BioBlitz, Ohio State University. March 25, 2017
Secretary of Biology Graduate Student Association. Central Michigan University 2014 - 2016
BioBuds school program, Central Michigan University. 2013-2014
President PBA Science Club 2007-2011
Education
PhD Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University 2016 – Present
Columbus, OH. Advisor: Dr. Marymegan Daly
MSc Biology, Central Michigan University 2013 - 2016
Mt Pleasant, MI. Advisor: Dr. Anna Monfils
BSc Biology - Concentration in Marine Biology, Palm Beach Atlantic University 2007-2011
Research
PhD Research: Biogeography within Metridium: systematics, introductions, and the effects of glaciation 2016 – Present
history on current genetic diversity
Field Research Technician, Integrated Aquatic Invasive Plant Management Team. Investigated 2015 – 2016
the effects of control methods on invasive aquatic plants. Michigan.
MSc Research: Dead specimens, but not dead data: Species distribution modeling and 2013 – 2016
phylogenetic resolution of Fuireneae (Cyperaceae)
Volunteer Research Team Member, Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit. Tracked and recorded Oct 2012
cetacean movements and ID’d individuals. Gardenstown, Scotland.
Senior Research: Community and Ecology of the SeaweedSargassum fluitans. West Palm Beach, FL 2011
Publications
Glon, Heather, Marymegan Daly, James T. Carlton, Megan M. Flenniken, Zara Currimjee. 2020. Mediators of Invasions in the Sea: Life History Strategies and Dispersal Vectors Facilitating Global Sea Anemone Introductions. Biological Invasions (In Review).
Weiringa, Jamin G., Matthew R. Boot, Marcos V. Dantas-Queiroz, Drew Duckett, Emanuel M. Fonseca, Heather Glon, Natalie Hamilton, Sungsik Kong, Flavia M. Lanna, Kali Z. Mattingly, Danielle J. Parsons, Megan L. Smith, Benjamin W. Stone, Coleen Thompson, Lei Zuo, Bryan C. Carstens. 2020. Does habitat stability structure intraspecific genetic diversity? It’s complicated… Frontiers in Biogeography (In Review).
Ma, Kevin C.K., Heather E. Glon, Heather L. Hawk, Cody N. Chapman. 2020. Reconstructing the distribution of the non-native sea anemone, Diadumene lineata (Actiniaria), in the Canadian Maritimes: Local extinction in New Brunswick and no regional range expansion in Nova Scotia since its initial detection. Regional Studies in Marine Science.
Glon, H.E., Yamaguchi Haruka, Marymegan Daly, Masahiro Nakaoka. 2019. Temperature and salinity survival limits of the fluffy sea anemone Metridium senile (L.), in Japan. Hydrobiologia.
Glon, H.E., D.R. Shiels, E. Linton, J.R. Starr, A.L. Shirley, S. Fleming, S.K. Lichtenwald, E. R. Schick, D. Pozo, and A.K. Monfils. 2017. A Five Gene Phylogenetic Study of Fuireneae (Cyperaceae) with a Revision of Isolepis humillima. Systematic Botany.
Glon, H.E., B.W. Heumann, J.R. Carter, J.M. Bartek, and A.K. Monfils. 2017. The contribution of small collections to species distribution modeling: A case study from Fuireneae (Cyperaceae). Ecological Informatics.
Featured on GBIF!
Presentations and Posters
“Cold-Water Connections: Systematics and Biogeography of the Sea Anemone Genus Metridium (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Metridiidae)” Poster presentation, Benthic Ecology Meeting, St John's ,Newfoundland, Canada, April 2019.
“Cold-Water Connections: Systematics and Biogeography of the Sea Anemone Genus Metridium (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Metridiidae)” Oral presentation, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, FL, January 2019.
“Systematics of the circumboreal sea anemone genus, Metridium, using RADseq data” Oral presentation, Three Rivers Evolutionary Event, Pittsburgh, PA ,September 2018.
"Life at Akkeshi Marine Station: Survival limitations of Metridium senile" Oral presentation, NSF representative, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Summer Program Closing Seminar, Tokyo, Japan, August 2017.
"Starry Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa): Research Efforts Towards an Integrated Management Plan" Oral presentation, Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society, Grand Rapids, Michigan. March 2016.
“The Contribution of Small Collections: A Case Study from Fuireneae (Cyperaceae)” Oral presentation, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections annual meeting, Gainesville, Florida. May 2015.
“Cyperaceae Systematics: Using Molecular Methods to Resolve Relationships in the Paraphyletic Fuireneae” Poster, Great Lakes Science in Action Symposium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan. April 2014.
“Cyperaceae Systematics: Using Molecular Methods to Resolve Relationships in the Paraphyletic Fuireneae” Poster, Botany 2014, Boise, Idaho. July 2014
“Seal Pup Rehabilitation in Ireland: Process and Associated Challenges” Oral Presentation, New England Aquarium Staff Luncheon, Boston, Massachusetts. March 2013.
Grants, Awards, and Fellowships
Women Divers Hall of Fame - $1000 2019
OSU Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship - $3500 2019
Ray Travel Award - $1,000 2019
Helen M. and Milton O. Lee Fellowship- $13,000 2018
Lerner-Gray Memorial Fund (AMNH)- $2500 2018
Ohio State Global Gateways Scholarship- $1000 2018
International Women's Fishing Association- $1500 2018
Christoffer Schander Memorial Fund Grant - $1200 2017
International Women's Fishing Association - $2000 2017
NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship - $5,000 + research, living, & travel 2017
International Women's Fishing Association - $2000 2016
iDigBio – Specimens Full Circle symposium- $1,100 2015
American Society of Plant Taxonomists - $335 2014
Genetics Section - Botanical Society of America - $500 2014
Daniel E. and Mildred G. Wujek Research Scholarship - $900 2014
Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation Scholarship - $500 2010-2011
Arthur R. Marshall Foundation Scholarship - $1000 2010-2011
Teaching
REU Graduate Student Mentor Ohio State University Summer 2018
Graduate Teaching AssistantOhio State University 2016 – Present
Laboratory Course: Form, Function, Diversity, and Ecology (BIO 1114);
Ohio Birds (EEOB 2220); Human Physiology
Honors: 2018 EEOB Outstanding GTA
Graduate Teaching AssistantCentral Michigan University 2014 –2015
Laboratory Courses: Introduction to Life Science for Elementary Teachers
(101T, 165), and Introduction to Quantitative Biology (105QR)
Honorable mention: Certificate of Teaching Excellence (100- Level)
Butterfly Garden Interpreter/Curatorial Assistant with Museum of Science, Nov 2011- May 2012
Boston, MA
Program Educator with New England Aquarium, Boston, MA Sept 2011- May 2012
Visitor Educator with New England Aquarium, Boston, MA June 2011 - Sept 2011
Science Related Positions
Field Research TechnicianCentral Michigan University May 2015 – Jul 2016
Watch video created by ScienceLIVE on the project: vimeo.com/156926248
Resident Animal Handler (Full-time volunteer)with Dingle Wildlife and May 2012 – Nov 2012
Seal Sanctuary, Dingle, Ireland (now Seal Rescue Ireland, Co. Wexford, Ireland)
Volunteer Team Member with Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit (CRRU) Oct 2012
Gardenstown, Scotland
Tropical Gallery Volunteer Aquarist with New England Aquarium, Boston Feb 2012- May 2012
Biology Lab Assistant with Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL 2008-2011
Arthur R. Marshall Student Scholar and Volunteer with Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, 2007-2011
Lake Worth, FL
Out Island Mate (Scout Counselor) with Boy Scout National High Adventure SeaBase, Summer 2009
Summerland Key, FL
Complementary Education and Certifications
Divemaster SCUBA diving certification (In progress) - SDI, Aquatic Adventures, Columbus, OH
Taxonomy and Biology of Sea Anemones (June 2016) - 12 days, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bocas del Toro, Panama
GIS in Ecology and British Divers Marine Mammal medic certification (2012) CRRU, Gardenstown, Scotland
Master SCUBA diving certification (2018) - NAUI, Bay City, MI (inc. nitrox)
Rescue SCUBA Diving Certification (2015), NAUI, Bay City, MI (Current recorded dives: 102)
Advanced SCUBA Certification (2014), NAUI, Bay City, MI
Open Water Diving Certification (2008), YSCUBA, West Palm Beach, FL
First Aid and CPR/AED Certification (2016) - American Red Cross
Michigan Boating Safety Certificate (2015), Michigan
Service
Presenter, Shark Week Outreach Event with Current Club July 26, 2018
Co-advisor for Current, the Ohio State University’s Marine Biology club. 2017 - Present
Graduate student representativefor the OSU Museum of Biological Diversity Open House. 2017 – Present
Volunteer for Franklinton Friday STEAM Student Showcase. April 14, 2017
Volunteer,Museum of Biological Diversity Open April, 2017
Pre-Krayfish Outreach event March 29, 2017
BioBlitz, Ohio State University. March 25, 2017
Secretary of Biology Graduate Student Association. Central Michigan University 2014 - 2016
BioBuds school program, Central Michigan University. 2013-2014
President PBA Science Club 2007-2011