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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 Seaweed Sargassum fluitans. West Palm Beach, FL                2011

Publications
Glon, Heather, Andrea Quattrini, Ben Titus, Marymegan Daly. Sequence-capture methods outperform ddRAD approaches in resolving species and population boundaries in hexacorallian anthozoans. (Under revision with Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution).

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.

Glon, Mael G., Laura S. Hughes, Heather E. Glon, Kelly M. Capuzzi, Zachary J. Loughman, Roger F. Thoma. 2020. First Record of the Blue Crawfish, Cambarus monongalensis Ortmann 1905 (Decapoda: Cambaridae), from Ohio, USA. Ohio Journal of Science. 

Glon, Heather E., Marina Costa, Ander De Lecea, Claire Goodwin, Stephen Cartwright, Angie Dominique Díaz Lorca, Paul Brickle, Paul E. Brewin. 2020. New Records of the Plumose Sea Anemone, Metridium senile, from the Falkland Islands. Bioinvasions Records.

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.

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
"Sea Anemones in the Polar Regions: Hotspots for Diversity" Heather Glon, Marymegan Daly. Virtual Oral Seminar. Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (OSU). July 2020 WATCH HERE:: vimeo.com/443476175
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“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
Raymond C. Osburn Memorial Graduate Scholarship - $2100                                                                           2020
OSU Presidential Fellowship - One full year of support                                                                                        2020
Shackleton Scholarship Fund - $4200                                                                                                                     2019
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 Assistant
Central 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
Ecology of Arctic Marine Benthos (Aug 1 - Sept 13, 2019) - The University Centre in Svalbard
Divemaster SCUBA diving certification (2019)  - 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 and Outreach
Grandview Library: Spectacular Specimens Series - Oceans https://tinyurl.com/ya38ysjr               June 2020 
Aquatic Adventures Dive Club Virtual iNaturalist Workshop: https://tinyurl.com/ydgeqp2w           April 2020
Penguin News Contributing Author                                                                                                                   Jan 2020
Falklands Radio (Listen here)                                                                                                                              Nov 2019                 
Falklands Conservation Watch Group                                                                                                              Nov 2019
CoSI Discovery Night                                                                                                                                             Oct 2019
Museum of Biological Diversity Open House, Ohio State University                                      Mar 2017, 2018, 2019
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

Contact

Glon.2@osu.edu
​Heather340@gmail.com
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