Rodney David Dever
Botanist
Shepherd University
Department of Biology
Education
MS. West Virginia University, Department of Biology, Systematic Botany, 2014
International Diploma in Herbarium Techniques, Brooklyn and Kew Botanic Gardens, NY 2012
BS. Shepherd University, Environmental Science, 2005
Dirca Palustris - Leatherwood Tree
Professional Experience
Herbarium Manager, Department of Biology, West Virginia University 2011-12 Supervised staff and volunteers
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
Introductory Biology, West Virginia University, Organized and facilitated laboratory sections; created and graded laboratory and lecture exams 2008-10 (5 semesters).
Total Science experience- a non-traditional class, West Virginia University, Organized and executed laboratory sections and field trips, graded reports 2007-8 (1 semester).
Research Interests
Professional Memberships
Internships
Shenandoah National Park, Vegetation Survey, Front Royal Virginia 2005
Smithsonian - US National Herbarium, Washington, DC 2003-4
USDA Germplasm Repository, Beltsville, MD 2003
Awards
Melvin Brown Plant Taxonomy Memorial Award ($4,000, 2008-9)
Travel Award, American Society of Plant Taxonomist ($270, 2009)
Travel Award, Southeast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections ($1410, 2010)
Melvin Brown Plant Taxonomy Memorial Award ($4,000, 2012)
Posters Presented at Professional Meetings
Dever, R.D., D.I. Ford-Werntz. 2011. Scape Anatomy of the Allium cernuum Complex in Appalachia. Annual Meeting, Midcontinent Paleobotanical Colloquium 28, Raleigh, NC.
Dever, R.D., D.I. Ford-Werntz. 2010. Taxonomy of the Allium cernuum Complex in Appalachia. Annual Meeting, Botanical Society of America, Providence, RI.
Dever, R.D., D.I. Ford-Werntz. 2009. The Allium cernuum Complex in Appalachia. Annual Meeting, Botanical Society of America, Snowbird, UT.
Dever, R.D., D.I. Ford-Werntz. 2008. The nodding onion: one species or three? West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont, WV.
Department of Biology
Education
MS. West Virginia University, Department of Biology, Systematic Botany, 2014
International Diploma in Herbarium Techniques, Brooklyn and Kew Botanic Gardens, NY 2012
BS. Shepherd University, Environmental Science, 2005
Dirca Palustris - Leatherwood Tree
Professional Experience
Herbarium Manager, Department of Biology, West Virginia University 2011-12 Supervised staff and volunteers
- Taught herbarium workshops for students and the general public
- Prepared, sent and received loans
- Rendered species determinations
- Assisted visiting researchers
- Collected specimens in the field
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
Introductory Biology, West Virginia University, Organized and facilitated laboratory sections; created and graded laboratory and lecture exams 2008-10 (5 semesters).
Total Science experience- a non-traditional class, West Virginia University, Organized and executed laboratory sections and field trips, graded reports 2007-8 (1 semester).
Research Interests
- Plant Biosystematics - Speciation
- Floristics
- Herbarium Techniques
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Plant Taxonomists
- Association of Southeastern Biologists
- Southeast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC)
- Southern Appalachian Botanical Society, West Virginia Academy of Science
Internships
Shenandoah National Park, Vegetation Survey, Front Royal Virginia 2005
- Mapped park vegetation in the field and used GPS for orienteering
- Plotted points on ArcGIS
- Determined forest community types
- Monitored for and treated exotics
- Collected and mounted plants
- Compiled a webpage on Betula lenta
Smithsonian - US National Herbarium, Washington, DC 2003-4
- Sorted through the collection focusing on those families and species represented in the San Jacinto Mountains of California and then cataloged them into a database
- Separated fragile non-mounted specimens at the Museum Support Center, in Suitland Maryland
- Digitally photographed hundreds of plant specimens in the National “Liberia Project” using Adobe Photoshop
USDA Germplasm Repository, Beltsville, MD 2003
- Inventoried germplasm from tree species from around the world, kept in cold storage – many of these plants are endangered and on the Red List
- Propagated new shoots from seed or from cuttings removed from mature trees
Awards
Melvin Brown Plant Taxonomy Memorial Award ($4,000, 2008-9)
Travel Award, American Society of Plant Taxonomist ($270, 2009)
Travel Award, Southeast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections ($1410, 2010)
Melvin Brown Plant Taxonomy Memorial Award ($4,000, 2012)
Posters Presented at Professional Meetings
Dever, R.D., D.I. Ford-Werntz. 2011. Scape Anatomy of the Allium cernuum Complex in Appalachia. Annual Meeting, Midcontinent Paleobotanical Colloquium 28, Raleigh, NC.
Dever, R.D., D.I. Ford-Werntz. 2010. Taxonomy of the Allium cernuum Complex in Appalachia. Annual Meeting, Botanical Society of America, Providence, RI.
Dever, R.D., D.I. Ford-Werntz. 2009. The Allium cernuum Complex in Appalachia. Annual Meeting, Botanical Society of America, Snowbird, UT.
Dever, R.D., D.I. Ford-Werntz. 2008. The nodding onion: one species or three? West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont, WV.
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Contact:
Shepherd University Department of Biology 301 North King Street PO Box 5000 Shepherdstown, WV 25443 |
