Curriculum Vitae
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Education
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PhD, Northern Arizona University, 2013
Major: Biology
Specialization: Aquatic Ecology
Dissertation: Energy movement from forests to streams: influences of plant genetic identity on aquatic food webs
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MSc, Western Kentucky University, 2005
Major: Biology
Specialization: Aquatic Ecology
Dissertation: An isotopic examination of cave, spring and epigean trophic structures in Mammoth Cave National Park.
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BS, Alma College, 2001
Major: Biology / English
Specialization: Ecology / Writing
Dissertation: Interactive Learning in the Classroom: A Case Study in Teaching Creative Writing
Current Scheduled Teaching
BIOL 1720.004 | Biology for Science Majors II | Spring 2025 |
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BIOL 1722.001 | Honors Biology for Science Majors II | Spring 2025 |
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BIOL 6940.726 | Individual Research | Spring 2025 |
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BIOL 5950.726 | Master's Thesis | Spring 2025 |
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BIOL 6940.726 | Individual Research | Fall 2024 |
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BIOL 4260.001 | Principles of Evolution | Fall 2024 |
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BIOL 5260.001 | Principles of Evolution | Fall 2024 |
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BIOL 4261.501 | Principles of Evolution Laboratory | Fall 2024 |
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BIOL 5900.726 | Special Problems | Fall 2024 |
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Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Previous Scheduled Teaching
BIOL 5950.726 | Master's Thesis | Summer 5W2 2024 |
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BIOL 1720.004 | Biology for Science Majors II | Spring 2024 |
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BIOL 1722.001 | Honors Biology for Science Majors II | Spring 2024 |
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BIOL 6940.726 | Individual Research | Spring 2024 |
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BIOL 6940.726 | Individual Research | Fall 2023 |
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BIOL 5950.726 | Master's Thesis | Fall 2023 |
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BIOL 4260.001 | Principles of Evolution | Fall 2023 |
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BIOL 4261.501 | Principles of Evolution Laboratory | Fall 2023 |
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BIOL 4951.726 | Honors College Capstone Thesis | Spring 2023 |
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BIOL 6940.726 | Individual Research | Spring 2023 |
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BIOL 5950.726 | Master's Thesis | Spring 2023 |
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BIOL 4900.726 | Special Problems | Spring 2023 |
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BIOL 6940.726 | Individual Research | Fall 2022 |
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BIOL 4260.001 | Principles of Evolution | Fall 2022 |
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BIOL 4261.501 | Principles of Evolution Laboratory | Fall 2022 |
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BIOL 4900.726 | Special Problems | Fall 2022 |
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BIOL 4260.001 | Principles of Evolution | Spring 2022 |
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BIOL 5260.001 | Principles of Evolution | Spring 2022 |
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BIOL 4261.501 | Principles of Evolution Laboratory | Spring 2022 |
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BIOL 5261.501 | Principles of Evolution Laboratory | Spring 2022 |
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BIOL 4910.726 | Special Problems | Spring 2022 |
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BIOL 6940.726 | Individual Research | Fall 2021 |
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BIOL 4260.001 | Principles of Evolution | Fall 2021 |
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BIOL 4261.501 | Principles of Evolution Laboratory | Fall 2021 |
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BIOL 5900.726 | Special Problems | Fall 2021 |
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BIOL 4260.001 | Principles of Evolution | Spring 2021 |
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BIOL 5260.001 | Principles of Evolution | Spring 2021 |
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Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Published Intellectual Contributions
- Compson, Z.G., Monk, W.A., Serremejane, R., DelVecchia, A.G., Burrows, R.M., Gao, S., Ruddell, B.L., Hong, Y., Allen, D.C. (2022). Dryland rivers and streams.. Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. (Second Edition) 616-627. Amsterdam, Elsevier.
- McGee, K.M., Robinson, C., Porter, T.M., Compson, Z.G., Hajibabaei, M., Baird, D.J. (2022). eDNA and bioassessment of rivers. Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. (Second Edition) 537-548. Amsterdam, Elsevier.
- Liu, J., Compson, Z.G., Gui, X., Yang, Q., Song, Q., Huang, D., Ren, Z., Luan, F. (2023). Weak responses of soil microorganisms to leaf litter inputs after native Phyllostachys edulis invasion into adjacent native forests. Plant and Soil. 494 685-699. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374781048_Weak_responses_of_soil_microorganisms_to_leaf_litter_inputs_after_native_Phyllostachys_edulis_invasion_into_adjacent_native_forests
- Liu, X., Tang, X., Compson, Z.G., Huang, D., Zou, G., Luan, F., Song, Q., Fang, X., Yang, Q., Liu, J. (2023). Silicon supply promotes differences in growth and C: N: P stoichiometry between bamboo and tree saplings. BMC Plant Biology. 23 (443) 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04443-0
- Gong, C., Zeng, X., Zhu, X., Huang, W., Compson, Z.G., Ren, Z., Ran, H., Song, Q., Yang, Q., Huang, D., Liu, J. (2023). Bamboo expansion promotes radial growth of surviving trees in a broadleaf forest. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1242364
- Wojtowicz, T., Lamit, L.J., Compson, Z.G., Whitham, T.G., Gehring, C.A. (2023). Species, hybrid and genotype effects on leaf litter curling, and their extended consequences for spiders and soil moisture dynamics. Plant and Soil. 492 641-653. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373369854_Species_hybrid_and_genotype_effects_on_leaf_litter_curling_and_their_extended_consequences_for_spiders_and_soil_moisture_dynamics
- Emmons, S.C., Compson, Z.G., Malish, M.C., Busch, M.H., Saenz, V., Higgins, K.T., Allen, D.C. (2023). DNA metabarcoding captures different macroinvertebrate biodiversity than morphological identification approaches across a continental scale. 5 1307-1320. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.453
- Bush, A., Compson, Z.G., Rideout, N.K., Levenstein, B., Kattilakoski, M., Hajibabaei, M., Monk, W.A., Wright, M.T., Baird, D.J. (2023). Replicate DNA metabarcoding can discriminate seasonal and spatial abundance shifts in river macroinvertebrate assemblages. Molecular Ecology. 23 (6) 1275-1287. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13794
- Zeng, X., Chen, L., Compson, Z.G., Li, J., Peng, Q., Gong, C., Wen, R., Liu, J., Fang, X., Luan, F., Song, Q., Yang, Q. (2022). Encroachment order and spatial patterns of broad-leaf tree species in the naturalization of a Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation. 142 109230. Elsevier.
- Rideout, N.K., Compson, Z.G., Monk, W.A., Bruce, M.R., Hajibabaei, M., Porter, T.M., Baird, D.J. (2022). Environmental filtering of macroinvertebrate traits influences ecosystem functioning in a large river floodplain. Functional Ecology. 36 2791-2805. British Ecological Society.
- Leal, L., Hoeinghaus, D.J., Compson, Z.G., Agostinho, A.A., Fernandes, R., Pelicice, F.M. (2021). Changes in the ecosystem functions generated by fish populations after the introduction of a non-native predator (Cichla kelberi). Neotropical Ichthyology. 19 e210041.
- Jeplawy, J.R., Cooper, H.F., Marks, J.C., Lindroth, R., Andrews, M.I., Compson, Z.G., Gehring, C., Hultine, K., Grady, K., Whitham, T., Allan, G.J., Best, R.J. (2021). Plastic responses to hot temperatures homogenize riparian leaf litter, speed decomposition, and reduce detritivores. Ecology. Ecological Society of America.
- Rideout, N., Compson, Z., Monk, W.A., Bruce, M.R., Baird, D.J. (2021). The beautiful and the dammed: defining multi-stressor disturbance regimes in an Atlantic river floodplain wetland. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.553094
- SidersC., Compson, Z., Hungate, B., Dijkstra, P., Koch, Marks, J. (2021). The influence of leaf type on carbon and nitrogen assimilation by aquatic invertebrate communities: a new perspective on trophic efficiency. Ecosystems. Springer. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10021-020-00550-3
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Compson, Z.G. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D.J. (Co-Principal), "Quantitative PCR Primer Development for Early Detection of Invasive Species," sponsored by USGS, Federal, $300000 Funded. (2023 - 2026).
- Compson, Z.G. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D.J. (Co-Principal), "Ft. Wolters T&E Aquatics Survey: Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Assess Fish, Amphibian, and Snake Assemblages in a Freshwater Complex," sponsored by Texas Military Department, State, $32000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
- Feng, Y. (Principal), Compson, Z.G. (Co-Principal), "MINE: Models for Improved Natural-language Exploration—applications for rapid expansion of trait databases for food web modeling," sponsored by UNT CENG-COS, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023).
- Hoeinghaus, D.J. (Principal), Compson, Z.G. (Co-Principal), Montana, C. (Co-Principal), "Population assessment of Smalleye (Notropis buccula) and Sharpnose (Notropis oxyrhynchus) shiners in the Brazos River and data-driven recommendations for long-term monitoring," sponsored by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, State, $558510 Funded. (2022 - 2025).
- Compson, Z.G. (Principal), Bhowmick, S. (Co-Principal), Lichtenberg, E.M. (Co-Principal), Bohenek, J. (Co-Principal), "GRAPH-N: Generating Rapid Applications for Predicting Heuristic Networks," sponsored by COS & COE, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
- Compson, Z.G. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D.J. (Co-Principal), "Assessing the drivers of trophic dynamics at local and continental scales," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $9964 Funded. (2021 - 2021).