Margrit McIntosh

Margrit E. McIntosh: Curriculum Vitae

Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
BioSciences West 310
1041 E. Lowell St.
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721

Tel. 520-621-1446
FAX: 520-621-9190
email: memcinto@email.arizona.edu

Education

Ph.D. 2001 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona. Minor in Entomology.
M.L.I.S. 1982 Library and Information Services, University of California at Berkeley
M.A. 1979 English Literature, University of California at Berkeley
B.A. 1977 With honors, English Literature, Vassar College

Web Portfolio

Principles of Animal Behavior: an online interactive resource for learning about animal behavior
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona
Center for Insect Science at the University of Arizona
Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching at the University of Arizona
Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Insect Science at the University of Arizona
Department of Entomology at the University of Arizona

Web Design Skills

Platforms: PC, Mac
Software: Dreamweaver, Flash, PhotoShop
Programming/layout: Flash ActionScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Teaching Experience

2001 Lead Ecology Instructor, Columbia University's Biosphere 2 Center, Oracle, AZ.
Earth Systems Field School I (six-week ecology & geology field course for undergraduates).

2001 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona (Animal Sexual Behavior, for non-science majors)
1997-1998 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona (Ecology, Systematic Botany)
1994-1995 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona (Intro Botany for non-science majors)
1978-1980 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English, University of California at Berkeley

Publications

McIntosh, M.E. 2005. Pollination of two species of Ferocactus: interactions between cactus-specialist bees and their host plants. Functional Ecology 19 (4): 727-734.

McIntosh, M.E. 2002. Plant size, breeding system, and limits to reproductive success in two sister species of Ferocactus (Cactaceae). Plant Ecology 162: 273-288.

McIntosh, M.E. 2002. Flowering phenology and reproductive output in two sister species of Ferocactus (Cactaceae). Plant Ecology 159: 1-13.

McIntosh, M.E. 1996. Nest-substrate preferences of Pemphredon lethifer (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), Ceratina nanula and Ceratina acantha (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 69(4) suppl.: 216-231.

Employment History

June 2003 to present (University of Arizona)
Support Systems Analyst (web design and web support)
Redesigned departmental website; provide web support for professors, graduate students, postdocs, and administrative staff; maintain Access databases.
University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BioSciences West, Room 310, 1041 E. Lowell St., Tucson, AZ 85721. 520-621-1446

March 2003 to present (La Frontera Center Inc.)
Consultant, Technical Writing:
Provide research support for researchers working in behavioral health. Drafting research papers, editing existing manuscripts, literature searches, editorial support. La Frontera Center Inc., Research and Evaluation, 410 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701.

January 2002 to March 2003 (University of Arizona)
Specialist, Curriculum and Education Program Development:
Author and designer of the Animal Behavior web site, an educational web site that teaches the principles of animal behavior.
University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BioSciences West, Room 310, 1041 E. Lowell St., Tucson, AZ 85721. 520 621-1588

July & August 2001 (Biosphere 2 Center)
Lead Ecology Instructor for Earth Systems Field School I at Columbia University's Biosphere 2 Center.
Biosphere 2 Center, 32540 S. Biosphere Road, Oracle, AZ 85623 (520)-896-6400.

2000 to 2001 (University of Arizona)
Freelance Science Writer for University News Services.
University News Services, The University of Arizona, 888 North Euclid, Suite 413, Tucson, Arizona 85721.

1994 to 2001 (University of Arizona)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (5 semesters), Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Arizona, BioSciences West, Room 310, 1041 E. Lowell St., Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520 621-1588 Fax: 520 621-9190

1983 to 1991 (Pacific Bell)
1990 to 1991 Staff Analyst: system support and administration for business voice mail application on UNIX minis. Pacific Telesis, San Ramon, CA 94583
1983 to 1990 Technical Supervisor in Mainframe Operations, then Analyst/ Staff Analyst: system administration and software support for Data General minicomputers. Pacific Bell, Hayward, CA 94544.

Contributed Papers

2000 Host plant selection in a guild of cactus-specialist bees,
Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Snowbird Utah

1999 (poster) Host plant selection in a guild of cactus-specialist bees: pollen preferences of females foraging for larval provisions, Society for the Study of Evolution, Madison WI

1998 (poster) Cactus bees on barrel cacti: which make better pollinators, male bees or female bees? Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas NV

1997 Pollinator effectiveness of cactus bees on barrel cacti, Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Biologists, Payson AZ

1995 Reproductive biology of two barrel cacti, Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Biologists, Portal AZ

1995 Nest-material preferences of twig-nesting bees and wasps, Eickwort Memorial Symposium, Ithaca NY

Fellowships

1999-2000 University of Arizona Graduate College, Dean's Fellowship
1999 University of Arizona, Research Training Grant Fellowship
1996 University of Arizona, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
scholarship for Organization for Tropical Biology field course
1995-99 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
1995 University of Arizona, Flinn Foundation Biology 21 Graduate Fellowship

Research Experience

Dissertation research: Host-plant selection in pollen-foraging bees: the comparative biology of a guild of solitary, cactus-specialist bees

1996 Organization for Tropical Biology: Tropical Ecology (OTS 96-1) 8-week field course in Costa Rica

1995 Independent study: amplification of DNA from bacterial endosymbionts of aphids using custom-made primers and PCR. Advised by Dr. Nancy Moran.

1994 Research Assistant: interactions of myrmecophilous staphylinid beetles with their host ants, James Danoff-Burg, University of Kansas

1994 Research Assistant: associative learning in the foraging behavior of a paper wasp, Linda McPheron, University of California at Berkeley

1993-4 Research Assistant: host-plant selection in microlepidoptera, Dr. Jerry Powell, University of California at Berkeley

1993-4 Independent project: Nest-material preferences of twig-nesting bees and wasps, University of California at Berkeley.