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MICHAEL T. STEVENS
Department of Biology Phone: (801) 863-5196
Utah Valley University Fax: (801) 863-8064
800 West University Parkway Email: michael.stevens@uvu.edu
Orem, UT 84058
EDUCATION
PhD in Botany (2005) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
MS in Botany (1998) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
BS (cum laude) in Conservation Biology (1995) Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017-present Professor—Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Teach plant ecology and student seminars, conduct research, and
engage in academic service.
2012-present Director—Capitol Reef Field Station, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Direct the operation of the field station including budgets, policies,
advisory board, grants, reporting documents, and marketing/fund-
raising. Supervise field station staff and serve as a liaison between
university and national park administration. Interact with regional
and international field station networks. Promote engaged learning,
research, and environmental ethics at the station.
2011-17 Associate Professor—Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Taught introductory biology, plant ecology, student seminar, and a
methods course for secondary science teachers, supervised interns
and student teachers. Conducted research. Engaged in academic
service.
2010-11 Assistant Professor—Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Taught introductory biology and a methods course for secondary
science teachers, supervised student teachers. Conducted research.
Engaged in academic service.
2005-10 Assistant Professor—Biological Sciences, CSU Stanislaus, Turlock, CA
Taught introductory biology, plant ecology, and a methods course
for secondary science teachers. Conducted research. Engaged in
academic service.
2001-05 EPA STAR (Science To Achieve Results) Fellow/Research Assistant,
UW-Madison, Madison, WI
Conducted research on plant-herbivore interactions. Mentored
undergraduates. Published scientific manuscripts.
12001 NSF GK-12 KTI (Kindergarten-Through-Infinity) Fellow, UW-Madison,
Madison, WI
Worked with K-12 teachers to evaluate their science curriculum
and develop new inquiry-based learning projects.
2000-01 Teaching Assistant, UW-Madison, Madison, WI
& 1995-97 Taught Botany and Ecology laboratories and discussion sections
for non-majors and majors. Graded exams and tutored students.
1999 Adjunct Instructor, Salt Lake Community College, SLC, UT
Developed a course syllabus and taught introductory biology.
Wrote and graded exams.
1999 Biological Technician, U.S. Forest Service, Salt Lake City, UT
Performed field surveys and wrote Conservation Assessment and
Strategy Plans for management of endemic and rare plant species.
1998-2000 Science and Math Teacher, Reid School, Salt Lake City, UT
Created laboratory-oriented biology and earth science curricula
and taught science and math classes for Kindergarten-9th grade
students. Served as Science Specialist and consulted with other
faculty.
1996-98, 2000 Research Assistant, Department of Zoology, UW-Madison, Madison, WI
Conducted research in population genetics of postfire Yellowstone
aspen seedlings using molecular markers. Prepared manuscripts
for publication.
TEACHING
At Utah Valley University:
BIOL 1010—General Biology
BIOL/CHEM/GEO 4200—Teaching Methods in Science
BIOL 489R—Student Research
BIOL 494R—Biology Seminar
BIOL 491R—Biology Internship
BOT 4050—Plant Ecology
BOT 4055—Plant Ecology Laboratory
Supervision of Student Teachers
At California State University, Stanislaus:
BIOL 1010—General Biology
BIOL 1020—World of Biology Laboratory
BOT 4600—Plant Ecology
BOT 4602—Plant Ecology Laboratory
NSCI 4961—Teaching Secondary Science
2PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (^denotes undergraduate co-author)
31. Bush SD, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2020) Disciplinary bias, money
matters, and persistence: dean perspectives on Science Faculty with Education Specialties
(SFES). CBE—Life Sciences Education 19:1-13.
30. Stevens MT, Houghton S^, Veltkamp HA^ (2020) Frugivory by coyotes decreases the
time to germination and increases the growth of netleaf hackberry (Celtis reticulata)
seedlings. Forests 11:1-8.
29. Houghton S^, Stevens MT, Meyer SE (2020) Pods as sails but not as boats: dispersal
ecology of a habitat-restricted desert milkvetch. American Journal of Botany 107:1-12.
28. Falk MA, Donaldson JR, Stevens MT, Raffa KF, Lindroth RL (2020) Phenological
responses to prior-season defoliation and soil nutrient availability vary among early- and
late-flushing aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.). Forest Ecology and Management 458:
1-6.
27. Stevens MT (2019) Perspectives of National Park Service employees on university-
national park field-station partnerships. International Journal of Wilderness 25:60-70.
26. Bush SD, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2019) The evolving role of scientists
as change agents in science education: a longitudinal study of SFES over a decade.
Science Advances 5:1-6.
25. Stevens MT, Roush CD^, Chaney L (2018) Summer drought reduces the growth of
invasive tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) seedlings. Natural Areas Journal 38:230-
236.
24. Pelaez N, Anderson TR, Gardner SM, Yin Y, Abraham JK, Bartlett EL, Gormally C,
Hurney CA, Long TM, Newman DL, Sirum K, Stevens MT (2018) A community-
building framework for collaborative research coordination across the education and
biology research disciplines. CBE—Life Sciences Education 17:1-10.
23. Stevens MT, Holland DL^ (2017) Germination of netleaf hackberry seeds on the north
sides of boulders: a shift away from patterns of mature hackberry distribution? Western
North American Naturalist 77:272-274.
22. Bush SD, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2017) Origins of Science Faculty with
Education Specialties: hiring motivations and prior connections explain institutional
differences in the SFES phenomenon. BioScience 67:452-463.
21. Stevens MT, Holland DL^, Tanner NV^ (2016) Netleaf hackberry seeds planted near
boulders in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains: germination, survival, and patterns of
establishment. Western North American Naturalist 76:452-458.
20. Stevens MT, Gilson GG (2016) An exploration of field-station partnerships: university-
operated field stations located in US national parks. BioScience 66:693-701.
319. Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2016) Fostering
change from within: influencing teaching practices of departmental colleagues by Science
Faculty with Education Specialties. PLOS ONE 11:1-20.
18. Cole CT, Stevens MT, Anderson JE, Lindroth RL (2016) Heterozygosity, gender, and
the growth-defense trade-off in quaking aspen. Oecologia 181:381-390.
17. Stevens MT, Brown SC^, Bothwell HM^, Bryant JP (2016) Biogeography of Alaska
paper birch (Betula neoalaskana): latitudinal patterns in chemical defense and plant
architecture. Ecology 97:494-502.
16. Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2015)
Misalignments: challenges in cultivating Science Faculty with Education Specialties
(SFES) in your department. BioScience 65:81-89.
15. Stevens MT, Gusse AC, Lindroth RL (2014) Root chemistry in Populus tremuloides:
effects of soil nutrients, defoliation, and genotype. Journal of Chemical Ecology 40:31-
38.
14. Argyle A^, Stevens MT (2013) Influence of boulders on netleaf hackberry (Celtis
reticulata) growth and distribution in the Wasatch foothills. Western North American
Naturalist 73:525-529.
13. Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2013)
Widespread distribution and unexpected variation among Science Faculty with Education
Specialties (SFES) across the United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences 110:7170-7175.
12. Stevens MT, Gusse AC, Lindroth RL (2012) Genotypic differences and prior defoliation
affect re-growth and phytochemistry after coppicing in Populus tremuloides. Journal of
Chemical Ecology 38:306-314.
11. Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2011)
Investigation of Science Faculty with Education Specialties within the largest university
system in the United States. CBE—Life Sciences Education 10:25-42.
10. Stevens MT, Esser SM^ (2009) Growth-defense tradeoffs differ by gender in dioecious
trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 37:567-
573.
9. Bryant JP, Clausen TP, Swihart RK, Landhäusser SM, Hawkins CDB, Stevens MT,
Carrière S, Kirilenko AP, Veitch AM, Popko RA, Cleland DT, Williams JH, Jakubas WJ,
Carlson MR, Lehmkhul Bodony KL, Cebrian M, Paragi TF, Picone PM, Moore JE,
Packee EC, Malone TT (2009) Fire drives transcontinental variation in tree birch defense
against browsing by snowshoe hares. American Naturalist 174:13-23.
8. Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2008) Science
Faculty with Education Specialties. Science 322:1795-1796.
47. Stevens MT, Kruger EL, Lindroth RL (2008) Variation in tolerance to herbivory is
mediated by differences in biomass allocation in aspen. Functional Ecology 22:40-47.
6. Wooley SC, Donaldson JR, Stevens MT, Gusse AC, Lindroth RL (2007) Extrafloral
nectaries in aspen (Populus tremuloides): heritable genetic variation and herbivore-
induced production. Annals of Botany 100:1337-1346.
5. Lindroth RL, Donaldson JR, Stevens MT, Gusse AC (2007) Browse quality in quaking
aspen (Populus tremuloides): effects of genotype, nutrients, defoliation, and coppicing.
Journal of Chemical Ecology 33:1049-1064.
4. Stevens MT, Waller DM, Lindroth RL (2007) Resistance and tolerance in Populus
tremuloides: genetic variation, costs, and environmental dependency. Evolutionary
Ecology 21:829-847.
3. Donaldson JR, Stevens MT, Barnhill HR, Lindroth RL (2006) Age-related shifts in leaf
chemistry of clonal aspen (Populus tremuloides). Journal of Chemical Ecology 32:1415-
1429.
2. Stevens MT, Lindroth RL (2005) Induced resistance in the indeterminate growth of
aspen (Populus tremuloides). Oecologia 145:298-306.
1. Stevens MT, Turner MG, Tuskan GA, Romme WH, Gunter LE, Waller DM (1999)
Genetic variation in postfire aspen seedlings in Yellowstone National Park. Molecular
Ecology 8:1769-1780.
NON-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
6 Stevens MT (2018) Science and national parks: historical context and a vision for the
future. BioScience 68:623-624.
5. Stevens MT, Fleming MP (2014) World of Biology: Biology 1020 Laboratory
Workbook, 6th ed. McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA.
4. Stevens MT, Fleming MP, Carosella TL, Gerson MM, Grobner MA, Thao ML, Watson
F, Wolf SJ, Wooley SC, Youngblom JJ (2012) World of Biology: Biology 1020
Laboratory Workbook, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA.
3. Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS, Wood WB
(2010) A role for postdocs in undergraduate education. Science 327: 522-523.
2. Stevens MT, Carosella TL, Gerson MM, Grobner MA, Thao ML, Watson F, Wolf SJ,
Wooley SC, Youngblom JJ (2009) World of Biology: Biology 1020 Laboratory
Workbook, 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA.
1. Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Willams KS, Allen DE, Tanner KD (2006)
On hiring Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) for your science (not
education) department. CBE—Life Sciences Education 5:297-305.
5PRESENTATIONS (*denotes the presenter; ^denotes undergraduate co-author)
69. Veltkamp HA*^, Houghton S^, Stevens MT (2020) Germination in about half the time:
The effect of coyote ingestion on netleaf hackberry (Celtis reticulata) seeds. Ecological
Society of America 105th Annual Meeting online.
68. Veltkamp HA*^, Houghton S^, Stevens MT (2020) Netleaf hackberry (Celtis reticulata)
seeds are positively affected by ingestion by coyotes. Botany 2020 online.
67. Veltkamp HA*^, Houghton S^, Stevens MT (2020) Taller seedlings in about half the
time: the effect of coyote ingestion on netleaf hackberry (Celtis reticulata) seeds. Utah
Conference on Undergraduate Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
66. Hacking TM*^, Wasden J^, Stevens MT (2020) The effects of aerated and non-aerated
reverse-osmosis water and tap water on lettuce phenotypes. Utah Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
65. Veltkamp HA*^, Houghton S^, Stevens MT (2019) Ingestion by coyotes decreases the
time to germination and increases seedling height of netleaf hackberry (Celtis reticulata).
The Showcase of Undergraduate Scholarly and Creative Works, Utah Valley University,
Orem, UT.
64. Hacking TM*^, Wasden J^, Stevens MT (2019) The influence of water treatments on the
biomass of Lactuca sp. The Showcase of Undergraduate Scholarly and Creative Works,
Utah Valley University, Orem, UT.
63. Houghton S*^, Stevens MT, Meyer S (2018) Investigating the seed dispersal mode of
Holmgren’s milkvetch, Astragalus holmgreniorum, by wind and water in the laboratory
and field. Annual Utah Rare Plant Meeting, Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake
City, UT.
62. Houghton S*^, Stevens MT, Meyer S (2018) Ground tumbling diaspores of Holmgren’s
milkvetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum): a study on the effects of wind as a dispersal
mechanism. Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Weber State University,
Ogden, UT.
61. Houghton S*^, Stevens MT, Meyer S (2018) The dispersal of Holmgren’s milk-vetch
(Astragalus holmgreniorum) seed pods by wind. The Showcase of Undergraduate
Scholarly and Creative Works, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT.
60. Brown J*, Kelly A*, Miller-Rushing A*, Stevens MT*, Webber H* (2018) Field stations
on public lands, concurrent session. Organization of Biological Field Stations Annual
Meeting, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, Winter Harbor, ME.
59. Brown J*, Kelly A*, Miller-Rushing A*, Stevens MT*, Webber H* (2018) Field stations
on public lands, a half-day workshop. Organization of Biological Field Stations Annual
Meeting, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, Winter Harbor, ME.
658. Houghton S*^, Meyer S, Stevens MT (2018) Seed pod wind dispersal of Holmgren’s
milk-vetch Astragalus holmgreniorum. Botany 2018, Rochester, MN.
57. Kelly A*, Stevens MT* (2017) Field stations on federal lands. Organization of
Biological Field Stations Annual Meeting, University of Minnesota Itasca Biological
Station and Laboratories, Lake Itasca, MN.
56. Roush CD*^, Chaney L, Stevens MT (2017) Summer drought reduces the growth of
invasive tree-of-heaven seedlings. Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research. Orem,
UT.
55. Falk M*, Donaldson J, Stevens MT, Raffa K, Lindroth RL (2015) Phenological shifts in
trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) one year after defoliation by the forest tent
caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria). Entomological Society of America Meeting.
Minneapolis, MN.
54. Falk M*, Donaldson J, Stevens MT, Raffa K, Lindroth RL (2015) Shifts in trembling
aspen phenology one year after defoliation by the forest tent caterpillar. North Central
Forest Pest Workshop. Kenesha, WI.
53. Stevens MT*, Brown SC^, Bothwell HM^, Bryant JP (2015) Latitudinal patterns in
defense and growth traits in Alaska paper birch (Betula neoalaskana). Ecological Society
of America 100th Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.
52. Williams KS*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD (2015)
Misalignments: challenges in cultivating Science Faculty with Education Specialties
across the U.S. Ecological Society of America 100th Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.
51. Wakelee D*, Arsuffi T*, Fenwick B*, Stevens MT* (2015) Field stations in national
parks: opportunities and challenges. The George Wright Society Biennial Conference on
Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites, Oakland, CA.
50. Williams KS*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD (2014)
Investigating the phenomenon of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES)
across the U.S.: their roles, contributions, and advice. Department of Biology, San Diego
State University, San Diego, CA.
49. Stevens MT*, Bush SD, Pelaez NP, Rudd JA, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2014)
Misalignments: challenges in cultivating Science Faculty with Education Specialties
(SFES) in your department. Ecological Society of America 99th Annual Meeting.
Sacramento, CA.
48. Williams KS*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD (2014)
Widespread distribution and unexpected variation: SFES across the U.S. Federation of
American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). San Diego, CA.
47. Williams KS*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD (2014)
Widespread distribution and unexpected variation: questioning assumptions about SFES
in U.S. Cummings Biology Leadership Conference. Amelia Island, FL.
746. Tanner KD*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Williams KS (2013)
Widespread distribution and unexpected variation: Science Faculty with Education
Specialties (SFES) Across the U.S. American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting,
New Orleans, LA.
45. Stevens MT*, Gusse AC, Lindroth RL (2013) Root chemistry in Populus tremuloides:
effects of soil nutrients, defoliation, and genotype. Evolution Conference 2013,
Snowbird, UT.
44. Argyle A*^, Stevens MT (2013) Influence of boulders on hackberry (Celtis reticulata)
growth and distribution in the Wasatch chaparral. National Conference of Undergraduate
Research. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI.
43. Williams KS*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD (2012) National
study of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) in the US. The Ecological
Society of America 97th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.
42. Williams KS*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD (2012) Science
Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES): Highlighting Biology SFES. Society for the
Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
41. Williams KS*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD (2012) National
Study of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) in the U.S. Introductory
Biology Project Meeting, Washington DC.
40. Argyle A*^, Stevens MT (2012) Overcompensation in Coleus? National Conference of
Undergraduate Research. Weber State University, Ogden, UT.
39. Rudd JA*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2012) National
Study of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) in the U.S. 243rd American
Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA
38. Stevens MT* (2012) Science Faculty with Education Specialties and aspen with defense
specialties. Department of Biology, Ribble Endowment Seminar Series (invited speaker),
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
37. Rudd JA*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2011)
Investigation of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) within the largest
university system in the United States. 242nd American Chemical Society National
Meeting, Denver, CO.
36. Tanner KD*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Williams KS (2011) Science
Faculty with Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES): Findings from a Cross-
Disciplinary Research Study. American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting,
Denver, CO.
35. Pelaez NJ*, Bush SD, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2011) Science
Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) in the United States. Heads of Departments
8Meeting for the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB),
Australian National University (ANU) Canberra, Australia.
34. Williams KS*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Tanner KD (2011)
Investigation of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) within the Largest
University System in the US. The Ecological Society of America 96th Annual Meeting,
Austin, TX.
33. Stevens MT*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Tanner KD, Williams KS (2011) Science
Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) within the Largest University System in the
United States: Highlighting Biology SFES. Society for the Advancement of Biology
Education Research (SABER) meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
32. Rudd JA*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS* (2011) Science
Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES): Highlighting Chemistry SFES. Gordon
Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research & Practice, Davidson, NC.
31. Stevens MT* (2011) How genes and the environment affect the expression of plant
traits. Department of Biology Seminar Series, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT.
30. Stevens MT*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA*, Tanner KD*, Williams KS* (2010)
Symposium: Science Faculty with Education Specialties. NARST (National Association
for Research in Science Teaching) Annual International Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
29. Tanner KD*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Williams KS (2009) A cross-
disciplinary research study of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES).
Transforming Undergraduate Biology Education: Mobilizing the Community for Change
Conference, Washington, DC.
28. Tharp R, Stoddart T, Bravo MA*, Solis JL, McKinney de Royston M, Collett J, Stevens
MT, Vega de Jesus R (2009) Integrating science and diversity education: a model for
pre-service elementary teacher preparation programs. 2009 Institute of Education
Sciences Conference, Washington, DC.
27. Stoddart T*, Bravo M*, Solís J*, Stevens MT, Vega de Jesús R (2009) Preparing pre-
service teachers to integrate inquiry science with language and literacy instruction for
English language learners: an experimental study. CREDE (The Center for Research on
Education, Diversity and Excellence) Conference: Improving Recruitment, Development
& Retention Through Effective Pedagogy, San Francisco, CA.
26. Stoddart T, Stevens MT*, Bravo M, Solís J*, Vega de Jesús R*, Mosqueda E (2009)
Symposium: Preparing pre-service teachers to integrate inquiry science with language
and literacy instruction for English language learners: an experimental study. NARST
(National Association for Research in Science Teaching) Annual International
Conference, Garden Grove, CA.
25. Stevens MT* (2008) Science Faculty with Education Specialties and aspen with defense
specialties. Biology Colloquium, CSU, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.
924. Tanner KD*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA, Stevens MT, Williams KS (2008)
Implications for hiring cell biology faculty with education specialties: a cross-
disciplinary research study of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) in the
California State University system. American Society for Cell Biology Meeting, San
Francisco, CA.
23. Lindroth RL*, Stevens MT, Donaldson JR (2008) Integration of herbivore defense in
Populus tremuloides: Ontogeny of resistance and tolerance. The Ecological Society of
America 93 rd Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.
22. Williams KS*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Rudd JA II, Stevens MT, Tanner KD (2008)
Linking research and education: characterizing tenure-track science education faculty
positions in California State University science departments. The Ecological Society of
America 93rd Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.
21. Bush SD*, Rudd JA, Pelaez NJ, Stevens MT, Tanner KD, Williams KS, (2008)
Characterizing Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) in the California State
University System. 20th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bloomington, IN.
20. Rudd JA II*, Bush SD, Pelaez NJ, Stevens MT, Williams KS, Tanner KD (2008)
Structuring tenure-track science education faculty positions in CSU science departments.
American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
19. Stevens MT*, Bryant JP, Brown SC^, Bothwell HM^, Lindroth RL, Waller DM (2007)
Biogeography of Alaska paper birch (Betula neoalaskana): latitudinal patterns in
chemical defense and plant architecture. The Ecological Society of America 92nd Annual
Meeting, San Jose, CA.
18. Stevens MT* (2007) Applications of CREDE pedagogy to a university-level
introductory biology class in a large lecture hall. CREDE (Center for Research on
Education, Diversity, and Excellence) Annual Conference, Berkeley, CA.
17. Poteet K*, Stevens MT*, Teemant A*, Haapanen I* (2007) Simultaneous science
reform: focusing of pedagogy at the university and public school levels. National
Science Teachers’ Association National Conference (meets jointly with Society for
College Science Teachers), St. Louis, MO.
16. Stevens MT* (2007) Plants and animals: from stems to stem cells. Biology 100,
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
15. Stevens MT* (2007) To resist or tolerate, to lecture or converse—these are the questions.
Integrative Biology Department Colloquium, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
14. Stevens MT*, Lindroth RL (2006) Growth-defense tradeoffs differ by gender in Populus
tremuloides. Evolution Conference 2006, Stony Brook, NY.
13. Carriere S*, Bryant JP, Clausen T, Stevens MT, Landhausser S, Cleland D, Williams J,
Cook J, Swihart R, Weber B, Veitch A, Popko R, Jakubus W, Dyke A, Decker B,
Hawkins C, Carlson M, Julkunen-Tiitto R, Brown S^, Cebrian M, Lehmkuhl K, Agapow
10J, Paragi T, Packee E, Malone T (2005) Continental changes in fire, hares and birch
defence: management implications and further research. Rapid Landscape Change and
Human Response in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic—An Interdisciplinary Conference,
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
12. Stevens MT* (2005) Plant defense against herbivores: “To resist or tolerate—that is the
question.” Botany Colloquium, UW-Madison, Madison, WI.
11. Stevens MT* (2005) Plants vs. herbivores: aspen quakes and trembles, but doesn’t run.
Biology Colloquium, CSU Stanislaus, Turlock, CA.
10. Wooley SC*, Stevens MT, Donaldson JR, Lindroth RL (2004) Phenotypic plasticity of
extrafloral nectary production in aspen in response to defoliation. Entomological Society
of America 52nd Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
9. Lindroth RL*, Stevens MT (2004) Costs and benefits of resistance and tolerance to
herbivores: the importance of gene x environment effects. XXII International Congress of
Entomology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
8. Donaldson JR*, Stevens MT, Barnhill HR, Lindroth RL (2004) Ontogenetic shifts in
trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) leaf chemistry: ecological implications of
heteroblastic defenses. The Ecological Society of America 89th Annual Meeting,
Portland, OR.
7. Stevens MT*, Lindroth RL, Waller DM (2004) Genetic variation in tolerance in Populus
tremuloides. Evolution Conference 2004, Fort Collins, CO.
6. Stevens MT*, Waller DM, Lindroth RL (2004) High tolerance to herbivory pre-adapts
aspen to invasive herbivores. American Institute of Biological Sciences 55 th Annual
Meeting, Washington, DC.
5. Stevens MT*, Lindroth RL, Kruger EL (2004) Tolerance to folivory: aspen are risky
investors. Gordon Research Conference on Plant-Herbivore Interactions, Ventura, CA.
4. Stevens MT*, Lindroth RL (2003) Cost of tolerance to herbivory in aspen. The
Ecological Society of America 88 th Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA.
3. Bryant JP*, Swihart RK, Stevens MT (2003) Biogeography of woody plant chemical
defense against browsing by mammals in winter. American Society of Mammalogists
83rd Annual Meeting, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2. Stevens MT*, Lindroth RL (2002) Genetic determinants of condensed tannins in aspen.
The Ecological Society of America 87th Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ.
1. Stevens MT*, Turner MG, Tuskan GA, Romme WH, Gunter LE, Waller DM (2001)
Within-site genetic variation is negatively correlated with average stem diameter in
postfire Yellowstone aspen seedlings. The Ecological Society of America 86 th Annual
Meeting, Madison, WI.
11GRANTS OBTAINED (EXTERNAL)
12. $22,220
Utah Department of Natural Resources, Endangered Species Mitigation Fund, Population
augmentation and genetic rescue to reduce extinction risk for the endangered Shivwits
milkvetch (Astragalus ampullarioides). Co-Principal Investigators: S. Meyer, M.T.
Stevens (G21056, 2020-2021)
11. $73,000
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Endangered Astragalus
research. Co-Principal Investigators: S. Meyer, M.T. Stevens (G20356, 2020-2022)
10. $100,000
United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, A research and active
management strategy to reduce extinction risk for the endangered dwarf bear poppy. Co-
Principal Investigators: S. Meyer, M.T. Stevens (G20203, 2019-2024)
9. $98,828
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Endangered Astragalus species
conservation research. Co-Principal Investigators: S. Meyer, M.T. Stevens (G20355,
2018-2020)
8. $50,000
The Nature Conservancy, A research and active management strategy to reduce
extinction risk for the endangered dwarf bear poppy (Arctomecon humilis). Co-Principal
Investigators: S. Meyer, K. Rominger, M.T. Stevens, O. Kopp (G22827, 2018-2020)
7. $33,102
California State University Chancellor’s Office, Science Faculty with Education
Specialties (SFES) in the CSU: a 10-year retrospective study. Co-Principal Investigators:
S.D. Bush, M.T. Stevens, K.D. Tanner, K.S. Williams (2017-present)
6. $24,992
National Science Foundation (NSF), Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and
Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML), Cultivating the
growth of Capitol Reef Field Station. Principal Investigator: M.T. Stevens, Co-Principal
Investigator: J.T. Kudulis and then G.G. Gilson (2015-2019)
5. $77,054
National Science Foundation (NSF), Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES), Investigating Academic Climates
and Institutional Contexts for Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) across
the U.S. Principal Investigator: J.A. Rudd, Senior Personnel: S.D. Bush, N.J. Pelaez,
M.T. Stevens, K.D. Tanner, K.S. Williams (2012-2015)
4. $894,794
National Science Foundation (NSF), Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, Robert
Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program at California State University, Stanislaus: Teachers
12from the Valley, for the Valley. Principal Investigator: M.T. Stevens, Co-Principal
Investigator: J. Flores (2009)
3. $29,250
LI-COR Biosciences, LI-COR Environmental Education Fund (LEEF) Grant toward the
purchase of the LEEF II package including the LI-6400XTR Portable Photosynthesis and
Fluorescence System. Principal Investigator: S.C. Wooley, Co-Principal Investigators:
M.T. Stevens, M.G. Gerson (2008)
2. $102,000
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science To Achieve Results (STAR)
Fellowship (2001-2004)
1. $5,000
National Science Foundation (NSF), Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Grant (2001)
GRANTS SOUGHT (EXTERNAL)
5. $300,000
National Science Foundation (NSF), Cooperative Undergraduate Research Experiences
at Capitol Reef (CURE@CR). Principal Investigator: MT Stevens, Co-Principal
Investigators: M Skiles, M Sowder, N Toké, W Wang (2016)
4. $11,532
National Park Foundation, Capitol Reef National Park: Inspiring Local Youth to Explore
their Backyard. Principal Investigator: C. Micheli, Co-Principal Investigators: M Bray,
MT Stevens (2014)
3. $9,322
National Park Foundation, Capitol Reef National Park: Expanding and Cultivating
Partnerships by Engaging Underserved Youth, in Wayne County, Utah. Principal
Investigator: L McGinnis, Co-Principal Investigators: MT Stevens, J Kudulis (2014)
2. $2,000,000
National Science Foundation (NSF), STEM Recruitment and Retention through
Mentoring and Engaged Learning. Principal Investigator: MT Stevens, Co-Principal
Investigators: S Klemetson, D Horns, A Minaie (2011)
1. $1,404,255
National Science Foundation (NSF), Etiology of visibility reduction, nitrogen deposition
and enhanced ozone formation at Capitol Reef National Park. Principal Investigator: F
Caka, Co-Principal Investigators: KB Andress, DJ Eatough, JC Hansen, MT Stevens
(2010)
GRANTS OBTAINED (INTERNAL)
13. $8000
Utah Valley University, Office of the President, Presidential Faculty Award (2020) Who
13is going to Capitol Reef National Park and what are they doing there? (M Blevins, L
Hernandez, H Hungerford, B Lindley, M McKasy, MT Stevens, S Williams)
12. $9944
Utah Valley University, Grants for Engaged Learning (2019) A BioBlitz for
biodiversity: Inventorying species diversity and building a foundation for future
undergraduate research in Capitol Reef National Park (C Malone, J Ceradini, MT
Stevens)
11. $420
Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (2018-19) Publication charges
for “Summer drought reduces the growth of invasive tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus
altissima) seedlings.” in Natural Areas Journal (SHF013)
10. $170
Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (2017-18) Publication charges
for “Germination of netleaf hackberry seeds on the north sides of boulders: a shift away
from patterns of mature hackberry distribution?” in Western North American Naturalist
(SHF022)
9. $2100 and 2 units of assigned time
Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (2015-16) Impacts of Science
Faculty with Education Specialties in the U.S. (SHF077)
8. $2100 and 2 units of assigned time
Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (2014-15) An Interview Study
Investigating the Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) Phenomenon in the
U.S. (SHF046)
7. 3 units of assigned time
Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (2013-14) Investigating
Academic Climates and Institutional Contexts for Science Faculty with Education
Specialties (F1319)
6. $900
Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (2012-13) Hayward Revisited:
An Analysis of the Wasatch Chaparral (F1213)
5. 6 units of assigned time
Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (2012-13) A National Cross-
Disciplinary Study of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES)—manuscript
preparation (F1217)
4. $604
Utah Valley University, Presidential Faculty Scholarly Award (2011-12) How genetic
differences and prior defoliation affect re-growth and phytochemistry after coppicing in
aspen (Populus tremuloides)—graphing software package
143. $3,558
Utah Valley University, Grants for Engaged Learning (2011-12) The effect of a
community engaged learning project on rates of recycling in Provo
2. $2,500 and 4 units of assigned time
Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (2011-12) A National Cross-
Disciplinary Study of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES)—data analysis
1. $2,000 and 6 units of assigned time
Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (2010-11) A National Cross-
Disciplinary Study of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES)—survey
development, validation, and administration
GRANTS OBTAINED (INTERNAL) BY MY MENTORED STUDENTS
6. Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (SAC). Faculty mentor for
Hannah Veltkamp^ and Sydney Houghton^. Comparing germination rates of intact seeds
found in coyote scat and fresh fruits of netleaf hackberry. (SHS058) ($2160) (2018-19).
5. Utah Valley University, Undergraduate Research Scholarly and Creative Activities
(URSCA). Faculty mentor for Tyler Hacking^ and Jonathan Wasden^. Water filtration
and treatment effects on biomass in Lactuca sativa var. capitata. ($2974) (2018-19).
4. Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (SAC), Faculty mentor for
Dustin Young^. Local effects of climate change on minimum temperatures in the Wasatch
Mountain foothills vs. Utah Valley floor. (SHS003) ($1271) (2017-18).
3. Utah Valley University, Undergraduate Research Scholarly and Creative Activities
(URSCA). Faculty mentor for Dustin Young^. A study of the Wasatch Mountain foothills
with a focus on climate change and an invasive species. ($2000) (2017-18).
2. Utah Valley University, Undergraduate Research Scholarly and Creative Activities
(URSCA). Faculty mentor for Caleb Roush^. Summer drought reduces the growth of
invasive tree-of-heaven seedlings. ($2000) (2016-17).
1. Utah Valley University, Scholarly Activities Committee (SAC), Faculty mentor for
Robert Pyles^. “Duckweed growth-determining factors” (S1134) ($200) (2011)
AWARDS
UVU, Office of Sponsored Programs, Building STEM Capacity Through Grants Award (2016)
CSU Stanislaus, Outstanding Research and Scholarly Activity Professor nominee (2009)
UW-Madison, Department of Entomology, Kinney Merit Award (2005)
UW-Madison, Teaching Academy, Future Faculty Partner (2003-05)
US Forest Service Employee Excellence Award (1999)
UW-Madison, TRIO Learning Center, Brenda Pfaehler Excellence in Teaching Award (1998)
15MEMBERSHIPS
Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (2011)
The Society for the Study of Evolution (2006 and 2013)
Ecological Society of America Member (since 2001)
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Member (since 1999)
Society For Conservation Biology - Aldo Leopold Chapter (1996)
MANUSCRIPT/PROPOSAL REVIEWER
American Naturalist
BMC Evolutionary Biology (2016, 2017, 2018)
Chemoecology (2015)
Dendrochronologia (2019)
Ecology Letters
Fire Ecology (2019)
Forests (2015, 2018)
Insects (2018)
Journal of Chemical Ecology
Journal of Plant Ecology (2019)
New Phytologist (2011)
Oecologia (2011)
Oikos (2018)
Plant Ecology
Plant Systematics and Evolution
PLOS ONE (2014)
Rangeland Ecology and Management (2014)
Studies in Higher Education (2019)
Tree Physiology (2011, 2014)
National Science Foundation
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Department:
Committee Member for the Department Hiring Committee (2020-2021)
Committee Member for the Evolution Faculty Search (2020-2021)
Committee Member for the Field Botany Faculty Search (2019-2020)
Committee Chair for the Greenhouse Manager Search (2019)
Committee Member for the Field Botany/Conservation Biology Faculty Search (2018)
Committee Member for the Invertebrate Zoology/Ecology Faculty Search (2018)
Botany Group Spokesperson (2017-present)
16Committee Member for Department’s Strategic Planning Ad-hoc Committee (2017-2019)
Committee Member for the Greenhouse Manager Search (2016)
Internship Coordinator for Sarah Heelis’s and Matt Wang’s summer internships with Capitol
Reef National Park, Torrey, Utah (2015)
Committee Member for Science Education Faculty Search (2014)
Committee Member for Department’s Retention, Tenure, and Promotion committee (2013-
present)
Committee Chair for Department’s Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Criteria committee (2013-
present)
Research Supervisor for Ally Roberts’s student research project, “The impact of bank-stabilizing
vehicles on riparian vegetation along the Spanish Fork River” (Biol 489R) (2012)
Committee Member for Oliver Hansen’s undergraduate thesis project, “Henry’s Fork and
vicinity: A UVU Herbarium block checklist project” (2011)
Research Supervisor for Robert Pyles’s student research project, “Duckweed growth-determining
factors” (Biol 489R) (2011)
Internship Coordinator for Julie Nance’s summer internship with Living Aquarium, Sandy, Utah
(2011)
University:
Exceptional Care Table Staffer for College of Science (August 19, 2019) and Office of Engaged
Learning (August 21, 2019)
Environmental Studies Minor Steering Committee Member (2018-present)
Committee Member for the University Centers and Institutes Advisory Committee (2017-
present)
Writing Committee Member for revising Policy 425—Scheduling Campus Facilities (2017-
present)
Oral Session Moderator for the Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research hosted by Utah
Valley University (February 17, 2017)
Committee Member for the University Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Appeals Committee
(2016-2019)
Poster Judge for Engaged Learning Week Poster Session (March 29, 2016)
17Presenter at 4th Annual UVU Humanities Symposium “Environmental Conservation at Capitol
Reef Field Station” (March 12, 2015)
Center for the Study of Ethics faculty Advisory Board member (2014-present)
Committee Member for Michael Schultz’s Master of Education thesis project, “The impact of a
field research experience on undergraduate science majors” (2014-2016)
Director of Capitol Reef Field Station (2012-present)
Committee Chair for Alex Argyle’s Honors Program thesis project, “Influence of boulders on
netleaf hackberry (Celtis reticulata) growth and distribution in the Wasatch foothills”
(SAC awards of $1115 and $1817 [S1205] and [T1208]) (2012-13)
Faculty Mentor for Alex Argyle with the Center for the Advancement of Leadership (2012-2013)
Committee Member for Jarom Stubbs’s Master of Education thesis project, “Effects of Teaching
Reading Strategies on Scientific Literacy among Eighth-grade Students” (2012-13)
Committee Member (Alternate) for Institutional Review Board (2012-13)
Committee Member for Stephanie Anderson’s Master of Education thesis project, “How Are
Teaching Practices Aligned with Current NSES and ESL Methods in High School Science
Classrooms?” (SAC award of $1290—S1105) (2011-12)
Curriculum Committee Member for Capitol Reef Field Station (2011-12)
Community:
Committee Member on the Western North American Naturalist Online Conference Planning
Committee (2020-2021)
Guest Editor for “Impacts of Herbivory on Plant Communities,” a special issue for Forests
(2019-2020)
Science Fair Judge for Wasatch Elementary School (November 22, 2019)
Science Fair Judge for Wasatch Elementary School (November 16, 2018)
Science Fair Judge for Wasatch Elementary School (November 17, 2017)
Led a guided hike in Rock Canyon for the Rock Canyon Preservation Alliance as a thank-you for
people who donated to purchase land in the canyon for preservation (May 13, 2017)
Attended Provo City’s Rock Canyon Trailhead Master Plan Meeting (March 15, 2017)
Science Fair Judge for the Provo City School District STEM Fair at Dixon Middle School
(February 17, 2017)
18Taught a Plant and Animal Identification class to Boy Scouts of America leaders at the North
Star Training at Camp Jeremiah Johnson (September 17, 2016)
Panelist for a faculty Political Panel sponsored by UVU Democrats (October 15, 2014)
Presentations at SheTech Explorer Day on the Capitol Reef Environment and the Sustainable
Features of CRFS (April 28, 2014)
Steering Committee Member for Rock Canyon Preservation Alliance (2014-present)
Attended Utah Lake Commission’s meetings to discuss the Utah Lake Nature/Research Center
on March 28, 2013 and June 5, 2013
Presentation about Capitol Reef Field Station at the Kirk Englehardt 9 th annual Business Ethics
Award banquet for Peter Metcalf of Black Diamond Equipment (March 26, 2013)
Neighborhood Chair for Oak Hills Neighborhood in Provo, UT, submitted public comments on
proposed Utah Lake bridge, bus rapid transit, landuse in Provo, and other neighborhood, city-
wide, and regional issues (2011-present)
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