JEREMY COLLINGS
jeremy.collings@cortland.edu
EDUCATION
State University of New York at Cortland
BS in Conservation Biology (3.70) May 15, 2020
SUNY Cortland Honors Program
Presidents Designation in Undergraduate Research
Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Beta Beta
GRANTS/AWARDS
Barry Goldwater Scholarship Spring 19’
Ecological Society of America SPUR Fellowship Summer 19’
Botany 2019 Ecological Section Poster Award Summer 19’
New York State Flora Association Research Grant Summer 18’
SUNY Cortland Outstanding Student Research in Biological Sciences Award Spring 19’
SUNY Cortland Aldo Leopold Award Spring 19’
SUNY Cortland Undergraduate Research Fellowship Summer 18’
RESEARCH
SUNY Cortland Conservation Biology Laboratory
Research Assistant May 17’ – ongoing
Participated in the development of research plots, understory vegetation surveying,
seed collection and plant propagation as well as data management and analyses.
Principle Investigator: Dr. Andrea Dávalos
Texas Tech Llano River Field Station
Research Assistant May 19’ – August 19’
Designed and conducted research on the impacts of deer on plant community
composition and mycorrhizal associations. Conducted grassland vegetation surveys,
measured biomass, and assessed mycorrhizal colonization in the laboratory.
Principle Investigator: Dr. Tom Arsuffi
SUNY Psychophysiology Laboratory
Research Assistant August 15’ – May 17’
Designed experiment, collected, processed and analyzed electroencephalography
data with human participants.
Principle Investigator: Dr. Leslie Eaton
SUNY Cortland Cognitive Psychology Laboratory
Research Assistant August 15’ – May 17’
Designed a curriculum for students taking part in an academic intervention program.
Principle Investigator: Dr. Raymond Collings
PUBLICATIONS
Collings, J. A. & Dávalos A. (2020). Invasive plant management and invasive
earthworms are associated with community structure of invaded understory plant
communities. Manuscript in Review.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Deer herbivory alters plant community dynamics in the Edwards Plateau
Presentation at both Botany 2020 and ESA 2020
Virtual 2020
Assessing Invasive Plant Management Using Understory Vegetation Surveys
Poster at the SUNY Cortland Alumni Science Symposium
Cortland, NY 2019
Assessing Invasive Plant Management Using Understory Vegetation Surveys
Poster at Botany 2019
Tucson, AZ 2019
An Evaluation of Pale Swallow-wort Management Utilizing Understory Vegetation
Surveys
Presentation at SUNY Transformations
Cortland, NY 2019
Assessment of Invasive Plant Management through Understory Plant Management
Presentation at SUNY Cortland Alumni Science Symposium
Cortland, NY
Assessment of C. rossicum Management in State Parks
Poster presented at the North American Council for Conservation Biology Toronto,
Ontario
Assessment of Pale Swallow-wort (Cynanchum rossicum) Management in New York State Parks
Poster presented at Transformations Undergraduate Research Conference in
Cortland, NY
Effects of Environmental Scenery on Resiliency and Recovery Using EEG
Poster presented at Eastern Psychological Association in Boston, MA
Effects of Environmental Scenery on Resilience and Recovery Using EEG
Poster presented at Transformations Undergraduate Research Conference in
Cortland NY
The Study Place Program
Presentation given at Transformations Undergraduate Research Conference in
Cortland NY
Psychosocial Correlates of Patterns of Cortical Activity During Four Electroencephalography Testing Protocols
Poster presented at Transformations Undergraduate Research Conference in
Cortland NY
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Benefits to Research
Panel for the Ecological Society of America’s Student Services Program 2021
Students Perspective about Diversity in Skills Development for Fieldwork
Panel for the Ecological Society of America’s Student Sections 2021
Student Research in Ecology and Evolution
Panel for Syracuse University Department of Biology 2020
Asian Worm Seminar
Talk given for Monroe County Master Gardeners and Monroe County public. 2018
Plants: Friends or Foe
Talk given at Lime Hollow Nature Center for the McLean Beautification Committee
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant for Statistics January 21’ – May 21’
Responded to student questions about course content and academic success during
and outside of online lectures. Held review session before exams to work through
practice problems and review course content.
Teaching Assistant for Plant Ecology August 19’ – December 19’
Worked with students to execute research projects in community ecology,
competition, herbivory, and belowground interactions. Moderated debates and led
classroom discussions.
Supplemental Instructor for Introduction to Biology January 18’ – May 20’
Held multiple review sessions weekly as well as office hours throughout the
semester for major and nonmajor sections of introductory biology.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
New York State Parks
Invasive Species Steward May 18’ – September 18’
Surveyed for invasive species in New York State Parks and conducted independent
research on the management of an invasive plant.
SUNY Cortland Residence Life and Housing
Green Representative August 17’ – May 18’
Planned and executed programs for residents around sustainability topics including
climate change, biodiversity, and inclusion within the sustainability movement.
Lime Hollow Nature Center, Cortland NY
Nature Educator May 15’ – August 17’
Led guided natural history hikes and planned activities for children ages 4-18 on
natural history, ethnobotany and primitive skills.
WORKSHOPS/CERTIFICATIONS
ESA SEEDS Leadership Meeting
Leopold Education Project Educator Workshop
Asteraceae of New York Workshop
Sedges Workshop
Seeds of Success Collection Workshop
MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Botanical Society of America
Ecological Society of America
