JENNIFER E. FRICK-RUPPERT

    

Education

Ph.D.  in Zoology                   December 1995                            Clemson University             Clemson, SC

B.S. in Biochemistry              May 1989 (cum laude with honors) Clemson University             Clemson, SC

 

Academic and Professional Honors and Achievements

·         Appalachian College Association Fellowship (sabbatical support) 2005-2006

·         Brevard College Exemplary Teaching Award 2003-2004

·         Brevard College SGA/ODK Faculty Member of the Year, Honorable Mention, 2002-2003

·         Smithsonian Marine Station Postdoctoral Fellowship 1995-1996      

·         Best Graduate Student Paper Award, American Society of Zoologists 1994

·         Libbie Hyman Memorial Scholarship, American Society of Zoologists 1993

 

Professional Experience

Executive Director, Appalachian Center for Environmental Education                           Brevard, NC              2006-present

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies/Ecology  Brevard College                    Brevard, NC              2004-present

Coordinator, Ecology Major                                                  Brevard College                    Brevard, NC              2001-2005

Director, Brevard College Honors Program                         Brevard College                    Brevard, NC              2000-2004

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies/Ecology   Brevard College                    Brevard, NC              1998-2004

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences         Clemson University             Clemson, SC              1997-2002

Postdoctoral Fellow                                                                 Smithsonian Institution      Fort Pierce, FL          1995-1996

Laboratory Teaching Assistant                                            Friday Harbor Labs              Friday Harbor WA   1995

Instructor, Department of Biology                                        Western Carolina Univ       Cullowhee, NC          1992-1994

Director, Electron Microscope Facility                                 Western Carolina Univ.      Cullowhee, NC          1992-1994

Laboratory Teaching Assistant                                            Clemson University             Clemson, SC              1991-1995

Agriculture Technician                                                           Clemson University             Clemson, SC              1990-1991

Research Assistant, Dept. Plant Path. and Physiology     Clemson University             Clemson, SC              1985-1989

 

Teaching Experience

·         Ecology 360 (Aquatic Ecosystems)                                        Brevard College                                    1999, 2001,2003

·       Ecology 400H (Honors Invertebrate Diversity)                    Brevard College                                    2004

·         Environmental Studies 103 (Introductory)                             Brevard College                                    1998-2004

·         Environmental Perspectives BCE 210 and Lab (Core)          Brevard College                                    2005

·      Enrichment 101H (Honors Seminar, Service)                         Brevard College                                    2000

·      Biology 110L (Introductory Biology Lab)                              Brevard College                                    1998

·         Biology 240/240L (Biodiversity and  Lab)                              Brevard College                                    2003

·         Biology 374/375/388 (Birds)                                                     Brevard College                                    1998-2005

·         Biology 370/371/385 (Invertebrates)                                       Brevard College                                    1998-2005

·         Biology 381 (Trees and Shrubs)                                              Brevard College                                    1999

·         Biology 382 (Fungi and Lichens)                                            Brevard College                                    1999

·         Biology 384 (Wildflowers)                                                        Brevard College                                    2000, 2003

·         Biology 386 (Fish and Amphibians)                                       Brevard College                                    2000-2005

·         Biology 387 (Reptiles and Mammals)                                     Brevard College                                    2000-2005

·         Plant Identification Techniques                                              Pisgah Forest Institute, Brevard        2005

·         Recycling in Nature                                                                   Pisgah Forest Institute, Brevard        2005

·         Fungi and Lichens                                                                     Pisgah Forest Institute, Brevard        1999, 2000, 2001

·         Biological Science 730 (Natural History of Coastal SC)       Clemson University                             1999-2002

·         Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Lab                                   Clemson University                             1991

·         Developmental Biology Lab                                                     Clemson University                             1991-1995

·         Invertebrate Zoology Lab                                                        Clemson Univ.  & Friday Harbor Lab 1991-1995 (1995)

·         Biology 101 (Non-majors Biology)                                          Western Carolina University             1992-1994

·         Techniques in Electron Microscopy                                      Western Carolina University             1992-1994

 

Administrative Experience

·         Coordinator, Ecology Major                                                   Brevard College                    2001-2005

·         Chair, Honors Advisory Council/ Subcommittee                Brevard College                    2000-2004

·         Chair, Institutional Review Board                                          Brevard College                    2004-2005

·         Chair, Service Learning Committee                                        Brevard College                    1998-2001

·         Academic Services Task Force                                              Brevard College                    2002-2003

·         Academic Standards Committee                                            Brevard College                    1999-2000

·         Library Committee; SACS Library Evaluation                      Brevard College                    1998-1999;2000

·         Freshman Advising Program                                                  Brevard College                    1998

·         Ecology Major Planning Committee                                      Brevard College                    1997-2000

·         Divisional Academic Affairs Committee                               Brevard College                    1999-2005

·         Divisional  Scholarships and Awards Committee                Brevard College                    2000-2005

·         Electron Microscope Committee                                            Clemson Univ.                      1997

 

Professional Publications

·         Frick, JE. Appalachian Almanac: A Natural History of the Appalachians. In preparation; submitted to UNC Press.

·         Frick, JE, Ruppert, EE, and Ballard, R. 2002. Natural History of the Swamp Forest. Website authored for South Carolina Educational Television. http://knowitall.org/sclife

·         Frick, JE, Ruppert, EE, and Ballard, R. 2001. Natural History of the Saltmarsh. Website authored for South Carolina Educational Television. http://knowitall.org/sclife

·         Frick, JE. May 2001-October 2004. Appalachian Almanac, Newspaper Column in The Transylvania Times. Also The Asheville Citizen-Times, June 2003.

·         Frick, JE and Ruppert, EE. 2001. Preliminary Nutritional Analysis of Lancelets, A Promising Seafood with Aquacultural Potential. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology 10:63-75.

·         Ruppert, EE, CB Cameron, and JE Frick. 1999. Endostyle-like features of the dorsal epibranchial ridge of an enteropneust and the hypothesis of dorsal-ventral axis inversion in chordates. Invertebrate Biology 118: 202-212.

·         Frick, JE. 1998. Evidence for matrotrophy in the viviparous holothuroid echinoderm Synaptula hydriformis. Invertebr. Biol. 117: 169-179.

·         Frick, JE and Ruppert, EE. 1997. Primordial germ cells and oocytes of Branchiostoma virginiae (Cephalochordata, Acrania) are flagellated epithelial cells: relationship between epithelial and primary egg polarity. Zygote 5: 139-151.

·         Frick, JE and Ruppert, EE. 1996. Primordial germ cells of Synaptula hydriformis (Holothuroidea; Echinodermata) are epithelial flagellated-collar cells: their apical-basal polarity becomes primary egg polarity. Biol. Bull., 191: 168-177.

·         Frick, JE, Ruppert, EE, and Wourms, JP. 1996. Morphology of the ovotestis of Synaptula hydriformis (Holothuroidea, Apoda): an evolutionary model of oogenesis and the origin of egg polarity in echinoderms. Invertebr. Biol. 115:46-66.

 

Funded Grants

·         Duke, KM, Gift HC, Ragsdale HL, Frick JE , and Gordon W. 1998. Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Student Science Enrichment Program. “Voices of the River, Phase II: Sharing through Education.” $59,874.

·         Ruppert, EE and Frick JE. 1997-1999. United States Department of Agriculture, AREA, Seed Grant. “Aquaculture of Amphioxus (Lancelets).” $49,921.

·         Frick, JE and Harrison FW. 1994. National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement. “Addition of Equipment to the Electron Microscopy Laboratory of Western Carolina University.” $47,528.

·         Frick, JE and Harrison FW. 1993-1994. Western Carolina University Faculty Research Grant. “Transport of Nutrients from Adult to Brooded Young in Synaptula hydriformis.” $2000.

·         Frick, JE. 1993-1994. Slocum-Lunz Foundation of South Carolina. “Nutrition of Brooded Young in Synaptula hydriformis.” $875.

 

Conference Presentations (Published Abstracts)

·          Frick, JE and Ruppert EE. 1997. Flagellated eggs: evolutionary origin of the primary egg axis. Am. Zool. 37 (5): 110A

·          Scarpa, J, Weis B, Ruppert E,  Frick J, and Wright A. 1996. Direct evidence for planktotrophy in Muller’s larva

        of the tiger flatworm, Pseudoceros crozeri. Am. Zool. 36 (5):107A.

·          Frick, JE. 1994. Transport of nutrients from adult to brooded young in Synaptula hydriformis (Echinodermata)

        Am. Zool. 34 (5):125A.

·          Frick, JE, Ruppert EE, and Wourms, JP. 1994. Ultrastructure of the ovotestis in the simultaneous

        hermaphrodite Synaptula hydriformis (Echinodrmata:Holothuroidea). Trans. Am. Microsc. Soc. 113: 422-423.

·          Ruppert, EE, McGlothlin KL, Frick, JE, and Colacino, JM. 1993. Angular shifts in the beating plane of a sponge choanocyte. Trans. Am. Microsc. Soc. 112 (1):85.

·          Frick, JE, Ruppert, EE, and Wourms, JP. 1992. Nutrition of brooded young in a sea cucumber (Synaptula hydriformis). Am. Zool. 32(5): 113A.

·          Frick, JE, Keese RJ, and Camper ND. 1989. Effect of altering oxidation state on tissue culture development. Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science, Volume LI: 61.

·          Frick, JE, Figliola S, and Camper ND. 1988. In Vitro culture of peach shoot tips. Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science, Volume XLX,:87.

 

Other Selected Professional Presentations

·         North Carolina Arboretum, 2002, 2003, 2004

·         Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society, Brevard College Rho-Pi Chapter, 2002

·         Sherwood Forest Native Plant Committee, 2002, 2005

·         YMCA Camp Greenville, 2004

·         Western NC Chapter of the Sierra Club, 2001

·         Friends of DuPont State Forest, 2005, 2006

·         Brevard College Ecology Club, 2000

·         Connestee Falls Development, 2003, 2004, 2006

·         Toxaway Falls Garden Club, 2000

·         Brevard Rotary Club, 2000

·         Hendersonville Shrine Ladies’ Auxiliary, 2000

·         Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, 1999

·         Winthrop University, 1998

·         Brevard College Environmental Seminar Series, 1998, 1999, 2002

·         Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, 1996

·         Bamfield Marine Station, 1995

·         Friday Harbor Laboratory, 1995

·         Western Carolina University, 1994

·         Association of Southeastern Biologists, 1994

·         Clemson University Graduate Student Association, 1993, 1994, 1996

·         American Association for the Advancement of Science 1989 National Convention, Undergraduate Division.

        “In Vitro culture of peach shoot tips.”

 

Community Service and Administrative Roles

·         Regional Director,  South Carolina Association of Naturalists                                            2002

·         Naturalist and Board of Advisors, Richland Ridge Development (Brevard, NC)              2002-present

·         Chair, Sherwood Forest Native Plant Committee (Brevard, NC)                                           2006-present

·         Sherwood Forest Lakes & Dams Committee (Brevard, NC)                                                   2005-present

 

Curricula Development/Revamping

·       Pisgah Forest Institute Summer Workshops for Educators   Brevard College                    2006

                (Forest Ecology, Invasive Species, Environmental Science)

·       Environmental Perspectives Core Course and Lab                  Brevard College                    2002-2004

·       Biodiversity Lab                                                                            Brevard College                    2002-2003

·       Natural History Minor                                                                  Brevard College                    2002-2003

·       Brevard College Honors Program                                               Brevard College                    2000

·       Ecology Major Planning/Revamping                                         Brevard College                    1997/2002

·       Field Courses                                                                                 Brevard College                    1998-1999

                (Local Birds; Invertebrates; Fish & Amphibians; Reptiles & Mammals)

·       Human Ecology                                                                             Brevard College                    1998-1999

·       Aquatic Ecosystems                                                                     Brevard College                    1998-1999

·       BIOTA: Biodiversity Training & Adventures                          Brevard College                    1998

·       Natural History of the Southern Appalachians                        Brevard College                    1998

·       Techniques in Electron Microscopy                                          Western Carolina Univ.      1993

 


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