Anderson Lab


C. L. Bronson, Ph.D. - Post-Doctoral Researcher
bronson.5@osu.edu

EDUCATION

University of Illinois
Urbana IL
1992 B. S. in Honors Biology (conc. in Ethology, Ecology and Evolution) cum laude
The Ohio State University
Columbus OH
1997 M. Sc. in Zoology
The Ohio State University
Columbus OH
2002 Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology

Dissertation: Patterns and processes within a non-ecotone hybrid zone: The chickadees of Ohio.

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS

1992-1993 University Fellowship
The Ohio State University
1994 Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund
American Museum of Natural History
1994 Betty and Herbert Carnes Award
American Ornithologists' Union
1995, 1996, 1997 Raymond C. Osborn Fellowship
The Ohio State University
1996 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate
Department of Zoology, The Ohio State University
2002-2005 T32CA90223 Immunology Training Grant
PI - Yang Liu, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant

1991-1992 University of Illinois
Department of Chemistry
 
    Accelarated Chemistry, I
Accelerated Chemistry, II
1993-2002 The Ohio State University
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (formerly Zoology)
    Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Evolution
Field Zoology
Form, Function and Ecology
Human Anatomy
Introductory Biology
Introductory Ecology
Mammology

Instructor

2002 Ohio Wesleyan University
Department of Botany and Microbiology
    Ecology and the Future of Man
2002, 2005 The Ohio State University
Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
    Introduction to Ecology - Lecture
Introduction to Ecology - Laboratory
Animal Behavior
Animal Form and Function

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1990 Intern in Children's Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield IL
1990-1992 Honors Biology Laboratory Coordinator
School of Life Sciences, University of Illinois
Urbana IL
1992 Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, U of Illinois
Urbana IL
1993-1994 Research Associate (Kirtland's Warbler Project)
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit
The Ohio State University
Columbus OH
1995-1996 Research Associate
Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
The Ohio State University
Columbus OH
1998 Assistant Coordinator
Midwest Regional Animal Behavior Society Meeting
Columbus OH
1998-2001 Project Coordinator
Digitization of Analog Sound Collection
Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
The Ohio State University
Columbus OH
2002-2005 Post-doctoral Researcher
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Immunology
The Ohio State University
Columbus OH

PUBLICATIONS

Bronson, C. L., Grubb, T. C., Jr., Sattler, G. D. & Braun, M. J. 2005. Reproductive success across the black-capped (Poecile atricapilla) and Carolina chickadee (P. carolinensis) hybrid zone in Ohio. The Auk 122(3):759-772.

Bronson, C. L., T. C. Grubb, Jr. & M. J. Braun. 2003. A test of the endogenous and exogenous selection hypotheses for the maintenance of a narrow avian hybrid zone. Evolution 57(3):630-637.

Bronson, C. L., Grubb, T. C., Jr., Sattler, G. D. & Braun. M. J. 2003. Mate preference: a possible causal mechanism for a moving hybrid zone. Animal Behaviour 65:489-500.

Grubb, T. C., Jr., & Bronson, C. L. 2001. On cognitive conservation biology: why chickadees leave a patch of woodland. Journal of Avian Biology 32:372-376.

Nelson, D. A., Gaunt, S. L. L., Bronson, C. L., & Kloth, T. J. 2001. Database design for an archive of animal sounds. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine 20:76-80.

Pravosudov, V. V., Grubb, T. C., Jr., Doherty, P. F., Jr., Bronson, C. L., Pravosudova, E. V., & Dolby, A. S. 1999. Social dominance and energy reserves in wintering woodland birds. Condor 101:880-884.

Doherty, P. F., Jr., Grubb, T. C., Jr., & Bronson, C. L. 1996. Territories and caching related behavior of red-headed woodpeckers wintering in a beech grove. Wilson Bulletin 108:740-747.

Grubb, T. C., Jr., & Bronson, C. L. 1995. Artificial snags as nesting sites for chickadees. Condor 97:1067-1070.

PRESENTATIONS AT MEETINGS

1999 117th Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union in Ithaca, New York, USA
Poster – D. A. Nelson, S. L. L. Gaunt, K. Beeman, C. L. Bronson, S. C. Burnett, and G. E. Hough, II. The digital archiving project at the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics.
2000 Animal Behavior Society in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Presentation – C. L. Bronson, T. C. Grubb, Jr., G. D. Sattler and M. J. Braun. Mate choice: a possible mechanism for a moving avian hybrid zone.
2003 121nd Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union in Champaign, Illinois, USA
Presentation – C. L. Bronson, T. C. Grubb, Jr., G. D. Sattler and M. J. Braun. Reproductive success across an avian hybrid zone: Implications for characterization of hybrid zones based on genetic studies.
2004 12th International Congress of Immunology and the 4th Annual Conference of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Poster – C. L. Bronson, C. Chaudhury, J. Kim, W. L. Hayton, T. M. Oberyszyn, D. C. Roopenian, and C. L. Anderson. The MHC-related Fc receptor for IgG (FcRn) contributes to the transendothelial flux of albumin.
2004 122nd Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Presentation – C. L. Bronson, T. C. Grubb, Jr., and M. J. Braun. A test of the endogenous and exogenous selection hypotheses for the maintenance of the Black-capped and Carolina Chickadee hybrid zone.

MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION

C. L. Bronson, C. Chaudhury, J. Kim, W. L. Hayton, T. M. Oberyszyn, D. C. Roopenian, J. M. Robinson, and C. L. Anderson. FcRn-mediated transendothelial flux of albumin and IgG. Submitted to Journal of Applied Physiology.

J. Kim, C. L. Bronson, W. L. Hayton, D. C. Roopenian, J. M. Robinson, and C. L. Anderson. Without FcRn you would need two livers. Submitted to American Journal of Physiology – Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • American Ornithologists' Union
  • Animal Behavior Society
  • Behavioral Ecology Society

COMMITTEES AND SERVICE

1995-1996 President, graduate student organization
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
1995, 1997 Graduate student representative to faculty searches
1998 Reviewer, Animal Behaviour
2002, 2003 Reviewer, Auk
2002, 2004 Reviewer, Evolution
2005 Reviewer, Behavioral Ecology
2005 Reviewer, Ecoscience
2005 Search committee member for ULAR Facilities Manager

AVOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999-present Off-ice Official
Varsity Women's Ice Hockey
The Ohio State University
Columbus OH
1998-present USA Hockey Ice Hockey Referee

 

 


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