Department of Entomology

Jamin Dreyer
Graduate Student

Additional Information

• Education
• Research Experience
• Teaching Experience
• Awards and Honors
• Professional Society Membership & Development Activities
• Publications
• Hobbies/Personal Interests
• Research Interests

Contact Information

Address:
444 Russell Laboratories
Department of Entomology
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Phone Number:
(608) 263-0964

FAX:
(608) 262-3322

E-Mail:
jdreyer@entomology.wisc.edu

Education

Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin Madison (2008-Present)
Advisor: Claudio Gratton
Entomology/Zoology

B.A. Biology, Hope College (2006)
Biology Education

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Research Experience

2008-Present

Food Web Ecology, Mývatn, Iceland

2005-2008

Araneae Systematics/Taxonomy Family of Interest: Lycosidae (wolf spiders), genera Trochosa, Varacosa

Summer 2007

Field Technician Lamberti & Lodge Labs, University of Notre Dame Stream/Aquatic Invasive Ecology

Summer 2005

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Secondary Education Scholar, Hope College “Abundance and Prevalence of Ectoparasites on Three Cavity Nesting Bird Species” Mentor: Dr. Kathy Winnett-Murray

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Teaching Experience

2006-2007 Part-Time Faculty Hope College Departments of Biology and Chemistry

2006 Student Teacher Saugatuck High School (Saugatuck, MI)

2003-2005 Teaching Assistant Hope College Departments of Biology & Chemistry

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Awards and Honors

2008 Biological Scholars Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2006 Patterson Memorial Prize in Biology, Hope College

2006 Catherine Morrison ’89 Senior Science Education (Secondary), Hope College

2006 Senior Sigma Xi Award, Hope College

2005 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Secondary Education Scholar

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Professional Society Membership & Development Activities

Member Entomological Society of America

Student Member American Arachnological Society

2004 National Biology Teachers Association National Conference, Chicago, IL Presenter: Inquiry in Science Education

2004 Michigan Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Lansing, MI Presenter: Inquiry in Science Education

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Publications

Dreyer, J.M. In Press. A redescription of Varacosa apothetica (Wallace)(Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Arachnology.

Dreyer, J.M. & A.R. Brady. 2008. Trochosa sepulchralis, a senior synonym of Trochosa acompa, and the restoration of Trochosa abdita (Gertsch) (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Arachnology 36:65-75.

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Hobbies/Personal Interests

Boats/Boating, Swimming, Waterskiing, History (Naval/Maritime), Movies, kúluskítur, húsönd

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Research Interests

I am interested in the consequences of allochthonus input from aquatic ecosystems to terrestrial ecosystems. Specifically, how does a mass influx of benthically derived production in the form of aquatic insect emergence affect the food web and community structure of terrestrial arthropods?

Standing in a swarm of Tanytarsus gracilentus

Lake Mývatn in northeastern Iceland provides us with an opportunity to study (and witness!) enormous export of midges (Chironomidae) from the lake to the surrounding landscape. I am hoping to tease apart the impact of subsidy on the predator-prey relationships within the food web as well as the long term effect of this pulsed phenomenon upon all manner of recipient arthropods (detritivores, herbivores, and predators).

The Myvatn Research Station (blue roof) with the mountain Blafjall as a backdrop

I also maintain a keen interest in arachnids, particularly those of the family Lycosidae (wolf spiders). I believe that beyond the “business” of science it is important to infect others with an appreciation for science and the natural world either through education or just plain obnoxious enthusiasm.

Enjoying Icelandic field work at one of our study lakes

Relaxing in Husavik with Claudio after a long field day

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