CORY MEROW EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS. Assistant Research Professor Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Storrs, CT USA

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1 CORY MEROW Assistant Research Professor Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Storrs, CT USA Phone: Website: cmerow/home/home.html EDUCATION 2012 Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut 2004 M.S. Physics, University of Connecticut 2002 B.S. Applied Mathematics, Physics, University of Connecticut, Magna Cum Laude PUBLICATIONS Aiello-Lammens, M., J. Slingsby, D. Euston-Brown, H. Kilroy, C. Merow, J.A. Silander Jr. Processes of community composition in an environmentally heterogeneous, high biodiversity region. In Review. Merow, C., S.T. Bois, Y. Xie, J. A. Silander Jr. Forecasting potential distributions using experimental demography of two invasive plants and their native analogs along environmental gradients. In review. Merow, C. Methods in Population Ecology. In Review, Oxford Bibliographies in Ecology. Merow, C., J. Allen, M. Aiello-Lammens, J.A. Silander Jr. Building better range models with Maxent by integrating additional sources of spatially explicitly information. In review. Needham, J., C. Merow, N. Butt, Y. Malhi, T. Marthews, M. Morecroft, and S. M. McMahon. A dialogue between the forest and the trees: cross scale demographic models for global change research. In Review. Metcalf, C.J.E., S.P. Ellner, D.Z. Childs, R. Salguero-Gomez, C. Merow, S.M. McMahon, E. Jongejans, M. Rees. Modeling annual variation for stochastic population dynamics using Integral Projection Models Accepted, Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Visser, M.D., S.M. McMahon, P.M. Dixon, C. Merow, S. Record, E. Jongejans. Speeding up ecological and evolutionary computations in R PLoS Computational Biology 11: e Merow, C., A. M. Latimer, A. Wilson, S. McMahon, A. Rebelo, J. A. Silander Jr. On using integral projection models to generate demographically driven predictions of species

2 distributions: development and validation using sparse data Ecography, 37: Merow, C., M. Smith, T. Edwards, A. Guisan, S. McMahon, S. Normand, W. Thuiller, R. Wüest, N. Zimmermann, J. Elith What do we gain from simplicity versus complexity in species distribution models? Ecography, 37: Thuiller, W., T. Münkemüller, K.H. Schiffers, D. Georges, S. Dullinger, V.M. Eckhart, T. C. Edwards, D. Gravel, G. Kunstler, C. Merow, K. Moore O Leary, C. Piedallu, S. Vissault, N.E. Zimmermann, D. Zurell, F. M. Schurr Does probability of occurrence relate to demographic performance? Ecography, 37: Merow, C., J. Dahlgren, C.J.E. Metcalf, D. Childs, M.E.K. Evans, E. Jongejans, S. Record, M. Rees, R. Salguero-Gómez, S. M. McMahon Advancing population ecology with integral projection models: a practical guide. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5: Merow, C., J. A. Silander Jr. A comparison of Maxlike and Maxent for modeling species distributions Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5: Rominger, A., C. Merow, J. Harte. meter: Analysis with the Maximum Entropy Theory of Ecology R package version Merow, C., M. Smith, J. A. Silander Jr A practical guide to Maxent: what it does, and why inputs and settings matter. Ecography 36: Denoted Editor s Choice One of Ecography s most accessed papers in 2013 (#6) and 2014 (#2) Metcalf, C.J.E., S.M. McMahon, R. Salguero-Gomez, E. Jongejans, C. Merow IPMpack: Builds and analyzes Integral Projection Models. CRAN. R package version Vieilledent, G., A. M. Latimer, A. E. Gelfand, C. Merow, A.M. Wilson, F. Mortier & J. A. Silander Jr hsdm: hierarchical Bayesian species distribution models. CRAN. R package version Merow, C., A. M. Latimer, J. A. Silander Jr Can entropy maximization use functional traits to explain species abundances? A comprehensive evaluation. Ecology 92: Merow, C., N. LaFleur, J. A. Silander Jr., A. M. Wilson, M. Rubega Developing dynamic, mechanistic species distribution models: predicting bird-mediated spread of invasive plants across northeastern North America. American Naturalist 178:

3 Midgley, G.F., R. Altwegg, D. Guo, C. Merow Are quiver trees a sentinel for climate change in arid southern Africa? South African National Biodiversity Institute. ISBN: Rawitscher, G., C. Merow, M. Nguyen, I. Simbotin Resonances and quantum scattering for the Morse potential as a barrier. American Journal of Physics. 70: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Assistant Professor 2015-pres Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Statistician 2015 Division of Migratory Bird Management, Branch of Population and Habitat Assessment United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Laurel, MD Developed statistical methods for species distribution modeling Research Assistant Professor (Gratis) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Postdoctoral Researcher Forest Demography Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD Grant: Climate Change Impacts on Forest Biodiversity: Individual Risk to Subcontinental Impacts (NSF Funded) Visiting Scientist Computational Ecology and Environmental Science Group Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK Developed machine learning tools for range modeling applications Postdoctoral Researcher 2012 Community assembly in South African Fynbos Grant: Parallel Evolutionary Radiations in Protea and Pelargonium in the Greater Cape Floristic Region (NSF Funded) Graduate Research Assistant

4 Ecological modeling Worked on a wide range of modeling projects funded by NSF, USDA and Center for Environmental Science and Education at UConn Visiting Scientist 2008 Ecological modeling South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, ZA Linked demographic responses of quiver trees in southern Africa to climate change GRANTS 2014 New advancements on Integral Projection Models for comparative demography Max Plank Institute for Demographic Research. 17,000. PIs: Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Sean McMahon, Cory Merow, Jessica Metcalf, Eelke Jongejans New advancements on Integral Projection Models in a continuous and variable world II. Max Plank Institute for Demographic Research. 30,000. PIs: Roberto Salguero- Gómez, Sean McMahon, Cory Merow, Jessica Metcalf, Eelke Jongejans New advancements on Integral Projection Models in a continuous and variable world. Max Plank Institute for Demographic Research. 36,000. PIs: Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Sean McMahon, Cory Merow, Jessica Metcalf, Eelke Jongejans 2011 Bamford Research Fund for Botany. University of Connecticut. $2, Coauthor on Parallel Evolutionary Radiations in Protea and Pelargonium in the Greater Cape Floristic Region. National Science Foundation. $3,000,000. PIs: Carl Schlicting, Justin Borevitz, Kent Holsinger, Cynthia Jones, Andrew Latimer, John Silander. 2008; 10 University of Connecticut Center for Environmental Science and Engineering Graduate Student Research Fellowship (2008: $10,500; 2010: $10,500) University of Connecticut Center for Environmental Science and Engineering Multidisciplinary Environmental Research Award (2007: $5000; 2008: $5000; 2009: $5000; 2010: $8000). TEACHING EXPERIENCE Course Instructor 2015 Introduction to Integral Projection Modeling. One-week intensive course. Max Planck

5 Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany R Programming for Ecologists. 1 credit seminar. University of Connecticut 2012 Introduction to Integral Projection Modeling. One-week intensive course. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany 2011 Modeling Biodiversity Patterns and Ecological Processes. Short course (1 credit). University of Connecticut: High School Physics Teacher Woodstock Academy. Woodstock, CT Gardner High School. Gardner, MA. Laboratory Instructor Introductory Biology (Non-majors). University of Connecticut Astronomy, Physics of the Environment, Physics for Engineers. University of Connecticut. Student Advisory 2015-pres PhD committee member, Kristopher Winiarski, UMass Amherst. Workshop Organizer Demography in a Continuous World: An Introduction to Integral Projection Models Bristish Ecological Society Symposium: Demography beyond the population 2015 Mexican Congress of Ecology 2015 South African National Biodiversity Institute 2014 Ecological Society of America National Meeting 2013 Ecological Society of America National Meeting 2012 Ecological Society of America National Meeting 2012 Swiss Federal Research Institute, Zurich Bayesian modeling in R with applications in ecology. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town. Writer 2011 A Quickstart Guide to R for Ecologists 2003 Physics of the Environment Laboratory Manual. University of Connecticut. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Editor

6 2015 Associate editor, Biological Invasions 2015 Guest editor for Journal of Applied Ecology, Functional Ecology for a special feature across British Ecological Society journals, planned late 2015: Demography beyond the population Reviewer 2007-pres Ad hoc reviews: Diversity and Distributions, Ecography, Ecological Applications, Ecological Informatics, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Ecology Letters, Environmental Modeling and Assessment, Global Change Biology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Great Lakes Research, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Oecologia, PLoS ONE Invited Talks 2015 British Ecological Society Symposium: Demography beyond the population Mexican Congress of Ecology. Symposium: Conceptual advances and methods in ecological niche theory 2015 South African National Biodiversity Institute. Symposium: Plant diversity in the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2015 Ecological Society of America. Organized session: Predicting range shifts in response to ongoing environmental change using dynamic modeling approache University of California, Berkeley. Workshop: Big ecological questions, diverse data, new methods 2014 Woods Hole Research Center. Department Seminar Ecological Society of America. Ignite session: New approaches in spatial plant population dynamics: Population ecology is everywhere! 2013 University of Cambridge, Plant Sciences. Department seminar University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences. Department seminar University College London, Genetics, Evolution and Environment. Department seminar Ecological Society of America. Organized oral session: Evaluating the dynamics of tree species range limits under climate change for sustaining biodiversity 2013 American Museum of Natural History. Species distribution modeling group. Seminar Central Connecticut State University, Biology. Department seminar. Contributed Talks

7 2009;12;14 Ecological Society of America International Biogeography Society 2011 International Biogeography Society (Early Career Conference) 2009 Invasive Plant Symposium 2001 American Physical Society: Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Field Work South African Fynbos: Trait-based community assembly Working Groups/Symposia 2015 Co-organizer: British Ecological Society Symposium: Demography beyond the population pres Botanical Information and Ecology Network (BIEN): A database to document global patterns of plant diversity, distribution and function (support: National Science Foundation, NCEAS, iplant) 2013-pres Diversity and Forest Change: Characterizing functional, phylogenetic, and genetic contributions to diversity gradients and dynamics in tree communities (support: National Science Foundation and Chinese Academy of Sciences) 2012-pres Co-organizer: New advances in Integral Projection Models in a continuous and variable world (support: Max Plank Institute for Demographic Research) Advancing concepts and models of species range dynamics: understanding and disentangling processes across scales (support: Swiss Federal Research Institute) Awards 2013 Selected Attendee: Integrating Evidence on Forest Response to Climate Change: Physiology to Regional Abundance, Duke University International Biogeography Society Best Student Poster Award Conservation and Biodiversity Research Award. University of Connecticut. $1, Hogan Summer Research Award. University of Connecticut. $2, Doctoral Dissertation Award. University of Connecticut. $2, International Biogeography Society Travel Award. $1, Charles A. Reynolds Graduate Fellowship. University of Conneccticut. $9, Division of Nuclear Physics Undergraduate travel award. $1, Sigma Pi Sigma member - Physics Honor Society.