RESEARCH INTERESTS: DAVID WILLIAM MCNUTT 319 Stadium Drive Tallahassee, FL 32306 (850) 644-4190 dmcnutt@bio.fsu.edu Phenotypic plasticity; plant-herbivore interactions; evolution of induced resistance; chemical ecology EDUCATION: (Tallahassee, FL) Doctoral Candidate, Biological Science Aug. 05 - present Indiana University (Bloomington, IN) Sept. 01- May 04 B.S. Biology, Cum Laude RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Positions held: Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Nora Underwood, Tallahassee, FL Aug. 05 present Laboratory Technician, Dr. Sharon Strauss July 04 July 05 University of California, Davis, CA Research Assistant, Dr. James Bever and Alison Bennett May 03- July 04 Indiana University, Bloomington Laboratory/technical skills: Trypsin proteinase inhibitor assay (Molecular Devices SpectraMax 96 well reader) Cysteine proteinase inhibitor assay (96-well reader) Polyphenol oxidase assay (96-well reader) Total protein assay (96-well reader) Gel electrophoresis PCR (Applied Biosystems 96-well thermal cycler) Microsatellite primer optimization (96-well thermal cycler) Computational/statistical skills: SAS R MIGRATE-N GeneMapper Sequencher PAUP*
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Courses Taught: Instructor, Ecology Lab Faculty: Dr. Thomas Miller Aug 11 present Graduate Teaching Assistant, Evolution Aug. 10 May 11 Faculty: Dr. Scott Steppan, Dr. David Houle Graduate Teaching Assistant, Conservation Biology Sept. 09 Dec. 09 Faculty: Dr. Nora Underwood Graduate Teaching Assistant, Experimental Biology Lab Jan. 09 May 12 Faculty: Dr. Thomas Miller, Dr. Alice Winn Lab Coordinator, Plant Biology Lab (2 semesters) Jan. 08 Aug. 08 Faculty: Dr. Austin Mast, Dr. Bill Outlaw Graduate Teaching Assistant, Plant Biology Lab (4 semesters) Faculty: Dr. Austin Mast, Dr. Bill Outlaw Jan. 07 - present Graduate Teaching Assistant, Plant Biology (1 semester) Sept.06 Dec. 06 Faculty: Dr. Bill Outlaw Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Genetics Jan. 04- May 04 Faculty: Dr. Susan Strome Indiana University, Bloomington Courses Developed: Ecology Lab May 11 Aug 11 Faculty advisor: Dr. Thomas Miller Chemical Ecology Lecture and Lab Faculty advisor: Dr. Alice Winn Aug. 10 Dec. 10 Guest Lectures: GEO4930 Plants and People Nov. 2012 Lecture: Entomophagy and the Wonderful World of Insects Instructor: Michael Patterson
ANTH 4930 Plants and People Sept. 2008 Lectures: Plant Evolution and Anatomy I and II Faculty: Dr. Cheryl Ward MENTORING EXPERIENCE: Directed Individual Study, Mentor 2011 Student: Lauren McLaughlin (FSU, Tallahassee, FL) Project: Genetic variation in Solanum carolinense seedling resistance NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates, Mentor 2009 Student: Kathryn Staver (St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN) Project: Effects of L. juncta larval density on female oviposition preference Directed Individual Study, Mentor 2008-2009 Student: Michael Martinez (FSU, Tallahassee, FL) Project: Effects of plant density on tolerance of Solanum carolinense NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates, Co-Mentor 2008 Student: Kahaili Barrows (Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR) Project: Effects of plant density on tolerance of Solanum carolinense Directed Individual Study, Co-Mentor 2007 Student: Amber Lefstead (FSU, Tallahassee, FL) Project: Genetic variation in the induced resistance of S. carolinense GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS: McNutt, David and Nora Underwood, 2011 - present NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, Multi-year Costs of Plasticity in the Herbivore Defense Response of S. carolinense Amount: $14,688 Planning Grant Award (co-written with Dr. Nora Underwood) 2009-2011 Council on Research and Creativity, The Evolution of Adaptive Plasiticity in the Chemical Defenses of S. carolinense Amount: $12,000 Robert K. Godfrey Endowment for the Study of Botany 2007 Department of Biological Science, Amount: $500 Teaching Assistantship Department of Biological Science, Amount: Tuition waiver, $19,000/yr. stipend 2005-present
HHMI Capstone L490 Research Scholarship and Supply Grant 2003 Department of Biological Science, Indiana University Amount: $550 HONORS: Phi Beta Kappa, 2004 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Intern Award, 2004 PAPER PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS: The adaptive value and costs of plasticity in the induced defenses and tolerance to herbivory of Solanum carolinense, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2012, Portland, OR. Potential genetic constraints on the evolution of defensive plasticity of S. carolinense, Society for the Study of Evolution Annual Meeting, 2011, Norman, OK. Resistance is futile? Potential evolutionary constraints on the defense response of Solanum carolinense, Ecology and Evolution Seminar, Dept. of Biological Science, 2010, Tallahassee, FL. Potential genetic constraints on the evolution of induced resistance of Solanum carolinense to multiple herbivores, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2009, Albuquerque, NM The indirect, plant-mediated interaction between two specialist herbivores, Manduca Sexta and Leptinotarsa juncta, depends on host plant genotype, Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, 2008, Tallahassee, FL POSTER PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS: Potential genetic constraints on the evolution of defensive plasticity of S. carolinense, Gordon Research Conference (Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics), 2011, Biddeford, ME. Effect of herbivore density on Leptinotarsa juncta ovipostion preference and larval performance on its host plant, Solanum carolinese, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA Primary author: Kathryn Staver (St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN) Potential genetic constraints on the evolution of induced resistance of Solanum carolinense to multiple herbivores, Gordon Research Conference (Plant-Insect Interactions), 2010, Galveston, TX
Plant density affects tolerance to damage in Solanum carolinense Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2009, Albuquerque, NM Indirect, plant-mediated interaction between the specialist herbivores Manduca sexta and Leptinotarsa juncta differs among host plant genotypes, Entomological Society of America, 2007, San Diego, CA PAPER PUBLICATIONS: McNutt, D.W., S. Halpern., K. Barrows, and N. Underwood. 2012. Intra-specific competition facilitates the evolution of tolerance to insect damage in the perennial plant S. carolinense. Oecologia McNutt, D.W. and N. Underwood. In prep. Resistance trade-offs across plant genotypes structure indirect interactions among herbivores. Target journal: Ecology Letters McNutt, D.W. In prep. Costs of plasticity in the induced defenses of plants. Target journal: Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics McNutt, D.W., K. Staver, and N. Underwood. In prep. Mechanisms of negative feedbacks on Leptinotarsa juncta larval density via host plant induced resistance Target journal: Oikos Kim, T.M., B.J. Spiesman, A.L. Buchanan, A.S. Hakes, S.L. Halpern, B.D. Inouye, A. Kilanowski, N. Kortessis, D.W. McNutt and N. Underwood. In prep. Selective removal of insect herbivores from an old-field plant influences an old-field plant community BOOK PUBLICATIONS: Miller, T.E., D.W. McNutt, and C. Stahala. Laboratory Manual for Ecology Lab, BSC 4933. 2012. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Professional Affiliations: Member: Society for the Study of Evolution (2011) Entomological Society of America (2007) Academic service: FSU BSC 2011L (Biology 2 Laboratory) revision committee, (2012- present). Position: Graduate representative, designed Evolution unit FSU Ecology and Evolution Graduate Reading and Discussion Group (EERDG), 2005- present. Elected position: Treasurer (2008)
FSU Department of Biological Science Chair Search committee. 2008. Position: Graduate representative Journal Reviewer: Ecology, Heredity, Plant-Arthropod Interactions (co-reviewer), Functional Ecology (co-reviewer) Community service: ESOL Tutor (Literacy Volunteer), Leon County Public Library, 2009 Tutored a Haitian immigrant in reading, writing, and conversational English Bugs as Food Presentation, After-School Program, School of Arts and Sciences (K-6), Tallahassee, FL, April 2012 Led an after-school program about insects and the cultures that eat them Bugs as Food Presentation, Family Literacy Program, Leon County Public Library, Tallahassee, FL, August 2012 Led a community summer camp program about insects and the cultures that eat them Entomophagy and the Wonderful World of Insects Presentation, Waterworks Science Salon, Tallahassee, FL, October 2012 Led a community outreach program about entomophagy and insect biology