William
David Lambert, PhD
The
Office: 318-357-3174, extension 153 Fax:
318-357-3299
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The
· Successfully established new course, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and
Physiology, combining two courses usually treated separately. Allowed form to complement function.
· Authored three papers accepted for publication while currently
having three papers near completion.
(All papers peer reviewed.)
· Presented independent research findings at the Annual Meeting of
the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology during 1998, 2001, 2003.
· Invited to attend international theriological meetings in
· Consulted as a proboscidean evolution expert by National Geographic regarding book in
production.
· Assembled collection of models and permanent specimens to support
a proper college level course in comparative vertebrate anatomy and to enhance
human anatomy and physiology instruction.
· Applied for and received $1,000 grant from Richard Brown Memorial
Fund (2002).
· Successfully led by example –
permanently altered teaching methods through the entire department by
successfully incorporating new audiovisual technology into lecture (e.g., document
cameras).
· Applied for and received a grant from the
National Park Service to fund a community course on the natural and cultural
history of the Cane River Historical Area.
Saint Peter’s College
· Received recognition for instructional expertise/effectiveness with
listing of name in Who’s Who Among
· Twice nominated for Alan T.
Waterman Award (National Science
Foundation and the National Science Board, sponsors) by St. Peter’s College for work in the area
of Ecosystems.
· Reviewed book manuscripts for both the Johns Hopkins University
Press and the
· Successfully published peer-reviewed journal articles and book
chapters on ecology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The
State-supported residential high school for intellectually and artistically gifted students – all courses offered at collegiate level. 400 students; 43 faculty.
Professor
of Biology
· Current: Teach Human Anatomy and Physiology lecture
and lab over two semesters (three sections, 45 students, on average); Comparative
Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology over two semesters (one section, average of
10 students); and Research Methodology.
Guide independent research projects for three students.
· Previous Years:
Taught Human Anatomy and Physiology (Units 1 and 2); Geology and
Paleontology of Louisiana; An Introduction to Dinosaurs and Other Exotic
Creatures; Vertebrate Zoology; Florida Ecosystems; Comparative Vertebrate
Anatomy and Physiology; Biology (during summer sessions).
· Authored entry on proboscideans in newest edition of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and
Technology.
· Provided consultation as expert on proboscidean evolution to National Geographic regarding book in
production.
· Reviewed papers and technical manuscript submitted to the Johns Hopkins
University Press.
Northwestern
Part of the
Adjunct Instructor
• Teach Introduction to Physical Science to
non-science majors.
• Teach Historical Geology.
Advance
Instructor
• Teach college level biology to gifted high
school students (accelerated 3 week course)
Saint
Peter’s College,
Jesuit College with student body of 3,700 – co-educational
liberal arts college offering 38 Bachelor’s programs, Masters Degree programs,
and numerous Associate degree programs.
Professor of Biology
· Taught The Human Environment (introduction to environmental science for
non-biology majors) and Science Literacy (science survey course for non-science
majors), Functional Vertebrate Anatomy, and The History of Life (earth history
for non-science majors), Evolution, and General Biology.
Onward-laboratory
Coordinator for Human Anatomy and Physiology.
• Managed adjunct lecturers and laboratory
scheduling/preparation as part of nurse training program shared between St.
Peter’s College and three
Community college ranked in nation’s top 25
community colleges in degree awards.
Adjunct Instructor in Human Anatomy and Physiology
· Taught Human Anatomy and Physiology.
Among nation’s five largest universities (46,000+
students) – Major, public, comprehensive land grant university – member of the
Association of American Universities (among top 63 public/private institutions
in
Post Doctoral Research Associate
· Conducted research on the applications of modern techniques in
landscape ecology towards understanding paleoecosystem evolution (Sponsor – Dr.
Crawford Holling).
Additional Experience:
Graduate Student Lab
Instructor,
Lab Instructor – Biology
(Pre-professionals and Non-Majors), Vertebrate Paleontology, Mammalogy,
Functional Vertebrate Anatomy.
Research Assistant,
Unofficial, unpaid position – vertebrate
paleontology. Collected field specimens
and prepared/catalogued specimens. Negotiated donation of valuable specimens,
dealt with media representatives (radio, television, and newspaper). Provided talks/workshops for public
groups. Provided technical advice on
exhibit design.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in
Zoology, 1994
~ Dissertation: The fauna and paleoecology of the late
Miocene Moss Acres Racetrack site,
Master of Science in
Zoology, 1989
~ Thesis: The morphology and ecology of feeding in the
shovel-tusked gomphotheres (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae, Amebelodontinae)
Bachelor of Science
(Biological Science), with general honors, 1986
Grants:
~ In conjunction with Karl Rohr,
~ Richard Brown Memorial Fund
grant, $1,000 - 2002
~ Contributed to a successful
application for a NASA Earth Observation Systems and Terrestrial Ecosystems
grant (Crawford Holling primary investigator)-1993
~ In conjunction with S. David Webb, McKenna
Foundation grant for $10,000 – 1991
~ R. Jerry Britt, Jr. Paleobiology Award,
$500 grant – 1989
~ Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
Award from the
~ Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, $500
grant – 1988
Affiliations
~ Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Graduate Member (since 1998)
~ The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (since 1987) – Local news
editor,
~ The National Association for the Advancement of Science (since
1993)
~ The Paleontological Society (since 1990)
~ Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (since 1989)
Publications & Presentations
PUBLICATIONS:
1990
Rediagnosis of the genus Amebelodon
(Mammalia, Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae) with a new subgenus and species, Amebelodon
(Konobelodon) britti. Journal of Paleontology, 64 (6):
1032-1041 (peer-reviewed).
Review
of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs.
1991
Review of Digging for
Dinosaurs.
Altriciality and its
implications for dinosaur thermoenergetic physiology. Neues Jahrbuch fur
Geologie und Palaontologie 182(1): 173-184 (peer-reviewed).
1992
The feeding habits of the
shovel-tusked gomphotheres (Mammalia, Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae): Evidence from tusk wear patterns. Paleobiology
18 (2): 132-147 (peer-reviewed).
1995
With
Webb, S. David and Richard C. Hulbert. Climatic implications of large herbivore
distributions in the Miocene of North America. In E. S. Vrba, G. H. Denton, T.
C. Partridge, and L. H. Burckle (eds.), Paleoclimate and Evolution: With
Emphasis on Human origins.
1996
With
Holling, C. S., G. Peterson, P. Marples, J. Sendzimir, K. Redford, L. and L.
Gunderson. Self-organization in
ecosystems: lumpy geometries, periodicities, and morphologies. In B. H. Walker
and W. L. Steffen (eds), Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems.
The biogeography of the
Gomphotheriidae of North America. In Tassy, P. and J. Shoshani (eds.), The
Proboscidea: Trends in Evolution and Paleoecology.
1997
The osteology and
paleoecology of the giant otter Enhydritherium terraenovae. The
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 (5): 738-749 (peer-reviewed).
1998
With Shoshani, J. The
Proboscidea. In Janis, C., K. M. Scott, and L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of
Tertiary Mammals of
With C. M. Janis, M. W.
Colbert, M. Coombs, B. J. MacFadden, B. J., Mader, D. R. Prothero, R. M.
Schoch, J. Shoshani, and W. Wall. Perissodactyla and Proboscidea. In Janis, C.,
K. M. Scott, and L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of
With Holling, C., Causes of
ecosystem transformation at the end of the Pleistocene: Evidence from mammal body mass distributions.
Ecosystems 1: 157-175 (peer-reviewed).
1999
Proboscidea.
The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. McGraw-Hill
Publishers,
2005
Do ecosystems ever converge?
Evidence from body mass distributions of late Miocene North American mammal
faunas. In Ludu, Andrei, N. Hutchings, and D. Fry (eds.), ISIS: Proceedings
of the 1st Internmational Symposium on Interdisciplinary Science,
NSU, Natchitoches, LA, Oct 6-8, 2004 (peer-reviewed).
The
microstructure of proboscidean ivory and its implications for subordinal
identification of ivory specimens. Bulletin of the
2006
Functional convergence of ecosystems: Evidence
from body mass distributions of late Miocene North American mammal faunas. Ecosystems
9: 1-28 (peer-reviewed) (follow the hyperlink to see a pdf version of the
paper).
2007
New
tetralophodont gomphothere material from Nebraska and its implications for the
status of North American Tetralophodon.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(3): 676-682. (peer-reviewed) (follow
the hyperlink to see a pdf version of the paper).
PRESENTATIONS:
1989
The feeding habits of the
shovel-tusked gomphotheres (Mammalia, Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae): Evidence from tusk wear patterns. Annual Meetings
of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology,
1990
The osteology, phylogeny,
and paleoecology of the giant otter Enhydritherium terraenovae
(Mammalia, Mustelidae). Annual Meetings of the Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology,
1992
The
microstructure of ivory within the Proboscidea.
Annual Meetings of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology,
1993
With Holling, C. Body mass distributions in two Rancholabrean
mammal faunas: Implications for late Pleistocene community structure and the
Great Megafaunal Extinction Event. Annual Meetings of the Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology,
1995
With
Cordier, D. and R. Chandler. Mammuthus from the late
1996
The Feeding Behavior of the Shovel-tusked
Gomphothere Proboscideans: When Is a Shovel Really a Shovel? Department of
Zoology,
The History of the Tertiary
Gomphothere Proboscideans in Central and
1997
The taphonomy, palynoflora,
and paleoclimate of the middle Hemphillian Moss Acres Racetrack site (
1998
A new
gomphothere from the
2001
New gomphothere material
from the Clarendonian of Nebraska and its implications for the status of Tetralophodon
in
2003
Functional convergence of
ecosystems: Evidence from body mass distributions of North American late
Miocene mammal faunas. Annual Meetings
of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology,
2004
Functional convergence of
ecosystems: Evidence from body mass distributions of North American late
Miocene mammal faunas. International
Symposium on Interdisciplinary Science, Northwestern
2007
Are the shovel-tusked
gomphotheres (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae) monophyletic or polyphyletic?
Annual Meetings of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology,