Curriculum Vitae
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Education  
2010 Ph.D., Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Expected
  Dissertation: Landscape restoration on North Carolina’s Coastal Plain: balancing ecology and social context.
Organization for Tropical Studies course in Tropical Biology, Costa Rica, 2006
2001 M.E.M., Quantitative Resource Ecology, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
Master’s project: Mapping vegetation in Green Swamp Preserve for fuel modeling using remote sensing techniques.
1999 B.S., Biology, Indiana University-Bloomington
  Minor: Mathematics; Study Abroad: University of Adelaide, Australia, 1998
   
Professional Experience
RESEARCH:  
2006-present Landscape Ecology, Geography Department, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
2000-2001 Fire Ecology, The Nature Conservancy, Durham, NC
1998-1999 Behavioral Ecology, Biology Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
   
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION:
2005-present Conservation Associate, The Nature Conservancy, Durham, NC
2001-2004 GIS Director, Tipton County Government, Covington, TN
2001 Watershed Planner, Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, Syracuse, IN
   
TEACHING:  
2006 Teaching Assistant, Curriculum in Ecology, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
2004-2005
Teaching Assistant, Carolina Environmental Program, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
2002-2004 Instructor, Dyersburg State Community College, Covington, TN
1997 Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Publications
Costanza, J.K., Marcinko, S.E., Goewert A.E., Mitchell, C.E. 2008. Potential geographic distribution of atmospheric nitrogen deposition from intensive livestock production in North Carolina, USA. Science of the Total Environment 398:76-86.
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Hayes, M., Moody, A., White, P.S., Costanza, J. 2007. The influence of logging and topography on the distribution of spruce-fir forests near their southern limits in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Plant Ecology 189:59-70.
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Presentations at Major Conferences

  • Stakeholder Priorities for Prescribed Burning of Longleaf Pine in the Onslow Bight, NC. 2008. Oral presentation at the US-IALE (Landscape Ecology) Symposium, Snowbird, UT.
  • Examining Priorities for Longleaf Pine Restoration on North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 2008. Oral presentation at the Society for Conservation Biology International Meeting, Chattanooga, TN.
  • Landscape Heterogeneity and Plant Species Richness in the Southeast US. 2008. Poster presentation at the US-IALE (Landscape Ecology) Symposium, Madison, WI.
  • Using Spatial Data to Prioritize Prescribed Burning in the Onslow Bight Landscape, NC. 2007. Oral presentation at the National Gap Analysis Program Conference, Asheville, NC.
  • The Relationship between Productivity and Plant Species Richness in North and South Carolina, USA. 2007. Poster presentation at the ESA/SER Meeting, San Jose, CA.
  • Collaborative Fire Management in the Onslow Bight, NC. 2006. Poster presentation at the 3rd International Fire and Management Congress, San Diego, CA.
Recent Grants and Awards
  • Dr. W. C. Coker Fellowship. Will provide tuition and stipend. Spring 2010.
  • NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award. Funded travel to US-IALE Symposium. 2009.
  • Society for Conservation Biology Student Travel Award. 2008.
  • Ecological Society of America Real-Brown Student Travel Award. 2007.
  • Alma Holland Beers Scholarship. Provided funding for summer research. 2006.
  • W.C. Coker Fellowship. Provided funding for summer research. 2006.