CONLEY K. McMULLEN, Ph.D., FLS
Department of Biology, 820 Madison Drive
MSC 7801, James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
Telephone: 540-568-3805, E-mail: mcmullck@jmu.edu


DEGREES

1986 - Ph.D. - University of Maryland, College Park, MD (Department of Botany). Dissertation: Self-compatibility, self-incompatibility, and pollination agents of representative Galápagos Islands angiosperms. Advisor: Dr. James L. Reveal

1980 - M.S. - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA (Department of Biology). Thesis: Survey of the vascular flora of Rockingham County, Virginia. Advisor: Dr. Norlyn L. Bodkin

1978 - B.S. - Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, VA (Department of Biology). Advisor: Dr. A. Clair Mellinger


ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND COURSES TAUGHT

2011-present - Professor of Biology, James Madison University
 2006-2011 - Associate Professor of Biology, James Madison University
1998-2006 - Assistant Professor of Biology, James Madison University
1997-1998 - Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, James Madison University
Contemporary Biology (Bio 101)
Organisms Lecture and Laboratory (Bio 114)
Ecology and Evolution Laboratory (Bio 124)
General Botany (Bio 130)
Morphology and Anatomy of Vascular Plants (Bio 340)
Taxonomy of Vascular Plants (Bio 385)
Field Botany (Bio 386)
Natural History Studies in the Galápagos Islands and Mainland Ecuador (Bio 426/427)
Morphology of Nonvascular Plants (Bio 470)
Systematics of Vascular Plants (Bio 486)
Biological Techniques (Bio 495)
Research Literature (Bio 496)
Biological Research (Bio 497)
Mentored Teaching (Bio 601)
Graduate Seminar (Bio 660)
Scientific Perspectives (GSCI 104)

1991-1997 - Associate Professor of Biology, West Liberty State College, West Liberty, WV
Life Sciences for the Non-Major (Bio 105, 106)
Biological Principles (Bio 124, 125)
Biology of Plants (Bio 200, 201)
General Ecology (Bio 314, 315)
Plant Taxonomy (Bio 331, 332)
Senior Seminar (Bio 478)
Special Problems (Bio 479)

1989-1991 - Assistant Professor of Biology, Cumberland College, Williamsburg, KY
General Biology (Bio 130, 110)
Introduction to Organismal Biology (Bio 131, 111)
Plant Taxonomy (Bio 341)
Plant Biology (Bio 349)

1987-1989 - Assistant Professor of Biology, Goshen College, Goshen, IN
Biological Principles (Biol 100-101)
Botany of Seed Plants (Biol 201)
Biology of the Sea (Biol 210)
Genetics (Biol 301)
General Ecology (Biol 307)
Plant Kingdom (Biol 310)
Biological World (NaSc 101)


PUBLICATIONS

* indicates undergraduate student, ** graduate student

McMullen, C.K. and A.C. Stella*. (in preparation). Pollen-ovule ratio and pollen size of selected Galápagos Islands angiosperms.

Stutzman, J.K.**, C.K. McMullen, E.B. Lickey, and A. Weeks. (submitted). A revision of the endemic members of Varronia (Cordiaceae) in the Galápagos Islands.

Rasmussen, C., A.L. Carríon, R. Castro-Urgal, S. Chamorro, V.H. Gonzalez, T.L. Griswold, C.K. McMullen, J.M. Olesen, and A. Traveset. (submitted). Megachile timberlakei Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): yet another adventive bee species to the Galápagos Archipelago.

Chamorro, S., R. Heleno, J.M. Olesen, C.K. McMullen, and A. Traveset. (submitted). Pollination patterns and plant breeding systems in the Galápagos: a review.

Ionta, G.M., W.S. Judd, J.D. Skean, Jr. and C.K. McMullen. (in press). Two new species of Miconia sect. Sagraea (Melastomataceae) from the Macaya Biosphere Reserve, Haiti, and twelve relevant new species combinations. Brittonia.

McMullen, C.K. 2012. Pollination of the heterostylous Galápagos native, Cordia lutea (Boraginaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution

McMullen, C.K. 2011. Nocturnal and diurnal pollination of Clerodendrum molle (Verbenaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Plant Systematics and Evolution 292: 15-23.

Weeks, A., K.E. Baird, and C.K. McMullen. 2010. Origin and evolution of endemic Galápagos Varronia species (Cordiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57: 948-954.

McMullen, C.K. 2009. President's Message. Castanea 74: 325-326.

McMullen, C.K. 2009. Island flora: more than 'wretched-looking little weeds.' In T. De Roy [ed.], Galápagos: Preserving Darwin's legacy, 62-68. Firefly Press, Ontario, Canada.

McMullen, C.K. 2009. Noteworthy collections: Virginia - Trillium nivale Riddell (Trilliaceae). Castanea 74: 181-182.

McMullen, C.K. 2009. Pollination biology of a night-flowering Galápagos endemic, Ipomoea habeliana (Convolvulaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 11-20.

McMullen, C.K., A. Tye, and O. Hamann. 2008. Botanical research in the Galápagos Islands: the last fifty years and the next fifty. Galápagos Research 65: 43-45.

McMullen, C.K. 2008. President's Message. Castanea 73: 233-234.

McMullen, C.K. 2007. Pollination biology of the Galápagos endemic, Tournefortia rufo-sericea (Boraginaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 153: 21-31.

McMullen, C.K. 2006. 2006 Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award Recipient - Joe E. Winstead. Castanea 71: 186-188.

Peters, M.D.*, C.K. McMullen, and L.M. Hill. 2005. An updated survey of the vascular flora of Rockingham County, Virginia. Castanea 70: 63-69.

Magee, J., C.K. McMullen, J.K. Reaser, E. Spitzer, S. Struve, C. Tufts, A. Tye and G. Woodruff. 2001. Green invaders of the Galápagos Islands. Science 294: 1279-1280.

McMullen, C.K. and W.J. Elisens. 2000. Variation in the Galápagos shrub snapdragon: is there another subspecies of Galvezia leucantha? Noticias de Galápagos 61: 21-22.

McMullen, C.K. 1999. Flowering plants of the Galápagos. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, USA.

McMullen, C.K. 1994. Pollinator availability: a possible explanation of inter-island floral variation in Justicia galapagana (Acanthaceae). Noticias de Galápagos 54: 22-27.

McMullen, C.K. and D.M. Viderman*. 1994. Comparative studies on the pollination biology of Darwiniothamnus tenuifolius (Asteraceae) and Plumbago scandens (Plumbaginaceae) on Pinta Island and Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos. Phytologia 76: 30-38.

McMullen, C.K. and S.J. Naranjo. 1994. Pollination of Scalesia baurii ssp. hopkinsii (Asteraceae) on Pinta Island. Noticias de Galápagos 53: 25-28.

McMullen, C.K. 1994. Biología reproductiva de las angiospermas de las Islas Galápagos. In A. Carrasco y H. Valdebenito (eds.), Investigación Botánica y Manejo en Galápagos, 39-51. Fundación Charles Darwin, Quito, Ecuador.

McMullen, C.K. 1993. Angiosperm breeding systems and pollination ecology in the Galápagos Islands. National Geographic Research and Exploration 9: 380-382.

McMullen, C.K. 1993. Flower-visiting insects of the Galápagos Islands. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 69: 95-106.

McMullen, C.K. and D.D. Close*. 1993. Wind pollination in the Galápagos Islands. Noticias de Galápagos 52: 12-17.

McMullen, C.K. 1990. Reproductive biology of Galápagos Islands angiosperms. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 32: 35-45.

Judd, W.S., J.D. Skean, Jr. and C.K. McMullen. 1990. Additions to the flora of Macaya Biosphere Reserve: additional taxa, taxonomic and nomenclatural changes. Moscosoa 6: 124-133.

McMullen, C.K. 1989. Flowering colonizers of the Galápagos Islands: drab but not dull. Plants Today 2: 192-196.

McMullen, C.K. 1989. The Galápagos carpenter bee, just how important is it? Noticias de Galápagos 48: 16-18.

McMullen, C.K. 1987. Breeding systems of selected Galápagos Islands angiosperms. American Journal of Botany 74: 1694-1705.

McMullen, C.K. 1986. Seed germination studies of selected Galápagos Islands angiosperms. Noticias de Galápagos 44: 21-24.

McMullen, C.K. and N.L. Bodkin. 1986. Additions to the vascular flora of Rockingham County, Virginia. Castanea 51: 216-220.

McMullen, C.K. 1986. Observations on insect visitors to flowering plants of Isla Santa Cruz. II. Butterflies, moths, ants, hover flies, and stilt bugs. Noticias de Galápagos 43: 21-23.

McMullen, C.K. 1986. A study of self-compatibility and pollination agents of representative Galápagos Islands angiosperms. Charles Darwin Research Station Annual Report 1983: 17-19.

McMullen, C.K. 1985. Observations on insect visitors to flowering plants of Isla Santa Cruz. I. The endemic carpenter bee. Noticias de Galápagos 42: 24-25.


PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

* indicates undergraduate student, ** graduate student

Stutzman, J.K.**, and C.K. McMullen. 2011. A preliminary study of the pollination biology of an endemic Galápagos Varronia (Cordiaceae). Virginia Journal of Science

Stutzman, J.K.**, and C.K. McMullen. 2011. Update on a taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Cordia L. (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Southeastern Biology 58: 296.

Stutzman, J.K.**, and C.K. McMullen. 2010. A taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Cordia L. (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Virginia Journal of Science 61: 30.

McMullen, C.K. 2010. Changes in the islands that changed the world: Galápagos phytogeography and the invasive species problem. Southeastern Biology 57: 93-94.

McMullen, C.K. 2009. Darwin's Galápagos plant collections. Virginia Journal of Science 60: 74-75.

Gorzelnik, K.V.*, and C.K. McMullen. 2009. A floristic survey of the Smith Creek restoration area in Rockingham County, Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science 60: 73-74

McMullen, C.K. 2009. Pollination biology of the rare Galápagos endemic, Clerodendrum molle var. glabrescens (Verbenaceae). Southeastern Biology 56: 291.

McMullen, C.K., and A. Tye. 2008. Botanical research in the Galápagos Islands - prioritizing future studies. Virginia Journal of Science 59: 66.

McMullen, C.K., B.A. Gahagen*, and D.W. McPherson*. 2008. Ongoing floristic projects at James Madison University - Edith J. Carrier Arboretum and Smith Creek Restoration Area. Southeastern Biology 55: 294-295.

Woolf, M.S.*, C.K. McMullen, and A. Weeks. 2007. An herbarium study of the morphological characters and systematics of endemic members of Cordia L. (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Virginia Journal of Science 58: 73.

McMullen, C.K., K.E. Baird, M.S. Woolf*, and A. Weeks. 2007. Update on a taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Cordia (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Southeastern Biology 54: 202-203.

McMullen, C.K., and A. Weeks. 2006. A taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Cordia (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands - preliminary results. Southeastern Biology 53: 187.

McMullen, C.K. 2005. A preliminary study of the genus Cordia (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Virginia Journal of Science 56: 19.

McMullen, C.K., and E.E. Culpepper*. 2005. Cordia lutea (Boraginaceae), and example of heterostyly in the Galápagos Islands. Southeastern Biology 52: 167-168.

McMullen, C.K., and A. Stella*. 2004. Pollen-ovule ratio and pollen size of selected Galápagos Islands endemics. Southeastern Biology 51: 125.

McMullen, C.K., M.D. Peters*, and L.M. Hill. 2003. Floristic studies of Rockingham County, Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science 54: 74-75.

Peters, M.D.*, and C.K. McMullen. 2003. Vascular plant survey of Rockingham County, Virginia. Southeastern Biology 50: 176.

McMullen, C.K. 2003. Pollination studies in the Galápagos Islands. Southeastern Biology 50: 165.

McMullen, C.K. 2001. Pollination biology of the Galápagos endemic Tournefortia rufo-sericea Hook. f. (Boraginaceae). Virginia Journal of Science 52: 95.

Clevinger, J.A., C.K. McMullen, C.C. Clevinger and S.M. Bernacki*. 2001. A preliminary phylogenetic study of Alternanthera Forssk. (Amaranthaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Virginia Journal of Science 52: 95-96.

McMullen, C.K. 1999. Reproductive biology of three Galápagos Islands angiosperms with an emphasis on nocturnal pollination. The ASB Bulletin 46: 155.


RESEARCH GRANTS

2009 - Fundación BBVA. Mutualistic networks in the Galápagos Islands. Direct and indirect impacts of invasive species on threatened plants. PI: Dr. Anna Traveset, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation, Balearic Islands, Spain.

2005 - Virginia Academy of Science. A taxonomic study of Cordia in the Galápagos Islands.

 2002 - Virginia Academy of Science. An updated survey of the vascular flora of Rockingham County, Virginia.

2002 - James Madison University, Department of Biology Summer Research Grant. Seed germination studies and chromosome counts of Alternanthera (chaff flower) species from the Galápagos Islands. Student Researcher: Melinda D. Peters.

2001 - James Madison University, Department of Biology Summer Research Grant. Pollen-ovule ratios of selected Galápagos Islands angiosperms. Student Researcher: Alex Stella.

2000 - James Madison University PEER Grant. A phylogenetic study of Alternanthera Forssk. (Amaranthaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Co-Investigator: Dr. Jennifer A. Clevinger.

1995 - West Liberty State College Foundation. A photographic field guide to the plants and flowers of the Galápagos Islands.

1994 - West Liberty State College Foundation. Nocturnal pollination in the Galápagos Islands.

1994 - West Liberty State College Faculty Development Grant. Manuscript publication costs.

1993 - National Geographic Research Grant. Nocturnal pollination in the Galápagos Islands.

1993 - West Liberty State College Foundation. Nocturnal pollination in the Galápagos Islands.

1990 - National Geographic Research Grant. Angiosperm breeding systems and pollination ecology in the Galápagos Islands.

1990 - Lilly Endowment Faculty Development Program Grant. A comparative study of angiosperm breeding systems and pollination ecology on Santa Cruz Island and Pinta Island -Galápagos.

1988 - Goshen College Faculty Research Funds. Reproductive biology of selected Galápagos Islands angiosperms and their related mainland sister taxa.

1983 - Virginia Academy of Science. Self-compatibility, self-incompatibility, and pollination agents of representative Galápagos Islands angiosperms.


SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Association of Southeastern Biologists (Life)
Botanical Society of America
Charles Darwin Foundation (Elected)
Galápagos Conservancy
Linnean Society of London (Elected)
Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (Life)
Society of Herbarium Curators
Virginia Academy of Science (Life)


SOCIETY ACTIVITIES

2010-present - Governing Member, Charles Darwin Foundation (Elected)

2010-2013 - Secretary, Association of Southeastern Biologists (Elected)

2010-2013 - Executive Committee, Association of Southeastern Biologists

2010-2013 - Ex Officio Associate Editor of Southeastern Biology

2010-2013 - Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award Committee, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

2010-2011 - Editorial Board, Galápagos Research, Charles Darwin Foundation

2010-2011 - Chair, Botany Section, Virginia Academy of Science (Elected)

2010-2011 - Past President, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

2010-2011 - Chair, Nominating Committee, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

2010-2011 - 75th Anniversary Planning Committee, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

2009-2010 - Secretary/Editor, Botany Section, Virginia Academy of Science (Elected)

2008-2010 - President, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (Elected)

2007-present - Virginia Flora Committee, Virginia Academy of Science

2007-2011 - Council, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (Elected)

2007-2008 - Chair, Botany Section, Virginia Academy of Science (Elected)

2007-2008 - Finance Committee, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

2007-2008 - Planning Committee, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

2007-2008 - President-Elect, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (Elected)

2006-2007 - Secretary/Editor, Botany Section, Virginia Academy of Science (Elected)

2005-present - Executive Board, Society of Herbarium Curators

2005-present - Chair, Editorial Board, Society of Herbarium Curators

2005-present - Newsletter Editor, The Vasculum, Society of Herbarium Curators

2005-2009 - Public Interest Committee, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

2005-2008 - Chair (2008), Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award Committee, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

2005-2006 - Vice-Chair, Botany Section, Virginia Academy of Science (Elected)

2004-2006 - Council, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (Elected)

2003-present - Darwin Scientific Advisory Council, Galápagos Conservancy

2003-2009 - General Assembly, Charles Darwin Foundation (Elected)

2002-2006 - Earl Core Student Research Award Committee, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

2001-2002 - Planning Committee, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

1995-1998 - Chair (1998), Graduate Student Support Award Committee, Association of Southeastern Biologists


SOCIETY MEETINGS ATTENDED

Association of Southeastern Biologists - 2011, 2010, 2009 (presided Plant Ecology I), 2008, 2007 (presided Plant Systematics I), 2006, 2005 (presided Plant Ecology III), 2004, 2003, 2002, 1991

Charles Darwin Foundation - 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004

Society of Herbarium Curators - 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005

Southern Appalachian Botanical Society - 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002

Virginia Junior Academy of Science - 2005 (presided Botany session)

Virginia Academy of Science - 2011 (presided Botany, morning session), 2010 (presided Botany, morning session), 2009, 2008 (presided Botany, afternoon session), 2007 (presided Botany, morning session), 2005, 2003, 2001


REVIEWING ACTIVITIES

American Journal of Botany
Bioresource Technology
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
 Caribbean Journal of Science
Castanea
Cornell University Press
Evolutionary Ecology
Flora
Galápagos Research
McGraw-Hill
Novon
Oxford University Press
Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Sida
Vulpia


HONORS

2011 - Distinguished Service Award, College of Science and Mathematics, James Madison University

2010 - W. Dean Cocking Award for Service in Biology, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2010 - Nominated for Provost Award for Excellence in Reseach and Scholarship, James Madison University

2010 - Madison Scholar Award, College of Science and Mathematics, James Madison University

2002 - Elected Fellow of The Linnean Society of London

2000 - Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 6th ed.

1998 - Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 5th ed.

1997 - Honorary Research Associate, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York

1994 - Faculty Development Professional Achievement Award, West Liberty State College


RELATED ACTIVITIES AND WORK EXPERIENCE

2011 - Attended SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections Workshop, Huntsville, AL

2010 - Attended SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections Workshop, Asheville, NC

2010 - Attended Project Kaleidoscope Workshop, James Madison University

2008 - Attended SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections Workshop, Spartanburg, SC

2007 - Attended SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections Workshop, Columbia, SC

2007 - Attended Virginia Herbarium Curators Workshop, Charlottesville, VA

2005-present - Herbarium Director and Curator, James Madison University

2005-present - Edith J. Carrier Arboretum Board, James Madison University

2002-present - Flora Advisory Board, The Flora of Virginia Project

2005 - Proposed establishment of the Norlyn L. Bodkin Scholarship for Arboretum and Botanical Field Studies

2002 - Annotated angiosperm specimens from the Galápagos Islands for the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences Herbarium

2001-2004 - Executive Board of Directors, Gardening for Galápagos Foundation, Inc.

2000-2002 - Faculty Advisor, Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, James Madison University

1998-1999 - Herbarium Director and Curator, James Madison University

1998 - Attended Basic Molecular Biology Training workshop. Hoechst Marion Roussel, NJ

1997-1998 - Group Leader, West Virginia Nature Wonder Weekend, North Bend State Park

1996-1997 - Regional Counselor (Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia), Chi Beta Phi National Honorary Scientific Fraternity

1995-present - Group Leader, West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage, Blackwater Falls State Park

1994-1995 - Faculty Advisor, Biology Club, West Liberty State College

1994 - Judge, Botany Student Papers, West Virginia Academy of Science Annual Meeting

1994 - Judge, Student Research Program Projects, West Liberty State College

1994 - Compiled biology student handbook, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1992-1997 - Faculty Advisor, Chi Beta Phi National Honorary Scientific Fraternity, Rho Chapter, West Liberty State College

1992-1994 - Compiled departmental brochure, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1992 - Elected Member, Pacific Coast Entomological Society

1991-1997 - Herbarium Curator, West Liberty State College

1991-1996 - Judge, West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair

1991-1996 - Judge, West Liberty State College Regional Science and Engineering Fair

1989-1991 - Herbarium Curator, Greenhouse Supervisor, Cumberland College

1988 - Collected and identified plants in Bolivia and Peru for the United States Department of Agriculture

1987 (summer) - Research Associate in Botany, Department of Botany, University of Maryland. Compiled online database of Erythroxylaceae. Supervisor, Norton-Brown Herbarium

1986-1987 - Assistant Instructor of Botany, Department of Botany, University of Maryland. Taught general botany and vascular plant taxonomy laboratories.

 1986 - Identified plants for the National Geographic Society, Special Publications and School Services Division

1985-1986 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Botany, University of Maryland. Taught general botany and vascular plant taxonomy laboratories.

1984-1986 - Identified plants for the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service, Plant Diagnostic Clinic

1984 (fall semester) - Assistant Instructor of Botany, Department of Botany, University of Maryland. Taught general botany and vascular plant taxonomy laboratories.

1981 (summer) - Topographic Map Digitizer, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

1980-1984 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Taught dendrology, general biology, and plant taxonomy laboratories.

1978-1980 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. Taught general biology laboratories.

1978 (summer) - Environmental Specialist, Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, Richmond, VA. Identified plants; collected and identified freshwater benthic organisms.

1977 (summer) - Environmental Technician, Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, Richmond, VA. Collected and identified freshwater benthic organisms.


GRADUATE STUDENTS

2010-2012 - Domangue, Brinton E. - Floristic survey of Shenandoah County, Virginia (M.S. Thesis)

2009-2011 - Stutzman, J.K. - A taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Cordia L. (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands (M.S. Thesis)


STUDENT AWARD WINNERS

Botanical Society of America Young Botanist Award (Certificate of Special Achievement)
2010 - Gahagen, Benjamin A.
2009 - Domangue, Brinton E.
2009 - Gorzelnik, Karl V.
2007 - Treadaway, Emily R.
2007 - Woolf, Michael S.
2006 - Patterson, Michael J.
2005 - Culpepper, Erin E.
2003 - Peters, Melinda D.

Norlyn L. Bodkin Scholarship for Arboretum and Botanical Field Studies
2011 - Stutzman, Julia K.
2010 - Gahagen, Benjamin A.
2009 - Gorzelnik, Karl V.
2008 - Gorzelnik, Karl V.
2007 - Woolf, Michael S.
2006 - Woolf, Michael S.

Magaret A. Gordon Memorial Scholarship
2007 - Woolf, Michael S.
2003 - Peters, Melinda D.

Peter T. Nielsen Annual Award for Botanical Studies
2011 - Domangue, Brinton E.
2010 - Stutzman, Julia K.
2009 - Domangue, Brinton E.
2007 - Woolf, Michael S.
2006 - Woolf, Michael S.
2005 - Treadaway, Emily R.
2004 - Culpepper, Erin E.


PRESENTATIONS

* indicates undergraduate student, ** graduate student

McMullen, C.K. 2012. An introduction to herbaria - the James Madison University Herbarium (JMUH). Shenandoah Chapter, Virginia Native Plant Society, Weyers Cave, VA

Stutzman, J.K.**, and C.K. McMullen. 2011. A preliminary study of the pollination biology of an endemic Galápagos Varronia (Cordiaceae). Virginia Academy of Science, Richmond, VA

McMullen, C.K. 2011. The 75th anniversary of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society. West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage, Blackwater Falls State Park, WV

Stutzman, J.K.**, and C.K. McMullen. 2011. Update on a taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Cordia L. (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Huntsville, AL

McMullen, C.K. 2010. Botanical explorations in the Galápagos Islands - still testing Darwin. Madison Scholar Lecture, James Madison University

Stutzman, J.K.**, and C.K. McMullen. 2010. A taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Cordia L. (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Virginia Academy of Science, Harrisonburg, VA

McMullen, C.K. 2009. (Invited) Botanical latin: I came, I saw, I named. Virginia Master Gardener College, Blacksburg, VA

McMullen, C.K. 2009. (Invited) Darwin's Galápagos plant collections. Virginia Academy of Science, Richmond, VA

Gorzelnik, K.V.*, and C.K. McMullen. 2009. A floristic survey of the Smith Creek restoration area in Rockingham County, Virginia. Virginia Academy of Science, Richmond, VA

McMullen, C.K. 2009. (Invited) Changes in the islands that changed the world: Galápagos phytogeography and the invasive species problem. Darwin Bicentennial Symposium: Natural Selection Past, Present, and Future. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Birmingham, AL

McMullen, C.K. 2009. Pollination biology of the rare Galápagos endemic, Clerodendrum molle var. glabrescens (Verbenaceae). Association of Southeastern Biologists, Birmingham, AL

McMullen, C.K. 2009. (Invited) Virtual journey to the Galápagos Islands. E.J. Carrier Arboretum and Botanical Gardens St. Patrick's Day Dinner Presentation, James Madison University

Gahagen, B.A.*, K.V. Gorzelnik*, D.W. McPherson*, and C.K. McMullen. 2009. A floristic survey of the E.J. Carrier Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Faculty Research and Teaching Symposium, College of Science and Mathematics, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K., and A. Tye. 2008. Botanical research in the Galápagos Islands - prioritizing future studies. Virginia Academy of Science, Hampton, VA.

McMullen, C.K., B.A. Gahagen*, and D.W. McPherson*. 2008. Ongoing floristic projects at James Madison University - Edith J. Carrier Arboretum and Smith Creek Restoration Area. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Spartanburg, SC

McMullen, C.K. 2008. Cordia lutea (Boraginaceae), and example of heterostyly in the Galápagos Islands. Faculty Research and Teaching Symposium, College of Science and Mathematics, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K., A. Tye, and O. Hamann. 2007. (Invited) Botanical research in the Galápagos Islands - initial recommendations for the next fifty years. Charles Darwin Foundation Symposium, Galápagos and the CDF: Past, Present and Future, Charles Darwin Research Station, Galápagos, Ecuador.

Woolf, M.S.*, C.K. McMullen, and A. Weeks. 2007. An herbarium study of the morphological characters and systematics of endemic members of Cordia L. (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Virginia Academy of Science, Harrisonburg, VA

Robinson, M.E.*, C. Mausert-Mooney*, and C.K. McMullen. 2007. A floristic survey of Smith Creek Restoration Project Area in Rockingham County, VA. Smith Creek Restoration and Research Symposium, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K., K.E. Baird, M.S. Woolf*, and A. Weeks. 2007. Update on a taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Cordia (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Columbia, SC

Baird, K.E., C.K. McMullen, and A. Weeks. 2006. Progress in phylogeographic study of Galapagos endemic Cordia (Boraginaceae). Botanical Society of America, Chico, CA

McMullen, C.K., and A. Weeks. 2006. A taxonomic revision of the endemic members of Cordia (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands - preliminary results. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, TN

McMullen, C.K. 2005. A preliminary study of the genus Cordia (Boraginaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Virginia Academy of Science, Harrisonburg, VA

McMullen, C.K., and E.E. Culpepper*. 2005. Cordia lutea (Boraginaceae), an example of heterostyly in the Galápagos Islands. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Florence, AL

McMullen, C.K. 2005. (Invited) Natural history of the Galápagos Islands. Edith J. Carrier Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K. 2004. (Invited) Introduction to the Galápagos Islands. Mountain View Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA

McMullen, C.K. 2004. (Invited) Flowering plants of the Galápagos Islands: wretched weeds or awesome adaptations? Plenary Presentation, Virginia Master Gardener College, Blacksburg, VA

McMullen, C.K., and A. Stella*. 2004. Pollen-ovule ratio and pollen size of selected Galápagos Islands endemics. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Memphis, TN

McMullen, C.K. 2003. (Invited) Flora of Rockingham County, Virginia. Shenandoah Chapter, Virginia Native Plant Society, Verona, VA

McMullen, C.K., M.D. Peters*, and L.M. Hill. 2003. Floristic studies of Rockingham County, Virginia. Virginia Academy of Science, Charlottesville, VA

Peters, M.D.*, and C.K. McMullen. 2003. Vascular plant survey of Rockingham County, Virginia. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Arlington, VA

McMullen, C.K. 2003. Pollination studies in the Galápagos Islands. Association of Southeastern Biologists, Arlington, VA

McMullen, C.K., and M.H. Renfroe. 2002. (Invited) Documenting the flora of Virginia. Honors Program Brown Bag Lecture Series, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K. 2002. (Invited) Natural history studies in the Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. Trelawny Learning Community Seminar, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K. 2002. (Invited) Plant and wildlife treasures of the Galápagos. Smithsonian Resident Associates Program, Washington, DC

McMullen, C.K. 2002. (Invited) Flora and fauna of the Galápagos Islands - current threats and future prospects. The University of Virginia’s Blandy Experimental Farm Summer Seminar Series, Boyce, VA

McMullen, C.K. 2002. (Invited) Galápagos - enchanted islands on the equator. Mountain View Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA

McMullen, C.K. 2001. Researching the coca plant (Erythroxylum) in Peru and Bolivia. Botany Interest Group. Department of Biology, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K. 2001. Pollination biology of the Galápagos endemic Tournefortia rufo-sericea Hook. f. (Boraginaceae). Virginia Academy of Science, Harrisonburg, VA

Clevinger, J.A., C.K. McMullen, C.C. Clevinger, and S.M. Bernacki*. 2001. A preliminary phylogenetic study of Alternanthera Forssk. (Amaranthaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Virginia Academy of Science, Harrisonburg, VA

McMullen, C.K. 2001. (Invited) Natural history of the Galápagos Islands. Center for Geographic Information Science, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K. 2001. (Invited) The Galápagos Islands. Wilber S. Pence Middle School, Dayton, VA

McMullen, C.K., and C.L. Turner*. 2000. (Invited) A natural history tour of mainland Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. Honors Program Brown Bag Lecture Series, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K. 2000. Flora of the Galápagos Islands. Botany Interest Group. Department of Biology, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K. 2000. A phylogenetic study of Alternanthera Forssk. (Amaranthaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Charles Darwin Research Station, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

McMullen, C.K. 2000. (Invited) Natural history of the Galápagos Islands and coca hunting in Peru and Bolivia. Center for Geographic Information Science, James Madison University

McMullen, C.K. 1999. (Invited) Flowering plants of the Galápagos Islands. West Virginia Wildflower Pilgrimage, Blackwater Falls State Park, WV

McMullen, C.K. 1999. (Invited) Pollination biology of Galápagos Islands angiosperms. Department of Biology, Eastern Mennonite College

McMullen, C.K. 1998. (Invited) Plants of the Galápagos Islands - current threats and future prospects. Shenandoah Chapter, Virginia Native Plant Society, Staunton, VA

McMullen, C.K. 1996. (Invited) Natural history of the Galápagos Islands. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY

McMullen, C.K. 1995. (Invited) Botanical life in the Galápagos Islands. Wheeling Park High School Multicultural Awareness Day, Wheeling, WV

McMullen, C.K. 1995. (Invited) Researching for one's own enjoyment. West Liberty State College Faculty Development EDUCATE Workshop

McMullen, C.K. 1994. (Invited) Galápagos - the enchanted isles. Gravel Hill School, Bellaire, OH

McMullen, C.K. 1993. Botanizing in Haiti and coca hunting in Peru and Bolivia. Department of Biology and Chemistry Senior Seminar, West Liberty State College

McMullen, C.K. 1993. (Invited) Natural history of the Galápagos Islands. Department of Biology, Albion College, Albion, MI

McMullen, C.K. 1993. (Invited) Nocturnal pollination in the Galápagos Islands. Department of Biology, Albion College, Albion, MI

McMullen, C.K. 1990. (Invited) Flora and fauna of the Galápagos Islands. Beta Beta Beta, Cumberland College

McMullen, C.K. 1990. (Invited) Flowering colonizers of the Galápagos Islands. Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

McMullen, C.K. 1990. (Invited) Summer studies in the Galápagos Islands. Faculty Colloquium, Cumberland College

McMullen, C.K. 1987. (Invited) Reproductive biology of Galápagos Islands angiosperms. Botanical Research and Management in Galápagos Workshop, Charles Darwin Research Station, Galápagos Islands


PHOTOGRAPHS PUBLISHED

2010 - Photos of students at E.J. Carrier Arboretum and in the JMU Herbarium appeared on the front cover and back cover of a promotional flier for the Department of Biology, JMU.

2007 - Photo of Galápagos brown pelican and marine iguana appeared on the cover of 2007 Galápagos Conservancy holiday card

2007 - Photo of Galápagos brown pelican and marine iguana and photo of blue-footed booby appeared in 2007 Galápagos Conservancy calendar

2005 - Photo of Lecocarpus darwinii (Asteraceae) appeared in a promotional flier of the Galápagos Conservancy

2004 - Photo of Erythrina velutina (Fabaceae) appeared in the 2004 Annual Report of the Charles Darwin Foundation, Inc.

2004 - Photos of various Scalesia (Asteraceae) species appeared in Introduction to Botany by M.W. Nabors, Benjamin Cummings

1988 - Photos of Opuntia (Cactaceae) appeared in Points about the prickly pear by B. Ciesla, Américas magazine, July-August


OVERSEAS TRAVEL

2012 - Galápagos Islands. Field studies on plant-animal mutualistic networks.

2011 - Galápagos Islands. 40th Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation.

2011 - Galápagos Islands. Field studies on plant-animal mutualistic networks; pollination studies and systematics of endemic Cordia species.

2010 - Guayaquil - Ecuador. 39th Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation.

2010 - Costa Rica. Photography.

2010 - Galápagos Islands. Field studies on plant-animal mutualistic networks.

2009 - Galápagos Islands. 38th Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation.

2007 - Galápagos Islands. 36th Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation.

2007 - Galápagos Islands. Herbarium studies on the systematics of Cordia (Boraginaceae).

2007 - Galápagos Islands. Field studies on the systematics of Cordia (Boraginaceae).

2006 - Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. Natural history course.

2005 - Galápagos Islands. 34th Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation.

2005 - Galápagos Islands. Research on the systematics of Cordia (Boraginaceae).

2004 - Quito - Ecuador. 33rd Ordinary Meeting of the General Assembly of the Charles Darwin Foundation.

2002 - Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. Natural history course.

2000 - Galápagos Islands. Research on phylogenetics of Alternanthera (Amaranthaceae).

2000 - Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. Natural history course.

1998 - Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. Natural history course.

1996 - Galápagos Islands. Photography and plant collecting.

1995 - Galápagos Islands. Photography and plant collecting.

1994 - Galápagos Islands. Research on nocturnal pollination.

1993 - Galápagos Islands. Research on nocturnal pollination.

1990 - Galápagos Islands. Research on angiosperm breeding systems and plant collecting.

1989 - Haiti. Research and plant collecting.

1988 - Bolivia, Peru, Galápagos Islands. Research and plant collecting.

1987 - Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. Research and photography.

1985-1986 - Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador. Plant collecting and photography.

1983-1984 - Galápagos Islands. Angiosperm breeding systems research.


COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

2011-present - Undergraduate Program Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2011-present - Faculty Assistance Committee, College of Science and Mathematics, James Madison University

2010-present - Organisms Node Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2010-present - W. Dean Cocking Award for Service in Biology, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2011- Chair, Bio 114 Instructor Search Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2010 - Bio 114 Lecturer Search Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2010 - Chair, Second Century Scholars Scholarship Award Selection Committee, James Madison University

2009-2012- Personnel Advisory Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2008-present - Ad Hoc Bio 114/124 Transfer Credit Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2008-2010 - Chair, Ab3 Plant Sciences Space Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2007-2009 - W. Dean Cocking Award for Service in Biology, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2007 - Bio 114 (Organisms) Curriculum Revision Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2007 - Chair, Biology Term Positions Search Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2005-present - Chair, Norlyn L. Bodkin Scholarship for Arboretum and Botanical Field Studies Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2005-present - Co-Chair (2011), Edith J. Carrier Arboretum Botanical Committee, James Madison University

2005-2006 - Chair, Plant Biologist Search Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2004-present - Biology Awards and Scholarships Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2004-present - Chair, Peter T. Nielsen Annual Award for Botanical Studies Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2004-2011 - Assessment Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2004-2005 - Bio 114 (Organisms) Textbook Selection Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2003-2005 - Web Page Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2003 - Bio114 (Organisms) Scheduling Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2003 - REU Selection Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

2000-2002 - Core Curriculum Committee (Upper Division Requirements Subcommittee), Department of Biology, James Madison University

2000-2002 - Core Curriculum Committee (Ecology and Evolution Subcommittee), Department of Biology, James Madison University

2000-2002 - Core Curriculum Committee (Skills Subcommittee), Department of Biology, James Madison University

2000-2001 - Consortium for Endangered Species, Department of Biology, James Madison University

1999-present - Greenhouse Committee, Department of Biology, James Madison University

1996-1997 - Faculty Hearing Panel Committee, West Liberty State College

1996-1997 - Research Grants Committee, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1996 - Chair, North Central Accreditation Steering Committee (Educational Programs Subcommittee), West Liberty State College

1996 - Student Judiciary Committee, West Liberty State College

1995-1997 - Schedule Conflicts Committee, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1994-1997 - Protestant Campus Ministry Committee, West Liberty State College

1994-1996 - Scientific Review Committee, West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair

1994 - Standards/Procedures for Admission to the Biology Program Committee, West Liberty State College

1993-1994 - Hughes Lecture Series Committee, West Liberty State College

1993 - Chair, Long Range Curriculum Planning Committee (Quality/Quantity of Programs Subcommittee), West Liberty State College

1992-1997 - Faculty Senate Alternate, West Liberty State College

1992-1995 - Chair, Departmental Brochure Committee, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1992-1995 - Lab Activities for Recruiting Students Committee, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1991-1997 - Chair, Graduate School/Job Opportunities Committee, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1991-1995 - Interdisciplinary Studies Program Committee, West Liberty State College

1991-1995 - Chair, Quality and Accountability Committee, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1991-1997 - Chair, Senior Seminar Committee, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1991-1992 - Student Research Projects Committee, Department of Biology and Chemistry, West Liberty State College

1990-1991 - Medical and Paramedical Services Committee, Cumberland College

1987-1989 - Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College Operating Committee, Goshen College


MEDIA COVERAGE

2011 - In Darwin's Footsteps, Bridgewater Magazine, Bridgewater, VA, Spring, http://issuu.com/bridgewatermagazine/docs/bridgewater_magazine_spring_2011

2011 - The Real Thing: Graduate Student Takes Research to the Galápagos, JMU in the News, James Madison University Office of Public Affairs, 27 April, http://www.jmu.edu/news/2011JuliaStutzman.shtml

2011 - 'Key' to Success Lies in Archipelago, Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 14 February

2010 - Watching Insects Visit Flowering Plants Has Its Moments:JMU Botanist McMullen Is Participant In Spanish Research In Galápagos, Madison Scholar, Online Journal of Research, James Madison University, 10 July

2002 - Featured on "Consider This," WVPT, PBS for the Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville. Discussed The Flora of Virginia Project along with Dr. Michael H. Renfroe. 1 November

2002 - Flower by flower, Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 15 June

2001 - Away from it all, Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 30 June

2000 - Where have all the flowers gone?, "With Good Reason," Virginia Public Radio, 7-13 October

1999 - Galápagos plants are focus of biologist's guide, The Sunday News Leader, Staunton, VA, 19 December

1999 - Nowhere else on earth, JMUniverse, Harrisonburg, VA, December

1995 - Achievement award given to professor, News-Register, Wheeling, WV, 29 January

1994-1996 - Featured on "Professor Spotlight" (3 times), West Liberty State College Weekly Television News Program

1993 - Professor and student visit biology mecca, Sunday News-Register, Wheeling, WV, 10 October

1990 - Biotechnology may finally win war on cocaine, The Seattle Times, 17 June

1990 - Cumberland College biology professor conducts research for National Geographic on remote island, The Southern Baptist Educator, November

1984 - Area scientist studies Galápagos' flora, Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 3 August

1984 - Battle to preserve Galápagos uniqueness hangs in balance, The New York Times, 22 May