Natalie Robinson
334 UCB, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology • Boulder, CO 80309
n.robinson@colorado.edu • www.nataliesrobinson.com
334 UCB, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology • Boulder, CO 80309
n.robinson@colorado.edu • www.nataliesrobinson.com
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EDUCATION
PhD. University of Colorado, Boulder. Advisors: M. Deane Bowers, Robert Guralnick
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 2009-Current
Research: Understanding the Drivers of Butterfly Occurrence Patterns and Testing Model
Transferability Across Global Ecosystems.
M.A. University of Colorado, Boulder. Advisor: M. Deane Bowers 2009
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research: The Impacts of Environmental and Land-use Variables on Butterfly Communities Across a Temperate Landscape
B.S. University of California, Berkeley.
Major: Molecular Environmental Biology 2003
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RESEARCH INTERSTS
Conservation Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Community Ecology
Distributional Modeling
Model Transferability
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Modeling species distributions and testing model performance across spatial scales 2009-Current
Dissertation research, with M. Deane Bowers and Robert Guralnick
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Graduate Research Assistant: Modeling variables of importance to the distributions of 2011-Current
organisms on a global scale (with NCEAS); integrating global species distributions, remote
sensing and climate data to assess biodiversity response to climate change (with NASA
Climate and Biological Response program), with Robert Guralnick
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Data Analyst: Statistical analyses on various research projects, 2010-Current
using R statistical software, with Michael Grant
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Monitoring the effects of habitat type and land-use variables on butterfly communities: 2006-2009
Master’s Research, with M. Deane Bowers
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Graduate Research Assistant: Museum collection reorganization and improvement: insect 2008
teaching collection, with M. Deane Bowers
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Assistant: Small mammal disease dynamics and population ecology, with Sharon Collinge 2004
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Lab Assistant II: Amphibian parasite and fungal pathogen ecology, with Cheryl Briggs 2003
Department of Integrative Biology; University of California, Berkeley
Lab Assistant II: Gall making insect and parisatoid population ecology, with Cheryl Briggs 2002-2003
Department of Integrative Biology; University of California, Berkeley
Field Asssistant II: Invasion dynamics in a California grassland ecosystem, with Jeffrey Corbin 2002
Department of Integrative Biology; University of California, Berkeley
The effects of invasive species on insect communities in a California grassland ecosystem. 2002-2003
Undergraduate research with Jeffrey Corbin
Department of Integrative Biology; University of California, Berkeley
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PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed
Robinson N., Armstead, S and Bowers, M.D. 2012. Butterfly Community Ecology: The
Influences of Habitat Type, Weather Patterns and Dominant Species in a Temperate
Ecosystem. Entomologia. 145(1)
Basey, J. M., Sackett, L. C., Robinson N. 2008. Optimal Science Lab Design: impacts of various
Components of lab design on students’ attitudes toward lab. International Journal for the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2 (1)
Non Peer-reviewed
Robinson N., Barton, K., Nufio, C., Bowers, M.D. 2010. Laboratory Manual for Insect Biology,
University of Colorado, Boulder.
In Prep
Robinson, N., Kadlec, T., Konvicka, M., Guralnick, R. P., and Bowers, M. D. Identifying the determinants
of butterfly distributions in an urban fragmented ecosystem: Model comparisons and a novel
application of a recent analytical method. In prep, Conservation Ecology
Robinson, N., Gallant, J. G., Regetz, J,. Guralnick, R. P. The construction and distribution of a high-quality,
global 90m digital elevation model. In prep, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
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DATA PUBLICATIONS
Dryad
Robinson N, Armstead S, Bowers MD (2012) Data from: Butterfly community ecology: the
influences of habitat type, weather patterns, and dominant species in a temperate
ecosystem. Dryad Digital Repository. doi:10.5061/dryad.57vh3
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RESEARCH GRANTS
University of Colorado Graduate School
Travel grant to present research at the 97th Annual Ecological Society of America Meetings. $300 May 2012
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder
Understanding the Influence of Habitat Fragmentation on Butterfly Occurrence Patterns: Developing and
Testing Models Across Global Ecosystems. $2000 April 2012
Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder
Understanding the Influence of Habitat Fragmentation on Butterfly Occurrence Patterns: Developing and
Testing Models Across Global Ecosystems. $1000 April 2012
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Species Trait Modeling of Butterflies in Urban Fragments Along the Colorado Front Range: $750 May 2010
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Species Trait Modeling of Butterflies in Urban Fragments Along the Colorado Front Range: $1500 April 2009
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Species Trait Modeling of Butterflies in Urban Fragments Along the Colorado Front Range: $1200 April 2009
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Long-term Survey of Butterfly Communities on City of Boulder OSMP Land: $840 April 2008
City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Research Grant- Long-term Survey of Butterfly
Communities on City of Boulder OSMP Land: $6,235 May 2007
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Long-term Survey of Butterfly Communities on City of Boulder OSMP Land: $750 April 2007
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INVITED TALKS
Robinson Natalie. 2008. (Talk) “Long-term Monitoring of Butterfly Communities around City of Boulder
Open Space and Mountain Parks Land.” Boulder County Audubon Society “Butterfly Night” meeting.
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PRESENTATIONS
Robinson, Natalie. 2012. (Talk) “Methods for constructing a high quality 90m Global DEM.” University of
Colorado Brown Bag Series.
Robinson, Natalie. 2012. (Poster) “Understanding community response to habitat fragmentation:
Modeling butterflies across global ecosystems.” 97th Annual Ecological Society of America Meeting.
F1000 poster: http://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1092599.
Robinson Natalie. 2011. (Talk) “Butterfly Community Variation in Urban Fragments of the Colorado
Front Range.” City of Louisville, CO Open Space Advisory Board Meeting.
Robinson Natalie. 2010. (Talk) “The Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca (Hesperiidae)): A New
Record for the Colorado Front Range.” 21st Annual Meeting of the High Country Lepidopterists Society.
Robinson Natalie. 2010. (Talk) “To Be or Not To Be: Using Ecological Modeling to Understand
Butterfly Occurrence Patterns Based on Species Traits and Environmental Variables.” University of
Colorado Museum Award Recipients Lunch-time Presentation Series.
Robinson Natalie. 2009. (Talk) “To Be or Not To Be: Using Ecological Modeling to Understand
Butterfly Occurrence Patterns Based on Species Traits and Environmental Variables.” Guild for the
Rocky Mountain Ecologists and Evolutionary Biologists Annual Meeting.
Robinson Natalie. 2008. (Talk) “The Effects of Environmental and Land-use Variables on Butterfly
Communities Across a Temperate Landscape.” University of Colorado Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology Spring Symposium
Robinson Natalie. 2007. (Talk) “City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Butterfly Survey.” 18th
annual High Country Lepidopterists Meeting.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Teaching Assistant
General Biology Lecture TA Spring 2011
Biometry Spring 2010
General Biology Clicker Software Manager Spring 2009
Insect Biology Lab Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010
Evolutionary Biology Lab Fall 2007, Spring 2008
General Biology Lab Fall 2006, Spring 2007
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GUEST LECTURES
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Ecology: Climate Impacts on Ecosystems (Co-taught with Liesl Erb) Spring 2011
Insect Biology: Photoreception in Insects Fall 2010
Insect Biology: Chemoreception in Insects Fall 2010
Biometry: Model Fitting Using Akaike’s Information Criteria Spring 2010
Insect Biology: The Bark Beetles Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2011
Evolutionary Biology: Coevolution Spring 2008
Insect Biology: Coevolution Fall 2008
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AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Best Graduate Student Talk: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spring Symposium Spring 2008
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ACADEMIC SERVICE AND OUTREACH
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Colloquium Committee: travel coordinator Fall 2012-current
Graduate Student Mentor (tips and advice for first year graduate students) Fall 2010-current
Graduate Computer Committee: Co-chair Spring 2012
Evolution Outreach Committee: Event organizer and presenter Spring 2008
Other
Lab representative and activity coordinator: Crestview Elementary field trip to University of Colorado Spring 2012
EDUCATION
PhD. University of Colorado, Boulder. Advisors: M. Deane Bowers, Robert Guralnick
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 2009-Current
Research: Understanding the Drivers of Butterfly Occurrence Patterns and Testing Model
Transferability Across Global Ecosystems.
M.A. University of Colorado, Boulder. Advisor: M. Deane Bowers 2009
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research: The Impacts of Environmental and Land-use Variables on Butterfly Communities Across a Temperate Landscape
B.S. University of California, Berkeley.
Major: Molecular Environmental Biology 2003
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RESEARCH INTERSTS
Conservation Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Community Ecology
Distributional Modeling
Model Transferability
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Modeling species distributions and testing model performance across spatial scales 2009-Current
Dissertation research, with M. Deane Bowers and Robert Guralnick
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Graduate Research Assistant: Modeling variables of importance to the distributions of 2011-Current
organisms on a global scale (with NCEAS); integrating global species distributions, remote
sensing and climate data to assess biodiversity response to climate change (with NASA
Climate and Biological Response program), with Robert Guralnick
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Data Analyst: Statistical analyses on various research projects, 2010-Current
using R statistical software, with Michael Grant
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Monitoring the effects of habitat type and land-use variables on butterfly communities: 2006-2009
Master’s Research, with M. Deane Bowers
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Graduate Research Assistant: Museum collection reorganization and improvement: insect 2008
teaching collection, with M. Deane Bowers
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Assistant: Small mammal disease dynamics and population ecology, with Sharon Collinge 2004
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Lab Assistant II: Amphibian parasite and fungal pathogen ecology, with Cheryl Briggs 2003
Department of Integrative Biology; University of California, Berkeley
Lab Assistant II: Gall making insect and parisatoid population ecology, with Cheryl Briggs 2002-2003
Department of Integrative Biology; University of California, Berkeley
Field Asssistant II: Invasion dynamics in a California grassland ecosystem, with Jeffrey Corbin 2002
Department of Integrative Biology; University of California, Berkeley
The effects of invasive species on insect communities in a California grassland ecosystem. 2002-2003
Undergraduate research with Jeffrey Corbin
Department of Integrative Biology; University of California, Berkeley
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed
Robinson N., Armstead, S and Bowers, M.D. 2012. Butterfly Community Ecology: The
Influences of Habitat Type, Weather Patterns and Dominant Species in a Temperate
Ecosystem. Entomologia. 145(1)
Basey, J. M., Sackett, L. C., Robinson N. 2008. Optimal Science Lab Design: impacts of various
Components of lab design on students’ attitudes toward lab. International Journal for the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2 (1)
Non Peer-reviewed
Robinson N., Barton, K., Nufio, C., Bowers, M.D. 2010. Laboratory Manual for Insect Biology,
University of Colorado, Boulder.
In Prep
Robinson, N., Kadlec, T., Konvicka, M., Guralnick, R. P., and Bowers, M. D. Identifying the determinants
of butterfly distributions in an urban fragmented ecosystem: Model comparisons and a novel
application of a recent analytical method. In prep, Conservation Ecology
Robinson, N., Gallant, J. G., Regetz, J,. Guralnick, R. P. The construction and distribution of a high-quality,
global 90m digital elevation model. In prep, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DATA PUBLICATIONS
Dryad
Robinson N, Armstead S, Bowers MD (2012) Data from: Butterfly community ecology: the
influences of habitat type, weather patterns, and dominant species in a temperate
ecosystem. Dryad Digital Repository. doi:10.5061/dryad.57vh3
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RESEARCH GRANTS
University of Colorado Graduate School
Travel grant to present research at the 97th Annual Ecological Society of America Meetings. $300 May 2012
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder
Understanding the Influence of Habitat Fragmentation on Butterfly Occurrence Patterns: Developing and
Testing Models Across Global Ecosystems. $2000 April 2012
Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder
Understanding the Influence of Habitat Fragmentation on Butterfly Occurrence Patterns: Developing and
Testing Models Across Global Ecosystems. $1000 April 2012
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Species Trait Modeling of Butterflies in Urban Fragments Along the Colorado Front Range: $750 May 2010
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Species Trait Modeling of Butterflies in Urban Fragments Along the Colorado Front Range: $1500 April 2009
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Species Trait Modeling of Butterflies in Urban Fragments Along the Colorado Front Range: $1200 April 2009
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Long-term Survey of Butterfly Communities on City of Boulder OSMP Land: $840 April 2008
City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Research Grant- Long-term Survey of Butterfly
Communities on City of Boulder OSMP Land: $6,235 May 2007
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Departmental Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder-
Long-term Survey of Butterfly Communities on City of Boulder OSMP Land: $750 April 2007
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
INVITED TALKS
Robinson Natalie. 2008. (Talk) “Long-term Monitoring of Butterfly Communities around City of Boulder
Open Space and Mountain Parks Land.” Boulder County Audubon Society “Butterfly Night” meeting.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRESENTATIONS
Robinson, Natalie. 2012. (Talk) “Methods for constructing a high quality 90m Global DEM.” University of
Colorado Brown Bag Series.
Robinson, Natalie. 2012. (Poster) “Understanding community response to habitat fragmentation:
Modeling butterflies across global ecosystems.” 97th Annual Ecological Society of America Meeting.
F1000 poster: http://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1092599.
Robinson Natalie. 2011. (Talk) “Butterfly Community Variation in Urban Fragments of the Colorado
Front Range.” City of Louisville, CO Open Space Advisory Board Meeting.
Robinson Natalie. 2010. (Talk) “The Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca (Hesperiidae)): A New
Record for the Colorado Front Range.” 21st Annual Meeting of the High Country Lepidopterists Society.
Robinson Natalie. 2010. (Talk) “To Be or Not To Be: Using Ecological Modeling to Understand
Butterfly Occurrence Patterns Based on Species Traits and Environmental Variables.” University of
Colorado Museum Award Recipients Lunch-time Presentation Series.
Robinson Natalie. 2009. (Talk) “To Be or Not To Be: Using Ecological Modeling to Understand
Butterfly Occurrence Patterns Based on Species Traits and Environmental Variables.” Guild for the
Rocky Mountain Ecologists and Evolutionary Biologists Annual Meeting.
Robinson Natalie. 2008. (Talk) “The Effects of Environmental and Land-use Variables on Butterfly
Communities Across a Temperate Landscape.” University of Colorado Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology Spring Symposium
Robinson Natalie. 2007. (Talk) “City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Butterfly Survey.” 18th
annual High Country Lepidopterists Meeting.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Teaching Assistant
General Biology Lecture TA Spring 2011
Biometry Spring 2010
General Biology Clicker Software Manager Spring 2009
Insect Biology Lab Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010
Evolutionary Biology Lab Fall 2007, Spring 2008
General Biology Lab Fall 2006, Spring 2007
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GUEST LECTURES
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Ecology: Climate Impacts on Ecosystems (Co-taught with Liesl Erb) Spring 2011
Insect Biology: Photoreception in Insects Fall 2010
Insect Biology: Chemoreception in Insects Fall 2010
Biometry: Model Fitting Using Akaike’s Information Criteria Spring 2010
Insect Biology: The Bark Beetles Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2011
Evolutionary Biology: Coevolution Spring 2008
Insect Biology: Coevolution Fall 2008
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Best Graduate Student Talk: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Spring Symposium Spring 2008
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ACADEMIC SERVICE AND OUTREACH
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado, Boulder
Colloquium Committee: travel coordinator Fall 2012-current
Graduate Student Mentor (tips and advice for first year graduate students) Fall 2010-current
Graduate Computer Committee: Co-chair Spring 2012
Evolution Outreach Committee: Event organizer and presenter Spring 2008
Other
Lab representative and activity coordinator: Crestview Elementary field trip to University of Colorado Spring 2012
