Curriculum Vitae - Christopher P. Bloch

Department of Biological Sciences

Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater, MA 02325

(508) 531-2087 Voice

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· Ph.D. in Biology, 2004, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Dissertation title: Long-

term responses of snail populations and communities to disturbance in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Dr. Michael R. Willig, advisor.

· M.S. in Biology, 1997, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Thesis title: Ecological

relationships between the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) and the meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) in two Virginia tidal marshes. Dr. Robert K. Rose, advisor.

· B.S. in Biology, minor in English, 1994, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.

· Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Bridgewater State College,

· Post-doctoral Teaching/Research Associate, Department of Biological Sciences,

· Graduate Part-Time Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, June 2003-August 2004

University, Lubbock, TX, Summers 1998-1999, January-December 2000, Summer 2001, June 2002-June 2003.

· Science Teaching Fellow, The Honors College, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX,

· BIOL 102: Introduction to Zoology (2 sections, 32 students each, Fall 2006; 1 section, 32 students, Spring 2007; 2 sections, 32 and 34 students, Fall 2007; 1 section, 32 students, Fall 2008; 1 section, 32 students, Spring 2009).

· BIOL 102L: Introduction to Zoology Laboratory (3 sections, 24 students each, Fall 2006; 1 section, 25 students, Fall 2007).

· BIOL 122: General Biology II (1 section, 45 students, Spring 2008; 1 section, 48 students, Spring 2009), in collaboration with Dr. Donald Padgett.

· BIOL 122L: General Biology II Laboratory (2 sections, 16 students each, Spring 2008; 1 section, 16 students, Spring 2009).

· BIOL 297: Biometry (1 section, 15 students, Spring 2007; 1 section, 15 students, Spring

· BIOL 497: Undergraduate Biological Research (1 section, 4 students, Fall 2007)

· BIOE 515: Advances in Ecological/Environmental Biology (1 section, 9 students, Fall 2008)

· Ecology and Environmental Problems (1 section, 138 students, Fall 2004; 1 section, 128

students, Spring 2005; 1 section, 120 students, Fall 2005; 1 section, 144 students, Spring

· Biology Seminar (1 section, 20 students, Fall 2004; 1 section, 23 students, Spring 2005; 1

· Honors Integrated Science Laboratory (2 sections averaging 25 students, Fall 2001; 1 section,

· Biology I and II Laboratory (6 sections of Biology I, including 2 Honors sections, and 5

· General Biology I and II Laboratory (6 sections of General Biology I and 5 sections of

Bloch, C.P., and M.R. Willig. 2009. Effects of competition on size and growth rates of Caracolus caracolla (L.) in Puerto Rico. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75: 133-138.

Willig, M.R., C.P. Bloch, N. Brokaw, C. Higgins, J. Thompson, and C. Zimmermann. 2007. Cross-scale responses of biodiversity to hurricane and anthropogenic disturbance in a tropical forest. Ecosystems 10: 834-838.

Willig, M.R., S.J. Presley, C.P. Bloch, and H.H. Genoways. Bats of the Caribbean: effects of area, elevation, latitude, and hurricane-induced disturbance. Pp. 000-000 in Island Bats: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation (T. Fleming and P. Racey, Eds.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. (In press; targeted for publication October 2009).

Willig, M.R., S.J. Presley, C.P. Bloch, S. Yanoviak, C.L. Hice, M.M. Díaz, L. Arias Chauca, V. Pacheco, and S.C. Weaver. 2007. Bats of lowland Amazonian forest: effects of anthropogenic alteration of habitat. Biotropica 39: 737-746.

Bloch, C.P., C.L. Higgins, and M.R. Willig. 2007. Effects of large-scale disturbance on community structure: temporal trends in nestedness. Oikos 116: 396-406.

Bloch, C.P., and M.R. Willig. 2006. Context-dependence of long-term responses of terrestrial gastropod populations to large-scale disturbance. Journal of Tropical Ecology 22: 111-122.

Cox, S.B., C.P. Bloch, R.D. Stevens, and L.F. Huenneke. 2006. Productivity and species richness in an arid ecosystem: a long-term perspective. Plant Ecology 186: 1-12.

Willig, M.R., and C.P. Bloch. 2006. Latitudinal gradients in species richness: a test of the Geographic Area Hypothesis for New World bats. Oikos 112: 163-173.

Bloch, C.P., and R.K. Rose. 2005. Population dynamics of Oryzomys palustris and Microtus pennsylvanicus in tidal marshes in Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 12: 295-306.

Bloch, C.P., and L. Weiss. 2002. Distribution and abundance of the whipspider Phrynus longipes (Arachnida: Amblypygi) in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico: response to natural and anthropogenic disturbance. Caribbean Journal of Science 38: 260-262.

Bloch, C.P., and M.R. Willig. Density compensation and interspecific competition among terrestrial snails in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science (Submitted May 2009).

Willig, M.R., S.J. Presley, and C.P. Bloch. Long-term dynamics of tropical walking sticks in response to multiple large-scale and intense disturbances. Biotropica (Submitted July 2009).

Brokaw, N.V.L., M.R. Willig, C.P. Bloch, G.R. Camilo, A. Covich, N. Fetcher, B. Haines, D.J. Lodge, A.E. Lugo, C.M. Pringle, J. Sharpe, T. Schowalter, J. Thompson, D. Vogt, K. Vogt, L.R. Walker, L. Woolbright, J. Wunderle, and X. Zou. Response to disturbance. Pp. 000-000 in Disturbance and Recovery in a Tropical Forest: Long-Term Research in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico (N.V.L. Brokaw, T. Crowl, A.E. Lugo, W.H. McDowell, F.N. Scatena, R.B. Waide, and M.R. Willig, Eds.). Oxford University Press, New York, NY. (Targeted for Submission 2009).

Willig, M.R., C.P. Bloch, A.P. Covich, C.A.S. Hall, D.J. Lodge, A.E. Lugo, W.H. McDowell, W. Silver, R.B. Waide, L.R. Walker, and J.K. Zimmerman. Long-term research in the Luquillo Mountains: incubators for the future. Pp. 000-000 in Disturbance and Recovery in a Tropical Forest: Long-Term Research in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico (N.V.L. Brokaw, T. Crowl, A.E. Lugo, W.H. McDowell, F.N. Scatena, R.B. Waide, and M.R. Willig, Eds.). Oxford University Press, New York, NY. (Targeted for Submission 2009).

Jahoda, J.C., K.D. Curry, and C.P. Bloch. 2009. A Case Study Approach to Ecology Field Studies, 2^nd Edition. Kendall/Hunt Publishing, Dubuque, IA. (In press).

2009. Klingbeil, B.T., C.P. Bloch, I. Castro-Arellano, L.M. Cisneros, S.J. Presley, and M.R. Willig. Metacommunity structure of gastropods along an elevational gradient in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico. Luquillo Mountains Long-Term Ecological Research Program, Annual Meeting, Río Piedras, PR. Poster presentation.

2008. Higgins, C.L., C.P. Bloch, and M.R. Willig. Temporal changes and the effects of disturbance on biodiversity of terrestrial gastropods at multiple spatial scales. Ecological Society of America, Milwaukee, WI. Poster presentation.

2007. Curtis, C.A.*, and C.P. Bloch. Effects of the pyrethroid insecticide Anvil 10+10^® on larvae of Trichoptera. Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Orlando, Florida. Poster presentation.

2007. Thomas, J.E.*, and C.P. Bloch. Nematode infection in the Puerto Rican tree snail, Caracolus caracolla: a possible connection to human eosinophil meningitis. Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Orlando, Florida. Poster presentation.

2006. Bloch, C.P., C.R. Zimmermann, N.V.L. Brokaw, J. Thompson, and M.R. Willig. Heterogeneity, scale, and biotic responses to disturbance in the Luquillo Experimental Forest: case studies from the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot. Long-Term Ecological Research Network, All Scientists Meeting, Estes Park, CO. Poster presentation.

2006. Zimmerman, J., A. Shiels, C. Bloch, et al. (23 authors). The Canopy Trimming Experiment. Long-Term Ecological Research Network, All Scientists Meeting, Estes Park, CO. Poster presentation.

2005. Bloch, C.P., M.R. Willig, and R.D. Stevens. Body size, foraging, and community structure of bats and rodents. American Society of Mammalogists, Springfield, MO.

2005. Presley, S.J., M.R. Willig, C.P. Bloch, C.L. Hice, S. Yanoviak, M.M. Díaz, L. Arias, and V. Pacheco. Anthropogenic effects on bat biodiversity in the Amazon. American Society of Mammalogists, Springfield, MO.

2003. Bloch, C.P., and M.R. Willig. A test of the Geographic Area Hypothesis using latitudinal gradients in species richness of New World bats. American Society of Mammalogists, Lubbock, TX.

2002. Bloch, C.P. Spatial scaling laws, species packing, and biodiversity of terrestrial gastropods. Graduate Forum, Texas Tech University Dept. of Biological Sciences.

2001. Bloch, C.P. Long-term effects of large-scale disturbance on population and community dynamics of terrestrial gastropods in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Graduate Forum, Texas Tech University Dept. of Biological Sciences.

1999. Bloch, C.P., M.R. Willig, S.J. Presley, and R.D. Owen. Patterns of body size in

1998. Bloch, C.P., and R.K. Rose. Patterns of space use by Oryzomys palustris

1998. Bloch, C.P., and R.K. Rose. Population dynamics of Oryzomys palustris and

Microtus pennsylvanicus in a Virginia tidal marsh. Southwestern Association of

1997. Bloch, C.P., and R.K. Rose. Demography of Oryzomys palustris and Microtus

pennsylvanicus on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Virginia Academy of Science, Richmond, VA.

1997. Bloch, C.P., and R.K. Rose. Population dynamics of Oryzomys palustris and

Microtus pennsylvanicus in a Virginia tidal marsh. American Society of Mammalogists, Stillwater, OK.

1997. Rose, R.K., and C.P. Bloch. Ecological relationships between Oryzomys palustris

and Microtus pennsylvanicus in a Virginia tidal marsh. International Theriological Congress, Acapulco, Mexico. Poster presentation.

Effects of hurricanes on terrestrial gastropods: long-term and experimental approaches. REU Seminar Series, Luquillo Mountains LTER, 1 July 2009.

Terrestrial gastropods in the Luquillo Experimental Forest: long-term and metacommunity perspectives. REU Seminar Series, Luquillo Mountains LTER, 23 July 2008 (with I. Castro-Arellano).

Puerto Rico at a snail’s pace: on disturbance and gastropods in a tropical forest. Department of Biological Sciences, Bridgewater State College, 27 October 2006.

Effects of large-scale disturbance on terrestrial gastropods: a long-term perspective. El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico, 16 March 2006.

Effects of large-scale disturbance on terrestrial gastropods: a long-term perspective. Department of Biological Sciences, Bridgewater State College, 27 January 2006.

Long-term responses of terrestrial gastropods to disturbance in the Luquillo Experimental Forest. REU Seminar Series, Luquillo Mountains LTER, 26 July 2005.

· Caroline Curtis (Fall 2006-Spring 2008): (1) Effects of a pyrethroid insecticide on populations of freshwater invertebrates in southeastern Massachusetts. Funded by ATP semester grants (Spring 2007, Fall 2007) and ATP summer grant (2007). (2) Microhabitat preferences of the whipspider, Phrynus longipes, in Puerto Rico. Funded by ATP semester grant (Fall 2008).

· Danielle Davis (Fall 2008-present): Metacommunity structure of terrestrial gastropods in forest fragments in southeastern Massachusetts. Funded by ATP semester grant (Spring 2009).

· Joseph Kewley (Fall 2007): Effects of compost fertilizers of differing carbon-nitrogen ratios on shoot growth in wheat. Funded by ATP semester grant.

· Kristin LaMarre (Fall 2007): Effects of temperature and moisture availability on leaf litter decomposition by macroinvertebrates. Funded by ATP semester grant.

· Daniel Schepis (Spring 2009-present): Demographics of the Eastern garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in southeastern Massachusetts. Funded by ATP semester grant.

· Christopher St. Andre (Spring 2009): Environmental correlates of Anuran population density in southeastern Massachusetts. Funded by ATP semester grant.

· Adam Stewart (Fall 2007): Effects of species and abundance of macroinvertebrates on rates of litter decomposition. Funded by ATP semester grant.

· Jennifer Thomas (Fall 2006-Spring 2008): Nematode parasites of a tropical snail, Caracolus caracolla. Funded by ATP semester grants (Spring 2007, Fall 2007), ATP summer grant (2007), and Beta Beta Beta National Honor Society Research Scholarship.

· Jennifer Thomas (2008): Nematode infection in the Puerto Rican tree snail, Caracolus caracolla: a possible connection to human eosinophil meningitis.

· Vanessa Fernandes (2007): An investigation of the expression of αB-crystallin and its effects on apoptosis in liver epithelial cells.

· Thomas Hoppensteadt (Summer 2007): Shelled marine mollusks of Cape Cod: a focused beachcombing study.

· Jennifer Thomas (Summer 2008): Molecular analysis of nematodes infecting the Puerto Rican snail, Caracolus caracolla.

2009. Davis, D. The effects of habitat fragmentation on species richness and abundance of terrestrial invertebrates in Bridgewater, MA. Adrian Tinsley Program Undergraduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2009. Schepis, D.J. The dietary composition of snake species inhabiting a wetland in southeastern Massachusetts: the consequences of dietary overlap on demographics of snake species. Adrian Tinsley Program Undergraduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2009. St. Andre, C.J. Differences in chorus calling intensity of Rana pipiens, R. catesbiana, Pseudacris crucifer in Plymouth County. Adrian Tinsley Program Undergraduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2008. Curtis, C.A. Microhabitat selection and tree preference of the tropical whipspider Phrynus longipes in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Adrian Tinsley Program Undergraduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2008. Kewley, J.L., Jr. The effects of compost fertilizer with different carbon-nitrogen ratios versus chemical fertilizer on the shoot system of wheat. Adrian Tinsley Program Undergraduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2008. Stewart, A.J. The effects of detritivores and decomposition on soil nutrients and pH. Adrian Tinsley Program Undergraduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2008. Thomas, J.E. Nematode infection in the Puerto Rican tree snail, Caracolus caracolla: a possible connection to human eosinophil meningitis. Adrian Tinsley Program Undergraduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2007. Curtis, C.A. Effects of locally applied pyrethroid insecticides on freshwater macroinvertebrates. Adrian Tinsley Program Summer Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2007. Thomas, J.E. Nematode infection in the Puerto Rican tree snail, Caracolus caracolla: a possible connection to human eosinophil meningitis. Adrian Tinsley Program Summer Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2007. Curtis, C.A. Effects of locally applied pesticide constituents on freshwater crustaceans in Eastern Massachusetts watersheds. Adrian Tinsley Program Undergraduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2007. Thomas, J.E. Non-invasive method for detection of nematodes in terrestrial snails in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Adrian Tinsley Program Undergraduate Research Symposium, Bridgewater State College. Poster presentation.

2009. Bridgewater State College, Center for the Advancement of Research and Teaching,

Faculty & Librarian Research Grant. “Biogeography and metacommunity structure of intertidal invertebrates in Puerto Rico,” $8000.

2007. Bridgewater State College, Center for the Advancement of Research and Teaching,

Summer Grant: “Biodiversity of gastropod assemblages in the Bridgewater area,” $3100.

2007. Bridgewater State College, Center for the Advancement of Research and Teaching,

2001. Conchologists of America Grants to Malacology: “Evaluation of Caracolus

caracolla as a potential ecosystem engineer in the tabonuco forest of Puerto Rico” (with E.A. Sobek), $1350.

2001. Texas Tech University Association of Biologists, Summer Research Grant, $300.

1999. Texas Tech University Association of Biologists, Summer Research Grant, $300.

1998. Texas Tech University Department of Biological Sciences, Mini-Grant, $500.

· Academic advisor for 16 students, Fall 2006-Spring 2007; 18 students, Fall 2007; 20 students, Spring 2008; 19 students, Fall 2008; 19 students, Spring 2009

· Member, host committee for 2010 Eastern New England Biology Conference, Fall 2008-present

· Co-advisor of Biology Club and Beta Beta Beta (Biological Honor Society), Spring 2007-present

· Advising for incoming students at BSC Transfer Transitions, 28-29 August 2007 and 14

· Coordinator, Breakfast with a Scientist program, annual meetings in 2005-2009