Alyssa Stocks Hakes
Lawrence University
711 E. Boldt Way
Appleton, WI 54911
e-mail: alyssa.s.hakes@lawrence.edu
Education
Ph.D. 2010 Biological Science Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
B.S. 2003 Biology, High Distinction University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Minor: Chemistry
Professional Appointments
2012 Assistant Professor of Biology.
Lawrence University, Appleton, WI.
Research topic: spatial ecology of plant-insect interactions.
2010 Post-doctoral Researcher. Department of Biological Science.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Advisors: Dr. Nora Underwood, Dr. Stacey Halpern
Research topic: The effects of herbivore damage and plant density on the spatial patterns of plant populations.
2003 Graduate Assistant. Department of Biological Sciences.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Advisor: Dr. Jim Cronin.
Dissertation: “Mechanisms promoting spatial and temporal variability in plant defense”.
2002 Research Assistant. School of Integrative Biology.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
Advisor: Dr. Jim Dalling.
Undergraduate Thesis: “An evaluation of the light requirements for germination of Clidemia hirta in its native and invasive range”.
2002 Research Assistant. US Army Corps of Engineers, Champaign, IL.
Supervisor: Matthew Holman
Research topic: Habitat requirements of the endangered Indiana bat.
Publications
Hakes, A.S., N. Underwood, and S. Halpern. The effects of herbivores on the spatial aggregation of populations of a clonal plant. (In preparation)
Hakes, A.S. and J.T. Cronin. 2012. Successional changes in plant resistance and tolerance to herbivory in natural landscapes. Ecology 93: 1059-1070.
Hakes, A.S. and J.T. Cronin. 2011. Resistance and tolerance to herbivory in Solidago altissima (Asteracea): Genetic variability, costs, and selection for multiple traits. American Journal of Botany 98: 1446-1455.
Hakes, A.S. and J.T. Cronin. 2011. Environmental heterogeneity and spatiotemporal variability in plant defense traits. Oikos 120:452-462.
Haynes, K.J., F.P. Dillemuth, B.J. Anderson, A.S. Hakes, H.B. Jackson, S.E. Jackson, and J.T. Cronin. 2007. Landscape context outweighs local habitat quality in its effects on herbivore dispersal and distribution. Oecologia 151: 431-441.
Research Grants
2011 Council on Research and Creativity Grant (PI Dr. Underwood). Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.
2008 Adele Lewis Grant Fellowship. Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science. St. Paul, MN.
2008 Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research. Sigma Xi Research Society. Research Triangle Park, NC.
2007 Amy Lutz Pre-doctoral Award. Association for Women in Science Education Foundation. Washington, DC.
2007 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund. American Museum of Natural History. New York, NY.
2004–09 BIOGRADS Student Research Grant. Dept. of Biological Sciences. Louisiana State University. Baton Rouge, LA.
2004 Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research. Sigma Xi Research Society. Research Triangle Park, NC.
Awards
2009 Daisy B. & William J. Luke Botany Teaching Assistant Award. Dept. of Biological Sciences. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
2009 Best Poster Presentation. LSU Graduate Student Symposium. Baton Rouge, LA
2008 – 2009 Graduate School Travel Award. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2003 – 2007 Economic Development Assistantship. Louisiana Board of Regents. Baton Rouge, LA.
2003 Helen E. Hess Award for undergraduate research. School of Integrative Biology. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
2003 Undergraduate Thesis High Distinction: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
1999 Girl Scout Gold Award. Drifting Dunes Girl Scout Council. Merrillville, IN
Professional Affiliations
American Association of University Women
Association for Women in Science
Botanical Society of America
Ecological Society of America
Entomological Society of America
Graduate Women in Science, SDE