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Daniel B. Turner
I assemble big ecological datasets from start to finish, from an abstract idea at a meeting to the finished product, with transparent, reproducible, and efficient code. I have studied animals and plants from across the Americas, and I seek to develop novel data science methods to faciliate reciprocal knowledge exchange between ecologists and their stakeholders.
Education
PhD Candidate, Entomology and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
current - 2018
B.S., Environmental Science & Spanish Language, Literature, and Linguistics (minor: Biology)
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
2018 - 2014
Publications
Coding for broader impact: Leveraging coding skills for effective stakeholder communication
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (in press)
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- Turner, D.B., Behm, J.E., Phillips, P.M., Ramirez, V.A., and M.R. Helmus
A new species of Caribbean toad (Bufonidae, Peltophryne) from southern Hispaniola
Zootaxa - PDF
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2018
- Landestoy, M.A., Turner, D.B., Marion, A.B., and S.B. Hedges
Teaching Experience
Statistical Methods for Temporal Ecology
MSU Department of Entomology
East Lansing, MI
2020 - 2020
- Co-taught graduate seminar in time series analysis, including ARIMA and Bayesian models
- 9 students
Insects, Globalization, and Sustainability Laboratory
MSU Center for Integrative Studies
East Lansing, MI
2020 - 2019
- Taught laboratory course for non-STEM majors in statistics and insect biology
- 160 students across two semesters
Principles of Ecology
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
2018 - 2018
- Teaching assistant; wrote quizzes and held study sessions
- 200 students
Software Development
c4bi: Coding for broader impact
R package leveraging ecologists’ programming skills for effective stakeholder communication.
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Research and Travel Funding
total = $31,670
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MSU Creating Inclusive Excellence Grant ($10,000)
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2020
MSU Hutson Research Grant ($2,500)
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2020
MSU Kellogg Biological Station Research Fellowship ($2,500)
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2020
Fulbright Open Research Grant Finalist, Brazil ($15,000)
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2020
Council for Graduate Students Conference Award ($300)
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2020
MSU Kellogg Biological Station Research Fellowship ($2,250)
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2019
MSU Kellogg Biological Station Undergraduate Mentorship Grant ($1,000)
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2019
Temple University Diamond Research Scholars Program ($4,000)
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2017
Temple University Creative Arts, Research, and Academic Scholarship ($3,120)
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2017
Temple University Undergraduate Research Program Grant ($4,000)
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2016
Temple University Educational Enhancement Merit Stipend ($4,000)
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2016
Honors and Awards
MSU EEB Excellence in Quantitative Methods Teaching Assistantship
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2021
MSU EEB Don Hall Memorial Fellowship ($1,000)
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2021
MSU EEB Grad Summer Fellowship ($7,500)
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2021
National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention
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2020
Michigan State University Plant Sciences Graduate Recruitment Fellowship ($41,729)
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2018
Phi Beta Kappa, Temple University
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2018
Temple University Natan Luehrmann-Cowen Memorial Award ($700)
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2018
Ecological Society of America Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting, Honorable Mention for Undergraduate Oral Presentation ($100)
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2018
Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Language National Honor Society
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2017
Sigma Gamma Eplison, Earth Science National Honor Society
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2017
Temple University Dean’s Scholarship ($28,000)
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2014
Union League of Philadelphia Scholarship ($32,000)
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2014
Temple University Honors Program
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2014
Presentations
Quantifying the temporal ecology of plant-antagonist interactions using hierarchical regression models
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
Virtual (planned)
2021
Quantifying the temporal ecology of plant-antagonist interactions using hierarchical regression models
MSU EEB Research Symposium
Virtual
2021
Comparing insect herbivore community structure across plants’ native and novel ranges: A meta-analysis.
American Naturalist National Meeting
Asilomar, CA
2020
- Turner, D.B. and W.C. Wetzel
Coding for broader impact: Leveraging ecologists’ programming skills for effective stakeholder communication.
MSU EEB Student Colloquium
East Lansing, MI
2019
- Turner, D.B., Behm, J.E., Phillips, P.M., Ramirez, V.A., and M.R. Helmus
Arthropod predator community assemblage across a land cover gradient.
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA
2018
- Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm
Arthropod predator community assemblage across a land cover gradient.
Ecological Society of America Mid-Atlantic Meeting
Newark, NJ
2018
- Turner, D.B. and J.E. Behm
Academic Service
EEB Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
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MSU Entomology Research and Outreach Fellowship Committee
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ENT Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
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2021
EEB Executive Committee
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2020
ENT Curriculum Committee
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2020
EEB Research Symposium Committee
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2019