Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Research & Collections-Crustacea
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Telephone 1.213.763.3473
email:sboyce@nhm.org
Education |
| M.S. | Ecology and Evolution Program, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee. August 1999 to December 2001. Thesis: The monophyletic status of the brachyuran family Calappidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) inferred from DNA sequence data and larval morphology. Advisors: Drs. Lawrence G. Abele and Trisha Spears. |
| B.S. | Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia. August 1995 to May 1999. Advisors: Drs. Bruce C. Coull and Joseph M. Quattro. |
Coursework |
Statistics & Mathematics: Statistical Methods (USC), Advanced Statistical Methods (USC), Linear Regression (FSU), Differential Calculus (USC), Integral Calculus (USC), General Applications in Computer Programming (USC). Marine Science: Physical and Chemical Oceanography (USC), Independent Studies: Molecular Phylogeny of Copepoda; Phylogeography of Microarthridion littorale (Crustacea: Copepoda) (USC), Geographic Information Systems (USC), Invertebrate Zoology (USC), Marine Ecology (USC) Biological Science: Cellular and Molecular Biology (USC), Ecology and Evolution (USC), Genetics (USC), Animal Behavior (USC), Experimental Design (USC), Advanced Field Biology (FSU), Population Ecology (FSU), Perspectives in Ecology and Evolution: Dynamic State Variable Modeling (FSU), Systematics (FSU), Advanced Systematics (FSU), Scientific Communications (FSU), Topics in Evolutionary Biology (UCLA), Teaching Biology in Higher Education (UCLA), Topics in Physiology, Ecology, and Behavior (UCLA), Paleontology (UCLA). Special Topic Courses & Workshops: Workshop in Applied Phylogentics (2001; University of California, Davis & Bodega Bay Marine Lab), Morphometics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2002; The Research School on Biodiversity, University of Amsterdam), Workshop on Molecular Evolution (2002; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA) USC= Univerity of South Carolina, FSU= Florida State University, UCLA= University of California Los Angeles |
Research Experience |
| Research Assistant, Crustacea Division, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles. September 2001 to present. Monographic research on clam shrimp. |
| Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee. April 2000 to September 2001. DNA extraction, amplification, purification, and phylogenetic analysis of various crustacean groups. |
| Laboratory Technician, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC. May 1999 to August 1999. Prepared samples for automated DNA sequencing, operated an ABI 377XL automated sequencer, and analyzed microsatellite sequence data. |
| Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Program Participant, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia. August 1998 to May 1999. Conducted independent research on the phylogeographic relationships of Microarthridion littorale (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) using DNA analysis techniques to determine cosmopolitan or sister-species-complex relationships. Mentors: Drs. Joseph Staton and Bruce Coull. |
| Laboratory Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia. January 1998 to May 1999. Extracted, amplified, purified, and analyzed DNA from pelagic calanoid copepods. |
| Field and Laboratory Assistant,Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia. May 1997 to August 1997. Set up microcosm experiment testing the effect of soil toxicity on the feeding behavior of a small estuarine fish. Sorted, identified, and counted benthic harpacticoid copepods and other benthic meiofauna. Dissection and gut analyses of fish. |
| Laboratory Assistant, Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia. August 1996 to May 1997. Washed deep sea cores, identified and counted benthic foraminifera of the Ocean Drilling Project (ODP) leg 166, the Bahamas Transect, and preformed data entry. |
| Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program Participant, University of South Carolina, Columbia. September 1995 to May 1996. Introduction to microscopy, general laboratory skills and procedures, and library skills. Assisted graduate students with research. |
Teaching Experience |
| Field Instructor, Saturday at the Sea Educational Outreach Program, Florida State University Marine Lab, Florida State University, Tallahassee. January 1999 to September 2001. Taught middle and high school students about marine organisms and the marine environment. |
| Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee. August 1999 to May 2000. Taught three two-hour laboratories per week for non-majors biology course. |
| Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia. January 1999 to May 2000. Taught two three-hour laboratories per week for Invertebrate Zoology. |
| Teaching Intern, Acadia Institute of Oceanography, Seal Harbor, Maine. May 1998 to August 1998. Taught outdoor education, ecology, marine biology, and conservation biology to middle and high school students. |
Professional Talks |
Boyce, S. L., T. Spears, and L. G. Abele. Molecular phylogeny of the Calappidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). The Fifth International Crustacean and The Crustacean Society 2001 Summer Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, July 2001. Click here to see slides from the talk. |
Boyce, S. L., J. L. Staton, and B. C. Coull. Globetrotters or homebodies: An example from harpacticoid copepods. The 28th Annual Benthic Ecology Meetings, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 1999. |
Boyce, S. L., J. L Staton, and B. C. Coull,. Globetrotters or homebodies: An example from harpacticoid copepods. The Crustacean Society 1999 Summer Meeting, Lafayette, Louisiana, May, 1999. |
Grants and Honors |
| Best Student Paper Award, The fifth International Crustacean Congress Meeting, Melbourne, Australia. July 2001. |
| Travel Grant, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee. Summer 2001. $800 |
| Travel Grant, Congress of Graduate Students, Florida State University, Tallahassee. Summer 2001. $500 |
| Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Grant, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Fall 1998. $1500 |
| University Scholar Scholarship Recipient, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Fall 1995 to Spring 1999. |
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