Curriculum vitae
Professional Preparation:
Undergraduate Institution(s)
1998-2002 B.S., Environmental Science, University of Notre Dame
Graduate Institution(s)
2003-2005 M. Sc., Environmental Science, Washington State University
Advisor: Cheryl B. Schultz
Thesis title: Captive Rearing and Endangered Butterfly Recovery: Captive Environments and Implications for Propagation
Appointments:
2012-Current: Research Program Manager, Collaboratory for Adaptation to Climate Change, University of Notre Dame.
2005-2012: Research Program Manager, Jessica J. Hellmann Laboritory, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame.
Publications
Hellmann, J. J., J. D. K. Dzurisin, T. Wright, D. Cieslak, S. Pecoraro, K. E. Smith, K. Hayhoe, and K. L. Griffis-Kyle. 2013. Mosquitoes of North America with emphasis in the Midwest US: data to reveal long-term patterns of occurrence. Ecology 94: 1433.
Williams, C. W., K. E. Marshall, H. A. MacMillan, J. D. K. Dzurisin, J. J. Hellmann, and B. J. Sinclair. 2012. Thermal variability increases the impact of autumnal warming and drives metabolic depression in an overwintering butterfly. PLoS One 7: e34470
O’Neil, S. T., J. D. K. Dzurisin, R. Carmichael, N. F. Lobo, S. J. Emrich, and J. J. Hellmann. 2010. Population-level transcriptome sequencing of nonmodel organisms Erynnis propertius and Papilio zelicaon. BMC Genomics 11: 310.
Pelini, S., K. Prior, D. Parker, J. Dzurisin, R. Lindroth, and J. J. Hellmann. 2009. Climate change and temporal and spatial mismatches in insect communities. Pages 215-231 in Climate and Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.
Pelini, S. L., J. D. K. Dzurisin, K. M. Prior, C. M. Williams, T. D. Marsico, B. J. Sinclair, and J. J. Hellmann. 2009. Translocation experiments with butterflies reveal limits to enhancement of poleward populations under climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106: 11160-11165. Listed in Faculty of 1000
Prior, K. M., J. D. K. Dzurisin, S. L. Pelini, and J. J. Hellmann. 2009. Biology of larvae and adults of Erynnis propertius at the northern edge of its range. The Canadian Entomologist 141: 161-171.
Hellmann, J. J., S. L. Pelini, K. M. Prior, and J. D. K. Dzurisin. 2008. The response of two butterfly species to climatic variation at the edge of their range and the implications for poleward range shifts. Oecologia 157: 583-592.
Schultz, C. B., J. Dzurisin and C. Russell. 2008. Captive rearing of Puget blue butterflies,Icaricia icarioides blackmorei, and implications for conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation. Online First
Dzurisin, J.D.K. 2005. Captive Rearing and Endangered Butterfly Recovery: Captive Environments and Implications for Propagation Programs. Masters Thesis. Washington State University.
Synergistic Activities
MosquitoDB: Mosquitoes of the Great Lakes region and their potential responses to climate change
Grants/Fellowships in support:
2009 National Commission on Energy Policy
Project Overview:
Amateurs and professionals collect biological observations of many species in many places, but often this information is lost or kept private for lack of a suitable data repository. A variety of database platforms are arising to enable sharing of observational data. The research opportunities from large databases of ecological observations are considerable
Mosquitoes are one group of organisms that are consistently monitored across the United States by a disparate group of organizations, but, historically, these organizations have not shared their information. This lack of sharing prevents novel research on the dynamics of disease vectors and nuisance biters of economic importance.
We constructed MosquitoDB, a database for observational data of mosquitoes built using the DarwinCore platform for biological observations. The initial focus of MosquitoDB is the Great Lakes region. To populate the database, we collated observational data from various mosquito abatement and disease control groups throughout the region.
At last count, the scope of the project included 478,608 records from 970 counties comprising more than 7 million mosquitos of 106 species.
Activities Conducted:
· Schema development (DarwinCore)
· Database creation and management (SQL)
· Raw record recruitment, collation, and ingestion
· Climate envelope modeling to project future occupancy of disease vectors under climate change;
· Time-series analysis of changes in the abundance of mosquito species
· Analysis of future public health implications for mosquito-borne disease
Captive Rearing and Endangered Butterfly Recovery: Captive Environments and Implications for Propagation Programs
Grants/Fellowships in support:
US Fish and Wildlife Service: Effects of captive rearing on Fender’s and Puget blue butterflies: Protocols and conservation concerns (2004-2005) [Investigator]
WSU Meyer’s Endowment Fund: The effect of captive breeding on behavior of endangered species using Puget blue butterflies and the South Puget Sound Prairies as a model system (2004-2005) [Investigator]
American Zoo and Aquarium Association Conservation Endowment Fund: Captive rearing of Fender’s and Puget blue butterflies: Protocols and conservation consequences in collaboration with David Shepherdson (2003-2004) [Investigator]
Robert Lane Fellow in Environmental Sciences (2004) [Fellow]
WSU Vancouver Mini-grant: Should captive breeding be an integral part of conservation strategies for endangered species? (2003) [Investigator]
Oregon Zoo Future for Wildlife Fund: The influence of captive rearing on behavior and demography of endangered Northwest butterflies (2003) [Investigator]
Project Overview:
Reared Puget blue butterflies (Icaricia icarioides blackmorei), a subspecies closely related to the endangered Fender’s blue (I. i. fenderi) from two wild populations in Washington, USA to investigate two approaches for egg collection (collect eggs in the wild vs. collect eggs from adult females which were brought to a greenhouse for oviposition) and three diapause environments (in indoor facilities at two independent locations vs. outdoors in enclosures). Survival from egg to adult was similar across all captive groups which survived past diapause and was less than 10%. Captive reared individuals were lighter and had smaller wings and shorter body lengths than their founding populations for both sites. Based on our findings, we recommend that rearing programs compare characteristics of reared individuals to individuals from the founding population to quantify possible effects of captive conditions, diapause individuals in natural environments, and for programs with survival rates similar to rates in the wild, consider alternatives to augment declining populations and reintroduce historic ones.
Activities Conducted:
Translocation experiments with butterflies reveal limits to enhancement of poleward populations under climate change
Grants/Fellowships in support:
Program for Ecosystem Research, US Department of Energy (for biogeographic studies & genomic research) (2007, 2006, 2005) [Investigator]
Project Overview:
Performed a reciprocal translocation experiment of Propertius duskywing skipper (Erynnis propertius) and Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) both in the field and a simulated translocation experiment in growth chambers to determine if populations differ in their response to warming and if that response is mediated by host plant.
Activities Conducted:
Collaborators and Co-Editors:
Dr Nitesh Chawla, Computer Science & Engineering, Univ. of Notre Dame
Dr Scott Emrich, Computer Science & Engineering, Univ. of Notre Dame
Dr Ralph Grundel, US Geological Survey
Dr Jason McLachlan, Biological Sciences, Univ. of Notre Dame
Dr Jarek Nabrzyski, Center for Research Computing, Univ. of Notre Dame
Dr Mark Scriber, Entomology, Michigan State University
Graduate Advisors and Postdoctoral Sponsors:
M. Sc., Environmental Science, Washington State University
Advisor: Cheryl B. Schultz
Thesis title: Captive Rearing and Endangered Butterfly Recovery: Captive Environments and Implications for Propagation
Undergraduate Institution(s)
1998-2002 B.S., Environmental Science, University of Notre Dame
Graduate Institution(s)
2003-2005 M. Sc., Environmental Science, Washington State University
Advisor: Cheryl B. Schultz
Thesis title: Captive Rearing and Endangered Butterfly Recovery: Captive Environments and Implications for Propagation
Appointments:
2012-Current: Research Program Manager, Collaboratory for Adaptation to Climate Change, University of Notre Dame.
2005-2012: Research Program Manager, Jessica J. Hellmann Laboritory, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame.
Publications
Hellmann, J. J., J. D. K. Dzurisin, T. Wright, D. Cieslak, S. Pecoraro, K. E. Smith, K. Hayhoe, and K. L. Griffis-Kyle. 2013. Mosquitoes of North America with emphasis in the Midwest US: data to reveal long-term patterns of occurrence. Ecology 94: 1433.
Williams, C. W., K. E. Marshall, H. A. MacMillan, J. D. K. Dzurisin, J. J. Hellmann, and B. J. Sinclair. 2012. Thermal variability increases the impact of autumnal warming and drives metabolic depression in an overwintering butterfly. PLoS One 7: e34470
O’Neil, S. T., J. D. K. Dzurisin, R. Carmichael, N. F. Lobo, S. J. Emrich, and J. J. Hellmann. 2010. Population-level transcriptome sequencing of nonmodel organisms Erynnis propertius and Papilio zelicaon. BMC Genomics 11: 310.
Pelini, S., K. Prior, D. Parker, J. Dzurisin, R. Lindroth, and J. J. Hellmann. 2009. Climate change and temporal and spatial mismatches in insect communities. Pages 215-231 in Climate and Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.
Pelini, S. L., J. D. K. Dzurisin, K. M. Prior, C. M. Williams, T. D. Marsico, B. J. Sinclair, and J. J. Hellmann. 2009. Translocation experiments with butterflies reveal limits to enhancement of poleward populations under climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106: 11160-11165. Listed in Faculty of 1000
Prior, K. M., J. D. K. Dzurisin, S. L. Pelini, and J. J. Hellmann. 2009. Biology of larvae and adults of Erynnis propertius at the northern edge of its range. The Canadian Entomologist 141: 161-171.
Hellmann, J. J., S. L. Pelini, K. M. Prior, and J. D. K. Dzurisin. 2008. The response of two butterfly species to climatic variation at the edge of their range and the implications for poleward range shifts. Oecologia 157: 583-592.
Schultz, C. B., J. Dzurisin and C. Russell. 2008. Captive rearing of Puget blue butterflies,Icaricia icarioides blackmorei, and implications for conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation. Online First
Dzurisin, J.D.K. 2005. Captive Rearing and Endangered Butterfly Recovery: Captive Environments and Implications for Propagation Programs. Masters Thesis. Washington State University.
Synergistic Activities
MosquitoDB: Mosquitoes of the Great Lakes region and their potential responses to climate change
Grants/Fellowships in support:
2009 National Commission on Energy Policy
Project Overview:
Amateurs and professionals collect biological observations of many species in many places, but often this information is lost or kept private for lack of a suitable data repository. A variety of database platforms are arising to enable sharing of observational data. The research opportunities from large databases of ecological observations are considerable
Mosquitoes are one group of organisms that are consistently monitored across the United States by a disparate group of organizations, but, historically, these organizations have not shared their information. This lack of sharing prevents novel research on the dynamics of disease vectors and nuisance biters of economic importance.
We constructed MosquitoDB, a database for observational data of mosquitoes built using the DarwinCore platform for biological observations. The initial focus of MosquitoDB is the Great Lakes region. To populate the database, we collated observational data from various mosquito abatement and disease control groups throughout the region.
At last count, the scope of the project included 478,608 records from 970 counties comprising more than 7 million mosquitos of 106 species.
Activities Conducted:
· Schema development (DarwinCore)
· Database creation and management (SQL)
· Raw record recruitment, collation, and ingestion
· Climate envelope modeling to project future occupancy of disease vectors under climate change;
· Time-series analysis of changes in the abundance of mosquito species
· Analysis of future public health implications for mosquito-borne disease
Captive Rearing and Endangered Butterfly Recovery: Captive Environments and Implications for Propagation Programs
Grants/Fellowships in support:
US Fish and Wildlife Service: Effects of captive rearing on Fender’s and Puget blue butterflies: Protocols and conservation concerns (2004-2005) [Investigator]
WSU Meyer’s Endowment Fund: The effect of captive breeding on behavior of endangered species using Puget blue butterflies and the South Puget Sound Prairies as a model system (2004-2005) [Investigator]
American Zoo and Aquarium Association Conservation Endowment Fund: Captive rearing of Fender’s and Puget blue butterflies: Protocols and conservation consequences in collaboration with David Shepherdson (2003-2004) [Investigator]
Robert Lane Fellow in Environmental Sciences (2004) [Fellow]
WSU Vancouver Mini-grant: Should captive breeding be an integral part of conservation strategies for endangered species? (2003) [Investigator]
Oregon Zoo Future for Wildlife Fund: The influence of captive rearing on behavior and demography of endangered Northwest butterflies (2003) [Investigator]
Project Overview:
Reared Puget blue butterflies (Icaricia icarioides blackmorei), a subspecies closely related to the endangered Fender’s blue (I. i. fenderi) from two wild populations in Washington, USA to investigate two approaches for egg collection (collect eggs in the wild vs. collect eggs from adult females which were brought to a greenhouse for oviposition) and three diapause environments (in indoor facilities at two independent locations vs. outdoors in enclosures). Survival from egg to adult was similar across all captive groups which survived past diapause and was less than 10%. Captive reared individuals were lighter and had smaller wings and shorter body lengths than their founding populations for both sites. Based on our findings, we recommend that rearing programs compare characteristics of reared individuals to individuals from the founding population to quantify possible effects of captive conditions, diapause individuals in natural environments, and for programs with survival rates similar to rates in the wild, consider alternatives to augment declining populations and reintroduce historic ones.
Activities Conducted:
- Field capture of wild Puget blue (Icaricia icarioides blackmorei) females
- Field/Greenhouse oviposition
- Release of females back to wild population
- Tending of eggs/larvae on greenhouse propagated native host (Lupinus albicaulis)
- Tending of diapausing larvae in experimental treatments (Incubator, Environmental Chamber, Outdoor). Larvae were housed in Toledo Jars designed by Karner Blue recovery team.
- Assessment of larvae, pupae, and adults for weight and morphology (photo-based biometry) differences.
Translocation experiments with butterflies reveal limits to enhancement of poleward populations under climate change
Grants/Fellowships in support:
Program for Ecosystem Research, US Department of Energy (for biogeographic studies & genomic research) (2007, 2006, 2005) [Investigator]
Project Overview:
Performed a reciprocal translocation experiment of Propertius duskywing skipper (Erynnis propertius) and Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) both in the field and a simulated translocation experiment in growth chambers to determine if populations differ in their response to warming and if that response is mediated by host plant.
Activities Conducted:
- Field capture of wild Erynnis propertius and Papilio zelicaon females
- Portable Greenhouse oviposition on field collected native host (Oak for Erynnis and Parsley for Papilio)
- Reciprocal translocation of eggs to field sites (field trials) or growth chambers (simulated trials).
- Tending of eggs/larvae on field/greenhouse propagated native host (Quercus garryana [Erynnis], Petroselinum crispum [Papilio] )
- Assessment of larvae, pupae, and adults for survivorship, mass and morphology (head capsule width).
- Additional genetic/genomic studies including microsatellite analyses for geneflow assessment and 454 sequencing and microarray design for transcriptome-level response assessment.
Collaborators and Co-Editors:
Dr Nitesh Chawla, Computer Science & Engineering, Univ. of Notre Dame
Dr Scott Emrich, Computer Science & Engineering, Univ. of Notre Dame
Dr Ralph Grundel, US Geological Survey
Dr Jason McLachlan, Biological Sciences, Univ. of Notre Dame
Dr Jarek Nabrzyski, Center for Research Computing, Univ. of Notre Dame
Dr Mark Scriber, Entomology, Michigan State University
Graduate Advisors and Postdoctoral Sponsors:
M. Sc., Environmental Science, Washington State University
Advisor: Cheryl B. Schultz
Thesis title: Captive Rearing and Endangered Butterfly Recovery: Captive Environments and Implications for Propagation
