Department of Biological Sciences

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006

(513) 556-5696

Fax (513) 556-5299

Email: horneram@email.uc.edu

Education

· M.S. 2004 (expected). Biology. The University of Cincinnati. Topic: Functional morphology and axial muscle function of the lungfish Protopterus annectens.

· B.S. 2000. Biology. Centre College, Danville, Kentucky.

Academic and Professional Interests

· Vertebrate evolution

· Functional morphology

· Comparative anatomy

· Paleontology

Research and Work Experience

· September 2001 - present. Graduate Teaching Assistant. University of Cincinnati, Department of Biological Sciences. Undergraduate biology laboratory sections.

· June 2000 – September 2001. Exhibit Coordinator. Museum of Natural History and Science, Cincinnati Museum Center. Design, maintenance, and supervision of limestone cave exhibit and associated fauna.

· Winter/Spring 2000. Independent Research. Centre College. A study of functional morphology and fossil preparation of the Hadrosaur Edmontosaurus.

· Fall 1999 – Spring 2000. Environmental Intern. Centre College. Investigation of local environment and campus impact.

· Summer 1999. Undergraduate Researcher. Furman University. Study of Enoree River watershed. Geochemistry, microbiology, organismic biology, and organic chemistry. Funded by NSF (REU) and EPA.

Professional Affiliations

· International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology

· Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology.

· Paleontological Society.

· Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists.

· Ohio Citizens for Science. Graduate, area representative.

· American Society for Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.

· Association of Southeastern Biologists.

· (Undergraduate) Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society. Officer.

Publications and Presentations

· Horner, A. 2002. Possible estivation burrows of a Lower Carboniferous lungfish (cf. Tranodis: Ctenodontidae) from Hancock County, Kentucky. Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists. (Norman, Oklahoma).

· Horner*, A., A. Mitchum*, D. C. Haney, W. B. Worthen, C. B. Andersen, and S. Wheeler. 2000. Biological and chemical description of Enoree River (SC) tributaries: Effects of land use patterns on the Upper Enoree, Beaverdam Creek, and Mountain Creek. Bulletin of the Association of Southeastern Biologists 47:181. (Chattanooga, TN)

· Haney, D. C., A. Horner*, W. B. Worthen, A. Mitchum*, M. Mitchell*, C. B. Andersen, J. Wheeler. 2000. A Biological study of Enoree River (SC) tributaries: Effects of land use patterns and physiochemical measures on fish diversity and abundance. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Ichthyology and Herpetology. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico)

· Cuddy*, C. C., D. C. Haney, W. B. Worthen, T. Blue*, A. Horner*, C. B. Andersen, J. Wheeler. 2000. Anthropogenic impact on the biology and water chemistry of the Upper Enoree River. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Ichthyology and Herpetology. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico).

Awards and Honors

· Teaching Assistantship, University of Cincinnati. Fall 2001 – Present.

· Wieman Award, University of Cincinnati. Spring 2002, Spring 2003.

· Paul Sanders Award, Dry Dredgers Society. Winter 2001/2002.

· Internship stipend from the Associated Colleges of the South. 1999-2000.

· Research internship from NSF REU grant (Furman University). 1999.

· Centre College Merit Scholarship. 1996-2000.

Teaching Experience

· Freshmen Biology laboratory sections. Fall 2001, Winter 2002, Spring 2002, Summer 2002.

· Anatomy & Physiology laboratory sections. Fall 2002, Winter 2003, Spring 2003, Summer 2003, Fall 2003.

· Exercise Physiology laboratory. Winter 2004.

· Vertebrate Zoology laboratory. Spring 2004.