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COURTNEY E. LARSON612-202-4839 courtneyelarson126@gmail.com courtneyelarson.weebly.comEDUCATIONMichigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, MIPh.D. Degree in Entomology andEcology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior (EEBB)Summer 2020Dissertation: "Diverse allochthonous resource quality effects onheadwater stream communities through insect-microbe interactions"Major Professor: M. Eric BenbowCertification in College TeachingWartburg College, Waverly, IAB.A. Degree in BiologyMinors in Environmental Studies and ChemistrySumma Cum Laude (top 40 in graduating class)Spring 2014RESEARCH EXPERIENCEUniversity of Minnesota – Duluth &US EPA Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology DivisionWatersheds and Water Resources BranchPostdoctoral ResearcherAnalysis, synthesis, and publication on biological monitoring approachesand aquatic invasive species detection in the Great Lakes region.2020-presentMichigan State University Department of EntomologyNSF Graduate Research Fellow/Research Assistant2014-2020Field and laboratory research on aquatic invertebrate-microbe interactionsusing next generation sequencing technology.Minnesota DNR, Shakopee, MNFisheries InternConducted fish surveys using trap net, gill net, seines, and electrofishingequipment and assessed water chemistry and physical habitat of lakesWartburg College Biology DepartmentResearch AssistantAssisted research in the Microbiology laboratory includingpreparation of cultures and the extraction and analysis of DNA2013-20142011-2014Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MNStream Intern2012Conducted fish surveys using electrofishing equipment and assessed waterchemistry and physical habitat of streams
COURTNEY E. LARSONPAGE 2PUBLICATIONS* Mentored undergraduate; ‡ Mentored master’s student; † Contributed equallyINVITED PEER REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTLarson, CE†, T Bo, A Candiotto, S Fenoglio, and A Doretto†. 2022. “Predicting signal crayfishPacifastacus leniusculus spread using river network simulation” River Research andApplications. Invited submission to “Biological invasions in rivers and associated ecosystems:new insights, challenges, and methodological advancements” special issue. doi:10.1002/rra.3986Larson, CE, JT Barge, CL Hatzenbuhler, JC Hoffman, GS Peterson, EM Pilgrim, B Wiechman,CB Rees, and AS Trebitz. 2022. “Invasive Dreissena mussel coastal transport from an alreadyinvaded estuary to a nearby archipelago detected in DNA and zooplankton surveys” Frontiers inMarine Science. Invited submission to “Biological Invasions in Marine and EstuarineEcosystems” special issue. doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.818738Larson, CE, JL Pechal, BS Gerig, DT Chaloner, GA Lamberti, and ME Benbow. 2020.“Microbial community response to a novel salmon resource subsidy.” Frontiers in Ecology andEvolution. Invited submission to “Death and Decomposition in Aquatic Ecosystems” specialissue. doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00505.PEER REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTDoretto, A, E Piano, and CE Larson. 2020. “The River Continuum Concept: Lessons from thePast and Perspectives for the Future” Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0039. This publication is the most downloaded article of allarticles published in CJFAS.JOURNAL ARTICLELarson, CE, N Babcock, *L Komondy, and J Receveur. 2019. “The most urgent and feasible usefor CRISPR/CAS9 in Entomology is to combat tick-borne illness.” in 2017 Student Debates: TheAnthropocene: Implications for Arthropods and Biodiversity. eds. AB Whitener, C Parker, J Holt,C Esquivel-Palma, JD Gantz, and E Justus. American Entomologist 65(1): 50-60.doi:10.1093/ae/tmz001.MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATIONLarson, CE, P Engelken, DG McCullough, and ME Benbow. “Emerald ash borer invasion ofriparian forests alters organic matter and bacterial subsidies to south Michigan headwaterstreams” (under review in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences)Larson, CE and ME Benbow. “Native and invasive leaf litter decomposition mediated byriparian canopy gaps” (Under revision)
COURTNEY E. LARSONPAGE 3AWARDS & GRANTS (TOTAL 176,330)RESEARCH (TOTAL 121,200, ALL INDPEPENDENT PROJECTS)Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 7000Kellogg Biological Station Graduate Research Fellowship, 6,700T. Wayne and Kathryn Porter Scholarship, 1,000NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 102,000Society for Freshwater Science General Endowment Fund, 2,000Hutson Endowment Research Proposal, 2,50020202015, 2017-20192017, 20182016-20192016, 20202015HONORS (TOTAL 47,500)Entomology Department Outstanding PhD, 500Ingham County Conservation District Volunteer Service AwardMSU EEBB Summer Fellowship, 4,000MSU Writing in the Disciplines Fellowship, 2,000Eugenia McDaniel Award (entomology student teaching), 500Future Academic Scholars in Teaching Fellowship, 2,000Merritt Endowed Fellowship in Entomology, 2,000William J. Lechel, II Memorial Scholarship, 500MSU Plant Science Graduate Student Symposium 3rd place posterGordon E. Guyer Fellowship in Aquatic Entomology, 6,000McElroy Fellowship (2 graduates of NE Iowa colleges), 30,000Outstanding Biology Senior, Wartburg CollegeDean’s Honor Cords (Top 40), Wartburg CollegeBeta Beta Beta Biology National Honors Society Honor CordsAlpha Chi National Honors Society Honor CordsPhi Eta Sigma National Honors Society Honor 52015-2016, 20192014-201720142014201420142014TRAVEL (TOTAL 7,630)Ecological Society of America Aquatic Student Travel, 280NCB Entomological Society of America Student Travel, 200Ecological Society of America Real Brown Student Travel, 600MSU EEBB Travel Fellowship, 1,600Hutson Endowment for Travel, 3,150MSU Fellowship for NCB-ESA Linnaean Games, 800MSU CANR’s OASA and Graduate School for Travel, 1000201920192018-20192017-20192015-20192016, 20192016, 2018
COURTNEY E. LARSONPAGE 4TEACHINGTEACHING ASSISTANT/INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCEMichigan State University Kellogg Biological StationTeaching AssistantEcology2 sessions with 14 undergraduate students eachField-based course for students studying at the biological station.Taught and assisted classroom, laboratory and field activities2019Michigan State University Department of EntomologyTeaching AssistantAquatic Entomology1 section with 21 advanced undergraduate and graduate studentsTaught and graded laboratory course for biology students2017Michigan State University Department of Integrative StudiesTeaching AssistantInsects, Globalization, and Sustainability Laboratory12 sections with 27 undergraduate students eachLed laboratory activities for non-science majors and graded2014-2016Wartburg College Biology DepartmentSupplemental InstructorHuman Anatomy and Physiology1 section with 30 undergraduate studentsLed weekly review sessions and assisted with study skills2013-2014CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTRiver Continuum ConceptDay long lecture, field collecting, and laboratory activity implemented inEcology lecture course at Kellogg Biological Station2019Non-consumptive predator effects2018Mayfly/salmon case study and literature review class activity for biologystudents in Behavioral Ecology course. (Developed with Darren Incorvia)Aquatic BiomonitoringFlipped classroom lecture and laboratory activity for non-science majors,implemented in Insects, Globalization, and Sustainability Laboratory atMSU (Developed with Gabriel Ording and Amanda Lorenz)2017-2018
COURTNEY E. LARSONPAGE 5CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CONTINUEDShedding light on ecological trophic cascades2017K-12 curriculum based on dissertation research that meets next generationscience standards for Kellogg Biological Station K-12 partnership(Developed with Alberto Doretto)GUEST LECTURESAquatic Ecology – California State University – BakersfieldZoom lecture on aquatic invasive species2021, 2022Biology of Plants – Michigan State UniversityZoom lecture on online presence and networking for biologists2020, 2021Aquatic Entomology – Michigan State University“Plecoptera,” “River Continuum Concept,” “Ecology,” and“Biomonitoring” lectures2017, 2019WORKSHOPS PERSONALLY DEVELOPED AND PRESENTEDU of MN NSF Graduate Research Fellowship2021Connected online resources and facilitated peer review with undergraduateand graduate students (22), to assist with writing an NSF GraduateResearch Fellowship Proposal.MSU Graduate School NSF Graduate Research Fellowship2019Connected MSU resources with undergraduate and graduate students (96),including those at minority serving institutions, to assist with writing anNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Proposal.Online Networking2019Workshop through MSU PhD Career Services for various graduate andpost-graduate audiences (59 participants) on how to effectively use onlineprograms in the job search processCareers in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior (EEBB)Career exploration for graduate students and post docs in EEBB program2019Orientation to Society for Freshwater Science MeetingUndergraduate and graduate students learn about ways to get involved inthe society and have an effective scientific meeting experience.2019
COURTNEY E. LARSONPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND COURSESTeaching College Science CourseOverview course for STEM PhD students covering 1) creating learningenvironments, 2) teaching strategies, 3) assessment of learning, 4)technology in the classroom, and 5) understanding the academyPAGE 62017-2018Future Academic Scholars in Teaching Program2017-2018Year-long fellowship program for STEM PhD students interested in highereducation teaching, including a teaching-as-research project.Certification in College Teaching ProgramProgram to develop teaching competence in College of Agriculture andNatural Resources and the Graduate School. Includes workshopparticipation and portfolio.2015-2020MENTORINGMENTORSHIP PROGRAMSMichigan State University Graduate School PhD Career ServicesGraduate Research AssistantMentor graduate students and post docs on job searchfundamentals/professional development through one-on-one advising (73advisees) and workshops (155 participants).2019-2020Society for Freshwater ScienceInstars Mentor2017Selected as mentor for instars program (14 students), which servesundergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds in freshwaterscience.Wartburg College Chemistry DepartmentChemistry TutorSelected to tutor students for both Organic and General Chemistry2012-2014RESEARCH MENTORINGMentored/supervised 24 undergraduates in laboratory/field activities in theBenbow Lab, MSU and 4 undergraduates and 3 masters students inlaboratory and data organization activities in Branstrator Lab, UM-D.Master’s thesis committee:Abigail LatanichUniversity of Minnesota Water Resource Sciences ProgramRisk-release assessment and detection of aquatic invasive speciesprotist surrogates in mesocosm studies.2021-present
COURTNEY E. LARSONPAGE 7RESEARCH MENTORING CONTINUEDSupervised undergraduate student independent research projects:Emilie ParkanzkyEnvironmental Studies and Sustainability majorMacroinvertebrate communities surrounding Pteronarcys dorsatahabitatMSU Agriculture and Natural Resources FundsMack McGinnMicrobiology and Molecular Genetics majorMaximizing recovery of bacterial DNA from environmental samplesusing various paper filtersAwarded MSU Microbiology and Molecular Genetics FundsPoster presentation at MSU Undergraduate Research ForumSydney ManningFisheries & Wildlife majorTerrestrial insect subsidies to streams in emerald ash borer affectedriparian zonesKatie KierczynskiFisheries & Wildlife majorTerrestrial vines on submerged woody debris influencemacroinvertebrate community structureAwarded MSU Agriculture and Natural Resources FundsOral presentation at MSU Undergraduate Research ForumPoster presentation at Society for Freshwater ACHUniversity of Minnesota – Duluth STEM Discovery Day Presenter“Beat the Scientist” presenterClinton County Conservation District Scientific Advisor“Biology on Tap” PresenterKellogg Biological Station K-12 Partnership PresenterMSU Fisheries & Wildlife Student Group PanelistMichigan Science Olympiad Event SupervisorIngham County Conservation District Scientific AdvisorMSU Science Festival PresenterMiddle School Girls Math and Science Day PresenterMSU Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum JudgeEast Lansing High School AP Environmental Science PresenterMichigan State University Bug House VolunteerDEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITYUniversity of Minnesota – DuluthTwin Ports Freshwater Folks co-organizerProfessional development 021
COURTNEY E. LARSONDEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY CONTINUEDMichigan State University Department of EntomologyBy-Laws Committee MemberGraduate and Undergraduate Entomology Student Society PresidentStudent Debate Team CaptainLinnaean Games (Entomology Trivia) Team MemberBiocontrol Faculty Search CommitteeGraduate and Undergraduate Entomology Student Vice PresidentCouncil of Graduate Students RepresentativeAwards Committee MemberMichigan State University EEBB ProgramSocial Media Co-ChairResearch Symposium Committee Co-ChairResearch Symposium Committee MemberMichigan State UniversityUniversity Committee on Faculty TenureWartburg CollegeBeta Beta Beta Biology Society OfficerStudent Senate RepresentativeCollege Safety CommitteePAGE 20172013-20142013-20142013-2014PROFESSIONALSociety for Freshwater ScienceMentor for graduate student mentoring program at JASMEarly Career Event Co-OrganizerEarly Career Committee memberBoard of Directors Student RepresentativeSpecial Session OrganizerStudent Orientation OrganizerStudent Resource Committee ChairStudent-Mentor Mixer ChairInstars MentorStudent-Mentor Mixer CommitteeEcological Society of AmericaAquatic Ecology Section Student RepresentativeSession ModeratorStudent VolunteerEntomological Society of AmericaAquatic Entomology PanelistAquatic Entomology Symposium Co-OrganizerStudent VolunteerUpper Midwest Invasive Species ConferenceNovel detection methods session moderator202220222020-20222019-20202019, 2021, 16, 2018-20192016, 20182020201720172020
COURTNEY E. LARSONPAGE 9PROFESSIONAL CONTINUEDInternational Society for Great Lakes ResearchSpecial Session OrganizerScientific Journal ReviewerFrontiers in Environmental ScienceBiological InvasionsEnvironmental Science and Pollution ResearchDiversity and DistributionsJournal of LimnologyAustral EcologyFreshwater NS* MENTORED UNDERGRADUATE; ‡ MENTORED MASTERS STUDENTINVITED DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARSGreat Lakes Toxicology and Ecology DivisionUniversity of Minnesota, Duluth Biology DepartmentUniversity of Minnesota Water Resources ProgramSaint Mary’s University Biology Department2021202120202020INVITED PRESENTATIONSHatzenbuhler, C, JC Hoffman, CE Larson, G Peterson, E Pilgrim, A Szczepanski, and A Trebitz.2022. eDNA fish community assessment for invasive species detection in broad-scale inland lakesurveys. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Grand Rapids, MI. 14-20 May (poster).Larson, CE, and ME Benbow. 2020. Native and invasive leaf litter decomposition mediated byriparian canopy gaps. Entomological Society of America, virtual, 11-25 November.Benbow, ME, CE Larson, S Fenoglio, and J Receveur. 2019. Microbes run through it: The roleof allochthonous organic matter in structuring stream and river microbial communities. Societyfor Freshwater Science, Salt Lake City, UT, 19-23 May.Larson, CE, CR Weatherbee, JL Pechal, B Gerig, DT Chaloner, G Lamberti, and ME Benbow.2018. Short and long-term impacts of salmon carcass decomposition on stream microbialcommunity structure: allochthonous microbial subsidies to downstream food webs. Society forFreshwater Science, Detroit, MI, 20-24 May.Larson, CE, JL Pechal, DG McCullough, and ME Benbow. 2016. Legacy effects of emerald ashborer (Agrilus planipennis) on stream ecosystems. International Congress of Entomology,Orlando, FL, 25-30 September.
COURTNEY E. LARSONPAGE 10INVITED PRESENTATIONS CONTINUEDWeatherbee, CR, JL Pechal, CE Larson, M Brewer*, ME Benbow. 2016. Nested biodiversity:The importance of the insect microbiome in carrion food webs and implications for the forensicsciences. International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL, 25-30 September.ORAL PRESENTATIONSLarson, CE, D Branstrator, M Corum‡, MN Aliff, A Latanich‡, E Pilgrim, C Hatzenbuhler, MJulius, M Etterson, and E Reavie. 2022. A mesocosm approach to test traditional morphologicaland eDNA monitoring of Spiny Water Flea in ballast tanks. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting.Grand Rapids, MI. 14-20 May.Hoffman, J, AS Trebitz, G Peterson, CE Larson, J Myers, M Seider, M Brouder, and N Bogyo.2022. Fifteen years of aquatic invasive species monitoring in the St. Louis River estuary: newinvaders, new technologies, and new insights. Saint Louis River Summit, virtual.7-9 March.Larson, CE, JT Barge, AS Trebitz, CL Hatzenbuhler, J Hoffman, G Peterson, and E Pilgrim.2021. Dreissena transport from St. Louis River to Apostle Islands detected in eDNA andzooplankton surveys. International Association for Great Lakes Research, virtual, 14-20 May.Larson, CE, P Engelken, DG McCullough, and ME Benbow. 2019. Stream organic matterprocessing influenced by a terrestrial insect invader, emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis).Ecological Society of America, Louisville, KY, 11-16 August.Larson, CE, and ME Benbow. 2019. Decadal differences in leaf litter decomposition at AugustaCreek. Society for Freshwater Science, Salt Lake City, UT, 19-23 May.Larson, CE, P Engelken, JL Pechal, DG McCullough, and ME Benbow. 2018. A terrestrial insectinvader, emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), influences organic matter subsidies andassociated microbiomes to Michigan headwater streams. 103rd Ecological Society of AmericaAnnual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 5-10 August.Larson, CE, AR Lorenz, and GJ Ording. 2018. A classroom coming alive with insects: insightsinto quantitative literacy through an aquatic macroinvertebrate biomonitoring activity. 12 thAnnual Future Academic Scholars in Teaching Fellowship Symposium, East Lansing, MI, 3 May.Larson, CE, P Engelken, JL Pechal, DG McCullough, and ME Benbow. 2017. Shedding light onemerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) indirect effects on aquatic ecosystem function. 65 thEntomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 5-8 November.
COURTNEY E. LARSONPAGE 11ORAL PRESENTATIONS CONTINUEDLarson, CE, CR Weatherbee, JL Pechal, B Gerig, DT Chaloner, G Lamberti, and ME Benbow.2017. Short and long-term impacts of salmon carcass decomposition on streammacroinvertebrate and microbial community structure. Society for Freshwater Science, Raleigh,NC, 4-8 June.Kierczynski, K*, CE Larson, and ME Benbow. 2017. Effects of terrestrial vines onmacroinvertebrate communities surrounding partially submerged trees. 21st Annual UniversityUndergraduate Research and Arts Forum, East Lansing, MI, April 7.Larson, CE, CR Weatherbee, JL Pechal, B Gerig, DT Chaloner, G Lamberti, and ME Benbow.2016. Influence of salmon carcass introduction on aquatic microbial and macroinvertebratecommunity interactions. 101st Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale,FL, 7-12 August.Larson, CE, JL Pechal, DG McCullough, and ME Benbow. 2016. A terrestrial invader, EmeraldAsh Borer (Agrilus planipennis), influences stream community species sorting. Society forFreshwater Science, Sacramento, CA, 21-26 May.Larson, CE, DG McCullough, and ME Benbow. 2016. Legacy effects of emerald ash borer,Agrilus planipennis, on stream ecosystem function. 30th Annual Meeting of the MichiganMosquito Control Association, Ann Arbor, MI, 3-4 February.Larson, CE, CR Weatherbee, JL Pechal, B Gerig, G Lamberti, and ME Benbow. 2015. Aquaticmacroinvertebrate and microbial community responses to salmon carrion introduction into aheadwater stream. 63rd Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN,15-18 November.Larson, CE, CR Weatherbee, JL Pechal, GA Lamberti, B Gerig, Benbow, ME. 2015. Salmoncarrion decomposition influences surrounding headwater stream community over time. Societyfor Freshwater Science. Milwaukee, WI, 17-21 May.Larson, CE, CR Weatherbee, JL Pechal, GA Lamberti, B Gerig, Benbow, ME. 2015. Salmoncarrion decomposition influences surrounding headwater stream community over time. 29thAnnual Meeting of the Michigan Mosquito Control Association. Bellaire, MI, 4-5 February.POSTER SESSIONSLatanich, A‡, Larson, CE, and Reavie, E. 2022. Morphological and molecular techniques tosupport detection and management of ballast-borne AIS. Saint Louis River Summit. Superior, WI,7-9 March.
COURTNEY E. LARSONPAGE 12POSTER SESSIONS CONTINUEDLarson, CE and ME Benbow. 2021. Native and invasive leaf litter decomposition mediated byemerald ash borer related riparian canopy gaps. Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting,Virtual, 23-27 May.McGinn, M*, CE Larson, and ME Benbow. 2018. Maximizing recovery of bacterial DNA fromenvironmental samples using various paper filters. 22nd Annual University UndergraduateResearch and Arts Forum, East Lansing, MI, 13 April.Larson, CE, B Van Deynze, CR Zirbel, S Constantinou, I Osei-Bonsu, D Lagos-Kutz, D Voegtlin,and CA Bahlai. 2017. Aphid community structure influenced by environmental variation overlarge spatial and temporal scales. 65th Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting,Denver, CO, 5-8 November.Kierczynski, K*, CE Larson, and ME Benbow. 2017. Terrestrial vines on submerged woodydebris influence macroinvertebrate community structure. Society for Freshwater Science,Raleigh, NC, 4-8 June.Larson CE, Molokwu N, Corbett J, Fadden M, Henessey C, Merten E, Vaz P. 2014.Macroinvertebrate colonization by substrate material and texture in the Cedar River, Iowa. 74thMidwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Kansas City, MO, 27-29 January.MEDIA ENGAGEMENTRadio interviews on Impact 89 (MSU radio station) “The Sci-Files” entitled Aquatic Entomologyand Mentoring and Entomology, June 2, 2019.Video interview featured on MSU Today “360 Perspective” entitled Courtney Larson: HighStandards, March 27, 2019.TV interview on FOX 47 News entitled March for Science at the Capitol, April 23, 2017.Online interview on MSU Department of Entomology website entitled “Featured Entomologygraduate student Courtney Larson,” March 1, 2015.MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONSInternational Association for Great Lakes ResearchSociety for Freshwater ScienceWartburg College Beta Beta Beta Biology Honors SocietyWartburg College Alpha Chi Honors SocietyWartburg College Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society
COURTNEY E. LARSON PAGE 3 AWARDS & GRANTS (TOTAL 176,330) RESEARCH (TOTAL 121,200, ALL INDPEPENDENT PROJECTS) Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 7000 2020 Kellogg Biological Station Graduate Research Fellowship, 6,700 2015, 2017-2019 T. Wayne and Kathryn Porter Scholarship, 1,000 2017, 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 102,000 2016-2019 .
