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PhD Candidate
jzweck@slu.edu
3507 Laclede Avenue
Macelwane Hall, Rm 128
St Louis, MO 63103
(608)-334-0489
Education
Saint Louis University/Missouri Botanical Garden
2012 Present (Expected Graduation May 2017)
PhD Candidate in Biology (Passed Qualifiers With Distinction)
2014-Present
Certificate in University Teaching
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2002-2006
B.S. in Botany
Senior thesis: Pollen Morphology in the Malvaceae
Teaching Experience
Planting Science Mentor
Fall 2016, Spring 2017
Online, volunteer mentorship of middle school and high school students science projects, through
the Botanical Society of America
Guest Lecturer (and Lab), Plants and Fungi (BIOL 326), Saint Louis University
Spring 2016
Scholarship
Research Experience:
Investigation of Floral Form Change in the Genus Dalea (Fabaceae)
August 2012-Present
PhD Dissertation Research, Saint Louis University
Oral Presentations:
Comparison of Generalized and Specialized Pollination Systems in Co-Occurring
Legumes
September 17st, 2016 St Louis Ecology and Evolution Annual Retreat
An Investigation of Pollination and Floral Form Change in Legumes: From Specialization
to Generalization
August 1st, 2016 Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting
An Investigation of Pollination and Floral Form Change in Legumes: From Specialization
to Generalization
Pollination and Reproduction of the Rare Plant Meads Milkweed (Asclepias meadii) in an
Ozark Glade
April 24th, 2015 Saint Louis University Symposium
Poster Presentations:
Smithsonian Annual Botanical Symposium
May 20th, 2016
Science on the Sonoita Plain
June 6th, 2015
Missouri Botanical Garden 61st Annual Systematics Symposium
October 11th 2014
Saint Louis University Ecology and Evolution Retreat
September 27th 2014
Botanical Society of America Annual Conference
July 26th-30th 2014
Saint Louis University Graduate Student Symposium
April 11th 2014
Missouri Botanical Garden 60th Annual Systematics Symposium
October 12th 2013
Saint Louis Ecology and Evolution Retreat
September 28th 2013
Botanical Society of America Annual Conference
July 27th-31st 2013
Saint Louis University Graduate Student Symposium
March 18th 2013
Publications:
Edens-Meier, R.., G. Brown, J. Zweck, M. Arduser, J. Edens, T. Dickson, H. Nonnenmacher, E.
Westhus, P. Bernhardt. Reproductive Ecology of Asclepias meadii Torr. (Apocynaceae), a Federally
Threatened Species. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. In press
Bernhardt, P.B., Edens-Meier, D. Jocsen, J. Zweck R., R. Zong-Xin, G.R. Camilo, M Arduser. The
comparative floral ecology of bicolor and concolor morphs of Viola pedata L. (Violaceae) following
controlled burns. Journal of Pollination Biology. Journal of Pollination Ecology. In press
Publications in Prep:
Zweck, J., P Bernhardt. Comparison of co-blooming Dalea (Fabaceae) reveals multiple pollination
strategies.
Service
Reviewing Editor Board, Applications in Plant Science Journal
Fall 2016
Volunteer reviewing of submitted manuscripts
Outreach
Saint Louis Zoo Pollinator Dinner
June 16th 2015
MOBOT Plant Walk, Fascination of Plants Day
May 18th 2015
Saint Louis Zoo Pollinator Dinner
June 17th 2014
Saint Louis Zoo Pollinator Dinner
June 18th 2013
SIFT Program for High School Research, Shaw Nature Reserve
June 20th 2013
Skills
R studio (Statistical Analysis, Graphing, etc.)
ArcGis
Maxent
Microsoft Office
Fluorescence Microscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Plant/Insect Identification
Languages
English, Portuguese, and Spanish
References
Scientific Advisers:
PhD Committee