Anna Ósvaldsson Garfield CV

Anna Ósvaldsson Garfield

Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
axo113@case.edu

EDUCATION
Ph.D. Biology Present
Case Western Reserve University Advisor: Dr. Jean H. Burns
B.S. Ecology Behavior, & Evolution 2012
University of California, San Diego

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

[2] Gimeno TE, Crous KY, Cooke J, O’Grady AP, Ósvaldsson A, Medlyn BE, Ellsworth DS. 2015.
Conserved stomatal behavior under elevated CO2 and varying water availability in a mature
woodland. Functional Ecology 30(5): 700-709.
[1] Crous KY, Ósvaldsson A, Ellsworth DS. 2015. Is phosphorus limiting in a mature Eucalyptus
woodland? Phosphorus fertilization stimulates stem growth. Plant Soil. 391:293-305.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGESS
Ósvaldsson A, Burns JH. Increased winter freezing induces fecundity trade-off in Thalictrum
dioicum. In prep.
Ósvaldsson A, Burns JH. Not enough seeds in the bank: reductions in fecundity drive population
decline in a native spring ephemeral under harsh winter conditions. In prep.
Ósvaldsson A, Burns JH. The effect of harsher winters on native spring ephemerals. In prep.
Ósvaldsson A, Medeiros JS, Burns JH. Utilizing long term data to determine the relative
importance of each season to plant growth in a changing climate. In prep.

GRANTS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

ESA Early Career Mentee 2018
Oglebay Grant Award ($1500) 2018
CWRU Graduate Student Travel Award ($1500) 2018
NERC “Stage-based demographic models in ecology, evolution, and conservation 2018
biology” workshop ($465)
Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio Research Grant ($500) 2015

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PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Research Instructor Hawken School 2017-2018
Mentor Teaching Assistant Education Services for Students, CWRU 2014-2016
Research Fellow University of Western Sydney- 2012
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Dr. David S Ellsworth

TEACHING EXPERIENEC, MENTORSHIP, & OUTREACH

Teaching Assistantships
Cells and Proteins Lab Case Western Reserve University 2018
Genes, Evolution, & Ecology Case Western Reserve University 2017
Genes, Evolution, & Ecology Lab Case Western Reserve University 2016
Cells and Proteins Lab Case Western Reserve University 2015
Ecology Case Western Reserve University 2014
Cells and Proteins Lab Case Western Reserve University 2014
Ecology Case Western Reserve University 2013

Guest Lectures
Climate Change- Ecology Case Western Reserve University 2013-2016

Mentorship (1- undergraduate, 2- high school student)

Kathleen Grigsby1 Case Western Reserve University 2016-2017
Alex Faidiga1 Case Western Reserve University 2015-2017
Lane Chesler2 Hathaway Brown School 2014-2017
Hayley Flanagan1 Case Western Reserve University 2016

Outreach
University School Science Research Symposium Guest Judge 2015
Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio Research tour 2015
Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio’s Annual Meeting Guest speaker 2014

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POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Ósvaldsson A, Burns JH. 2018. Do reductions in fecundity as a result of increased soil freezing
translate to a population decline in Thalictrum dioicum? Ecological Society of America’s Annual
Meeting, Symposium. August 7, 2018.
Chesler L, Ósvaldsson A, Burns JH. 2017. How winter aspects of climate change affect native
spring ephemeral Thalictrum dioicum. Hathaway Brown School’s Science Research and
Engineering Program’s Annual Poster Session. Shaker Heights, OH. March 8, 2016.
Ósvaldsson A, Faulkner M, Cleland EE, Ashbacher A. 2012. The effects of various precipitation
patterns on the rates of nutrient mineralization within a chaparral ecosystem. Biological
Sciences Student Research Showcase. La Jolla, CA. June 6, 2012.