Heidi MacLean

Villum Postdoctoral Fellow Dec 2015 -

Zoofysiologi, Aarhus University

Conduct large-scale experiments on insect development, reproduction, metabolic rate, behavior (choice and activity) and survival in different thermal environments, produce high-quality publications (including data analysis and figures), mentor students (bachelors-PhD), and publicly present findings

Post Doctoral Researcher Jun 2015 - Nov 2015

Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Implemented analytical solution for pooled sequence data for flesh flies using Perl and Python scripts, compared genomic data sets with BLAST to identify candidate alleles for sex determination in a non-model system

Visiting Lecturer, Anatomy and Physiology May 2014 - May 2015

EEOB, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Summer 2014 & 2015:  Designed and implemented 5-week course on human anatomy and physiology, created instructional materials, wrote and administered exams, held office hours, 8-contact hours with students per week

University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill 2009 - 2015

Field of study: Ecology Evolution and Organismal Biology
Degree: PhD

Dissertation Title: Adaptation to Climate and Climate Change in Rocky Mountain Butterflies Advisor: Joel G. Kingsolver. Dissertation Committee: Lauren Buckley, Christina Burch, Rob Dunn, David Pfennig

College of William and Mary 2007 - 2009

Field of study: Evolutionary Biology
Degree: MSc

Thesis Title: Temperature, photoperiod and life history traits in Drosophila subobscura Advisor: George W. Gilchrist. Thesis Committee: John Swaddle, Stewart Ware, Matthew Wawaresik

University of Redlands 2000 - 2004

Field of study: Biology
Degree: BA