LOUISE WYNN --- RESUME

EDUCATION

M.S., Environmental Science, Washington State University Vancouver, expected May 2011

(Thesis: Effect of Plant Nutrient Supplementation On Grasshopper Fitness)

M.A., English/Linguistics, George Mason University

B.A., English, University of Illinois

WORK EXPERIENCE

Dec. 2010 – March 2011 Intern, Amphibian Survey, Clark County, directed by Dr. Peter Ritson

2006 – 2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant, WSUV: Biology major lectures and labs, chemistry and physics lectures, genetics for non-science majors

2007 – 2010 Columnist and reporter, The VanCougar, WSUV campus newspaper (links to online clips found at bottom of p. 2 of this resume)

2004 – 2005 Commander, Crew 31, Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS); Crew Geophysics Researcher and Journalist, Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station; Crew Journalist and Geophysics Researcher, Health & Safety Officer, Crew 24, MDRS

2000 – 2002 Communications Specialist, Credit Union National Association (CUNA), Washington, DC: Print and online news stories, covering credit union and banking law, finance, and lobbying (A link for an online clip for one of my stories is provided at the bottom of p. 2 of this resume.)

1999 -2000 Reporter, Federal Employees News Digest, Reston, VA: Print and online stories covering Capitol Hill, federal agencies, and the federal courts

1998 – 1999 Technical Editor, EDS Corporation: Editing training materials & reports

1997 – 1998 Technical Writer, Dewberry & Davis, Fairfax, VA: Writing and  editing Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for FEMA

1994 – 1997 Freelance Journalist and Photographer, The Arab News , Jeddah, Saudi  Arabia: Writing feature stories, travel articles, and interviews;  taking photos to accompany my stories

1993 to 1994 Adjunct Lecturer, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi  Arabia: Teaching linguistics and composition

PAPERS

• Bishop, J.G., N.B. O'Hara, J.H. Titus, J.L. Apple, R. A. Gill, L. Wynn . 2010. N-P Co-Limitation of Primary Production and Response of Arthropods to N and P in Early Primary Succession on Mount St. Helens Volcano . Plant Physiology 103: 671-672.
• Schultz, C. B., C. Russell, and L. Wynn. 2008. Restoration, reintroduction and captive propagation efforts for at-risk butterflies: a review. Invited submission to Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, for special issue on Butterfly Conservation. 54:41-61.
• Held, J., Wynn, L., Reed, J., and Wang, R. 2007. Supply requirement prediction during long duration space missions using Bayesian estimation. Int J of Logistics Res & Applications 10(4):351-366.

POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS

• ESA, Albuquerque, NM: Poster, “Grasshoppers: Nutrients and Growth” August 2009
• WSUV research symposium: Poster, “Grasshopper Fitness Vs Leaf Phosphorus” (with undergraduate assistant Sean Hawes) April 2009
• Grasshoppers and Mormon Crickets on Mount St. Helens: Nutrients and Fitness (with undergraduate assistants Sean Hawes and Andrea Lang) April 2009
• WSUV research symposium: Poster, “Grasshoppers and Phosphorus on Mount St. Helens” April 2008

GRANTS, AWARDS & HONORS

Summer 2007 Research Grant , Washington State University

Spring 2007 Outstanding Poster, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA

Spring 2005 Outstanding Biology Student, Clark College, Vancouver, WA

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2005 – Present Instructor, Vancouver Institute of Self-Defense, Firstenburg Community Center, Vancouver, Washington

2007 – 2008 Instructor/leader, NAACP Chapter 1139 and Firstenburg Community  Center summer youth weekend at Mount St. Helens: leading middle- and  high-school youth on hikes at the National Volcanic Monument

2002 – 2004 Volunteer, YWCA, Vancouver, Washington, in the Court-Appointed Special  Advocate (CASA) and women sexual assault programs