Specialist
in Invertebrate Zoology, Entomology
and Parasitology, Sociobiology and social
insects
Professional Experience
August 2008 – to present
Chair, Department of Biology, Adrian College
May 2008 – to
present
Associate Professor of Biology, Adrian
College
August 2002 –
May 2008
Assistant Professor of Biology, Adrian
College
Jan 2002- August 2002
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept.
of Entomology, Texas A&M University
1994-2001
Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of
Entomology
Texas A&M University
1993
Instructor, Elgin Community College
1991
Internship (NSF sponsored), Savannah River
Ecology Lab, Wildlife Stress Unit, Aiken,
South Carolina
Professional
Societies
• Beta Beta Beta, the Honor Society
of Biology (2005-present)
• Entomological Society of America
(1995-present)
• Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society
of Agriculture (1996-present)
• International Union for the Study
of Social Insects (IUSSI) (1998-present)
• Michigan Academy Arts, Letters,
and Sciences (2007-present)
• Southwestern Entomological Society
(1998-2003)
• Water Environment Federation (2009-present)
Publications
(peer-reviewed, refereed journal articles)
Martin, J. B. and S. B. Vinson. 2008.
The influence of travel time on sugar
loading decisions and water balance in
the central place foraging ant Solenopsis
invicta. Insectes Sociaux 55(2):129-136.
Husband, R. W., J. B. Martin. 2005. A
new species of Podapolipidae (Acari: Heterostigmata),
parasite of Aidemona azteca (Orthoptera:
Acrididae) in Honduras and redescription
of the genus
Podapolipoides. Internat. J. Acarol. 31(3):
237-244.
Pedersen, E. K., T. L. Bedford, W. E.
Grant, S. B. Vinson, J. B. Martin, M.
T. Longnecker, C. L. Barr, and B. M. Drees.
2003. Effect of red imported fire ants
on habitat use by hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon
hispidus) and northern pygmy mice (Baiomys
taylori). Southwest. Natural. 48(3) 419-426.
Martin, J. B., B. M. Drees, W. E. Grant,
K. Pedersen, C. L. Barr and S. B. Vinson.
1998. Foraging range of the polygynous
form of the red imported fire ant Solenopsis
invicta. Southwest. Entomol. 23(3): 221-228.
Cook, J. L., J. B. Martin and R. E. Gold.
1994, First record of Tapinoma melanocephalum
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Texas. Southwest.
Entomol. 19(4):409-410.
Invited Presentations
2002 Biology Department Seminar Series
at Sam Houston State University, Texas.
Social Homeostasis and Foraging Efficiency
in Monogyne Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) Societies (J. B. Martin).
1998 IUSSI International Congress, Adelaide,
Australia. Effects of various environmental
and biological factors on foraging and
recruitment in fire ants: a comparison
(J. B. Martin and S. B. Vinson).
Public Scholarship
2009 Compiled
report on stream health for the River
Raisin Watershed Council (2002-2008).
2008 Updates on River
Raisin Stream Health and Macroinvertebrate
communities to various service organizations:
Kiwanis Adrian, Kiwanis Manchester, Civitan,
Girl Scouts of America, Adrian & Tecumseh,
MI.
2005 Deposition under
oath and cross examination, Adrian, MI.
Identified maggot in food item sold in
local restaurant. Case settled out of
court in Adrian, MI.
2004 Live news interview
program: Temas y Commentarios (1 hour);
Catacamas, Honduras, ~50,000 viewers (provided
on request).
1998 Tele Images International
Production for the Discovery Channel (Canada):
Intrus (Les) – Intruders, Episode
9, Killer Ant (The) (26 minutes); 64 Rue
Pierre Charron, 75008 Paris, France. (provided
on request)
Presentations
at Regional, National and International
Scientific Meetings
2009 Michigan Academy of Arts, Letters
& Sciences, Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI. Aquatic insect diversity
in temporary and semi-permanent ponds
in relation to pond size, seasonal effects
and sampling effort (D. A. Thomas, C.
K. Limback, J. B. Martin).
2008 MiCorps Fourth Annual Conference,
Higgins Lake, MI. River Raisin Stream
Results 2002-2008 (J. B. Martin).
2008 Sixth National Water Monitoring Conference,
Monitoring: Key to Understanding Our Waters,
Atlantic City, NJ. Determining false negatives
in volunteer collected data: the River
Raisin experience (J. B. Martin).
2007 Michigan Academy of Arts, Letters
& Sciences, Ferris State University,
Big Rapids, MI.
Aquatic and terrestrial invertebrate fauna
in a southeast Michigan woodland
(C. K. Limback and J. B. Martin).
2005 Entomological Society of America
Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
A new species of Podapolipidae (Acari:
Heterostigmata), parasite of Aidemona
azteca (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Honduras
and redescription of the genus Podapolipoides.
(Husband, R. W., J. B. Martin).
2004 Jornada sobre VIH/SIDA y Sexualidad
Humana, Catacamas, Honduras. La Biología
del VIH: la prevención, la patología
y el tratamiento (J. B. Martin and Daniel
Capps).
2002 Imported Fire Ant Conference, Athens,
Georgia. The influence of travel time
on sugar loading decisions and water balance
in a central place foraging ant (J. B.
Martin and S. B. Vinson).
2002 Joint meeting of the South West Branch
of the Entomological Society of America
and the Sociedad de Mexicana de Entomologia,
Guanajuato, Mexico. Carbohydrate foraging
behavior in the red imported fire ant:
distance effects (J. B. Martin and S.
B. Vinson).
2001 Entomological Society
of America Annual Meeting, San Diego,
California. Central place foraging behavior
in Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae):
distance effects (J. B. Martin and S.
B. Vinson).
2001 Imported Fire Ant
Conference, San Antonio, Texas. Carbohydrate
loading and recruitment in Solenopsis
invicta (J. B. Martin and S. B. Vinson).
2000 Entomological Society
of America Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.
Fire ant societies regulate sub-caste
ratio, worker number, and nutrient distribution
in response to changing resource levels
(J. B. Martin and S. B. Vinson).
2000 IUSSI/NAS Biannual
Meeting, ONSC, Arkansas. Distribution
of nutrient reserves among physical and
temporal subcastes of Solenopsis invicta
(J. B. Martin and S. B. Vinson).
2000 Imported Fire Ant
Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee. From
nest defender to scout: temporal sub-caste
switching in Solenopsis invicta (J. B.
Martin and S. B. Vinson).
1999 Imported Fire Ant
Conference, Charleston, South Carolina.
Is fire ant scouting behavior influenced
by nutritional history and abiotic factors?
(J. B. Martin and S. B. Vinson).
1998 Entomological Society
of America Annual Meeting, Las Vegas,
Nevada. Foraging behavior of Solenopsis
invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in experimental
arenas (J. B. Martin and S. B. Vinson).
1997 Imported Fire Ant
Conference, Gainesville, Florida. Surface
activity of the red imported fire ant,
Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) in polygyne infested areas
of Brazos Co. Texas (J. B. Martin and
S. B. Vinson).
1996 Imported Fire Ant
Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. Surface
scouting activity of the red imported
fire ant: a new survey method (J. B. Martin
and S. B. Vinson).
1995 Imported Fire Ant
Conference, San Antonio, Texas. Effects
of the imported fire ant on wildlife,
Lake Conroe Dam, Montgomery Co., Texas
(J. B. Martin and S. B. Vinson).
Service, Grants
and Awards
2009 Michigan Campus Compact
(MCC) Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning
Award
2009 Member, class
2009, of the Michigan Lake and Stream
Leaders Institute, organized by Michigan
Lake and Stream Associations, Inc. and
Michigan State University.
2009 Chair, search committee
for Biology faculty, Adrian College.
2009 Member, search
committee for Physics faculty, Adrian
College.
2009 Mentor, McNair
Program, for Lamar Cardenas. Bacterial
census of the River Raisin.
2008 Project leader
for a macroinvertabrate census of the
temporary ponds at Dawson Arboretum, $3,800.00
from Dawson Foundation for student honorariums
and supplies.
2009 Organized and conducted
spring stream search for the River Raisin
Watershed Council.
2008 Organized and conducted
spring and fall 2008 stream search for
the River Raisin Watershed Council.
2008 Member, Planning
Committee, Adrian College
2007 Named Director,
Adopt-A-Stream program for the River Raisin
Watershed Council. Organized and conducted
fall 2007 stream search and compiled report.
2007 Butterfly census:
SW Washtenaw County Group of the North
American Butterfly Association.
2007 Faculty Mentor,
Football Reality Camp, Adrian College.
2006-2007 Participated
in the River Raisin Watershed Council:
Bug ID days and Stream Search, attended
advisory meetings and participated in
MiCorp stream training (Central Michigan
University).
2007 Participated at
the Annual Meeting for the Council of
Undergraduate Research, (University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI).
2006-present Member,
Stubnitz Environmental Education Partnership
Advisory Board.
2006 Faculty Mentor,
Football Reality Camp, Adrian College.
2006 Faculty Advisor
for incoming Freshmen (five sessions),
Adrian College.
2005 Member, Search
Committee for Physical Chemist, Adrian
College.
2005-2008 Member, Trustee Committee on
Degrees, Adrian College .
2004-2008 Chair, Faculty
Life Committee, Adrian College.
2004-2006 Member, Writing
Across the Curriculum Committee, Adrian
College.
2004 Adrian College
Faculty Research Grant; grant for research
and travel to Honduras. Collected insects
and examined insect diversity in a variety
of habitats. Also gave invited talk at
a Peace Corp sponsored HIV education conference.
$1500.00.
2004 Faculty Advisor
for incoming Freshmen (two sessions),
Adrian College.
2003 Adrian College
Faculty Research Grant; grant for research
and travel to Honduras. Collected insects
and examined insect diversity in a variety
of habitats. $1500.00.
2002 Judge for 5th annual
research week, Texas A&M University.
2002 Participated and
helped in the development of informal
seminars known as ‘The Ant Academy’
for Master Gardeners on ant biology and
identification held at the Entomology
Research Laboratory, Texas A&M University
2001 Travel grant. Entomology
Graduate Student Competitive Scholarship.
Texas A&M University. $500.00.
2001 Led informal seminar
for Master Gardeners on ant biology and
identification held at the Entomology
Research Laboratory. Texas A&M University
2000 Research grant.
Entomology Graduate Student Competitive
Scholarship. Texas A&M University
$300.00.
2000 Member of rules
committee for competitive scholarships.
Entomology Graduate Student Organization.
1998 Travel grant. IUSSI
Competitive student travel grant. $1750.00.
1998 Travel grant. Entomology
Graduate Student Competitive Scholarship.
Texas A&M University. $500.00.
1997 Research grant.
Co-authored with S. B. Vinson for research
on foraging behavior of Solenopsis invicta,
from the Texas Imported Fire Ant Research
Project. $90,000.00.
1996 Research grant.
Entomology Graduate Student Competitive
Scholarship. Texas A&M University.
$500.00.
1995 Research grant.
Entomology Graduate Student Competitive
Scholarship. Texas A&M University.
$500.00.
1995 Member of competitive
scholarship dispersion committee, Entomology
Graduate Student Organization.
1994-1995 Secretary,
Entomology Graduate Student Organization,
Texas A&M University.
Other interests:
HIV spread and prevention in developing
nations. Tropical ecosystems and their
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