Current Positions:
Postdoctoral
Research Associate, Genomics and Microbiology Lab
North
Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Visiting
Scientist, Department of Biological Sciences
North
Carolina State University
Research Focus:
Microbial
Ecology, Host-Microbe Interactions, Invasion Biology
Education Information:
Doctor of Philosophy in
Biological Sciences May 2014
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Advisor: Julie B. Olson,
Ph.D.
Masters
of Science in Coastal Marine & Wetland Studies May 2009
Coastal
Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina
Advisor: Karen M. Aguirre,
Ph.D.
Bachelor
of Arts in Psychology, Cum Laude May 2007
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Publication History:
Stevens,
JL, JB Olson. In review. Lionfish-associated
bacteria exhibit antibacterial activity against known fish pathogens. Applied
and Environmental Microbiology.
Stevens, JL, JB Olson. In
review. Bacterial communities associated with lionfish in their native and
invaded ranges. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Stevens, JL, JB Olson. 2013. Invasive lionfish harbor a different external
bacterial community than native Bahamian fishes. Coral Reefs. 32: 1113-1121.
Stevens, JL, RL Jackson, JB Olson. 2013. Slowing PCR ramp speed reduces chimera formation in
mixed community sample. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 93: 203-205.
Stevens, JL, GE Evans, KM Aguirre. 2012. Human beach use affects
abundance and identity of fungi present in sand. Journal of Coastal Research.
28(4): 787-792.
Grants and Fellowships:
University of Alabama RGC
Grant April 2013
PI:
Julie B. Olson; Co-author: Julia L. Stevens
AAUS
Kathy Johnston Scholarship
October 2012
First
Place Travel and Research Grant
Southeastern
Branch of the American Society for Microbiology
October 2012
Graduate
Student Travel Award
University
of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences
October 2012
Student
Travel Award
NSF
EAPSI Fellowship
Summer 2012
National
Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium; Checheng, Taiwan
Taiwan
National Science Council Summer Institute Taiwan Summer 2012
NMMBA
University
of Alabama Graduate School 2010-2013
Student
Travel Award
Coral
Reef Research Award June - July 2010
Coco
View Resort; Roatan, Honduras
Aquatic
Biology Enhancement Fellowship August 2009 – July 2011
The
University of Alabama
American
Society for Microbiology May
2009
Student
Travel Grant
NSF
GK-12 Fellowship June 2008 – May 2009
Coastal Carolina University and
Forestbrook Middle School
Honors and Awards:
Three-Minute Thesis,
University of Alabama November
2013
3rd
Place
Ralph
L. Chermock Award March
2013
Outstanding Graduate Student
in Ecology and Systematics
Best
Doctoral Candidate Poster March 2013
Frontiers in Biology Annual
Colloquium
Best
Graduate Student Poster March 2009
Southeastern Estuarine
Research Society
Academic Positions Held:
Academic Tutor August 2009 – May 2014
Introductory
Biology, Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology
Coral
Reef Stressors, Teaching Assistant May 2010
Lee
Stocking Island, Bahamas
Teaching
Assistant August 2007 – May 2008
Coastal
Carolina University, Department of Biological Sciences
Guest Lecturer April 2008
Introduction to Biology II, Coastal Carolina University
Vice President May 2008 – May 2009
Coastal Marine & Wetland Studies Graduate Student
Organization
Coastal
Carolina University
Citizen Science/Outreach:
Students
Discover Postdoctoral Mentor Summer 2014
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Behind the Science Interviewee July 2014
The Walking Classroom
Science
Olympiad Event Captain February 2011 – 2014
University
of Alabama
Graduate
Student Panelist March
2013
University
of Alabama Honors College
Committee Member Spring 2011
Frontiers in
Biology Annual Symposium, University of Alabama
Published Abstracts: Bold
denotes presenter
American Society for Microbiology: Beneficial Microbes September 2014
Stevens, Julia L and Urban, Julie
“Microbiome in the
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Rhizosphere”
Society
for Industrial Microbiology July 2014
Olson, Julie
B and Stevens, Julia L
“What do we really know about bacterial secondary
metabolite production?”
E.O.
Wilson Biodiversity Symposium April 2014
Stevens,
Julia L and Olson, Julie B
“Biogeographical patterns of bacterial communities
associated with lionfish in native and invaded ranges”
Benthic
Ecology Meeting March 2014
Stevens,
Julia L and Olson, Julie B
“Lionfish skin associated
bacteria inhibit the growth of known fish pathogens”
Southeastern
Branch of the American Society for Microbiology November
2013
Stevens,
Julia L and Olson, Julie B
“Lionfish associated bacteria
exhibit antibacterial activity against known pathogens”
Benthic
Ecology Meeting March 2013
Stevens,
Julia L and Olson, Julie B
“Biogeographical assessment
of lionfish-associated bacterial communities across both the native
Indo-Pacific and invaded Western Atlantic”
Olson,
Julie B; Stevens,
Julia L; Gochfeld, Deborah J; Thacker, Robert W
“Changes in
bacterial community composition with ARBS infection of Aplysina cauliformis sponges”
Frontiers
in Biology Annual Colloquium March 2013
Stevens,
Julia L and Olson, Julie B
“Biogeographical assessment
of lionfish-associated bacterial communities across both the native
Indo-Pacific and invaded Western Atlantic”
Best Doctoral Candidate Poster
Southeastern
Branch of the American Society for Microbiology October 2012
Stevens,
Julia L and Olson, Julie B
“Geographical patterns of
lionfish-associated bacterial communities”
Howard
Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Symposium July 2012
Jackson,
Ronneshia; Stevens, Julia L;
Olson, Julie B
“A biogeographical analysis
of lionfish and their associated bacterial communities”
Benthic
Ecology Meeting March 2012
Stevens,
Julia L and Olson, Julie B
“Biogeographical distribution
of lionfish-associated bacterial communities”
Benthic
Ecology Meeting March
2011
Stevens,
Julia L and Olson, Julie B
“Invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) harbor a different
bacterial community than native Bahamian fishes”
International
Society for Microbial Ecology August 2010
Stevens,
Julia L and Olson, Julie B
“Do invasive species bring
invasive bacteria? Analysis of the bacterial community associated with invasive
lionfish (Pterois volitans)”
American
Society for Microbiology May 2009
Stevens,
Julia L; Evans, Genevieve E;
Aguirre, Karen M
“Relationship of filamentous
fungi and yeast abundance to human use in beach sand in Horry County, SC”
Southeastern
Estuarine Research Society March 2009
Stevens,
Julia L; Evans, Genevieve E;
Aguirre, Karen M
“Relationship of filamentous
fungi and yeast abundance to human use in beach sand in Horry County, SC”
Best Graduate Student Poster
Invited Speaking Events:
Shaw
University Science Seminar Series October 2014
University
of Alabama Tide Talk Series November
2013
Invited Reviewer:
Journal of Coastal Research
Field Research Experience:
Belize –
Carrie Bow Cay Marine Station June – July 2013
Smithsonian Institute
Taiwan – National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium June – August 2012
Summer Institute Taiwan
Honduras – Coco View Resort August 2010, 2011
Coral Reef Research Internship
Florida Keys – Aquarius Reef Base July 2011
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bahamas – Little Darby Island August 2013
Lee Stocking Island May 2010
Perry
Institute for Marine Science
Certifications:
AAUS Scientific Diver
PADI Open
Water, PADI Advanced Open Water, and DRAM Rescue Diver
United
States Power Squadron’s Boat Smart Course
CPR, First
Aid, Oxygen Administration
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