CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Paul T. Smith
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
California State University, Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Hwy
Bakersfield, CA 93311
Telephone:    (661) 654-2385 office
E-mail:    psmith3@csub.edu
Website:  www.csub.edu/~psmith3


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1998-2001 Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)          Ph.D. 2001
Department of Entomology

1995-1997 Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)         M.S 1997
Department of Entomology

1991-1994 California State University (Bakersfield, CA)     B.S 1994
Department of Biology       


TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor (2006-present)
Department of Biology, California State University, Bakersfield.
Research: systematics and evolution of phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae)

Assistant Professor (2001-2006)
Department of Biology, California State University, Bakersfield.

Graduate Research Assistant: Department of Entomology, Kansas State University. Molecular phylogenetic research on parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).1995-2001.

Courses Taught: Zoology, Genetics, Evolutionary Genetics, Insect Biology & Diversity, Insects & People, Evolution


RESEARCH GRANTS

2008 California Department of Fish and Game (SECTION 6): "Evaluation of the hybrid zone of Gambelia sila and Gambelia wislizenii and its management implications. ($47,388.00; Co-PI with Dave Germano)

2005 National Science Foundation (NSF): "Basal Lineages of the Phoridae" ( $464,369, Co-PI with Brian Brown, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles)

2003 National Science Foundation (NSF): “Combined Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetics of Melaloncha bee-killing flies (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae).” ($116,000.00; Co-PI with Brian Brown, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles).

2002 CSUB URC Grant: “Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution of the “Bee-Killing” Flies ($5,000)

2002 USDA-APHIS PPQ Grant: “Population Genetics of the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter” ($65,000.00)

2002 CSUB URC Grant: “Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of the Glassy-Winged
Sharpshooter, Homolodisca coagulata” ($5,000.00).


HONORS & AWARDS

2000 Entomological Society of America National Meeting: First Place: student research
presentation. (Section A: Systematics & Morphology).

2000 Don C. Warren Genetic Scholarship (K.S.U: $1,500.00)

2000 R.C. Smith Ph.D. Award (K.S.U: $500.00)

1999 Don C. Warren Genetic Scholarship (K.S.U: $3,000.00)

1999 Joe Pakaskie Scholarship (K.S.U: $500.00)

1997 Charles G. Lincoln Fellowship ( $20,000.00)

1996 R.C. Smith M.S. Award (K.S.U: $500.00)

1995 R.H. Painter M.S. Award (K.S.U: $500.00)



PUBLICATIONS

Brown, Brian V. and P.T. Smith. 2008. Combined Molecular and Morphological Phylogeny of the Bee-killing Flies Genus Melaloncha Brues (Diptera: Phoridae). Systematic Entomology. (submitted)

Germano, D.J. and P.T. Smith and S. P. Tabor 2008. Molecular Evidence for Parthenogenesis in the Sierra Garter Snake, Thamnophis couchii (Colubridae). Southwestern Naturalist. (submitted)

Smith. P.T. and B.V. Brown. 2008. Utility of DNA Sequences for Inferring Phylogenetic Relationships and Associating Morphologically Dissimilar Males and Females of the Bee-Killing Flies, Genus Melaloncha. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 101: 713-721. PDF

Germano, D.J., P.T. Smith and S. P. Tabor 2007. Food Habits of the Blunt-Nosed leopard Lizard (Gambelia sila). Southwestern Naturalist. 52: 319-324. Abstract

Smith, P.T. and B.V. Brown 2006. Molecular Evidence for the Family Classification of Tachinisca Kertesz, 1903 (Diptera: Tephritoidea). Studia Dipterologica. 13: 149-154. Abstract

Smith, P.T. 2005. Mitochondrial DNA variation among populations of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata. Journal of Insect Science 5:41, available online: insectscience.org/5.41. PDF

Smith, P.T., Kambhampati, S, and  Armstrong, K.A. 2005 Phylogenetic Relationships, Character Evolution, and Biogeography of Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) Inferred from a Combined Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA . Insect Systematics and Evolution. 36: 343-360. Abstract

Smith, P.T., McPheron, B.A. and S. Kambhampati 2003. Phylogenetic Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Supports the Monophyly of Dacini Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 95: 658-664. PDF

Smith, P.T., Kambhampati, S, and  Armstrong, K.A. 2003. Phylogenetic Relationships Among Bactrocera  species (Diptera: Tephritidae) Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 26: 8-17. PDF

Smith, P.T., Krager, K., Cronin, J.T. and Kambhampati, S. 2002. Genetic Variation Among Host Races of Eurosta solidaginis Fitch (Diptera: Tephritidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 25: 372-376. PDF

Smith, P.T. and S. Kambhampati. 2000. Evolutionary Transitions In Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). In A. Austin and M. Dowton (eds.), Hymenoptera: Evolution, Biodiversity and Biological Control. CSIRO Publishing, Australia. PDF

Burnside, C.A, P.T. Smith and S. Kambhampati. 1999. Three new species of the wood roach, Cryptocercus (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae), from the eastern United States. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 72: 361-378.

Smith, P.T., S. Kambhampati, W. Voelkl and M. Mackauer. 1999. A phylogeny of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) inferred from mitochondrial NADH 1 dehydrogenase gene sequence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 11: 236-245. PDF

Smith, P.T. and S. Kambhampati. 1999. Status of the Cotesia flavipes species complex (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) based on mitochondrial 16S rRNA and NADH 1 dehydrogenase gene sequence. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 72: 282-290.

Burnside, C.A, P.T. Smith and S. Kambhampati. 1999. Three new species of the wood roach, Cryptocercus (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae), from the eastern United States. WWW Journal of Biology. Vol 4. http://epress.com/w3jbio/vol4/burnside/index.html.

Kambhampati, S. and P.T. Smith. 1995. PCR primers for the amplification of four insect mitochondrial gene fragments. Insect Molecular Biology. 4: 233-236. PDF

Smith, P.T., W.K. Reisen and D.A. Cowles. 1995. Interspecific competition between Culex tarsalis and Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of Vector Ecology. 2: 139-146.

Reisen, W.K., P.T. Smith and H.D. Lothrop. 1995. Short-term reproductive diapause by Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Coachella Valley of California. Journal of Medical Entomology. 32: 654-662.


PRESENTATIONS

2007. Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis. "Bee-killing Flies: Joint Investigations of Behavior, Morphology and Molecules" by Paul T. Smith and Brian Brown (invited seminar)

2007. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Co. "Bee-killing Flies: Joint Investigations of Behavior, Morphology and Molecules" by Brian Brown and Paul T. Smith (invited seminar)

2005. Department of Entomology, Michigan State University. "Evolutionary Trends in Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae): A Molecular Phylogenetic Perspective." (invited seminar)

2002. Entomological society of America, Fort Lauderdale, FL. “Phylogenetic analysis supports the monophyly of Dacini fruit flies”. by Paul T. Smith, Bruce A. McPheron, and Srini Kambhampati.” (Poster)

2002. Entomological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale FL. “ Phylogenetic relationships among Bactrocera species” by Paul T. Smith and Srini Kambhampati. (Poster)

2001 Department of Entomology, Kansas State University. “Phylogenetics and evolution of Tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)” by Paul T. Smith

2000 USDA Grain Marketing Production and Research Laboratories, Manhattan, KS. “Evolutionary patterns in the gall-inducing insect guild” by Paul T. Smith.

2000 Entomological Society of America, Montreal, Canada. “Evolution of the male lure response in Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): A molecular phylogenetic perspective” by P.T. Smith & S. Kambhampati. (Poster).

2000 California Citrus Board & California Department of Food & Agriculture - 5th annual Exotic Fruit Fly Symposium, Riverside, CA. “Bactrocera dorsalis Complex: species boundaries and diagnostic markers” by  P.T. Smith, K.F. Armstrong & S. Kambhampati.

2000 . Ministry of Agriculture, Bangkok, Thailand. “Utility of mitochondrial DNA for inferring phylogenetic relationships among Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).” By P.T. Smith & S. Kambhampati.

2000 Horticultural Research and Development Institute, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. “Utility of mitochondrial DNA for inferring phylogenetic relationships among Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).” By P.T. Smith & S. Kambhampati.

2000 University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra, Bangalore, India. “Utility of mitochondrial DNA for inferring phylogenetic relationships among Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).” By P.T. Smith & S. Kambhampati.

2000 University of Agricultural Sciences, Horticultural Research Station, Mudigere, India. “Utility of mitochondrial DNA for inferring phylogenetic relationships among Bactrocera fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).” By P.T. Smith & S. Kambhampati.

1999 California Citrus Board & California Department of Food & Agriculture - 4th annual Exotic Fruit Fly Symposium, Riverside, CA. “Phylogenetic status of the Oriental fruit fly complex (Bactrocera dorsalis) Based on DNA Sequence Data” by P.T. Smith, K.F. Armstrong & Srini Kambhampati.

1999 California Department of Food & Agriculture - 4th annual Exotic Fruit Fly Symposium, Riverside, CA. “Bactrocera dorsalis Complex: species boundaries and diagnostic markers” by K.F. Armstrong, P.T. Smith & S. Kambhampati.

1999 75th Kansas Entomological Society (KES) meetings, Manhattan, KS. “Utility of mitochondrial DNA sequence data for inferring relationships among species in the fruit fly genus Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae)” by P.T. Smith, S. Kambhampati & K. Armstrong.

1998 International Hymenoptera Conference, Adelaide, Australia. “Evolutionary transitions in Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)” by S. Kambhampati & P.T. Smith.

1996 International Congress of Entomology Florence, Italy. “A molecular phylogeny of Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) based on mitochondrial 16S rRNA and NADH 1 dehydrogenase gene sequence” by S. Kambhampati & P.T. Smith (Poster)

1996 Entomological Society of America, Louisville, KY. “A molecular phylogeny of Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) based on mitochondrial NADH 1 dehydrogenase gene sequence” by P.T. Smith & S. Kambhampati. (Poster)

1996 Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), St. Louis, MO. “A molecular phylogeny of Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) based on mitochondrial 16S rRNA and NADH 1 dehydrogenase gene sequence” by P.T. Smith & S. Kambhampati. (Poster)



PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Entomological Society of America
Society for Systematic Biologists