Department of Biology
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL 60532
email: cheinz@ben.edu
CURRICULUM VITAE (hyperlinked version)
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SECTIONS:
Education
Positions held
Teaching experience
Grants and fellowships
Awards
Scientific presentations at national meetings
Invited seminars
Publications
Professional service
Professional affiliations
Graduate committee
Postdoctoral mentors
EDUCATION
1994-2001 Cornell University (Ph. D., Entomology, January, 2002)
1989-1993 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Honors Biology with High Distinction)
1985-1989 Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (Charter Class)
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POSITIONS HELD
2004- Assistant Professor, Benedictine University
2002-2003 Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College
2001-2004 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Insect Science Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching (PERT), University of Arizona
1994-2001 Graduate teaching assistant, Cornell University
1994 Hourly research assistant, May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois
1992 Research assistant, NSF-REU to May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois
1989 Research assistant, NSF-REU to Nancy Burley, University of Illinois
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor (Benedictine University)
Principles of Biology (Biology 108; 2004, 2005)
Principles of Biology Laboratory (Biology 109; 2004, 2005)
Ecology Laboratory (Biology 364; 2004, 2005)
Animal Sexual Behavior (Biology 170, 2005)
Adjunct Faculty (Pima Community College)
Animal Sexual Behavior (Biology 104; 2003)
Guest Lecturer (University of Arizona)
Plant Insect Interactions (Insect Science 496A; 2003)
Guest Lecturer (Cornell University)
Herbivores and Plants (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 452; 1999, 2001)
Insect Biology (Entomology 212; 1998)
Graduate Assistant (Cornell University)
Herbivores and Plants (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (= Ecology and Systematics) 452; 1995, 2001)
Current Topics in Ecology and Evolution (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 767; 1999, 2000)
Evolutionary Biology (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (= Ecology and Systematics) 278; 1998, 2000)
Insect Morphology (Entomology 322; 1999)
Insect Biology (Entomology 212; 1997, 1998)
Autotutorial Introductory Biology, Specialist assisting the instructor (Biological Sciences 105-106; 1996-1997)
Autotutorial Introductory Biology (Biological Sciences 105-106; 1995-1996)
Field Ecology (Ecology and Systematics 263; 1994)
Undergraduate Research Assistants Supervised
David Boyce, Marc Lachs, Crystal Tung (Cornell University)
Anna Young, Carolyn Kenski (University of Arizona)
Joshua Garcia (University of Arizona / Pima Community College)
Iva Stoyanova (Benedictine University)
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GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2001 Postdoctoral fellowship (three years), Center for Insect Science: Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching (NIH-funded program) ($6000+ per year for research and travel)
2001 Cornell University Graduate School Conference Travel Grant ($400)
2000 Grace Griswold Endowment Award for meetings and travel ($700)
1999 Cornell University Graduate School Conference Travel Grant ($271)
1999 Arthur Rawlins Endowment Award ($600)
1999 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant ($8,466)
1998 Andrew R. Mellon Student Research Grant ($500)
1997 Cornell University Graduate School Spring Research Travel Grant ($300)
1997 Cornell University Graduate School Conference Travel Grant ($250)
1997 Ecology and Systematics Graduate Student Research Fund ($300)
1996 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Honorable Mention
1996 Ecology and Systematics Graduate Student Research Fund ($400)
1995 Grace Griswold Endowment Award ($700)
1995 Arthur Rawlins Endowment Award ($500)
1995 Ecology and Systematics Graduate Student Research Fund ($600)
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AWARDS
2004, 2005 Listed in Who's Who in American Teachers
2001 Cornell University Department of Entomology Outstanding TA Award
1995 Nominated for Outstanding Entomology Teaching Assistant
1995 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Honorable Mention
1989 National Merit Scholar
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SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL MEETINGS
Heinz, Cheryl A. 2005. Suitability and acceptability of native hosts to a native butterfly. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (joint meeting with the International Society for the Study of Ecology), Montreal, Quebec, 7-12 August.
Heinz, Cheryl A. 2003. Evidence for the use of host-plant odors in the host-finding behavior of Battus philenor. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Cincinnati, Ohio, 26-29 October.
Heinz, Cheryl A., Daniel R. Papaj, Danielle Ignace, and Joshua Garcia. 2003. Battus philenor and color variants of Aristolochia watsoni in southern Arizona: Reports from the field. Poster, Meeting of the Southwest Association of Biologists, Portal, Arizona, 26-28 September.
Heinz, Cheryl A., Daniel R. Papaj, Danielle Ignace, and Joshua Garcia. 2003. Battus philenor and color variants of Aristolochia watsoni in southern Arizona: Reports from the field. Poster, IRACDA Meeting, Granlibakken, Lake Tahoe, 4-6 June.
Heinz, Cheryl A., Daniel R. Papaj, Danielle Ignace, and Joshua Garcia. 2002. Battus philenor and color variants of Aristolochia watsoni in southern Arizona: Reports from the field. 10-minute talk, Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 17-20 November.
Heinz, Cheryl A. 2000. Oviposition response of the black swallowtail butterfly to volatile host-plant cues. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Montreal, Quebec, 3-6 December.
Heinz, Cheryl A. 1999. A fixed response to a host-plant cue: contact chemistry and swallowtail oviposition behavior. 10-minute talk, Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Atlanta, Georgia, 12-16 December.
Heinz, Cheryl A. 1997. Recognition of host plant cues by Papilio polyxenes. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nashville, Tennessee, 8-12 December.
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INVITED SEMINARS
2004. Department of Biology, Benedictine University, February.
2002. Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, 14 February.
2001. Scents and Sensibilities: Host Finding by a Swallowtail Butterfly (Dissertation Seminar). Departments of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Entomology, Cornell University, 7 May.
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PUBLICATIONS
Heinz, Cheryl A. and Paul P. Feeny. 2005. The roles of contact chemistry and host-plant experience in the oviposition behaviour of the black swallowtail butterfly. Animal Behaviour. 69(1): 107-115.
Heinz, Cheryl A. in review. The roles of host-plant volatiles and experience on the oviposition behavior of the black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio polyxenes asterius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Journal of Insect Behavior (submitted).
Heinz, Cheryl A. in prep. Responses to leaf shape, with and without chemical cues, in the oviposition behavior of the black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio polyxenes. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.
Heinz, Cheryl A. in prep. Wind-dependent movement patterns of host-searching Battus philenor in southern Arizona. Journal of Insect Behavior
Heinz, Cheryl A. in prep. The roles of contact and volatile chemistry together in the oviposition behavior of the black swallowtail butterfly. Journal of Chemical Ecology.
Heinz, Cheryl A., Arthur Zangerl, and May R. Berenbaum. 1996. Effects of natural and synthetic neuroactive substances on the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 80: 443-451.
Papaj, Daniel R., Heather Mallory, and Cheryl A. Heinz. in review. Extreme weather change and the dynamics of oviposition behavior in the pipevine swallowtail butterfly, Battus philenor. Oecologia (submitted).
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2002 Head Judge for Section, Student Poster Competition for the President's Prize, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
2000 Chair, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology January Symposium
1997-1998 Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Vice President
1997-1998 Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Funding Policy Committee, Chair
1997-1998 Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Finance Commission, Chair
1997 Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Handbook Committee, Chair
1996-1997 Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Finance Commission
1996-1997 Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Representative for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
1995-1997 At-Large seat on Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
1995-1996 Jugatae, Entomological Club of Cornell University, co-President
1995 Jugatae, Entomological Club of Cornell University, co-Secretary/Treasurer
1994-1998 Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Representative for Entomology, Cornell University
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2002-2004 Center for Insect Science
1999- Animal Behavior Society
1996- Ecological Society of America
1995-2004 Entomological Society of America
1995- Lepidopterists' Society
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GRADUATE COMMITTEE (CORNELL UNIVERSITY)
Paul P. Feeny (chair): Fields of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Entomology
Cole Gilbert: Field of Entomology
J. Alan Renwick: Boyce Thompson Institute; Field of Entomology
Thomas D. Seeley: Fields of Neurobiology and Behavior, Entomology
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POSTDOCTORAL MENTORS
Daniel Papaj: University of Arizona, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Center for Insect Science (Research)
Brad Fiero: Pima Community College, West Campus, Biology (Chair) (Teaching)
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