Dr. Sarah A. Smith
Curriculum Vitae

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD

2004 - Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Wiens Lab, Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University.
2002 - 2003 Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Biology Department, Villanova University, PA USA.

EDUCATION

1998 - 2001 Ph. D. University of Adelaide & South Australian Museum, Australia
1996 Honours Degree, University of Sydney, Australia
1993 - 1995 Bachelor of Science, University of Sydney, Australia

PUBLICATIONS

Sadlier, R.A., S.A. Smith, and A. M. Bauer. 2006. A new genus for the New Caledonian scincid lizard Lygosoma euryotis Werner 1909, and the
description of a new species. Records of the Australian Museum. 58:19-28. pdf

Sadlier, R.A., A.M. Bauer, and S.A. Smith. 2006. A new species of Nannoscincus Günther (Squamata: Scincidae) from high elevation forest in southern New Caledonia. Records of the Australian Museum. 58:29-36.pdf

Smith, S.A., P.R. Stephens, and J.J. Wiens. (2005). Replicate patterns of species richness, historical biogeography, and phylogeny in Holarctic treefrogs. Evolution, 59(11): 2433-2450. pdf

Bauer, A.M., T. Jackman, S.A. Smith, R.A. Sadlier, and C.C. Austin. (2004). Nannoscincus gracilis (New Caledonian gracile Dwarf Skink). Vocalization. Herpetological Review (natural history notes). 35(3):268-269. pdf

Sadlier, R.A, S.A. Smith, A.M. Bauer, and A.H. Whitaker. (2004). A new genus and species of live-bearing scincid lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia. Journal of Herpetology. 38(3):320-330. pdf

Sadlier, R.A., A.M. Bauer, A.H. Whitaker, and S.A. Smith. (2004). Two new species of scincid lizards (Squamata) from the Massif de Kopéto, New Caledonia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 55:208-221. pdf

Smith, S.A. (2002). A molecular phylogenetic study of the Eugongylus group of skinks. Ph. D Thesis, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia. abstract

Smith, S.A., C.C. Austin, and R. Shine. (2001). A phylogenetic analysis of variation in reproductive mode within an Australian lizard (Saiphos equalis, Scincidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 74: 131-139. pdf

Greer, A.E. and S.A. Smith. (2000). Aspects of the morphology and reproductive biology of the Australian earless dragon lizard Tympanocryptis tetraporophora. Australian Zoologist, 31: 55-70.

Smith, S.A. (1999). Banded burrowers. Australian Nature, Spring 1999: 38-45. (Semi-popular magazine article)

Smith, S.A., and R. Shine. (1997). Intraspecific variation in reproductive mode within the scincid lizard Saiphos equalis. Australian Journal of Zoology, 45: 435-445. pdf

Keogh, J.S. and S.A. Smith. (1996). Taxonomy and natural history of Australian bandy-bandy snakes (Elapidae: Vermicella) with a description of two new species. Journal of Zoology, London 240: 677-701.

Smith, S.A. (1996). The evolution of viviparity in the Australian scincid lizard, Saiphos equalis. Bachelor of Science honours thesis, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. abstract

MANUSCRIPTS CURRENTLY IN REVIEW AND IN PRESS

Hutchinson, M.N. and S.A. Smith. (2006). Australian lizards - relationships and origins. Pp. 347-364 in Merrick, J.R., M. Archer, G. Hickey, and M.S.Y. Lee (eds) Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. AUSCIPUB Pty. Ltd., Sydney. In press - estimated release February 2006.

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Smith, S.A., P.R. Stephens, and J.J. Wiens. (2004). Phylogeny, biogeography, and replicated patterns of species richness in temperate treefrogs. Evolution 2004. Joint meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists.

Smith, S.A., R. Sadlier, and A.M. Bauer. (2003). Molecular systematics of New Caledonia's endemic scincid lizards. Evolution 2003. Joint meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists.

Smith, S.A., R. Sadlier, and A.M. Bauer. (2003). Molecular systematics of New Caledonia's endemic skinks. 10th Biennial conference of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand. Abstracts published in New Zealand Journal of Zoology 31:109-110.

Smith, S.A. (2002). Phylogenetic affinities of Oligosoma suteri, New Zealand's only native egg-laying skink. 2002 Joint meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, American Elasmobranch Society, the Herpetologists' League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. (Stoye award for student presentation)

Smith, S.A. (2001). The evolution of reproductive mode in New Zealand's skinks. 2nd National Postgraduate Conference in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.

Smith, S.A., C.H. Daugherty and M.N. Hutchinson. (2001). Phylogenetic affinities of Oligosoma suteri, New Zealand's only native egg-laying skink. 9th Biennial conference of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand.

Smith, S.A. (2000). Small Brown Systematics: the evolution of beta palate morphology in Eugongylus group skinks. Australian National Postgraduate Conference in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.

Smith, S.A., R. Shine and C.C. Austin. (1999). The evolution of viviparity within the scincid species, Saiphos equalis. 1999 Joint meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, American Elasmobranch Society, the Herpetologists' League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

Smith, S.A. (1995). Geographic variation of the Australian bandy-bandy snakes: clines, new taxa and biogeography. 23rd annual meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists.

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2002 ASIH Stoye Award for student presentation in General Herpetology. 2002 Joint meeting of ASIH, AES, HL, and SSAR.
2001 Australian Institute of Science, peer review student prize. 2nd National Postgraduate Conference in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.
1998 Society of Systematic Biologists, awards for graduate student research $US 1000
1998 ASIH Gaige fund award $US 500
1998 University of Adelaide conference travel award $A 1000
1995 Honourable mention, student presentation at the 23rd annual meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists, Laurel Hill, ACT.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2002 - Sigma Xi Scientific Honour Society
1999 - Australian Society of Herpetologists (ASH)
1998 - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH)
1998 - Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB)
1998 - Royal Society of South Australia (Council member 2000-2001, Minutes secretary 2001)
1997 - Society of Australian Systematic Biologists (SASB)

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Field collection, preparation and data management of reptile museum specimens in Australia, North America and New Caledonia for the Australian Museum (1993-1997 as undergraduate part time collection managers assistant, 2002-2003 as Postdoctoral fellow at Villanova University), the South Australian Museum (2000-2001 as PhD candidate) and Villanova University / Californian Academy of Sciences (2002-2003 as Postdoctoral fellow at Villanova University).

General management of molecular phylogenetics laboratory (including ABI automated sequencer). Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research students in molecular biology at Villanova University and Stony Brook University.

Collection and phylogenetic analysis of molecular and morphological data using parsimony, likelihood and Bayesian approaches.

Ecological niche modeling and distribution mapping with ArcView Geographical Information Systems.