CURRICULUM VITAE

 

STANLEY ARTHUR RICE

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Box 4027, Southeast Oklahoma State University, Durant OK 74701-0609

srice@se.edu

 

EDUCATION:

 

1979    B.A.     Environmental Biology  University of California, Santa Barbara

1987    Ph.D.   Plant Biology                            University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

 

2003-present    Associate Professor, Southeastern Oklahoma State University

1998-2003       Assistant Professor, Southeastern Oklahoma State University

1993-present    Adjunct Faculty, Wheaton College (Science Station, summers)

1993-1998       Assistant Professor, Southwest State University (Minnesota)

1993                Adjunct Faculty, Taylor University (Indiana)

1990-1993       Assistant Professor, Huntington College (Indiana)

1987-1990       Assistant Professor, The King’s College (New York)

1990                Adjunct Faculty, Sarah Lawrence College (New York)

1986-1987       Visiting Teaching Specialist, University of Illinois

1979-1985       Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois

 

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

 

  • Writing: textbooks, trade books, general articles – botany, evolution, ecology
  • Autecology of plant adjustments to environmental conditions
  • Synecology of plant-animal interactions
  • Innovations in biology education

 

SELECTED COMMITTEES AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS:

 

            2001-present    Coordinator, Master of Technology Program

            2001-present    Graduate Council (Vice Chair 2002-present)

            2002-present    Organized Research and Program Review Committee

 

AWARDS AND HONORS:

 

2002                Faculty Senate Recognition Award for Excellence in Research

and Scholarly Activities, Southeastern Oklahoma State University

1993-               Listed in Who’s Who in America, The World, The Midwest,

Science and Technology, etc.

1980-1983             National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship

1978-                             Phi Beta Kappa

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

            Botanical Society of America (Secretary, Teaching Section)

            National Association of Biology Teachers

            Ecological Society of America

            Project Kaleidoscope Faculty 21

            Oklahoma Academy of Sciences (Chair, Biological Sciences)

            Oklahoma Native Plant Society (Board Member)

            American Scientific Affiliation (Fellow)

 

EFFECTIVE TEACHING:

 

·        Development of participatory learning activities for botany and plant taxonomy courses

·        Incorporation of research experiences into botany and plant taxonomy courses

·        Oversight of independent research projects for eight students (some presented by me or students at professional meetings)

·        Participation in Honors Program:

v     Honors projects for students in general botany

v     Interviews and judging for Honors Program admission

 

COURSES TAUGHT:

 

            BOT 1114       General botany (with laboratory)

            BIO 1114        General biology (with laboratory)

            BIO 1404        Principles of Biology I (laboratory)

            BIO 1504        Principles of Biology II (with laboratory)

            BIO 3414        Ecology

            BOT 4214       Systematic Botany (with laboratory)

            BIO 4981        Senior Seminar

            BOT 4970       Special Studies

            BOT 4990       Research

            TECH 5153     Research Methods

            BOT 5970       Special Studies

            BOT 5990       Research

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

            Books:

 

            Rice, S.A. The Encyclopedia of Evolution.  Contract 2003, scheduled for publication 2006, Facts on File, New York.

            Rice, S.A. Biology for a New Century.  Contract 2003, scheduled for publication 2006, John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey.

 

            Refereed Journal Articles:

 

            Rice, S.A. and F.A. Bazzaz.  Plasticity to light conditions in Abutilon theophrasti: comparing phenotypes at a common weight.  Oecologia 78: 502-507 (1989)

            Rice, S.A. and F.A. Bazzaz. Growth consequences of plasticity to light conditions in Abutilon theophrasti.  Oecologia 78: 508-512 (1989)

            Rice, S.A. Tree measurements: An outdoor activity to teach principles of scaling.  American Biology Teacher 61: 677-679 (1999)

            Vogt, J.T., R.A. Grantham, E. Corbett, S.A. Rice, and R.E.Wright.  Dietary habits of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in four Oklahoma habitats.  Environmental Entomology 31: 47-53 (2002).

            Rice, S.A. and J. McArthur.  Computer analogies in teaching molecular biology and ecology.  Journal of College Science Teaching 32: 176-181 (2002).

            Rice, S.A.  South With The Spring: A Story of Evolution and Tree Buds.  Reports, National Center for Science Education, 23 (2):27-32 (2003)

Vogt, J.T., S.A. Rice, S.A. Armstrong.  Seed Preferences of the Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Oklahoma.  In press, Journal of Entomological Science.

Rice, S.A. and J. McArthur.  Water flow through xylem: An investigation of a fluid dynamics principle applied to plants.  In press, American Biology Teacher.

Rice, S.A. and I.B. Maness. Brine shrimp bioassays: A useful technique in biological investigations.  In press, American Biology Teacher.

Rice, S.A. and J.R. Griffin.  The hornworm bioassay: Useful in mathematically-based biological investigations.  In press, American Biology Teacher.

 

Published abstracts and other publications:

 

            Rice, S.A. Biology in the Modern World, A Laboratory Manual.  Minneapolis: Burgess (1992)

            Rice, S.A. Botany Laboratory Manual.  Denton TX: RonJon Publishers (2000)

 

            Recent (2001-) published abstracts:

 

            Teaching Section, Botanical Society of America annual meeting, 2001

            Ecological Section, Botanical Society of America annual meeting, 2001

            Teaching Section, Botanical Society of America annual meeting, 2002

            Ecological Section, Botanical Society of America annual meeting, 2002

            Educational Forum, Botanical Society of America annual meeting, 2002

            Teaching Section, Botanical Society of America annual meeting, 2003

            Ecological Section, Botanical Society of America annual meeting, 2003

            Educational Forum, Botanical Society of America annual meeting, 2003

           

 

Recent (2001-) non-published presentations:

 

            Faculty Lecture Series, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 2001

            Wildflower Workshop, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, 2001

            Workshop, Project Kaleidoscope National Assembly, 2001

            Workshop, Botanical Society of America annual meeting, 2001

            Biological Sciences Section, Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, 2001

            Science Education Section, Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, 2001

            Research Day for Regional Universities, 2001

            Faculty Lecture Series, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 2002

            Red Imported Fire Ant Conference, 2002

            Biological Sciences Section, Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, 2002

            Science Education Section, Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, 2002

 

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:

 

            “Carotenoids: New Uses for Oklahoma Watermelons,” from Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), matched by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), $23178, from May 1, 2002 to April 30, 2004.  Stanley Rice, Principal Investigator.

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

 

·        Reviewer for American Biology Teacher and BioScience

·        Reviewer of chapters for botany textbooks, Benjamin-Cummings and McGraw-Hill

·        Organized Spring Field Meeting for Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, 2003