Sarah Bachman Present Employment: University of Wyoming E-mail: sbachman@uwyo.edu

Education:
B.S. Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, Biology (Summa Cum Laude, Honors Program), 2005
Minors: Environmental Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Peace and Justice Studies
CIEE Study Abroad, Costa Rica 2003

M.S.., University of Wyoming, Department of Botany, 2007.

Current Research Projects:

I am interested in global change and ecosystem carbon cycling. I measured Net Ecosystem Production, soil respiration, and belowground carbon cycling in response to elevated CO2, temperature, and changes in soil moisture.

Teaching Experience:
Teaching Assistant, CIEE, Monteverde, Costa Rica Summer Semester (Tropical Biology program), 2003
Tutor: Inorganic Chemistry, Biology, Fairfield University, 2003-2004
Tutor: Private Tutor, High School Senior, pre-calculus, 2004-2005
Teaching Assistant, Fairfield University, General Biology II, III, Ecology, 2003-2005
Guest Lecturer: Ecology and Society, Fairfield University, 2004
Guest Lecturer: Costa Rican culture and natural history, St. Mary’s-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School, pre-Kindergarten – 8th grade (several different lectures to different age groups), 2003
Guest Lecturer: Working with HIV/AIDS orphans in Namibia, and traveling in Africa, St. Mary’s-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School, pre-Kindergarten – 8th grade (several different lectures to different age groups), 2006

Awards and Fellowships:
Fellows Academic Scholarship, 2001-2005
NSF: Research Experience for Undergradutates, Western Washington University, 2004
Member: Alpha Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, 2005
Biology Department Award for Academic Excellence, 2005
Latin American and Carribean Studies Minor Award, 2005
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Wyoming, 2006
Graduate Fellowship, Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming, 2006

Service:
Boys and Girls Club, Bridgeport, CT, 2001-2002
Habitat for Humanity, Bridgeport, CT, 2001
Kentucky Mission Volunteers, KY, 2002
Bernard Nordkamp Center, Windhoek, Namibia, 2006
Glens Falls Medical Mission, translator, Guatemala, 2006

Publications:
Bachman, S. and Muller-Parker, G. 2006. Viable algae released by the seastar Dermasterias imbricata feeding on the symbiotic sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima. Marine Biology, in press.