Christopher Woolridge Email & Phone Number

Glencoe, Illinois, United States

- Manage and fulfill federal contracts for botanical services and seed collections in support of the national Seeds of Success program. - Recruit, hire, and coordinate field crews, curate data, and coordinate logistics of training, supplies, population scouting, and seed collection.

Glencoe, IL

- Coordinate and oversee ~75 interns working with federal biologists in the western U.S. on conservation and land management projects.- Assist with field and lab studies examining plant population genetics and pollination.

Glencoe, IL

- Organized, recruited, and hired undergraduate students for a summer research experience program- Trained students in basic career and biological science skills

Glencoe, IL

- Oversaw and assisted citizen scientists in the collection of demographic data in a habitat fragmentation study

Glencoe, IL

- Title: Should southern-sourced seeds be used in restoration efforts? Assessed a predictive seed sourcing strategy to create climate-adaptive restoration populations- Analyzed differences in germination, lifetime fitness, and phenology across regional seed source zones in a common garden study

Evanston, IL

- Helped to instruct students in fundamental concepts of ecology and population dynamics

Millbrook, NY

- Live-trapped small mammals and collected reproductive, life history, and pathogen data- Administered vaccines, sampled tissue, and drew blood from white-footed mice- Conducted vegetation surveys to assess forest community dynamics

Silverdale, WA

- Planned and implemented a Garry oak savanna restoration initiative on a naval air base- Collected vegetation, fish, and marine mammal monitoring data in support of federal legislation

East Bethel, MN

- Collected light, soil, and productivity data from a long term study measuring plant community response to increased carbon dioxide, temperature, nitrogen, and decreased biodiversity.- Developed an independent research project investigating the effects of increased global temperatures on pollen viability in native prairie species. - Maintained experiment.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Handled and processed many genetic variants of the cladoceran genus Daphnia and recorded data from a multifaceted life history strategy and competition experiment.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Measure and record frequency, wavelength and decibel power from field audio data to analyze mating behavior

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Identify preserved invertebrates from benthic samples of several freshwater habitats in Illinois to determine and model the trophic structureSample benthos, aquatic vegetation and zooplankton from experimental ponds

University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Measured and compared the fitness of several genotypes of the Arabidopsis thaliana plant using several parameters to determine the role of overcompensation in response to herbivory

Lake County Forest Preserves

• Managed a crew of teenagers in conservation and construction projects
• Allocated resources and appointed crew members to specific tasks based on their respective skills
• Safely used power tools and heavy machinery
• Communicated effectively with program directors regarding supplies and personnel
• Solved logistical and interpersonal problems on a daily basis

Master'S Degree, Ecology

I assessed a predictive seed sourcing strategy for ecological restoration by comparing overall fitness in plants sourced from across a.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Integrative Biology

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Integrative Biology