Hello! I am an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology. I am a paleoecologist who studies the processes that govern ecological diversity and community structure change. I want to know why animals live where they do. Why do they eat certain foods? What traits co-vary with diet? I use phylogenetic comparative methods, morphology studies, and stable isotopes to test hypotheses about the ecological links among extinct taxa and their environment. I am passionate about science communication, open data repositories, the outdoors, and diversity in the Earth Sciences.
Email: dreuter@uoregon.edu
Education
Ph.D., September 2021, University of Oregon, Eugene, Department of Earth Sciences, Adviser: Samantha Hopkins, Ph.D.
BA, May 2015, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, Major: Geology, Honors: Biology,
Awards
2022 National Science Foundation Biology Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
2020 Geological Society of America research grant
2017 Jackson School of Geosciences Student Member Travel Grant
2016 Baldwin Award, University of Oregon Department of Earth Sciences
2014 Mary F. Waterous Memorial Fund, Mount Holyoke College
2014 Martha Godchaux Field Endowed Fund, Mount Holyoke College
2014 Claire Bates Davidson Geology Fund, Mount Holyoke College
2014 Ames-Weed Fund, Mount Holyoke College
2013 Mount Holyoke College Lynk Universal Funding, Science Center Fund
Professional Memberships
2018-Present American Society of Naturalists
2017-Present Paleontological Society
2016-Present Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
2016-Present Geological Society of America
2016 Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology
Service and Outreach
2019
Field Work Readiness, IgDEAS Initiative (Inclusivity and Gender Diversity in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
2017-2019
GEODES (Geoscientists Encouraging Openness and Diversity in the Earth Sciences), Department of Earth Sciences Diversity Committee – Drafted the 2019 Diversity Action Plan that was sent to the College of Arts and Sciences
2018
Mammalian Skulls, AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), Eugene, Oregon
2017-2018
University of Oregon Women in Graduate Science Outreach Co-chair
Summer Academy to Inspire Learning, Chemistry Camp, University of Oregon
Ophelia’s Place STEAM Workshop, Ophelia’s Place, Eugene, Oregon
Meet a Scientist Day, Eugene Science Center
GIRLS’ Science Adventure Days, University of Oregon, Eugene Science Center
Undergraduate Career and Research Forum, University of Oregon
2014
Geology for the 6th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Northborough, Massachusetts
Pursuing a Career in Science, High school Interns, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, Illinois
Meet a Scientist, Baby Teeth, The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois