John P

John P. Dawson

Address: Kirkwood Community College	Telephone: 319-887-3944
1816 Lower Muscatine Road	E-mail: john.dawson@kirkwood.edu
Iowa City, IA 52240

Education

2004	Ph.D., Geoscience, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
1997	M.S., Mathematics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
1995	B.A., Geology-biology and Mathematics, Colby College, Waterville, ME.

Professional Positions

2003-Present	Instructor, Department of Math/Science, Kirkwood Community College.
1997 - 2002	Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa.
2002	Adjunct Professor, Department of Math/Science, Kirkwood Community College.
2001	Lecturer, Department of Geology, Cornell College.
2000 - 2001	Research Assistant, Water Monitoring Section, Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Geological Survey Bureau.
2000	Interdisciplinary Teaching Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Iowa.
1995 - 1997	Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
1994 - 1995	Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, Colby College.
1992 - 1995	Research Assistant, Department of Geology, Colby College.
1991 - 1995	Computer Laboratory Assistant, Computer Services, Colby College.

Grants and Awards

2000 T. Anne Cleary International Dissertation Fellowship ($3500).
1999 Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid ($700).
1999 Smithsonian Institution Short Term Visitor Fellowship ($775).
1999 The Paleobiological Fund Grant ($1500).
1999 Paleontological Society Student Research Grant ($500).
1998 The Paleobiological Fund Grant ($500).
1998 Paleontological Society Student Research Grant ($500).
1994 - 1995 Merck-Leighton Fellow, Colby College.
1994 - 1995 Senior Scholar, Colby College.

Publications

Refereed Articles

Dawson, J. P. 2002. Biogeography of azooxanthellate corals in the Caribbean and surrounding areas. Coral Reefs 21(1): 27-40.
Budd, A. F., Foster, C. T., Jr., Dawson, J. P., and Johnson, K. G. 2001. Taxonomic data in evolutionary paleontology: the Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America (NMITA) database. Journal of Paleontology, 75(3): 743-751.
Dawson, J. P. (in prep). Morphologic variation and evolution of the azooxanthellate coral genera Anomocora and Asterosmilia from the Neogene of Central America. Intended for Paleobiology.
Dawson J. P. (in prep). Phylogenetic relationships between the species within the azooxanthellate coral genera Anomocora and Asterosmilia. Intended for Journal of Paleontology.

Abstracts

Dawson, J. P. 2004. A Method for Quantifying the Bumpiness in Colony Shape for the Reef Coral Monstastraea annularis and Relatives. NC-GSA Annual Meeting - St. Louis, MO. Abstracts with Programs.
Dawson, J. P., 2002. Modeling the Relationship between Biogeography and Diversity: An Example from the Azooxanthellate Corals. GSA Annual Meeting - Denver, CO. Abstracts with Programs.
Dawson, J. P., 2001. Morphology and evolution of the azooxanthellate coral genera Anomocora and Asterosmilia. GSA Annual Meeting - Boston, MA. Abstracts with Programs,, 33(6): p. 378.
Dawson, J. P., 2001. Azooxanthellate corals in space and time: biogeography and diversity patterns from the Neogene to the Recent in the Caribbean and surrounding areas. North American Paleontological Convention, Berkeley, California. Paleobios 21(2) suppl.: p. 45.
Dawson, J. P., 2000. Morphological responses of deep-water corals to the closure of the Central American Isthmus: Assessing variation in septal patterns in Asterosmilia. GSA Annual Meeting - Reno, NV. Abstracts with Programs, 32(7): p. 12.
Budd, A. F., Foster, C. T., Jr., Dawson, J. P., and Johnson, K. G. 2000. Documenting faunal turnover of Caribbean coral reefs: the Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America (NMITA) database. GSA Annual Meeting - Reno, NV. Abstracts with Programs, 32(7): p. 131.
Budd, A. F., Foster, C. T., Jr., Golden, J., Dawson, J. P., and Johnson, K.G. 1998. Dynamic searches of then Neogene marine biota of Tropical America (NMITA) World-Wide Web database. GSA Annual Meeting - Toronto. Abstracts with Programs, 30(7): p. 265.
Budd, A. F., Foster, C. T., Jr., Golden, J., Dawson, J. P., and Chidsey, J. L. 1997. Surfing fossil biodiversity data on the World-Wide Web: the Neogene marine biota of Tropical America (NMITA) database. GSA Annual Meeting - Salt Lake City. Abstracts with Programs, 9(6): p. 103-104.
Dawson, J. P. 1995. Post-glacial vegetational history of the Great Bog, Belgrade, Maine. Maine Geologist, 21(2): p. 5.