Johnny Albert Uelmen Jr. 321 Walnut Street, Apartment 3, Madison, WI 53726 | (920) 979-9888 | uelmen@wisc.edu

Education Graduate:

Doctor of Philosophy: Environmental Studies, May 2019 (anticipated) University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI Research area: Global health, arboviral infectious diseases, and climate change Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Patz Certificate in Global Health, June 2016 (anticipated) University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI Epidemiology Master of Science, May 2016 (anticipated) University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI Research area: An evaluation of West Nile virus in Wisconsin: effects of climate on environmental, wildlife, and human health Advisor: Dr. Charles Brokopp Committee members: Dr. Jonathan Patz, Dr. Kimberli Miller Entomology Master of Science, October 2014 University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI Research area: Effects of climate change on insect phenology, migrations, and supercooling points Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Raffa, Dr. Richard Lindroth Committee members: Dr. Eric Kruger, Dr. Ezra Schwartzberg

Undergraduate: Biology (Evolution Emphasis) Bachelor of Science, May 2010 University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI

High School: Oakfield High School, Oakfield, WI, June 2006 Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0 Class Valedictorian

Related Experience Galin Education, ACT/SAT Test Proctor & Science Tutor, March 2016-Current

• Provided oversight for ACT/SAT examinees • Grade exams and essay responses • Provide tutoring in biology, chemistry & physics in preparation for ACT/SAT exams

United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Wildlife Health Center, Wildlife Veterinary Records/Database Support, June 2014- current

• Collaborating with the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership (WHISPers) event reporting system, performed quality control on wildlife mortality data, generating online database for natural resource management and public knowledge

• Reviewing and converting current and historically validated wildlife mortality data to updated database • Work as part of a team to implement a wildlife mortality event reporting system for North America

University of Wisconsin, POSSE Program, New York City Mentor, September 2014-Current

• Provide ongoing personal and academic guidance to ‘POSSE’-group of 10 underrepresented (racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, first-generation) UW undergraduate students attending on academic merit scholarship

• Hold weekly group meetings with ‘POSSE’ as well as individual one-on-one meetings with each student every two weeks • Provide additional, need-based assistance for successful student assimilation, growth, and academic excellence through first

two years of undergraduate curriculum

University of Wisconsin, Department of Information Technology (DoIT), Student Advisory Board Member, September 2013-May 2014

• 1 of 4 current graduate students selected to provide feedback on current campus information technology topics • Offer advice, review, and beta tested new technologies DoIT and other campus departments considered implementing for the

future

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University of Wisconsin, Department of Zoology, Teaching Assistant, September 2012-May 2014 • Lead two laboratories of 20 students each in hands-on learning of introductory biology concepts and practices • Created and administered weekly quizzes and graded homework for my two lab groups • Laboratory section is responsible for 35% of total student grade in 5 credit Introductory Biology course

University of Wisconsin, PEOPLE Program, Academic Science Lead-Memorial High School, September 2012-May 2014

• Helped direct 35 PEOPLE Program High School students at Memorial High School to the resources and attention required for admission to the University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Oversees 7 UW undergraduate science tutors at Memorial High School to ensure students meet admission requirements University of Wisconsin, PEOPLE Program, Discipline and Behavioral Specialist – Summer Program, May-August 2013 and 2014

• Interacted with students and parents relative to attendance, tardiness, and behavior within the structure of the summer program

• Responsibilities included: general welfare and discipline of PEOPLE students, getting to know students and maintaining an atmosphere that will encourage students to follow rules and regulations in compliance to UW-Madison

University of Wisconsin, Department of Entomology, Graduate Research Assistant: September 2011 – May 2014

• Climate warming effects on population source and egg hatching in the Forest Tent Caterpillar • Advisors: Dr. Ken Raffa, Dr. Rick Lindroth, Dr. Eric Kruger

University of Wisconsin, University Health Services, Medical Assistant: November 2010 – August 2011

• Provide combination of nursing care, lab and clerical duties in the student medical clinic on campus. • Works with team of MD’s, RN’s and PA’s to assess and treat students and faculty using professional and technical

techniques and procedures (including ECG’s, Spirometry tests, Rapid Strep Tests, Autoclave tasks, Ear Irrigations, etc.) • Search and Screen Committee member (August, 2011)

o Five-person interview committee for vacant M.D. position; selected final candidate through series of interviews, questions, etc.

Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club, Bellman and Concierge: Madison, WI, July 2010 – October 2011

• Provide excellent service to guests including: accommodations to/from Dane County Airport and other local destinations, handling luggage, room service, etc.

• Also provide guests with concierge services including recommendations for local attractions and points of interests.

University of Wisconsin, Department of Psychology, Marler Laboratory: Madison, WI, August 2007 – January 2008 • Hired as head undergraduate lab assistant. Duties included: Leading group of 4 undergraduates in lab studies, head

maintenance of mice colonies (weanings, observations, sterilizations, euthanizations, equipment restock, etc.) • Under supervision of graduate students, conducted key research in sexual relationships of mice under changes in hormones;

information collected included in final published paper

Giddings and Lewis Machine Tools, LLC., Summer Intern: Fond du Lac, WI, June 2006 – August 2008 • Worked on rotational schedule, having experience in all aspects of machine tool product development in all departments • Assisted floor supervisors and engineers in multi-million dollar product assembly and shipping • Utilized both engineering contracting skills as well as labor and mechanical skills on physical product • Certified fork truck and crane operator

Agnesian Healthcare, St. Agnes Hospital, Certified Nursing Assistant/Phlebotomist: Fond du Lac, WI, August 2005 – May 2007 Certified Nursing Assistant & Phlebotomist:

• Responsible for care and safety of patients. • Direct patient care on Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Units • Accurate completion and recording of all necessary medical records • Periodic inspection of facility’s equipment to ensure compliance with hospital and U.S. safety guidelines • Effective communication with staff in order to provide an efficient and professional working atmosphere • Operated expensive equipment with training (blood glucose monitors, SCD’s, various mechanical lifts, etc.) • Worked directly with Registered Nurses and Physicians in patient care • Trained and certified to draw blood and collect oral specimens for laboratory cultures and analysis • Highly skilled and trained to correctly handle needles and other contaminated sharps • Work experience in sterile, clean environment with minimal room for error • Highly independent working atmosphere, walking with equipment to all department in the hospital to collect specimens

Uelmen 3 Sigma Pi International Fraternity, Rush Chair: Madison, WI, June 2008 – December 2009

• Responsible for recruitment of next generation Sigma Pi • Solely responsible for increasing newly established Fraternity’s membership by 15% in 2009 • Designed Sigma Pi memorabilia for recruitment purposes across campus • Managed $5,000 budget for recruitment (The fraternity’s largest source of segregated allocated funds)

Healthcare Youth Apprenticeship, High School Apprentice in Healthcare careers: Fond du Lac, WI, September 2005 – June 2006 Certifications: Certified Nursing Assistant, CPR and AED, Phlebotomy

• Obtained education of basic nursing skills for high school credit • Medical terminology skills and training of proper equipment operation • Job shadowed physicians in Otolaryngology, Cardiology, Family Practice, and Emergency Departments • Experience led to job offer while simultaneously enrolled in high school

Publications Uelmen JA, Lindroth RL, Tobin PC, Schwartzberg EG, and Raffa KF. 2016. Effects of winter temperatures, spring degree-day

accumulation, and insect population source on phenological synchrony between forest tent caterpillar and host trees. Forest Ecology and Management, 362:241-250. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2015.11.045

Uelmen JA, Duman JG, Lindroth RL, Schwartzberg EG, and Raffa KF. Supercooling points of diapausing forest tent caterpillar eggs.

The Canadian Entomologist, 2016, in press. 2016 - TCE Presentations ______ Graduate Research Seminar, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 2016. An

evaluation of West Nile virus in Wisconsin: effects of climate on environmental, wildlife, and human health. J.A. Uelmen Entomology Society of America, National Meetings, November 2013 (Austin, Texas). Insect population source and temperature

influence synchronicity of forest tent caterpillars with host plants: Incorporating dispersal potential into climate change predictions. J.A. Uelmen

Entomology Society of America, National Meetings, November 2012 (Knoxville, Tennessee). Effects of simulated climate warming and population source on synchrony of forest tent caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria Hübner) egg hatch and host leaf phenology J.A. Uelmen

Awards & Honors Graduate and Professional Student Study Abroad Scholarship, University of Wisconsin International Academic Programs. For UW Global Health Field School in Thailand, Summer 2016. Award amount $1,500. March 2016. Graduate Student Research Award, University of Wisconsin Global Health Institute. Proposal Titled “Climate change effects on infectious diseases in environmental, wildlife, and human health: An evaluation of West Nile virus in Wisconsin”. Award amount: $4,790. March 2016. http://ghi.wisc.edu/ghi-in-action/global-health-institute-supports-graduate-students-visiting-scholars-and-traveling-faculty-to-study-human-animal-environmental-health/ Powers/Knapp Scholar, University of Wisconsin Office of the Provost. Awarded 4-year merit-based undergraduate scholarship with tuition remission. September 2006- May 2010. Skills Research: Entomological & Epidemiological methodology, ecological field work, data collection and management, bioassays with insects, insect colony maintenance, standard microbiology techniques, gas chromatography, mass spectroscopy, NMR, PCR Software: ArcGIS, SAS, JMP, R, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, Macintosh and Windows OS, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop Other: Foundation Diploma in Entrepreneurial Studies (SHAW Academy, June 2015), communication and leadership skills, public speaking, SCUBA certified (PADI certification, August 2013) Study Abroad

• Bangkok, Thailand-3 week global health field school at Mahidol University: May-June 2016. Part of interdisciplinary group of students immersed in Thai culture, learning from experts about infectious diseases and public health in Thailand.

• Rome, Italy-4 week course in Roman classics: Summer 2009. Traveled throughout Europe before and after program • Perth, Australia-IAP Spring semester program: February 2008-July 2008. Received outstanding biology education at

Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. Traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands Volunteer Experience Insect Ambassadors: Sharing insect knowledge and fun to local K-12 schools: September 2011-August 2014

• Teach students general information about insects in classroom and booth settings • Assisted students in proper handling of insects

Uelmen 4 Wisconsin Science Festival: Wisconsin Institute for Discovery: September 28th, 2012

• Department of Entomology Insect Research Collection “exploration station”

Powers/Knapp Scholars: Monthly volunteering throughout various community programs. • Frequent sites include: UW Hospital, Madison Food Pantry, and Habitat for Humanity, September 2006-May 2010 • Scholars Sharing Knowledge Program, Intra-scholarship tutoring: Tutored Physics, Organic Chemistry, and Introductory

Biology to fellow Powers/Knapp Scholars, January 2009-May 2009 Sigma Pi Philanthropic Initiatives: Volunteering opportunities throughout various Madison area businesses and organizations

• Habitat for Humanity: September 2007-2010 • Madison Food Pantry: September 2008-2009 • Altruistic Campus Experience (ACE): Sam Spady Fundraiser; our chapter’s annual campus awareness event, raises

awareness of risks of alcohol on campus: one Saturday every October between 2007-2010 Coral Bay Marine Biology Reserve: Marine Conservationist: Coral Bay, Western Australia, April 2008

• Volunteered in week long marine biology conservation, observing Whale Shark migrations • Learned valuable skills in biological conservation of marine species in a rewarding environment • Assisted conservationist in both ocean and land conservation

St. Agnes Hospital: Patient Transport: Fond du Lac, WI, September 2005-May 2006

• Worked with small unit composed of 8 full-time employees • Transported patients to and from various appointments within hospital (therapy, physical rehabilitation, consultant’s

laboratory, surgery, etc.) • Transport of 50+ patients throughout a single day

Leadership Activities Powers/Knapp Scholars: Junior Class President: September 2008-May 2009 Sigma Pi Fraternity, Zeta Pledge Class President: October 2007-September 2008; Recruitment Chair: September 2008-May 2009 Oakfield High School Student Government, Student Body President: 2005-2006, Class President: 2002-2006 National Honor Society, June 2002 – June 2006 Badger Boys State: June 2005: sole representative from school East Flyway Conference-Rivers Division, Outstanding Student Athlete: June 2005-June 2006 Oakfield High School Athletics: Football: Quarterback: Starting Varsity 2003-2006, Team Captain: 2004-2006 Basketball: Starting Varsity 2003-2006, Team Captain: 2004-2006 Baseball: Starting Varsity 2004-2006, Team Captain: 2006 Future Farmers of America, Finance Chair: October 2004 – June 2005 Wisconsin Safety Patrol, Selected as one of five middle school students in state for demonstrating outstanding public safety: May 2000

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