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Elma Kay |
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Director of Terrestrial Science Environmental Research Institute University of Belize Stann Creek Street Extension P.O Box 340 Belmopan Belize, Central America
Professional Preparation Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO: B.S., August 1995; Major: Biology B.A., August 1995; Major: Chemistry M.S. (R), May 1997; Major: Biology. Thesis Title: Control of egg-hatching in the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines Ph.D., December, 2003; Major: Biology. Dissertation Title: Floral evolutionary ecology of Passiflora (Passifloraceae); subgenera Murucuia, Pseudomurucuja and Astephia Postdoctoral Fellow & Laboratory Manager, December 2003-June 2005.
Appointments Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Management Programme, University of Belize, Belize, 2005-present. Research Associate, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, US, 2006-present
Relevant Publications and Presentations Under review. Kay, Elma E., A. Acosta-Burgos and A. Perez. GEO Belize 2009: Country Environmental Outlook. Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE), Belize and United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). 2007. Sánchez-Ken, J. Gabriel, L. G. Clark, E. A. Kellogg and E. E. Kay. Reinstatement and Emendation of Subfamily Micrairoideae (Poaceae). Systematic Botany 32(1): 71-80. 2004. Kay, Elma E. and P. Bernhardt. Passionflower pollination and the utility of a phylogenetic approach. Botany Meeting, Snowbird, Utah. 2003. Kay, Elma E. Floral evolutionary ecology of Passiflora spp.: subgenus Murucuia, Pseudomurucuja and Astephia (Passifloraceae). Ph.D. Dissertation, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri. 2002. Kay, E. and P. Bernhardt. Evolution of vertebrate pollination in Passiflora spp. Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Panama and Botany Meeting, Madison, WI . 2001. Kay, Elma E. Observations on the pollination of Passiflora penduliflora. Biotropica 33(4): 709-713. 1999. Kay, Elma E. 1999. Vertebrate pollination in Jamaican Passiflora, XVI International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, MO.
Synergistic Activities Coordinator (Belize) for project on “Building research capacity for the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters in Central America” through the Superior Council of Central American Universities (CSUCA) and the Swedish International Development agency (SIDA), 2008-2010 University of Belize Representative on the National Protected Areas Commission (NPAC), Belize since 2007 President of the Belize Chapter of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation (MSBC) since 2007; currently leading effort to host first ever regional MSBC Congress in Belize in October, 2009 and recently elected as part of the MSBC regional executive council Coordinator of various initiatives at the University of Belize, including field training and workshops to build capacity among undergraduate students in Biology and Natural Resources Management; areas of focus include plant collection and identification techniques and bird banding Collaborator on Darwin Initiative Project: “Belize Large Mammal Corridor” with Southampton University, England and Panthera, New York, 2009-2011 Collaborator on Darwin Initiative Project: “Conservation of the lowland savanna ecosystem in Belize” with University of Edinburgh, UK, 2009-2011
Collaborators & Other Affiliations Collaborators: P. Jorgensen (Missouri Botanical Garden), S. Krosnick (University of California, Davis), D. Atha (New York Botanical Garden), Samuel Bridgewater (Natural History Museum of London), Neil Stuart (University of Edinburgh), R. Thomas (Loyola University), B. Harmsen (Panthera), P. Walker (Wildtracks, Belize), J. Marlin (Belize Foundation for Research and Education, Belize), E. Ek (Land Information Center, Belize), Rafael Manzanero (Friends for Conservation and Development, Belize), Wilber Sabido (Forest Department, Belize) Graduate & Postdoctoral Advisors: Major Professor (Ph.D.): Peter Bernhardt, Saint Louis University PostDoc Advisor: Elizabeth Kellogg, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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elma.kay@gmail.com | ekay@ub.edu.bz |
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Elma Kay, PhD |
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Phone: (00501) 822-3680 ext 427 |
