Dr. R. McSorely, (Advisor), Dr. L. W. Duncan, Dr. J. H. Graham, and Dr. D. Sylvia

EDUCATION

• M.S. University of Nicolaus Copernicus, Torun, Poland. (Biology and Earth Sciences), 1991.
• M.S. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. (Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development), 1994.
• Ph.D. program (current) University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. (Nematology), planed graduation: July 1998.

EMPLOYMENT

• Graduate Research Assistant (M.S.), Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, August 1992-July 1994.
• Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D.), Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, August 1994-present.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Ecology of nematode communities and their usefulness as bioindicators of sustainable agricultural management practices and of environmental quality. Role of nematodes in ecosystem’s functioning.

TEACHING

• Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Principles of Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Fall 1995.
• Student Teaching Assistant, Agicultural Ecology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Fall 1996.
• Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Principles of Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Fall 1997.
• Dance Teaching Assistant, Ballroom dance, Imperial Dance Studio, Gainesville, Florida. 1996-1997.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

• 1995-1997 Herlong Endowment, University of Florida.
• 1995 Alec Courtelis Award (An outstanding international student achievement award), University of Florida.
• 1995 Best International Graduate Student in the College of Agriculture
• 1995 Graduate Student Forum, University of Florida. First prize: Student Paper Competition, Biological Session.
• 1996 Linnaean Games South East Branch of Entomological Society of America Championship
• 1997 Graduate Student Forum, University of Florida. Second prize: Student Paper Competition, Biological Session.
• 1997 DowElanco Travel Award.

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

• Member, Entomology and Nematology Student Organization. University of Florida, 1994-current.
• Chairman, Entomology and Nematology Department seminar series. Fall 1995 and Spring 1996.
• Member of the Graduate Student Strategic Planning Committee. University of Florida, 1995.
• Member, Graduate Student Council, representation of the Entomology and Nematology graduate students. University of Florida, 1996-present.
• Moderator, Workshop: “Soil nutrient mineralization: soil ecology at the interface between biogeochemistry and biogeophysics”. National meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Providence, RI. August 1996.
• Chairman, Graduate Student Forum. University of Florida. 1997.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Porazinska, D. L. Sociobiology of wasp Dolochovespula saxonica in the area of Las Piwnicki near Torun, Poland. 1991. MS thesis.
2. Porazinska, D. L., D. C. Coleman, C. R. Carroll, and S. Andrews. 1994. Influence of fertilizers and root exudates of Cucurbita spp. on a nematode community. Bulletin of Ecological Society of America. Abstract.
3. Porazinska, D. L. Influence of Cucurbita spp. on soil and plant-parasitic nematodes. 1994. MS thesis.
4. Porazinska, D. L. and D. C. Coleman. 1995. Ecology of nematodes under influence of Cucurbita spp. and different fertilizer types. Journal of Nematology 27: 617-623.
5. Porazinska, D. L., R. McSorely, and L. W. Duncan. 1995. Nematode community structure in the citrus soil ecosystem. Journal of Nematology 27: 515-516. Abstract.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Entomological Society of America, 1993-1997
• Society of Nematologists, 1994-present.
• University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Student Organization (ENSO), 1994-present.
• University of Florida, Graduate Student Council, 1996-present.

Traveling, running, bicycling, skiing, dancing, and reading.