Assistant Professor, Towson University, Biological Sciences

8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252

vbeauchamp@towson.edu, Phone: 410-704-2286, Fax: 410-704-2405

Education

Ph.D.  2004: Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe  

B.S.    1998: Biological Sciences, Campuswide Honors Program, University of California, Irvine

 

Professional Positions

Assistant Professor, Towson University, Department of Biological Sciences            2008 - present

USDA NRI Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, Indiana University              2004 - 2008

Postdoctoral Associate. U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center          2004 - 2008           

Teaching Assistant. Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University              2001 - 2004.

EPA STAR Fellow. Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University                1998 - 2001           

 

Publications

Beauchamp, V.B. and J.C. Stromberg. In press. Changes to herbaceous plant communities on a regulated desert river. River Research and Applications.

 

Shafroth, P.B., V.B. Beauchamp, M. Briggs, K. Lair, M. Scott and A, Sher. In Press. Planning riparian restoration in the context of Tamarix control in western North America. Restoration Ecology.

 

Stutz, J.C., V.B. Beauchamp, L. Kennedy, J. Johnson and B.S. Richter. In Press. Mycorrhizal Ecology in Desert Riparian Ecosystems. In Ecology of Desert Riparian Ecosystems: The San Pedro River Example. J.C. Stromberg and B. Tellman (eds.). University of Arizona Press.

 

Beauchamp. V.B and J.C. Stromberg.  2007. Flow regulation of the Verde River, Arizona encourages Tamarix recruitment but has minimal effect on Populus and Salix stand density. Wetlands 27: 381-389.

 

Stromberg, J.C., V.B. Beauchamp, M.D. Dixon, S.J. Lite, and C. Paradzick. 2007. Importance of low flow and high flow regimes to restoration of riparian vegetation in arid southwestern United States. Freshwater Biology 52: 651-679.

 

Beauchamp, V.B., J.C. Stromberg and J.C. Stutz. 2007. Flow regulation has minimal influence on mycorrhizal fungi of a semi-arid floodplain ecosystem despite changes in hydrology, soils, and vegetation. Journal of Arid Environments 68: 188-205.

 

Shafroth, P.B., and V.B. Beauchamp (editors). 2006. Defining ecosystem flow requirements for the Bill Williams River, Arizona. U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2006-1314, 137 p.

 

Beauchamp, V.B., J.C. Stromberg and J.C. Stutz. 2006. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with Populus-Salix stands in a semi-arid riparian ecosystem. New Phytologist 170: 369-380.

 

Beauchamp, V.B., J.C. Stromberg and J.C. Stutz. 2005. Interactions between Tamarix ramosissima (saltcedar), Populus fremontii (cottonwood), and mycorrhizal fungi: effects on seedling growth and plant species coexistence. Plant and Soil. 275: 219-229.

 

Ortiz-Barney E., J.C. Stromberg and V.B. Beauchamp. 2005. The Floristic Relay:  A game to teach plant community succession and disturbance dynamics. Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology. Volume 3 [online].

http://tiee.ecoed.net/vol/v3/experiments/floristic/abstract.html

 

Beauchamp, V.B. 2004. Effects of flow regulation on a Sonoran riparian ecosystem, Verde River, Arizona.

Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University

 

Beauchamp, V.B. 2002.  Book Review: Ecological Assembly Rules: Perspectives, Advances and Retreats. E. Weiher and P. Keddy eds. Restoration Ecology 10: 428-429

 

Bowler, P. A., K.B. Pierce, V. Beauchamp and T. Tabshouri.  2000. Translocation and grafting of adult coastal cholla (Opuntia prolifera) and coastal prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis) as mitigation for cactus wren habitat loss in burned areas. In Keeley, J. E., M. Baer-Keeley and C.J. Fotheringham (eds.) 2nd Interface Between Ecology and Land Development in California. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-62.

 

Heyser, C.J., J.S. McDonald, V.B. Beauchamp, G.F. Koob and L.H. Gold. 1997. The effects of cocaine on operant responding for food in several strains of mice. Psychopharmacology 132: 202-208.

 

Publications – In preparation

Beauchamp. V.B. and J.C. Stromberg. Temporal and spatial patters in herbaceous riparian plant communities, Verde River, Arizona. In preparation for submission to Diversity and Distributions.

 

Grants and Fellowships   

2007-2009 Shafroth, P.B. and V.B. Beauchamp. Evaluation of revegetation methods for saltcedar-dominated xeric riparian areas along the Rio Grande, New Mexico. USFWS Science Support Partnership Program. $222,800.

 

2006-2008 Test riparian revegetation methods along the Virgin River, Zion National Park. National Park Service - Natural Resource Preservation and Protection: Disturbed Lands funding source. $157,800

 

2006-2007 Shafroth, P.B., G.T. Auble. S. Acker and V.B. Beauchamp. Baseline analysis of floodplain soils prior to dam removal, Elwha River, Olympic National Park. USGS Park Oriented Biological Support. $ 60,000.

 

2004-2006 Beauchamp, V.B. The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the invasion success of Tamarix ramosissima (saltcedar). USDA NRI Competitive Grants Program, Postdoctoral Fellowship. $110,000

 

2002-2004Stromberg, J.C., J.C. Stutz, V.B. Beauchamp, S. Lite, and J.D. Rodriguez. Natural Recovery of native riparian tree species to exotic-dominated sites: influence of physical and biotic interactions. Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy.  $82,109

 

2002-2003Stromberg, J.C., J.C. Stutz, and V.B. Beauchamp. The effect of mycorrhizae on competitive ability and drought tolerance of cottonwood (Populus fremontii) and saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima).  Water Resources Research Council,  $9,017

 

2001-2002      Beauchamp, V.B. Impacts of flow regime alteration on successional processes in cottonwood (Populus fremontii) and willow (Salix gooddingii) dominated riparian forests, Verde River, Arizona.  Society for Wetland Scientists Student Research Grant,  $1,250

 

1998-2001      Beauchamp, V.B. EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Graduate Fellowship, $96,000

 

1998-2001      Beauchamp. V.B. NSF Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, $75,000 (offered)

 

Presentations at Academic Conferences - Talks

Beauchamp, V.B., C. Walz and P.B. Shafroth. 2007. Restoration of Tamarix-dominated xeric riparian areas. Presented at Ecological Society of America, San Jose, CA.

 

Beauchamp, V.B. and P.B. Shafroth. 2006. Salinity tolerance and mycorrhizal responsiveness of candidate species for use in restoration of Tamarix-dominated xeric riparian areas. Presented at the Tamarisk Research Conference, Fort Collins, CO.

 

Beauchamp, V.B., J.C. Stromberg, and C. Sommers. 2005. Scale-dependent response of riparian vegetation to flow regulation on the Verde River, Arizona. Presented at Ecological Society of America, Montreal, Canada.

 

Beauchamp. V.B. 2005. Effects of flow regulation on a Sonoran riparian ecosystem, Verde River, Arizona. Presented at the Colorado Riparian Association Symposium, Durango, CO.

 

Beauchamp. V.B. and J.C. Stromberg. 2004. Cottonwood-willow stand structure on unregulated and regulated reaches of the Verde River, Arizona. Presented at the Arizona Riparian Council Symposium, Phoenix, AZ.

 

Beauchamp. V.B. and P.B. Shafroth. 2004. Tamarisk control in the West: overview of central issues and monitoring needs.  Presented at Monitoring Science and Technology Symposium, Denver, CO.

 

Stromberg. J.C., J.C. Stutz, V.B. Beauchamp, G. Katz, and S. Lite. 2004. Recovery of native riparian tree species to exotic-dominated sites: influence of physical processes and biotic interactions. Presented at Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy Symposium, Laredo, TX.

 

Beauchamp, V.B. and J.C. Stromberg. 2003. Cottonwood-willow stand structure on regulated and unregulated reaches of the Verde River, Arizona. Presented at Ecological Society of America, Savannah, GA.

 

Stromberg, J.C., S. Lite, and V.B. Beauchamp. 2003. Managing stream flow regimes for riparian ecosystem restoration. Presented at the Tamarisk Coalition, Tamarisk Symposium, Grand Junction, CO.

 

Presentations at Academic Conferences - Posters

Beauchamp, V.B., J.C. Stromberg, and J.C. Stutz. 2006.  Patterns in activity, richness, and community composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a Sonoran Desert riparian area, Verde River, Arizona.  Presented at 5^th International Conference on Mycorrhizae, Granada, Spain.

 

Beauchamp, V.B., J.C. Stromberg, and J.C. Stutz. 2006.  Patterns in activity, richness, and community composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a Sonoran Desert riparian area, Verde River, Arizona.  Presented at Ecological Society of America, Memphis, TN.

 

Beauchamp, V.B., J.C. Stromberg, and J.C. Stutz. 2004. Interactions between saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima), cottonwood (Populus fremontii), and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Presented at Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR.

 

Beauchamp, V.B. and J.C. Stutz. 2003. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal interactions with saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima). Presented at the 4^th International Conference on Mycorrhizae, Montreal, Canada.

Dr. Vanessa B. Beauchamp

The Plant Ecology Lab at Towson University