Catherine Duckett, PhD
Associate Dean
School of Science
PhD, Cornell University
MA, University of Texas at Austin
BA, Brown University
Office: Edison, Room E-154
Phone: 732-263-5887
Email: cduckett@monmouth.edu
Spring 2013 Office Hours:
Spring 2013 Courses:
Evolution
Regularly Taught Courses:
BY108 Evolution (General Education)
About:
I am an entomologist by training. After a brief postdoctoral stint in Japan, I began an eight-year sojourn in Puerto Rico where I taught introductory biology, zoology, and entomology. In 2002 I took an NSF fellowship researching the evolution and taxonomy of flea beetles, Chrysomelidae, a position split between Rutgers and Smithsonian. Afterwards I became involved in academic administration and fund-raising, most recently as a consultant. However, I also served as Associate Director of the Office of Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics and Program Manager at Ocean Biogeographic Information System, both at Rutgers. At the School of Science, I enjoy serving as co-director of the peer mentoring program, working with the dean on our fund-raising and publicity, and working with the faculty on improving professional development opportunities for faculty and students. I am working with a team of faculty on a course for non-majors in the sustainability of the food system. I am also the faculty advisor for the Goldwater and Udall scholarships.
Research Interests:
Selected Works:
Scholarly Articles:
(* indicates student co-author)
Marvaldi, A., C.N. Duckett, K.M. Kjer, J.J. Gillespie. 2009. Structural alignment of 18S and 28S rDNA sequences provides insights into phylogeny of Phytophaga and related beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia). Zoologica Scripta. 38 (1): 63-77.
Whittaker, S.D. and C.N. Duckett. 2006. Effects of DNA extraction techniques on morphological analysis of small arthropods. Scanning, 28 (2): 102.
Duckett. C.N., K.D. Prathapan, A.S. Konstantinov. 2006. Notes on identity and synonymy of Ivalia Jacoby (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 1363:49-68.
Williams, H.E. and Duckett, C.N. 2005.The Trimorphic flea-beetle, Alagoasa extrema, not suitable for biocontrol of Lantana camara in Africa. BioControl, 50:657–683.
Duckett, C.N. and J. D. Daza*. 2004. A new species of Flea beetle in genus Alagoasa Bechyné(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) from Highland Costa Rica. Coleopterists Bulletin. 58: 84-96.
Duckett, C. N., J.J. Gillespie*, K.M. Kjer. 2004. Relationships among the subfamilies of Chrysomelidae inferred from small subunit ribosomal DNA and morphology, with special emphasis on the relationship among the Flea Beetles and the Galerucinae. Invited Chapter, New Contributions in Chrysomelidae Biology, SPB Academic Publishers, P. Jolivet, M. Schmitt, and J.Santiago-Blay (eds), The Hague, The Netherlands, pp.3-18.
Duckett, C.N. 2004. Effects of the Flea Beetle Pedilia sirena Duckett on Oviposition choice by the butterfly Heliconius hewitsoni (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). New Contributions in Chrysomelidae Biology. SPB Academic Publishers, P. Jolivet, M. Schmitt, and J.Santiago-Blay (eds), The Hague, The Netherlands,pp. 407-414.
Duckett, C.N. and K.M. Kjer. 2003. Cladistic analysis of the Oedionychines of Southern Brazil (Galerucinae: Alticini) based on two molecular markers. In: Special Topics in Leaf Beetle Biology: Proccedings of 5th international symposium on the Chrysomelidae. D.G. Furth (Ed), Pensoft Publishers, Sofia- Moscow, pp. 117-132.
Duckett, C.N and Z. Swigonová*. 2002. Description of the immature stages of Alagoasa januaria Bechyné (Chrysomelidae: Alticini).Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 110 (1): 115-126.
