B.A. Environmental Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009 Advisor: Dr. Susan Buck

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1 Thomas W. Patterson School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS (601) EDUCATION Ph.D. Geography, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2017 Dissertation: Longleaf pine masting, climate variability, and tick-borne disease prevalence in the southeastern U.S. Adviser: Dr. Paul Knapp M.A. Applied Geography, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2013 Thesis: Comparing growth and morphological characteristics of North Carolina longleaf pine stands Adviser: Dr. Paul Knapp B.A. Environmental Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009 Advisor: Dr. Susan Buck TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS Climatology, Tree-Ring Science, Biogeography, and Physical Geography TEACHING EXPERIENCE Fall 2017 Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi GHY 104: Weather and Climate (in person and online) GHY 104L: Weather and Climate Laboratory (in person and online) GHY 425: Dendrochronology: Tree Rings & Environmental Change GHY 423/523: Applied Climatology/Environmental Climatology Summer 2017 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro ENV 100: Introduction to Environmental Studies (Online and Writing Intensive) Graduate Assistant, UNCG STAMPS (Science, Technology and Math Preparation Scholarships), The University of North Carolina at Greensboro ISE 115/116: Communicating Science and Mathematics 1

2 Instructor, Department of Geography, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro GEO 103: Introduction to Earth Science NSF GK 12 Fellow, Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Geography, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Resident Scientist for Honors Biology, A.P. Environmental Science, and Physical Science courses at Andrews High School, High Point, NC Laboratory Instructor, Department of Geography, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro GEO 314L: Physical Geography Laboratory GEO 311L: Climatology Laboratory Fall 2011 Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro GEO 322: Research Methods in Geography PUBLICATIONS Patterson, T. W. and Knapp, P. A Longleaf pine masting, northern bobwhite quail, and tickborne diseases in the southeastern United States. Applied Geography 98: 1 8. Patterson, T. W. and Knapp, P.A Longleaf pine cone radial growth relationships in the southeastern U.S.A. Dendrochronologia 50: Watkins, K. E., Patterson, T. W., and Knapp P. A Investigating the climatic sensitivity of shortleaf pine on a southeastern US college campus. Southeastern Geographer 58(2): Patterson, T. W. and Knapp, P. A Longleaf pine stump in the Uwharrie Mountains of North Carolina (cover art description). Southeastern Geographer 58(1): 1 3. Patterson, T. W., Maxwell, R. S., Harley, G. L., Oliver, J. S., Speer, J. Collins, S., Downe, M., Gannon, B., Ma, L., Raso, C., Russell, C., Teets, A Climate-growth relationships of Pinus rigida at the northern range limit, Acadia National Park, Maine. Northeastern Naturalist 23(4): Patterson, T. W. and Knapp, P. A Scientific Note: Stand dynamics influence masting/radial growth relationships in Pinus palustris Mill. Castanea 81(4): Patterson, T. W. and Knapp, P. A Observations on a rare old-growth montane longleaf pine forest in central North Carolina. Natural Areas Journal 63(2):

3 Patterson, T. W., Cummings, L. W., Knapp, P. A Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) morphology and climate/growth responses along a physiographic gradient in North Carolina. The Professional Geographer 68(2): Patterson, T. W Geographic pattern analysis of North Carolina climate division data Southeastern Geographer 54(3): PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS April 2018 T. W. Patterson. Longleaf Pine Cone Radial Growth Relationships in the Southeastern U.S. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, LA. November 2017 April 2017 November 2016 November 2016 April 2016 T. W. Patterson and P. A. Knapp. Longleaf Pine Cone Radial Growth Relationships in the Southeastern U.S. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Starkville, MS. T. W. Patterson and P. A. Knapp. Longleaf Pine Masting, Northern Bobwhite Quail, and Tick-Borne Diseases in the Southeastern United States. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA. T. W. Patterson. Longleaf Pine Masting, Northern Bobwhite Quail, and Tick-Borne Diseases in the Southeastern United States. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (Ph.D. honors session), Columbia, SC. T. W. Patterson and P. A. Knapp. Documenting Montane Longleaf Pine in the Uwharrie Mountains of Central North Carolina. 11th Biennial Longleaf Alliance Conference, Savannah, GA. T. W. Patterson and P.A. Knapp. Longleaf Pine Masting, Climate Variability and Tick-Borne Disease Prevalence in the Southeastern U.S. UNCG Graduate Research and Creativity Expo, Greensboro, NC. March 2016 T. W. Patterson, R. S. Maxwell, G. L. Harley, J. Speer, S. Collins, M. Downe, B. Gannon, L. Ma, C. Raso, C. Russell, A. Teets. Climate-signal insatiability in Pinus rigida at the northern range limit, Acadia National Park, Maine Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA. November 2015 April 2015 T. W. Patterson and P. A. Knapp. Observations of a Rare Old-Growth Montane Longleaf Pine Forest in Central North Carolina. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Pensacola, FL. T. W. Patterson and P. A. Knapp. Observations on a Rare Old-Growth Montane Longleaf Pine Forest in Central North Carolina. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL. 3

4 March 2015 February 2015 February 2015 November 2014 November 2014 April 2014 March 2013 November 2013 April 2013 November 2012 T. W. Patterson and P. A. Knapp. Observations on a Rare Old-Growth Montane Longleaf Pine Forest in Central North Carolina. North Carolina Rare Plant Discussion Meeting, Asheboro, NC. T. W. Patterson and P.A. Knapp. Dendromastecology of Longleaf Pine. American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Jose, CA. S. E. Curry, T. W. Patterson, K.L. King. Bringing the Outside in! International Teacher-Scientist Partnership Conference, San Francisco, CA. T. W. Patterson and P. A. Knapp. Dendromastecology of Longleaf Pine. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Athens, GA. T. W. Patterson. Teaching Tree-Ring Science. North Carolina Science Teachers Association 44 th Annual Professional Development Institute. Winston-Salem, NC. T. W. Patterson, L. W. Cummings, P. A. Knapp. Geographic variability in growth responses and morphological characteristics of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) in North Carolina, USA. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, Fl. S. D. Dappenbrook, T.W. Patterson, J. N. Mwangi. Transitioning Minds in a Transitioning Community: GK-12 Fellows Bring STEM into the Classroom. Southern Virginia STEM-H Summit, Danville, VA. T.W. Patterson and P.A. Knapp. Comparing Morphological Characteristics of North Carolina Longleaf Pine Stands. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Roanoke, VA. Awarded best Master's Paper Award at the 2013 SEDAAG Conference. T. W. Patterson. Comparing Growth and Morphological Characteristics of North Carolina Longleaf Pine Stands. UNCG Graduate Research and Creativity Expo, Greensboro, NC. T. W. Patterson. Comparing Morphological Characteristics of North Carolina Longleaf Pine Stands. Sixty Seventh Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Asheville, NC. AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS 2018 Faculty mentor for Corie Lee (undergraduate student). Measuring the influence of disturbance on longleaf pine cone production at Lake Thoreau. USM Eagle SPUR Grant. $ Michael E. Lewis Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award (UNCG) 2016 Southeastern Division World Geography Bowl Winning Team (North Carolina) 4

5 2016 Southeastern Geographer 1st Annual Cover Art Photo Contest, 2 nd place finisher 2016 D. Gordon Bennett Award for the Outstanding Geography Graduate Student (UNCG) 2015 UNCG Graduate Student Association Research Travel Grant, $ NADEF Research Fellow, North American Dendroecological Fieldweek, Acadia, Maine Funded by the National Science Foundation, $3, GK 12 Fellowship, National Science Foundation, $30, GK 12 Fellowship, National Science Foundation, $30, Best Master's Paper Award, Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers. Roanoke, Virginia $ Hester Graduate Fellowship, UNCG $3, Student Excellence Award, highest academic honor given at UNCG PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE Student board member, Biogeography Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers Senator, Graduate Student Association, UNCG President of the Graduate Geography Student Association, UNCG Research Assistant: Carolina Tree-Ring Science Laboratory, UNCG PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Association of Geographers Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) Gamma Theta Upsilon 5