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

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1 Thomas W. Patterson Department of Geography and Geology 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 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Biogeography, Tree-Ring Science, Climatology, Physical Geography, Research Methods PUBLICATIONS 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): Patterson, T.W., Cummings, L. W., Knapp, P. A Geographic variability in growth responses and morphological characteristics of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) in North Carolina, US. The Professional Geographer 68(2): Patterson, T. W Geographic Pattern Analysis of North Carolina Climate Division Data Southeastern Geographer 54(3):

2 Manuscripts in Review Patterson, T. W. and Knapp P. A. Longleaf pine masting, northern bobwhite quail, and tickborne diseases in the southeastern United States. Under review in Applied Geography. Watkins, K.E., Patterson, T.W., and Knapp P. A. Dendrochronological Potential of Old Shortleaf Pines on Southeastern U.S. College Campuses. Under review in the Southeastern Geographer. Manuscripts in Preparation Patterson, T. W. Longleaf pine cone/radial growth relationships from individual trees at six locations in the southeastern U.S. Dendrochoronologia. Plan to submit fall 2017 TEACHING EXPERIENCES Fall 2017 Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS Summer 2017 Introduction to Environmental Studies: Online and Writing Intensive, UNCG UNCG STAMPS (Science, Technology and Math Preparation Scholarships) Graduate Assistant Instructor: Introduction to Earth Science, UNCG NSF GK-12 Fellow, Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Geography, UNCG. Funded by the National Science Foundation NSF GK-12 Fellow, Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Geography, UNCG. Funded by the National Science Foundation. Spring 2013 Fall 2012 Fall 2011 Lab instructor: Physical Geography Laboratory, UNCG Lab instructor: Climatology Laboratory, UNCG Teaching Assistant: Research Methods in Geography, UNCG PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE 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 2

3 AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS 2017 Michael E. Lewis Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award 2016 Southeastern Geographer 1st Annual Cover Art Photo Contest, 2 nd place finisher, awarded journal cover in D. Gordon Bennett Award for the Outstanding Geography Graduate Student 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 AFFILIATIONS American Association of Geographers Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers Gamma Theta Upsilon Southern Botanical Society PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS April 2017 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. November 2016 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. 3

4 November 2016 April 2016 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 March 2015 February 2015 February 2015 November 2014 November 2014 April 2014 March 2013 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. 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. 4

5 November 2013 April 2013 November 2012 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. 5