An Bui

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An Bui

2125 Noble Hall


University of California, Santa Barbara
[email protected]
805 708 7646

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara 2017 – present
PhD Student

University of California, Santa Barbara 2011 – 2015


B. Sc., Ecology & Evolution, with Honors
Emphasis: Evolution
B. Arts, English, with Honors
Specialization: Modern Literature and Critical Theory

Senior Theses
Predator avoidance behavior in Pacific tree frogs (Pseudacris regilla)
Advisor: Dr. Cherie Briggs
William Faulkner and the Ecological Significance of Yoknapatawpha County
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Heckendorn Cook

Research
Young Lab – UCSB June 2016 – Sep. 2017
Field Assistant
Young Lab – UCSB Sep. 2015 – Sep. 2017
Research Assistant
Turner Lab – UCSB Jan. 2014 – June 2015
Research Assistant
Briggs Lab – UCSB Oct. 2013 – June 2015
Undergraduate Researcher

Field Experience
Young Lab
- Coal Oil Point Reserve, Santa Barbara, California
- Tejon Ranch Conservancy, Tejon, California
- Palmyra Atoll, United States of America
- Channel Islands National Park, Ventura County, California
Briggs Lab
- Hendrick Reserve Natural Area, Santa Clara, California

Teaching Experience
Vertebrate Ecology and Evolution (EEMB 113L) Sep. 2017 – present
Head Teaching Assistant

Publications
2. Lafferty, KD, JP McLaughlin, DS Gruner, TA Bogar, A Bui, JN Childress, M Espinosa, ES
Forbes, CA Johnston, M Klope, A Miller-ter Kuile, M Lee, KA Plummer, DA Weber, RT
Young, HS Young. Secondary extinction of Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) following
rat eradication on Palmyra Atoll. Biology Letters. 2017. In review.
1. Hardesty-Moore, M, S Deinet, R Freeman, GC Titcomb, EM Dillon, K Stears, M Klope, A Bui,
D Orr, HS Young, A Miller-ter Kuile, LF Hughey, and DJ McCauley. Migration in the
Anthropocene: how collective navigation, environmental system, and taxonomy shape the
vulnerability of migratory species. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B. 2017. In press.

Honors
Outstanding Achievement in the English Major 2015
Distinction in the Major, Ecology & Evolution
Distinction in the Major, English
Dean’s Honors 2012 – 2015
Phi Beta Kappa 2014
Comparative Literature Program Certificate for Undergraduate Excellence

Poster Presentations
Predator avoidance behavior in Pacific tree frogs (Pseudacris hypochondriaca) 2015
A Bui, CJ Briggs, TL Dudley, E Wilson
UCSB Undergraduate Research Colloquium

Grants and Scholarships


Bloom-Hays Ecological Research Grant ($1700) 2017
Nisbet Research Grant ($1100) 2016
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Grant ($700) 2015
Kirby-Jones Scholarship ($5000) 2014
Chris and Anita Anderson Scholarship ($2800)
William and Marie Thornbury Endowed Scholarship ($2700) 2013

Volunteer and Outreach


Skype a Scientist Apr. 2017 – present
Scientist
- skyped with: APES (Los Gatos, CA), 9th grade science (Hampton, GA)
Santa Barbara Natural History Museum – Eyes in the Sky Apr. 2016 – Aug. 2017
Bird interpreter
UCSB Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology “It’s a Small World” Mar. 2013 – Sep. 2015
Grade school science night presenter
Doctors Without Walls Sep. 2011 – Jan. 2013
Scribe

Employment
UCSB Davidson Library – Special Collections Sep. 2015 – Dec. 2016
Digitization Project and Reference Assistant
UCSB Davidson Library – Special Collections Sep. 2011 – Sep. 2015
Student Assistant, Lead Student
Blush Restaurant and Lounge May 2014 – Apr. 2015
Hostess, expediter, server
Piano Theory Teacher Sep. 2009 – Jan. 2012

References
Hillary Young, Assistant Professor – Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
1234 Noble Hall
Santa Barbara, California 93106
[email protected]
Thomas Turner, Associate Professor – Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
2128 Noble Hall
Santa Barbara, California 93106
[email protected]
Cherie Briggs, Professor – Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
2112 Noble Hall
Santa Barbara, California 93106
[email protected]
Elizabeth Heckendorn Cook, Associate Professor – English
2503 South Hall
Santa Barbara, California 93106
[email protected]

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