Rosemary A. Burk, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biology
McEver Hall, Room 31
1701 North Boulder Avenue
Russellville AR 72801
Phone:479-880-4182
Fax: 479-964-0837
Email: rburk1@atu.edu 
Website: http://faculty.atu.edu/rburk1

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Biology/Environmental Science, University of North Texas, 2012.
  Dissertation title: "Ecology and recolonization of benthic macroinvertebrates in a
  groundwater-dependent stream in North-central Texas during a supra-seasonal drought."
• B.S., Dietetics & Biology, Texas Woman's University.

COURSES TAUGHT

• Fall 2012
• Principles of Zoology
• Introduction to Biological Sciences

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Aquatic Ecology:

Ecology of benthic macroinvertebrates, use of aquatic biota to understand broad-scale geographical impacts of land uses, conservation of aquatic habitats, invertebrate life history adaptations to disturbance, and biogeography.

Sustainable use of natural resources, water scarcity, groundwater conservation.

Professional Associations:

• American Water Resources Association, National and Arkansas Chapter
• American Fisheries Society, National and Arkansas Chapter
• Ecological Society of America
• Society for Freshwater Science
• Southwestern Association of Naturalists

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

Peer-reviewed Publications

• • Burk, R.A. & Kallberg, J. (2012). Rule of Capture and Urban Sprawl: A Potential Federal Financial Risk in Groundwater-Dependent Areas. International Journal of Water Resource Development. Published online May 8, 2012. (DOI:10.1080/07900627.2012.683765)
  • Burk, R.A. & Kallberg, J. (2012). Online Accountability and Transparency in Sustainable Green Business. Sustainability - The Journal of Record. Vol. 5(2), 85-88.

Peer- Reviewed Publications- Under Review

• • Burk, R.A. & Kennedy, J.H. (2012). Invertebrate communities of groundwater-dependent refugia with varying hydrology and riparian cover during a supra-seasonal drought.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings and Oral Presentations

• • Burk, R. A. November 2012. An analysis of groundwater-dependent urban sprawl and declining groundwater levels in the Upper Trinity Aquifer of north-central Texas. American Water Resources Association, Jacksonville, Florida. http://www.awra.org/meetings/Jacksonville2012/doc/PP/Sess%2042%20abs.pdf
  • Burk, R. A. & J. H. Kennedy. May 2012. Recolonization of aquatic invertebrates following extreme drought in a perennial stream and life history attributes of species restricted to lotic habitats. Society for Freshwater Science, Louisville, Kentucky. http://www.freshwater-science.org/Other-Publications/NABStracts/2012/RECOLONIZATION-OF-AQUATIC-INVERTEBRATES-FOLLOWING-.aspx
  • Burk, R. A., J. Kallberg, & J. H. Kennedy. September 2010. Spring-fed stream benthic macroinvertebrate communities as early biological indicators of groundwater tipping points. World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden. Abstract Volume: Responding to Global Changes: The Water Quality Challenge –Prevention, Wise Use and Abatement, page 349-350. http://www.siwi.org/documents/Resources/Synthesis/Abstract_Volume_2010.pdf
  • Burk, R. A.& J. H. Kennedy. June 2010. Patch dynamics of hydrologically distinct refugia: recolonization of benthic macroinvertebrates after a record drought in a spring-fed semi-arid landscape. Joint international meeting of the North American Benthological Society and American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Santa Fe, New Mexico. https://www.benthos.org/Other-Publications/NABStracts/2010/7389.aspx

Refereed Journals- Book Reviews

• • Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America. (2012) Book Reviews. Freshwater Science: September 2012, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 1016-1017.
  • Malformed frogs: the collapse of aquatic ecosystems. (2012)Book Reviews. Western North American Naturalist, In press.

Recent Extramurally- Funded Research Projects

• • Grand Prairie Municipal Landfill Wetland Study, August 2009- January 2010. Responsible for field sampling, supervising student workers in processing of benthic samples, mounting and identification of larval Chironomidae, and writing final report.
  • City of Denton, Watershed Best Management Practices Implementation (State of Texas 319 Grant), April – July 2008. Responsible for programming and maintaining ISCO samplers that collected run-off from city construction sites and city dog park. Water samples were analyzed to determine effectiveness of BMPs in reducing total suspended solids and total fecal coliforms.

Technical Reports

• • Burk, R. A., Randklev, C.R., & Kennedy, J.H. (2010). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Status of zebra mussels, an invasive freshwater mollusk, in Sister Grove Creek, Texas.
  • Burk, R. A. & Kennedy, J.H. (2010). Grand Prairie Municipal Landfill, Wetland Mitigation Macroinvertebrate Assessment and Colonization Study.
  • Kennedy, J. H. & Burk, R.A. (2005 & 2006) Dallas/ Fort Worth International Airport, Environmental Management Department, Stream Habitat Assessment and Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment.
  • Kennedy, J. H. et al. (2005). Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG). Insect Biodiversity Study (2002-2005), Fort Camp Bowie (Brown Co., TX). J.H. Kennedy & R.A. Burk, Chapters on Hymenoptera, Neuroptera and Lepidoptera.
  • Kennedy, J. H. et al. (2005). Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG). Insect Biodiversity Study (2002-2005), Fort Wolters (Parker Co., TX). 2005. J. H. Kennedy & R. A. Burk, Chapters on Hymenoptera, Neuroptera and Lepidoptera.