2003 – 2007:     University of Virginia, Department of Biology, PhD program in Ecology &  Evolution

2003                 Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg; Theodor-Boveri-Institute of Bioscience,   

                       Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Diplom in Biology (MS)

2000                 University of Regensburg, Department of Biology, Pre-Diplom in Biology (BS)

1996                 Mathematical - Natural Science Gymnasium Mühldorf, Abitur: Double major in Biology and

2007-          Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Rice University

2005-2006   Research Assistant, Evolution of delayed maturity, iteroparity and skipping of reproduction, Dr. Henry M. Wilbur

2005           Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Biology BIOL 204, University of Virginia

2004           Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Biology BIOL 203, University of Virginia

2000-2003   Master Thesis: Oviposition site selection and larval ecology in Phrynobatrachus guineensis

2003           Director of the Taï Amphibian Research Project, BIOTA (Biodiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis in Africa) West Africa

2002-2003   Research Assistant, Reproductive and larval ecology of Acanthixalus sp. nov., Dr. M.-O.  Rödel,  joint appointment by the University of Würzburg and University of Mainz

2001           Research Assistant, Morphology and re-description of the genus Kassina, Dr. M.-O. Rödel, joint appointment by the University of Würzburg and University of Mainz

2005,2006   Mentor in the NSF sponsored REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program.

2005           Introduction to Biology BIOL 204, two lab section, University of Virginia

2004           Introduction to Biology BIOL 203, two lab sections, University of Virginia

V.H.W. Rudolf:  The impact of size-structure in the prey for predator-prey dynamics: The composite functional response. Journal of Animal Ecology XX: xx-xx

V.H.W. Rudolf (in press):  Impact of cannibalism on predator-prey dynamics: Size-structured interactions and apparent mutualism. Ecology XX: xx-xx

V.H.W. Rudolf (2007): Indirect interactions in stage-structured predator-prey systems: Cannibalism, behavioral effects and trophic cascades. Ecology 88: 2991-3003

V.H.W. Rudolf (2007): The interaction of cannibalism and omnivory: Consequences for community dynamics. Ecology 88: 2697-2705

G. Ferris^† & V.H.W. Rudolf (2007): Detection of conspecific predators in larva of the dragonfly Plathemis lydia. – Ecological Entomology 32: 283-288                            ^†Undergraduate co-author

V.H.W.Rudolf & J. Antonovics (2007): Disease transmission by cannibalism: Rare event or common occurrence? –  Proceedings of the Royal Society, London: Biological Science 274: 1205-1210

J. Antonovics, J. Abbate, C.H. Baker, D. Daley, M.E. Hood, C.E.Jenkins, L.J.Johnson, J.J. Murray, V. Panjeti, V.H.W. Rudolf, D. Sloan, J. Vondrasek (2007): Evolution by any other name...Antobiotic resistance and avoidance of the e-word.  PLoS Biology 5: 137-139

V.H.W. Rudolf & M.-O. Rödel (2007): Phenotypic plasticity and optimal timing of metamorphosis under uncertain time constraints. Evolutionary Ecology 21: 121-142

H.M. Wilbur & V.H.W. Rudolf (2006): Life History Evolution in uncertain environment: Bet-hedging in time. American Naturalist 168: 398-411

V.H.W. Rudolf (2006): The influence of size-specific indirect interactions in predator-prey systems. – Ecology 87: 362-271

V.H.W. Rudolf & J. Antonovics (2005): Species coexistence and pathogens with frequency-dependent transmission. – American Naturalist 166: 112-118.

V.H.W. Rudolf & M.-O. Rödel (2005): Oviposition site selection in a complex and variable environment: The role of habitat quality and conspecific cues. – Oecologia 142:316-325

M.-O. Rödel, V.H.W. Rudolf, S. Froschammer and K.E. Linsenmair (2004): Life History of a West African tree-hole breeding frog, Phrynobatrachus guineensis, Guibé and Lamotte, 1961 (Amphibia: Anura: Petropedetidae); – Ann Arbor, Special Publications of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 193: 31-44

Rödel M.-O., T.U. Grafe, V.H.W. Rudolf & R. Ernst (2002): Review of West African spotted Kassina, including a description of Kassina schioetzi sp. nov. (Amphibia: Anura: Hyperoliidae). – Copeia, 3: 800-814

Manuscripts in review

V.H.W. Rudolf: Consquences of cannibalism in the prey: Indirect interactions and mortality risk reduction.

S. Schreiber and V.W.H.Rudolf: Crossing habitat boundaries: Coupling the dynamics of different ecosystems through complex life-cycles.

Manuscripts in preparation

V.H.W. Rudolf & Amy Pederson: Revenge of the host: The impact of cannibalism in the host on population dynamics and evolution in host-parasitoid systems. In preparation for American Naturalist

V.H.W. Rudolf & Mike Boots: Cannibalism in space: The role of dispersal on the evolution of cannibalism. In preparation for Evolution

Amy E Dunham & V.H.W. Rudolf: Sexual monomorphism and female dominance in Lemurs: A simple explanation. In preparation for Behavioral Ecology

V.H.W. Rudolf (2006) Indirect interactions in stage-structured predator-prey systems: Cannibalism, trait-mediated interactions and trophic cascades. Annual meeting of the Ecological society of America (ESA), 6-11 August 2006, Memphis, Tennessee

*V.H.W. Rudolf (2006) The impact of size-structure and cannibalism on the dynamics of aquatic food webs. Annual meeting of the American Entomological Society, 12-14 March 2006, Charlottesville, USA

V.H.W. Rudolf (2005) The influence of size-specific indirect interactions in predator-prey systems. Annual meeting of the British Ecological Society (BES), 5-7 September 2005, Hatfield, UK

V.H.W. Rudolf (2005) The influence of size-specific interactions in predator-prey systems. Special symposium of the BES Aquatic Ecology Group: Body size and the organisation of aquatic communities.  2-4 September, Hatfield, UK

V.H.W. Rudolf (2005) The influence of size-specific interactions in predator-prey systems. Annual meeting of the Ecological society of America (ESA), 7-12 August 2005, Montreal, Canada

Rödel, M.-O., Kosuch, J.; Adeba, P.J., Assemian, N.E., Kouamé, G.N., Tohé, B., Ernst, R., Hillers, A., Rudolf, V.H.W., Schorr, G., Linsenmair, K.E., Veith, M. (2003): Bio-Diversity changes in West African amphibian communities: global, regional or local causes? Sustainable use and conservation of biological diversity, a challenge for society, International Symposium 1-4 December 2003, Berlin: 174-175.

V.H.W. Rudolf,  Rödel, M.-O (2002): Tree-hole breeding frogs in the Upper Guinea rain forest, West Africa; Conference of the Society of Ecology (GFÖ), 16–20 September 2002, Cottbus, Germany (32): 160

Rödel, M.-O., V.H.W. Rudolf (2002): Tree-hole breeding frogs in the Upper Guinean rain forest, West Africa. Joint meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, July 3-8, 2002, Kansas City: 225-226.

2008  Texas State University - San Antonio, Department Biology

2007  UC Santa Barbara, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology

         College of William & Marry, Department of Biology & Department of Mathematics

         Virginia Tech University, Department of Biological Sciences

2006  Rice University, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Georgia Tech University, Department of Biology

2003  SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Ecology and Evolution

2006              Honorable Mention for the Buell Award for best presentation at the

                 ESA meeting 2006, Memphis. Only three speaker receive this recognition as an indicator of the high quality of their research and of their presentation.

2006              Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching. This

                 University wide interdepartmental award is given to only four students "..who have demonstrated excellence in both their scholarly research and  their teaching duties". (Click for News link)

2006-2007      NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant

2006              Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research Award

2005              Robert J. Huskey Award

2005              British Ecological Society, Travel Grant

2005, 3006     Biology Department Travel Grant

2004, 2005     Mountain Lake Biological Station Research Fellowship

2003-2005      Pratt Bequest Fellowship

Janis Antonovics, University of Virginia

Mike Boots, University of Sheffield

Don Church, Conservation International

Amy E. Dunham, Rice University

Amy Pederson, University of Sheffield

Mark-Oliver Rödel, University  of Würzburg

Sebastian Schreiber, UC Davis

American Naturalist

Ecology Letters

Ecology

Oikos

Oecologia

Theoretical Ecology

Ecological Research

Journal of Functional Ecology

Journal of Animal Ecology

Journal of Zoology

Journal of Tropical Herpetology

American Society of Naturalists

British Ecological Society