Joseph Chris White

1505 Winterberry Dr.

Rocky Mount, NC 27804
828-238-4480 jcwhite986@gmail.com

ACADEMIC HISTORY
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 2009 - 2015
PhD, Biology, Advisor: William K. Smith
-Dissertation title: Water sources and ecophysiology of selected riparian species of the Southern
Appalachian Mountains, USA

Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, NC 2005 - 2009

BS, Conservation of Natural Resources
Minor: Biology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, NC
August 2015 - Current

Visiting Research Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University (Department of Biology),

Winston-Salem, NC
May 2015 - Current

Teaching Assistant, Wake Forest University (Department of Biology), Winston-Salem, NC

August 2009 - May 2015

Research Assistant, Wake Forest University (Department of Biology), Winston-Salem, NC

June 2009 - August 2009

Teaching Assistant, Lenoir-Rhyne University (Department of Biology), Hickory, NC

September 2006 - June 2009

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Life Science (Bio 101, North Carolina Wesleyan College) 2015- 2017
Life Science Laboratory (Bio 102, North Carolina Wesleyan College) 2015- 2017
Independent Student Research (Bio 421, North Carolina Wesleyan College) 2017
Ecology and Evolution Laboratory (Bio 113L, Wake Forest University) 2013- 2015
Plant Physiological Ecology Laboratory (Bio 347, Wake Forest University) 2010-2014
Comparative Physiology Laboratory (Bio 114L, Wake Forest University) 2009- 2013

PUBLICATIONS

Carmichael MJ, AM Helton, JC White, and WK Smith. Standing dead trees: a novel pathway in
the atmospheric flux of CH4 and CO2 from wetlands. Wetlands, in review.
Carmichael MJ, JC White, and WK Smith. Growing season water use patterns of Taxodium
distichum (L.) Rich. (bald cypress) at a restored freshwater wetland in North Carolinas
coastal plain. Southeastern Naturalist, in review.
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White JC and WK Smith. Water source utilization in Rhododendron spp. of the southern
Appalachian Mountains: Implications for distribution and competition. Trees- Structure and
Function, in review.
White JC and WK Smith. Effects of surface flow regime on water source utilization in the
riparian tree Liquidambar styraciflua. Ecohydrology, in review.
White JC and WK Smith. 2015. Seasonal variation in water sources of the riparian tree species
Acer negundo and Betula nigra in the southern Appalachian foothills, USA. Botany, 93: 519-
528.
Berry ZC, JC White, and WK Smith. 2014. Foliar uptake, carbon fluxes, and water status are
affected by the timing of daily fog in saplings from a threatened cloud forest. Tree
Physiology, 34: 459-470.
White JC and WK Smith. 2013. Water sources in riparian trees of the southern Appalachian
foothills, USA: A preliminary study with stable isotope analysis. Riparian Ecology and
Conservation 1:46-52.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Vecellio Grant- Wake Forest University Department of Biology (2010-2015)

Cocke Travel Grant- Wake Forest University (2012, 2014)
Bryden Research Grant- North Carolina Academy of Sciences (2012)
Shinn Grant- North Carolina Native Plant Society (2008)
Yarbrough Research Grant- Collegiate Academy of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences
(2008)

HONORS AND AWARDS

Lenoir-Rhyne University SOURCE Award for Outstanding Research Presentation (2009)
Chi Beta Phi National Science Honorary- Alpha Beta Chapter (2009)
Lenoir-Rhyne Departmental Honors in Biology (2008)
Lutz Award in Biology (2008)

PRESENTATIONS

White, JC and WK Smith. Water source partitioning in three Rhododendron species along an
elevational gradient in the southern Appalachians. 112th Annual Meeting of the North
Carolina Academy of Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (March 28, 2015).
White, JC. Importance of aquaporin activity to rapid water transport in the leaves of two cold-
tolerant Rhododendron species of the southern Appalachian Mountains 15th Annual
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Research Day, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem,
North Carolina (March 20, 2015). [Poster]
White, JC and WK Smith. Seasonal variation in water sources of the riparian tree species Acer
negundo and Betula nigra in the southern Appalachian foothills, USA. 75th Annual Meeting
of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Spartanburg, South Carolina (April 4, 2014).
White, JC and WK Smith. Seasonal variation in water sources of the riparian tree species Acer
negundo and Betula nigra in the southern Appalachian foothills, USA. 111th Annual Meeting
of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina (March 29, 2014).
White, JC and WK Smith. Impacts of flow rate on water sources of riparian Liquidambar
styraciflua of the southern Appalachian foothills. 14th Annual Graduate Student and
Postdoctoral Research Day, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (March
28, 2014). [Poster]
White, JC and WK Smith. Seasonal variation in water sources of the riparian tree species Acer
negundo and Betula nigra in the southern Appalachian foothills, USA. 13th Annual Graduate
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Student and Postdoctoral Research Day, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina (March 21, 2013). [Poster]
White, JC and WK Smith. Water sources in riparian tree species of the southeastern United
States. 28th Annual Perspectives in Biology Symposium, Wake Forest University, Winston-
Salem, North Carolina (November 9, 2012). [Poster]
White, JC and WK Smith. Water sources in riparian tree species of the southeastern United
States. 73rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Athens, Georgia
(April 5, 2012). [Poster]
White, JC and WK Smith. Water sources in riparian tree species of the southeastern United
States. 12th Annual Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Research Day, Wake Forest
University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (March 29, 2012). [Poster]
White, JC. The Effect of Construction on the Long-Time Survival of Dwarf-Flowered Heartleaf
(Hexastylis naniflora), an Endangered Woodland Species. 1st Annual Symposium on
University Research and Creative Expression, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, North
Carolina (April 7, 2009).
White JC, ES Seiling, JN Brzorad. "Effects of Education and Program Improvements on
Garbage Disposal and Recycling Quantities. 1st Annual Symposium on University Research
and Creative Expression, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, North Carolina (April 7, 2009).
[Poster]
White, JC. The Effect of Construction on the Long-Time Survival of Dwarf-Flowered Heartleaf
(Hexastylis naniflora), an Endangered Woodland Species. 106th Annual Meeting of the
Colligate Academy of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences, Asheville, North Carolina
(March 4, 2009).
White JC, ES Seiling, JN Brzorad. "Effects of Education and Program Improvements on
Garbage Disposal and Recycling Quantities. 2008 Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina (November 10,
2008). [Poster]

INVITED TALKS/GUEST LECTURES

Plant-water relations, water sources, and the environment. Bio 401. Ecology, North Carolina
Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina (October, 4, 2016).

Determining water sources of riparian trees of the Southeast. 4th Monday Colloquium, North
Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina (February 22, 2016).

Plants and their Environment. Division of Math and Sciences, North Carolina Wesleyan
College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina (July 22, 2015).

Water sources in riparian tree species of the southeastern Appalachian Mountains.

Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (April 24, 2015).

Using stable isotopes of water in plant ecophysiological studies. Plant Physiological Ecology
course, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (March 5, 2015).

Water sources of riparian trees in the southeastern US: A tale of two projects. Department of
Biology, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, North Carolina (October 16, 2014).
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Water sources in riparian tree species of the southeastern United States. Department of
Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (April 11, 2012).

Nutrients, Plants, and the Environment. Plant Physiological Ecology course, Wake Forest
University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (December 8, 2011).

The Effect of Construction on the Long-Time Survival of Dwarf-Flowered Heartleaf (Hexastylis

naniflora), an Endangered Woodland Species. School of Natural Sciences, Lenoir-Rhyne
University, Hickory, North Carolina (April 29, 2009).

SERVICE

NCWC Constitution Day Committee- Division representative (2016)

WFU Honor & Ethics Council- Biology graduate representative (2014 - 2015)
WFU Ecolunch Seminar Series- Co-organizer (Fall 2014)
WFU Biology Website Committee- Student representative (2013 - 2014)
Reviewer for Riparian Ecology and Conservation

AFFILIATIONS

Association of Southeastern Biologists

Ecological Society of America
North Carolina Academy of Sciences
North Carolina Native Plant Society