Curriculum Vitae

Current Positions

• Extension Urban Horticulturist, Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Washington State University
• Associate Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University
• WSU Master Gardener Program Curriculum Director
• Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington
• Affiliate Associate Professor, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington

Previous Positions

• 1997-2004 Associate Professor of Plant Physiology and Landscape Management, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington
  
• 1989 - 1997: Assistant Professor (Associate 1995), Plant Physiology, Department of Biology, SUNY College at Buffalo

Education

• Ph.D. 1988, Horticulture (double minor in Biochemistry and Botany), Oregon State University. Thesis title: Relationships between Endogenous Phenolic Compounds of Rhododendron Tissues and Organs and Cold Hardiness Development
• M.S. 1981, Biological Sciences, Oregon State University. Thesis title: Sensitivity of the Marine Copepod Tigriopus californicus to Ultraviolet-B (290-320 nm) Radiation
• B.S. 1978, Biological Sciences, Oregon State University

Certification

• Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture

Professional and Honorary Memberships

• American Association of University Professors
• American Society for Photobiology
• Garden Writers of America
• International Society for Arboriculture
• Gamma Sigma Delta, Agriculture Graduate Student Honor Society
• Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society
• Sigma Xi, National Research Honorary
• Phi Sigma, National Biological Research Honorary

Selected Awards

• Award of Appreciation, American Society for Photobiology, 2006
• Earth Hero at School, King County Earth Legacy Initiative, 2003
• Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association (WSNLA) Educator of the Year, 2002
• President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement, SUCB, 1994
• Nuala Drescher Affirmative Action Leave Award, SUCB, 1994
• Outstanding Research Publication Award, American Society for Horticultural Science, 1990
• National AAAS Award in Organismic Biology, San Francisco meeting, 1989
• Robert I. Larus Award from AAAS, Pacific Division, 1988

Current Reviewer Activity

• Reviewer, Molecules, 2007
• Reviewer, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 2007
• Reviewer, HortTech, 2007
• Reviewer, Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2007
• Reviewer, Journal of Plant Physiology, 2007
• Reviwer, Waste Management and Research, 2007
• Reviewer, Physiologia Plantarum, 2006
• Reviewer, Tree Physiology, 2006
• Reviewer, HortScience, 2005
• Reviewer, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2005
• Reviwer, Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2004
• USDA-CSREES grant review panelist, 2006
• US Civilian Research and Development Foundation grant proposal reviewer, 2006

Selected Divisional and Departmental Committees

• Member, CAHNRS Assistant Director of Development Search Committee, 2005-2006
• Member, Puyallup Facilities Committee, 2004-present
• Member, Puyallup Chicona Committee, 2004-present
• Member, CFR Elected Faculty Council, UW, 2002-2004
• Member, CFR Synthesis Team, UW, 2000-2001
• Member, Center for Urban Horticulture Review Committee, UW, 1999-2000
• Chair, Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Curriculum Committee, 1998-2004
• Member, Personnel Committee, SUCB, 1997, 1990-1992
• Member, Curriculum Committee, SUCB, 1994-1996; Chair, 1989-1990

Selected University Committees

• Chair, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Review Committee, UW, 2003
  Member, Campus Landscape Advisory Committee, UW, 2000-present
• Member, Accountability Advisory Board, UW, 1999-2000
• Member, Dean Search Committee, College of Forest Resources, UW, 1999-2000
• Member, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, UW, 1999-2001
• Chair, Faculty Council on Instructional Quality, UW, 1999-2001
• Member, Master Plan Advisory Committee, SUCB, 1997
• Member, College Priorities Task Force, SUCB, 1996
• Member, FNSS Dean's Search Committee, SUCB, 1996
• Chair, Senate Curriculum Committee, SUCB, 1996-1997
• Chair, President's Council for Equity and Diversity, SUCB, 1995-1996
• Chair, FNSS Budget and Staff Allocations Committee, SUCB, 1995-1997
• Chair, General Education Subcommittee, SUCB, 1995

Selected Recent Professional Activities

• State editor, WSU Master Gardener Magazine, 2005-present
• Member, Advisory Board, WSU Master Gardener Magazine, 2005-present
• Secretary of the Board, Seattle Urban Nature Project, 2003-2005
• Council Member, American Society for Photobiology, 2002-2005
• Section Editor, T.P. Coohill and D.P. Valenzeno (eds.), Photobiology for the 21st Century, Valdenmar Publishing Co., Overland Park, KS.

Scientific Publications

Horticultural Myth Columns

Selected Recent Speaking Invitations

• 2008. Selecting, installing, and caring for trees and shrubs: a quick overview. Molbak's Nursery, Woodinville, WA..
• 2008. The "rights" of spring: avoid seven deadly sins when planting trees and shrubs. Swanson's Nursery, Seattle, WA.
• 2008. Desert myths. Palm Desert Rotary Club, Palm Desert, CA.
• 2008. Garden rehab: a twelve-step program. Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Seattle, WA.
• 2008. Much ado about mulches. Inland Northwest Turf, Tree & Landscape Conference, Couer d'Alene, ID.
• 2008. Transplant science: the bare root method. Inland Northwest Turf, Tree & Landscape Conference, Couer d'Alene, ID.
• 2008. Plants without problems: selecting healthy nursery plants. Tacoma Home and Garden Show, Tacoma, WA.
• 2008. Transplant science: the bare root method. Tacoma Home and Garden Show, Tacoma, WA.
• 2008. Conserving water and reducing weeds with landscape mulches. Tacoma Home and Garden Show, Tacoma, WA.
• 2008. Diagnosing environmental stresses in urban landscapes. Indiana Arborist Association, Indianapolis, IN.
• 2008. Not my cup of (compost) tea: discovering, dissecting, and dispelling landscape myths. Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association, Indianapolis, IN.
• 2007.Diagnosing environmental stress in urban landscapes. Washington Turf and Landscape Association Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA.
• 2007.Preparing ornamental landscapes for winter. Natural Yard Care Seminar Series, Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department, Tacoma, WA.
• 2007. Weed control with landscape mulches: what works, what doesn't. City of Portland Pesticide Recertification Seminar, Portland, OR.
• 2007. Weed warfare: beneficial mulches for soil improvement. Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Seattle, WA.
• 2008, 2007, 2006. Bare-bones transplanting: the root of the problem or the problem of the root? Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Seattle, WA.
• 2007. Plants without problems: a good place to start. Tacoma Home and Garden Show, Tacoma, WA.
• 2006. Plants without problems – a good place to start. Washington Turf and Landscape Association Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA.
• 2006. Bare root transplanting – the root of the problem or the problem of the root? Washington Turf and Landscape Association Annual Conference, Bellevue, WA.
• 2006. Diagnosis of environmental stresses in urban landscapes. Puget Sound Green Industry Seminars, WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Puyallup, WA.
• 2006. Transplanting and root washing. PNW ISA Chapter Annual Training Conference, Redmond, WA.
• 2006. Killing trees with kindness. PNW ISA Chapter Annual Training Conference, Redmond, WA.
• 2006. Landscape mulches - what works and what doesn't. WSU Master Gardener Annual Conference, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA.
• 2006. A practical approach to controlling invasives. WSU Master Gardener Annual Conference, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA.
• 2006. Manna, myths, or marketing? The science behind alternative products. The Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island, WA.
• 2006. Improving the success of native landscapes. Northwest Native Plant Society, Seattle, WA.
• 2006. Plants without problems: selecting healthy nursery plants. Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Seattle, WA.
• 2006. Urban warfare: Will your landscape survive? Inland Northwest Turf, Tree & Landscape Conference, Couer d'Alene, ID.

Recent Professional Society Presentations

• Chalker-Scott, L. 2006. Getting out of the field and into the forest: sustainable management practices for campus landscapes. 4th International Conference on Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities, Stevens Point, WI .
• Chalker-Scott, L. and R. Tinnemore. 2006. Is community-based sustainability education sustainable? 4th International Conference on Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities, Stevens Point, WI .
• Chalker-Scott, L. and S. Collman. 2004. Washington State's Master Gardener program: Thirty years of leadership in university-sponsored, volunteer-coordinated, sustainable community horticulture. 2004 Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities Conference, Monterrey Tec, Monterrey, Mexico.
• Chalker-Scott, L. 2002. Sustainable community landscapes. 2002 Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities Conference, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
• Bauerle, T. and L. Chalker-Scott. 2002. International Society for Arboriculture, Seattle, Washington.
• Chalker-Scott, L. and J.D. Scott. 2002. Digital Photobiology Compendium. 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photobiology, Quebec City, Quebec.
• Chalker-Scott, L. 2001. Do anthocyanins function as osmoregulators in leaf tissues? Invited speaker, 2001 Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, Albuquerque, NM.
• Bauerle, T. and L. Chalker-Scott. 2001. Relative effectiveness of control mechanisms for juvenile English ivy (Hedera helix) as measured by leaf respiration and root-crown starch content. 98th International Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Sacramento, CA. HortScience 36:431 (Abs.).
• Bergendorf, D. and L. Chalker-Scott. 2001. Soil bulk density and the health of the Pacific madrone. 98th International Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Sacramento, CA. HortScience 36:529 (Abs.).
• Chalker-Scott, L., 2001. Digital Photobiology Compendium Development Workshop. 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photobiology, Chicago, IL.
• Chalker-Scott, L. 2001. Horticultural techniques for successful plant establishment. Society for Ecological Restoration Northwest Chapter 2001 Regional Conference, Bellevue, WA.

Current Graduate Students

• Eric Eulenberg (PhD, WSU)
• Kava Vale (MEH, UW)
• Kathleen DeMaria (MEH, UW)

Graduate Student Theses

• Deborah Brown, MEH, 2007. A tree management plan for the University of Washington, Seattle campus.
• Amanda Stuckey, MEH, 2007. Effects of planting techniques on Pacific Northwest native conifers in urban forested open spaces.
• Jina Chan, MS, 2004. Effects of harvest method and stratification on germination of California beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta var. californica ).
• Scott Olmsted, MS, 2004. Foliar chlorosis in Rhododendron due to excess soil phosphorus.
• Paul Cereghino, MS, 2004. Survival and growth of three native shrubs planted as unrooted cuttings across a wetland-upland gradient: Cornus sericea, Rubus spectabilis, and Symphoricarpos albus.
• Tammy Stout, MS, 2004. Treating containerized material as bare-root material: a comparison of installation techniques.
• Jennifer Brickey, MS, 2004. Determination of the effects of anti-icer compounds upon the rare plant Hackelia venusta.
• Gemma Alexander, MS, 2003. Effect of mulch on Pacific Northwest natives.
• David Bergendorf, MS, 2002. The influence of soil properties on the morphology and health of the Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii Pursh) in Seattle public parks.
• Taryn Bauerle, MS, 2001. Relative effectiveness of control mechanisms for juvenile English ivy (Hedera helix) as determined by environmental and physiological variables.
• Michelle Salemi, MS, 1999. Seasonal characterization of the phenolic layer beneath floral buds of Rhododendron spp.
• Alynda Empie, MA, 1998. Monitoring population dynamics in Daphnia pulex fed ultraviolet-B irradiated Chlamydomonas reinhardtii - an investigation into food quality modification.
• Carol Siegel, MA, 1997. Non-polar lipid profile of leaves of Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh., Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. hybrids, and other Castanea spp.
• Norman Johnson, MA, 1996. Effects of germicidal ultraviolet radiation on the quality of a wastewater treatment facility effluent containing algal total suspended solids.
• Anne Snyder, MS, 1996. A comparison of germination techniques on the seeds of Cypripedium acaule (Ait.).
• Susan M. Brodka, M.S., 1993. The effects of boron deficiency and mechanical stress on broccoli.
• Chris A. Dunning, MA, 1993. The effect of prior exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation on the 'English Roseum' cultivar of rhododendron and its subsequent ability to cold harden.
• Julie A. Lockett, MS, 1992. A study of the association between Ribes uva-crispa L., the European gooseberry, and Sphaerotheca mors-uvae [(Schwein.) Berk. & Curt.], the American gooseberry mildew.

Selected Grants Funded (PI unless otherwise noted)

• Development of an industry-specific basic training manual in sustainable management of urban landscapes. (Washington State Department of Agriculture Nursery Grants Program, Fall 2004: $20,000; Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association, $11,407).
• Comparisons of plant quality among large production nurseries. (Washington State Department of Agriculture Nursery Grants Program, Fall 2003: $20,000)
• Will a carbon-rich mulch cause nitrogen deficiency in landscape plants? (Washington State Department of Agriculture Nursery Grants Program, Fall 2002: $28,294)
• Management of whitebark pine: assessing predisposition to fire and disease. (USDI National Park Service, Fall 2002: $16,069)
• Turf application of phosphate fertilizer and potential for groundwater contamination. (King County Dept. of Natural Resources, Winter 2002: $10,000)
• Treating containerized shrubs as bare-root material: a comparison of installation techniques. (Washington State Department of Agriculture Nursery Grants Program, Fall 2001: ($23,754)
• Is foliar chlorosis in Rhododendron due to excess soil phosphorus? (Washington State Department of Agriculture Nursery Grants Program, Fall 2001: $25,014)
• Heron Glen wetland restoration project. (CBC Inc., Spring 2001: $10,000)
  Determination of the effects of anti-icer compounds upon the rare plant Hackelia venusta. (Washington State Department of Transportation, Spring 2001: $11,900)
• Sustainable Community Landscapes: Restoring Public Urban Sites. (UW Tools for Transformation, Spring 2001: $50,000)