Information

Areas of Research Interest

Full scope of research is described on greghouseman.com

Areas of Teaching Interest

Courses Taught at Wichita State University

  • General Biology II (BIOL 211)
  • Field Botany (BIOL 503)
  • Ecosystem Management and Restoration (BIOL 610G)
  • Plant Ecology (BIOL 610N)
Publications

See updated list of publications at greghouseman.com.

Professional Experience
  • 2018-present. Field Station Director, Wichita State University
  • 2014-present. Associate Professor, Wichita State University
  • 2008-2014. Assistant Professor, Wichita State University
  • 2006-2008. Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Kansas
  • 2004-2006. Research Associate, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University
  • 2006. Adjunct Professor, Kalamazoo College
Grants
  • NSF EPSCoR (2017) “RII Track-1: Microbiomes of aquatic, plant and soil systems (MAPS) mediating sustainability: An observation and experimental network across Kanas precipitation and land use gradients” G. R. Houseman (numerous collaborators; Houseman is the sole WSU PI); WSU Funded $428,792
  • Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (2017) “Linking CRP Grassland Management to Plants, Insects, and Birds” W. Jensen PI, G. R. Houseman, and M. L. Jameson CoPIs; Funded $1,053,947
  • Young Faculty Scholar Award, Wichita State University 2016.
  • NSF-DEB (2016) travel supplement for “Interactive effects of exogenous and endogenous spatial heterogeneity on plant diversity” G. R. Houseman PI; Funded $12,606.
  • Tallgrass Legacy Alliance (2016) “Improving our understanding of the spread and control of the invasive species—sericea lespedeza” G. R. Houseman PI; Funded $38,351.
  • USDA-AFRI (2016) “Integrating modeling and field experiments to guide weed management in rangeland systems” G. R. Houseman PI and I. E. Büyüktahtakin Co-PI; Funded $430,822.
  • NSF-DEB (2015) “Interactive effects of exogenous and endogenous spatial heterogeneity on plant diversity” G.R. Houseman PI, B. L. Foster, Antonio Golubski Co-P.I.s; Funded $747,269.
  • National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center: LTER Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015) “Developing new metrics for studying holistic community changes—a necessary new frontier in the Anthropocene” M. Avolio (PI), G. R. Houseman (co-PI; postdoctoral co-advisor); Funded to cover Postdoctoral salary along with travel and stipend for Houseman.
  • NSF Kansas EPSCoR (2010) “Can spatial variability created by dispersal explain the accumulation of biodiversity” G. R. Houseman PI; Funded $39,000.
  • USDA-NRI (2006) “Does propagule pressure change invasion risk under different agricultural management regimes” G. R. Houseman PI; Bryan Foster CoPI; Funded $125,000.
  • NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant 0308856 with Kay Gross (2003) “Species pools and plant traits as constraints on species diversity across productivity gradients” Funded $10,000.
Additional Information

Education

Institution Degree Year Field of Study
Cornerstone University BA 1990 Biology
AuSable Institute   1992 Naturalist Certificate
Illinois State Unversity MS 1998 Biology
Michigan State University PhD 2004 Plant Biology / EEBB