Prof. Maurine Neiman

ACADEMIC HOST
Prof. Frida Ben-Ami
School of Zoology

IAS Distinguished Scholar
10.5.26-10.7.26

Education

• B.A. in Biology, Carleton College, 1999 (National Merit Scholarship)
• Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology, Minor in Genetics, Indiana University, 2004 (NSF Graduate Research Fellowship; Chancellor’s Fellowship)

Professional Experience

• Professor, Department of Biology & Department of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, University of Iowa (2021–present)
• Provost Faculty Fellow for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Iowa (2021–2024)
• Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Iowa (2014–2021)
• Associate Professor, Department of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, University of Iowa (2018–2021)
• Guest Professor, Research Department for Limnology, University of Innsbruck, Austria (2019, 2025)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Iowa (2008–2014)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Plant Biology, Univ. of Minnesota (2007–2008)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of St. Thomas (2006–2007)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Virginia (2004–2006)

Fellowships and Memberships

• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (date unspecified)
• Member, Society for the Study of Evolution (lifetime)
• Member, National Center for Science Education (lifetime)
• Member, European Society for Evolutionary Biology
• Member, American Malacological Society
• Member, The Malacological Society of London

Awards

• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Thomas H. Huxley Award, Society for the Study of Evolution, 2017
• SSE Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper in Evolution, Society for the Study of Evolution, 2006
• Young Investigator’s Award, American Society of Naturalists, 2007
• Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 1999–2004
• National Merit Scholarship, Carleton College, 1995–1999

Research Interests

• Focus: Evolution of sexual reproduction and ploidy level
• Central question: Why is sexual reproduction so common despite its costs?
• Model system: Freshwater snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum
• Methods: Behavioral ecology, evolutionary genetics, genomics, physiology, ecosystem-level studies
• Applications: Ecotoxicology, host-parasite coevolution, biological invasions
• Lab priorities: Mentoring, community engagement, inclusive and equitable lab environment
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