Abridged Curriculum Vitae
Education
2020 Ph.D. in Entomology,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
2015 M.S. in Entomology,
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2012 B.S. in Biology & B.A. in Spanish, Cum Laude with Curriculum Honors,
Marietta College, Marietta, OH
Research Experience
2015, M.S. Student, Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas.
Endemic arthropods of Arkansas.
2012, Capstone Project, Department of Biology, Marietta College.
Ecology of assassin bugs at a field station in Ohio.
2012, Independent Project, Department of Biology, Marietta College.
Millipede diversity in two microhabitats.
2011, Investigative Studies Grant Research, Department of Biology, Marietta College.
Biological survey of assassin bugs.
Teaching Assistant Experience
Fall 2016 Insect Biology, Virginia Tech
Spring 2014 & 2015 Insects and Society, University of Arkansas
Publications
Hennen, D.A., Means, J.C., and Marek, P.E. 2022. A revision of the wilsoni species group in the millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae). ZooKeys 096: 17-118. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1096.73485
Jones, T.H., Harrison, D.P., Menegatti, C., Mevers, E., Knott, K., Marek, P., Hennen, D.A., Kasson, M.T., Macias, A.M., Lovett, B., and Saporito, R.A. 2022. Deoxybuzonamine Isomers from the Millipede Brachycybe lecontii (Platydesmida: Andrognathidae). Journal of Natural Products 85(4): 1134-1140. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00077
Means, J.C., Hennen, D.A., and Marek, P.E. 2021. A revision of the minor species group in the millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). ZooKeys 1030: 1-180. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1030.62544
Means, J.C., Hennen, D.A., Tanabe, T., and Marek, P.E. 2021. Phylogenetic systematics of the millipede family Xystodesmidae. Insect Systematics and Diversity 5(2): 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab003
Jiang, X., Hennen, D.A., Chen, H., and Xie Z. 2020. First description of the male of Glyphiulus formosus (Pocock, 1895) (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Cambalopsidae) from China. Zootaxa 4861(2): 281-289. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4861.2.8
Wong, V.L., Hennen, D.A., Macias, A.M., Brewer, M.S., Kasson, M.T., and Marek, P.E. 2020. Natural history of the social millipede Brachycybe lecontii Wood, 1864. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e50770. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e50770
Sierwald, P., Hennen, D. A., Zahnle, X., Ware, S., and Marek, P. E. Taxonomic synthesis of the eastern North American millipede genus Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 1898 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae), utilizing high-detail ultraviolet fluorescence imaging. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 187(1): 117-142. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz020
Jiang, X., Shear, W.A., Hennen, D.A., Chen, H., and Xie, Z. 2019. One hundred million years of stasis: Siphonophora hui sp. nov., the first Mesozoic sucking millipede (Diplopoda: Siphonophorida) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 97: 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2019.01.011
Shorter P.L., Hennen D.A., and Marek P.E. 2018. Cryptic diversity in Andrognathus corticarius Cope, 1869 and description of a new Andrognathus species from New Mexico (Diplopoda, Platydesmida, Andrognathidae). ZooKeys 786: 19-41. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.786.27631
Marek, P.E., Means, J.C., and Hennen, D.A. 2018. Apheloria polychroma, a new species of millipede from the Cumberland Mountains (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Zootaxa 4375 (3): 409-425. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4375.3.7
Hennen, D.A. and Shelley, R.M. 2015. A contribution on the milliped tribe Nannariini (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae): Revalidation of Mimuloria Chamberlin, 1928; identities of Fontaria oblonga C. L. Koch, 1847, and Nannaria minor Chamberlin, 1918; elucidation of the tribal range; and commentaries on Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918, and Oenomaea Hoffman, 1964. Insecta Mundi. 0418: 1–21. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/924/
Published Abstracts
Means, J.C., Hennen, D.A., and Marek, P.E. 2017. Discovery of Two Monophyletic Clades Within the Appalachian Millipede Genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Tropical Natural History, Supplement 5: 29.
Hennen, D.A. and Marek, P.E. 2017. Taxonomic Synthesis of the North American Millipede Genus Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 1898 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). Tropical Natural History, Supplement 5: 8.
Non-refereed Publications
Hennen, D.A. and Brown, J. 2021. Millipedes of Ohio field guide. Publication 5527. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Columbus, OH. 75 pp. https://ohiodnr.gov/static/documents/wildlife/backyard-wildlife/Millipedes+of+Ohio+Pub+5527.pdf
Invited Presentations
Hennen, D.A. 2022. Millipedes and Centipedes: Our Friends Underfoot. Bugfest 2022, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Raleigh, NC.
Hennen, D.A. and Brown, J. 2021. Every leg counts: the millipedes of Ohio. Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference. Columbus, OH [virtual]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2UcCGZdnI
Hennen, D.A. 2018. Designing an entomological social media campaign. Entomological Society of America, Eastern Branch. Annapolis, Maryland.
Hennen, D.A. 2017. Untapped resources: The overlooked biodiversity of urban forests. Entomological Society of America. Denver, CO.
Hennen, D.A. 2016. Surprising smells and sculptures of glass: Discovering the diversity of Appalachian millipedes. National Museum of Natural History. Washington, D. C.
Hennen, D.A. 2015. The future of science outreach: How millennials are changing science communication. Entomological Society of America. Minneapolis, MN.
Hennen, D.A. 2015. More than just cat photos: Using social media professionally. Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity. Columbus, OH.
Hennen, D.A. 2014. The benefits of the selfie: Grad students and the imagined distraction of social media. Entomological Society of America. Portland, OR.
Presentations
Hennen, D.A., Means, J.C., and Marek, P.E. 2019. Phylogenetics of the Appalachian twisted claw millipedes (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae: Nannaria). Virginia Natural History Society, Martinsville, VA.
Hennen, D.A. and Marek, P.E. 2019. First molecular phylogeny of the swift pink millipedes Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 1898 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). Entomological Society of America, Eastern Branch. Blacksburg, VA.
Sierwald, P., Hennen, D.A., Zahnle, X., Nguyen, A.D., and Bueno-Villegas, J. 2019. Siphoniulida: 125 years after discovery found alive. 18th International Congress of Myriapodology. Budapest, Hungary.
Hennen, D.A. 2019. The Unknown Diversity. Entomological Digest Talk, Entomological Society of America, Eastern Branch. Blacksburg, VA.
Means, J.C., Hennen, D.A., and Marek, P.E. 2018. Molecular phylogenetics of the twisted claw millipedes (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Virginia Natural History Society. Martinsville, VA.
Means, J.C., Hennen, D.A., and Marek, P.E. 2018. A taxonomic revision of the Appalachian millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918. Society for Systematic Biologists. Columbus, OH.
Hennen, D.A. and Marek, P.E. 2018. A First Phylogeny of the North American millipede genus Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 1898 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). Society for Systematic Biologists. Columbus, OH.
Hennen, D.A. and Marek, P.E. 2017. Taxonomic synthesis of the North American millipede genus Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 1898 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). 17th International Congress of Myriapodology. Krabi, Thailand.
Means, J.C., Hennen, D.A., and Marek, P.E. 2017. Discovery of two monophyletic clades within the Appalachian millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). 17th International Congress of Myriapodology. Krabi, Thailand.
Hennen, D.A. and Marek, P.E. 2017. How to deal with a mixed up group: unraveling the species of the millipede genus Pseudopolydesmus (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). Interfaces of Global Change Graduate Student Research Symposium. Blacksburg, VA.
Hennen, D.A. 2016. Many legs, much heart: An Appalachian millipede adventure. Virginia Tech Entomology Department Lightning Talks. Blacksburg, VA.
Hennen, D.A. and Dowling, A.G. 2015. An updated synopsis of the millipedes of Ohio and Arkansas. Joint meeting, Arkansas & Kansas Entomological Societies. Fayetteville, AR.
Hennen, D.A. 2015. Legs, leaves, and logs: a 21st century Ohio millipede adventure. Ohio Natural History Conference. Columbus, OH.
Hennen, D.A. and Dowling, A.G. 2014. Obeying the zeitgebers: Circadian rhythms of forest leaf litter arthropod communities. Entomological Society of America. Portland, OR.
Hennen, D.A. and Dowling, A.G. 2014. 80 years later: Revisiting the millipedes of Ohio. Kansas Entomological Society. Emporia, KS.
Hennen, D.A. and Dowling, A.G. 2013. Arkansas’s enigmatic (but not unknown) millipedes. Arkansas Entomological Society. Magnolia, AR.
Poster Presentations
Hennen, D.A. and Marek, P. E. 2018. Chemical defense gland evolution in a millipede Müllerian mimicry ring. Interfaces of Global Change Graduate Research Symposium. Blacksburg, VA.
Shorter P.L., Hennen, D.A., and Marek, P.E. 2016. Cryptic diversity in Andrognathus corticarius Cope, 1869 (Diplopoda, Platydesmida, Andrognathidae). Virginia Tech Graduate Student Association Research Symposium. Blacksburg, VA.
Hennen, D.A. and Marek, P.E. 2016. Millipedes under our feet: Taxonomic revisions of the common North American millipede genera Pseudopolydesmus (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae) and Nannaria (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Interfaces of Global Change Graduate Research Symposium. Blacksburg, VA.
McShaffrey, D., Hennen, D.A., Mays, M., Spring, M., Turner, N., Reed, B., Eckels, L., Lustofin, K., and Monroe, C. 2016. An Updated ATBI (All-Taxa Biotic Index) for the Barbara A. Beiser Field Station, Washington County, Ohio. Ohio Natural History Conference. Columbus, OH.
McShaffrey, D.G., Hennen, D.A., Lustofin, K., Spring, M., and D. Remeneric. 2014. Baseline ATBI for the Barbara A. Beiser Field Station Washington County, Ohio. Ohio Natural History Conference. Columbus, OH.
Hennen, D.A. and McShaffrey, D.G. 2012. A biological survey of the assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) at the Barbara A. Beiser Field Station. Ohio Natural History Conference. Columbus, OH. Link.
Lustofin K., Hennen, D.A., and McShaffrey, D.G. 2012. UV fluorescing millipedes from southeastern Ohio. Ohio Natural History Conference. Columbus, OH. Link.
Leadership of Workshops
Myriapoda and Arachnida International Workshop
Los Tuxtlas Tropical Biology Station, Veracruz, Mexico
September 23-October 5, 2018
Millipedes of Ohio
Advanced Naturalist Workshops Series 14
Cincinnati Museum Center's Edge of Appalachia Preserve System
West Union, Ohio, May 18-20, 2018
Awards and Honors
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University:
2017 Alwood Extension Award
2017 Dodson Structural and Urban Entomology Travel Award
2017 Clarence and Gladys Hill Travel Scholarship
2017 Kosztarab Scholarship for Distinguished Achievement in Systematics
2017 Third place, J. M. Grayson Scholarship Award for outstanding Ph.D. Student
2015 Loke and Vicki Kok Graduate Fellowship
2015 Interfaces of Global Change Fellowship
University of Arkansas:
2014 Third place, student paper competition, Kansas Entomological Society annual meeting
2013 Charles G. Lincoln Fellowship
2013 Third place, student paper competition, Arkansas Entomological Society annual meeting
Marietta College:
2012 Eggleston-Ruby Prize
2012 Delta Upsilon Good Citizenship Award
2011 David F. Young Alumni Scholarship
2011 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
2011 Marietta College Investigative Studies Grant
2011 Howard Writing Prize
Grant Applications
2018. American Museum of Natural History. Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant. Funded.
2018. Virginia Tech Graduate School. Graduate Research Development Program. Funded.
2014. University of Arkansas travel grant. Funded.
2014. Ohio Biological Survey. Survey of the millipedes of Ohio. Funded.
2011. Marietta College Investigative Studies Program. A biological survey of the assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) at the Barbara A. Beiser Field Station. Funded.
Professional Membership
2012-present Entomological Society of America
2014-present Ohio Biological Survey
2014-present Entomological Collections Network
2016-present Virginia Entomological Society