CURRICULUM VITAE
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Steven P. Campbell
Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission195 New Karner Road, Suite 1, Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-456-0655 x 1221 Fax: 518-456-8198
Email: scampbell@albanypinebush.org
EDUCATION
| 1998-2007 | Doctor of Philosophy Degree. Department of Wildlife Ecology. University of Maine,
Orono, Maine. Dissertation title: Long-term effects of a group-selection timber harvest on the bird community of an oak-pine forest in Maine. Advisor: Dr. Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr.
GPA: 4.00
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| 1996-1998 | Master of Science Degree. Department of Experimental Statistics. New Mexico State
University, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Project title: A re-interpretation of principal components in the context of ordination of morphological data. Advisor: Dr. Leigh Murray
GPA: 4.00
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| 1994-1997 | Master of Science Degree. Department of Biology. New Mexico State University, Las
Cruces, New Mexico. Thesis title: Plant hybrid zones as centers of biodiversity: a test in the Quercus grisea × Quercus gambelii species complex. Advisor: Dr. William J. Boecklen
GPA: 4.00
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| 1990-1994 | Bachelor of Science Degree. Department of Environmental and Forest Biology. State
University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New
York. Major: Wildlife Ecology/Conservation Biology Advisor: Dr. Guy A. Baldassarre
GPA: 3.93
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| 1990 | High School Diploma. East Syracuse-Minoa Central High School, East Syracuse, New York. |
RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE
| 2012-present | Conservation Biologist. Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, Albany, NY. |
| 2010-2012 | Postdoctoral research associate. School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Project: Demography and population viability of the desert tortoise. |
| 2009-2010 | Postdoctoral research associate. Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY. Project: Use of willow short-rotation coppice plantations by birds, amphibians, and small mammals. |
| 2008-2010 | Postdoctoral research associate. Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY. Project: Population size and habitat use of the federally threatened Chittenango ovate amber snail and its competitive interactions with a non-native snail. |
| 1998-2007 | Doctoral dissertation research. Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME. Project: Long-term effects of a group-selection timber harvest on the bird community of an oak pine forest in Maine. |
| 2007 | Research assistant. Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, Orono ME. Project: Forest succession and amphibian migrations: implications for landscape connectivity. |
| 2006 | Research assistant. Holt Research Forest, Arrowsic, ME. Responsibilities: Trapped small mammals to assess their population size and the incidence of Lyme disease and performed other annual tasks (e.g., seedling counts, timber inventory, and insect frass sampling). |
| 2002-2004 | Program coordinator. University of Maine, Orono, ME. Program: NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (NSF GK-12) Program at the University of Maine. |
| 2002 | Volunteer researcher. A Rocha Kenya, Watamu, Kenya. Responsibilities: Mist netted and banded birds in the Arabuko- Sokoke Forest and Mida Creek. |
| 1999-2000 | Project participant. University of Maine, Orono, ME. Project: National review of recovery plans for species listed under the Endangered Species Act. |
| 1997-1998 | Graduate research assistant. Department of Experimental Statistics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Responsibilities: Acted as a statistical consultant for professors and graduate students. |
| 1997 | Research specialist (Statistics). US Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND. Responsibilities: Aided with statistical analyses and data management. |
| 1994-1998 | Master’s thesis research. Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Project: Plant hybrid zones as centers of biodiversity: a test in the Quercus grisea × Quercus gambelii species complex. |
| 1994 | Volunteer research assistant. National Biological Survey. Project: Nesting ecology of geese along the Kashunuk River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AK. |
| 1992-1994 | Research assistant. Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY. Project: Introgressive hybridization of sympatric mallards and black ducks in the Adirondack park. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 2018-present | Adjunct Professor. Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY. Developed and taught undergraduate courses in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Ecology and Management. |
| 2014 | Adjunct Professor. School of Mathematics and Sciences, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY. Developed and taught lecture and lab of an undergraduate Terrestrial Ecology course. |
| 2007-2008 | Visiting Assistant Professor. Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY. Developed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Biostatistics (lectures and labs), Wildlife Population Analysis (lectures and labs), Conservation of Wildlife Resources, Population Ecology, Wetland Wildlife Management (lectures and labs), and Graduate Seminar. |
| 2006-2007 | Teaching assistant. Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME. Helped teach Ecology and Wildlife Habitat Evaluation labs and Wildlife Field Survey. |
| 2006 | Instructor. Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME. Developed and taught Statistical Ecology (lectures and labs). |
| 2005 | Adjunct faculty. School of Science and Humanities, Husson College, Bangor, ME. Taught Human Anatomy and Physiology II lab. |
| 2002 | Education outreach assistant. A Rocha Kenya, Watamu, Kenya. Conducted environmental activities with students and teachers from schools surrounding Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Mida Creek. |
| 2000-2002 | NSF Graduate Teaching Fellow in K-12 Education. University of Maine, Orono, ME. Conducted hands-on science activities with students in grades 5-8 from 5 schools. |
| 2001 | Part-time faculty. Department of Wildlife Ecology. University of Maine, Orono, ME. Developed and taught Population Ecology and supervised a teaching assistant. |
| 1996-1997 | Teaching assistant. Department of Experimental Statistics. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Taught Introductory Statistics labs. |
| 1994-1996 | Teaching assistant. Department of Biology. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Taught Biology, Zoology, and Ecology labs. |
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed articles:
| 2018 | Campbell, S. P., E. R. Zylstra, C. R. Darst, R. C. Averill-Murray, and R. J. Steidl. 2018. A spatially-explicit hierarchical model to characterize population viability. Ecological Applications 28: 2055-2065. DOI: 10.1002/eap.1794 |
| 2015 | Campbell, S. P., R. J. Steidl, and E. R. Zylstra. 2015. Recruitment of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii and G. morafkai): a synthesis of reproduction and first-year survival. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10: 583-591. |
| Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, J. P. Gibbs, and R. J. Rundell. 2015. Coexistence of the endangered, endemic Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail (Novisuccinea chittenangoensis) and a non-native competitor. Biological Invasions 17: 711-723. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0763-5 | |
| 2014 | Bried, J., T. Tear, R. Shirer, C. Zimmerman, N. Gifford, S. Campbell, and K. O’Brien. 2014. A framework to integrate habitat monitoring and restoration with endangered insect recovery. Environmental Management 54: 1385-1398. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0351-6 |
| 2013 | Darst, C. R., P. J. Murphy, N. W. Strout, S. P. Campbell, K. J. Field, L. Allison, and R. C. Averill-Murray. 2013. A strategy for prioritizing threats and recovery actions for at-risk species. Environmental Management 51: 786-800. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-0007-3 |
| 2012 | Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, J. P. Gibbs, and T. A. Volk. 2012. Use of short-rotation coppice willow crops by birds and small mammals in central New York. Biomass and Bioenergy 47: 342-353. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.09.026 |
| Campbell, S. P., J. W. Witham, and M. L. Hunter Jr. 2012. Long-term changes in spatial distribution of birds responding to a group-selection timber harvest. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36: 313-327. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.131 | |
| 2010 | Campbell, S. P., J. W. Witham, and M. L. Hunter Jr. 2010. Stochasticity as an alternative to deterministic explanations for patterns of habitat use by birds. Ecological Monographs 80: 287-302. DOI: 10.1890/08-2366.1 |
| 2007 | Campbell, S. P., J. W. Witham, and M.L. Hunter Jr. 2007. Long-term effects of group-selection timber harvesting on abundance of forest birds. Conservation Biology 21: 1218-1229. DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00768.x |
| 2005 | Campbell, S. P., A. K. Fuller, and D. A. G. Patrick. 2005. Looking beyond research in doctoral education. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3: 153-160. DOI: 10.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0153:LBRIDE]2.0.CO;2 |
| 2002 | Campbell, S. P., A. Clark, L. Crampton, A. D. Guerry, L. Hatch, P. R. Hosseini, J. J. Lawler, and R. J. O’Connor. 2002. An assessment of monitoring efforts in endangered species recovery plans. Ecological Applications 12: 674-681. DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[0674:AAOMEI]2.0.CO;2 |
| Lawler, J. J., S. P. Campbell, A. D. Guerry, M. B. Kolozsvary, R. J. O’Connor and L. Seward. 2002. The scope and treatment of threats in threatened and endangered species recovery plans. Ecological Applications 12: 663-667. DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[0663:TSATOT]2.0.CO;2 | |
| Campbell, S. P. and W. J. Boecklen. 2002. Are plant hybrid zones centers of vertebrate biodiversity? A test in the Quercus grisea × Quercus gambelii species complex. Biodiversity and Conservation 11: 443-467. DOI: 10.1023/A:1014840915535 |
Book chapters:
| 2011 | Campbell, S. P., D. A. Patrick, and J. P. Gibbs. 2011. Biodiversity, conservation, and sustainable timber harvest: can we have it all? Pages 277-320 in J. D. Castello and S. A. Teale, eds. Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. |
Technical reports:
| 2019 | Campbell, S. P., and N. A. Gifford. 2019. Effects of light-level geolocators on prairie warblers (Setophaga discolor) from the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. A report to the USGS Bird Banding Lab for bird banding permit 23799. |
| 2015 | Campbell, S. P., A. M. Dillon, and N. A. Gifford. 2015. Population trends of the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) in the Albany Pine Bush Recovery Unit, 2007-2015. A report to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York Field Office of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. |
| 2013 | Campbell, S.P., R. J. Steidl, and E. R. Zylstra. 2013. Spatial variation in demography and population viability of Sonoran desert tortoises. Report to Arizona Game and Fish Department. |
| 2010 | Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, and J. P. Gibbs. 2010. Population size and habitat use of the federally-threatened Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail (Novisuccinea chittenangoensis) and its competitive interactions with a non-native snail (Succinea spp. B). Final report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
Dissertation and thesis:
| 2007 | Campbell, S. P. 2007. The long-term effects of a group-selection timber harvest on the bird community of an oak-pine forest in Maine. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Maine, Orono, Maine. |
| 1997 | Campbell, S. P. 1997. Plant hybrid zones as centers of biodiversity: a test in the Quercus grisea × Quercus gambelii species complex. M.S. Thesis. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico. |
Popular publications:
| 2019 | Gifford, N. A, and S. P. Campbell. 2019. Blue blazes: in pursuit of a butterfly effect. Natural History 127(8): 30-31. |
Other publications:
| 2019 | Zylstra, E. R., S. P. Campbell, C. R. Darst, R. C. Averill-Murray, and R. J. Steidl. 2019. Demography of Sonoran desert tortoises. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 100:e01470. |
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS
| 2009-2010 | Honeywell, Inc. “Wildlife Use of Short-rotation Willow Crops at the Solvay Waste Beds.” S. P. Campbell, T. A. Volk, J. P. Gibbs, and J. L. Frair. $109,871 |
| 2003-2007 | Graduate Student Government, University of Maine. $1,085 (3 travel grants) |
| 2001-2004 | Green Endowment Fund, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture, University of Maine. $2,400 (4 travel grants) |
| 2001 | Howard L. Mendall Memorial Scholarship, Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine. $200 |
| 2000-2001 | Green Endowment Fund, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture, University of Maine. $982 (2 research grants) |
| 2000-2001 | National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education, University of Maine. $57,000 ($18,000/yr stipend + $10,500/yr tuition waiver) |
| 1999-2000 | Graduate Student Government, University of Maine. $915 (2 research grants) |
| 1995-1997 | Graduate Student Council, New Mexico State University. $659 (3 research awards) |
| 1996 | Summer Research Award, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University. “Plant hybrid zones as centers of biodiversity: a test in the Quercus grisea and Quercus gambelii species complex.” $2,500 |
| 1995 | Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. “Plant hybrid zones as centers of biodiversity: a test in the Quercus grisea and Quercus gambelii species complex.” $500 |
| 1995 | Department of Biology, New Mexico State University. $300 |
PRESENTATIONS
Conferences:
| 2019 | Campbell, S. P., N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Population response of the endangered Karner blue to recovery efforts at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Groton, CT. |
| 2018 | Campbell, S. P., M. E. Akresh, N. A. Gifford, and D. I. King. Tracking movements of prairie warblers during the non-breeding season using geolocators. Northeast Natural History Conference, Burlington, VT. |
| Campbell, S. P., M. E. Akresh, N. A. Gifford, and D. I. King. Tracking movements of prairie warblers during the non-breeding season using geolocators. Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Burlington, VT. | |
| 2013 | Campbell, S. P., N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Numerical response of the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuleis) to recovery efforts at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. 18th Annual Pine Barrens Research Forum, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N |
| Campbell, S. P., N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Numerical response of the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuleis) to recovery efforts at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. 26th International Congress for Conservation Biology, Baltimore, MD (Poster). | |
| Campbell, S. P., N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Numerical response of the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuleis) to recovery efforts at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Northeast Natural History Conference, Springfield, MA. | |
| Campbell, S. P., N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Monitoring the numerical response of the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuleis) to recovery efforts at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY. | |
| 2012 | Campbell, S.P., R. J. Steidl, and E. R. Zylstra. A spatially-explicit population viability analysis for the Desert Tortoise. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR. |
| Campbell, S.P., R. J. Steidl, and E. R. Zylstra. A spatially-explicit population viability analysis for the Desert Tortoise. The 37th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council, Las Vegas, NV. | |
| Campbell, S.P., R. J. Steidl, and E. R. Zylstra. A spatially-explicit population viability analysis for the Desert Tortoise. Joint annual meeting of the Arizona and New Mexico chapters of The Wildlife Society and the AZ/NM chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Phoenix, AZ. | |
| 2010 | Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, J. P. Gibbs, R. Niver, and A. Breisch. Population ecology and habitat use of the federally-threatened Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail (Novisuccinea chittenangoensis) and its competitive interactions with a non- native snail (Succinea spp. B). New York State Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Alexandria Bay, NY (Poster). |
| 2009 | Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, and J. P. Gibbs. Disjunct phenologies allow the coexistence of a threatened and an invasive terrestrial snail species. Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM. |
| Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, and J. P. Gibbs. Population size and habitat use of the federally-threatened Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail (Novisuccinea chittenangoensis) and its competitive interactions with a non-native snail (Succinea spp. B). American Malacological Society, Ithaca, NY. | |
| 2007 | Campbell, S. P., J. W. Witham, and M. L. Hunter, Jr. Long-term changes in spatial distribution of birds responding to small-scale disturbances. Wilson Ornithological Society, Boston, MA (Poster). |
| 2004 | Campbell, S. P., J. W. Witham, and M. L. Hunter, Jr. A twenty-year study of spatial responses of birds to a group-selection timber harvest in an oak-pine forest in Maine. American Ornithologist’s Union, Québec City, Québec, Canada. |
| Campbell, S. P., J. W. Witham, and M. L. Hunter, Jr. A long-term study on the effects of a selective timber harvest on a forest bird community in Maine. Northeast Biological Graduate Student Conference, Orono, ME. | |
| 2002 | Campbell, S. P., E. Perry, M. E. Vayda, and J. Tredwell. Scientists as Educators: The N.S.F. GK-12 Program at the University of Maine. Annual meeting of NSF GK-12 Programs, Washington, D.C. (Poster). |
| Campbell, S. P., J. W. Witham, M. L. Hunter, Jr, and M. T. Jones. The long-term effects of a selective timber harvest on the bird community of an oak-pine forest in Maine. Society for Conservation Biology, Canterbury, Kent, UK. | |
| 2001 | Campbell, S. P. An overview of the N.S.F. GK-12 Program at the University of Maine. Ecological Society of America, Madison, WI. |
| Campbell, S. P., S. L. Thomas, R. Purtell, and S. Hayhurst. Scientists as Educators: N.S.F. Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education at the University of Maine. Society for Conservation Biology, Hilo, HI (Poster). | |
| 1996 | Campbell, S. P., and W. J. Boecklen. Plant hybrid zones as centers of biodiversity: a test in the Quercus grisea × Quercus gambelii species complex. Southwestern Association of Biologists, Camp Tontozona, AZ. |
Invited:
| 2017 | Campbell, S. P., N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Recovery efforts for the endangered Karner blue at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Joint Colloquium Series of Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences and Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY. |
| 2016 | Campbell, S. P., N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Population response of the endangered Karner blue butterfly to recovery efforts at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Lunchtime Seminar Series, University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY. |
| 2013 | Campbell, S. P., N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Recovery efforts for the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuleis) in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Fish and Wildlife Seminar Series, Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY. |
| Campbell, S. P., J. W. Witham, and M. L. Hunter, Jr. Long-term numerical and spatial responses of birds to a group-election timber harvest in Maine. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Series, University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY. | |
| 2010 | Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, J. P. Gibbs, R. Niver, and A. Breisch. Competition and coexistence between the federally threatened Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail (Novisuccinea chittenangoensis) and a non-native snail. School of Natural Resources and the Environment Seminar Series, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. |
| Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, J. P. Gibbs, R. Niver, and A. Breisch. Population ecology and habitat use of the federally-threatened Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail and its competitive interactions with a non-native snail. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, Cortland, NY. | |
| 2007 | Campbell, S. P. Ecology and conservation of birds in New York, Alaska, New Mexico, Kenya, and Maine. Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY. |
| Campbell, S. P., J. W. Witham, M. L. Hunter, Jr. The long-term effects of a group- selection timber harvest on the bird community of an oak-pine forest in Maine. Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY. | |
| 1999 | Campbell, S. P., and W. J. Boecklen. Plant hybrid zones as centers of biodiversity: a test in the Quercus grisea × Quercus gambelii species complex. Department of Wildlife Ecology Seminar Series, University of Maine, Orono, ME. |
Public:
| 2018 | Campbell, S. P, N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Recovery efforts for the Karner blue at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Science Lecture Series, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center, Albany, NY. |
| Campbell, S. P. Ecology, Management, and Research at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Falconer Natural History Lecture Series, Albany, NY. | |
| 2017 | Campbell, S. P., and M. E. Akresh. Tracking movements of prairie warblers during the non-breeding season using light-level geolocators. Board Meeting of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center, Albany, NY. |
| Campbell, S. P., and M. E. Akresh. Tracking movements of prairie warblers during the non-breeding season using geolocators. Science Lecture Series, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center, Albany, NY. | |
| 2013-2016 | Campbell, S. P, N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Recovery efforts for the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuleis) in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Board Meeting of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center, Albany, NY. |
| 2015 | Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, J. P. Gibbs, and R. J. Rundell. Ecology and conservation of the Chittenango ovate amber snail (Novisuccinea chittenangoensis). Lunch and Learn Seminar Series Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center, Albany, NY. |
| 2014-2015 | Guided walk through the Albany Pine Bush Preserve to discuss the ecology, conservation, and management of the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuleis). Lupine Fest, Albany Pine Bush Preserve, Albany, NY. |
| 2013 | Campbell, S. P, N. A. Gifford, and A. M. Dillon. Recovery efforts for the Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuleis) in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Science Lecture Series, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Discovery Center, Albany, NY. |
| 2010 | Campbell, S. P., J. L. Frair, J. P. Gibbs, R. Niver, and A. Breisch. Ecology and conservation of the Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail (Novisuccinea chittenangoensis). Cazenovia Public Library, Cazenovia, NY. |
Guest lectures:
| 2019 | Department of Environmental Studies, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT. Presented a seminar titled “Ecology, managment, and research at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” and led a field trip in the preserve for an Urban Ecology course. |
| 2018 | Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Population response of the endangered Karner blue to recovery efforts at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” in a Meteorological and Environmental Measurement course. |
| Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Ecology and management in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” and led a field trip in the preserve for a Forest Ecosystem and Conservation course. | |
| Department of Biology, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Habitat management at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” and led a field trip for an Environmental Science course. | |
| 2017 | Department of Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Recovery efforts for the endangered Karner blue at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” in a Senior Capstone in Biology course. |
| Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Population response of the endangered Karner blue to recovery efforts at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” in a Meteorological and Environmental Measurement course. | |
| 2016 | Department of Biology, SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Research and management in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” and led a field trip in a Conservation Biology course. |
| 2015 | Department of Biology, Union College, Schenectady, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Recovery efforts for the endangered Karner blue butterfly at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” in a Conservation Biology course. |
| Department of Biology, SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Research and management in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” and led a field trip for a Conservation Biology course. | |
| 2013 | Department of Biology, Union College, Schenectady, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Recovery efforts for the endangered Karner blue butterfly at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” in a Conservation Biology course. |
| 2012 | Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY. Presented a seminar titled “Conservation at a wildland urban interface: the Albany Pine Bush Preserve” in a Conservation Biology course. |
| 2011 | School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Co-presented a short seminar on Bayesian analysis and hierarchical capture-recapture models to students in a weekly seminar on hierarchical models in ecology. |
| 2008 | Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY. Demonstrated some of the basic functions of R for a lab in the course “Quantitative Methods and Models in R”. |
ACADEMIC SERVICE
| 2013 | Reviewer of abstracts for student awards for 2013 International Congress of Conservation Biology |
| 2010-2012 | Member of the Science Advisory Committee for the USFWS Desert Tortoise Recovery Office |
| 2010 | Panelist for the ESF Graduate Student Association Professional Development Panel Series on “Careers for ESF Graduate Students” |
| 2009 | Panelist for the ESF Graduate Student Association Professional Development Panel Series on “Writing for Publication” |
| 2006 | Member of search committee for new faculty member at the Department of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine |
| Member of undergraduate honors thesis committee at the University of Maine | |
| 2005 | Presenter for the Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop on “Preparing for Academic Careers Today: A Workshop for Graduate Students and People Who Care About Them” |
| Presenter for the Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop on “Mentoring Graduate Students: Best Practices Across the Disciplines” | |
| 2004 | Co-organizer and co-host of the Northeast Biological Graduate Student Conference |
| 2002 | Department representative to the Green Endowment Fund Committee |
| Co-organizer and co-host of Department of Wildlife Ecology weekly seminar series | |
| 2001 | Chair of Green Endowment Fund Committee |
| 2000 | Department representative to the Green Endowment Fund Committee |
| Graduate student representative for faculty meetings of the Department of Wildlife Ecology | |
| 1999 | Co-organizer and co-host of Department of Wildlife Ecology weekly seminar series |
TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
| 2013-present | Wildland Firefighter Type II certification. Completed introductory coursework (S-130, S-190, ICS-100, ICS-700) and attended annual training events. |
| 2017-present | Adult and pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED from American Red Cross. Instructor: Jacqueline Citriniti from Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission. |
| 2014 | Applied hierarchical modeling in ecology at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Instructors: Marc Kéry of the Swiss Ornithological Institute and Andy Royle of USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. |
| Spatial capture-recapture modeling workshop at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Instructor: Andy Royle of USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. |
REVIEWS
Journal articles:
Avian Conservation and Ecology, Biological Conservation, Conservation Biology, Emu – Austral Ornithology, Endangered Species Research, Forest Ecology and Management, Landscape Ecology, Northeastern Naturalist, Silva Fennica, Wildlife Society BulletinBook chapters:
Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation ProfessionalGrant proposals:
National Science FoundationUSGS/USFWS Science Support Partnership
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Ecological Society of AmericaSociety for Conservation Biology
