CURRICULUM VITAE - Auburn University



TODD D. STEURY

CURRICULUM VITAE

School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences E-mail: steury@auburn.edu

Auburn University Phone: (334) 844-9253

Auburn, AL 36849 FAX: (334) 844-1084

EDUCATION

2007 Ph.D. (Ecology): Indiana State University, Terre Haute. Advisor: Steven L. Lima

Anti-predator behavior and its effects on populations: a theoretical examination.

2002 M.S. (Wildlife Resources): University of Idaho, Moscow

1996 B.A. (Double major in Biology and Environmental Conservation): University of Colorado, Boulder

POSITIONS

2013-Present Associate Professor, Auburn University, Auburn, AL (60% research, 40% teaching)

2008-2013 Assistant Professor, Auburn University, Auburn, AL (60% research, 40% teaching)

2005-2008 Honorary research scientist, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

2005-2008 Postdoctoral research associate, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada

2003-2005 Graduate research assistant, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

2000-2003 Graduate teaching assistant, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

1998-2000 Graduate research assistant, University of Idaho, Moscow

HONORS & AWARDS

2016 Teacher of the Year, Auburn University Wildlife Society

2016 Provost Fellow for SEC Academic Leadership Development Program

2015 Harold E. Christen Award for Service to Teaching, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.

2013 Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Auburn University Student Government Assoc.

2013 Teacher of the Year, Auburn University Wildlife Society

2012 Teacher of the Year, Auburn University Wildlife Society

2011 Teacher of the Year, Auburn University Wildlife Society

2009 Teacher of the Year, Auburn University Wildlife Society

2005 Honorable mention – presentation, Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference

2004-2006 AAAS honorary graduate student membership

2001 Nominated graduate student of year, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho

2000 Best paper, annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Northwest Section

2000 2nd place, best paper, annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, Northwest Section

2000 Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society member, University of Idaho, Moscow

1992-1996 Kittredge Honors and General Honors member, University of Colorado, Boulder

1994 Golden Key National Honor Society member

PUBLICATIONS *Graduate student !Undergraduate student

In Press Wilson*, S.B., S.B. Ditchkoff, R.A. Gitzen, and T.D. Steury. Eastern gray squirrel survival in a hunted bottomland forest ecosystem. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

2018 Wada, H., B. Kriengwatana, T.D. Steury, and S.A. MacDougall. Incubation temperature influences sex ratio and offspring’ body composition in zebra finches. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96:1010-1015.

Wilson, A.E., J.L. Pollock, I. Billick, C. Domingo, E. Fernandez-Figueroa, E. Nagy, T.D. Steury, and A. Summers. Assessing science training programs: structured undergraduate research programs make a difference. Bioscience 68:529-534.

2017 Draper*, J.P., L. P. Waits, J. Adams, C. Seals*, and T.D. Steury. Genetic and population monitoring of two small black bear (Ursus americanus) population in Alabama, within a regional context. PLOS One 12(11):e0186701.

Thornhill, D.J., E.J. Howells, D.C. Wham, T.D. Steury, and S.R. Santos. Population genetics of reef coral endosymbionts (Symbiodinium, Dinophyceae). Molecular Ecology (Invited Review) 26:2640-2659.

Newbolt, C.H., Acker*, P.K., T.J. Neuman*, S.I. Hoffman*, S.S. Ditchkoff, and T.D. Steury. Factors influencing reproductive success in male white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 81:206-217.

Silvano*, A. C. Guyer, T.D. Steury, J.B. Grand. Selecting focal species as surrogates for imperiled species using relative sensitivities. Ecological Indicators 73:302-311.

2016 Neuman*, T.J., C.H. Newbolt, S.S. Ditchkoff, and T.D. Steury. Microsatellites reveal plasticity in reproductive success of white-tailed deer. Journal of Mammalogy 97:1441-1450.

Cortes!, F.E., and T.D. Steury. Factors that influence the risk of carnivore road mortality in central Alabama. Journal of the Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 3:190-194.

Garland!, L., C. Ellis, and T.D. Steury. Food habits of black bears in suburban versus rural Alabama. Journal of the Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 3:185-189.

2015 Gese, E.M., F.F. Knowlton, J.R. Adams, K. Beck, T.K. Fuller, D.L. Murray, T.D. Steury, M.K. Stoskopf, W.T. Waddell, and L.P. Waits. Managing hybridization of a recovering endangered species: The red wolf (Canis rufus) as a case study. Current Zoology 61:191-203.

2014 Karns*, G.R., A.M. Holland*, T.D. Steury, and S.S. Ditchkoff. Maternal life history of white-tailed deer: factors affecting fetal sex allocation, conception timing, and senescence. Evolutionary Ecology Research 16:165-178.

Angle, C.T., J.J. Wakshlag, R.L. Gillette, T.D. Steury, P. Haney, J. Barrett, and T. Fischer. The effects of exercise and diet on olfactory capability in detection dogs. Journal of Nutritional Science 3(e44):1-5

Morse, W.C., D.R. Lowery*, and T.D. Steury. Exploring saturation of qualitative themes and spatial locations in qualitative public participation geographic information systems research. Society and Natural Resources 27:557-571.

2013 Caraway!, K, R. Wilborn, A. Johnson, J. Barrett, and T. Steury. Precision of the Neubauer Hemocytometer in quantifying concentrations of canine spermatozoa within and between operators of differing experience levels. Auburn University Journal of Undergraduate Research 2:21-25.

Dellinger*, J.A., C. Proctor, M.J. Kelly, M.R. Vaughan, and T.D. Steury. Habitat use of a large carnivore, the red wolf, in a human-altered landscape. Biological Conservation 157:324-330.

2012 Sparkman, A.M., J.R. Adams, T.D. Steury, L.P. Waits, and D.L. Murray. Pack social dynamics and inbreeding avoidance in the cooperatively breeding red wolf. Behavioral Ecology 23:1186-1194.

Lowery*, D.R., W.C. Morse, and T.D. Steury. Biological and social investigation of human-black bear conflicts in the panhandle of Florida. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 17:193-206.

Sparkman, A.M., J. Adams, T.D. Steury, L. Waits, and D.L. Murray. Evidence for a genetic basis for delayed dispersal in a cooperatively breeding canid. Animal Behaviour 83:1091-1098.

2011 Dellinger*, J.A., B.L. Ortman, T.D. Steury, J. Bohling, and L.P. Waits. Food habits of red wolves during pup-rearing season. Southeastern Naturalist 10:731-740.

McCoy*, J.C., S.S. Ditchkoff, T.D. Steury. Bias associated with baited camera sites for assessing population characteristics of white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 75(2):472-477.

Sparkman, A.M., J. Adams, T.D. Steury, L. Waits, and D.L. Murray. Direct fitness benefits of delayed dispersal in the cooperatively breeding red wolf (Canis rufus). Behavioral Ecology 22:199-205.

Sparkman, A.M., J. Adams, A. Beyer, T.D. Steury, L. Waits, and D.L. Murray. Helper effects on pup lifetime fitness in the cooperatively breeding red wolf (Canis rufus). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 278:1381-1389.

2010 Steury, T.D., J.E. McCarthy, T.C. Roth, II, S.L. Lima, and D.L. Murray. Evaluation of a root-n bandwidth selector for kernel home range estimation. Journal of Wildlife Management 74(3):539-548.

Murray, D.L., M.G. Anderson, and T.D. Steury. Temporal shifts in density dependence among North American breeding duck populations (1955-2005). Ecology 91:571-581.

2008 Murray, D.L., and T.D. Steury. Lynx and snowshoe hare ecology across a latitudinal gradient: Another kick at the cat. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1463-1472.

Roth, J.D., D.L. Murray, and T.D. Steury. Spatial dynamics of sympatric canids: modeling the impact of coyotes on red wolf recovery. Ecological Modelling 214:391-403.

2007 Roth, J.D., J.D. Marshall, D.L. Murray, D.M. Nickerson, and T.D. Steury. Geographical gradients in diet affect population dynamics of Canada lynx. Ecology 88:2736-2743.

2005 Steury, T.D., and D.L. Murray. Regression vs. ANOVA. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3:356-357.

Lima, S.L., and T.D. Steury. Perception of predation risk: the foundation of non-lethal predator-prey interactions. Pages 166-189 in P. Barbosa and I. Castellanos, editors. Ecology of Predator-prey Interactions. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

2004 Angilletta, Jr., M.J., T.D. Steury, and M.W. Sears. Temperature, growth rate, and body size in ectotherms: fitting pieces of a life-history puzzle. Integrative and Comparative Biology 44:498-509.

Steury, T.D., and D.L. Murray. Modeling the reintroduction of lynx to the southern portion of its range. Biological Conservation 117:127-141.

2003 Steury, T.D., and D.L. Murray. Causes and Consequences of individual variation in territory size in red squirrel. Oikos 101:147-156.

2002 Steury, T.D., A.J. Wirsing, and D.L. Murray. Using multiple treatment levels as a means of improving inference in wildlife research. Journal of Wildlife Management 66:292-299.

Wirsing, A.J., T.D. Steury, and D.L. Murray. A demographic analysis of a southern snowshoe hare population in a fragmented habitat: evaluating the refugium model. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80:169-177.

Wirsing, A.J., T.D. Steury, and D.L. Murray. The relationship between body condition and vulnerability to predation in two small mammals. Journal of Mammalogy 83:707-715.

Murray, D.L., J.D. Roth, E. Ellsworth, A.J. Wirsing, and T.D. Steury. Estimating low-density snowshoe hare populations using fecal pellet counts. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80:771-781.

Wirsing, A.J., T.D. Steury, and D.L. Murray. Non-invasive estimation of body composition in small mammals: A comparison of conductive and morphometric techniques. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 75:489-497.

REPORTS

2019 Steury, T.D., et al. Review on the use of student evaluations of teaching (SETs), with recommendations of teaching faculty for promotion, tenure, and annual review. Final report of the Teaching Effectiveness Committee to the Auburn University Faculty Senate

2018 Steury, T.D., J.P. Draper*, and C. Seals*. Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama. Final report to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

2017 Steury, T.D., J.P. Draper*, and C. Seals*. Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama. Annual report to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

2016 Steury, T.D., J.P. Draper*, and C. Seals*. Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama. Annual report to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

2015 Steury, T.D. and J.P. Draper*. Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama. Annual report to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

2014 Steury, T.D. Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama. Annual report to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

2013 Steury, T.D., and S. Graham*. Estimated population size of black bears in Alabama. Annual report to the Alabama department of Conservation and Natural Resources

2012 Steury, T.D., and S. Graham*. Habitat use of black bears in Alabama. Final report to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

2011 Steury, T.D.. Distribution of long-tailed weasels in Alabama. Final report to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Murray, D.L., T.D. Steury, and P.J. Mahoney*. Viability of the reintroduced red wolf population in North Carolina. Final report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Romagosa, C.M. , T.D. Steury , M.A. Miller*, B. Rogers,  T.C. Angle, and R. Gillette. Assessment of detection dogs as a potential tool for python detection efforts. Final report to National Park Service–Everglades National Park and the South Florida Water Management District.

2006 Steury, T.D., and D.L. Murray. Correlations between hunting season and losses in the red wolf population. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

NON-PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

2018 Steury, T.D., J.P. Draper*, and C. Seals*. Research to save the Alabama Black Bear. Alabama Wildlife Magazine, Summer: 18-20.

2017 Steury, T.D. American Black Bear (Ursus americanus). Pages 335-336 in E. Shelton-Nix, editor. Alabama Wildlife, Volume 5. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.

2012 Eckhardt, L. and T.D. Steury. Timber dogs sniff out root diseases. Forestry Source 17:13.

2011 Eckhardt, L. and T.D. Steury. Root Diseases and Timber Dogs. Silviculture Magazine, Fall: 30-31.

Steury, T.D. Canine detectives. Alabama Wildlife 75:18-21.

IN REVISION / REVIEW / PREP

Angle, C.T., R.L. Gillette, P. Haney, T.D. Steury, N. Cracknell, and E.S. Birch. The effect of physical conditioning, environmental factors and psychological state on resting heart rate in canines. Applied Animal Behavior Science

Stiles*, J., S. Stiles, J. Godwin, T. Steury, and C. Guyer. Use of enclosures in reintroduction of eastern indigo snakes. Copeia

Fraser*, M.S., R.R. Wilborn, A.K. Johnson, T.D. Steury, W.E. Schultz, C.L. Pew, J.L. Randall, M.L. Greer, M. Rick, and R.J. Kemppainen. Determining agreement between different methods of canine serum progesterone analysis in a clinical setting: radioimmunoassay, chemiluminescence, and enzyme linked fluorescent assay/fluorescent enzyme immunoassay. American Journal of Veterinary Research.

Seals*, C., J.P. Draper*, and T.D. Steury. Habitat use and home range size of black bears across and urban – rural gradient in Alabama.

Romagosa, C.M., T.D. Steury, M.A. Miller*, B.A. Rogers, T.C. Angle, R.L. Gillette, and C. Guyer. Assessment of detection dogs as a potential tool for python detection efforts.

Steury, K.B., T.D. Steury, D.G. Pugh, L.C. Livesey, N.H. Passler, S.M Ziska, and K.V. Brock. Equine pastern dermatitis and Chorioptes in draft horses: risk factors and associations with trace minerals.

Anderson*, C., M.J. Kelly, and T.D. Steury. Effects of Mennonite communities on abundance and habitat use of Jaguars (Panthera onca) in Belize.

Wilson*, S.B., S.B. Ditchkoff, R.A. Gitzen, and T.D. Steury. Behavioral adaptations of scatterhoarders to winter flooding that affects their stored food.

Holte*, B., T.D. Steury, and N.D. Chadwick. Behavioral and physiological effects of photosynthetically-active radiation on rosetip sea anemones Condylactis gigantean. To be submitted to Marine Biology.

Friedman!, E., A. Haught!, C. Seals*, and T.D. Steury. Field test of the ability of bears to open pig-specific feeders with modifications for improving access restriction.

Hunter*, S.A., T.D. Steury. T.C. Angle, and R.L. Gillette. Environmental factors influence the detection of scat by dogs. To be submitted to Wildlife Society Bulletin.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS !Undergraduate student

2018 Alabama Department of Conservation of Natural Resources (PI). $1,155,582. “Examination of black bear reproductive ecology in Alabama: Use of denning habitat, den structure, and cub recruitment”

AU Undergraduate research Fellowship.! $6,000. “Impact of Mennonite communities on jaguar populations in Belize”

2017 Scimetrics, Ltd. Corp. $16,339. “Evaluation of use of hog feeders by bears.”

2016 Alabama Department of Conservation of Natural Resources (PI, with W. Morse and M.D. Smith). $138,962. “Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama (supplement).”

2015 Alabama Department of Conservation of Natural Resources (PI, with W. Morse and M.D. Smith). $117,491. “Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama (supplement).”

2014 Alabama Department of Conservation of Natural Resrouces (with S.S. Ditchkoff (PI), R.A. Gitzen, B.G. Lockaby, and E.F. Lowenstein). $1,308,209. “Impacts of wild pigs on gray squirrels, nutrient cycling, and water quality on Lowndes WMA (renewal).”

Alabama Department of Conservation of Natural Resrouces (with S.S. Ditchkoff (PI), R.A. Gitzen, B.G. Lockaby, and E.F. Lowenstein). $140,080. “Impacts of wild pigs on gray squirrels, nutrient cycling, and water quality on Lowndes WMA (equipment).”

Alabama Department of Conservation of Natural Resources (PI, with W. Morse and M.D. Smith). $358,148. “Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama (renewal).”

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PI, with W. Morse and M.D. Smith). $186,183. “Comprehensive examination of black bear ecology and management in Alabama.”

AU Undergraduate research Fellowship.! $6,000. “Non-lethal effects of predators on eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus)”

AU Undergraduate research Fellowship.! $6,000. “Dietary habits of black bears in Alabama”

AU Undergraduate research Fellowship.! $4,000. “Meso-carnivore road mortality in east-central Alabama”

2013 School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. $31,692. “Predator-prey relationships between large cats and cattle in Paraguay.”

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. $85,287. “Estimated population size of black bears in Alabama.”

2012 AU Undergraduate research Fellowship.! $6,200. “Validation of a quick and cost-effective method of identifying carnivore species from DNA in the southeastern U.S.”

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. $62,524. “Estimated population size of black bears in Alabama.”

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (With C. Angle (PI)). $16,500. “Use of scat detection dogs to sample for Florida bonneted bat in south Florida.

2011 School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University $4,000. “Sampling for wildlife using a hexacopter.”

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. $36,929. “Habitat use of black bears in Alabama.”

Center for Forest Sustainability, Auburn University. $15,000. “Correlation between human obesity and body fat in wild raccoons.”

South Florida Water Management District (with C. Romagosa (PI), T. Steury, and C. Angle). $50,000. “Assessing human and dog search team effectiveness for python detection.”

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife (With C. Angle (PI)). $13,321. “Use of scat detection dogs to sample for bobcats.”

University of Kentucky, (with T.C. Angle, (PI). $11,100. “Use of scat detection dogs to sample for bobcats, coyotes, and gray foxes.”

2010 National Park Service (With T.C. Angle (PI), J. Pearce, R. Gillette, C. Romagosa). $75,000. “Support of python detection efforts using detection dogs.”

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. $13,067. “Distribution and habitat use of long-tailed weasels in Alabama.”

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (With J.B. Grand (PI), C. Guyer, E.R. Irwin, C.E. Johnston, E.F. Loewenstein). $351,000. “Inventory and conservation planning for species of greatest conservation need on Alabama DCNR lands (Renewal).”

2009 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. $47,890. “Evaluation of a novel method of sampling for wildlife.”

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (With J.B. Grand (PI), C. Guyer, E.R. Irwin, C.E. Johnston, E.F. Loewenstein). $870,000. “Inventory and conservation planning for species of greatest conservation need on Alabama DCNR lands (Renewal).”

2008 Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (With J.B. Grand (PI), C. Guyer, E.R. Irwin, C.E. Johnston, E.F. Loewenstein). $741,500. “Inventory and conservation planning for species of greatest conservation need on Alabama DCNR lands (Renewal).”

2004 School of Graduate Studies, Indiana State University, IN. $300.00. “Does anti-predator behavior always generate stability in predator/prey populations?”

2002 Indiana Academy of Sciences, IN. $1490.00. “Do predators focus on prey’s food more than prey do? Testing the theoretic predictions of multi-trophic-level ideal free distributions.”

School of Graduate Studies, Indiana State University, IN. $289.85. “Behavioral cascades in ideal free food chains.”

2001 School of Graduate Studies, Indiana State University, IN. $289.85. “Ideal free distributions under predation risk; empirical studies of game theoretical predictions.”

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS *invited presentations

2019 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, FL

2018 Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Mobile, AL

Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, LA

Conversations in Celebration of Teaching, Auburn, AL*

1-day Statistics Workshop, Aquaculture America, Las Vegas, NV*

2017 Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR

2016 24th International Conference on Bear Research and Management, Anchorage, AK.

Alabama State Wildlife Division Annual Meeting, Auburn, AL.

School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Advisory Council, Auburn Alabama. Poster.

2015 Annual Meeting of the Bear Education and Restoration Group of Mississippi, Jackson, MS.*

Conversations in Celebration of Teaching, Auburn, AL *

Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Asheville, NC (4 talks)

Southeast Ecology and Evolution Conference, Athens, GA (2 talks)

American Society of Mammalogists, Jacksonville, FL

International Urban Wildlife Conference, Chicago, IL

Alabama Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Guntersville State Park, AL

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain

Vth International Wildlife Management Congress, Sapporo, Japan.

2014 North America Congress for Conservation Biology, Missoula, MT

Alabama Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Spanish Fort, AL

Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources, Auburn, AL*

2013 Alabama State Wildlife Division Annual Meeting, Montgomery, AL*

International Wolf Symposium, Duluth, MN

Annual Meeting of the Society for Theriogenelogy, Louisville, KY

AU Research Week, Auburn, AL (2 talks)

Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Auburn, AL (3 talks)

Southeast Deer Study Group, Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC (2 talks)

Alabama Farmers Federation Annual Meeting, Montgomery, AL*

2012 Phi Zeta Research Day, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University

UGA Cooperative Extension Service, Master Naturalist Program, Auburn University*

International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Edmonton, AL

Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Decatur, AL

25th Vertebrate Pest Conference, Monterey, CA

2011 Everglades Invasive Species Summit, West Palm Beach, FL

Annual Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Minneapolis, MN

Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.

Southeast Ecology and Evolution Conference. Auburn, AL (3 talks)

Alabama Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Prattville, AL

2010 Auburn University Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology, Auburn, AL*

Southeast Deer Study Group, Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX.

Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA*

Invasive species Management Committee, Everglades National Park, FL*

SFWS Advisory Council Annual Meeting. Auburn, AL*

Emerging Issues 3: Along Urban-Rural Interfaces, Atlanta, GA.

Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Atlanta, GA (2 talks).

Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Spanish Fort, AL.

2009 Dept. of Biology Seminar, Auburn University, Auburn, AL*

Auburn University Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology, Auburn, AL*

Carnivores 2009, Denver, CO.

2008 Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, TN

School of Forestry and Wildlife Seminar, Auburn University, Auburn, AL*

Wildlife Department Seminar, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX*

Biology Department Seminar, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX*

2007 Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Ecology and Evolution Seminar, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

2006 The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK *

Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN

2005 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada (2 talks)

Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Carbondale, IL

Ecology and Evolution Seminar, Washington University, St. Louis, MO *

2004 2nd International Lagomorph Conference, Vairao, Portugal

Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, South Bend, IN

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA *

2002 Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting, Bloomington, IN

Life Sciences Departmental Seminar, Indiana State University. Terre Haute, IN *

2000 Carnivores 2000. Denver, CO *

Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting. Missoula, MT (2 talks)

Northwest Section of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Post Falls, ID (2 talks)

1999 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Spokane, WA

Western Forest Carnivore Committee Meeting. Post Falls, ID

Conference on Species and Habitats at Risk. Kamloops, BC

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS (all invited)

2018 Talk on mammals of Alabama for the Gosse Lecture Series. Cullman, AL

Talk on mammals of Alabama to Wayne State Community College, Hanceville, AL as part of their Earth Day Celebration

2017 Talk on black bears to Advanced Hunter Education Class, Auburn, AL

Talk on black bears to Alabama Treasured Forest Association, Linville, AL

2016 Talk on black bear research to Munford Schools, Auburn, AL

Talk on black bears for the Discover Auburn Lecture Series, Auburn, AL

Talk on black bears for the Auburn Rotary Club, Auburn, AL

Talk on black bears for the Alabama Hikers Association Meeting, Mobile, AL

Talk on black bears for the Mobile Rotary Club, Mobile, AL

Talk on bear safety, Bear Safety and Education Meeting, Mobile, AL

Talk on black bears to Carver Primary School, Opelika, AL (2 talks)

Talk on black bear safety to Anniston Outdoor Association, Anniston, AL

Talk on black bears to Opelika Outdoor Association, Opelika, AL

Talk on black bears to Chatom Elementary, Chatom, AL

Talk on black bears for the North Mobile Rotary Club, Saraland, AL

Interview on mountain lions for Auburn Plainsman, Auburn, AL

Presentation on black bears at North Mobile Rotary Club, Saraland, AL

2015 Black bears in Alabama, Governor’s One Shot Turkey Shoot, Montgomery, AL

Black bears in Little River Canyon, Little River Canyon Center, AL (2 talks)

Black bears in Alabama, Autaugaville, AL

Red wolves in Alabama, Forest Ecology Preserve, Auburn, AL

Annual meeting of the Alabama Treasure Forest Association, Alexander City, AL

Public forum on living with black bears, Heflin, AL

Black bears in Alabama, Forest Ecology Preserve, Auburn, AL

2014 Black bear populations in Alabama, Mann Wildlife Learning Museum, Montgomery, AL

Status of the black bear in Alabama, Talladega National Forest, Anniston, AL

2013 Living with black bears, Alabama Cooperative Extension Presentation, Auburn, AL

Interview on bear for WLTZ, Columbus, GA

Interview on cougars for WTVM, Columbus, GA

Forest Ecology Preserve, Auburn, AL

Spring Fling & Outdoor Expo, Notasulga, AL

Annual Seminar on Jobs in Natural Resources, Auburn University

2012 Kiwanis Club, Lagrange, GA

DeSoto State Park, Fort Payne, AL

E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center, Freeport, FL

Center for Forest Sustainability Outreach Day, Auburn University

Auburn Home-School Association

Seminar on Jobs in Natural Resources, Auburn University

2011 Auburn Early Education Center (2 talks at separate visits)

Forest Ecology Preserve, Auburn University

2010 Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Auburn University

GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED

Hannah Leeper (M.S., Wildlife; 2019 – Present)

Tanner Hough (M.S., Wildlife; 2017 – Present)

Sarah Wilson (Ph.D. Biology, with Stephen Dobson, 2017 – Present)

Sarah Wilson (M.S., Wildlife, with Bob Gitzen; 2015 – 2018)

Chris Seals (M.S., Wildlife; 2015 – Present)

John Draper (M.S., Wildlife; 2014 – 2017)

Hunter McDonald (M.S., Wildlife; 2013 – 2015; Did not finish)

Stephanie Graham (M.S., Wildlife; 2012 – 2016)

Damon Lowery (M.S., Wildlife, with Wayde Morse; 2010 – 2011)

Karen Tenaglia (A.B.D., Biology, with Scott Santos; 2009 – 2012)

Jessie Boulerice (M.S., Wildlife; 2009 – 2011)

Susan (Allie) Hunter (M.S., Wildlife; 2009 – 2011)

Peter Mahoney (M.S., Wildlife; 2009 – 2011)

Awarded top master’s student of School

Justin Dellinger (M.S., Biology, with Troy Best; 2008 – 2011)

GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES

Benjamin McKenzie (M.S., Natural Resources; 2018 – Present)

Victoria Pruente (Ph.D., Fisheries; 2018 – Present)

Brady Holte (M.S., Biology; 2017 – 2018)

Lydia Moore (Ph.D., Biology; 2017 – 2018)

Meghan Kelley (Ph.D., Biology; 2016 – Present)

Arthur Jenkins (M.S., Biology; 2016 – Present)

Alex Hoffman (M.S., Biology; 2016 – Present)

Natascha Isreal (Ph.D., Wildlife; 2016 – Present)

Sue Colvin (Outside reader; Ph.D., Biology; 2016)

Stephen Sefick (Outside reader; Ph.D., Biology; 2016)

Samuel Hirt (Outside reader; Ph.D., Biology; 2015)

Justin Havird (Outside reader; Ph.D., Biology; 2014)

Rebecca John (M.S., Wildlife; 2014 – 2017)

Michael Heneghan (M.S., Wildlife; 2014 – 2016)

Jessica Quintana (M.S., Wildlife; 2014 – 2015)

Kylee Dunham (M.S., Wildlife; 2014 – 2016)

Lenora Dumbro (M.S. Wildlife; 2014 – 2015)

Matthew McVay (M.S., Biology; 2014 – 2015)

Stephanie Hoffman (Ph.D., Biology; 2012 – 2016)

Timothy Neuman (M.S., Wildlife; 2011 – 2014)

Maureen McClintock (M.S., Wildlife; 2011 – 2013)

Kathleen Marrow (Outside reader; Ph.D. Biology; 2011)

Chris McClure (Outside reader; Ph.D. Biology; 2011)

Kathryn Kennedy (Ph.D., Fisheries; 2010 – 2015)

James Stiles (M.S., Biology; 2010 – 2013)

Evi Paemelaere (Outside reader; Ph.D. Biology; 2010)

Pete Acker (M.S., Wildlife; 2009 – 2013)

Angela Jackson (M.S., Wildlife; 2009 – 2011)

Rob Holtfreter (Ph.D., Wildlife; 2009 – Present)

Gabriel Karns (Ph.D., Wildlife; 2009 – 2014)

Clint McCoy (Ph.D., Wildlife; 2009 – Present)

Eva Kristofik (M.S., Wildlife; 2009 – 2012)

Charles Stephen (M.S., Entomology; 2009 – 2012)

Stephanie Irvin (M.S., Wildlife; 2009 – 2011)

Christina Romagosa (Outside reader; Ph.D., Biology; 2009)

Michelle Tacconelli (M.S., Forestry; 2008 – 2011)

Dana Varner (Ph.D., Wildlife; 2008 – 2013)

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS SUPERVISED *Undergraduate research fellow !NSF-REU

Cullen Anderson* (Impact of Mennonite communities on jaguar populations in Belize; with Marcella Kelly; 2018-2019)

Zachary Davenport! (Freshwater Ecology with Alan Wilson; 2018)

Emily Friedman (Ability of bears to access hog feeders; 2018 – 2019)

Andrew Haught (Ability of bears to access hog feeders; 2018 – 2019)

Michaela Coleman (Cottontail predator-prey relationships near Auburn; 2017-2018)

Chelsea Warner (Cottontail predator-prey relationships near Auburn; 2015-2017)

Jordan Broadhead (Cottontail predator-prey relationships near Auburn; 2015-2016)

Trent Arney (Cottontail predator-prey relationships near Auburn; 2015-2016)

Chris Taylor (Cottontail predator-prey relationships near Auburn; 2013 – 2015)

Marisa Pierluisi (Factors affecting risk of road mortality in squirrels; 2013 – 2014)

Forrest Cortez* (Factors affecting risk of road mortality in carnivores; 2013 – 2015)

Dallas Gentry (Food habits of bears in Alabama; 2013 – 2014)

Laura Garland* (Food habits of bears in Alabama; 2013 – 2015)

Andrew Boos (Use of unmanned drones to sample for wildlife; 2013 – 2014)

Colton Wingard (Use of unmanned drones to sample for wildlife; 2013 – 2014)

Monica Richert* (Cottontail predator-prey relationships near Auburn; 2012 – 2015)

Chris Chambers (Cottontail habitat use near Auburn; 2012-2013)

Candice Dunning (Skunk and weasel populations around Auburn; 2012)

Dusty Harrell* (DNA of carnivores of Alabama; 2011 – 2012)

POPULAR PRESS ABOUT MY RESEARCH (Only includes original stories)

2018 Bama bears kin to Georgia population. Rome News-Tribute 10/21.

Undergraduate research experiences lead to more STEM doctoral degrees according to study led by Auburn professor. Auburn News 6/15.

Bears on the move. Alabama Living, April.

Bama’s bears on increase in Northeast. Huntsville Times 1/14.

2017 Black bear sightings likely to increase in Alabama. Outdoor Alabama 12/31.

Research suggests the bears are coming. Anniston Star 11/20.

More bears – and their babies – are calling Alabama home. 11/9.

Auburn University study shows growing bear population in northeast Alabama and distinct genetic group near Mobile. The Newsroom, Auburn University. 11/8.

Munford High School students helping to monitor northeastern black bear. Beyond Auburn. Summer.

They are everywhere; Forest experts, biologists: black bears are in Alabama to stay. The Daily Home (Anniston Star). 1/16

2016 Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field by Ginger Wadsworth. Charlesbridge Press, Watertown, MA.

Sighting bears. Lake Martin Living. 9/20

Sighting increase as black bears migrate. Auburn Villager 7/21.

Why is Alabama having so many black bears sightings? 7/4

Bear Safety. 5/26

Absolutely Alabama: Black bear project. Televised segment on WBRC 5/26.

Alabama’s black bears have some unusual habits. 6/6

High school students help monitor northeastern black bear. School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Newsletter. Spring

Outwitting the possum. Auburn Alumni Magazine

Study to identify southern Appalachian bear population proposed for summer. Rome News-Tribute (GA) 2/2

2015 Researchers nab bear in McIntosh area. Washington County News (AL) 11/6

Researchers capture, release local bears. Washington County News (AL) 10/2

‘Bearly’ there. Times-Journal (Fort Payne) 7/3

Experts tell how to co-exist with bears. The Cleburne News (AL) 6/26

Alabama Black Bear Public Forum. WEAC Tv. 6/25

Researcher attempting to tag local bears for tracking. Times-Journal (Fort Payne, AL). 5/25.

Radio Broadcast on WANI NewsTalk 1400 about bears. 2/27

2014 Professors track black bears through GPS. The Auburn Plainsman.

Black bear study being conducted in Dekalb County. WAAY and 5 o’clock news 11/4

Auburn researchers begin trapping, putting GPS collars on 20 black bears; Little River Canyon joins statewide study. 11/4

Researchers receive grant to study black bears in Alabama. 2014 Auburn Football Program.

Black bear sighting in Alabama are on the rise, but is the population growing? 8/12.

2013 Dogs search for snail mucus, bat quano and pythons in Florida. Tampa Bay Times 9/15.

Steury receives $85,287 grant for Alabama black bear research. Auburn Daily 9/9

Wildlife experts ease Opelika residents’ minds about bear sightings. 9/6

Local experts lead community meeting in Auburn. 9/6

Biologists studying Alabama’s black bear population. Outdoor Alabama Magazine

2012 Good news, bears: species showing signs of comeback. The Anniston Star 11/26

Black bear DNA research could yield most accurate new science about Alabama populations. 11/2.

Study seeks genetic background of bears. Chattanooga Times Free Press 10/27.

Dogs to aid service with bonneted bat research in Florida. Open Spaces, the blog from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 9/24.

Bat’s best friend. Who Knew Blog @ 9/27

The scent of success. Lee Magazine 5(3):20-24.

Auburn University researchers use dogs to search for pythons in the Everglades. 5/15

Rettung für die everglades; Shlangen spur-hunde. DOGS Today (Germany) 80-87.

Search dogs to fight the plague of pythons. BBC 5/5.

Bomb-sniffing dogs enlisted to stem Florida python invasion. 4/30.

In their debt: Stories of remarkable Labrador retrievers. Just Labs 12:18-19.

On the scale trail: training dogs to find pythons in the everglades. 4/3.

AU researchers use detection dogs to find pythons. The Auburn Villager, 3/29.

Dogged pursuit. The Miami Herald. 3/17

EcoDogs sniff out pythons in the Everglades. , 3/12

Woof! Case scenario: dogs train to hung pythons in Everglades. The Palm Beach Post, 3/8

Dogs fetch pythons in the Everglades. , 3/8

Auburn University Python Dogs. Fox News 11:50 & 2:30, plus website, 3/1

Auburn University EcoDogs sniff out invaders. , 3/1

Dogs sniff out exotic pythons in the Everglades. , 2/27

Everglades’ best friend: EcoDogs can help abate python problem. , 2/24.

Dogs help researchers capture giant snakes decimating Everglades’ wildlife. 2/12

Auburn-trained dogs track snakes in Florida Everglades. , 2/11

Detection dogs for pythons. WRBL Morning News, 2/10

Auburn researchers conduct python-tracking study using specially trained dogs. , 2/9

AU detection dogs nab pythons in Everglades. , 2/9

Stopping a Burmese python invasion. WTVM 6:00 News, 2/9

Auburn dogs hunting Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The War Eagle Reader, 2/8

A giant battle: Auburn canines help in search for Everglades’ pythons. AU Newsmakers, 2/15.

Green paws & people. AKC familydog, Jan/Feb.

2011 EcoDogs sniff for research. Auburn Family, 9/26.

Dogs help save endangered species. Dog Fancy, August, pg. 14.

EcoDogs – Auburn’s detection dogs for ecological research. The Corner News, July 24.

2010 Sniffing out Endangered Species. Auburn Veterinarian 32(2):14-15.

Coddled male wolf cubs father fewer pups. NewScientist, 10/21.

Auburn Eco-Dogs. CBS42, Birmingham.7/08.

Dogs sniffing out poop. KMOX radio, St. Louis, live interview, 6/25.

EcoDogs sniff out information on endangered species. The Auburn Plainsman, 6/16.

Auburn University trains dogs to sniff out hard-to-find species. Birmingham news, 6/12.

AU trains dogs to sniff out endangered species. , 6/4.

Auburn’s EcoDogs sniffing out endangered species. AU Newsmakers, 5/11.

Auburn University EcoDogs. WLTZ 5:00 & 6:00 News and website, 4/29.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2008-Present Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Primary Instructor

2008-2015; WILD 2050 - Wildlife conservation history and law; Every Fall

2010-2018; WILD 4910 – Wildlife Summer Practicum; Every Summer

2012-2018; WILD 5750/6750 – Analysis for Wildlife Sciences; Every Spring

2009-2018; WILD 7150 – Advanced Analysis for Wildlife Sciences; Every Fall

2010-2018; WILD 7970 - Habitat Selection, Use, and Occupancy; Every Spring

Guest Lectures: BIOL 5120 - Community Ecology (5X), BIOL 5090 - Conservation Biology (2X), FOWS 5320 – Environmental Services (8X), WILD 3280 - Principles of Wildlife Management (2X), ANSC 7500 - Experimental Methods, ANSC 2010 - Animals and Society

2007-2008 Washington University, St. Louis, Primary Instructor

2008; Graduate seminar on Advanced Statistics

2008; Graduate seminar on Web-page design

Guest Lectures: EnSt 365 – Applied Conservation Biology, EnSt 590 - Mathematical biology

2000-2003 Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Graduate Teaching Assistant

2000-2003; BIO 101L – Principles of Biol. Lab I (3 sections; for majors); Every Fall

2000-2003; BIO 102L – Principles of Biol. Lab II (3 sections; for majors); Every Spring

Guest Lectures: Workshop on Animal Care and Use, BIO 101/102 - Principles of biology (for majors; 8X), BIO 454 - Animal behavior (2X)

2000 University of Idaho, Moscow. Graduate Teaching Assistant

2000; NRS 475 – Conservation Planning and Management; Spring

Guest Lectures: WLF 314 – Ecology of Terrestrial Vertebrates, WLF 448 – Wildlife Population Ecology, WLF 588 – Multi-species interactions

1995-1997 University of Colorado, Boulder, Primary Instructor

1995-1997; Lifeguarding; Every Semester

1995-1997; First Aid and CPR; Every Semester

1995-1997; CPR for the Professional Rescuer; Every Semester

1995-2000 American Red Cross, Multiple locations, Primary Instructor

1995-2000; First Aid and CPR; Variable

1995-2000; Mountaineering First Aid; Variable

AFFILIATIONS

Ecological Society of America

Society for Conservation Biology

The Wildlife Society

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED

2018 – 39 students

2017 – 28 students

2016 – 43 students

2015 – 64 students

2014 – 54 students

2013 – 66 Students

2012 – 38 Students

2011 – 33 Students

2010 – 22 Students

2009 – 13 Students

2008 – 7 Students

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

1-day Workshop on statistics in R for faculty, research staff, and graduate students, Auburn University (3 dates: 1/5/2018, 1/9/2018, 1/4/2019; 107 participants).

1-day Workshop on statistics in R for attendees of Aquaculture America, Las Vegas, NV* (2/18/2018; 63 participants).

Associate editor for the Journal of the SEAFWA 2016

Assistant Editor for the Journal of the SEAFWA 2015

Give an annual seminar on where to find jobs in natural resources to students from Auburn University (2012-Present)

Provided statistical consultations to ~20-30 graduate students and faculty per year (2008 – Present; does not include consultations with co-authors or advisees)

Served on NSF GRFP review panel – 2015-2016

Assisted in development of new undergraduate major at Auburn University - Natural Resource Management. Also developed new undergraduate minor – Natural Resource Ecology

Played central role in development of revised wildlife undergraduate curriculum at Auburn University, including development of 3 new courses: WILD 3750 – Analysis for Wildlife Sciences; WILD 5400/6400 – Problem Solving in Wildlife Sciences; WILD 4910 – Summer Practicum.

Reviewer for: Acta Oecologica, American Naturalist, Animal Behaviour, Animal Conservation, Auburn Journal of Undergraduate Research (AUJUS), Behavioral Ecology, Ecological Applications, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Ecoscience, Ecosphere, Functional Ecology, Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Mammalogy, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, Journal of Wildlife Management, Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Oikos, Population Ecology, Torrey Botanical Society, Wildlife Research, Zoo Biology, and various books.

Consultant for government agencies on lynx and red wolf recovery in U.S.

Consultant for Cheetah Conservation Fund on use of detection dogs to study cheetahs.

Created and maintained web page for the Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) 2006.

COMMITTEES SERVED

2018 – Present Wildlife faculty search committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences (Chair)

2017 – Present Research Advisory Committee, College of Agriculture

2013 – Present Undergraduate Policies and Procedures Committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences (Chair 2014 – Present)

2010 – Present Teaching effectiveness committee, Auburn University (Chair 2016 – Present)

In 2011, chaired subcommittee on course evaluations in distance education

2010 – Present Natural Resource Management Curriculum Committee

2008 – Present Wildlife Ecology and Management Curriculum Committee

2017 Department of Biological Sciences Bioinformatics Initiative Committee

2017 SFWS Recruiter Search Committee

2015 Dean’s Admin Assistant Search Committee (Chair)

2014 Ad hoc committee for evaluation of teaching, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

2014 Interim Dean Search Committee

2014 Interim Associate Dean for Research Search Committee

2014 – 2016 Dixon center management committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

2013 Director of Student Services search Committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

2012 Wildlife faculty search committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

2011 – 2016 Photo Contest Committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

(Chair 2012 – 2016)

2009 – 2015 IT committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

2009 – 2013 Vehicle committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

2009 – 2014 Seminar committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

2008 – 2009 Dixon center management committee, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

REFERENCES – Available upon request

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