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Peter T. Fauth
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Hartwick College,
Oneonta, NY 13820. Phone: [607] 431-4754. E-mail: fauthp@hartwick.edu.

Education:

1987		State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, B.S. in biology, minor in chemistry (Summa Cum Laude).
1990		University of Maryland College Park, M.S. in Zoology. Thesis: Ectoparasitism and the role of green nesting material in the European starling. Thesis advisors: Gerald S. Wilkinson and David G. Krementz.
1997		Purdue University, Ph.D. in Ecology. Thesis: Effects of forest fragmentation on breeding and migrating birds in a midwestern landscape. Thesis advisor: Kerry N. Rabenold.

Professional Interests:

I focus my research on biological conservation, particularly the effects of human disturbance on the behavior and demography of threatened bird populations and communities. In addition, I am committed to outreach programs that encourage the exploration and scientific understanding of natural environments.

Teaching Experience:

1990 Instructor (Summer Session), University of Maryland: Introduction to evolution, ecology & behavior (lecture and lab).

1990 - 91 Instructor, Charles County Community College, MD: Human anatomy & physiology (lecture and lab); Introductory zoology (lecture and lab); and General concepts in biology (lecture).

1997 - 98 Visiting Assistant Professor at St. Olaf College, MN: Introductory cellular biology & genetics (lecture and lab); Behavioral ecology (lecture and lab); Organismal biology (lecture and lab); and Environmental studies (lecture).

1998 - 99 Visiting Assistant Professor at Bucknell University, PA: Introductory genetics & evolution (lecture); and Biology for nonmajors (lecture and lab).

1999 - 01 Assistant Professor at Drew University, NJ: Genetics & evolution (lecture); Ecology (lecture); Conservation biology (lecture); Ornithology (lecture and lab); Evolutionary genetics (lecture and lab), Animal Behavior (lecture and lab); Plants (lecture) and Evolution of social behavior (seminar).

2001-now Assistant Professor at Hartwick College, NY: Ecology (lecture and lab); Ornithology (lecture and lab); Conservation Biology (lecture)

Selected Professional Presentations:

1991 Fauth PT. Ectoparasitism and the role of green nesting material in the European starling. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Laurel, MD (Invited Seminar).

1992 Rabenold KN, PT Fauth and DA Williams. Migratory bird populations affected by interactions among forest fragmentation, geography and floristics. Society for Conservation Biology. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA (Oral Presentation).

1993 Fauth PT. Use of green plants by European Starlings: good house keeping or romance? Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (Oral Presentation).

1993 Rabenold KN, TR Simons, B Goodner, PT Fauth and DA Williams. Effects of forest fragmentation and integrity on Neotropical migrants. Society for Conservation Biology. Tempe, AZ (Oral Report).

1994 Sadowski JA and PT Fauth. Avian communities in southern Appalachian spruce-fir forests. Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference. Northern Illinois State University, DeKalb, IL (Poster).

1995 Fauth PT. Wood thrushes in a fragmented midwestern landscape. Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union. Cincinnati, OH (Poster Presentation).

1995 Fauth PT, KN Rabenold, DA Williams and MC Yaber. Habitat selection by thrushes migrating in a Midwest landscape. Meeting of Indiana Academy of Sciences. Indianapolis, IN (Oral Presentation).

1996 Fauth PT. Reproductive success of Wood Thrushes in a fragmented midwestern landscape. Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union. Boise State University, Boise, ID (Oral Presentation).

1997 Fauth PT. Predicting source habitat for Wood Thrushes in Indiana: Management implications. Technical Session at the Meeting of the Indiana Wildlife Society. Nashville, IN (Invited Seminar).

1998 Fauth PT, KN Rabenold, DA Williams and MC Yaber. Capture rates of thrushes migrating through a fragmented landscape. Meeting of American Ornithologists' Union. St. Louis (Oral Presentation).

1998 Fauth PT. Sources and sinks: Life of a midwestern Wood Thrush stinks. Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (Invited Seminar).

1999 Fauth PT. Neotropical migratory birds in midwestern landscapes. Ross Biological Reserve (Dedication of Alton Lindsey Research and Education Center), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (Invited Seminar).

2000 Fauth PT. Effects of forest fragmentation on migratory songbirds. Department of Biology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA (Invited Seminar)

2001 Fauth PT. Forest fragmentation and songbirds. Blandy Experimental Farm, University of Virginia, Boyce, VA (Invited Seminar sponsored by Northern Shenandoah Valley Audubon Society and UVA).

Publications:

1991 Fauth PT, DG Krementz and JE Hines. 1991. Ectoparasitism and the role of green nesting material in the European starling. Oecologia 88: 22 - 29.

1998 Rabenold KN, PT Fauth, JA Sadowski, B Goodner and P Parker. 1998. Response of avian communities to disturbance by an exotic insect in spruce-fir forests of the Southern Appalachians. Conservation Biology 12: 177 - 189.

2000 Fauth PT. 2000. Reproductive success of wood thrushes in forest fragments of the midwestern U.S. The Auk: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology 117:194-204.

2000 Fauth PT, EJ Gustafson and KN Rabenold. Predicting the location of source habitat for Neotropical migratory birds in an agricultural landscape of the midwestern U.S. Landscape Ecology 15:621-631.

2001 Fauth PT. Wood thrush populations not always sinks in the midwestern U.S. Conservation Biology 15:523-527.

Grants/Awards Received:

1989 Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid of Research ($400), E. Alexander Bergstrom Research Award from the Association of Field Ornithologists ($250).

1993 Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid of Research ($375), Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Award ($500), Bleitz and Council Awards from American Ornithologists' Union ($1,800), Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($1,550).

1994 Indiana Academy of Science Grant ($350), Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($1,550), Indiana Department of Natural Resources Grant ($2,242).

1995 Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($1,550), Indiana Department of Natural Resources Special Projects Grant ($7,680).

1997 Indiana Department of Natural Resources Special Projects Grant ($6,000), Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($1,650).

Education Workshops and Community Presentations:

1994 Parasites: small creatures with large impacts on bird behavior and conservation. Sycamore Audubon Society, West Lafayette, IN (Oral presentation).

1996 Using observations at bird feeders as learning tools. Middle School and High School Teachers' Workshop, Ross Biological Reserve, West Lafayette, IN (Oral presentation with lab activities).

1997 Bridging earth sciences and biology: Do micrometeorological conditions at forest edges and interiors affect soil arthropods? Middle School and High School Teachers' Workshop, Ross Biological Reserve, West Lafayette, IN (Oral presentation with lab activities; conducted with the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Outreach Coordinator).

1997 Wetlands: a place for metamorphosis! Invited workshop for 3rd grade students, Klondike Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN (Oral presentation with lab activities).

1998 Birdseed: Are you getting your money's worth? Observing foraging birds to teach science, math and writing. NSET Teachers' Workshop Session XII, St. Olaf College, MN (Oral presentation with lab activities; conducted with Gene Bakko, St. Olaf College).

1998 Will wood thrushes continue to signal the arrival of spring?: two places, two stories. Seven Mountains Audubon Society. Lewisburg, PA (Oral presentation).

1999 Female choice of male calling songs in house crickets. New Jersey Governor's School of Sciences, Drew University, Madison, NJ (4-week lab project with 10 high school students)

2000-01 Forest Songbirds. Nature Camp, Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Vesuvius, VA (Oral presentations during evening program; led bird and owl walks; taught portions of ornithology class).

Organizational Memberships:

American Ornithologists' Union, Animal Behavior Society, Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, Society for Conservation Biology, Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society), and Wilson Ornithological Society.

Keywords:

Conservation biology, Field ecology, Birds, Natural history, Cross-country skiing, Bicycling, Hiking, Wood working, Orchids, Fern Propagation, Baseball, Gardening, and Fishing.

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1990		Instructor (Summer Session), University of Maryland: Introduction to evolution, ecology & behavior (lecture and lab).
1990 - 91		Instructor, Charles County Community College, MD: Human anatomy & physiology (lecture and lab); Introductory zoology (lecture and lab); and General concepts in biology (lecture).
1997 - 98		Visiting Assistant Professor at St. Olaf College, MN: Introductory cellular biology & genetics (lecture and lab); Behavioral ecology (lecture and lab); Organismal biology (lecture and lab); and Environmental studies (lecture).
1998 - 99		Visiting Assistant Professor at Bucknell University, PA: Introductory genetics & evolution (lecture); and Biology for nonmajors (lecture and lab).
1999 - 01		Assistant Professor at Drew University, NJ: Genetics & evolution (lecture); Ecology (lecture); Conservation biology (lecture); Ornithology (lecture and lab); Evolutionary genetics (lecture and lab), Animal Behavior (lecture and lab); Plants (lecture) and Evolution of social behavior (seminar).
2001-now		Assistant Professor at Hartwick College, NY: Ecology (lecture and lab); Ornithology (lecture and lab); Conservation Biology (lecture)

1991		Fauth PT. Ectoparasitism and the role of green nesting material in the European starling. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Laurel, MD (Invited Seminar).
1992		Rabenold KN, PT Fauth and DA Williams. Migratory bird populations affected by interactions among forest fragmentation, geography and floristics. Society for Conservation Biology. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA (Oral Presentation).
1993		Fauth PT. Use of green plants by European Starlings: good house keeping or romance? Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (Oral Presentation).
1993		Rabenold KN, TR Simons, B Goodner, PT Fauth and DA Williams. Effects of forest fragmentation and integrity on Neotropical migrants. Society for Conservation Biology. Tempe, AZ (Oral Report).
1994		Sadowski JA and PT Fauth. Avian communities in southern Appalachian spruce-fir forests. Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference. Northern Illinois State University, DeKalb, IL (Poster).
1995		Fauth PT. Wood thrushes in a fragmented midwestern landscape. Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union. Cincinnati, OH (Poster Presentation).
1995		Fauth PT, KN Rabenold, DA Williams and MC Yaber. Habitat selection by thrushes migrating in a Midwest landscape. Meeting of Indiana Academy of Sciences. Indianapolis, IN (Oral Presentation).
1996		Fauth PT. Reproductive success of Wood Thrushes in a fragmented midwestern landscape. Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union. Boise State University, Boise, ID (Oral Presentation).
1997		Fauth PT. Predicting source habitat for Wood Thrushes in Indiana: Management implications. Technical Session at the Meeting of the Indiana Wildlife Society. Nashville, IN (Invited Seminar).
1998		Fauth PT, KN Rabenold, DA Williams and MC Yaber. Capture rates of thrushes migrating through a fragmented landscape. Meeting of American Ornithologists' Union. St. Louis (Oral Presentation).
1998		Fauth PT. Sources and sinks: Life of a midwestern Wood Thrush stinks. Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (Invited Seminar).
1999		Fauth PT. Neotropical migratory birds in midwestern landscapes. Ross Biological Reserve (Dedication of Alton Lindsey Research and Education Center), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (Invited Seminar).
2000		Fauth PT. Effects of forest fragmentation on migratory songbirds. Department of Biology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA (Invited Seminar)
2001		Fauth PT. Forest fragmentation and songbirds. Blandy Experimental Farm, University of Virginia, Boyce, VA (Invited Seminar sponsored by Northern Shenandoah Valley Audubon Society and UVA).

1991		Fauth PT, DG Krementz and JE Hines. 1991. Ectoparasitism and the role of green nesting material in the European starling. Oecologia 88: 22 - 29.
1998		Rabenold KN, PT Fauth, JA Sadowski, B Goodner and P Parker. 1998. Response of avian communities to disturbance by an exotic insect in spruce-fir forests of the Southern Appalachians. Conservation Biology 12: 177 - 189.
2000		Fauth PT. 2000. Reproductive success of wood thrushes in forest fragments of the midwestern U.S. The Auk: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology 117:194-204.
2000		Fauth PT, EJ Gustafson and KN Rabenold. Predicting the location of source habitat for Neotropical migratory birds in an agricultural landscape of the midwestern U.S. Landscape Ecology 15:621-631.
2001		Fauth PT. Wood thrush populations not always sinks in the midwestern U.S. Conservation Biology 15:523-527.

1989		Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid of Research ($400), E. Alexander Bergstrom Research Award from the Association of Field Ornithologists ($250).
1993		Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid of Research ($375), Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Award ($500), Bleitz and Council Awards from American Ornithologists' Union ($1,800), Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($1,550).
1994		Indiana Academy of Science Grant ($350), Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($1,550), Indiana Department of Natural Resources Grant ($2,242).
1995		Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($1,550), Indiana Department of Natural Resources Special Projects Grant ($7,680).
1997		Indiana Department of Natural Resources Special Projects Grant ($6,000), Purdue Research Foundation Grant ($1,650).

1994		Parasites: small creatures with large impacts on bird behavior and conservation. Sycamore Audubon Society, West Lafayette, IN (Oral presentation).
1996		Using observations at bird feeders as learning tools. Middle School and High School Teachers' Workshop, Ross Biological Reserve, West Lafayette, IN (Oral presentation with lab activities).
1997		Bridging earth sciences and biology: Do micrometeorological conditions at forest edges and interiors affect soil arthropods? Middle School and High School Teachers' Workshop, Ross Biological Reserve, West Lafayette, IN (Oral presentation with lab activities; conducted with the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Outreach Coordinator).
1997		Wetlands: a place for metamorphosis! Invited workshop for 3rd grade students, Klondike Elementary School, West Lafayette, IN (Oral presentation with lab activities).
1998		Birdseed: Are you getting your money's worth? Observing foraging birds to teach science, math and writing. NSET Teachers' Workshop Session XII, St. Olaf College, MN (Oral presentation with lab activities; conducted with Gene Bakko, St. Olaf College).
1998		Will wood thrushes continue to signal the arrival of spring?: two places, two stories. Seven Mountains Audubon Society. Lewisburg, PA (Oral presentation).
1999		Female choice of male calling songs in house crickets. New Jersey Governor's School of Sciences, Drew University, Madison, NJ (4-week lab project with 10 high school students)
2000-01		Forest Songbirds. Nature Camp, Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Vesuvius, VA (Oral presentations during evening program; led bird and owl walks; taught portions of ornithology class).