Lab Principal Investigator

John Whiteman, PhD

Originally from Minnesota, my work has taken me around the globe. I am now based at Old Dominion University, in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Click here for a pdf of my CV.

Appointments

2022-current  ●  Chief Research Scientist, Polar Bears International

2020-current  ●  Conservation Fellow, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

2019-current  ●  Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University

Training

2015-2018  ●  Post-doc, Stable Isotope Biology,  University of New Mexico

Advisor Seth Newsome

2015-2018  ●  Post-doc, Conservation, San Diego Zoo

Advisors Barbara Durrant and Megan Owen

2008-2014  ●  PhD, Ecology, University of Wyoming

Advisors Merav Ben-David and Hank Harlow

2005-2008  ●  MSc, Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming

Advisor Steve Buskirk

1999-2003  ●  BA, Biology, University of St. Thomas

Advisor Amy Verhoeven