Professional service
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Membership in Professional Organizations
American Geophysical Union (2011)
American Institute of Biological Sciences (2002-present)
American Ornithologists’ Union (2004-2014)
Association of Field Ornithologists (2004-2014)
Cooper Ornithological Society (2004-2014)
Dragonfly Society of the Americas (2000-2001, 2009-present)
Ecological Society of America (1995-present)
ESA Urban Ecosystem Ecology Section (2005-present)
Entomological Society of America (1998-present)
International Association for Landscape Ecology, U.S. Chapter (1997-2019), North American Chapter (2019-present)
Raptor Research Foundation (2004-2011)
Sigma Xi (2000-present)
Society for Conservation Biology (1994-2020)
Society of Wetland Scientists (2007-2012)
Southwestern Association of Naturalists (1998-present)
Southwestern Entomological Association (2001-2011)
Texas Ornithological Society (2004-2020)
The Wildlife Society (2006-present)
Wilson Ornithological Society (2004-2014)
Worldwide Dragonfly Association (2009-present)
Offices Held in Professional Organizations
President, International Association for Landscape Ecology-North America, 2019-2022
Regular Member to the Executive Council of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas, 2017-2023
Councillor-at-Large, U.S. Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, 2003-2005
Society Service Activities
Chair, Grants Program, Dragonfly Society of the Americas, 2017-present
Member, Abstracts Committee, Dragonfly Society of the Americas, 2018-present
Member, International Association for Landscape Ecology-North America Mentoring Program, 2021
Member, Foreign Scholar Travel Committee, U.S. Chapter of the International Association for Landsape Ecology/International Association for Landscape Ecology-North America, 2007-2020
Chair, Nominating Committee, U.S. Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, 2004-2010
Member, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Committee, International Association for Landscape Ecology-North America, 2019-present
Abstract reviewer, The 20th Annual US-IALE Landscape Ecology Symposium, 2005
Chair, Outreach Committee, U.S. Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, 2003-2004
Judge, student presentations, The 19th Annual US-IALE Landscape Ecology Symposium, 2004
Judge, student presentations, The 18th Annual US-IALE Landscape Ecology Symposium, 2003
Judge, student presentations, The 16th Annual US-IALE Landscape Ecology Symposium, 2001
Judge, Buell/Braun competition, The 86th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Madison, WI, 2001
Judge, student presentations, The 15h Annual US-IALE Landscape Ecology Symposium, 2000
Member, Awards Committee, U.S. Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, 1998-2000
Sessions Chaired at Professional Meetings
2016 Avian ecology, Annual meeting of the U.S. Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Asheville, NC
2015 John A. Wiens Symposium, The Ninth World Congress of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Portland, OR
2004 Urban landscapes, The 19th Annual US-IALE Landscape Ecology Symposium, Las Vegas, NV
2003 Searching for general principles and identifying limitations, International Workshop on Urban Ecology, Melbourne, Australia
Grant Review Panels
National Science Foundation (Macrosystems Biology) – September 2014
National Science Foundation (Macrosystems Biology) – September 2012
National Science Foundation (Evolutionary and Population Ecology) – November 2003
National Science Foundation (Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants-Ecology) – February 2002
Proposal Reviews
Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship Program - 1
Louisiana Board of Regents’ Pilot Funding for New Research - 1
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada - 1
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research - 1
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - 1
National Science Foundation (Division of Environmental Biology-Dimensions of Biodiversity) - 1
National Science Foundation (Division of Environmental Biology-Ecology) - 7
National Science Foundation (Division of Environmental Biology-Opportunities for Promoting Understanding Through Synthesis) - 1
National Science Foundation (Division of Environmental Biology-Population Biology) - 1
South Carolina Agriculture and Forestry Research - 1
Department of Energy (National Institute for Climate Change Research) - 1
Book Prospectus Reviews
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Oklahoma: Status, Distribution, and Biogeography by Brenda Smith-Patten, Michael Patten, and Emily Hjalmarson, University of Oklahoma Press, October 2018
A Haven in the Sun by B.C. Robison, Texas Tech University Press, May 2017
Fundamental Concepts in Urban Ecology by Mary Cadenasso and Steward Pickett, University of California Press, October 2015
The Ecology of Urban Environments by Rob Francis, Earthscan, March 2011
Basic Landscape Ecology by R. Coulson, Knowledge Engineering Laboratory Partners, Inc., December 2010
Ornithology: An Ecological Approach, Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2 July 2010
Essentials of Landscape Ecology, by K.A. With and J.P. Metgzer, Wiley-Blackwell, March 2010
Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Perspective, edited by Matthias Richter and Ulrike Weiland, Wiley-Blackwell, April 2009
Sources, Sinks, and Sustainability across Landscapes, edited by J. Liu V. Hull, A. Morzillo, and J. Wiens, Cambridge University Press, February 2009
Ecology for an Urbanising World by K.M. Parris, Wiley-Blackwell, November 2008
The Handbook of Bird Biology (3rd ed.), edited by I. Lovette et al., Wiley-Blackwell, October 2008
Handbook of Urban Ecology, edited by J. Niemela, Oxford University Press, December 2007
Globalisation and the Sustainability of Agricultural Landscape Systems, edited by J. Primdahl and S. Swaffield, Cambridge University Press, September 2007
Pulsed Resources and Wildlife Population Response: The Importance of Time, edited by J. Bissonette and I. Storch, Springer, April 2005.
Key Topics and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology, edited by J. Wu and R.J. Hobbs, Cambridge University Press, September 2003
Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology: Methods and Applications, edited by J. Wu, B. Jones, H. Li, and O.L. Loucks, Springer-Verlag, November 2002
Book Chapter Reviews
“Landscape Effects on Individual Movement and Dispersal: Behavioral Landscape Ecology” by K. With in: Essentials of Landscape Ecology, Sinauer, August 2012
“Urban Ecology” by S.T.A. Pickett and M.L. Cadenasso in: Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Springer, March 2011
“Patterns of Biological Diversity,” “Interspecific Competition,” and “Competition in Nature” by G. Mittelbach in: Community Ecology, Sinauer, October 2010
Manuscript Reviews
American Midland Naturalist - 1
American Naturalist - 1
Animal Behaviour - 1
Applied Vegetation Science - 1
Austral Ecology - 1
Bird Behavior - 1
Biological Conservation - 4
BioScience - 1
Bulletin of American Odonatology - 1
Cities and the Environment - 1
Climatic Change - 1
Conservation Biology - 1
Conservation Ecology - 1
Copeia - 1
Ecography - 2
Ecological Applications - 5
Ecological Engineering - 1
Ecological Indicators - 3
Ecological Modelling - 3
Ecology - 2
Ecology and Evolution - 1
Ecosystem Heath and Sustainability - 1
Ecosystems - 2
Environmental Entomology - 1
Environmental Science and Pollution Research - 1
Freshwater Biology - 1
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment - 1
Global Change Biology - 1
Insect Conservation and Diversity - 4
Insects - 1
International Journal for Odonatology - 1
Journal of Animal Ecology - 1
Journal of Applied Ecology - 2
Journal of Arid Environments - 2
Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science - 1
Journal of Ecology - 1
Journal of Environmental Management - 1
Journal of Field Ornithology - 2
Journal of Insect Behavior - 1
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society - 2
Journal of Mountain Science - 1
Journal of Raptor Research - 1
Journal of Vector Ecology - 1
Journal of Wildlife Management - 1
Landscape Ecology - 26
Landscape and Urban Planning - 6
Methods in Ecology and Evolution - 1
Naturwissenschaften - 2
Oikos - 2
PLOS One - 1
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - 1
Remote Sensing - 2
Remote Sensing of Environment - 1
Restoration Ecology - 2
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia - 1
Risk Analysis - 1
Southwestern Naturalist - 6
Studies in Avian Biology - 1
Urban Ecosystems - 4
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening - 1
Urban Habitats - 1
Western North American Naturalist - 1
Wetlands - 1
Wildlife Society Bulletin - 1
Wilson Journal of Ornithology - 1
TOTAL: 128
Manuscript reviewer for U.S. Geological Survey Fundamental Science Practices
Editorial Boards
Associate Editor, Urban Ecosystems (2004-2019)
Coordinating Editor, Landscape Ecology (2007-2011, 2014-2019)
Associate Editor, Journal of Urban Ecology (2015-2019)
Handling Editor, BioScience (2017-2019)
Advisory Board, Occasional Papers and Special Publications of The Museum of Texas Tech University (2021-present)
Letters of Reference
More than 180 letters of reference have been written for undergraduate and graduate students applying for graduate school, professional positions, awards, or fellowships.
Other Professional Service
Member, Advisory Committee, Friends of the High Plains Refuges Complex, 2015-present
Mentor, Plains Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program, 2021
Keynote Speaker, 6th Annual Dragonfly Celebration, Sibley Nature Center, Midland, TX, 10 August 2019
Invited speaker, South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Open House, “Winter Backyard Birds: Identification and Feeding,” 6 October 2018
Invited speaker on birds to the Llano Estacado Chapter of the Western Historical Society, 25 September 2018
Gave presentation on birds to the Llano Estacado Chapter of the National Audubon Society, 27 March 2018
Mentor, Honey Elementary Gifted and Talented student, 2014-2015
Mentor, Student-Mentor Luncheon, Annual meeting of the U.S. Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, 2014-2019
Member, Texas Playa Decision Support System, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, 2013-present
Instructor, TTU University College Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, “Birds and Birding: A Lifelong Pastime,” 26 February 2011, 19 November 2016, 18 January 2020
Speaker, Curator Lecture Series, Museum of Texas Tech University, “Arctic Wings,” 28 January 2010
Invited participant, Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Day, 4 August 2012
Invited participant, PlayaFest, Shallowater Middle School, Shallowater, TX, 13 September 2010
Invited participant, Playa Field Day, Nazareth, TX - Summer 2009, 2010, 2011 (unable to attend in 2011), 2012, 2014, 2015
Invited participant, Playa Field Day, Hereford, TX - 27 June 2013
Invited participant, Playa Field Day, Clovis, NM - 22 October 2014
Invited participant, Playa Field Day, Halfway, TX - 25 June 2015
eCYBERMISSION Mentor, Summer 2008
Biological consultant, 2005-present
Instructor, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, South Plains Chapter Master Naturalist classes on dragonflies - 19 August 2017, 3 October 2020
Instructor, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, South Plains Chapter Master Naturalist classes on ornithology - 6 May 2006, 19 April 2008, 8 May 2010
Speaker, Cochran County Playa Festival, 24 September 2008
Speaker, Curator Lecture Series, Museum of Texas Tech University, “The Ecology of Burrowing Owls in the Texas Panhandle,” 19 January 2006
Instructor, “Birding 101,” Llano Estacado Audubon Society, 28 April 2007
Interviewed for HealthWise segment for KCBD (Channel 11) 5 o’clock news, 19 October 2007