David Edward Unger
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David Edward Unger Division of Natural Sciences Biology Department Maryville College Maryville, TN 37804 865-981-8009 Dave.Unger@MaryvilleCollege.Edu
Ph.D. University of Kentucky 12/07 College of Agriculture, Department of Forestry Dissertation Project: “Population dynamics, resource selection, and landscape conservation of a recolonizing black bear (Ursus americanus) population.”
College of Natural Resources Thesis Project: “Spatial and habitat factors of timber wolf (Canis lupus nubulis) den and rendezvous sites in Northern Wisconsin and East-central Minnesota” B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Eastern College, St. Davids, PA 5/92 Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry Related Experience: Teaching/Academic: August 2012 – Present: Assistant Professor of Biology: Maryville College, Maryville, TN. Courses taught: Vertebrate Zoology, Ecology and Evolution, Ornithology, Introduction to Biology
Philippi, WV. Awarded Tenure Fall 2009. Courses taught: General Biology, GIS, Mammalogy, Ecology, Environmental Science, Conservation Biology, Ornithology, Physiology, and College First Year Experience (additional courses listed below). August 1998 – May 2003: Instructor/Assistant Professor of Biology: Alderson Broaddus College, Philippi, WV. Courses taught (in addition to those listed above): Wildlife Ecology and Techniques, Genetics, Cell Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Microbial Ecology. January-May 1997: Adjunct Science Professor: Lakeland College, Chippewa valley center, Chippewa Falls, WI. Fall 1996/Spring 1997: Substitute Teacher: Spooner School District, Spooner, Wisconsin. March 1996: Community Instructor: “Explore, Discover, Experience” West Bend, WI. Research, Fieldwork, Graduate Work: Summer 2011: Collaborator: Population dynamics and resource selection of a reintroduced American marten (Martes americana) population in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Research is being conducted in collaboration with Grand Valley State University, Meskar Park Zoo, and The Little River Band of Ottawa Indian Tribe. Winter 2010: Volunteer: Colorado Division of Wildlife. Assisted in the tracking, capture, collaring, and processing of puma (Puma concolor). Summer 2010: Volunteer: Colorado Division of Wildlife. Radio-tracked Puma both ground and aerial, located natal den sites, and assisted in processing kittens. March 2010: Volunteer: Yellowstone National Park Wolf Project. Winter Field Study. Evaluated winter wolf (Canis lupus nubilus) kills, data collection on hunting behavior, pack leadership, etc. Summer 2008: Research Technician: Colorado Division of Wildlife. Radio-tracked lynx (Felis lynx) for the annual reproduction survey project. July 2003 – December 2007: Doctoral Candidate: University of Kentucky, Lexington. Spring 2006: Co-Principle Investigator: Evaluating geo-referenced infrared technologies for surveying large mammals: Applications for elk (Cervus elaphus) and black bear in southeastern KY (total grants: approx $110,000). Summers 2003 – 2006: Crew Leader, Bear Research and Trapping: Coordinated all field and technical aspects of non-nuisance trapping and ecological research of black bear in southeastern Kentucky for the University of Kentucky Black Bear Project.
lynx, located natal den sites, and assisted in processing kittens. Summer 2002: Research technician: University of Tennessee, Arkansas Fish and Game, USFWS. Trapped and processed black bears on the White River National Wildlife Refuge. Summers 1999, 2000: Research technician: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). Assisted in research conducted on wolves in northern Wisconsin. Duties included trapping wolves, collecting radio telemetry data, conducting howling surveys, and den/rendezvous site investigation. September 1997: Research technician: Stevens Point Fisheries Coop, US Fish and Wildlife Service. Assisted in sampling of small (Micropterus dolomieui) and large mouth (Micropterus salmoides) bass populations of three northern Wisconsin lakes. March -December 1997: Veterinary Assistant: Spooner Animal Hospital, Spooner, WI Summer 1996: Research Technician: Buena Vista Prairie Chicken Research Station Stevens Point, WI. Assisted in field research of the Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanucus cupido pinnatus). Duties included trapping birds, radio telemetry, and vegetation analysis. Jan. 1995 – December 1998: Masters Student, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. June 1994-December 1995: Research Technician: WDNR. Conducted research on the US Highway 53 wolf study. Duties included trapping wolves, collecting radio telemetry data, determining annual territories, and conducting howling surveys. Summer 1994: Volunteer Wolf Trapper: WDNR. 1992-1994: Research Biochemist Affinity Biotech, Philadelphia, PA Summer 1991: Research Technician Savannah River National Ecology Laboratories Aiken, SC. Research was an analysis of Cesium 137 vs age of yellow bullhead catfish (Ictalurus natalis). Also performed population census of American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Reviewed Manuscripts for: American Midland Naturalist Southeastern Naturalist Wildlife Biology Publications: Unger, D.E., P.W. Keenlance, B.E. Kohn, and E.M. Anderson. 2009. Factors influencing gray wolf homesite selection in northwestern Wisconsin and East-Central Minnesota. Pages 175 – 190 in: Wydeven, A.P., T.R. Van Deelen, and E.J. Heske (editors). Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States: An Endangered Species Success Story. Springer, New York, NY, USA. J.L. Larkin, D.S. Maehr, J. Krupa, K. Alexy, J.J. Cox, D. Unger, and C. Barton. 2008. Small Mammal Response to Vegetation and Soil Conditions on a Reclaimed Surface Mine in Eastern Kentucky. Southeastern Naturalist 7:401-412. Unger, D.E., S. Fei, and D.S. Maehr. 2008. Ecological niche factor analysis to determine habitat suitability of a recolonizing carnivore. Pages 237 – 250 in P. Bettinger, K. Merry, S. Fei, J. Drake, N. Nibbelink, and J. Hepinstall (editors). Proceedings of the 6th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Unger, D.E. and D.S. Maehr 2005. Colonization of the black bear in Kentucky: Ecological Findings. Eastern Bear Workshop, Tallahassee, FL 18:38-42. Kohn, B.E., J.L. Frair, D.E. Unger, T.M. Gehring, D.P. Shelly, E.M. Anderson, and P.W. Keenlance. 1999. Impacts of Highway construction on wolves in northwestern Wisconsin. pp. 53-65 in Evink, G.L., P.Garrett, and D. Zeigler (editors). Third International Conference on Wildlife Ecology and Transportation. Florida DOT. 330 pp. Nielson, S.T., Yiv, S., Dentinger, P., Dickason, A., Sturgis, S., Unger, D. Tustian, A., and Owen, A. 1993. Factor VIII Responses to an Oral Desmopressin (dDAVP) Lipid Based Delivery System (LBDS). Pharmaceutical Research 10:10 (Supplement), S293. Grants and Scholarships: 2011: Burbick Foundation Faculty Development Grant ($2820) 2010: Burbick Foundation Faculty Development Grant ($3405) 2009: Burbick Foundation Faculty Development Grant ($1700) 2008: Alderson Broaddus College Travel Grant (~$1000) 2007: Appalachian College Association Travel Grant ($500) 2006: University of Kentucky Travel Grant ($650) 2006: University of Kentucky Precision Resource Management Grant ($40,000) 2006: Rocky Mt. Elk Foundation ($10,000) 2006: Turner Foundation ($40,000) 2005: University of Kentucky Travel Grant ($400) 2005: Shikar Safari Club International ($20,000) 2004: University of Kentucky Travel Grant ($1,000) 2002: Foundation Grant – Mr. Thomas Litwiler ($30,000) 2001: Foundation Grant – Mr. Thomas Litwiler ($3,000) 2000: Appalachian College Association Travel Grant ($500) 1995: Milwaukee Zoological Society Grant ($500) 1990: Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies Fellow Scholarship
2012: Certified Rescue SCUBA Diver (PADI) 2011: Certified Advanced SCUBA diver (PADI) 2003: Immobilization Seminar: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky.
Amass, Stevens Point, WI. 1994: Wildlife Science Center: Training in the immobilization, vaccination, drawing of hematological specimens, and medical treatment of timber wolves.
2009: Poster: 16th Annual Wildlife Society Meetings, Monterey, CA 2008: Invited Speaker: Cumberland Gap National Historic Park 2008: Speaker: 15th Annual Wildlife Society Meetings, Miami, FL 2008: Speaker: 6th Southern Forestry and GIS Resources, Orlando, FL 2006: Poster: 13th Annual Wildlife Society Meetings, Anchorage, AK 2005: Speaker: 12th Annual Wildlife Society Meetings, Madison, WI 2005: Speaker: Kentucky Wildlife Society Meetings, Pineville, KY 2005: Speaker: Eastern Black Bear Workshop, Tallahassee, FL 2004: Speaker 11th Annual Wildlife Society Meetings, Calgary, Canada 2000: Poster Beyond 2000 International Wolf Conference, Duluth, MN 1997: Speaker 59th annual Midwest Wildlife Conference, Milwaukee, WI 1996: Poster Milwaukee Zoological Society Meeting. 1995: Speaker 57th annual Midwest Wildlife Conference, Detroit, MI 1992: Speaker National Sigma Zeta Honor Society Meeting, Decatur, IL
2011/2012: Strategic planning committee, mineral rights task force, advising task force, committee on committees, study abroad committee, honors program committee, Natural Science Division Honors Awards (NSH). 2010/2011: Institutional Budget, Faculty Liaison to the Board, International Studies (chair), Freshman Experience Task Force, Natural Science Division Honors Awards. 2009/2010: Institutional Budget, Faculty Liaison to the Board, Natural Science Division Honors awards, Committee on Committee (Chair) 2008/2009: Institutional Budget, Faculty Liaison to the Board, Natural Science Division Honors awards, Committee on Committee 2007/2008: Institutional Budget, NSH 2002/2003: Institutional Budget, NSH 2001/2002: Institutional Budget, Athletic, NSH 2000/2001: Institutional Budget, Educational Personnel Preparation Advisory Committee (EPPAC), Athletic 1999/2000: Institutional Budget, EPPAC, Natural Science Division Honors Awards, Athletic Committee Society Membership: The Wildlife Society The Society for Conservation Biology
2012: Runner-Up: Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award, Alderson Broaddus College 2011: Nominee: Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award, Alderson Broaddus College 2002: Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 1998: Outstanding Student Wildlife Presentation Award, 59th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Milwaukee, WI 1992: National Collegiate Natural Sciences Award 1990: National Collegiate Natural Sciences Award Other Experiences/Skills: September, 2012: Invited Speaker: Strawberry Plains Audubon Society, Mississippi. March, 2012: Lead Study Abroad trip with 25 students to Bonaire. March, 2011: Co-lead study abroad trip taking 12 students to Bonaire, Municipality of the Netherlands to study both terrestrial and aquatic (using SCUBA) ecology of the island. May, 2009: Co-lead study abroad trip taking 21 undergraduate students to The Wildlife College, Kruger National Park, private nature preserves (e.g., Timbavati, Manyeleti), and local communities of eastern South Africa. March, 2009: Exploratory trip to New Zealand for the Natural Science Division, AB College.
October 2007: Invited Guest Lecturer, Grand Valley State University Spring 2007, 2008: Invited Speaker on black bear ecology and behavior, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. Academic years 2002, 2007, 2008: Assisted with or lead “freshman move in day”, Alderson Broaddus College. Summers 2003, 2004, 2005: Gave presentations to public school children on the ecology and research field techniques of the American Black Bear at Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. 1994, 1995, 1996: Gave public talks in northern Wisconsin public schools on grey wolf ecology, safety, and wolf conservation. Yüklə 68,5 Kb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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