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Ph.D., Wildlife and Fisheries Management, May 2011
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Advisor: Dr. Philip C Stouffer Dissertation: "Fragmentation Sensitivity and its Consequences on Demography and Host-Ectoparasite Dynamics in Amazonian Birds" M.S., Wildlife Sciences, Minor in Experimental Statistics, May 2006 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Advisor: Dr. Philip C Stouffer Thesis: "Effects of Fire on Habitat Associations, Abundance, and Survival of Wintering Henslow's Sparrows (Ammodramus henslowii) in Southeastern Louisiana Longleaf Pine Savannas" Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach, summer 2005 Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica B.S., Biology and Environmental Studies, May 2001 Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Advisors: Dr. Janet Wright and Dr. Candice Wilderman Senior Thesis: "Effects of a Point-Source Nutrient Discharge on Diatom Communities in a Scenic River" Tropical Rainforest Studies, spring 2000 School for Field Studies, Queensland, Australia |
Work Experience
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Director of Conservation Science, Jul 2020 - present
Audubon Delta | National Audubon Society, Baton Rouge, LA
Adjunct Graduate Faculty, 2011 - present School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Director of Bird Conservation, Nov 2012 - June 2020 Audubon Louisiana | National Audubon Society, Baton Rouge, LA
Conservation Biologist, May 2011 - Nov 2012 Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi Flyway, National Audubon Society, Baton Rouge, LA
Graduate Assistant, 2004 - 2011 School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Teaching Assistant, 2006 - 2010 School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Biological Consultant (part-time), 2006 - 2008 C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates, Inc., Lafayette, LA Krebs, LeSalle, & Lemieux Consultants, LLC, New Orleans, LA
Content Tutor (part-time), 2006 - 2007 Academic Center for Student Athletes, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Wildlife Technician, 2002 - 2003 Trustees of Reservations, Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA
Teaching Assistant, spring 2001 Biology Department, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Research Assistant, fall 1999 Biology Department, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Biology Intern, summer 1999 Biology Department, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Haul Seining Assistant, summer 1998 Wyatt Group, Lancaster, PA
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Honors & Awards
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Elective Member, American Ornithologists' Union, 2016
President's Award, Louisiana Ornithological Society, 2016 Ben and Pauline Stanley Graduate Student Excellence Award, 2010 Student Travel Award, American Ornithologists' Union Conference, 2004 & 2010 Student Travel Award, Wilson Ornithological Society Conference, 2008 & 2010 Best Student Poster, Joint Conference of the Wilson Ornithological Society & Association of Field Ornithologists, 2008 Clark M. Hoffpauer Scholarship, 2006 Best Student Presentation, LA Symposium of Professional Biologists, 2005 |
Synergistic Activities
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Selected Invited Presentations
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Selected Scientific Presentations
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All photos copyright Erik I. Johnson