Diana Jean McGrath Mailing: Henry Beadel Dr, Tallahassee FL Phone:

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1 Diana Jean McGrath Mailing: Henry Beadel Dr, Tallahassee FL Phone: Education Masters of Science in Forest Resources: University of Georgia. Degree conferred: August 2016 Bachelors of Science in Biology: State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo. Degree conferred: May 2013 Academic Research Experience 2017 Present Game bird biologist, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy Focus: Responsible for the facilitation and implementation of game bird related research for the game bird program. Communicate and coordinate research goals with head research scientist. Manage all aspects of daily lab activities including supervising and training of students and interns. Assist in the development of peer-reviewed scientific publications. July 2016 December 2016 Research Coordinator, University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Athens GA Focus: Coordinate multiple research projects focusing on influences of rabbit hunting on Northern Bobwhite movement behavior and using new acoustic survey techniques for point counts. Train and supervise Masters students and technicians in trapping and radio-telemetry of Northern Bobwhites. Responsible for database design and maintenance and for obtaining and maintaining all research equipment. Supervisor: Dr. James Martin 2014 Present Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Athens GA Research Focus: Influences of hunting pressure on foraging and escape behavior of the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). Academic Advisor: Dr. James Martin Undergraduate Research Assistant, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo NY Research Focus: Spatial Ecology of slave-making ant species: Influences of directionality in raiding patterns. Academic Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Apple

2 Professional Experience 11/2013 1/2014 Research Technician, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL Bobwhite capture using walk-in funnel traps Bobwhite tagging with aluminum leg bands and necklace radio transmitters Radio-telemetry tacking and data recording with GPS and ipadtraining and supervision of 1-2 interns Database maintenance and error proofing RTV, ATV, and 4WD vehicle operation and maintenance Visual and audio surveys for raptors Point counts for bobwhites Small mammal trapping and tagging Vegetation sampling using Nudd s board and Daubenmire method 8/ /2013 Wildlife Intern, USFWS, Noxubee Wildlife Refuge, Brooksville, MS Design of duck blinds in green tree reservoir Mapping designated blinds using ArcGIS 10.1 and ground truthing 6/2013 8/2013 Wildlife Intern, Environmental Protection Division at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY Radio- telemetry tracking of the Eastern box turtle Home range estimation using ArcGIS 10.1 and Geospatial Modeling Environment (GME) Wildlife photo identification and classification Herpetology surveys Experience with banding, handling and sexing geese on site property 6/2012-8/2012 Research Technician, Department of Geography, SUNY Geneseo, NY Field inventory, and species ID of all trees > 5cm dbh on campus Digitizing and database maintenance in ArcGIS 9.1

3 Academic Teaching Experience 1/2013 5/2013 Teaching Assistant, BIOL 399 Animal Behavior laboratory, Department of Biology, SUNY Geneseo Laboratory set-up and clean-up Collaboration with laboratory supervisor on laboratory methods Hold weekly office hour to discuss laboratory reports with students and answer questions 8/2011 5/2012 Undergraduate Lab Instructor, BIOL 190, General Biology laboratory, Department of Biology, SUNY Geneseo Lead discussion and supervise experiments Create and grade quizzes, lab reports, oral reports Hold office hours and provide extra help for students Other Professional Experience 8/2011 5/2013 Resident Assistant, Residential Life at SUNY Geneseo, NY Organize and implement programming based on a residential education model Manage and maintain the health and safety of residents while on weekly duty Facilitate events that foster community growth and development Publications In Review McGrath, D.M., T.M.Terhune II., J.A. Martin Northern Bobwhite resource selection in a food subsidized and pyric landscape. Submitted to: Journal of Wildlife Management In Prep McGrath, D.M., T.M. Terhune II., J.A. Martin Influences of hunting pressure on Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) foraging behavior. Submitting to: Animal Behaviour McGrath, D.M., T.M.Terhune II., J.A. Martin Factors affecting escape behavior of the Northern Bobwhite (Colinus viriginianus) in response to human hunter interactions. Submitting to: Animal Behaviour

4 Presentations McGrath, D.M., J.A. Martin, T.M. Terhune II Effects of prescribed fire on Northern Bobwhite Resource use in coastal South Carolina. Oral presentation, Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 69 th Annual Conference, Asheville, NC. McGrath, D.M., J.A. Martin, T.M. Terhune II Factors influencing covey detection of Northern Bobwhites in coastal, South Carolina. Oral presentation, The Georgia chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Tifton, GA. McGrath, D.M. & J. Apple Spatial Ecology of slave-making ant species in the Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum. Poster Presentation, Northeast Natural History Conference, Springfield, Massachusetts. McGrath, D.M., B. Wolff, J. Kernan Immediate vegetation response to prescribed burning in an Oak Opening. Oral Presentation, Middle States Division of the Association of American Geographers Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Professional Workshops 7/2016 Spatial Capture-Recapture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Learning Objectives Study design of classical and spatial mark-recapture studies Classical and Bayesian statistical methods for modeling spatial markrecapture data Implementation of statistical methods in various R packages and JAGS and WinBUGS Relevant Coursework Graduate Coursework Field and Molecular Techniques Landscape Ecology Experimental Design Advanced Spatial Analysis Management of Wildlife Habitat Animal Movement Seminar Undergraduate Coursework Principles of Ecology Pyrogeography Biological Data Analysis & Lab Environmental Psychology Organic Chemistry I & II & Lab Conservation Biology Principles of Genetics Animal Behavior & Lab Environmental Ethics Biology of Invertebrates Plant Diversity & Lab Parasitology Molecular Ecology Ecosystem Management

5 References James A. Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources & Savannah River Ecology Lab University of Georgia Athens, GA Office: Cell: Relationship: Current supervisor and academic advisor Theron M. Terhune II, Ph.D., Game Bird Program Director Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy Tallahassee, FL Office: (850) , ext Relationship: Committee member and past supervisor Timothy Green., Ph.D., Natural and Cultural Resource Manager Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY Phone: Cell: Relationship: Supervisor for wildlife intern position Jennifer Apple., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY Phone: Relationship: Undergraduate Research Advisor