A professor of vertebrate zoology
The Ohio Chapter of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (OHPARC) met this past Thursday (April 16th) at the Cincinnati Zoo. I presented a poster based on our recent publication on a decade of salamander monitoring at Wooster Memorial Park. I was a beautiful day! Thanks to Derek Calhoun (’11), Jacob Gabriel (’15) and Hilary Edgington (’10) for assisting!
On Feb. 5th, we were pleased to welcome the Phi Beta Kappa speaker Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty from Louisiana State University at the College of Wooster. Prosanta is an old friend from our graduate school days at the University of Michigan. He gave two great talks (see below) and it was wonderful to catch up and reminisce. Come back any time Prosanta!
It took 10+ years, but our long-term monitoring efforts at Wooster Memorial Park have now been published. Thanks to everyone who had a hand in this (especially Derek Calhoun ’11, Jacob Gabriel ’15 and Hilary Edgington ’10)!
Started in 2004, our long-term monitoring study of Blanchard’s cricket frog has yielded additional insights published this week in Ecology and Evolution. Thanks to all who helped make this happen!
A great beginning to spring every year is the Ohio PARC (Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) meeting. This year it was held on April 2nd in Columbus. In addition to seeing a bunch of old (and new) friends, I was lucky enough to be asked to give one of the keynote addresses.
In addition, two of my students presented posters at OHPARC including Emma Glasson (’25, title: “Living on the Edge: The Influence of Edge Effects on Ohio Plethodontid Salamanders”) and Will Wasielewski (’25, title: “Exploring the Relationship Between a Fungal Pathogen and the Skin Microbiome in Northern Two-Lined Salamanders”). Nice job y’all!
