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Research in Thomas Pauley's lab is focused on the natural
history and conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles. Most members
have a current webpage. Click on the name to learn more about each student
and their project. Current students are listed below in alphabetical
order.
Members
of the Herpetology Lab
In Front: Dr. Tom Pauley
Left to Right: Marcie Cruz, Danielle Peters, Advait Jukar, Amy Fielder,
Aaron Semasko, Abby Sinclair, Tim Brust, Dr. Thomas Pauley, Derek Bozzell,
Whitney Kroschel, Brian Williamson, Ben Koester,
Jessica Curtis, and Chris Bowers.
Graduating class of 2011: Nathan Shepard, James
Stanton
These
students (listed in alphabetical order) have completed their studies at
Marshall. Dates of publication and thesis titles are listed:
Nathalie
Aall. 2010.
Currently: Director
of Recruitment and Promotion: The Biodiversity Group (Non-profit),
California.
Jennifer
Adams:
2005.
Undergraduate: University of
Kentucky.
Currently: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC), Rockville, Maryland.
Scott Albaugh. 2008.
Undergraduate: Mount Vernon
Nazarene University.
Currently: Biology Instructor,
Zane State College.
Jeffrey
Bailey. 1992.
Undergraduate: Concord
University.
Currently: Environmental Resource
Specialist Supervisor (Aquatic Biology), West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection, Division of Water and Waste Management Watershed
Branch.
Timothy
Baldwin.
2007.
Undergraduate: North Carolina
State University.
Currently: PhD candidate at
Alabama A&M University.
Deborah
Merritt Barry. 2005.
Undergraduate: SUNY Binghamton.
Currently: Instructor of Anatomy and Physiology, Marshall Community
and Technical College; Co-Director, Educator 21: International Outreach,
Marshall University College of Education Adjunct Instructor, Marshall University Department of Biological Sciences.
Doctoral Student, Marshall University Graduate School of Education and
Professional Development.
Casey
Bartkus. 2009.
Undergraduate: California University, Pennsylvania.
Currently: Project Environmental Specialist, GIA Consultants, Inc.,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Kimberly
Bayne. 2002.
Undergraduate: Marshall University.
Currently: Scientist, Potesta and
Associates, Inc. Charleston, WV.
Tomi Bergstrom. 2009.
Undergraduate: Marshall University.
Currently: Environmental Inspector, West Virginia Division of
Environmental Protection.
Tristan
Bond. 2007.
Undergraduate:
Marshall University.
Currently: Biology Teacher, St. Joseph’s High School (Huntington).
Anthony
Borta. 1994.
Thesis: Utilization
of Wood Duck Boxes with Respect to Plant Community Type, Orientation and
Juxtaposition at the Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, West Virginia.
Currently: Supervisor for the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Casey Bradshaw. 2010.
Currently: PhD student at Penn State University.
Ariana Breisch.
2006.
Thesis: The Natural History and
Thermal Ecology of a Population of Spotted Turtles (Clemmys
Guttata) and Wood Turtles (Glyptemys
Insculpta) in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: SUNY Cobleskill.
Currently: A Cooperative Research
and Education Program of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
Timothy
Brophy. 1995.
Thesis: Natural History, Ecology,
and Distribution of Eurycea cirrigera in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Liberty University.
Currently: PhD James Mason University, Associate Professor, Liberty University.
Ronald
Canterbury. 1991.
Thesis: Ecology of the Green
Salamander, Aneides aeneus,
in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Concord University.
Currently: Associate Academic Director, Department of Biological
Sciences, University of Cincinnati.
Nancy
J. Dickson. 2002.
Thesis: The Natural History and
Possible Extirpation of Blanchard's cricket frog, Acris
crepitans blanchardi,
in West Virginia. Thesis link.
Currently: Owner, Compliance
Monitoring Laboratories, Inc.
Eric Diefenbacher. 2009.
Undergraduate: Hartwick College
(Oneonta, NY).
Currently: Assistant Professor in
Biology. Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, WV.
Reid
Downer. 2009.
Undergraduate: University of Virginia.
Currently: PhD student University of Alabama.
Vanessa
Dozeman. 2004.
Thesis: Investigation of a Farm
Pond Community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Grand Valley State University (Michigan).
Currently: Biological research independent contractor
Zachary
Felix. 2001.
Thesis: Life History and
Biogeography of the Black Mountain Salamander, Desmognathus
welteri, in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: SUNY
Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse. Currently: PhD Alabama
A&M University. Assistant
Professor, Reinhardt College (Waleska, GA).
Rob Fiorentino. 2002.
Undergraduate: SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse. Currently:
Fisheries Biologist for the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
Ashley
Fisher. 2007.
Undergraduate:
West Liberty State College.
Currently: Desert Tortoise Field Crew Leader, Great Basin Institute,
Las Vegas, NV.
Celeste
Good. 2006.
Thesis: Constructed
Ponds as Mitigated Habitat for Wood Frogs (Rana sylvatica) and Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum).
Undergraduate:
Marshall University.
Currently:
Physician’s Assistant Training.
Aaron Gooley. 2010.
Currently: PhD student at Southern Illinois University
at Carbondale.
Matthew Graham. 2007.
Thesis: Distribution and
Conservation Genetics of the Cow Knob Salamander, Plethodon punctatus (Caudata:
Plethodontidae).
Undergraduate: Marshall
University.
Currently: PhD candidate at
University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Rob Fiorentino. 2002.
Thesis: Status and Distribution of
the Small-Mouthed Salamander Ambystoma texanum in West Virginia. Thesis link.
Amy Hamilton Colvin. 2008.
Undergraduate: Marshall
University.
Currently: Field Trip Coordinator
and Administrative Assistant for Tennessee Wildlife Federation, Great
Outdoors University.
Mindy
Hamilton. 2002.
Thesis: Effects of Developmental
Activities on Streamside Salamander Communities in Boone County, West
Virginia. Thesis link.
Doug Horchler. 2009.
Undergraduate: Longwood College.
Currently: Permit Biologist, Alpha Natural Resources, Mt. Hope, WV.
Jeffrey Humphries. 1999.
Thesis: Ecology and Population
Demography of the Hellbender, Cryptobranchus
alleganiensis, in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Miami University.
Currently: PhD Clemson University, Piedmont Wildlife Diversity
Biologist, North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission.
Ronnie
Jewell. 1991.
Thesis: Life History, Ecology, and
Morphology of the Ravine Salamander, Plethodon
richmondi, in Northern West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Concord University.
Currently: IT Manager, Marshall University Forensic Science Center.
Keith
Johnson. 2003.
Thesis: Abiotic
Factors Influencing the Breeding, Movement and Foraging of the Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus
holbrookii) in West Virginia: A Telemetry
Study. Thesis link.
Currently: Chief Biologist/Owner,
Mountain State Biosurveys, LLC.
Scott Jones. 2010.
Currently: PhD student at East Carolina
University.
Emmy
Johnson. 2008.
Undergraduate: Bethany College (Bethany,
WV).
Currently: Herpetological research in the Sequoia
National Park.
Doug Kaylor.
2006.
Thesis: The Breeding Ecology and
Natural History of Ambystomatid Samalamders
in an Ephemeral Wetland in Mason County, West Virginia. Undergraduate: Shorter College (Georgia).
Currently: PhD student at the University of Tennessee.
Ginger
Kees. 1994.
Thesis: Temporal and Spatial Niche
Structure of Plethodon cinereus and Desmognathus
ochrophaeus in the Fernow
Experimental Forest, Tucker County, West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Marshall
University.
Currently: Unknown.
S. Conor Keitzer. 2007.
Thesis: Habitat Preferences of the
Eastern Hellbender in West Virginia. Undergraduate: University of Florida.
Currently: PhD candidate at Purdue
University
Sandra
Kilpatrick. 1997.
Thesis: Natural History of the
Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: West Virginia
University.
Currently: Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Mississippi.
Peter
Kramer. 1996.
Thesis: An Analysis of Habitat
Utilization and Feeding Ecology of Plethodon
richmondi and Plethodon
cinereus in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Liberty University.
Currently: Vice President, APM,
Inc., Lexington, Kentucky.
Brian Lindley. 1999.
Thessis: Natural History of the Northern
Spring Salamander, Gyrinophilus p. porphyriticus, at the Westvaco Wildlife and Ecosystem
Research Forest in Randolph County, West Virginia.
Undergraduate: West Virginia University.
Currently: Natural Resource Specialist. Baltimore County Department of
Environmental Protection and Resource Management.
Andrew
Longenecker. 2000.
Thesis: Life History of the Cave
Salamander, Eurycea lucifuga,
in West Virginia Caves.
Undergraduate: West Virginia University.
Currently: Biologist/Qualified Bog
Turtle Surveyor, Liberty Environmental, Inc., Reading, PA.
Zachary
Loughman. 2005.
Thesis: Herpetofaunal assemblages on reclaimed strip
mines.
Undergraduate: West Liberty State College.
Currently: PhD, Indiana State University. Assistant Professor of Biology, West
Liberty State College.
Cindi Lucas. 2005.
Thesis: Comparisons of Morphology
and Reproductive Status of Plethodon glutinosus at High, Middle, and Low Elevations in
West Virginia. Undergraduate:
Marshall University.
Currently: Instructor educator
position at the McWane Science Center, Birmingham,
Al.
Robert Makowsky. 2004.
Thesis: Diet and Activity Patterns
of the Eastern Hellbender, Cryptobranchus
alleganiensis.
Undergraduate: Emory University.
Currently: PhD, University of Texas-Arlington. Postdoc University of Alabama at
Birmingham.
Adam Mann. 2007.
Thesis: A Taxonomic Investigation
of the Black Ratsnake, Elaphe o. obsoleta (Say) [Reptilia,
Squamata, Colubridae], in
West Virginia using Morphometric Analyses.
Undergraduate: Thomas More College (Kentucky).
Currently: Scientist, Environmental
Solutions & Innovations, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Melissa
Mann. 2007.
Thesis: A Taxonomic Study of the
Morphological Variation and Intergradation of Chrysemys picta
(Schneider) (Emydidae, Testudines)
in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Thomas More College
(Kentucky).
Currently: Public
Information/Education Specialist ORSANCO (Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation
Commission
Conley
Marcum, Jr.
1994.
Thesis: Ecology and Natural
History of Four Plethodontid Species in the Fernow Experimental Forest, Tucker County, West
Virginia.
Undergraduate: Union College (Ohio).
Currently: Optometrist in Alaska.
Karen
McClure. 1996.
Thesis: Pseudacris brachyphona: A
Second Look.
Undergraduate: West Virginia
University.
Currently: West Virginia Division
of Natural Resources, Manager, Mud River Wildlife
Management Area.
Katy
Pawlik McCoard. 2008.
Undergraduate: University of Alabama.
Currently: PhD candidate at
West Virginia University.
Noah
McCoard. 2008.
Undergraduate: Shawnee State University.
Currently: Biologist, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Deborah
Merritt. 2005.
Thesis: Phylogenetic
status of Black-bellied Salamanders (Demognathus
quadramaculatus) in West Virginia.
Currently- obtaining
credentials in science education at Marshall University.
Kevin
Messenger. 2010.
Currently: PhD student at
Alabama A & M University.
Glenn
Mills. 1996.
Thesis: A Study of the Life
History and Seasonal Foraging Habits of the Salamander Desmognathus
quadramaculatus in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: West Virginia
Institute of Technology.
Currently: Manager of the Waterman
Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory at The Ohio State University.
Sarah Miloski. 2010.
Currently: Environmental
Specialist. GIA Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.
Katie Murphy. 2010.
Currently: Environmental Specialist.
GIA Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.
Seth
Myers. 2003.
Thesis: The Natural History and
Distribution of the Jefferson Salamander, Ambystoma
jeffersonianum, in Southwest West
Virginia. Thesis link.
Undergraduate: Fairmont State University.
Currently: Ph.D candidate at Syracuse
University. Instructor of Biology at
Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV.
Linda
Ordiway. 1994.
Thesis: Factors
Influencing the Spatial Distribution and Natural History of Desmognathus ochrophaeus
in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Lock
Haven University (Pennsylvania).
Currently: Ph.D. Syracuse University. Biologist, Ruffed Grouse
Society.
Michael
Osbourn. 2005.
Thesis: The Natural History of
Cave-dwelling Gyrinophilus spp. in
West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Emory University.
Currently: PhD Candidate at the University of Missouri.
Beth
Anne Pauley. 1998.
Thesis: The Use of
Rocks as Refugia for the Cheat Mountain Salamander,
Plethodon nettingi
Green.
Undergraduate: Marshall University.
Currently: Assistant Professor of Biology, University of
Charleston. EdD,
Marshall University, Huntington, WV.
Linh Phu. 2009.
Undergraduate: University of
Maryland.
Currently: Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Partners for
Fish & Wildlife Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arlington, VA.
Jennifer
Piascik. 1997.
Thesis: Natural History of the
Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus v. viridescens) in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: University of Florida.
Currently: Unknown.
Frank
Piccininni. 2009.
Undergraduate:
University
of Massachusetts.
Currently: Environmental Law School, Hofstra University, New York.
Carol
Pollio. 1993.
Thesis: Interactions of Adult and
Larval Salamanders (Desmognathus quadramaculatus and Eurycea
cirrigera) in Keeney Creek, Fayette County,
West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Rutgers University.
Currently: PhD, George Mason University, Field Operations Supervisor
Ecological Services Northeast Region US Fish & Wildlife Service.
Sandra Raimondo. 1999.
Thesis: Feeding Niches of Forest Salamanders: Indirect Effects of Gypsy
Moth Pesticides on Prey Selection and Potential Overlap Between Adults of Six
Species.
Undergraduate: Penn State
University.
Currently: PhD, West Virginia University, Scientist, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Florida.
Mindy
Hamilton Ramsey. 2002.
Undergraduate:
Rio
Grande University (Ohio).
Currently: Environmental Resource Specialist with West Virginia
Department of Health and Human Resources, Source Water Protection Program.
Alison
Rogers. 1999.
Thesis: Ecology and Natural
History of Rana clamitans
melanota in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: West Virginia State University.
Currently: Environmental Specialist with U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
Kevin
Saunders. 2009.
Undergraduate:
Marshall
University.
Currently: WV Division of
Environmental Protection.
Jo
Santiago. 1999.
Thesis: Influences of Relative
Humidity, Soil and Air Temperatures, and Lunar Phase on Occurrence of
Terrestrial Plethodontid Salamanders at High Elevation
Sites.
Undergraduate: Glenville State College.
Currently: Biologists and Director of the Cranberry Glades Visitor
Center, Monongahela National Forest, Elkins, WV.
Amy Schneider. 2009.
Undergraduate: University of Delaware.
Currently: The Natural
Conservancy, Mississippi.
Jaime Sias. 2007.
Thesis: Natural History,
Demography, and Distribution of the Upland Chorus Frog, Pseudacris feriarum, in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Marshall University.
Currently: Environmental
Biologist, Bernardin, Lochmueller
and Associates, Inc., Evansville, Indiana
Amanda Spriggs. 2009.
Undergraduate: University of Charleston.
Currently: PhD student at the
University of Albany-SUNY.
Bill
Sutton. 2004.
Thesis: Ecology, Natural History,
and Distribution of the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana
pipiens, in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Wheeling
Jesuit University.
Currently: PhD, Alabama A&M University. Post Doc at the University of Tennessee.
Mizuki Takahashi. 2002.
Thesis: Reproductive Status of
Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus, along Vertical Gradients in West Virginia.
Currently: PhD, University of
Memphis, Assistant Professor of Biology at Bucknell University.
Robert
(Brock) Tucker.
1998.
Thesis: Ecology and Natural
History of the Cow Knob Salamander (Plethodon
punctatus) in West Virginia.
Undergraduate:
Marshall University.
Currently: Senior Environmental
Scientist, URS Corporations, Kenova, WV.
Mark
Turner. 1996.
Thesis: The Ecology, Natural
History, and Distribution of Desmognathus
quadramaculatus in West Virginia.
Undergraduate: Prescott University (Arizona).
Currently: Biologist, Consulting
Company, Arizona.
Jayme
Waldron.
2000.
Thesis: Ecology and sympatric
relations of crevice salamanders in Randolph County, West Virginia.
Undergraduate: West Virginia University.
Currently: PhD, Clemson
University. Research Assistant Professor University of South Carolina.
Daniel
Ware. 2008.
Thesis: The
Natural History and Distribution of the Mountain Earthsnake
(Virginia valeriae
pulchra) in West Virginia.
Undergraduate:
Marshall University.
Currently: Unknown.
Cassie Waters. 2007.
Undergraduate: Eastern Kentucky University.
Currently: Biologist, Zion National
Park, Utah (US National Park Service).
Jason
Watkins. 1999.
Thesis: Natural History of the
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum) in West Virginia, With Special Notes on
Reproduction and Larval Development. Undergraduate:
West Virginia State University.
Currently: West Virginia Division
of Forestry.
Deborah
Wegmann. 1997.
Thesis: Natural History, Ecology
and Potential Environmental Stress on Ambystoma
maculatum and Rana
sylvatica at Dolly Sods, West Virginia in an
Upland Bog (Dolly Sods; Fisher Spring Bog).
Undergraduate: West Virginia University.
Currently: Scientist for United
States Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida.
Justin Weiss. 2009.
Undergraduate: Eastern Kentucky
University.
Currently: EdD Student in
Science Education at Ball State University.
Jessica
Wooten.
2001.
Thesis: Tooth Morphology of Plethodontid Salamanders.
Currently: Completed PhD. at University of Alabama, Assistant
Professor of Biology at the University of Findlay
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