Education:
Ph.D. Ecology, University of California, Davis
M.S. Ecology, Pondicherry University, India
B.Sc. Chemistry, Environmental Science, Zoology
Professional Experience:
2005 - Assistant Professor, Juniata College
2000-2004 - Assistant Scientist II, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station
1999-2000 - Post-doctoral fellow, University of California, Davis
1995-1999 - Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis
1995 - Researcher, U.S. Forest Service, USDA
1990-1994 - Conservation Biologist, Asian Elephant Conservation Center
Research Experience:
2000-present Estimating population size and reducing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus
virginanus) populations using non-lethal methods; reducing crop damage
caused by white-tailed deer.
1999-2000 Post-Doctoral Researcher; Correlating California fish distribution
with biotic and anthropogenic parameters using GIS.
1995-1999 Graduate student; Ph.D.dissertation research, Ontogeny of Predator
Avoidance behavior in bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata).
1997 Principle Investigator, Tiger and leopard diet study using scat analysis
1995 Post Graduate Researcher, Survey of urban tree distribution in Sacramento
County.
1995 Post Graduate Researcher, Estimating leaf area index of deciduous trees.
1990-1994 Conservation Biologist, Survey of elephant habitat and distribution.
1989-1990 Graduate student; MS dissertation research, Ecology of the Malabar
giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) in high altitude sholas.
1989 Graduate Student, Survey of coral reef communities in the Andaman and Nicobar
islands.
Radio / Television / Magazine Interviews:
11/28/2000. Interviewed by the Greenwich Times, on the impact of severe winter
on white-tailed deer populations.
3/19/2001. Interviewed by Steve Grant of the Hartford Courant, on methods of
deer population control.
4/16/2001. Interviewed by Connecticut Channel 12 News, on methods of deer population
control.
9/5/2001. Interviewed by J. Christopher of the Connecticut Landscape and Gardening,
on methods of reducing deer browse damage.
3/13/2002. Interviewed by Peggy McCarthy of the New Canaan/Darien New,s on methods
of deer population control.
9/20/2002. Interviewed by Andy Revkin of the New York Time,s on non-lethal methods
of deer population control.
11/4/2002. Interviewed by Laurie Sanders of NPR WFCR FM, on white-tailed deer
reproductive control research.
11/14/2002. Interviewed by Rene Ebersole of National Wildlife Magazine, on the
behavior of Hanuman langurs.
11/4/2002. Interviewed by Tracy Moriallo of the Republican American, Waterbury,
on methods to reduce deer-vehicle collisions.
11/4/2002. Interviewed by Carol Stoker of the Boston Globe, on methods to reduce
deer-vehicle collisions.
3/6/2004. Interviewed by Len Giddix of 1080 WTIC-AM on deer reproductive control