Who We Are
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Paul Rodewald (Project Director and Principal Investigator) is an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at Ohio State University. Paul has been involved in numerous bird research projects throughout the U.S. and abroad over the last 25 years. He received a B.S. in Natural Resource Management from Rutgers University, M.S. in Zoology from the University of Arkansas, and Ph.D. in Ecology from the Pennsylvania State University. His research interests at OSU include avian biogeography and the ecology and behavior of songbirds within migratory stopover areas, including Lake Erie shoreline of northwest Ohio. Paul can be reached via email at ohiobba2@gmail.com. |
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Matthew Shumar (Project Coordinator), originally from southwestern Pennsylvania, has worked on wildlife research projects throughout much of the eastern US. He received a B.S in Wildlife & Fisheries Science from the Pennsylvania State University, and an M.S. in Wildlife & Fisheries Resources from West Virginia University. His research at WVU focused on landscape ecology and specifically, developing predictive models for Cerulean Warblers in the Appalachians. Matt can be reached via email at ohiobba2mbs@gmail.com. |
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Aaron Boone (Former Project Coordinator) grew up actively birding in northern Illinois. He worked as a field ornithologist in various research projects for Idaho State University, Clemson University, and The Ohio State University, and he has an M.S. in natural resources from The Ohio State University's School of Environment and Natural Resources. His research at OSU utilized stable-carbon isotope analysis to investigate the impact of tropical winter habitat use on Magnolia Warblers migrating through northwestern Ohio. |
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Nathan Stricker (Co-Investigator) is a native of rural Shelby County in west central Ohio. He has a M.S. in zoology from Ohio State University where he investigated influences on nesting success of common terns along the Ohio shores of Lake Erie. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Natural Resources at OSU where his research has focused on habitat for nesting marshbirds. Nathan now conducts grassland bird research as a wildlife biologist at the Olentangy Upland Wildlife Research Station with the ODNR Division of Wildlife. Nathan can be reached via email at Nathan.Stricker@dnr.state.oh.us. |
| Please direct mail inquiries to: Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University 210 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210 The OBBA II contact telephone number is (614) 247-6458. |