Dustin G. Reichard
dgreicha_AT_indiana.edu

Indiana University
Department of Biology
1001 E. Third St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812)855-1096

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EDUCATION:  

                    Indiana University                                                                     Bloomington, IN
                    Ph.D. Biology
                    Minor: Animal Behavior                                               Exp. Graduation: May 2013

                    Saint Mary’s College of Maryland                                    Saint Mary’s City, MD
                    B.A. in Biology
                    Minor: Environmental Studies                                         Graduation: May 12, 2007

PUBLICATIONS: 

                    Reichard, D.G. and Price, J.J. 2008. Species recognition in a vocal mimic: repetition pattern not the only cue used by Northern Mockingbirds in discriminating between songs of conspecifics and Brown Thrashers. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(4): 717-724.

                    O’Neal, D.M., Reichard, D.G., Pavlis, K. and Ketterson, E.D. 2008. Experimentally-elevated testosterone, female parental care, and reproductive success in a songbird, the Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis). Hormones and Behavior 54: 571-578. 

                    Whittaker, D.J., Reichard, D.G., and Ketterson, E.D. Birds smell: behavioral responses of nesting females to hetero- and conspecific passerine odors. Journal of Avian Biology. (in preparation)

                    Reichard, D.G. and Ketterson, E.D. An estimate of female home-range size during the nestling stage in Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis). Journal of Field Ornithology. (in preparation) 

PRESENTATIONS:                                                           

                    Geographic variation in Dark-eyed Junco song: potential for reproductive isolation? American Ornithologists’ Union Conference, Portland, OR, August 2008. (Oral Presentation)                         

                    Plumage and song diversity in the Dark-eyed Junco: extensive wardrobes with small repertoires? Mountain Lake Biological Station, Pembroke, VA, June 2008. (Oral Presentation) 

                    Spatial dynamics of female Dark-eyed Juncos during the nestling stage.  Center for the Integrative Study of Behavior Conference, Bloomington, IN, April 2008. (Oral Presentation)

                    Don’t believe everything you hear: mimcry and species recognition in Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos). Indiana University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Brown Bag Seminar, Bloomington, IN, March 2008. (Oral Presentation)                        

                    Vocal recognition of conspecifics in Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus Polyglottos). American Ornithologists’ Union Conference, Laramie, WY, August 2007. (Oral Presentation)

                    An investigation of species-specific song parameters in Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus Polyglottos). Mountain Lake Biological Station, Pembroke, VA, July 2007. (Oral Presentation)                        

                    Testosterone and female parental care in Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis): behavioral insensitivity or evolutionary constraint? St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St Mary’s City, MD, September 2006. (Oral Presentation)

                    An estimation of female home-range size during the nestling period in Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis). Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, San Antonio, TX, January 2008. (Poster)
                        
Behavioral consequences of elevated testosterone in female Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis). Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, Phoenix, AZ, January 2007. (Poster)

GRANTS:

                     Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior Travel Award, 2008

                     Myron Marlay St. Mary’s Project Award in Biology, 2007

                     American Ornithologist’s Union Marcia Brady Tucker Travel Award, 2007

                     Maryland Ornithological Society Avian Research Grant, 2006

HONORS:       

                     Indiana University Graduate Student Fellowship, August 2007

                     St. Mary’s College of Maryland Biology Departmental Award for Excellence in Presentation of a St. Mary’s Project at a Professional Conference, August 2007

                     Myron Marlay St. Mary’s Project Award in Biology, April 2007

                     St. Mary’s College of Maryland Biology Departmental Award for Academic Distinction and Service to the Department, April 2007

                     St. Mary’s College of MD Tour Guide of the Year, 2005-2006

                     St. Mary’s Scholar – May 2005

                     Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, March 2005

                                 President, 2006-2007

                                 Treasurer, 2005-2006

                     Dean’s List at St. Mary’s College of MD, May 2004 – May 2007

                     St. Mary’s College of MD Academic Achievement Scholarship, 2003 - 2007

                     Clear Spring High School Valedictorian, June 2003

                     National Honor Society, May 2001

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

                     Indiana University:
                     Biology of Birds, Spring and Fall 2008
                     Introductory Biology Laboratory, Fall 2007

                     St. Mary's College of Maryland:
                     Limnology, Spring 2007
                     Principles of Biology I Laboratory, Fall 2006
                     Principles of Biology II Laboratory, Spring 2005 and 2006

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:         

                     American Ornithologists’ Union
                     Association of Field Ornithologists
                     Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
                     Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
                     Wilson Ornithological Society