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John McCarty

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Professor of Biology

Director of the Environmental Studies Program

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John McCarty

Department of Biology

Allwine Hall

University of Nebraska at Omaha

6001 Dodge Street

Omaha, NE 68182-0040

Office: 422G Allwine Hall

Lab: 103 Allwine Hall

Ph: 402.554.2849

jmccarty@unomaha.edu

Education

Ph.D. Cornell University, Field of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 1995

Dissertation Title: Effects of Short-term Changes in Environmental Conditions on the Foraging Ecology and Reproductive Success of Tree Swallows, Tachycineta bicolor. Major Professor: Dr. David W. Winkler.

University of Wisconsin crest featuring gold and crimson colors.

B.Sc. University of Wisconsin - Madison, Zoology, 1987

Senior Thesis Title: Diel Periodicity of Movement and Feeding of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin. Advisor: Dr. John Magnuson.

Awards, Honors, Leadership Activities

Elected Member, American Ornithologists' Union, 2012 Penguin.

2014 University of Nebraska Omaha Excellence in Teaching Award

2013-2014 Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Arts and Sciences, UNO

2011-2012 College of Arts & Sciences Excellence in Research Award, UNOUNO cupola.

Governing Council, Association of Field Ornithologists (2010-2013) Logo featuring two flying birds.

Board of Directors, Ornithological Council (2010-2013) A feather.

Certified Senior Ecologist - Ecological Society of America (2008- )Letters "ESA" over a globe.

Board of Trustees, The Nature Conservancy - Nebraska (2004 - ) The Nature Conservancy: Saving the Last Great Places on Earth.

2004 - Fellow, Aldo Leopold Leadership ProgramAldo Leopold Leadership Program.

2002 - Fellow, Center for Great Plains Studies

2001 - Fellow, University of Nebraska Graduate Faculty

2000 - AAAS Roger Revelle Fellowship in Global Stewardship

1998 - AAAS Science Policy Fellowship

1995 - Award for Excellence in Teaching, Ecology and Systematics, Cornell University

1988-93 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow

1990-91 Cooper Ornithological Society Student Membership Award

1988 - A.D. White Fellowship, Cornell University

Professional Affiliations

August 2001 to Present: University of Nebraska Omaha

August 2008-June 2009: Visiting Scientist, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway

A river flows.

Adjunct Professor, University of Nebraska Lincoln School of Natural Resources Nebraska red N logo.

Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001: AAAS Roger Revelle Fellow, USDA Forest Service, Research, Washington Office.US Forest Service.

June 1998 - July 2001: Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park. University of Maryland.

Sept. 1998 - Aug. 2000: AAAS Science and Engineering Fellow, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.United States Environmental Protection Agency.

June 1996-May 1998: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Zoology, University of Florida. "Gainesvilles, where's that?" next to a leaf.

Aug. 1995- Aug. 1996: Visiting Assistant Professor, State University of New York, College at Brockport.College at Brockport logo.

Summers 1994-1995: Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, Cortland, NY.US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Professional Societies

Ecological Society of America The words "ESA" over a globe.

American Ornithologists' Union A penguin.

Cooper Ornithological Society A bird spreads its wings.

Association of Field Ornithologists Two birds fly next to one another.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) An abstract "A" in black.

American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS)

The Wildlife Society The Wildlife Society.

Research and Publications

Please see my research pages to learn about my research interests Grassland Birds in Agricultural Ecosystems: Laboratory of Avian Ecology, University of Nebraska at Omaha. A small brown, grey and yellow bird.

To learn about the work I have completed, see my page of publications Cartoon of two men standing at a gravesite. Next to the men is the text: "Well, you know what they say, publish or perish".

View my profile on Publons.

View my profile on Google Scholar.

View John McCarty's profile on LinkedIn.

View my profile on Research Gate.

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