Faculty member since 2000

How I got interested in this field
My interest in conservation oriented issues goes back to high school and the first Earth Day. As a kid, I enjoyed outdoor recreation and later connected these values to an interest in doing science. My interest in the study of avian biology developed after taking Ornithology as an undergraduate and realizing that birds are fascinating.

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Research Interests
General: Basic and applied population, community, and evolutionary ecology; statistical ecology; restoration ecology.

Current Specific Areas: Effects of ecological disturbance on conservation of avian populations and communities; comparative demography of temperate and tropical birds; evolution of life history traits - especially dispersal; temporal variation and historical effects on community structure; demography and conservation of small populations; ecology of edges; ecology of urbanization, eco-epidemiology.

Jeffrey D. Brawn