From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Elzie McCord, Jr. Degree PhD Job Position Associate Professor of Biology Organization New College of Florida Department Division of Natural Sciences Professional Affiliation Academic Research Discipline Entomology Research Habitat Not applicable Research Organism Terrestrial invertebrates Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that…
From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Richard B. Root Degree PhD Job Position Professor of Ecology Organization Cornell University Department Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professional Affiliation Academic Briefly describe your job path. I entered the University of Michigan sticking to my love for ecology. I went directly to Berkeley after finishing…
From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Scott L. Collins Degree PhD Job Position Professor Organization University of New Mexico Department Department of Biology Professional Affiliation Academic Research Discipline Community Ecology Research Habitat Grassland Research Organism Terrestrial plants Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that your job encompasses As…
From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Saran Twombly Degree BA/BS Job Position Program Officer Organization National Science Foundation Department Population and Evolutionary Processes Professional Affiliation Other Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that your job encompasses I have taken a break from my faculty position at the University…
From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Elizabeth M. Wolkovich Degree PhD Job Position Postdoctoral Fellow Organization NCEAS/UC-San Diego Professional Affiliation Academic Research Discipline Conservation Biology Research Habitat Grassland Research Organism Terrestrial invertebrates Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that your job encompasses I am currently starting my postdoc,…
From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Elaine Caton Degree PhD Job Position Science Education Specialist Organization Private Consultant Professional Affiliation Non-profit Research Discipline Animal Ecology, Conservation Biology Research Habitat Forest Research Organism Terrestrial vertebrates Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that your job encompasses I am self-employed as…
For the history of ESA, see ESA History References. Resources for the History of Ecology Bocking, Stephen. 1997. Ecologists and Environmental Politics: A History of Contemporary Ecology. Yale University Press, New Haven. Croker, Robert A. 1991. Pioneer ecologist: the life and work of Victor Ernest Shelford, 1877-1968. Washington, D.C. Egerton, Frank N. (ed.). 1977. History of American Ecology. Arno Press,…
Numerous websites, books, and papers describe the history of ecology (see History of Ecology, References). This page provides sources on the history of the Ecological Society of America. History of the Ecological Society of America For a summary of important events in the history of ESA, go to Timelines. For information on ESA’s repository for historical documents, go to Archives….