Curriculum Vitae
WILLEM MARTIJN ROOSENBURG
Department of Biological Sciences
Irvine Hall
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701
Phone: (740) 593 - 9669
Cell Phone: (740) 503-4983
FAX: (740) 593 - 0300
E-mail: ROOSENBU@OHIO.EDU
Summer Field Address:
40770 Cremona Road
Mechanicsville, Maryland 20659
Phone (301) 884-7467
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Associate Professor: Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences 2001 - present
Assistant Professor: Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences 1995 - 2001
Postdoctoral Fellow: Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences 1994 - 1995
Visiting Assistant Professor: Department of Biology, Hood College; 1993 - 1994.
Visiting Assistant Professor: Department of Biology, East Carolina University; 1992 - 1993.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1992;
Dissertation Title: Life History Consequences of Nest Site Selection by the Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. (Arthur E. Dunham, Advisor)
M.A. Biology, State University College at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York; 1986;
Thesis Title: The Effect of Interspecific Interaction and Cover on the Thermoregulatory Behavior of Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, in a Thermally Stressed Environment. (Edward A. Standora, Advisor)
B.S. Zoology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island; 1981;
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2003 Army Corps of Engineers ($24,971)Terrapin Monitoring at Poplar Island
2002 Army Corps of Engineers ($16,927)Terrapin Monitoring at Poplar Island
2002 Maryland Sea Grant and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Development Grant ($17,833) Developing a by-catch reduction device for the commercial eel pot fishery to reduce diamondback terrapin mortality. With D. Secor
2002 The Nature Conservancy ($3,693) Protecting and restoring diamondback terrapins in Chesapeake Bay by evaluating a by-catch reduction device for the commercial eel pot fishery. With Thomas Radzio
2000 Trustees of the PEPCO Oil Spill. ($ 175,115) Impact of the April 7, 2000 Patuxent River oil spill on diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, populations. [Declined because of restrictions to publish].
1998-1999 Maryland Department of Natural Resources ($19,221) Catch rates of target and non-target species by peeler bank traps in St. Mary’s County, Maryland.
1997 Ohio University Research Committee. ($ 6856) Environmental and genetic influences on phenotypic plasticity in reproductive energy allocation. With Jim Barron
1994 - 1995 Ohio University. ($ 27,000) Ohio University Post-doctoral Research Fellowship.
1993 National Aquarium in Baltimore ($ 7690) Where do female diamondback terrapins hatch? With Allan R Place and Jeyasuria Pancharatnam
1990 - 1992 Maryland Department of Natural Resources ($ 50,000): Investigation of the diamondback terrapin in Chesapeake Bay.
1990 - 1991 Dean's Fellow in Biology, University of Pennsylvania.
1990 Shell Foundation ($ 500): An experimental investigation of growth rates of two populations of the fence lizard, Sceloporus undulatus.
1989 Maryland Department of Natural Resources ($ 25,000): Investigation of the diamondback terrapin in Chesapeake Bay.
1988 Optimist Club Grant ($ 500): Support for the study of the diamondback terrapin.
1987 - 1989 Shell Foundation ($ 2880): Summer support for research on the diamondback terrapin.
1987 - 1988 Patuxent River Appreciation Days Grant ($ 750): Demography of the diamondback terrapin.
1987 Sigma Xi ($ 300): Demography of the diamondback terrapin.
1984 - 1986 Oak Ridge Associated Universities Travel Grant ($3470): Grant for travel expenses for research conducted on Department of Energy Properties.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
In Press: Roosenburg, W. M. The impact of crab pot fisheries on the terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin: Where are we and where do we need to go? In C. Swarth, W. M. Roosenburg and E. Kiviat (eds) Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic Turtle Symposium.
2002 Miles, D. B., R. Noecker, W. M. Roosenburg, and M. M. White. Genetic relationships among populations of Sceloporus undulatus fail to support subspecific designations. Herpetologica 58:277-292.
2000 Roosenburg, W. M. Hypothesis testing, decision theory and common sense in resource management. Conservation Biology14:1208-1210.
2000 Roosenburg, W. M., and J Green. Impact of a by-catch reduction device of terrapin mortality (Malaclemys terrapin) and Crab (Callinectes sapidus) capture in crab pots. Ecological Applications 10:882-889.
1999 Roosenburg, W. M., K Halley, and S. McGuire. Habitat selection and movements of the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, in a Maryland estuary. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3:425-429.
1998 Roosenburg, W. M. and P. H. Niewiarowski. Maternal effects and the maintenance of environmental sex determination. In: T. Mousseau and C. Fox (eds.) Maternal Effects as Adaptations Oxford University Pages 307-322.
1997 Roosenburg, W. M., W. Cresko, M. Modesitte, and M. B. Robbins. Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) mortality in crab pots. Conservation Biology 5:1166-1172.
1997 Roosenburg, W. M. and A. E. Dunham. Allocation of Reproductive output: Egg and clutch size variation in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Copeia 1997:290-297.
1996 Roosenburg, W. M. Maternal condition and nest site choice: An alternative for the maintenance of environmental sex determination? The American Zoologist 36:157-168.
1996 Roosenburg, W. M. and K. C. Kelley. Differential effects of egg size on male and female growth in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Journal of Herpetology 30:198-204.
1995 Roosenburg, W. M. and A. R. Place. Nest predation and hatchling sex ratio in the diamondback terrapin: Implications for management and conservation. Towards a Sustainable Coastal Watershed: The Chesapeake Experiment, Proceedings of a Conference. Chesapeake Research Consortium Pub. No 149. Solomons, MD. pp. 65-70.
1994 Jeyasuria, P., W. M. Roosenburg, and A. R. Place. The role of P-450 aromatase in environmental sex determination in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Journal of Experimental Zoology 270:95-111.
1994 Roosenburg, W. M. Nesting habitat requirements of the diamondback terrapin: a geographic comparison. Wetland Journal 6(2):8-11.
1993 Niewiarowski, P. E. and W. M. Roosenburg. Reciprocal transplant reveals sources of variation in growth rates of the lizard, Sceloporus undulatus. Ecology 74:1992-2002.
1991 Roosenburg, W. M. The diamondback terrapin: Habitat requirements, population dynamics, and opportunities for conservation. New Perspectives in the Chesapeake System: A Research and Management and Partnership. Proceedings of a Conference. Chesapeake Research Consortium Pub. No 137. Solomons, Md. pp. 237 - 234.
1989 Roosenburg, W. M., J. R. Spotila, J. M. Aho, T. A. Tuel, E. A. Standora, and H. W. Avery. Population response to stress: population structure and movement of largemouth bass in a nuclear reactor cooling reservoir. In: R. R. Sharitz and J. W. Gibbons (eds.) Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife. CONF-8603101 pp. 567 - 582.
BOOKS
In Press: C. Swarth, W. M. Roosenburg and E. Kiviat (eds). Conservation and Ecology of Turtles of the Mid-Atlantic Region: Proceedings of the Mid-Atlantic Turtle Symposium. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Press.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
2003 Roosenburg, W.M., P. E. Allman, and B. J. Fruh. Diamondback terrapin nesting on the Poplar Island environmental restoration project. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Coastal Services Center. Proceedings of the 13th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference, Baltimore, MD, July 13-17. 2003. NOAA/CS/20322-CD. CD-ROM. Charleston, SC: NOAA Coastal Services Center.
2003 Roosenburg, W. M. and T. Radzio. Diamondback terrapin mortality in eel pots and evaluation of a by-catch reduction device. Final Report - Maryland Sea Grant, College Park, MD pp. 19
2003 Roosenburg, W.M., and P. E. Allman. Terrapin Monitoring at Poplar Island, Final Report Submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore Office, Baltimore, MD pp. 13.
2000 Roosenburg, W. M. Diamonds in the rough: diamondback terrapins in peril. Reptilia 23:34-38.
1999 Roosenburg, W. M. Catch rate survey and experimental by-catch reduction of peeler bank traps in St. Mary’s County Maryland. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Tidal Fisheries Publications Technical Report No. 24, Annapolis, MD, pp. 25
1993 Roosenburg, W. M. Final Report: The Chesapeake diamondback terrapin investigations, 1992. Chesapeake Research Consortium Pub. No 146. Solomons Md. pp. 59.
1991 Roosenburg, W. M. Final Report: The Chesapeake diamondback terrapin investigations, 1991. Chesapeake Research Consortium Pub. No 140. Solomons Md. pp. 58.
1990 Roosenburg, W. M. Final Report: The Chesapeake diamondback terrapin investigations for the period 1987, 1988, 1989. Chesapeake Research Consortium Pub. No 133. Solomons Md. pp. 84.
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
1997 Moon, C. M., A. R. Biknevicius, and W. M. Roosenburg. Force plate analysis of terrestrial gate in turtles. Journal of Morphology 232:298.
1995 Roosenburg, W. M. and C. Johnson. Incubation temperature influences growth in juveniles turtles hormonally-manipulated during development. American Zoologist. 35:89A.
1995 Paez, V. P., B. C. Bock, N. F. Perez B. and W. M. Roosenburg. Pre- and post-hatchling factors affecting captive juvenile growth rates in the yellow-spotted Amazonian turtle, Podocnemis unifilis. American Zoologist 35:90A.
1993 Roosenburg, W. M. Differential maternal effects for male and female diamondback terrapins: an ecological advantage for ESD. American Zoologist 33:59A.
1990 Roosenburg, W. M. and K. C. Kelley. Effect of incubation temperature on growth and sexual development in turtles. American Zoologist 30:56A.
PRESENTATIONS
2003 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of American. Savannah, GA. Factors contributing to variation in population level process in the diamondback terrapin. With W. Kendall.
2003 Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists, The Herpetologist's League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Manaus, Brazil. The dynamics of sex differentiation in three populations of Malaclemys terrapin: a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination. With P. Allman, presented by P.Allman.
2003 Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists, The Herpetologist's League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Manaus, Brazil. The physiological effects of stressors on Malaclemys terrapin. With D. Ford, presented by D. Ford.
2003 Coastal Zone Management Meeting, Baltimore MD. Diamondback terrapin nesting on the Poplar Island environmental restoration project. With P. Allman, and B. Fruh.
2002 American Fisheries Society Baltimore, MD. Evaluation of a bycatch reduction device for the canvas funnel eel pot fishery. Poster with T. Radzio.
2002 Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists, The Herpetologist's League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Kansas City, MO. Effects of contaminants exposure on survivorship and growth of the terrapin hatchlings. Poster with A Elskus, D. Ford, and B Palmer.
2002 Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists, The Herpetologist's League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Kansas City, MO. GIS analysis of nesting habitat preference of Malaclemys terrapin in the Patuxent River. Poster with P. Allman and M. Holcombe.
2002 Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists, The Herpetologist's League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Kansas City, MO. Demography of the diamondback terrapin: Implications for conservation and management
2002 USGS Workshop for Diamondback Terrapins. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Annapolis, MD. Population biology and conservation of the diamondback terrapin.
2001 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD. Survivorship, growth, and bioassays of terrapin hatchlings incubated on oil contaminated nesting area. With: A Elskus, D. Ford, and B Palmer. Presented by D. Ford.
2001 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL. Population biology and conservation of the diamondback terrapin.
2001 Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, Center for Estuarine Studies. St. Leonard, MD. Population biology and conservation of the diamondback terrapin.
2000 Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC. Population structure and dynamics of the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.
2000 Second Workshop on the Diamondback Terrapin, Stone Harbor, NJ. The role of micro- and macro-environmental variation on nest success of the diamondback terrapin.
1999 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society, Annapolis MD. The ecology and natural history of the diamondback terrapin
1999 Joint Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists, The Herpetologist's League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. State College, PA. Incubation environment effects on hatchling phenotype in the terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.
1999 Powdermill IV Freshwater Turtle Symposium, Laughlin, NV. Ecological consequences of environmental variation among diamondback terrapin nests.
1999 Symposium on the Ecology and Conservation of Turtles in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Laural, MD. Ecological consequences of environmental sex determination in the diamondback terrapin: Implications for conservation and management.
1999 Symposium on the Ecology and Conservation of Turtles in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Laural, MD. The impact of the crab pot fishery on diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) populations.
1998 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of American Baltimore, MD. Evaluation of a by-catch reduction device to reduce diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) mortality in crab pots. With J. Green
1998 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of American Baltimore, MD. Adaptation to life in estuarine environments in the northern water snake, Nerodia Sipedon. With P. L Martin Presented by P. L. Martin
1998 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of American Baltimore, MD. Annual variation in recruitment and sex ratio in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.
1998 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Guelph, Ontario. Adaptation to life in estuarine environments in the northern water snake, Nerodia Sipedon. With P. L Martin Presented by P. L. Martin
1998 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Guelph, Ontario. Evaluation of a by-catch reduction device to reduce diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) mortality in crab pots. With J. Green
1998 Midwest Population Biology Conference, Springfield, IL. Adaptation to life in Estuarine Environments in the Northern Water Snake, Nerodia Sipedon. With P. L. Martin Presented by P. L. Martin
1997 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Seattle, WA. Annual variation in recruitment and sex ratio in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.
1997 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Seattle, WA The effect of beach elevation on the survivorship and sex of hatchling diamondback terrapins. With K. Strafford, Presented by K. Strafford.
1997 International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology. Bristol, England Force plate analysis of terrestrial gate in chelonians. With C. M. Moon ans A R Biknevicius, Presented by C. M. Moon
1996 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study Evolution, Symposium Maternal Effects as Adaptations.St. Louis, MO. Maternal effects and the maintenance of environmental sex determination. With P. H. Niewiarowski
1995 Society for the Study of Evolution, Montreal, Canada. Annual sex ratio variation in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination.
1995 Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Boone, NC. Annual sex ratio variation in the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin).
1995 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Edmonton, Canada. Evolutionary relationships within the genus Sceloporus. With M. White and D. Miles, Presented by M. White
1995 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Edmonton, Canada. Relationships within Sceloporus undulatus based on allozyme electrophoresis. With R Noecker, M. White and D. Miles, Presented by M. White.
1995 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Zoologists, Washington D.C. Incubation temperature influences growth in juveniles turtles hormonally-manipulated during development. With C. Johnson
1995 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Zoologists, Washington D.C. Pre- and post-hatchling factors affecting captive juvenile growth rates in the yellow-spotted Amazonian turtle, Podocnemis unifilis. With Paez, V. P., B. C. Bock, N. F. Perez B, Presented by B. Bock.
1995 Ohio University, Department Of Biological Sciences. Athens , OH. Maternal effects as mechanism to maintain environmental sex determination in the diamondback terrapin.
1995 University of Akron, Department of Biology. Akron, OH. Maternal effects as mechanism to maintain environmental sex determination in the diamondback terrapin.
1995 Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences. Athens , OH. Conservation of vertebrates with environmental sex determination.
1994 The Diamondback Terrapin Workshop. Aiken SC. Ecology and reproductive biology of the diamondback terrapin in Chesapeake Bay.
1994 The Diamondback Terrapin Workshop. Aiken, SC Diamondback terrapin entrapment in crab pots: A description of the problem and a suggested solution.
1994 Annual Meeting of Herpetologists' League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Athens, GA. Diamondback terrapin nesting aggregations, Poster with G. Bokor and M. Weltner,.
1994 Annual Meeting of Herpetologists' League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Athens, GA. Symposium on the effect of inter-individual variation on life histories and population dynamics. The effect of egg size on inter-individual variation in the diamondback terrapin.
1994 Conference on Sustainable Resources of Chesapeake Bay. Norfolk, VA Nest predation and hatchling sex ratio in the diamondback terrapin: Implications for management and conservation
1994 University of Rhode Island. Kingston, RI. The ecological consequences of nest site choice in the diamondback terrapin.
1993 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Zoologists. Los Angles, CA Symposium on "Maternal effects on early life history, their persistence, and influence on organismal ecology". Differential maternal effects for male and female diamondback terrapins: An ecological advantage for environmental sex determination?
1993 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Austin, TX Reciprocal transplant reveals sources of variation in growth rates of the lizard, Sceloporus undulatus. With P. H Niewiarowski, Presented by P. H. Niewiarowski.
1991 Annual Meeting of Herpetologists' League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. State College, PA. Egg size and clutch size variation in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.
1991 Powder Mill III, Freshwater Turtle Symposium. Aiken, SC. Life history variation in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.
1991 Leonard Betz Symposium on Reptilian Eggs. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Effects of egg size and environmental sex determination on growth.
1990 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Zoologists. San Antonio, TX Effect of incubation temperature on sexual development and growth in turtles. With K. C. Kelley.
1990 Symposium on New Perspectives on Research and Management of Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore, MD The diamondback terrapin: Habitat requirements, population dynamics, and opportunities for conservation.
1990 Fourth International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology. Washington, DC Influence of incubation temperature on sex and growth of the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin
1986 Ninth Freshwater Wetlands Symposium. Charleston, SC. Population response to stress: population structure and movement of largemouth bass in a nuclear reactor cooling reservoir.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE
The Society for the Study of Evolution
Herpetologists' League
Ecological Society of America
American Society of Naturalists
The American Society of Zoologists
Society of Systematic Biology
The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Sigma Xi
Society for the Study of Reptiles and Amphibians
IUCN Turtle Specialist Group
Conservation Committee of the Herpetologist’s League: 2000-2002
Board of Editors for American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists: 1995 - 1997.
Reviewer For: American Zoologist, American Midland Naturalist, American Naturalist, Copeia, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Chelonian Conservation and Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Ecology, Herpetologica, Herpetological Monographs, Journal of Herpetology, Journal of Zoology, Marine and Freshwater Research, Northeastern Naturalist, Oecologia, and Proceedings of the Washington Biological Society
Grant Reviewer For: National Science Foundation, Hudson River Foundation, American Women in Science- Graduate Women in Science, Florida Sea Grant, Environmental Protection Agency, National Geographic Society
PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTIONS
Member of the Governor’s Task Force for Conservation and Management of the Diamondback Terrapin in Maryland. Appointed by the Honorable Paris Glendenning - 2001
Ohio University Postdoctoral Fellow for Research and Development, Ohio University
Dean's Fellow in Biology, University of Pennsylvania
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Ohio University - Ecology and Energy Conservation Committee, 1996 - 1998
Ohio University - Office of Research and Sponsored Programs - Grants Administrator Search Committee 1999-2000
Ohio University, College of Arts and Sciences - Promotion and Tenure Committee - 2004 - present
Ohio University, College of Arts and Sciences - Information Technology Advisory Board - 2003 - present
Ohio University, College of Arts and Sciences - Faculty Development Committee, 2001 - 2002
Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences - Promotion and Tenure Committee 2001 - 2002, 2003 - present
Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences - Information Technology Committee 2003 - present
Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences - ad hoc Graduate Review Advisory Committee, 2001
Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences - Graduate Recruitment Weekend Committee - Chair 2000-2001
Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences - Graduate Committee, 1996 - 1999
Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences - Aquatic Ecologist Search Committee 1997
Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences - Social Committee, 1995 - 2001 - Chair 1998 - 2001
Ohio University, Department of Biological Sciences - Chair - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Steering Committee, 1996 - 1999
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Ph.D
Vivian Paez, 1995 - Committee Member
Clay Corbin, - 2002 - Committee Member
Brian Horne, - Dissertation Advisor
Dawn Ford, - Dissertation Advisor
Jason Moretz - Committee Member
Phil Allman - Dissertation Advoisor
Maria Giambanco -Dissertation Advisor
M.S.
Matt Hohlman, 1996 - Committee Member
Fer Vallejo, 1997 - Committee Member
Jennifer Kelley, 1997, Committee Member (MSES)
Kathy Massey, 1997 - Committee Member
Wade Winterhalter 1998 - Thesis Advisor
Jason Green 1998 - Thesis Advisor (MSES)
Philip Martin 1998 - Thesis Advisor
Shala Hankinson, 1999 Committee Member
Cindy Moon, 1999 - Committee Member
Teresa Dennis 2002- Committee Member (MSES)
Thomas Radzio 2004 - Thesis Advisor
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Katherine Strafford, 1997 - Thesis Advisor
Kara Nicole Freshwater, 2000 - Thesis Advisor