Julie A. Hart
439B Biological Sciences
University of Wyoming
jhart9@uwyo.edu
cell: (802) 770-0107
office: (307) 766-4906
http://avianecologyatuwyo.blogspot.com
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Program in Ecology & Zoology and Physiology, anticipated May 2016
University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming; Advisor: Dr. Craig W. Benkman
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science, May 2001, Summa cum laude
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; Advisor: Dr. Alan McIntosh
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My primary research interest is to use an interdisciplinary approach to address complex
conservation issues surrounding rare, specialized, and vulnerable species. Much of my previous
work has focused on bird conservation in New England, the Caribbean, and New Zealand. For
my dissertation research, I am trying to gain a mechanistic understanding of decline in South
Hills Crossbill due to a climate-induced reduction of their sole food resource, seeds of lodgepole
pine. The results of this research will inform forest management in the South Hills, Idaho.
EXPERIENCE
CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST (Co-founder)
Oct 2007-Aug 2009
Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Norwich, Vermont
Coordinated a regional high-elevation bird monitoring project and coordinated the International
Bicknell’s Thrush Conservation Group.
BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN
Apr 2006-Sept 2007
Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, Vermont
Trained and coordinated ~150 volunteers in five states to monitor high-elevation songbirds, and
provided field and technical support for conservation biology projects.
NEW JERSEY WILDLIFE MIGRATION TECHNICIAN
Duke Farms Foundation, Hillsborough, New Jersey
Conducted an established hawk watch and coordinated volunteers.
Aug 2005-Oct 2005
BREEDING BIRD ATLAS FIELD ASSISTANT
Jun 2005-Jul 2005
Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Northeast Kingdom, Vermont
Observed and interpreted breeding behavior of eastern birds for statewide atlas project.
IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER RESEARCHER
Dec 2004-May 2005
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas
Participated in systematic surveys for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and supervised data entry.
ISLAND SUPERVISOR
May 2004-Aug 2004
National Audubon Society Seabird Restoration Program, Outer Green Island, Maine
Managed a Common and Roseate Tern colony, supervised island interns, monitored growth rates
and fledging success, and studied parent-chick feeding interactions.
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KOKAKO FIELD ASSISTANT
Feb 2004-May 2004
Kokako Recovery Research, Rotoehu Forest, New Zealand
Assisted with census of endangered Kokako, re-sighted banded birds and determined territory
boundaries, conducted playback experiments to test pair bond strength.
BIRD CONSERVATION SPECIALIST
Dec 2001-Feb 2004
Audubon New York, National Audubon, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York
Supported major bird conservation initiatives, including the New York Important Bird Areas
Program, National Audubon's WatchList, and the Partners in Flight North American Landbird
Conservation Plan.
LOON BIOLOGIST
May 2001-Aug 2001
Loon Preservation Committee, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Monitored and protected Common Loons, conducted behavioral observations, provided public
education, collected data for long-term studies of mercury and lead toxicity.
FOREST ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH INTERN
Jun 1999-Aug 1998
School of Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
Conducted an independent research project on the influence of acid rain on the leachate from
lysimeters with respect to soil type, vegetation, and pH as part of continuing research on legacy
effects of trees on soils, cation budgets, and nitrogen accumulation in pines.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Member, American Ornithologists Union
Member, Society for Conservation Biology
Member, International Bicknell’s Thrush Conservation Group
Member, Partners in Flight
Member, Golden Key International Honor Society
Zoology & Physiology Graduate Advisory Board, University of Wyoming, 2009-current
Steering Committee Member, Vermont Bird Records Committee, 2008-2009
President and Outreach Coordinator, UVM chapter The Wildlife Society, Fall 2000-Spring 2001
Member and Outreach Volunteer, UVM chapter of The Wildlife Society, Fall 1998-Spring 2001
GRANTS RECEIVED
2008 Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, $8000
“Production of a Bicknell’s Thrush Global Breeding Distribution Model Based on
Potential Habitat”
2008 American Bird Conservancy, Survey Design and Implementation Fund, $3900
“Review and Piloting of Standard Operating Procedures for Coordinated Mountain Bird
Monitoring”
2007 American Bird Conservancy, Survey Design and Implementation Fund, $4200
“Lead Implementation of Coordinated Mountain Bird Monitoring in the Northeast”
2003 AmeriCorps Education Award, National Service Trust, $4725
2002 AmeriCorps Education Award, National Service Trust, $4725
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
May 2009 “Birds and Butterflies of the Alpine: Pipits, Arctics, and Fritillaries on Mount
Washington,” 6th Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering, Lake Placid, New York.
Sept 2008 “Mountain Birdwatch Phase 2: Monitoring high-elevation birds in the Atlantic
Northern Forest,” Northeast Coordinated Bird Monitoring and Conservation
Workshop, Cape May, New Jersey
Oct 2006 “Mountain Birdwatch: High-elevation bird monitoring,” Maine Mountain
Conference, Saddleback, Maine
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Hart, Julie A. 2009. Hispaniolan Crossbill (Loxia megaplaga), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S.
Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from Neotropical Birds
Online: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=686796
Hart, Julie A., and J. Daniel Lambert. 2008. Mountain Birdwatch: Protocol and Standard
Operating Procedures for Monitoring High-elevation Landbirds in the Northern Appalachian
and Laurentian Regions. Northeast Coordinated Bird Monitoring. 62 pp.
OUTREACH PUBLICATIONS
Editor and graphic designer, Field Notes, Vermont Center for Ecostudies newsletter, 2007-2009
Author, Birding articles for a syndicated column in the Burlington Free Press, 2007-2008
Compiler of appendices for: Wells, Jeffrey V. 2007. Birder’s Conservation Handbook: 100 North
American Birds at Risk. Princeton University Press. 464 pp.
Graphic designer, Partners in Flight North American Landbird Conservation Plan, 2004
Graphic designer, Birdscope, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2003
Graphic designer, citizen science brochures for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2003
Compiler and graphic designer, bird checklists for Important Bird Areas of New York State,
2002-2003
HONORS RECEIVED
EPA EPSCoR Fellowship, Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming, Fall 2009-Spring 2010
Summa Cum Laude, University of Vermont, May 2001
Holcomb Natural Resources Prize, University of Vermont, Spring 2001
Environmental Sciences Award, University of Vermont, Spring 2001
McIntosh Scholarship Award (for Environmental Sciences), University of Vermont, Spring 2000
Dean’s Book Award for Environmental Sciences, University of Vermont, Spring 2000
Golden Key International Honor Society junior scholarship recipient, Fall 1999
Mortar Board Sophomore Scholarship Award, Spring 1999
Dean’s List, University of Vermont, all 8 semesters
Student Academic Recognition (STAR), University of Vermont, Spring 1999-Fall 2001
Vermont Scholar (full tuition, room and board), University of Vermont, 1997-2001
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