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CAROLYN G. MAHAN
209 Hawthorn Building
Penn State Altoona
Altoona, PA 16601
cgm2@psu.edu
Phone: (814) 949-5530/Fax (814) 949-5547
EDUCATION The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Ph.D. Wildlife and Fisheries Science, 1996
Dissertation: The ecology of the eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) in a fragmented forest
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
M.S. Wildlife and Fisheries Science (minor: Ecology), 1992
Thesis: Remote-marking procedures for and microhabitat use by red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
B.S. cum laude, Renewable Natural Resources, 1989
RESEARCH Behavioral and demographic response of wildlife to landscape changes
INTERESTS Wildlife/habitat relationships
Conservation of isolated wildlife populations
Wildlife in urbanizing environments
Applied natural resource management on federal lands
PROFESSIONAL Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Penn Altoona (2004-present)
EXPERIENCE
Co-coordinator, Interdisciplinary Program in Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona (2000-2005)
Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Penn State Altoona (tenure track; 1998 - 2004)
Postdoctoral Project Coordinator, U.S.D.I. National Park Service and Penn State (1996-1997) Coordinator for inter-agency project researching the effects of the hemlock woolly adelgid and hemlock decline on biodiversity at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Shenandoah National Park.
Curatorial Assistant, Terrestrial Vertebrate Museum, Penn State
(1990-1999).
TEACHING Introductory Biology, Diversity of Life; teacher instructor ratings: 6.0/7.0
EXPERIENCE Evolution; teacher instructor ratings: 6.1/7.0
Environmental Studies, Visions of Nature; teacher instructor ratings: 6.3/7.0
Environmental Studies, Senior seminoar; teacher instructor ratings 6.5/7.0
Human Biology Form and Function; teacher instructor ratings: 6.1/7.0.
Environmental Science (Honors and non-honors format); teaching instructor ratings: 6.4/7.0.
English 297 (Special Topics); teaching Thoreau's Walden from multiple perspectives
Wildlife Terrestrial Ecology Laboratory (no teaching ratings available).
Independent Studies (WFS 496, BIOL 296, ENVST 296, ENVST 496, BIOL 496)
PSU 03: Penn State Freshman Seminar
Lecturer: Conservation Biology
Mammalogy
Forest Environment and Man
Ecology and Management of Wildlife Populations
RESEARCH
Research and/or Scholarly Publications
Articles Published in Refereed Journals
Mahan, C. G., and R. H. Yahner. ÒMicrohabitat Use by Red Squirrels in Central Pennsylvania.Ó Northeast Wildlife 49: 49-56 (1992). Collected and analyzed data; wrote article.
Yahner, R. H., and C. G. Mahan. ÒUse of a Laboratory Restraining Device on Wild Red Squirrels.Ó Wildlife Society Bulletin 20(4): 399-401 (1992). Collected and analyzed data; reviewed draft.
Yahner, R. H., C. G. Mahan, and C. A. DeLong. ÒDynamics of Depredation on Artificial Ground Nests in Habitat Managed for Ruffed Grouse.Ó Wilson Bulletin 105(1): 172-179 (1993). Collected and analyzed data; reviewed draft.
Mahan, C. G., R. H. Yahner, and L. R. Stover. ÒDevelopment of Remote-Collaring Techniques for Red Squirrels.Ó Wildlife Society Bulletin 22(2): 270-273 (1994). Collected and analyzed data; wrote article.
Mahan, C. G., and R. H. Yahner. ÒTemporal Effects on Detection of Eastern Chipmunks (Tamias striatus) in Forested Landscapes.Ó Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 70(2): 61-64 (1996). Collected and analyzed data; wrote article.
Yahner, R. H., and C. G. Mahan. ÒDepredation of Artificial Ground Nests in a Managed, Forested Landscape.Ó Conservation Biology 10(1): 285-288 (1996). Collected and analyzed data; reviewed draft.
Yahner, R. H., and C. G. Mahan. ÒEffects of Egg Type on Depredation of Artificial Ground Nests.Ó Wilson Bulletin 108(1): 129-136 (1996). Collected and analyzed data; reviewed draft.
Mahan, C. G., and R. H. Yahner. ÒEffects of Forest Fragmentation on Burrow-Site Selection by the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus).Ó American Midland Naturalist 136(2): 352-357 (1996). Collected and analyzed data; wrote article.
Yahner, R. H., and C. G. Mahan. ÒEffects of Logging Roads on Depredation of Artificial Ground Nests in a Forested Landscape.Ó Wildlife Society Bulletin 25(1): 158-162 (1997). Collected and analyzed data; reviewed draft.
Yahner, R. H., and C. G. Mahan. ÒBehavioral Considerations in Fragmented Landscapes.Ó Conservation Biology 11(2): 569-570 (1997). Collected and analyzed data; reviewed draft.
Mahan, C. G., and R. H. Yahner. ÒLack of Population Response by Eastern Chipmunks (Tamias striatus) to Forest Fragmentation.Ó American Midland Naturalist 140(2): 382-386 (1998). Collected and analyzed data; wrote article.
Mahan, C. G. ÒEcosystem-Based Assessment of Biodiversity Associated with Eastern Hemlock Forests.Ó Park Science 19(1): 37-39 (1999).
Mahan, C. G., M. A. Steele, M. J. Patrick, and G. L. Kirkland, Jr. ÒThe Status of the Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) in Pennsylvania.Ó Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 73(1): 15-21 (1999). Wrote article, using data collected by others.
Yahner, R. H., and C. G. Mahan. ÒPotential for Predator Learning of Artificial Arboreal Nest Locations.Ó Wilson Bulletin 111(4): 536-540 (1999). Collected and analyzed data; reviewed draft.
Mahan, C. G., and R. H. Yahner. ÒEffects of Forest Fragmentation on Behaviour Patterns in the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus).Ó Canadian Journal of Zoology 77: 1991-1997 (1999). Collected and analyzed data; wrote article.
Burke De Silva, K., C. G. Mahan, and J. DeSilva. The trill of the chase: eastern chipmunks call to warn kin. J. Mammalogy 83:54-552 (2002).
Yahner, R. H., and C. G. Mahan. Animal Behavior in Fragmented Landscapes. Chapter 15 in Forest Fragmentation and Landscape Ecology. Edited by Kevin Gutzweiller. Springer-Verlag: New York NY (2002).
Yahner, R. H., C. G. Mahan, and A. D. Rodewald. Managing forestlands for wildlife. 2004. Wildlife Management Techniques Manual. Edited by C. Braun. The Wildlife Society, Betheseda, MD., In press.
Mahan, C. G, K. L. Sullivan, B. Black, K. C. Kim, and R. H. Yahner. 2004. Overstory tree composition of eastern hemlock stands threatened by the hemlock woolly adelgid at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Castanea 68:30-37.
Mahan, C. G. and C. S. Itle. Enterobius sciuri in eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus): a new host record. J. Pennsylvania Academy of Science, in press.
Mahan, C. G., D. R. Diefenbach, and W. Cass. Evaluating and revising a long-term monitoring program for vascular plants: lessons from Shenandoah National Park. Natural Areas Journal, in press.
Rohr, J., C. G. Mahan, and K. C. Kim. Developing a monitoring program for invertebrates: guidelines and a case study. Conservation Biology, in press.
Research Funding
To date, I have received over $800,000 in externally and internally funded grants. Research sponsors include Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, The National Park Service, The Pennsylvania State University, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Hamer Foundation.
SERVICE
Select Service to the Profession and Community
Member, Slide Library Committee, American Society of Mammalogists, 1996-present.
Member, Board of Directors, and Newsletter Editor, The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Wildlife Society, 1997-2001.
Co-chair, Mammal Technical Committee, Pennsylvania Biological Survey 2004-present
Chair Land Protection and Stewardship Committee, ClearWater Conservancy, State College PA, 2004-present
Member and Secretary, Board of Directors, ClearWater Conservancy, State College PA, 1999-2005
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