MARGRET (MEG)
Assistant Professor of
Biology
E-mail: mih10@psu.edu Work Phone: (570) 963-2529
Web page: http://www.personal.psu.edu/mih10 Home Phone: (570) 487-1264
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Biology,
Parental care as a life history trait in house sparrows, Passer domesticus.
Advisor: Dr. David F. Westneat.
M. S., Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. August 1996.
Individual variation in the avoidance of nest predation in song sparrows.
Advisor: Dr. Peter Arcese.
B. S., Wildlife and Fisheries Biology,
Population Biology of Swainson’s Hawks.
Mammalian Anatomy, Fall 2004 - 2008.
Lab and lecture
Biology:
Populations and Communities, Fall 2004, 2006-2008. Lab and lecture.
Physiology,
Spring 2005 – 2008. Lab and lecture.
Structure
and Function of Organisms, Spring 2005, 2007, 2008. Lecture. Non-majors.
Part-time Instructor, Biology,
Animal Behavior, Winter 2003. Lecture and laboratory.
Biological Interactions, Winter 2004, Fall 2002. Lecture and laboratory. Introduction to the concepts of biology, the diversity of life, and evolution.
Teaching Assistant,
Ornithology, Spring 2002. Laboratory. Bird identification, taxonomy and anatomy.
Principles of Biology Laboratory II, Fall 1996-1998, 2001. Diversity of life.
Principles of Biology Laboratory I, Spring 1997-1999. Basic biochemistry and genetics.
Ecology Recitation, Fall 1999. Discussions and exercises on ecological concepts
Smith, R.J. and Hatch, M. I.
(In press). Stopover ecology of landbird
migrants in
Hatch, M. I.
and Westneat, D. F. 2008. Familiarity
between mates improves few aspects of reproductive performance in house
sparrows. Behaviour 145:365-376.
Hatch, M. I.
and Westneat, D. F. 2007. Age-related patterns of reproductive success in house
sparrows Passer domesticus. Journal of
Avian Biology. 38:603-611.
Westneat, D. F., Walters, A., McCarthy, T. M., Hatch, M. I. and. Hein,
W. K. 2000. Alternative mechanisms of non-independent mate choice. Animal Behaviour 59:467-476.
Hatch, M. I. 1997. Variation in Song Sparrow nest defense: individual consistency and relationship to nest success. Condor 99:282-289.
Arcese, P., Smith, J. N. M., and Hatch, M. I. 1996. Nest predation by cowbirds and its consequences for
passerine demography. Proceedings of the
National
Harrington, K. L., Hatch, M. I., and Weller, C. L. 1993.
A population study of Swainson's hawks at the
Familiarity
between mates increases some aspects of reproductive performance in house
sparrows. Margret I. Hatch and David F.
Westneat. IV North American
Ornithological
Age-related patterns of
reproductive success in House Sparrows: individual performance. Margret I. Hatch and David F. Westneat. American
Ornithologists’ Union 23-27 August 2005. UC
Provisioning rates in the life history of house sparrows.
Margret I. Hatch. Allee Award Presentation. Animal Behavior Society meeting,
Age and parental performance in a population of house
sparrows. Margret I. Hatch. Animal
Behavior Society meeting,
Age and parental behavior in house sparrows. Margret I.
Hatch. Animal Behavior Society
meeting,
Are older birds better parents? A comparison of yearling and
adult house sparrows. Margret I. Hatch. Mid-west
Regional Animal Behavior Society Conference,
Variation
in nest predation in an island population of Song Sparrows. Margret I. Hatch
and Peter Arcese. 114th meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union, 13-17 August 1996,
Hematological parameters and arrival timing in Gray
Catbirds. M. I. Hatch and R. J. Smith. 125th meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union.
Habitat use by spring migrating landbirds in
Effect of human visits on parental behavior of
cavity-nesting songbirds. Margret I. Hatch and Kathleen M. Parlanti. Presented
at the Animal Behavior Society
meeting.
Age and parental performance in a population of house sparrows:
individual age and years breeding with the same mate. International Society of Behavioral Ecology, 7-12 July 2002.
Repeatability of provisioning rates in a population of House Sparrows.
Margret I. Hatch. 119th meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union.
Are older birds better parents? A comparison of yearling and adult
house sparrows. Margret I. Hatch. 117th meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union,
Individual variation in the avoidance of nest predation. Margret I.
Hatch and Peter Arcese. 113th meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union,
Undergraduate student
research
Differential white blood cell counts in Gray Catbirds. Michelle
Zuerblis and Margret I. Hatch. Undergraduate
Acheivement Night.
Effect of human visits to
nest boxes on parental behavior. Kathleen M. Parlanti and Margret I. Hatch. John T. and Paige S. Smith Undergraduate
Science Research Symposium Proceedings.
The
Effect on parental behavior
of human visits to nest boxes. Kathleen M. Parlanti and Margret I. Hatch. IV North
American Ornithological
GRANTS/HONORS
-Research
Development Grant,
-NSF
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, 2000-2001 ($10,000)
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-Sigma
Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research 1997 ($610) and 1994 ($500)
-Bergstrom
Memorial Award 1995 ($500)
-Honorable
Mention, NSF Graduate Fellowship 1994
-Graduated
from UC Davis with highest honors and received a departmental citation for
academic excellence.
American
Ornithologists’ Union 1994-present
Animal
Behavior Society 1995-present
Cooper
Ornithological Society 1997-present
Human
Anatomy & Physiology Society 2005-present
International
Society for Behavioral Ecology 1994-present
Wilson
Ornithological Society 2007-present
Journals
for which I have reviewed a paper: Behavioral Ecology, The Canadian Journal of Zoology,
Ethology, Ecology & Evolution, The Ibis, and The Wilson Bulletin.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Audubon Christmas Bird Count 2004 - 2007
Judge,
Presentation on birds at
Adult Natural History Learning Series,
Bird banding demonstration,
Reader for “Community
Presentation on Ecosystem Services, Vosberg Neck
Festival, Tunkhannock. June 2, 2007.