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Email: Schauber@siu.edu

EDUCATION:

2000 PhD. in Ecology University of Connecticut, Storrs

1994 M.S. in Wildlife Science Oregon State University, Corvallis

1992 B.S. in Wildlife Biology (cum laude) University of Massachusetts, Amherst

POSITIONS:

2002-present Assistant Professor Dept. of Zoology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC)

2002-present Wildlife Ecologist Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, SIUC

2002-present Visiting Scientist Institute of Ecosystem Studies

2000-2002 Postdoctoral Associate Institute of Ecosystem Studies

AWARDS AND HONORS:

1998 Anna M. Jackson Award (Best Student Paper), American Society of Mammalogists

1994 Best Student Paper, The Wildlife Society, Oregon Chapter

1992 Herschel Abbot Award, The Wildlife Society, Northeast Chapter

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

2007-present Subject Matter Editor, Ecological Applications

2007-present Member, Illinois State Academy of Science

2000-2002 Symposia and Program Committee – American Society of Mammalogists

1999-2002 Infectious Diseases and Conservation Working Group – National Center for Ecological

Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)

1997 Complex Population Dynamics Working Group – NCEAS

1989-present Member, The Wildlife Society

1994-present Member, American Society of Mammalogists

1996-present Member, Ecological Society of America

Reviewer American Naturalist, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Ecology, Ecology Letters, Ecological Applications, Ecological Entomology, Ecological Monographs, Forest Ecology and Management, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Journal of Mammalogy, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Journal of Wildlife Management, Oecologia, Population Ecology, Theoretical Population Biology, Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Wildlife Society Bulletin

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

Schauber, E. M., P. D. Scharine, C. K. Nielsen, and L. Rubert. 2008. An artificial latrine log for swamp rabbit studies. Journal of Wildlife Management, 72:561-563. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., B. J. Goodwin, C. G. Jones, and R. S. Ostfeld. 2007. Spatial selection and inheritance: applying evolutionary concepts to population dynamics in heterogeneous space. Ecology, 88:1112-1118. Rated a "Must Read" on Faculty of 1000 Biology (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., D. J. Storm, and C. K. Nielsen. 2007. Effects of joint space use and group membership on contact rates among white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Management, 71:155-163.(PDF)

Storm, D. J., C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, and A. Woolf. Deer-human conflict and hunter access in an exurban landscape. 2007. Human-Wildlife Conflicts, 1:52-59

Storm, D. J., C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, and A. Woolf. 2007. Space use and survival of white-tailed deer in an exurban landscape. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71:1170-1176.(PDF)

Watland, A. M., E. M. Schauber, and A. Woolf. 2007. Translocation of swamp rabbits in southern Illinois. Southeastern Naturalist, 6:259-270.(PDF)

Rohm, J. E., C. K. Nielsen, and E. M. Schauber. 2007. Post-recruitment survival of fawns in southern Illinois. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 60:59-63.

Richter, S. M., and E. M. Schauber. 2006. Distribution of the long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) in Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science. 99:153-160. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., and C. G. Jones. 2006. Comparative predation on naturally occurring and deployed gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) pupae. Environmental Entomology. 35:293- 296. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., R. S. Ostfeld, and A. S. Evans, Jr. 2005. What is the best predictor of annual Lyme-disease incidence: weather, mice, or acorns? Ecological Applications, 15:575-586. (PDF)

Connors, M. J., E. M. Schauber, A. Forbes, C. G. Jones, B. J. Goodwin, and R. S. Ostfeld. 2005. Using track plates to quantify spatial heterogeneity in predation risk. Journal of Mammalogy, 86:991-996. (PDF)

Goodwin, B. J., C. G. Jones, E. M. Schauber, and R. S. Ostfeld. 2005. Limited dispersal and heterogeneous predation risk synergistically enhance prey persistence. Ecology: 86:3139-3148. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., R. S. Ostfeld, and C. G. Jones. 2004. Type 3 functional response of mice to gypsy moth pupae: is it stabilizing? Oikos, 107:592-602. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., and A. Woolf. 2003. Chronic wasting disease in deer and elk: a critique of current models and their application. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 31:610-616. (PDF)

Holt, R. D., A. P. Dobson, M. Begon, R. G. Bowers, and E. M. Schauber. 2003. Parasite establishment in host communities. Ecology Letters, 6:837-842. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., D. Kelly, P. Turchin, C. Simon, W. G. Lee, R. B. Allen, I. J. Payton, P. R. Wilson, P. E. Cowan, and R. E. Brockie. 2002. Masting by 18 New Zealand plant species: the role of temperature as a synchronizing cue. Ecology, 83:1214-1225. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., and R. S. Ostfeld. 2002. Modeling the effects of reservoir competence decay and demographic turnover on Lyme disease ecology. Ecological Applications, 12:1142-1162. (PDF)

Schmidt, K. A., J. R. Goheen, R. Naumann, R. S. Ostfeld, E. M. Schauber, and A. Berkowitz. 2001. Experimental removal of strong and weak predators: mice and chipmunks preying on songbird nests. Ecology, 82:2927-2936. (PDF)

Goodwin, B. J., R. S. Ostfeld, and E. M. Schauber. 2001. Spatiotemporal variation in a Lyme disease host and vector: blacklegged ticks on white-footed mice. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 1:129-138.

Ostfeld, R. S., E. M. Schauber, C. D. Canham, F. Keesing, C. G. Jones, and J. O. Wolff. 2001. Effects of acorn production and mouse abundance on abundance and Borrelia burgdorferi-infection prevalence of nymphal Ixodes scapularis ticks. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 1:55-63.

Edge, W. D., and E. M. Schauber. 2000. Factors affecting risk assessment of small mammals to pesticides. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 19:2735-2741. (PDF)

Giardina, A. R., K. A. Schmidt, E. M. Schauber, and R. S. Ostfeld. 2000. Modeling the role of songbirds and rodents in the ecology of Lyme disease. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 78:2184-2197. (PDF)

Kelly, D., A. L. Harrison, W. G. Lee, I. J. Payton, P. R. Wilson, and E. M. Schauber. 2000. Predator satiation and extreme mast seeding in 11 species of Chionochloa (Poaceae). Oikos, 90:477-488. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., and W. D. Edge. 1999. Statistical power to detect main and interactive effects on the attributes of small-mammal populations. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 76:68-73. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M. 1999. Complex models and the conjunction fallacy: a caution. Conservation Ecology 3(2): r2 [online]

Schmidt, K. A., R. S. Ostfeld, and E. M. Schauber. 1999. Infestation of Peromyscus leucopus and Tamias striatus by the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), in relation to the abundance of hosts and parasites. Journal of Medical Entomology, 36:749-757.

Schauber, E. M., S. J. Gertz, W. T. Maple, and R. S. Ostfeld. 1998. Coinfection of black-legged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, (Acari: Ixodidae), with the agents of Lyme disease and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Journal of Medical Entomology, 35:901-903.

Jones, C. G., R. S. Ostfeld, M. P. Richard, E. M. Schauber, and J. O. Wolff. 1998. Chain reactions linking acorns to gypsy moth outbreaks and Lyme-disease risk. Science, 279:1023-1025. (PDF)

Jones, C. G., R. S. Ostfeld, M. P. Richard, E. M. Schauber, and J. O. Wolff. 1998. Mast seeding and Lyme disease: a response to Randolph (1998). Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 13:506. (PDF)

Ostfeld, R. S., C. G. Jones, M. P. Richard, E. M. Schauber, and J. O. Wolff. 1998. Response to Ginsberg et al. (1998) and Blockstein (1998). Science, 281:349-351. (PDF)

Schauber, E. M., W. D. Edge, and J. O. Wolff. 1997. Insecticide effects on small mammals: influence of vegetation structure and diet. Ecological Applications, 7:143-157. (PDF)

Steidl, R. L., J. Hayes, and E. M. Schauber. 1997. Statistical power analysis in wildlife research. Journal of Wildlife Management, 61:270-279. (PDF)

Stoffolano, J. G., E. M. Schauber, C-M. Yin, J. A. Tillman, and G. J. Blomquist. 1997. Cuticular hydrocarbons and their role in copulatory behavior in Phormia regina (Meigen). Journal of Insect Physiology, 43:1065-1076. (PDF)

Wolff, J. O., E. M. Schauber, and W. D. Edge. 1997. Effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the behavior and demography of gray-tailed voles. Conservation Biology, 11:945-956. (PDF)

Wolff, J. O., and E. M. Schauber. 1996. Space use and juvenile recruitment in gray-tailed voles respond more to intruder pressure than to food availability. Acta Theriologica, 41:35-43.

Wolff, J. O., E. M. Schauber, and W. D. Edge. 1996. Can dispersal barriers really be used to depict emigrating small mammals? Canadian Journal of Zoology, 74:1826-1830.

Schauber, E. M., W. D. Edge, and J. O. Wolff. 1995. Influence of vegetation height on the distribution and persistence of azinphos-methyl residues on alfalfa. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 29:449-454.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Schauber, E. M. 2008. Predator-prey dynamics: the role of olfaction, by Michael R. Conover. (Book Review) Journal of Wildlife Management, 72:337-338.

Ostfeld, R. S., F. Keesing, E. M. Schauber, and K. A. Schmidt. 2002. The ecological context of infectious disease: diversity, habitat fragmentation, and Lyme disease risk in North America. In: Aguirre, A. A., R. S. Ostfeld, G. M. Tabor, C. House, and M. C. Pearl, eds. Conservation Medicine. Oxford University Press.

Schauber, E. M. 2000. Models of mast seeding and its ecological effects on gypsy moth populations and Lyme disease risk. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Connecticut, Storrs.

Schauber, E. M. 1994. Influence of vegetation structure and food habits on effects of Guthion 2S® (azinphos-methyl) on small mammals. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis.

GRANTS & CONTRACTS:

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Variable persistence of generalist predator hot spots and effect on the dynamics of their prey and parasites. 2008-2011. E. M. Schauber. National Science Foundation. $294,295 (2008-2011) ($818,000 total, Schauber PI)

Cooperative Fur-bearing and Nongame Mammal Investigations. 2007-2011. C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, and E. C. Hellgren. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Project W-135-R. $467,411

Cooperative Upland Wildlife Research and Surveys. 2006-2010. C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, and D. W. Sparling. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Project W-106-R. $597,809

Cooperative Forest Wildlife Research – Illinois Deer Investigations. 2005-2010. E. M. Schauber and C. K. Nielsen. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Project W-87-R. $732,263 (Plus $15,000 match from SIUC Vice Chancellor for Research)

Cooperative Fur-bearing and Nongame Mammal Investigations. 2002-2007. C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, and T. Nelson. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Project W-135-R.

Cooperative Upland Wildlife Research and Surveys. 2001-2006. C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, and D. W. Sparling. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Project W-106-R.

2005-2006 status survey of the swamp rabbit in Indiana. Nielsen, C. K., C. Roy Nielsen, and E. M. Schauber. Indiana Department of Natural Resources. $9,923.

Integrating wildlife techniques and marketing strategies for ecotourism development and conservation in EcoParque Panama. 2005-2006. A. D. Carver, E. M. Schauber, C. K. Nielsen, and J. C. Mangun. U.S.D.A. Forest Service. $20,000

Cooperative Forest Wildlife Research – Illinois Deer Investigations. 2002-2005. E. M. Schauber, C. K. Nielsen, and A. Woolf. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Project W-87-R. $454,871

Potential outcomes of a chronic wasting disease outbreak in Illinois deer: a preliminary model. 2002‑2003. E. M. Schauber and A. Woolf. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. $4,999.

The influence of dispersal distance and local predation risk on persistence of a sparse prey. 2002‑2005. C. G. Jones, B. Goodwin, R. S. Ostfeld, and E. M. Schauber. National Science Foundation. $400,001.

Cooperative Fur-bearing and Nongame Mammal Investigations. C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, and T. Nelson. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Project W-135-R.

Cooperative Upland Wildlife Research and Surveys. C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, and D. W. Sparling. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Project W-106-R.

Regulation of tree seed survival and seedling establishment at neighborhood and patch scales in forest mosaics. 2001‑2002. R. S. Ostfeld, E. M. Schauber, F. Keesing, and C. D. Canham. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

GRADUATE ADVISEMENT -- SIUC ZOOLOGY

PhD.

Lene Kjær in progress (recipient of the Deb Morrow Graduate Scholarship, 2007)

Damon Lesmeister in progress

M.S.

Laura Hajduk in progress (recipient of an American Society of Mammalogists Grant-in-Aid, 2007)

Matthew Rustand in progress

Daniel Stoelb in progress

Lyann Rubert 2008

Matthew Connors 2005 (recipient of the Richard E. Blackwelder Award, 2005)

Jennifer Dzimiela 2005

Saleen Richter 2005

Angela Watland 2004

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