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Eric B. Liebgold, PhD Curriculum Vitae

230E Henson Science Hall Phone: 410-543-6499 Salisbury, MD 21801 E-mail: ebliebgold@salisbury.edu

Website: http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~ebliebgold/

APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor, Salisbury University Department of Biological Sciences, 2012 – present Postdoctoral Research Associate, Indiana University, Advisor: Ellen Ketterson, 2011 – 2012 Visiting Lecturer, Indiana University, Biology of Birds & Professional Ethics for Bio-

behavioral Sciences, 2011 Instructor, University of Virginia, Biology of Birds, 2011 Instructor, University of Virginia, Field Methods in Wildlife Ecology, 2010

EDUCATION

University of Virginia Biology Ph.D.: 2011 Advisor: Dr. Edmund D. Brodie III Dissertation Title: “Discriminating Familiar Conspecifics: Behavior, Fitness, and Interplay with Spatial Genetic Structure”

University of Louisiana Biology M.S.: 2006 Advisor: Dr. Paul L. Leberg Thesis Title: “Mating Systems, Juvenile Dispersal, and Potential Kin Associations in the Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus”

Rutgers University Natural Resource Management B.S.: 1996 Advisor: Dr. David Ehrenfeld

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Field Biologist, Morrison Environmental Consulting, 2004

Conducted wildlife surveys for vertebrates and butterflies in wetland restoration areas Field Biologist, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, 2003

Conducted avian point counts and vegetative habitat surveys Wildlife Technician, Mendocino Redwood Company, 2002

Surveyed and monitored N. Spotted Owls and Tailed Frogs in logged and unlogged forests Field Herpetologist, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2001

Inventoried reptiles and amphibians in National Park Service protected areas Field Biologist/Field Supervisor, San Bernardino County Museum, 1999-2000

Surveyed and monitored endangered SW Willow Flycatchers and their habitat along the heavily utilized Colorado River

Field Biologist, University of Washington, 1999 Surveyed small mammals and amphibians to assess the effects of logging on abundance

Environment Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps Uganda, 1997-1998 Developed ecotourism and community conservation opportunities in a forest reserve and surveyed chimpanzee populations

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Eric B. Liebgold PEER-REVIWED PUBLICATIONS (* denotes undergraduate collaborator) Liebgold, EB. 2014. The influence of social environment: Behavior of unrelated adults affects

future juvenile behaviors. Ethology doi: 10.1111/eth.12214 Liebgold, EB, NM Gerlach, ED Ketterson. 2013. Similarity in temporal variation in sex-biased

dispersal over short and long distances in the dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis. Molecular Ecology 22:5548-5560.

Buderman FE* and EB Liebgold. 2012. Effect of search method and age class on mark-recapture parameter estimation in salamanders. Population Ecology 54:157-167.

Liebgold EB and CJ Dibble*. 2011. Better the devil you know: familiarity affects foraging activity of red-backed salamanders, Plethodon cinereus. Animal Behaviour 82:1059-1066.

Liebgold EB, ED Brodie III, and PR Cabe. 2011. Female philopatry and male sex-biased dispersal in a direct-developing salamander, P. cinereus. Molecular Ecology 20:249-257.

Ousterhout BH* and EB Liebgold. 2010. Limited dispersal versus site tenacity in adults and juveniles of a territorial salamander, Plethodon cinereus. Herpetologica 66:269-275.

Liebgold EB and PR Cabe. 2008. Familiarity with adults, but not relatedness, affects the growth of juveniles of Plethodon cinereus, a territorial salamander. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63:277-284.

Roberts, AM* and EB Liebgold. 2008. The effects of perceived mortality risk on habitat selection in a terrestrial salamander. Behavioral Ecology 19:621-626 (& cover).

Liebgold EB and RG Jaeger. 2007. Juvenile movements and potential inter-age class associations of red-backed salamanders. Herpetologica 63:51-55.

Liebgold EB, PR Cabe, RG Jaeger, and PL Leberg. 2006. Multiple paternity in a salamander with socially monogamous behaviour. Molecular Ecology 15:4153-4160.

Additional manuscripts in review or in preparation: Liebgold EB, CF Kramer*, TC Roomian*, GM Sorce* & PR Cabe. In prep. The effects of

heterozygosity on growth and territory size in a salamander with limited dispersal. Kalin EG*, AH Grant*, JD Lausen*, M Chaney*, ML Schrieber*, TS Ransom and EB Liebgold.

In prep. Differential tail autotomization but not predation on different color morphs of Plethodon cinereus.

NON-PEER-REVIWED PUBLICATIONS (* denotes undergraduate collaborator)

EB Liebgold and Buderman FE*. 2012. Incorporating search method and age in mark-recapture studies of an indicator species, the red-backed salamander. Froglog 102:26-27.

Buderman FE* and EB Liebgold. 2012. Effect of search method and age on mark-recapture abundance estimation in salamanders. Froglog 100:77.

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Eric B. Liebgold TEACHING EXPERIENCE Salisbury University:

Introduction to Evolution (BIOL 375) Designed as a new course

Ecology (BIOL 310) Biological Concepts and Methods (BIOL 210) Herpetology (BIOL 490; Co-instructor)

Co-designed as a new course Economics of Biodiversity (BIOL 105; Co-instructor) Seminar (BIOL 418)

Indiana University: Biology of Birds (BIOL L376) Professional Ethics for Bio-behavioral Sciences (BIOL A502; Co-instructor)

University of Virginia: Biology of Birds (BIOL 3510-01)

Designed as a new course for UVA’s Mountain Lake Biological Station http://www.mlbs.org/course_desc.htm

Field Methods in Wildlife Ecology (BIOL 3510-03; Co-instructor) Co-designed as a new course for UVA’s Mountain Lake Biological Station

http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~ebliebgold/TEACHING_files/Field%20Methods%20in%20Wil dlife%20Ecology%20syllabus.pdf University of Virginia (Teaching Assistant):

Introduction to Biology: Organisms & Evolution (BIOL 2020 & lab: 2040) Cell Biology and Genetics Laboratory (BIOL 2030) Fall 2007-2010

University of Louisiana (Teaching Assistant): Local Flora (BIOL 333) Introduction to Biology Laboratory (BIOL 103)

Guest Lectures: Field Methods in Wildlife Ecology (2012), Introduction to Biology: Organisms & Evolution, Evolution of Social Behavior, Behavioral Ecology, Herpetology (ULL), Conservation Biology, Ecology and Evolution

STUDENT MENTORING Student Eric Kalin, Alexa Grant, Matt Mignosa, Anne Gatch, Maggie Chaney, Ben Fleming & Maddie Pettinatti Sarina Mossa & Tolani Akindale

Project Color polymorphism, growth and behavior in red-backed salamanders

Genetic diversity and polymorphism in salamanders

Year 2013-

present

2014-present

Results SUSRC poster presentation, SUSRC Oral presentation (scheduled), Manuscript in prep

Currently Undergraduates at SU and graduates

Undergraduates at SU

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Jared Lausen Ground- 2013 Guerrieri SU graduate (co-mentored nesting warbler Poster with Dr. Tami foraging and presentation Ransom) body condition Meagan Jezek, Avian buccal 2013- SUSRC poster Undergraduates Aimee Dixon, & swabs vs blood present presentation at SU Zoya Shoukat for genetic (scheduled)

analysis Gina Sorce & The effect of 2013 Co-authors on Graduated from Christian Kramer heterozygosity poster SU; Christian

on growth presentation; employed as Mansucript in Molecular prep (co- Technician authors)

Tamar Roomian Inbreeding 2009 - 2 UVA grants Dual-degree depression and 2010 Manuscript in graduate student territory size prep (co- at Tufts; was

author), co- Postbac IRTA at author on NIH poster

Franny Effect of 2009 Manuscript PhD student at Buderman search method published & CO State; MS:

and age-class co-wrote a Penn State on mark- non-peer- University recapture reviewed parameter article estimation

Chris Dibble Climate 2008 1 manuscript PhD student at change, published & 1 Rice University foraging, and in preparation color polymorphism in salamanders

Brittany Limited 2007 Honors thesis; NSF GFRP; PhD Ousterhout dispersal in Manuscript student at UMO

red-backed published; salamanders Poster

presented at ESA meeting

Molly Potempkin Relatedness of 2007 PCR & Graduate of P. cinereus microsatellite Washington & using DNA DNA skills Lee University

Alexandre Habitat 2006 Manuscript PhD student at Roberts selection and published UC Berkeley

mortality risk in salamanders

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See my publication list for three undergraduate first-authored publications and one undergraduate second-authored publication. Two more student-authored manuscripts are in preparation.

GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES Member of M.S. graduate committee: Kelsey Mitchell 2012-2014

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS (Students’ grants) Henson Undergraduate Research Grants, USARA Grants, & Guerierri Summer

Research Grant 2013-2014 SU Faculty Travel Grants 2013-2014 UVA College of Arts and Sciences Research Grants

(with undergraduate Tamar Roomian) 2009, 2010 Virginia Herpetological Society Grants 2008, 2010 Chicago Herpetological Society Grant 2008 Huron Mountains Wildlife Foundation Grant 2008 Presidential Fellowship (UVA) 2006 – 2010 Mountain Lake Biological Station Walton Awards 2005 – 2010 University Fellowship (UL) 2004 – 2006

PRESENTATIONS Ecological Society of America, August 2014 (Scheduled) International Conference of Conservation Biology, July 2013 (POSTER) Wabash College Biology Department Seminar. April 2012 (ORAL – Invited) Indiana State University Biology Department Seminar. January 2012 (ORAL – Invited) Behavior 2011 Meeting. July 2011 (ORAL) Gettysburg College Environmental Studies Department Seminar. March 2011 (ORAL – Invited) Washington & Lee University Biology Department Seminar. October 2010 (ORAL – Invited) Animal Behavior Society Meeting. July 2010 (ORAL) Mountain Lake Biological Station Seminar. July 2010 (ORAL) Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, August 2008 (ORAL) Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, August 2006 (ORAL) Mountain Lake Biological Station Seminar. June 2006 (ORAL) Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, July 2005 (POSTER)

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

1. Tomorrow’s Professors Today program Completed April 2010 Accepted into and completed two-year program.

• This interdisciplinary program emphasized innovative teaching techniques and professional development for academics.

• Received feedback on my teaching from peers, faculty, and Teaching Resource Center staff

• Participated in over 25 hours of workshops on course design, teaching techniques, student learning styles, mentoring, and other academic preparation

2. Reviewer for: Amphibia-Reptilia, Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology and

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Sociobiology, BMC Genetics, Copeia, Ethology, Herpetologica, Journal of Avian Biology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Herpetology, Molecular Ecology, Molecular Ecology Resources, Oikos, PLOS One, Sinauer Associates, Wildlife Research

3. Professional Memberships (past and present): American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Animal Behavior Society, Chicago Herpetological Society, Ecological Society of America, Herpetologists’ League, Indiana University Center for Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Society for Conservation Biology, Society for the Study of Evolution

4. Committee member: Senate International Education Committee; Henson School Seminar Committee

5. Written letters of reference for 21 students