University of Missouri - St. Louis

Nick Barber

Curriculum Vitae

2008

 

 

2007

2005-2008

 

2006

2005

UM-St. Louis Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship

(Tuition, fees, and stipend provided for 2008-2009 schoolyear)

American Ornithologists Union Student Research Award, $1,600

University of Missouri TWA Scholarship, $7,000

U.S. E.P.A. Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship 

(Tuition, fees, stipend, and $5,000 for research provided annually)

St. Louis Audubon Scholarship in Graduate Studies, $1,650

University of Missouri TWA Scholarship, $6,000

2008

Barber, N. A., R. J. Marquis, and W. P. Tori.  Invasive prey impacts the abundance and distribution of native predators.  Ecology.

Van Bael, S. A., S. M. Philpott, R. Greenberg, P. Bichier, N. A. Barber, K. A.  Mooney, and D. S. Gruner.  Birds as predators in tropical agroforestry systems.  Ecology 89:928-934.

Valone, T. J. and N. A. Barber. 2008.  An empirical evaluation of the insurance hypothesis in diversity-stability models.  Ecology 89:522-531. 

Lill, J. T., R. J. Marquis, R. E. Forkner, J. Le Corff, N. Holmberg, and N. A. Barber.  2006.  Leaf pubescence affects distribution and abundance of generalist slug caterpillars (Lepidoptera:  Limacodidae).  Environmental Entomology 35:797-806.

2006

2007

Mentored Kathleen Beilsmith, high school student in the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program.  Project title, “Edge effects of bird predation on insect herbivores.”

Missouri Science Teaching Education Partnerships Fellow (NSF GK-12 program).  Assisted biology teacher at McCluer High School, Florissant, Missouri and taught “Biology of Birds and Mammals” to 11^th and 12^th graders.

2004-2005

2006

American Ornithologists Union, Student Membership Award

St. Louis University, Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award

2004

NICHOLAS A. BARBER

Department of Biology

University of Missouri-St. Louis

223 Research Bldg.

One University Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63121

nabb7f AT umsl.edu

Born March 30, 1982.  U.S. Citizen.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS

Currently, Ph.D. candidate in Ecology

Advisor:  Dr. Robert J. Marquis

 

ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Magna Cum Laude, December 2003

Senior thesis, “Avian community structure in a single-tree selection managed forest”

FUNDING AWARDS

PUBLICATIONS

CONTRIBUTED TALKS

Barber, N. A., R. J. Marquis, W. D. Koenig, and A. M. Liebhold.  2007.  Effects of gypsy moths on population dynamics of cuckoos and other forest birds.  Ecological Society of America, San Jose, California. 

Barber, N. A. and R. J. Marquis.  2007.  Direct and indirect effects of bird predation on Quercus alba and its herbivore community.  Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Kent, Ohio. 

Barber, N. A. and G. R. Camilo.  2003.  Avian community structure in a single-tree selection managed forest.  Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri. 

TEACHING/MENTORING EXPERIENCE

AWARDS

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Ecological Society of America (Student Section, Plant Population Biology Section)

American Ornithologists Union

Last updated 31 May 2008

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