Elizabeth Bickford Glatthaar
BSc.
PhD student
Mail: libbybickford[at]yahoo.com
Curriculum vitae
Education
- 1995 – 1999 Everett High School, graduated with honors, (Advanced Placement Program)
- 1999 – 2003 University of Washington, Seattle Campus
- 2001 – 2002 Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen, academic exchange
- Degree earned, August 2003 Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources
(Equivalent to the degree level „Diplom“ . 210 UW credits = 280 ECTS-Points.) Major: Wildlife Science
Bachelor Thesis: “Segregation of Male and Female Vespertilionid Bats by Elevation on
the Olympic Peninsula, Washington”
- 2003 – 2004 Universtiy of Freiburg, Master program in Sustainable Forestry and Land Use Management
- 2006 - present Prelimary work for planned PhD project, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Wildlife Ecology and Management Department
Work Experience
- 2001 Demonstration of Ecosystems Management Options (DEMO) project – Small Mammal research, research assistant
- 2002 Research Assistant for Dr. Dieter Korn, University of Tübingen, Faculty of Geosciences
- 2003 Bat Inventory of Olympic National Park, field researcher
- 2004 Research Assistant for Friderike Oehler, University of Freiburg, Institute of Soil Science and Forest Nutrition
- 2004 Research Assistant for Dr. Giuliana DeFlorio, University of Freiburg, Institute of Forest Botany and Tree Physiology
- 2004- present PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) consultant at Phönix-PACS GmbH, Freiburg i. Br.
Volunteer Experience
- 1995 Camp Paterson (summer camp for special needs children)
- 2001 Washington State Fish and Wildlife Service Red Tailed Hawk Survey
- 1999 – 2003 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation
- 2002 University of Washington Arbor Day Fair
- 2003 Bat inventory of Miller’s Peninsula State Park – field researcher
- 2003 Salmon Habitat Restoration with the Nature Conservancy
Awards
- 1996 – 1999 College in the High School Program
- 1999 World Language Scholar of the Year in German
- 1999 President’s Award for Educational Excellence
- 2000, 2002, 2003 Dean’s List at University of Washington
Scholarships and Grants
- 1999 Lion’s Club Scholarship
- 1999 Rotary Scholarship (Sanford Wright Scholarship)
- 1999 Washington State Promise Scholarship
- 2002 Sponsorship for exchange year in Tübingen
- 2006 Wild Mammal Association (AGWS) grant for PhD project
- 2007 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) RISE-program – paid intern from Canada for PhD project
Research
Research interests:
-
Bat species
-
Small mammals
-
Landscape ecology
-
Conservation biology
-
Molecular Ecology
Publications
West, S.D., P. Adam, E.M. Bickford und M.L. Noe 2004. Bat Inventory in Olympic National Park. Final Report for Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. 86 S.
Bickford, E.M. und I. Storch 2006. Auswirkungen der Landschaftsfragmentierung auf die Kleinsäuger des Schwarzwalds: Dispersalverhalten, Demographie, Populationsgenetik und Artendiversität. Poster. Symposium "Wildtiermanagement in Baden-Württemberg", Freiburg 12.-13. Nov 2006. Ministerium für Ernährung und Ländlichen Raum, Stuttgart.
Bickford, E.M. und I. Storch 2007. Auswirkungen der Landschaftsfragmentierung auf Dispersalverhalten, Demographie, Populationsgenetik und Artendiversität von Kleinsäugern, Vorschungsbeschreibung. AGWS Vereinsheft „Maus“ (im Druck).
Teaching