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Luke DoddLuke Dodd

Ph.D. Student | Rieske-Kinney Laboratory

 

Department of Entomology
S-225 Agricultural Science Center N
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Ph: 859.257.1167
Fax: 859.323.1120
Email: luke.dodd@uky.edu

Interests and Current Research

 

I am interested in management and conservation of our natural resources. My specific research interests include the ecology of both bats and insects and their interactions.  

 

My PhD research is focused on the relationship between the occurrence and utilization of insect prey with the activity levels of forest-dwelling bats, and determining how both predator and prey respond to forest disturbance on a regional level in the Central Appalachians. I am assessing the spatial and temporal variations in nocturnal insect and bat assemblages in response to silvicultural harvest. Additionally, I am assessing variation in the food habits of bat assemblages.

 

Past Education

Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics

University of Kentucky, 2004-2007

Courses taken: Basic Statistical Analysis, Regression and Correlation, Design and Analysis of Experiments, Distribution-Free Statistical Inference and Analysis of Categorical Data, and Applied Multivariate Methods (12 credit hours total).

 

M.S. in Forestry

University of Kentucky, 2004 – 2006

Advisor: Michael J. Lacki

Thesis Research: Diet and prey abundance of the Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) in Arkansas.

 

B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology, Summa Cum Laude

Arkansas Tech University, 2000 – 2004

 

Teaching and Work Experience

Instructional Assistant

University of Kentucky, Fall 2005

Forest Wildlife Management (FOR 430). Directed laboratory portion of the course, providing a survey of Kentucky’s vertebrate fauna and their associated management considerations. Prepared lectures, provided instruction, and proctored exams.

 

Research Technician

US Forest Service, June – August 2003

Mist-netting bats, radio telemetry tracking of transmitter-equipped bats, data collection of roost site habitat, data verification, crew leader over three other technicians.

 

Laboratory Teaching Assistant

Arkansas Tech University, August 2002 – May 2004

Biology and botany courses. Lab preparation, assisting students, answering questions.

 

Research Technician

US Forest Service, June – August 2002

Mist-netting bats, radio telemetry tracking of transmitter-equipped bats, data collection of roost site habitat.

 

Publications

  • Dodd, L. E., M. J. Lacki, and L. K. Rieske. 2008. Variation in moth occurrence and the implications for foraging habitat of the Ozark big-eared bat. Forest Ecology and Management 255(11): 3866-3872.
  • Dodd, L. E., and J. K. Adkins. 2008. Observations of mating behavior in the eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis). Bat Research News. 48(4): 155-156.
  • Dodd, L. E., and M. J. Lacki. 2007. Prey consumed by Corynorhinus townsendii ingens in the Ozark Mountain region. Acta Chiropterologica. 9(2): 451–461.
  • Lacki, M. J., J. S. Johnson, L. E. Dodd, and M. D. Baker. 2007. Prey consumption of insectivorous bats in coniferous forests of north-central Idaho. Northwest Science 81(3): 199-205.

 

Presentations

  • Dodd, L. E., L. K. Rieske-Kinney, and M. J. Lacki. Silvicultural disturbances influence the insect prey base of forest-dwelling bats. 51st Annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. 4-7 August 2008, Chattanooga, TN.
  • Rieske-Kinney, L. K, and L. E. Dodd. Hemlock wooly adelgid: suppression of an invader. Invited Presentation for the 2007-2008 Service-Learning Showcase of the University of Kentucky’s J. W. Stuckert Career Center. 18 April 2008, Lexington, KY.
  • Dodd, L. E., L. K. Rieske-Kinney, and M. J. Lacki. Application of genetic techniques for detection of prey of forest-dwelling bats. Joint Meeting of the 13th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network, 10th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Bat Working Group, and 18th Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. 20-22 February 2008, Blacksburg, VA.
  • Dodd, L. E., L. K. Rieske-Kinney, and M. J. Lacki. Novel and traditional approaches for identifying prey of forest-dwelling bats: a comparison of methods. 50th Annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference. 23-26 July 2007, Jekyll Island, GA.
  • Dodd, L. E., L. K. Rieske-Kinney, and M. J. Lacki. Effects of timber harvest on insect prey and the activity of forest-dwelling bats in the central Appalachians. 1st Annual University of Kentucky Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Conference. 13 April 2007, Lexington, KY.
  • Dodd, L. E., M. J. Lacki, and L. K. Rieske-Kinney. Variation of Lepidoptera across forest landscapes – Implications for the Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) in Arkansas. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. 10-13 December 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
  • Dodd, L. E., and M. J. Lacki. Occurrence of prey and diet of the Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens). 36th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. 18-21 October 2006, Wilmington, NC.
  • Dodd, L. E., M. J. Lacki, and L. K. Rieske-Kinney. Variation in lepidopteran communities across landscapes – Implications for forest-dwelling bats in eastern North America (Poster). North American Forest Insect Work Conference. 22-26 May 2006, Asheville, NC.
  • Dodd, L. E., and M. J. Lacki. Landscape variation of moth abundance surrounding roost site of the Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) in Arkansas. Annual Meeting of the 11th Meeting of the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network and 16th Meeting of the Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. 16-17 February 2006, Chattanooga, TN.

 

Professional Memberships

Entomological Society of America

Society of Kentucky Lepidopterists

Southern Forest Insect Work Conference

The Wildlife Society

 

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