LUKE DODD
Research Assistant
Address:
University of Kentucky
Department of Entomology
S-225 Ag. Science Center North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
E-mail: luke.dodd@uky.edu
Interests & Current Research
Broadly, 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 predator/prey 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 (Central Appalachians). I am assessing the spatial and temporal variations in nocturnal insect and bat assemblages and how they vary in response to differing silvicultural treatments.
Laboratory
Dr. Lynne Rieske-Kinney
Education
University of Kentucky, 2004 – 2007
Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics.
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).
University of Kentucky, 2004 – 2006
M.S. in Forestry.
Thesis Research: Diet and prey abundance of the Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) in Arkansas.
Arkansas Tech University, 2000 – 2004
B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology, Summa Cum Laude.
Teaching & Work Experience
University of Kentucky, Fall 2005
Instructional Assistant for the Forest Wildlife Management course offered by the Forestry Department. Responsibilities included directing the laboratory portion of the course, which provided a survey of Kentucky’s vertebrate fauna and their associated management considerations. Prepared lectures, provided instruction, and proctored exams.
US Forest Service, June – August 2003
Research Technician with job duties of: mist-netting bats, radio telemetry tracking of transmitter-equipped bats, data collection of roost site habitat, data verification, as well as a supervisory role.
Arkansas Tech University, August 2002 – May 2004
Laboratory Teaching Assistant for biology and botany courses. Job duties included: lab preparation, assisting students, and answering student’s questions.
US Forest Service, June – August 2002
Research Technician with job duties of: mist-netting bats, radio telemetry tracking of transmitter-equipped bats, data collection of roost site habitat.
Publications
Dodd, L. E., and M. J. Lacki. In Press. Prey consumed by Corynorhinus townsendii ingens in the Ozark Mountain region. Acta Chiropterologica.
Dodd, L. E., M. J. Lacki, and L. K. Rieske. In Review. Importance of landscape variation in forest moths for conservation of the endangered Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens). Landscape Ecology.
Lacki, M. J., J. S. Johnson, L. E. Dodd, and M. D. Baker. In Presss. Prey consumption of insectivorous bats in coniferous forests of north-central Idaho. Northwest Science.
Presentations
Dodd, L. E., L. K. Rieske-Kinney, and M. J. Lacki. 2007. Novel and traditional approaches for identifying prey of forest-dwelling bats: a comparison of methods. 50th Annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference.
Dodd, L. E., L. K. Rieske-Kinney, and M. J. Lacki. 2007. Effects of timber harvest on insect prey and the activity of forest-dwelling bats in the central Appalachians. University of Kentucky Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Conference.
Dodd, L. E., M. J. Lacki, and L. K. Rieske-Kinney. 2006. 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.
Dodd, L. E., and M. J. Lacki. 2006. Occurrence of prey and diet of the Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens). 36th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research.
Dodd, L. E., M. J. Lacki, and L. K. Rieske-Kinney. 2006. Variation in lepidopteran communities across landscapes – Implications for forest-dwelling bats in eastern North America (Poster). North American Forest Insect Work Conference.
Dodd, L. E., and M. J. Lacki. 2006. Landscape variation of moth abundance surrounding roost site of the Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) in Arkansas. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network and Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States.