Joshua Taylor Clark
214 T.P. Cooper Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0073
Phone: 479-459-2256
E-mail: Josh.Clark@uky.edu

Current Position

Research Assistant, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky. Aug 2007 – Present.

Advisors: Dr. Songlin Fei and Dr. Lynne Rieske-Kinney

Thesis: Using remote sensing and predictive modeling to battle the hemlock woolly adelgid and protect eastern hemlock

Objective: Mapping eastern hemlock using remote sensing classifications and analyzing the invasion of hemlock woolly adelgid using species distribution models

Education

M.S., Entomology, University of Kentucky, expected 2009. Current GPA – 3.58.

B.S., Biology, University of Central Arkansas, 2006. 3.54 GPA.

Awards, Fellowships, Grants

Karri Casner Environmental Sciences Fellowship. Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment. $1,000 research support, February 2008.

Student Support Funding. UK Graduate School. $400 travel support. March 2008.

Publications

Clark, J.T., M. French, R. McNertney, M. Pulliam, and S. Fei. 2008. An invasive species trail map of the University of Kentucky campus. University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Lexington, KY.

Clark, J.T., N. Kong, J. Obrycki, L.K. Rieske-Kinney, and S. Fei. In prep. Mapping the distribution of eastern hemlock in eastern Kentucky using remote sensing classifications.

Clark, J.T., N. Kong, J. Obrycki, L.K. Rieske-Kinney, and S. Fei. In prep. Modeling the invasion of the hemlock woolly adelgid in eastern Kentucky using species distribution models.

Conference Presentations

Clark, J.T., N. Kong, S. Fei, L.K. Rieske-Kinney, and J. Obrycki. Mapping eastern hemlock in Bell County, Kentucky using remote sensing and a GIS. 6th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference. 24-26 March 2008, Orlando, FL.

Clark, J.T., M. French, R. McNertney, M. Pulliam, M. Shouse, and S. Fei. University of Kentucky Invasive Species Trail. 6th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference. 24-26 March 2008, Orlando, FL.

Clark, J.T. and S. Fei. The invasive species trail: A map of invasive plants on the campus of the University of Kentucky. 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.

Clark, J.T. and S. Fei. Mapping eastern hemlock and hemlock woolly adelgid in southeastern Kentucky. 2008 KY GIS Conference. 7-9 July 2008, Lexington, KY.

Clark, J.T., S. Fei, N. Kong, L.K. Rieske-Kinney, and J. Obrycki. Mapping eastern hemlock and modeling hemlock woolly adelgid invasion in eastern Kentucky. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. 22-27 March 2009, Las Vegas, NV.

Professional Development

Service

Session Moderator: Species Composition and Distribution, 6th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference. 24-26 March 2008, Orlando, FL.

Invasive Species Management: Participated in work days for hemlock woolly adelgid suppression (November 2007, March 2008) and bush honeysuckle removal (Oct. 2007).

Skills

GIS: ArcView Desktop, ArcInfo Workstation, Erdas Imagine

GPS: Trimble GeoXM, Trimble GeoXH, Trimble Ranger, ArcPad, Pathfinder Office

Statistical Software: JMP, SPSS, ASTSA, S-GeMS

Membership and Professional Meetings:

Association of American Geographers (AAG). Oct 2008 – Present

Association of American Geographers 2009 Annual Meeting, 22-27 March 2009, Las Vegas, NV.

2008 Kentucky GIS Conference. 7-9 July 2008, Lexington, KY.

6th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference. 24-26 March 2008, Orlando, FL.

2007 Kentucky GIS Conference. 30 Jul – 1 Aug 2007, Louisville, KY.