Goodwin CV

Brett J. Goodwin - CV

Education

	Ph.D. in landscape ecology/ecological modeling at Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON. (Advisor: Dr. L. Fahrig). Dissertation: Landscape connectivity: The interaction between insect movements and landscape spatial structure. [Abstract]	2000
	B.Arts.Sc. (honours) in biology, summa cum laude, at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. (Advisor: Dr. J. Kolasa). Thesis: The effect of perimeter to surface area ratio of enclosures in Cootes Paradise on the benthic invertebrate community.	1993

Positions Held

	Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND.	2003-present
	Visiting Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY.	2003-present
	Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY.	2000-2002
	College Professor (short-term contract), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC.	1999
	College Professor (sabbatical replacement), Department of Biology, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, BC.	1998-1999
	Sessional Lecturer (sabbatical replacement), Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.	1998
	Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.	1993-1998

Publications

¹graduate student or ²undergraduate student author

Papers

Schauber, E.M., B.J. Goodwin, C.G. Jones & R.S. Ostfeld. 2007. Spatial selection and inheritance: Applying evolutionary concepts to population dynamics in heterogeneous space. Ecology 88(5):1112-1118. [Abstract] [PDF reprint]

Waller, L.A., B.J. Goodwin, M.L. Wilson, R.S. Ostfeld, N. Hayes & S. Marshall. 2007. Exploring spatiotemporal patterns in reported county level incidence and reporting of Lyme disease in the Northeastern United States, 1990-2000. Environmental and Ecological Statistics 14(1): 83-100. [Abstract] [PDF reprint]

Goodwin, B.J., C.G. Jones, E.M. Schauber & R.S. Ostfeld. 2005. Limited dispersal and heterogeneous predation risk synergistically enhance rare prey population persistence. Ecology 86(12):3139-3148 [Abstract] [PDF reprint]

Connors, M.J¹, E.M. Schauber, A. Forbes², C.G. Jones, B.J. Goodwin & R.S. Ostfeld. 2005. Using track plates to quantify spatial heterogeneity in predation risk. Journal of Mammalogy 86(5):991-996. [Abstract] [PDF reprint]

Burns C.E., B.J. Goodwin & R.S. Ostfeld. 2005. A prescription for longer-life? Bot-fly infection in the white-footed mouse. Ecology 86(3):753-761. [Abstract] [PDF reprint]

Goodwin, B.J. 2003. Is landscape connectivity a dependent or independent variable? Landscape Ecology 18(7):687-699. [Abstract] [PDF reprint]

Goodwin, B.J. & L. Fahrig. 2002. How does landscape structure influence landscape connectivity? Oikos 99(3):552-570. [Abstract] [PDF reprint]

Goodwin, B.J. & L. Fahrig. 2002. Effect of landscape structure on the movement behaviour of a specialized goldenrod beetle, Trirhabda borealis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80(1):24-35. [Abstract] [PDF reprint]

Goodwin, B.J., R.S. Ostfeld & E.M. Schauber. 2001. Spatiotemporal variation in a Lyme disease host and vector: Blacklegged ticks on white-footed mice. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 1(2):129-138. [Abstract]

Goodwin, B.J., D.J. Bender, T.A. Contreras, L. Fahrig & J.F. Wegner. 1999. Testing for habitat detection distances using orientation data. Oikos 84(1):160-163.

Goodwin, B.J., A.J. McAllister & L. Fahrig. 1999. Predicting invasiveness of plant species based on biological information. Conservation Biology 13(2):422-426. [Abstract] [PDF reprint]

Book chapters

Goodwin, B.J. & L. Fahrig. 1998. Spatial scaling and animal population dynamics. In D.L. Peterson & V.T. Parker (eds.), Ecological scale: Theory and applications. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 193-206. [Abstract]

Non-reviewed publications

Parent, C.J.¹, B.J. Goodwin & R.O. Kimmel. 2007. Survival and habitat use of eastern wild turkeys transplanted to northwestern Minnesota. In P.J. Wingate, R.O. Kimmel, J.S. Lawrence & M.S. Lenarz (eds.), Summaries of Wildlife Research Findings 2006, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN. pp. 67-74.

Goetz, S.L., B.J. Goodwin & C.J. Parent¹. 2006. Survival and habitat use of eastern wild turkeys transplanted to northwestern Minnesota. In P.J. Wingate, R.O. Kimmel, J.S. Lawrence & M.S. Lenarz (eds.), Summaries of Wildlife Research Findings 2005, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN., pp. 165-168.

Book reviews

Contreras, T.A., D. Bender, L. Fahrig, B. Goodwin, K. Henein, J. Langlois, S.E. Pope, J. Wegner & K. Westerberg. 1998. Review of D.R. McCullough (ed.), 1996, Metapopulations and Wildlife Conservation. Journal of Wildlife Management 62:426-427.

Goodwin, B.J., D.J. Bender, T.A. Contreras, L. Fahrig, S.E. Pope & J. Wegner. 1996. Review of: D. Ehrenfeld (ed.), 1995, Readings from Conservation Biology. �coscience 3(4):516-517.

Theses

Goodwin, B.J. 2000. Landscape connectivity: The interaction between insect movements and landscape spatial structure. Ph.D. Thesis, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 200 pp. [Abstract]

Selected Presentations (from a list of 55)

¹graduate student or ²undergraduate student author

Goodwin, B.J. May 2007. Spatial ecology of prairie insect communities. Invited seminar. Invited seminar. Biology Department, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.

Goodwin, B.J. February 2007. Surviving by staying close to home: Gypsy moths and white-footed mice in oak forests. Invited seminar. Entomology Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Goodwin, B.J. October 2006. Landscape connectivity: The interaction between organism movement behavior and landscape structure. Invited seminar. Zoology Department, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.

Parent, C.¹ & B.J. Goodwin. January 2007. Ecology of Wild Turkeys translocated to northwestern Minnesota. Invited talk. Minnesota State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation State Convention, Thief River Falls, MN.

Goodwin, B.J. March 2006. Relative roles of landscape structure and movement behavior in setting landscape connectivity. Contributed talk. 2006 US-IALE Symposium, San Diego, CA.

Fischer, S.¹ & B.J. Goodwin. March 2006. The impact of habitat fragmentation and the surrounding landscape on insect communities in prairie patches. Contributed poster. 2006 US-IALE Symposium, San Diego, CA.

Goodwin, B.J. August 2005. Using simulation models to assess different connectivity metrics in heterogeneous landscapes. Invited talk. Ecological Society of America 90^th Annual Meeting, Montreal, PQ.

Guthrie, E.², B.J. Goodwin & C.G. Jones. August 2005. Of moths and movement: Assessing the movement of late-instar gypsy moths, Lymantria dispar, in a secondary oak forest. Contributed poster. Ecological Society of America 90^th Annual Meeting, Montreal, PQ.

Goodwin, B.J. March 2005. Insect movements between habitat patches - when does the matrix matter? Invited talk. Entomological Society of America � North-Central Branch 60^th Annual Meeting, West Lafayette, IN.

Fischer, S.¹ & B.J. Goodwin. March 2005. The impact of habitat fragmentation and the surrounding landscape on insect communities in prairie patches. Contributed talk. 2^nd Annual Northern Plains Biological Symposium, Fargo, ND.

Goodwin, B.J. August 2004. Landscape connectivity: The interaction of movement behavior with landscape structure. Invited talk. Ecological Society of America 89^th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

Schauber, E.M., B.J. Goodwin, R.S. Ostfeld, M.J. Connors & C.G. Jones. August 2004. Location as phenotype: The �natural selection� of position and spatial population dynamics. Contributed talk. Ecological Society of America 89^th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

Waller, L.A., B.J. Goodwin, M.L. Wilson & R.S. Ostfeld. June 2004. Exploring spatiotemporal patterns in Lyme disease incidence and reporting, 1990-2000. Invited talk. Graybill Conference 2004, Fort Collins, CO.

Goodwin, B.J., C.G. Jones, E.M. Schauber & R.S. Ostfeld. May 2003. Limited dispersal and heterogeneous predation risk synergistically enhance prey population persistence. Contributed poster. Cary Conference X: Understanding Ecosystems: Ecosystem Function in Heterogeneous Landscapes, Millbrook, NY.

Goodwin, B.J., C.G. Jones & E.M. Schauber. September 2001. Why generalist predators do not drive gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) populations extinct locally: The role of space and dispersal. Contributed talk. Dynamics of Forest Insect Populations: A joint meeting of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations and the Royal Entomological Society, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland.

¹graduate student or ²undergraduate student author

Grants Funded

	B.J. Goodwin. Wildlife use of mitigation wetlands in North Dakota. AURA ND EPSCoR, $7,400.	Jun. 2007�Dec. 2007
	B.J. Goodwin. Survival and dispersal of goldenrod galling fly. AURA ND EPSCoR, $7,400.	Jun. 2006�Dec. 2006
	B.J. Goodwin. Review of on-site wetland mitigation effectiveness in North Dakota. US Fish & Wildlife Service, $24,590.	Jun. 2006�Oct. 2008
	B.J. Goodwin. Movement, habitat use, and mortality of wild turkey released in Northeast Minnesota. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, $58,000.	Jan. 2006�Dec. 2007
	B.J. Goodwin. Habitat restoration and management for Dakota Skipper on National Wildlife Refuge lands in North Dakota. US Fish & Wildlife Service, $15,000.	May 2005�Aug. 2006
	B.J. Goodwin. Insect movement behavior in heterogeneous prairie landscapes. AURA ND EPSCoR, $7,400.	Jun. 2005�Dec. 2005
	B.J. Goodwin. Developing simulation models for lectures and student assignments in Bio 332 General Ecology. Summer Instructional Development Professorship � OID, UND, $3,000.	Jun. 2005
	B.J. Goodwin. Modeling disease dynamics on dynamic landscapes. UND RNEST biocomplexity cluster, $5,875.	Jul. 2004�Apr. 2005
	B.J. Goodwin. Insect communities on prairie patches: The impact of habitat fragmentation and the surrounding landscape. Faculty Research Seed Money Award, UND, $24,447.32.	May 2004�Dec. 2005
	C.G. Jones, B.J. Goodwin, R.S. Ostfeld & E.M. Schauber. Moths and mice: The influence of dispersal distance and local predation risk on persistence of a sparse prey. National Science Foundation, $400,001.	Jul. 2002�Jun. 2006
	C.G. Jones & B.J. Goodwin. Heterogeneous defoliation in forested landscape mosaics: A spatial analysis of causes. The IES Mellon-funded program: Ecosystem Function in Mosaic Landscapes: Boundaries, Fluxes, and Transformations, $151,933.	Apr. 2000�Mar. 2003

Professional Experience & Development

	Participant in the Alice T. Clark/UND Foundation Scholar Mentoring Program, UND	2003-2004
	Faculty Research Proposal Writing Fellowship, ORPD, UND	2003
	Member of the National Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) Working Group: Spatial Ecology of Infectious Diseases	2000-2002

Teaching Experience

Mentoring

	Chair for 5 and member for 19 other graduate student committees	2003-present
	Advised or co-advised 12 undergraduate research projects	1998-present

Instructor/Professor

Biol 503 SEM: Spatial Scaling in Ecology	University of North Dakota	Spring 2006
Biol 571 Advanced Biometry	University of North Dakota	Spring 2005, 2007
Biol 503 SEM: Landscape Ecology	University of North Dakota	Spring 2005, 2008
Biol 332 General Ecology	University of North Dakota	Spring 2003, Fall 2004-2008, Summer 2007
Biol 332L General Ecology Lab	University of North Dakota	Fall 2004-2008
Bio 470 Biometry	University of North Dakota	Spring 2004, 2006, 2008
Bio 503/590 Ecology and Evolution of Wildlife Diseases (co-taught)	University of North Dakota	Fall 2003
Biol 332 General Ecology	University of North Dakota	Spring 2003
Biol 300 Biometrics (and lab)	Okanagan University College	Fall 1999
Stat 121 Elementary Statistics (and lab)	Okanagan University College	Fall 1999
Biol 121 Biology for Science Majors II	Okanagan University College	Winter 1999
Biol 213 Invertebrate Biology	Okanagan University College	Winter 1999
Biol 303 Population Biology (and seminar)	Okanagan University College	Winter 1999
Biol 111 Biology for Science Majors I	Okanagan University College	Fall 1998
Biol 357 Introduction to Entomology (and lab)	Okanagan University College	Fall 1998
61.364 Analysis of Ecological Relationships.	Carleton University	Winter 1998

Teaching Training

	Bush Teaching Scholars New Faculty Teaching Seminar, workshop at UND, Grand Forks, ND.	2004
	An Introduction to Undergraduate Student Active Learning in Ecology, workshop at Ecological Society of America 86th Annual Meeting, Madison, WI.	2001
	Seminar in University Teaching 29.595, graduate course at Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.	1998
	Preparing to Teach - A Job Skills Workshop for Graduate Students, workshop at Ecological Society of America 81st Annual Meeting, Providence, RI.	1996

Service

Professional Service and Affiliations

	Member of Editorial Board for Landscape Ecology	2005-2008
	Ad hoc reviewer for journals: Acta Theriologica, American Naturalist, Basic and Applied Ecology, BioScience, Ecolog�a Austral, Ecological Applications, Ecological Modelling, Ecology, Ecology Letters, Environmental Management, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Wildlife Management, Landscape Ecology, Landscape and Urban Planning, Oecologia, OIKOS, Proceedings of the Royal Society B.	1997-present
	Ad hoc reviewer for book chapters: A Changing World: Challenges for Landscape Research (Kienast et al. eds.), Proceedings of Cary Conference IX (Canham, Cole, eds.)	2002-present
	Ad hoc reviewer for text books: 5 chapters in The Analysis of Biological Data (Whitlock and Schluter), Elements of Ecology 5^th ed. (Smith), 4 chapters in and world wide web components for Elements of Ecology 6^th ed (Smith), Text proposal for Visualizing Ecology Series, Wiley.	2004-present
	Ad hoc technical reviewer for National Science Foundation and service on NSF panels	2004-present
	Judged graduate student presentations at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting	2003-present
	Member of Ecological Society of America, International Association for Landscape Ecology, Society for Conservation Biology	1994-present

University and Departmental Service

	Interim Graduate Directore, Biology, UND	2007-2008
	Senate Faculty Instructional Development Committee, UND	2007-2010
	Co-leader of the Bush Teaching Scholars Seminar, UND	2006-2007
	Co-leader of the Bush Teaching Scholars New Faculty Teaching Seminar, UND	2005-2006
	Full member of Graduate Faculty, UND	2005-present
	Associate member of Graduate Faculty, UND	2003-2005
	Member of Infectious Disease Search Committee, Biology Department, UND	2003-2004
	Member of APSAC Committee, Biology Department, UND	2005-2008
	Member of Field Station Committee, Biology Department, UND	2003-2004
	Academic advisor for Biology undergraduates (surnames I-K), UND	2003-2004
	Member of Elections Committee, College of Arts & Science, UND	2004-2007

Community Service

	Member of the board for the Dakota Science Center	2006-2009
	Gave presentation about insects to 40 local home schooled children (ages 6-12)	2005
	Provided scientific advice for a brochure regarding hedgerows for the Dutchess Land Conservancy, NY	2002
	Judged posters for the University Colleges of BC Poster Day, Okanagan University College, Kelowna	1999
	Judged science fair projects for the Glebe Collegiate Institute Secondary School, Ottawa	1998

	One of 10 professionals presenting landscape ecology principles to the Government of Ontario�s Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Region �Lands for Life� Roundtable.	1997
	One of 11 co-signers of a letter to the Chair of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, critiquing the science behind the proposed Canadian Endangered Species Legislation (Bill C-65).	1997

Last updated: February 12, 2008