"Maybe the single most important thing we can do for conservation in general is to give people an appreciation of nature.”
~ Dr. Anurag Agrawal
~ Dr. Anurag Agrawal
Statements
Teaching
Past Teaching Experience:
University of Delaware, Instructor of Record, Urban Wildlife Ecology
George Mason University, Teaching Assistant, Ecology of Migratory Birds
The Ohio State University, Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Environmental Science
Workshops:
2019 American Ornithology Society conference, Workshop Teaching Assistant, Get Spatial! Using R as GIS and Spatial Analyses Workshop
2016 North American Ornithological Conference, Workshop Teaching Assistant, Advanced Programming & Graphing in R
2016 North American Ornithological Conference, Organizer, Twitter for Scientists
2015 The Wildlife Society Professional Development, Organizer, Avian Field Techniques,
2015 The Wildlife Society Professional Development, Panelist, The Graduate School Process
Guest Lectures:
Urban Ecology, Avian Ecology and Conservation, Introduction to Ecology, Introduction to STEM, Introduction to Biology, Agricultural and Urban Insects, Advanced Ecology, Habitat Management, Behavioral Ecology, Insect Ecology
University of Delaware, Instructor of Record, Urban Wildlife Ecology
George Mason University, Teaching Assistant, Ecology of Migratory Birds
The Ohio State University, Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Environmental Science
Workshops:
2019 American Ornithology Society conference, Workshop Teaching Assistant, Get Spatial! Using R as GIS and Spatial Analyses Workshop
2016 North American Ornithological Conference, Workshop Teaching Assistant, Advanced Programming & Graphing in R
2016 North American Ornithological Conference, Organizer, Twitter for Scientists
2015 The Wildlife Society Professional Development, Organizer, Avian Field Techniques,
2015 The Wildlife Society Professional Development, Panelist, The Graduate School Process
Guest Lectures:
Urban Ecology, Avian Ecology and Conservation, Introduction to Ecology, Introduction to STEM, Introduction to Biology, Agricultural and Urban Insects, Advanced Ecology, Habitat Management, Behavioral Ecology, Insect Ecology
Public Talks
Videos:
Bringing back birds and butterflies: seminar for Green Bowie (youtube video), May 2018
Greening Greenfield (pdf), June 2019
How to Attract Pollinators and Songbirds to your Neighborhood (youtube video, pdf), May 2020
Talks:
2021 Virtual Seminar, Native Plant Trust
2021 Virtual Keynote, The Botanic Garden of Smith College, Bulb Show
2021 Virtual Seminar, Connecticut Audubon Society
2021 Virtual Seminar, Brookline Bird Club
2021 Virtual Talk, Grow Native Massachusetts, "Evenings with Experts"
2020 Virtual Seminar, Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
2020 Virtual Keynote, Berkshire Botanical Gardens, “Rooted in Place”
2020 Virtual Seminar, Audubon Louisiana
2020 Talk, Plainfield Gardening Club, Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Workshop, Massachusetts Master Gardeners Program, Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Talk, Arnold Arboretum, Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Talk, Fauquier and Loudon chapter of the Garden Clubs for America
2020 Talk, Greening Greenfield
2019 Keynote and Panel Discussion, Association for Zoological Horticulture Annual Meeting
2019 Talk, Greening Greenfield
2019 Keynote and Panel Discussion, New Jersey Native Plant Society Annual meeting
2019 Talk, University of Massachusetts Urban Tree Conference
2019 Talk, Ecological Landscaping Alliance
2019 Webinar, Ecological Landscaping Alliance
2019 Webinar, Grand Valley Audubon Society, Colorado
2018 Talk, Friends of Dyke Marsh, Alexandria, VA
2018 Talk, Virginia Native Plant Society, Richmond, VA
2018 Talk, City of Bowie and the Bowie Green Team, Bowie, MD.
2017 Talk, Maryland Ornithological Society, Greenbelt, MD
2015 Talk, Northern Virginia Bird Club, Arlington, VA
2015 Talk, Prince George's Audubon Society, Greenbelt, MD
2014 Talk, Fair Hill Nature Center, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Lecture, Elkton, MD
2014 Talk, Delmarva Ornithological Society, Hockessin, DE.
2013 Talk and Bird Banding Demo, Berkeley Springs Fall Birding Festival, Berkley Springs, WV.
Bringing back birds and butterflies: seminar for Green Bowie (youtube video), May 2018
Greening Greenfield (pdf), June 2019
How to Attract Pollinators and Songbirds to your Neighborhood (youtube video, pdf), May 2020
Talks:
2021 Virtual Seminar, Native Plant Trust
2021 Virtual Keynote, The Botanic Garden of Smith College, Bulb Show
2021 Virtual Seminar, Connecticut Audubon Society
2021 Virtual Seminar, Brookline Bird Club
2021 Virtual Talk, Grow Native Massachusetts, "Evenings with Experts"
2020 Virtual Seminar, Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
2020 Virtual Keynote, Berkshire Botanical Gardens, “Rooted in Place”
2020 Virtual Seminar, Audubon Louisiana
2020 Talk, Plainfield Gardening Club, Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Workshop, Massachusetts Master Gardeners Program, Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Talk, Arnold Arboretum, Canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Talk, Fauquier and Loudon chapter of the Garden Clubs for America
2020 Talk, Greening Greenfield
2019 Keynote and Panel Discussion, Association for Zoological Horticulture Annual Meeting
2019 Talk, Greening Greenfield
2019 Keynote and Panel Discussion, New Jersey Native Plant Society Annual meeting
2019 Talk, University of Massachusetts Urban Tree Conference
2019 Talk, Ecological Landscaping Alliance
2019 Webinar, Ecological Landscaping Alliance
2019 Webinar, Grand Valley Audubon Society, Colorado
2018 Talk, Friends of Dyke Marsh, Alexandria, VA
2018 Talk, Virginia Native Plant Society, Richmond, VA
2018 Talk, City of Bowie and the Bowie Green Team, Bowie, MD.
2017 Talk, Maryland Ornithological Society, Greenbelt, MD
2015 Talk, Northern Virginia Bird Club, Arlington, VA
2015 Talk, Prince George's Audubon Society, Greenbelt, MD
2014 Talk, Fair Hill Nature Center, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Lecture, Elkton, MD
2014 Talk, Delmarva Ornithological Society, Hockessin, DE.
2013 Talk and Bird Banding Demo, Berkeley Springs Fall Birding Festival, Berkley Springs, WV.
Infographics and Graphical Abstracts
Comic commissioned for Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W., and Shropshire, K.J. (2020) Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species. Nature Communications, 11, 5751
Graphical abstract designed for Tallamy, D.W., Narango, D.L. and Mitchell, A.B., 2020. Do non‐native plants contribute to insect declines?. Ecological Entomology.
Infographic designed for Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W. and Marra P.P. (2018) Nonnative plants reduce population growth of an insectivorous bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(45):11549-11554
Inforgraphic designed for Narango, D.L., Tallamy, D.W., Snyder, K.J. and Rice, R.A. (2019) Canopy tree preference by insectivorous birds in shade‐coffee farms: Implications for migratory bird conservation. Biotropica, 51(3): 387-398
