|
Degrees:
Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois
M.S., Univ. of Illinois
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan Univ.
Abigail Maley is an Instructor and Laboratory Coordinator in Biology at Trinity College. She started as an undergraduate at Ohio Wesleyan University where she majored in zoology. During her graduate work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she completed her master’s focusing on the use of call surveys to monitor frog populations followed by her doctoral research on the population genetics and social behavior of the four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum. Her current research interests focus on the intersection between ecology, behavior, and conservation with an emphasis on the amphibian and reptile species of the eastern deciduous forest. In the classroom, Abigail is passionate about teaching and uses her enthusiasm as a tool to engage students in the material and to spark their own interest in biology. She believes that hands-on, interactive learning is a vital step in helping students bridge the gap between learning about science to doing science.
|
-
Ecology
-
Evolution
-
Conservation biology
-
Animal behavior
-
Herpetology
-
Natural history
|
-
Conservation of reptiles and amphibians
-
Social behavior
-
Natural history of the eastern deciduous forest
-
Landscape ecology and habitat use of plethodontid salamanders
|
-
Maley, A.J. 2021. Antennae movements and visual signaling in the Ecuadorian hermit crab, Coenobita compressus. Presented: 96th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science.
- Bell, R.C., D.G. Mulcahy, S.W. Gotte, A.J. Maley, C. Mendoza, G. Steffensen, J.C. Barron II, O. Hyman, W. Flint, R.W. Mcdiarmid, and D.S. Mcleod. 2020. The Type Locality Project: collecting genomic-quality, topotypic vouchers and training the next generation of specimen-based researchers. Systematics and Biodiversity, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2020.1769224
-
Berkey, A.J.M. 2019. Chasing turtles: pursuing a career in science. Presented: [Shippensburg University, Cumberland Valley Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Earth Science, and Mathematics Conference], Opening Speaker.
-
Berkey, A.J.M. 2019. Conserving endangered rhinos in South Africa. Presented: Wilson College, Board of Trustees Luncheon.
-
Berkey, A.J.M., D.S. McLeod, R. Bell, W. Flint, S. Gotte, O.
Hyman, R. McDiarmid, C. Mendoza, D. Mulchahy, and G. Steffenson. 2018.
Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON): adding new tools to
the conservation toolbox. 2018 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists.
-
Berkey, A.J.M., M.R. Douglas, C.A. Phillips. 2016. Population genetics of the Four-toed Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum, at local and regional scales. Presented: 2016 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologyists and Herpetologists.
-
Berkey, A.J.M., M.R. Douglas, C.A. Phillips. 2014. Influence of kinship on the social behavior of the Four-toed Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum. Presented: 2014 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
- Heath, K.D., E. Bagley, A.J.M. Berkey, D.M. Birlenbach, M.K. Carr-Markell, J.W. Crawford, M.A. Duennes, J.O. Han, M.J. Haus, S.M. Hellert, C.J. Holmes, B.C. Mommer, J. Ossler, R. Peery, L. Powers, D.R. Scholes, C.A. Silliman, L.R. Stein, and C.J. Wesseln. 2014. Amplify the signal: graduate training in broader impacts of scientific research. Bioscience 64: 517-523.
- Savit, A.Z., A.J. Maley, H.M. Heinz, R.W. Henderson, and R.
Powell. 2005. Distributionand activity periods of Alsophis rufiventris
(Colubridae) on The Quill, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles.
Amphibia-Reptilia 26: 418-421.
- Heinz, H.M., A.J. Maley, A.Z. Savit, R.W. Henderson, and R. Powell. 2004. Behaviour and time allotment in the West Indian snake, Alsophis rufiventris (Colubridae). Herpetol. Bull. 89: 22-25.
|
- Donald F. Bletz Award for Excellence in Teaching, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, 2019.
- Wilson College Summer Research Stipend. Auditory and visual signals in the Ecuadorian hermit crab, Coenobita compressus. $2,000, Awarded 2018.
- Joan M. Thuebel ’52 Earthwatch Prize, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, 2018 & 2020.
- Smithsonian Institution Global Genome Initiative Rolling Awards Program. Type localities for North American vertebrates to be developed by NMNH scientists with USGS BISON application. (Co-PIs: R. Bell, D. McLeod, O. Hyman, B. Flint, R. McDiarmid, S. Gotte, and D. Mulcahy) $9,940, Awarded 2016.
- University of Illinois: Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Summer Research Grant. Kin recognition and intraspecific aggression in the Four-toed Salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum. $1,000, Awarded 2014.
- John G. and Evelyn Hartman Heiligenstein Outstanding Teaching Assistants Award, University of Illinois - School of Integrative Biology, Urbana, IL, 2013.
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Preservation Fund. Genetic variation in populations of the four-toed salamander at the Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area. $2,000, Awarded 2010.
- Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board. Gene flow among populations of the four-toed salamander, Hemidactylium scutatum. $5,000, Awarded 2010.
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, & 2014.
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources State Wildlife Grant Program. Utility of anuran call-survey data for estimating occupancy, abundance, and reproductive success in the Cache River Basin. (Co-PI: C. A. Phillips) $40,000, Awarded 2007.
|
|
|