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EDUCATIONReedCollege BachelorofArtsDegree,BiologyMajor May2003PortlandStateUniversityMastersofScienceinBiology March2009PortlandStateUniversity Ph.D.,DoctorofPhilosophyPrograminBiologyDecember2014RESEARCH&WORKEXPERIENCESanDiegoZooGlobal,Dr.RonSwaisgood April2015-present
Developedandmanagedinternationalgiantpandaprogramstudyingsocialcuesformatepreference,theeffectsofdomesticationonreproductivesuccessincaptivity,andimprovingreintroductiontrainingmethods.Analyzedandinterpreted20yearsofpastgiantpandaresearchdataandpreparedjournalarticlesforpublication.Hiredandmanaged20internsandcollaboratedsuccessfullywithChinese,English,andScottishresearchers.
PDXWildlife 2011-presentDirectorofnon-profitthatfocusesonconservingspeciesandhabitatsbyproducinginnovative,high-qualityresearchandeducatingcommunitiesabouttheirnaturalresources.Havedevelopedamenu-markingprograminPortlandthatrecruitsrestaurantstomarksustainableseafooditemsandresearchestheeffectivenessofmenumarkingonconsumerchoice.Managedanddevelopedinternationalgiantpandaprogramstudyingmatepreferenceandreproductivesuccess.
USFWIntern April2014-April2015Developedandlauncheda"musselacademy"formiddleandhighschoolstudentsinthegreaterPortlandareatoteachstudentsaboutthebiologyoffreshwatermusselsandthesignificanceoftheirroleintheecosystem.DevelopedanddraftedtheOregonconservationstrategyplanforfreshwatermussels.Requirednetworkingwithotherenvironmentaleducators,teachersandnaturalresourcemanagerssuchasfederalagencies,stateagencies,localgovernment,non-governmentorganizations,tribesandprojectstakeholdersinvolvedinfreshwatermusselconservationinOregon.
OregonZoo&SanDiegoZooGiantPandaBehavioralResearch 2011-April2014ConductedmatepreferencestudiesinYa’an,Chinaongiantpandas.Includedhormonal,acoustic,andbehavioralanalysis.
OregonZooRadioimmunoassayTechnician,Dr.MitchFinnegan 2006-2010ConductedweeklyprogesteroneandtestosteronehormoneassayrunstopredictovulationinfemaleAsianelephantsforbreedingintroductions.UnitedStatesForestServiceWildlifeBiologicalTechnician,SharonHernandez 2006ConductedwildlifehabitatsurveysandrarebirdpopulationsurveysintheMt.HoodNationalForest.
OregonZooResearchAssociate,Dr.DavidShepherdson 2005-presentDesignedandimplementedresearchprojectsthatinvestigatedhowtopredictsuccessfulmatingintroductionsinendangeredpygmyrabbits.Designedandimplementedprojecton
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longitudinalprogesteronemonitoringonfemaleAsianelephantsfor20yearsofprogesteronedataassays.Performedresearchonvarianceinindividualstereotypicbehaviorsinpolarbears.Participatedinthewesternpondturtlecaptureandreleasestudyandconservationefforts.
SmithsonianInstitution/NationalZoologicalParkIntern,Dr.Aitkens-Palmer 2005ConductedresearchattheChengduPandaBreedingandResearchCenterinChengdu,China.Workedonprojectinvestigatingphysiologicalandbehavioralchangesinmalegiantpandasfromprepubescencetopostpubescence.
PrimateResearchAssistantII,Dr.JudyCameron 2003-2004WorkedattheOregonNationalPrimateResearchCenteronprojectsthatfocusedoncalorierestrictionandaging,foodintakemanipulationthroughexperimentaldrugs,andgeneticallylinkedanxietyandalcoholisminacontrolledpopulation.
ReedCollegeSeniorResearchThesis,Dr.StephenYezerinac 2002-2003Focusedoninvestigatingcolor-producingstructuresintheWesternScrubJayandanalyzingultra-violetsexualdimorphism(Aphelocomacalifornicacalifornica).
OrganizationofTropicalStudiesFieldResearch,Dr.ErikaDeinert 2002PerformedfieldstudiesinrainforestsofCostaRicawhichfocusedonanimalbehaviorfieldresearchonDendrobatespumilioandUcabeebeiaswellastropicalecologysurveys.
ReedCollegeCellularBiologyIntern,Dr.MaryanneMcClellan 2001Focusedondevelopinganon-toxicgreenfluorescentproteintaggedtoanestrogenreceptorforuseinmammaliancellsforcancerresearch.
TEACHINGEXPERIENCEAdjunctProfessorandLabInstructor,PortlandCommunityCollege 2009-presentBAMZA250ConservationBiologyforZoos
DevelopedandlecturedtheBMZA250ConservationBiologycourseatRockCreekwhichexploresthechallengesofdecliningbiodiversityandexaminestheroleofzoosincontributingtopopulationandhabitatconservation.Providesfieldexperiencewithspeciesconservationprograms.
BIO231&100L/231L/232L/233L,SurveyofBiology&HumanAnatomyandPhysiologyLecturedHumanAnatomyandPhysiology231courseandtaughtthelabsectionofBIO231,232,233atallPCCcampuses.TaughtallthreetermsforhumananatomyandphysiologylabatSylvaniaCampus.Includedgradingpapers,creatingandadministeringquizzes&exams,preparinganddeliveringlabandcourselectures,andteachingopenlabperiods.
AdjunctProfessorandLabInstructor,ClarkCommunityCollege 2008-presentBIO100&100L/251L/252L/253L,SurveyofBiology&HumanAnatomyandPhysiology
ResponsibleforlecturingintroductoryBiology100courseandteachingthelabsectionsassociatedwiththeclass.TaughtlabandensuredstudentunderstandinginHumanAnatomyandPhysiologyI.
TeachingAssistant,PortlandStateUniversity 2006-2011BIO301/302/303L,HumanAnatomyandPhysiology
Responsibleforteachingundergraduatecollegelevelhumananatomylabtwiceaweekandensuringstudentunderstanding.
TeachingAssistant,ReedCollege 2001-2002CHEM101L/102L/103L,IntroductiontoChemistryCHEM201L/202L,OrganicChemistry
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Aidedprofessorsintutoringandinstructingundergraduatestudentsinlaboratorytechniques.GradedandadministeredOrganicChemistryIandIItestsandtutoredduringopenlabhourstoensurecomprehensionoforganicchemistryconcepts.
ScienceCenterTutor,ReedCollege 2001-2003 IntroductoryBiologyandChemistry,OrganicChemistryIandII,andDevelopmentalBiology.PUBLICATIONSMeghanS.Martin-Wintle,Shepherdson,D.,Wintle,N.,Zhang,G.Q.,Huang,Y.,Li,D.,Zhou,X.P.,Swaisgood,R.R.2016.Dooppositesattract?Effectsofpersonalitymatchinginbreedingpairsofcaptivegiantpandasonreproductivesuccess.2016.AnimalBehavior.Inpreparation.NathanJ.P.Wintle,MeghanS.Martin-Wintle,XiaopingZhouandChunxiangTang.2016.TotalMercuryandMethylmercuryinCaptiveGiantPandas.Ecotoxicology.Inreview.SimonC.Griffith,OndiL.Crino,MeghanS.Martin-Wintle&50others.2016.Variationinreproductivesuccessacrosscaptivepopulations:methodologicaldifferences,potentialbiasesandopportunities.AnimalBehavior.Submitted.Martin-Wintle,M.S.,Shepherdson,D.,Li,D.S.,Zhang,G.Q.,Zhou,X.P.,Li,R.,Swaisgood,R.R.2015.Freematechoiceenhancesconservationbreedingintheendangeredgiantpanda.NatureCommunications,6.Martin,M.S.2013.AnnotationsforPanda:TheJourneyHome.NationalGeographicandSkyline.MartinM.S.&D.Shepherdson.2012.Theroleoffamiliarityandpreferenceonreproductivesuccessinex-situconservationbreedingprograms.ConservationBiology26(4):649-56.Martin,M.S.,Gleaser,S.S.,Finnegan,M.,Hunt,K.,&J.L.Brown2011.Investigationofanimalvariability,synchronicity,andimpactoflifeeventsonreproductivecycledynamicsthroughlongitudinalserumprogestagenmonitoringoffemaleasianelephants(Elephasmaximus)attheOregonZoo.Theriogenology8,285–296.Martin,M.S.,Gleaser,S.S.,Finnegan,M.,Brown,&J.L.2007.CharacterizationoffemaleAsianelephant(Elephasmaximus)estrouscyclesthroughlongitudinalserumprogestagenmonitoringatOregonZoo.In:InternationalElephantFoundationMeeting;2007Nov;Orlando,FL.Koegler,F.H.,P.J.Enriori,S.K.Billes,D.L.Takahashi,M.S.Martin,R.L.Clark,A.E.Evans,K.L.Grove,&J.L.Cameron.2005.PeptideYYinhibitsmorning,butnotevening,foodintakeanddecreasesbodyweightinRhesusMacaques.Diabetes54:3198-3204.KoeglerF.H.,M.S.Martin,etal.2004.EffectsofPYY(3-36)onmealintakeandbodyweightinrhesusmacaques.In:SocietyforNueroscienceAnnualMeeting;2004Oct;SanDiego,CA:SocietyofNueroscienceAbstractViewer2004.Online.Martin,M.S.2003.PlumageColorandFeatherStructureofWesternScrubJays(Aphelocomacalifornicacalifornica).SeniorThesis,ReedCollege.
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PRESENTATIONSDoOppositesAttract?TheeffectsofpersonalityonreproductivesuccessincaptivebreedinggiantpandasOMSISciencePubattheHollywoodTheater,Portland,Oregon;29th,July2015PandaSpeedDating:HelpinganendangeredspeciesthroughcaptivebreedingOMSISciencePubattheHollywoodTheater,Portland,Oregon;8,September2014MatepreferenceandfamiliarityincreasesreproductivesuccessintheendangeredlagomorphBrachylagusidahoensis.TheWildlifeSocietyAnnualConference.Bend,Oregon;14,February2014Matechoiceandreproductivesuccessincaptivebreedingofgiantpandas InvitedguestlectureforBIO431VertebrateZoology,PacificUniversity;14,November2014InvitedguestlectureforBIO412/512AnimalBehavior,PortlandStateUniversity;21,April2014MatefamiliarityandpreferenceincreasesreproductivesuccessincaptivebreedingofendangeredColumbiaBasinpygmyrabbits.ChineseConservationandResearchCenterfortheGiantPanda;22,March2012SanDiegoZooConservationandResearchCenter;23August,2011SocietyforNorthwesternVertebrateBiology,Stevenson,Washington;19,February2009PortlandStateUniversityMastersThesisDefense,Portland,Oregon;14,November2008PortlandStateUniversityAlumniEventPresentations,Portland,Oregon;18,October2008OregonZooBrownBag,Portland,Oregon;15,September2008Investigationofanimalvariabilityonreproductivecycledynamicsthroughlongitudinalserumprogestagenmonitoringoffemaleasianelephants(Elephasmaximus)attheOregonZoo.InternationalElephantFoundation,Pataya,Thailand;22,November2008AreviewofmortalityandbreedingintheendangeredColumbiaBasinpygmyrabbit(Brachylagusidahoensis)sinceinceptionofthecaptivebreedingprogram.WashingtonDepartmentofFishandWildlife,Olympia,WA;13,January2007Theeffectofanti-predatortrainingonpost-releasesurvivalofendangeredColumbiaBasinpygmyrabbits.OregonZooBrownBag,Portland,OR;13,November2007Breedinglikebunnies–ornot!Matechoiceinanendangeredspeciesoflagamorph.OregonZooBrownBag,Portland,OR;13,November2007AWARDSCCRCGPGiantPandaClubgrant(45,000RMB) 2015DavidTuberAppliedAnimalBehavioraward($1,300) 2014TopStudentPresenteratTheWildlifeSocietyAnnualConference 2014
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ForbesLeaGrant($1,150) 2012OregonZoo’sFutureforWildlifeGrant($2,900) 2011OutstandingGraduateTeachingAward 2010OregonZoo’sFutureforWildlifeGrant($2,474) 2009OregonZoo’sFutureforWildlifeGrant($2,000) 2008HonorableMentionNSFGraduateFellowship 2007CommendationforExcellenceonSeniorThesisReedCollege 2003CommendationsonJuniorQualifyingExamReedCollege 2003CommendationforAcademicExcellenceReedCollege 2002&2003NationalAcademyofSciencesSummerResearchAward 2001SYNERGISTICACTIVITIES2011-present
DirectorofPDXWildlifeanon-profitthatfocusesonlocalandinternationalconservationofwildlife.Spearheadedamenu-markingprogramforsustainableseafoodinPortland,OR.
2015 DevelopingtheOregonFreshwaterMusselConservationStrategyplanfortheUSFWSandthecurriculumforaFreshwaterMusselAcademythatwillrecruitmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsforcitizenscienceresearchonfreshwatermussels.
2015-present MemberoftheResearchAdvisoryCommitteeforBiology&ManagementofZooAnimals,PortlandCommunityCollege
2008 VolunteerWesternPaintedTurtleMonitoringTeam
2006-2009 MemberoftheWDFW/USFWSColumbiaBasinPygmyRabbitScienceTeamconservationworkinggroup
