Chad Seewagen

Research Scientist

Education:

• 2010 PhD University of Western Ontario; Biology
• 2006 MA Columbia University; Conservation Biology
• 2002 BS University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation

Professional Experience:

• 2016 – Present Executive Director, Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center
• 2011 – 2016 Senior Wildlife Biologist and Technical Director, AKRF INC. Environmental, Engineering & Planning Consultants
• 2002 – 2011 Research Scientist and Intern Program Coordinator, Bronx Zoo Department of Ornithology, Wildlife Conservation Society

Research Interests:

• Physiological ecology of bird migration
• Stopover biology of migratory songbirds
• Responses of migratory songbirds to land use change
• Impacts of mercury pollution on birds
• Effects on non-native invasive plants on wildlife diversity and habitat quality
• Effects of light pollution on bats