FACULTY

W. DOUGLAS ROBINSON
Associate Professor

B.A., M.S., Southern Illinois University
Ph.D., University of Illinois

My goal is to produce knowledge of the natural world by conducting high quality scientific research and to disseminate that knowledge by teaching and writing. My research takes two directions; one is to address issues of stated need by colleagues and natural resource managers, whereas the second is to address what I see as some of the ‘big, unanswered’ questions in ecology. In the former category, research on gamebirds, aridlands ecology, and fire ecology is relevant. In the latter, projects on comparative life history evolution of temperate and tropical birds and the development of a cellular ‘phone’ for tracking bird migrations across the globe are prominent.

Positions Held:

Associate Professor, Oregon State University, 2006 to present

Assistant Professor, Oregon State University, 2002-2006
Assistant Professor, Auburn University, 1998-2002
Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Faculty, Auburn University, 2002-2007
Adjunct Faculty, Université Laval, Quebéc, 2004-2006

Honors:

Savery Oustanding Young Faculty Award, College of Ag. Sciences, OSU, 2005
Elective Member, American Ornithologists’ Union, 2003
Auburn University Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, 2002
Outstanding teacher award, Auburn Panhellenic Council, 1999