Penny J. Rodrick-Williams

253 TOWNSEND HALL • DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY AND WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE • NEWARK, DELAWARE 19716 • 302-831-1507

EMAIL prodrick at udel.edu

Education

Master of Science in Wildlife Ecology

1995-1999 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

· Thesis entitled “Morphological, genetic and den site characteristics of the kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) on McGregor Range in south central New Mexico”

Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Science

1990-1994 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

· Major coursework emphasized field study and applied wildlife ecology

Teaching Experience

Supplemental Faculty – Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

Fall 2004-present

Wildlife Conservation and Ecology (ENWC 201), Avian Biology (ENWC418/618), Wildlife Conservation and Ecology Online (ENWC 201)

Associate Lecturer – Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Rock County. Janesville, WI.

Summer 2000 – Summer 2004

Human Environmental Biology (BIO 103), Biological Aspects of Conservation of Natural Resources

(BIO 107), Concepts of Biology (BIO 109), General Botany (BOT 130), Introduction to Fish, Forest and Wildlife Resources (NAT 250), Introduction to Wildlife Resources (WIL/Z00 140)

Lecturer – Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Whitewater, WI

Fall 1999 – Spring 2000

Ecology and Society (BIOL 214), General Zoology (BIOL 142), Conservation Biology (BIOL 467), Science and Technology in Society (GEN 150)

Laboratory Instructor – Department of Biology Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Whitewater, WI.

Fall 1999. Biological Foundations (BIOL 120)

Teaching Assistant – Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

Spring 1999 – Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecology (WL ECOL 301)

Spring 1998 – Wildlife Habitat Conservation Planning (WL ECOL 375)

Teaching Assistant – Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

Fall 1998 – Introductory Biology (ZOOL 151)

Lab Teaching Assistant – Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

Spring 1998 – Population Dynamics (WL ECOL 655)

Teaching Assistant – Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Fall 1994 – Diversity, Ecology and Behavior (BIOL 122)

Wildlife Research Experience

Research Assistant - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. August 1995 – May 1999. Coordinated data collection and field activities investigating morphological and genetic characteristics of desert kit fox; maintained and checked trap lines; supervised 2 technicians; acquired GPS data for trap locations for GIS analysis; assessed morphology and collected blood samples from kit fox; conducted mitochondrial DNA analysis in laboratory; analyzed and summarized previously collected den site and habitat data.

Field Coordinator - National Biological Survey, Texas Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Lubbock, TX. May - August 1995. Coordinated data collection and field activities on the behavior and food habits of the desert kit fox; supervised 4 technicians; monitored fox populations via null and peak radio telemetry; conducted vegetation classification, arthropod collection, assessment of lagomorph populations, and estimation of area canid population through sign counts; acquired GPS data for den sites and capture locations.

Intern Wildlife Biologist - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Red Wolf Recovery Project. Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, N.C. January 1 - April 1. 1995. Primary responsibilities included addressing the food and medical requirements of 20 captive red wolves, maintenance of enclosures and supply needs, computer data entry, response to requests for information, maintenance of wildlife track plots; assistance to refuge biologists to maintain and check trap lines, capture and handling of free-ranging canids, monitoring wild wolf populations through ground and aerial radio telemetry and conduct public educational programs.

Wildlife Technician - Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Lab Technician - examined tissue and rumen samples of white tailed deer for habitat analysis and nutrition study. Fall 1994.

Volunteer - assessed age structure and health of harvested deer population at hunter check stations (Fall 1994); radio-tracked raccoon population (October 1994); assisted with grounds maintenance in deer population control study (Fall 1993).

Wildlife Behavior Researcher and Park Volunteer - North American Wildlife Park Foundation, Battle Ground, IN. August 1993 - 1994. Participated in captive gray wolf behavior observations during breeding season; collected and analyzed data, presented independent research paper on social behavior of a subordinate female wolf; aided in wolf care and facility maintenance; conducted educational programs for public; assisted in visitor services.

Scenic Artist and Falconer’s Assistant - New York Renaissance Festival, Tuxedo, N.Y. Summers 1991 - 1994. Designed stage and set dressings, painted decorative and directional signs; falconer’s assistant in falconry exhibition, handled raptors and demonstrated birds of prey in flight, addressed questions regarding bird of prey ecology.

Zoo Volunteer

Columbian Park Zoo - Lafayette, IN. Specialized with birds of prey. 1993.

Turtle Back Zoo - South Orange, NJ. Specialized in education center. 1991.

Publications

Williams, C.K., P.J. Rodrick, R.D. Applegate, and P. Gibson. 2002. Attitude survey of Kansas Northern bobwhite hunters. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Wildlife Bulletin. No. 4.

Rodrick, Penny J., and Nancy E. Mathews. 1999. Characteristics of natal and non-natal kit fox dens in the Chihuahuan Desert. Great Basin Naturalist. 59:253-258.

Pedagogical Presentations

Rodrick-Williams, P.J. 2006. “What’s That Bird?: A game of avian identification”. Invited presentation at the UD Summer Faculty Institute. June 2006.

Rodrick-Williams, P.J. 2005. “Problem Based Learning in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation”. Presentation at the ITUE Summer Problem-Based Learning Workshop: From Problems to Ideas through Communication. June 2005.

Rodrick-Williams. P.J. 2005. “Using WebCT in Wildlife Conservation and Ecology (ENWC 201)”. Invited presentation at the UD Summer Faculty Institute. June 2005.

Rodrick-Williams, P.J. 2003. “Using Case Studies and Other Methods in Teaching Environmental Science”. Poster Presentation. UW Colleges Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Workshop. University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac. August 2003.

Wildlife Presentations and Papers

Rodrick, P.J., N.E. Mathews, N. Anthony, B. Pittendrigh, and R. ffrench-constant. Extension of a hybrid zone and possible introgression between the kit and swift fox in south central New Mexico. In progress

Rodrick, Penny J. and Nancy E. Mathews. Genetic and morphological characteristics of the kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) in south central New Mexico. Oral Presentation at The Sixth Annual Wildlife Society Meeting in Austin, TX, September 1999.

Rodrick, Penny J., and Nancy E. Mathews. Morphological, Genetic and Den Site Characteristics of Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) on North McGregor Range and Otero Mesa, Fort Bliss Military Reservation, New Mexico. Final Report submitted to Directorate of Environment, Fort Bliss Military Reservation and U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. December 1998.

Rodrick, P. J. and N. E. Mathews. Genetic and morphological characteristics of the kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) in south central New Mexico. Oral presentation at 60^th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Cincinnati, OH. December 1998.

Rodrick, Penny J., and Nancy E. Mathews. Dens site characteristics of the desert kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Poster presented at The Third Annual Wildlife Society Meeting. Cincinnati, OH. October 1996.

Mathews, Nancy E., Penny J. Rodrick, and Mike L. Jones. Kit fox behavior and food habits on the northern McGregor Range, Fort Bliss Military Reservation - Final Report submitted to the Directorate of the Environment, Fort Bliss Military Reservation and U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. September 1996.

Professional Development – Grants and Awards

Award for Online Course Development. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Faculty/Professional Incentive Program for Online Course Development $3000 award. November 2005

Games and Simulations Contest Selection - University of Delaware PRESENT (Practical Resources for Educators Seeking Effective New Technologies). Technological Assistance Award. Fall 2005

Funding Award for Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education Fellows – University of Delaware. $1000 stipend. Spring 2005

WebCT Exemplary Application Contest Honorable Mention Award – University of Delaware. $100 award. Spring 2005.

Professional Development Grant – University of Wisconsin Colleges Biological Sciences Department. $200 award. Spring 2002

Professional Development Grant – University of Wisconsin Colleges Biological Sciences Department. $100 award. Summer 2003

Student Travel Grant - The Wildlife Society. $500 award. September 1999

Professional Development – Workshops, Conferences and Seminars

“Learning So Everyone Teaches” Lilly-East Conference on College and University Teaching. April 2006

“Taking PBL to the Next Level” Workshop. University of Delaware ITUE Symposium: Pedagogies of Engagement. January 2006

“Refining and Publishing PBL Problems” Workshop. University of Delaware ITUE Symposium: Pedagogies of Engagement. January 2006

“Using PowerPoint” Workshop. University of Delaware PRESENT (Practical Resources for Educators Seeking Effective New Technologies) Winter Faculty Institute. January 2005

“Problem-Based Learning: From Ideas to Solutions through Communication” 14-week Workshop. University of Delaware ITUE (Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education). Fall 2004

UW Colleges Teaching Colloquium. UW Fox Valley. May 2003

“Teaching with Technology”. University of Wisconsin System Annual Faculty Development Conference. February 2003

“Integrating Inquiry and Technology into a Biology Laboratory for the Non-major Student”. National Science Foundation Chautauqua Short Course. June 2002

“Advancing the Practice of Teaching in the Biological Sciences through Scholarship”. University of Wisconsin System. November 2001

OPID UW System Grant Proposal Writing Seminar. October 2000

Aldo Leopold Education Project Teaching Seminar. August 2000

WIDNR and UW-Madison Department of Wildlife Ecology Student Hunter Education Course. Spring 1998

Campus Service Activities

Guest Speaker – “Teaching Wildlife Conservation Online”. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Academic Programs Lunchtime Seminar. May 2006

Presenter “It’s a Wild World” – Future Blue Hens Day. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. April 2006

Guest Speaker – University of Delaware Towers Hall Faculty Lecture Series. Spring 2005

Guest Speaker – Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology Seminar Series. University of Delaware. Fall 2004

Steering Committee – University of Wisconsin – Rock County. Instructional Academic Staff Representative. Fall 2002 – Summer 2004

UW-Colleges Senate – Instructional Academic Staff Representative serving on Senate Academic Policy Committee. Fall 2003 – Summer 2004

Curriculum Committee – University of Wisconsin – Rock County. Math and Natural Sciences Division Representative. Fall 2001 – Summer 2004

Chairperson – Appeals and Grievances Committee – UW Colleges Biology Department. Fall 2001 – 2004

Chairperson – ByLaws Committee – UW Colleges Biology Department. Fall 2001 – Spring 2002

Public Spaces Task Force. University of Wisconsin-Rock County. Spring 2001

Guest Speaker – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Biology Seminar. February 2000

Scholarship Committee – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Biological Sciences. Spring 2000

Recipient – Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority Academic Scholarship Award (three semesters)

Chairperson – Activities Committee Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. Purdue University. 1993 – 1994

Co-chairperson – Purdue University Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society Fundraising Committee. 1994

Community Activities

March of Dimes WalkAmerica New Castle County Organization Committee. Fall 2005-present

WalkAmerica participant and fundraiser 2003-present

Delaware Bobcats Women’s Hockey Organization – Goaltender and secretary. 2004-present

University of Delaware Women’s Ice Hockey Club – Goaltender coach. 2004-present

Madison Meteorites Women’s Hockey Organization – Goaltender and treasurer. 2000-2003

UW Women's Ice Hockey Club – Goaltender and co-equipment manager 1998-2000; Defense person 1997-1998

Volunteer – Milwaukee Irish Fest Children’s Tent. Assisted children with crafts and activities, August 1997 – 2003

Volunteer Educator – presented program to first and second graders on mammals in Madison. October 1995

Volunteer – Greater Lafayette, Indiana Special Olympics, 1991 – 1993

Memberships and Honoraries

Xi Sigma Pi Honor Society – Forestry and conservation honorary - Purdue University.

CERES Agriculture Honorary – Purdue University.

Additional Skills and Abilities

Genetic Analysis – DNA extraction from whole blood and lysis buffer; polymerase chain reaction (PCR), preparation and running of DNA fragments on agarose gels; preparation and analysis of single stranded conformation polymorphisms (SSCP)

Radio Telemetry – null and peak telemetry, triangulation, walk-ins, lost transmitter recovery, map and compass work

Animal Trapping and Handling – trapping and immobilizing small canids; drawing blood samples, ear tagging, and handling small mammals; handling birds of prey

GPS – proficiency with Trimble Navigational Portable Data Logging System and Pathfinder Office Software.

Computers – extensive work Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, WebCT, Web Course in a Box, familiarity with website creation and maintenance; course work experience with ArcInfo, SAS, SYSTAT, Minitab, Maple, and Matlab

Photography – digital and print film, photo editing using Photoshop Elements

Other skills – hiking and camping, operation of 4-wheel drive vehicles, operation of power tools including saws and drills, drawing, painting, calligraphy, goaltending, ice skating, weight lifting, Irish step dancing

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