Dr. John L. Bower Curriculum Vitae Fairhaven College [email protected] Western Washington University W: 360-650-7217 Bellingham, Washington 98225-9118 Education 1999 Cornell University Ph.D. in Behavioral Ecology 1986 Cornell University B.S. in Biology (Ecology and Systematics) Teaching Awards 1996 Russell Award for Teaching Excellence, Cornell University. 1995 Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University. 1993 Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Introductory Biology Program, Cornell University. Grants 2008 Northwest Straits Commission: Marine Ecosystems Analysis Puget Sound Data Conversion Project. 2005 Western Washington University Mini-Grant to study endangered birds in Chile. 2003 Western Washington University Student Technology Fee Grant: “Fairhaven College Recording Studio Upgrade and Audio Curriculum Enhancement.” 2002 Washington Sea Grant: “Assessing Changes In Inshore Northwestern Washington Marine Bird Populations From 1979 To 2005.” 2002 Western Washington University Summer Research Grant. 2000 Western Washington University Summer Curriculum Development Grant. 1999 Western Washington University Summer Research Grant. 1998 Western Washington University Summer Curriculum Development Grant. 1995 Walter E. Benning Scholarship for innovative research in ornithology. 1995 Sigma Xi Research Grant 1993 NSF/NATO U.S.-Western Europe Cooperative Research Grant on Communication Networks of Territorial Songbirds. Collegiate Teaching and Administrative Experience 2020 to 2021 Interim Dean; Fairhaven College (Western Washington University) 2010 to Present Professor; Fairhaven College (Western Washington University) 2004 to Present Associate Professor; Fairhaven College (Western Washington University) 2005 Visiting Professor; Universidad de Chile Austral, Valdivia, Chile 1998 to 2003 Assistant Professor; Fairhaven College at Western Washington University 2001 Visiting Professor, Ph.D. Course in Avian Acoustic Communication, Zoological Institute, University of Copenhagen 1992 to 1998 Teaching Assistant @ Cornell University Previous Employment 1987 to 1991 Supervising Technician, Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Responsible for field research, data analysis, contribution to papers and reports, and supervising student employees, field workers, and technicians. Used new acoustic techniques to study the population size of the endangered Alaskan bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus). 1987 Research Technician, Library of Natural Sounds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Analyzed and archived recordings of North American and Neotropical birds. John L. Bower (continued) Publications Bower, J.L. 2016. Marine Bird Abundance in the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve: 2013-2016 Monitoring Report for the Rose Foundation. Available from RE Sources for Sustainable Communities. Bellingham, WA. Steffenson, W., E. Hines, and J.L. Bower. 2016. Quality Assurance Project Plan - Avian Monitoring in the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Area. Available from RE Sources for Sustainable Communities. Bellingham, WA. Steffenson, W., J. Joyce, J.L. Bower. 2014. Bird Survey in the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve – 2013-14 Monitoring Report. Available from the WA State Department of Natural Resources: http://file.dnr.wa.gov/publications/aqr_resv_cp_2013_2014_bird_survey.pdf Bower, J.L. 2009. Changes in Marine Bird Abundance in the Salish Sea: 1975-2009. Marine Ornithology. 37, pp. 9-17. Anderson, E.M., J.L. Bower, D.R. Nysewander, J.R. Evenson, J.R. Lovvorn 2009. Changes in Avifaunal Abundance in a Heavily Used Wintering and Migration Site in Puget Sound, Washington during 1966-2007. Marine Ornithology 37, pp. 19-27. Bower, J.L. 2005. The Occurrence and Function of Victory Displays Within Communication Networks. In: P.K.M. McGregor (ed.) Animal Communication Networks. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. Bower, J.L., & C.W.C Clark 2005. A Field Test Of The Accuracy Of A Passive Acoustic Location System. Bioacoustics. 15:1, pp. 1-14. Donovan, H.A. & J.L. Bower 2005. Drayton Harbor as Critical Marine Bird Habitat: Is the Harbor Ecologically Stable? Whatcom Watch. Bellingham, WA. January, 2005. Donovan, H.A. & J.L. Bower 2004. Study Finds Substantial Declines in Local Marine Bird Species. Whatcom Watch. Bellingham, WA. December, 2004. Bower J.L. 2003. Assessing Southern Strait of Georgia Marine Bird Populations Changes Since 1980: What We Know and What We Need to Know. In: Droscher, T. and D.A. Fraser (eds.): 2003 Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference Proceedings, March 31- April 3, 2003, Vancouver, British Columbia. Publisher: State of Washington, Olympia, WA. Bower, J.L. 2003. Pushing the Limits: New Computer Techniques for Studying Bird Song. In: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Handbook of Bird Biology. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. Bower, J.L. 2003. Slowing Down: Evolution, Owen, and Robins. In: Stan Tag & Paul Piper (eds.) Father Nature: Fathers as Guides to the Natural World. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA.. Bower, J.L. 1990. Going to Extremes: Birding in the Arctic. The Living Bird. 30: pp. 36. John L. Bower (continued) Lectures “The Role of Marine Birds in the Cherry Point Food Web.” Cherry Point Science Forum. 7-Nov- 2020 “Marine Birds In the Salish Sea: Susceptibility to Oil Spills.” Oil, Orcas, and Oystercatchers: Preparing for the Inevitable. 26-Jun-2016. Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Center, Mt. Vernon, WA. “Population Status of Marine Birds in the Salish Sea & Cherry Point, Part 2.” RE Sources for Sustainable Communities Marine Bird Education Class. 17-Nov-2015. Bellingham, WA. “Population Status of Marine Birds in the Salish Sea & Cherry Point, Part 1.” RE Sources for Sustainable Communities Marine Bird Education Class. 3-Nov-2015. Bellingham, WA. “Bird Migration: Where, Why, Who, and How?” North Cascades Audubon Society. 28-Apr-2015. Bellingham, WA. “Marine Birds of the Salish Sea.” Whatcom Museum Lecture Series. 21-Jan-2015. Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA. “Cherry Point Bird Survey Part 2.” Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Committee. 13-Jan-2015. Bellingham, WA. “Cherry Point Bird Survey Part 1.” Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Committee. 7-Jan-2015. Bellingham, WA. “Pacific NW Raptors: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation.” Bellingham Rotary Club. 5- Jan-2015. Bellingham, WA. ““Hummingbirds, Seabirds and Tsunamis: Island Conservation & Village Life on Isla Robinson Crusoe, Chile.” Center for International Studies, Western Washington University. 11-Feb-2014. Anacortes, WA. “The Appeal of Owls and Woodpeckers: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation.” WWU Library Lecture Series. 13-Nov-2013. WWU, Bellingham, WA. “The Status of Marine Birds in the Salish Sea & Cherry Point.” RE Sources for Sustainable Communities Marine Bird Education Class. 10-Nov-2013. Bellingham, WA. “Marine Bird Abundance Changes in NW Washington Inshore Waters.” Fidalgo Shoreline Academy. 26-Apr-2013. Fidalgo Bay Resort, Anacortes, WA. “Plight of Marine Birds in Whatcom County.” North Cascades Audubon Society. 24-Apr-2012. Bellingham, WA. “Hummingbirds, Seabirds and Tsunamis: Island Conservation & Village Life on Isla Robinson Crusoe, Chile.” Center for International Studies, Western Washington University. 19-Oct-2010. Bellingham, WA. “An Introduction to the World of Bird Migration.” Whidbey Island Audubon Society. 12-Sep- 2010. Freeland, WA. “Seabirds of the Salish Sea: a retrospective analysis of factors driving marine bird status and trends,” 1st World Seabird Conference, 11-Sep-2010. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. First author: Joe Gaydos. “Inshore North American Pacific Northwest Marine Bird Abundance Changes: Comparing Studies And Determining Causes,” 1st World Seabird Conference, 11-Sep-2010. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. “Salish Sea Marine Bird Abundance Changes 1975-2007,” Canadian Wildlife Service, 3-Nov- 2009. Delta, British Columbia, Canada. “One Foot In Nature, One Foot In A Crazy World: How The Study Of Nature Can Lesson Our Environmental Impact And Improve Our Quality of Life,” WWU Fall Open House, 24-Oct-2009. Bellingham, WA. “Salish Sea Marine Bird Abundance Changes 1975-2007,” Whidbey Island Audubon Society, 9- Apr-2009. Freeland, WA. “One Foot In Nature, One Foot In A Crazy World: How The Study Of Nature Can Lesson Our Environmental Impact And Improve Our Quality of Life,” Storming the Sound Environmental Conference, 30-Jan-2009. Coupeville, WA. “One Foot In Nature, One Foot In A Crazy World: How The Study Of Nature Can Lesson Our Environmental Impact And Improve Our Quality of Life,” WWU Turning Point Lecture, 12-Nov- 2008. Bellingham, WA. “NW WA Inshore Marine Bird Abundance Changes: Importance Of The Mesa Conversion Project,” Northwest Straits Commission 2008 Annual Meeting, 26-Jun-2008. Bellingham, WA. “Inshore WA And BC Marine Bird Abundance Changes: Comparing Studies And Determining Causes,” Pacific Seabird Group Annual Meeting, 27-Feb-2008. Blaine, WA. “Western Washington University’s Marine Seabird Census; an Exercise in Collaborative Research,” Consortium of Innovative Educational Learning conference (Alana Byrne first author), 3-Jan- 2008. Bellingham, WA. “Marine Bird Abundance Changes in NW Washington and Cherry Pt., WA,” Washington State Department of Conservation Cherry Point Working Group, 14-Nov-2007. Bellingham, WA. “Bird Predation on Salmon: A Concern or Distraction?” Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Annual Salmon Summit, 2-Nov-2007. Bellingham, WA. “Endangered Hummingbirds and Seabirds - Ornithological