MADHUSUDAN KATTI Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA 93740 [email protected] | : 559•278•2460 | : 559•278•3963 | http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~mkatti PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Reconciliation Ecology: specifically, understanding the ecological, behavioral, and physiological responses of animals to environmental variation at natural and, especially, human-induced extremes; understanding the evolution of such responses; application of such knowledge for biodiversity conservation; community ecology; mathematical population modeling; biostatistics; avian life history evolution; urban ecology; conservation biology and policy. EDUCATION Ph.D. (Biology) 1997. University of California, San Diego, USA. Dissertation Title: Ecology and evolution of non-breeding distributions in the Old World leaf warblers. M.Sc. (Wildlife Sciences, first class), 1989. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. Dissertation Title: Bird communities of lower Dachigam valley, Kashmir. B.Sc. (Zoology, first class), 1987. The Institute of Science, University of Bombay, India. PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE 2004-Present: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, California State University, Fresno. 2006-Present: Adjunct Professor and Ph.D. Guide, Manipal University, India. 2003-2004: Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Life Sciences and Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University. 2000-2003: Postdoctoral Research Associate. Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) Project Arizona State University, USA. 1998-2000: Lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Associate. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA. 1997: Visiting Research Scholar. Conservation and Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, USA. 1995-1998: Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Eco-Development Project (World Bank). Consultant on Biodiversity Inventory and Monitoring, Mundanthurai, India. 1990-1996: Graduate Teaching Assistant. University of California, San Diego. 1990: Technical Assistant. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Present: Broad research program on the evolutionary ecology of vertebrate responses to human modification of habitats. Specific projects include: differential use of space and ranging behavior of Western Scrub Jays in central California; use of urban/suburban habitats by migrant songbirds in California, Arizona, and southern India; effects of traffic noise on communication and behavior of some California birds; bird community response to riparian habitat restoration along the San Joaquin river, California; population dynamics of an endemic songbird in rainforest fragments in southern India; evolution of human commensalism in south Asian primates. 2003–2004: Modeling urban bird behavior and population dynamics; Research on how social institutions and ecological processes interact as coupled socio-ecological systems to affect the outcomes of large-scale conservation / ecodevelopment projects, in India. 2000–Present: Research on the physiological, behavioral and ecological effects of urban development and habitat change on bird species in Central Arizona. 1998-2000: Research on ecological and endocrine mechanisms of reproductive flexibility in crossbills and related cardueline finches. 1992-1997: Ph.D. dissertation research on the ecology of migrant warblers over-wintering in the seasonal tropical forests of India. 1997: A study of the impact of logging on a breeding population of Ovenbirds in the George Washington National Forest, Virginia, conducted through the Smithsonian Institution’s Conservation and Research Center. 1992: A survey of tree and bird species diversity in Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. 1990: A distributional survey of the endangered Takin (Budorcas taxicolor), and other mammals and birds in Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern Himalaya of India, 1989: Masters dissertation on bird communities in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India. 1988. Survey of vertebrates and plants as part of WII’s Environmental Impact Assessment for Narmada Sagar Dam project, central India. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2004-present California State University: Biology of Reptiles and Birds (ZOOL 174); Evolution (BIOSC 180); Field Methods in Ecology (ECOL 141); Reconciliation Ecology (BIOL 260T); Graduate Seminar in Biology (BIOL 281); Biometry (BIOL 274); Animal Diversity (ZOOL 10); Biogeography (BIOL 275); Ecology Lab (BIOSC 130); Animal Communication (BIOL 260T); Human Ecology (BIOL 110). 2003 Arizona State University: Mathematical Models in Ecology (BIO 424), Guest Lecturer; Human Impacts on Ancient Environments (ASB 326), Guest Lecturer. Applied Statistics (STP 420), Tutor. 2000-2003 Summer internships for schoolteachers in Ecology Explorers, CAP LTER’s K-12 outreach program. Instructor and Advisor. Contribute to web content. 2000 Arizona State University. Urban Ecological Systems. Guest Lecturer. 1999 Princeton University. Vertebrate Biology. Lecturer. 1997 Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center. Training of Earthwatch Volunteers in bird census and habitat measurement techniques. 1996 University of California, San Diego. Sociobiology/Behavioral Ecology Laboratory. Teaching Assistant, spring and fall quarters. 1994 University of California, San Diego. Sociobiology. Teaching Assistant. 1993 University of California, San Diego. Conservation Biology Laboratory. Teaching Asst. 1993-1994 Pondicherry University, India, Field course, Techniques in Ecology & Behavior. 1991 University of California, San Diego. Introduction to Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. Teaching Assistant. AWARDS & GRANT ACTIVITIES 2007. National Science Foundation. Birds in the city: building and testing a theory of urban population dynamics. (being submitted January 2008). 2007. NSF. Bird Survey of the South-East Himalayan Region: Relevance for Major Zoogeographic Regions and Biodiversity Hotspots. Co-PI with Smithsonian Inst. Pending. 2007 CSU-Fresno, Provost Award. Monitoring Urban Bird Diversity Through Citizen Science. 2007 CSM International Activities Award, $4000.00. Visit of graduate student from India. 2007 CSM Faculty Research Award, $8600.00. Effects of anthropogenic noise on the songs of birds 2007 CSM Faculty Performance Award, $2000.00. 2007 CSU-Fresno, CSM Scholarly and Creative Activity Award, Assigned Time (3 WTU’s). 2007. NSF. Birds in the city: developing and testing a theory of urban population dynamics. In revision for the CAREER program. 2006 CSU-Fresno, CSM Faculty Sponsored Student Research Award for Karl Kraft CV: Madhusudan Katti Page 2 11/20/07 ($1,600). Avian response to riparian restoration on the San Joaquin river. 2006 CSU-Fresno, CSM Faculty Sponsored Student Research Award for Craig Kellogg ($1,200). Effects of traffic noise on bird songs. 2006 CSU-Fresno, CSM International Activities Award ($5,000). Developing collaborations in India. 2006 CSU-Fresno, CSM Scholarly and Creative Activity Award, Assigned Time (3 WTU’s). 2005 CSU-Fresno, Provost Award ($5,000). Birds in the city: behavior and population dynamics in novel environments. 2005 CSU-Fresno, CSM Faculty Sponsored Student Research Award for Karl Kraft ($2000). Avian response to riparian restoration on the San Joaquin river. 2005 CSU-Fresno, CSM Faculty Sponsored Student Research Award for Craig Kellogg ($2000). Effects of traffic noise on bird songs. 2005 CSU-Fresno, CSM College Mini-Grant Award ($2,500). Effects of urban noise on the songs and singing behavior of birds. 2005 CSU-Fresno, CSM Scholarly and Creative Activity Award, Assigned Time (3 WTU’s). 2004 CSU-Fresno, CSM Instructional Equipment Grant ($8,000). For Field Methods Course. 2004 CSU-Fresno, CSM Faculty Research Equipment Award ($1,463). Optics for field research. 2004 CSU-Fresno, CSM Learning Environment Improvement Award ($4,285). Furniture for student research/conference space in Science 218. 2004 CSU-Fresno, CSM New Program Support Award ($19,838). Urban Environmental Studies research program. 2004 CSU-Fresno, CSM Faculty Performance Award ($1,200). Funds for research travel. 2004 CSU-Fresno, CSM Faculty Sponsored Student Research Award for Caroline Rhodes ($1,415). Foraging behavior of urban and non urban birds. 2004 CSU-Fresno, CSM Faculty Sponsored Student Research Award for Heather Celina Baker ($2,000). Impact of traffic noise on songbirds. 2004 CSU-Fresno, CSM Instructional Equipment Grant ($2,660). Optics for Field Ecology. 2002 NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates grant (Supplement to NSF# LTER DEB-9714833): The effects of noise and traffic on bird diversity. Supported Claire Hudson. 2001 NSF-REU grant (Suppl. to NSF# LTER DEB-9714833): Comparative study of cactus wren nest microhabitat in urban vs. desert habitats. Supported Christopher Putnam. 2000-2001 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution. Declined. 1998-2000 Postdoctoral support at Princeton University through NSF Grant (#9808470): Neuroendocrine Basis of Reproductive Flexibility. PI: Thomas P. Coombs-Hahn. 1990-1994 Graduate Fellowship and Teaching Assistantship,; 1995-96. Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego. 1993-97 Research Fellowship, NYZS / The Wildlife Conservation Society. Winter ecology and conservation of migrant birds in southern India. $30,000.00 PI: M. Katti 1995 Travel Grant, American Ornithologists’ Union. $250.00 1994-95 Junior Fellowship, American Institute of Indian Studies. $18,000.00. PI: M. Katti Travel Grant, 1994. American Ornithologists’ Union. For