Teaching & Mentoring
I have taught undergraduate and graduate lecture courses:
Evolutionary Ecology, 2012, Colorado State University. Co-taught lectures for graduate course (500-level)
Ornithology, 2012, Colorado State University. Taught undergraduate lecture course (300-level)
Biology of Organisms, 2010-2012, Colorado State University. Taught zoology half of lecture course (100-level)
Evolutionary Ecology, 2012, Colorado State University. Co-taught lectures for graduate course (500-level)
Ornithology, 2012, Colorado State University. Taught undergraduate lecture course (300-level)
Biology of Organisms, 2010-2012, Colorado State University. Taught zoology half of lecture course (100-level)
I am a co-developer of two online learning modules:
What limits the reproductive success of migratory birds? A case study at Hubbard Brook.
Life-history theory: a case study with the Orange-crowned Warbler.
What limits the reproductive success of migratory birds? A case study at Hubbard Brook.
Life-history theory: a case study with the Orange-crowned Warbler.
I have mentored over 20 undergraduate and graduate students:
While at USGS, I have mentored Ph.D students through the NSF GRIP program and in collaboration with university partners.
In 2011, I received the Graduate Student Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award from the Colorado State University Department of Biology
Publications by mentored undergraduates (* denotes undergraduate student):
J.J. Ims*, H.R. Sofaer, T.S. Sillett, C.K. Ghalambor. 2014. Temperature does not affect the timing of first nest departure in Orange-crowned Warblers. Western North American Naturalist 74:66-70.
Presentations and awards by mentored undergraduates:
J. Ims, 2012, Honors, Poster Presentation, Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Showcase
J. Ims, 2012, Undergraduate Oral Presentation, Front Range Student Ecology Symposium
L. Nagle, 2012, Undergraduate Oral Presentation, Front Range Student Ecology Symposium
J. Angstman, 2011, Second Place, Undergraduate Oral Presentation, Front Range Student Ecology Symposium
A. Miller, 2010, First Place, Undergraduate Oral Presentation, Front Range Student Ecology Symposium
A. Miller, 2010, Honors, Poster Presentation, Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Showcase
While at USGS, I have mentored Ph.D students through the NSF GRIP program and in collaboration with university partners.
In 2011, I received the Graduate Student Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award from the Colorado State University Department of Biology
Publications by mentored undergraduates (* denotes undergraduate student):
J.J. Ims*, H.R. Sofaer, T.S. Sillett, C.K. Ghalambor. 2014. Temperature does not affect the timing of first nest departure in Orange-crowned Warblers. Western North American Naturalist 74:66-70.
Presentations and awards by mentored undergraduates:
J. Ims, 2012, Honors, Poster Presentation, Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Showcase
J. Ims, 2012, Undergraduate Oral Presentation, Front Range Student Ecology Symposium
L. Nagle, 2012, Undergraduate Oral Presentation, Front Range Student Ecology Symposium
J. Angstman, 2011, Second Place, Undergraduate Oral Presentation, Front Range Student Ecology Symposium
A. Miller, 2010, First Place, Undergraduate Oral Presentation, Front Range Student Ecology Symposium
A. Miller, 2010, Honors, Poster Presentation, Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Showcase
I have published in the pedagogical literature:
Sofaer, H.R., K.M. Langin, J. Wilson, and T.S. Sillett. 2011. Demography of songbird populations in a rapidly changing world: the importance of long-term studies. American Biology Teacher 73:285-287
Sofaer, H.R., K.M. Langin, J. Wilson, and T.S. Sillett. 2011. Demography of songbird populations in a rapidly changing world: the importance of long-term studies. American Biology Teacher 73:285-287