David Easterla

Professor

Education

• Ph.D. Vertebrate Ecology; Purdue University
• M.A. Wildlife Conservation; University Missouri-Columbia
• B.S. Wildlife Conservation; University Missouri-Columbia

Courses Taught

• Mammalogy
• Ornithology
• Herpetology
• Wildlife Management and Conservation
• General Zoology
• University Seminar; also Upward Bound (summers)

Academic Interests

• Faunal distribution
• Endangered species
• Habitat restoration
• Taxonomy
• Ecology
• Conservation
• Museum and zoo curation
• A special interest in the wildlife "underdogs" - bats, snakes, spiders, mice/rats, and predators (wolves, cats, etc.).

Scholarly Activity

• Have 224 scholarly publications. Most recent publications in 2011: (1) An Adult Male Harlequin Duck at the Maryville Sewage Lagoons, Nodaway County, Missouri (photo). The Bluebird, Aud.Soc.Mo. 78 (1):32. (2) A Rare Trophy Axe from Northwest Missouri, and a Red Stone Celt from Northeast Kansas. Central States Archaeological Journal. 58(2):64. (3) Modified Paleo Bone Sharpened Digging/Pick Tools of Extinct Bison and Sabertooth Cat from Southwest Iowa. Central States Archaeological Journal. 58(3):148-151.

Student Group Advisement

• Advisor for 102 River Wildlife Club

Other Professional Experiences

• Have worked for the National Park Service as a seasonal Ranger-Naturalist-Interpreter for 15 summers at National Parks (Crater Lake, Glacier, Bryce Canyon, Big Bend, Sequoia-Kings Canyon, and Lava Beds).
• Environmental Impact Statements for wind turbine site establishments, Lake Impoundments, etc.

Other

• Heavily involved with the New Nodaway Humane Society.