Biography

Steve began working as research coordinator for the Davidson College Herpetology Lab in May 2004. Steve obtained his Masters of Science degree in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. For his thesis work, he conducted anuran surveys in Great Lakes coastal wetlands and related the distribution patterns of several species to habitat variables at local and landscape scales (See Price et al. 2005 for more information). This research was part of the Great Lakes Environmental Indicators project funded by the U.S. EPA’s Science to Achieve Results program.

At Davidson College, Steve works closely with student researchers in the herpetology lab. In addition to herpetology, Steve's interests include landscape ecology, conservation biology, and population biology. Most of his current research focuses on the effects of urbanization on reptile and amphibian populations. Steve also manages the Carolina Herp Atlas, an online databases that tracks the distributions of reptiles and amphibians in North and South Carolina.

In addition to working at Davidson College, Steve is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Biology at Wake Forest University.

Research Interests

• Understanding the role of anthropogenic and natural disturbance events in structuring communities and populations of vertebrate wildlife, particularly reptiles and amphibians.
• The influence of landscape processes at various spatial and temporal scales on distributions and abundances of amphibians, reptiles, and birds
• Conservation biology of vertebrate wildlife, particularly the effects of suburban and high-density urban development on populations
• Population biology and natural history of reptiles and amphibians
• The use and development of ecological indicators of environmental condition

Publications and Presentations

Courses - Biology 112

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