Patricia S. McDaniel
Ph.D.
Academic
Address:
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Phone: (314) 516-6200
E-mail: pmcdan@jcn1.com
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Education
- Ph.D. -1994 St. Louis University
- M.N.S. -1990 Southeast Missouri
State University
- B.S. - 1987 Southeast Missouri
State University
Teaching
Experience
Dr. Patricia McDaniel
received her doctorate in biology from St. Louis University. She currently
teaches conservation biology lecture and laboratories, ecology lecture
and animal behavior laboratories at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
For the past seven years Dr. McDaniel has developed and taught field
courses in tropical ecology, conservation, rainforest ecology, primate
ecology and behavior and primate conservation in Costa Rica, Venezuela,
Nicaragua and Panama. She specializes in conservation program development,
recently returning from Venezuela where she developed a conservation
education program for grade school students. She recently received a
grant from US Fish and Wildlife Service to develop, coordinate, and
team-teach a training program in field methods in conservation and tropical
ecology for Latin American professionals.
Research Interests
Dr.
McDaniel has lived in Costa Rica and Venezuela where her research interests
have focused on the ecology and conservation of endangered primate species.
Past projects have included seasonal comparisons in the habitat use
and activity patterns of spider monkeys, capuchins and howler monkeys
in disturbed habitats. In her previous position as Coordinator of Latin
American Conservation Programs for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Dr. McDaniel
was involved in various aspects of the Orinoco crocodile recovery program,
Andean condor reintroduction and spectacled bear conservation education.
Previous research on captive animals has included social behavior studies
of lowland gorillas and ruffed lemurs, and studies of reproductive success
in Chilean flamingos.
Recent Publications
- McDaniel, P.; Quinn, H. Expanding
conservation partnerships in Venezuela: the Orinoco Crocodile PHVA
as a catalyst. (Accepted for publication in Zoo Biology)
- McDaniel, P.S. The development
of an interdisciplinary international conservation program. Proceedings
of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association Annual Conference; 1997.
- McDaniel, PS; Janzow, F.; Porton,
I; Asa, C. The reproductive and social dynamics of captive Ateles
geoffroyi. American Zoologist 33: 173-179; 1993.
- McDaniel, PS; Journet, A.R.P.
Correlates with student performance in general biology lecture and
laboratory courses. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
28: 24-38; 1994.
- McDaniel, PS,; Eison, J.E.
Assessing student worries. In: Makosky, V.P.; Whittemore, L.G.; Rogers,
A.M., eds. Activities handbook for the teaching of psychology, vol.
2. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association; 1987: 241-245.
- Journet, A.R.P.; McDaniel,
PS Exploring the development of components of reasoning through an
investigative biology course. Abstracted in Transactions of the Missouri
Academy of Science 23: 94; 1989.
- McDaniel, PS; Journet, A.R.P.
Correlates with student performance in general biology lecture and
laboratory courses. Abstracted in Science Education Information Report,
ERIC, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH: 59; 1987.
- McDaniel, PS; Journet, A.R.P.
High school science: is it relevant to college biology? Abstracted
in Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 2: 172; 1987.
- McDaniel, PS; Journet, A.R.P.
Predicting student performance in general biology lecture and laboratory
courses. College of Science and Technology Symposium Proceedings:
164-185; 1987.
Manuscripts in Preparation
- McDaniel, PS; Journet, A.R.P.
Seasonal variation in the density, distribution and habitat use of
the black-handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), mantled
howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) and white-faced capuchin
(Cebus capucinus) in a fragmented tropical forest.
- McDaniel, P.; Congdon, E.
The social dynamics of captive bachelor gorillas.
- McDaniel, P.; Searles, S.;
Congdon, E. Factors affecting reproductive success in captive Chilean
flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis).
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