Elizabeth C. Craig - Cornell Institute for Biotechnology and Life ...

2008 Teaching Assistant, Columbia U. OrnithologyLectured, guided field trips, and assisted Dr. Susan Elbin with course assignments.2007 – 2008 Program Assistant, NY Bioscape Initiative, Wildlife TrustProvided logistical support, planned meetings, and wrote reports, scientific papers, and conservation plansunder Dr. Susan Elbin.2003 – 2008 Wild Bird Rehabilitation Staff, The Raptor Trust, Millington, NJSummer staff for wild bird rehabilitation center, caring for injured and orphaned birds.2006 – 2008 Field Volunteer, NYC Parks and Recreation, Natural Resources GroupConducted summer breeding bird surveys in protected natural areas of Staten Island, NY.2008 Field Volunteer, Central Park Breeding Bird Census, NYC AudubonConducted summer breeding bird census of Central Park, Manhattan.2008 Field Volunteer, NJ Meadowlands CommissionMist-netting and banding passerines for a migratory bird land-use study at a landfill in the NJMeadowlands with Michael Newhouse, NJ Meadowlands Commission.2006 Animal Handler, Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas SpectacularAnimal handler for Dawn Animal Agency, caring for camels, horses, donkeys and sheep.2004 – 2005 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Columbia U., Plant EcophysiologyResearched the effects of elevated temperature and CO2 on the physiology and metabolism of alligator weed(Alternanthera philoxeroides) with Dr. Kevin Griffin.Publications1. Craig, E., P. Curtis. In preparation. Carry-over effects of winter diet on fitness in the Double-crestedCormorant.2. Craig, E., S. Elbin, J. Sparks, and P. Curtis. In preparation. New York Harbor colonial waterbird foragingecology: a stable isotope approach.3. Craig, E., S. Elbin, J. Danoff-Burg, and M. Palmer. In press. Impacts of Double-crested Cormorants and othercolonial waterbirds on plant and arthropod communities on islands in an urban estuary. Waterbirds.4. Xu, C.-Y., K. Griffin, J. Blazier, E. Craig, D. Gilbert, S. Sritrairat, and R. Anderson. In press. Removing CO 2from flue gas with plants. Functional Plant Biology.Conference Proceedings1. Craig, E. 2010a. NYC Audubon’s Harbor Herons Project Nesting Survey: Wading Bird, Cormorant, and GullNesting Activity in 2009. Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working Group.Staten Island, NY.2. Craig, E. 2010b. Using Stable Isotopes to Examine Foraging Ecology of NY Harbor Colonial Waterbirds: aPilot Study. Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Colonial Waterbirds Working Group. Staten Island, NY.3. Elbin, S., E. Craig, and K. Ruskin. 2010. Double-crested Cormorants of the New York Harbor: Banded Birdsand Returns 2009. Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working Group. StatenIsland, NY.4. Craig, E., A. Bernick, and S. Elbin. 2009. NYC Audubon's Harbor Herons Project: Colonial WaterbirdPopulation Trends in the NY/NJ Harbor, 1986-2009. Waterbirds Society Meeting. Cape May, NJ.5. Bernick, A., and E. Craig. 2008. NYC Audubon’s Harbor Herons Project Nesting Survey: Wading Bird,Cormorant, and Gull Nesting Activity Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial WaterbirdsWorking Group. Staten Island, NY.6. Craig, E., S. Elbin, J. Danoff-Burg, and M. Palmer. 2008a. Impacts of Cormorants and Other ColonialWaterbirds on NY Harbor Island Habitats. The Northeast Natural History Conference. New York StateMuseum, Albany, NY. p 19.7. Craig, E., M. Palmer, K. Griffin, and S. Elbin. 2008b. It's not easy being green: a comparative growth study ofnative saplings in two mixed-species colonies. Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Harbor ColonialWaterbirds Working Group. Lyndhurst, NJ. p 9.8. Elbin, S., E. Craig, and K. Ruskin. 2008a. Double-crested Cormorants: 2008 Update on the New York HarborPopulation. Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working Group. Lyndhurst, NJ.p 9-10.Elizabeth C. Craig Page 2

9. Elbin, S., K. Ruskin, and E. Craig. 2008b. Great Egrets of Hoffman and South Brother Islands: a Pilot Studyof Foraging Ecology and Juvenile Dispersal. Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial WaterbirdsWorking Group. Lyndhurst, NJ. p 10.10. Craig, E., S. Elbin, J. Danoff-Burg, and M. Palmer. 2007a. Impacts of Double-crested Cormorants in NewYork Harbor: Arthropods and Vegetation. Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial WaterbirdsWorking Group. Staten Island, NY. p 11-12.11. Craig, E., S. Elbin, J. Danoff-Burg, and M. Palmer. 2007b. Impacts of Double-crested Cormorants on NewYork Harbor: Vegetation and Arthropods. International Association of Great Lakes Research, 50th AnnualConference, 50 Years of Great Lakes Research: Past, Present, and Future. The Pennsylvania State University,University Park, Pennsylvania. p 38.12. Elbin, S., and E. Craig. 2007. Status of Double-crested Cormorants in New York Harbor, 2007. Proceedingsof the Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working Group. Staten Island, NY. p 12.13. Grubel, C., S. Elbin, and E. Craig. 2007. Pilot Study: Observing Cormorant Flightlines in NY Harbor.Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working Group. Staten Island, NY.14. Palmer, M., E. Craig, and S. Elbin. 2007. The Plant Ecology of New York Island: Impacts of ColonialWaterbirds and Restoration Targets. Proceedings of the Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial WaterbirdsWorking Group. Staten Island, NY.15. Craig, E. 2006. Impacts of Double-crested Cormorants on New York Harbor Island Habitats. Proceedings ofthe Greater NY/NJ Harbor Colonial Waterbirds Working Group. Staten Island, NY. p 9-10.Monitoring Reports1. Craig E. 2009. New York City Audubon's Harbor Herons Project: 2009 Interim Nesting Survey Report. NewYork City Audubon, New York, NY.2. Craig E., M. Richmond, and P. Curtis. 2009. Common Terns of Oneida Lake, NY - 2009. Annual Report ofBreeding Populations and Management Activity. New York State Department of EnvironmentalConservation.3. Bernick, A., and E. Craig. 2008. New York City Audubon's Harbor Herons Project: 2008 Interim NestingSurvey Report. New York City Audubon, New York, NY.Mar 2010Nov 2009Seminars“Using Stable Isotopes to Study Migratory, Foraging, and Breeding Behaviors in the DoublecrestedCormorant,” for the USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services National Wildlife Research Center,Mississippi State, MS“Colonial Waterbirds in NY Harbor: Conservation, Monitoring, and Research,” for the CornellU. Wildlife Society, Ithaca, NYAcademic Service and Leadership2010 Small Grant Review Panelist, Cornell U. Biogeochemistry and Environmental BiocomplexityProgram (BEB)2009 – 2010 Zoology Field Representative and Fall Retreat Coordinator, Cornell U.BEB Graduate Student Association (GSA)2009 – 2010 Zoology Representative, Cornell U. Graduate and Professional Student Association2009 – 2010 Peer reviewer, Oikos: a Journal of Ecology2009 – 2010 Member, Cornell U. Department of Natural Resources GSAProfessional Societies• American Ornithologists’ Union• Greater New York/New Jersey Colonial Waterbirds Working Group• Waterbirds SocietyElizabeth C. Craig Page 3