Lynnette Dornak

CV: pdf

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin–Platteville, 2014-present
• Postdoctoral fellow. Gap Analysis Program, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Idaho, 2013– 2014
• Postdoctoral fellow. Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) – Vector Map. Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Smithsonian Institute, 2012

Education

• Ph.D. Geography. University of Kansas. Dissertation: Spatiotemporal variability of populations and suitable breeding habitat in three grassland sparrows: a multiscale approach. 2012
• M.S. Biology. Stephen F. Austin State University. Thesis: Effect of habitat quality on the reproductive success of the Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla). 2002
• B.S. Biology. Stephen F. Austin State University. Emphasis-zoology. 2000

Specialties

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Biogeography
• Ornithology
• Species Distributions
• Spatial Analysis
• Remote Sensing

Courses taught

• GEOG 1040 Planet Earth
• GEOG 3040 Python for GIS
• GEOG 3220 Intro to GIS
• GEOG 3340 Biogeography
• GEOG 3520 Remote Sensing of the Environment
• GEOG 3750 Field Geography of the Western US
• GEOG 3950 Guided Research
• GEOG 4120 Topical Seminar (Landscape Ecology)
• GEOG 4330 Advanced GIS
• GEOG 4920 Independent Study in GIS

Current Projects

• Analysis of winter roost use by Bald Eagles along the Mississippi River
• Encounter probability analysis of injured birds in Iowa: a spatial perspective
• Modeling species distributions of Lyme Disease vector and resevoirs
• Spatial analysis and mapping of Texas vernaclar identity and cultural associations
• Spatial analysis and mapping of breeding bird populations and prevalence in the US

Hobbies

• ROLLER DERBY! I skate with Madison Roller Derby
• Prescribed burning 
• Taking my motorcycle out for long rides
• Trail skating
• Running
• Hiking
• Paddleboarding
• Snuggling with my dogs