Jamie Rudnick Ph. D. candidate Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Purdue University 195 Marsteller Street West Lafayette , IN 47907 Lab: 765-496-6868 Office: 765-494-3997 Fax: 765- 496-2422 Email: jrudnick@purdue.edu

Professional Interests

Conservation Genetics; Noninvasive Sampling Techniques; Small Population Management

Education

Ph. D. candidate, Purdue University ( 2001 – present)

Graduate Advisor: Dr. J. Andrew DeWoody

Dissertation: "The conservation genetics of Eastern imperial eagles in Central Asia: using molecular techniques to explore raptor ecology and noninvasively monitor raptor population"

B.S. Biology (Honors Program), University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1997-2001)

Undergraduate Research Advisor: Dr. Alan Christensen

Undergraduate Thesis to fulfill Honors Program requirement: "Characterizing and mapping a series of Triplo-lethal locus duplications within the Drosophila genome"

Research Interests

I am pursuing a Ph.D. in genetics because of my interests in captive population management. Specifically, I am interested in exploring the interface between genetics and the management of small zoo populations. My other related interests include conservation biology, phylogenetics, and molecular ecology.

Teaching Experience

2005	Teaching Assistant, Ecology and Systematics of Birds Coordinator: Rod N. Williams, Purdue University
2003	Teaching Assistant, Conservation Genetics Instructor: Dr. J. Andrew DeWoody, Purdue University
2002	Teaching Assistant, Ecology and Systematics of Mammals Coordinator: Rod N. Williams, Purdue University
1999-2000	Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Zoology Director: Dr. William Wagner, Jr. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Related Work Experience

1997-2001      Zookeeper–Folsom Children’s Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Publications:

Dorer, D.R., J.A. Rudnick, E.N. Moriyama, and A.C. Christensen. 2003. A family of genes clustered at the Triplo-lethal locus of Drosophila melanogaster has an unusual evolutionary history and significant synteny with Anopheles gambiae . Genetics 165: 613-621.

Rudnick, J.A., T.E. Katzner, E.A. Bragin, O.E. Rhodes, and J.A. DeWoody. 2005. Using naturally shed feathers for individual identification, genetic parentage analyses, and population monitoring in an endangered Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) population from Kazakhstan. Molecular Ecology 14: 2959-2967.

Rudnick, J.A., T.E. Katzner, E.A. Bragin, and J.A. DeWoody. Population enumeration, philopatry, and roost usage in juvenile Eastern imperial eagles. In prep.

Rudnick, J.A., C. Ivy, and J.A. DeWoody. MATCH-MAKER 1.0: A computer program that uses the probability of identity to detect genetically identical samples within large datasets generated through noninvasive sampling. In revision.

Oral Presentations:

Eastern Regional AZA Workshop, Columbia, SC. 2003. The Conservation Genetics of the Parma Wallaby (Macropus parma).

Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Indianapolis, IN. 2004. Noninvasive Monitoring of an Eastern Imperial Eagle Population in Kazakhstan.

Society for Conservation Biology Conference, New York, NY. 2004. Noninvasive Monitoring of an Eastern Imperial Eagle Population in Kazakhstan.

National AZA Conference, Chicago, IL. 2005. Improving Parma Wallaby Population Management through Genetic Analyses.

Poster Presentations:

Joint Meeting of the Indiana Chapters of The Wildlife Society and The American Fisheries Society, Bloomington, IN. 2002. Genetic Variation and Parentage in Three Species of Eurasian Eagles.

Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Bowling Green, OH. 2002. Genetic Variation and Parentage in Three Species of Eurasian Eagles.

Joint Meeting of the Indiana Chapters of The Wildlife Society and The American Fisheries Society, Bloomington, IN. 2003. The Effective Population Size and Mating System of an Eastern Imperial Eagle Population in Kazakhstan.

Annual Meeting of the Indiana Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Bloomington, IN. 2004. Noninvasive Monitoring of an Eastern Imperial Eagle Population in Kazakhstan.

Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium, West Lafayette, IN. 2005. Conservation Genetics of the Parma Wallaby.

Conservation Genetics Symposium, Pacific Grove, CA. 2005. A Noninvasive Investigation of Juvenile Population Size and Natal Philopatry in the Eastern Imperial Eagle.

Honors and Awards

2001	Lynn Fellowship Award–Purdue University
1999	All American Scholar Award
1997	4-Year Board of Regents Scholarship–University of Nebraska
1997	4-Year Honors Program Book Scholarship–University of Nebraska
1997	Fiat Award

Professional Memberships

American Zoo and Aquarium Association

American Ornithologists’ Union