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  • Alaska Volcano Observatory

Matthew Sexson Title: Student Trainee (Biology)/Alaska Regional Safety Manager Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7177 Alt. Ph.: (907) 351-9413 Fax: (907) 786-7021 Email: msexson@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

Ph.D	Present	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Biology
M.S.	2006	Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas	Biology
B.S.	2004	Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas	Wildlife Biology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Avian ecology and conservation. DOI and USGS safety program and emergency management.

Professional Experience

2006 - Present	Wildlife Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage
2004 - 2006	Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Fort Hays State University, Kansas
2002 - 2004	Various biological technician and wildland firefighting positions with federal, state, and academic entities

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

American Ornithologists' Union
Association of Field Ornithologists
Waterbird Society
Wilson Ornithological Society
Kansas Ornithological Society

Honors and/or Awards

2008, Star Award (2)
2007, Star Award

Significant Recent Publications

Cooper, L. W., M. G. Sexson, J. M. Grebmeier, R. Gradinger, C. W. Mordy, and J. R. Lovvorn. 2013. Linkages between sea-ice coverage, pelagic-benthic coupling, and the distribution of Spectacled Eiders: observations in March 2008, 2009 and 2010, northern Bering Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanogrpahy, ISSN 0967-0645, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.03.009.

Sexson, M. G., and G. H. Farley. 2012. Snowy plover nest site selection in Kansas and effective management to counter negative effects of precipitation. J. Wildlife Management 76:1587-1596.

McCaffery, B. J., R. E. Gill, Jr., D. Melville, A. Riegen, P. Tomkovich, M. Dementyev, M. Sexson, R. Schuckard, and S. Lovibond. 2010. Variation in timing, behaviour, and plumage of spring migrant Bar-tailed Godwits on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Wader Study Group Bull. 117(3):179-185.

Websites of Interest

Sea Duck Research at the Alaska Science Center