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Natalie Jones Mountjoy
Department of Zoology and Center for Ecology
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901-6501
270.313.4044, mountjoy@siu.edu, njmprofile.weebly.com
Education
current Ph.D. Candidate, Zoology, Southern Illinois University
2007 M.S., Biology, Western Kentucky University
2002 B.A., Biology, University of Kentucky
Research Experience
2009- Current “Programmatic capacity, resource management planning and conservation success in Illinois,” Dissertation Research with Dr. Matt Whiles, Southern Illinois University, Department of Zoology, and Dr. Erin Seekamp, Southern Illinois University, Department of Forestry.
2007 “Wildlife abundance on Maungu Ranch in Kasigau, Kenya: Is there potential for ecotourism?” Thesis research with Dr. Michael Stokes, Western Kentucky University, Department of Biology.
2006 “Community attitudes towards tourism, wildlife and bushmeat in Kasigau, Kenya,” Thesis research with Dr. Jerry Daday, Western Kentucky University, Department of Sociology.
2005 “Molecular analysis of bushmeat abundance in Southwest Kenya: A measure of human-wildlife conflict,” Thesis research with Dr. Charles Kimwele, University of Nairobi, begin_of_the_skype_highlightin,,,mnjnn end_of_the_skype_highligDepartment of Animal Physiology.
2000- 2002 “Analysis of bias sex-ratio in Marchantia inflexa,” Lab Assistant with Dr. Nicholas McLetchie, University of Kentucky, Department of Biology.
2000- 2002 “The distribution of the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) in an isolated, mix- mesophytic forest in Southeastern Kentucky,” Independent study with Dr. James Krupa, University of Kentucky, Department of Biology.
Teaching Experience Director, Life Science Academy, Owensboro Community and Technical College 2014-current Administer PLW 132 Medical Intervention 2013-current Administer PLW 131 Human Body Systems 2012-current Administer and Teach PLW 130 Principles of Biomedical Science
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, NSF Noyce Program, Southern Illinois University 2011-2012 SCI 503b Scientific Research Methods for Teachers 2011-2012 PBL 270 Interdisciplinary Science Seminar
Adjunct Professor of Biology, Owensboro Community and Technical College 2007-2009: Bio 112 General Biology Lecture 2007-2009: Bio 113 General Biology Lab
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Western Kentucky University 2005-2007: Bio 123: Biological Concepts 2005-2006: Bio 114: Introduction to Biology
Selected Presentations
Mountjoy NJ, Seekamp E, Davenport MA, Whiles MR. The effects of community-based group capacity on resource management planning success: Elevating implementation outcomes from good to great. Presented by Natalie Mount joy at the Ecological Society of America Conference, Minneapolis, MN, August 4-9, 2013.
Mountjoy N J, Davenport MA, Myers, DJ, Whiles MR. An assessment of Illinois Conservation Opportunity Areas: Stakeholders' perspectives on conservation planning, implementation, and threats. A poster presented by Natalie Mountjoy at the Emerging Issues Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 11-14, 2010.
Mountjoy NJ, Daday G, Stokes M, Kimwele C. Questioning conservation: Social surveys in conservation biology as tools to determine the potential of community-based ecotourism efforts. Presented by Natalie Mountjoy at the International Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 2007.
Jones [Mountjoy] N, Smith B, Sutton B, Kimwele C, McElroy D, Stokes M. Assessment of the bushmeat trade in southeastern Kenya. Presented by Dr. Stokes at the international conference of the Society for Conservation Biology, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 2007.
Jones [Mountjoy] N, Smith B, Sutton B, Kimwele C, McElroy D, Stokes M. Assessing bushmeat availability in Kenya’s rural and urban markets. Presented by Natalie Jones at the annual American Society of Mammalogists Conference, 2006.
Publications
Mountjoy NJ, Seekamp E, Davenport MA, Whiles MR. 2013. The Best Laid Plans: Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Group Capacity and Planning Success. Environmental management 52(6): 1547-1561.
Mountjoy NJ, Seekamp E, Davenport MA, Whiles MR. 2013. Identifying capacity indicators for community-based natural resource management initiatives: focus group results from conservation practitioners across Illinois. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management ahead-of-print: 1-20.
Meyers DJ, Mountjoy NJ, Whiles MR. 2012. Illinois Conservation Opportunity Areas: Coordination and Planning in Support of the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan Project Number: T-55-P-1. Report to the Illinois Department of Natural resource Management. Final Report.
Mountjoy NJ, Seekamp E, Myers DJ, Whiles MR. 2011. Making conservation work: ideas from on-the-ground practitioners. Focus group results on the core components of successful, locally-based natural resource management. Report to the Illinois Department of Natural resource Management.
Mountjoy NJ, Davenport MA, Myers DJ, Whiles MR. 2009. An assessment of Illinois Conservation opportunity Areas: stakeholders’ perspectives on conservation planning, implementation, and threats. Report to the Illinois Department of Natural resource Management.
Krupa J, et al. 2002. Distribution of the Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) in an isolated, mix-mesophytic forest in Southeastern Kentucky. Journal of Kentucky Academy of Sciences 65(1): 33-34.
Grants, Awards and Scholarships
2014 DART Foundation Grant for STEM Education
2012-2014 Owensboro Health Community Benefit Grant(s)
2012 SIU Graduate Fellowship with National Science Foundation (NSF) Robert Noyce Program
2010 SIU Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Affiliate
2007 WKU John D. Minton Award For Outstanding Contributions
2007 WKU Ogden College of Science and Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student
2007 Biology Graduate Student of the Year
2006 American Philosophical Society, Lewis and Clark Field Scholar
2005 Western Kentucky University, Graduate Student Research Grant
2005 Western Kentucky University, World Topper Scholarship
Other Experience
2012-current Director of the Life Science Academy, Owensboro Community and Technical College
2012-current Impact 100 Member, Owensboro, KY
2008-2013 Founder, consultant and curriculum development with the Budding Biotech Program, Owensboro, KY
2008-2013 Education Committee Chair, Board of Directors for the Owensboro Museum of Science and History, Owensboro, KY
2011 Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Researcher, Illinois
2011 Guest Lecturer Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management, Southern Illinois University
2010 Guest Lecturer General Biology, Southern Illinois University
2010 Western Kentucky Botanical Garden Walk & Talk Lecturer, Owensboro, KY
2009 Graduate Student Researcher with WHIR (Watershed Health Integrated Research), Southern Illinois University
2008 Volunteer Conservation Educator, girls inc., Owensboro, KY
2005-2006 President in Biodiversity, first Biology Graduate Student Organization, Western Kentucky University
References
Gerhard Daday Ph.D., Sociology Department, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101, 270-745-3759 begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting, jerry.daday@wku.edu.
Erin Seekamp Ph.D., Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management, North Carolina State University
Box 8004, Biltmore Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695, 919.513.7407, elseekam@ncsu.edu
Michael Stokes Ph.D., Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101, 270-745-3696end_of_the_skype_highlighting, michael.stokes@wku.edu.
Matt Whiles Ph. D., Department of Zoology and Center for Ecology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-6501, 618-453-7639, mwhiles@zoology.siu.edu.
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