Education:
B.S. 2002, Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Pennsylvania State University
M.S. 2009, Wildlife and Fisheries Resources, West Virginia University
Select Publications:
Rodewald, P.G., M.B. Shumar, A.T. Boone, D.L. Slager, and J. McCormac (eds). 2016. Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Ohio. 600 pp. Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA.
Rodewald, P.G., and M.B. Shumar. 2014. [book review] Bird Atlas 2007–11: the breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 131(2):252-254.
McDermott, M.E., M.B. Shumar, and P.B. Wood. 2013. Case Study: prioritizing strategies for reforestation of minelands to benefit Cerulean Warblers. Journal of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation 2(2):80-98.
Delaney, M.F., M.B. Shumar, M.E. McDermott, P.S. Kubilis, J.L. Hatchitt, and R.G. Rivero. 2007. Florida Grasshopper Sparrow distribution, abundance, and habitat availability. Southeastern Naturalist 6(1):15-26.
Additional Activities:
Elected President – Association of Field Ornithologists
Webmaster, Elected Council Member – Association of Field Ornithologists
Certified bander (landbirds) – North American Banding Council
Conservation Committee – Columbus Audubon
Links to Associated Websites:
Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative: http://obcinet.org/
Ohio Lights Out: http://ohiolightsout.org/
Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II: http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/index.php
Association of Field Ornithologists: http://afonet.org/
