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Kathy
Winnett-Murray
Professor
of Biology
A.
Paul Schaap Science
Center 2023
(616)395-7719
FAX: 616-395-7125
winnetmurray@hope.edu
Education
• B.S. 1976 Biological
Sciences, University of California, Irvine
• M.S. 1979 Biology, California State University, Northridge
• Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica 1981
• Ph.D. 1986 Zoology, University of Florida
Teaching Interests
Currently I teach
Animal Behavior, Vertebrate Zoology, Ecology, Organismal Biology,
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, and environmental science courses.
I enjoy being involved in science education at the
pre-college level as well, and especially like to work with teachers
who are interested in learning to use outdoor resources to teach
inquiry-based
science.
Research and
Scholarship Interests
My research includes
the behavioral ecology of vertebrates (primarily birds) and community
and evolutionary ecology of plant-animal mutualisms. Undergraduate
students working with me have recently completed investigations on
factors limiting reproductive success of Eastern Bluebirds and their
nest-site competitors, seed rain and forest regeneration in tropical
woodlots
and their pastures,
the ecology of the invasive plant Autumn Olive, the
interactions
between
physiological
and behavioral aspects of fruit choice in thrushes, as well as the
effect of fruit laxatives on seed passage rates in birds. My
scholarly pursuits also include science workshops for teachers,
writing articles for children's science magazines and assisting with
the efforts of the Ecological Society of America to improve undergraduate
and pre-college ecology education.
Professional
Societies
- Organization
for Tropical Studies
- Society for Behavioral Ecology
- Sigma Xi
- Cooper Ornithological
Society
- Association
for Tropical Biology
- American Ornithologists'
Union
- National Science
Teacher's Association
- Michigan Science
Teacher's Association
- Ecological
Society of America
- Michigan Bird Banding Association
- Association
for Biology Laboratory Education
- Michigan Bluebird Society
Publications
- Murray, K.
G., K. Winnett-Murray, Z.A. Eppley, G.L. Hunt, Jr. And D. B. Schwartz,
1983. Breeding biology of the Xantus' Murrelet. Condor 85:12-21.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1985. First reported nest of the White-eared Ground Sparrow
(Melozone leucotis). Condor 87:554.
- Winnett-Murray,
K., K.G. Murray and W.H. Busby. 1988. Two nests of the Azure-hooded
Jay with notes on nest attendance. Wilson Bulletin 100:134-135.
- McDonald, D.
and K. Winnett-Murray. 1989. First reported nest of the Black-breasted
Wood-Quail (Odontophorus lucolaemus). Condor 91:985-986.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1992. Variation in the reproduction, behavior, and food supply
of four neotropical wrens. III Congreso de Ornitologia Neotropical.
3:33-37.
- Murray, K.G.,
K. Winnett-Murray, E.A. Cromie, M. Minor, and E. Meyers. 1993.
The influence of seed packaging and fruit color on feeding preferences
of American Robins. Vegetatio 107/108: 217-226.
- Murray, K.G.,
S. Russell, C.M. Picone, K. Winnett-Murray, W. Sherwood, and M.L.
Kuhlmann. 1994. Fruit laxatives and seed passage rates in frugivores:
consequences for plant reproductive success. Ecology 75:989-994.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1991. Veery. Pp. In: R. Brewer, G.A. McPeek, and R.J. Adams,
Jr. [eds]: The atlas of breeding birds of Michigan.Michigan State
University Press, East Lansing, MI, USA.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1991. Hermit Thrush. Pp. In: R. Brewer, G.A. McPeek, and R.J.
Adams, Jr. [eds]: The atlas of breeding birds of Michigan.Michigan
State University Press, East Lansing, MI, USA.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1996. "Flight Paths". Dragonfly: National Science Teachers
Association. September/October 1996:10-13.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1996. "Parachute or Plummet". Dragonfly: National Science
Teachers Association. September/October 1996:14-15.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1996. "Why Fly When You Can Jump?" Dragonfly: National
Science Teachers Association. September/October 1996: 16-17.
- Winnett-Murray,
K., L. Hertel, and K.G. Murray. 1997. "Herbivory andAnti-Herbivory".
Chapter X in: Glase, J.C. (ed.) 1996 Conference/Workshop
of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education, Vols.
17-18.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1997. "Ecosystem in a Nutshell". Dragonfly: National Science
Teachers Association. May/June 1997:13-15
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1997. Playing with biodiversity: the scientist's bookshelf-science
books for young readers. American Scientist. 85:554-555.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1999. "Timekeepers". Dragonfly: National Science Teachers
Association. January/Febuary 1999:9-10.
- Winnett-Murray,
K. 1999. "If I lived to be 200". Dragonfly: National Science
Teachers Association, Arlington, VA. September/October 1999.
- Winnett-Murray,
K., L. Hertel, K. G. Murray, and C. C. Barney. Energetic strategies
of terrestrial vertebrates. Pages 356-379 in: Karcher, S. J. (ed.),
2000 Conference/Workshop of the Association for Biology Laboratory
Education, Vol. 21.
- Lepczyk, C.A.,
K.G. Murray, K. Winnett-Murray, P. Bartell, E. Geger, and T. Work.
2000. Seasonal fruit preferences and digestion correlated in American
Robins. Auk 117: 709-717.
- Winnett-Murray,
K., 2000. Choosiness and productivity of wrens in fronts, fragments,
and farms. pp. 208-210 in Nadkarni, N.M. and N.T. Wheelwright (eds.).
Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest.
Oxford University Press.
- Winnett-Murray,
K., A. Spaman, and K. Joos. 2000. The use of graphing calculators
in ecology-based general education courses. Bulletin of the Ecological
Society of America. 81: 135-137.
- Winnett-Murray,
K., 2000. Stock up on Diversity - A Schollyard Inventory. Dragonfly
Teacher's Companion. May/June 2000: 9-11. National Science Teacher's
Association, Arlington, VA.
- Murray, K.G., K. Winnett-Murray,
and L. Hertel. 2002. Species diversity, island biogeography,
and the design of nature reserves. pp. 125-143 in
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching. Vol. 23 (M.A. O'Donnell, Editor). Proceedings
of teh 23rd Workshop/COnference of the Association for Biology
Laboratory Education (ABLE).
- Murray, K.G., K. Winnett-Murray, and the
Ecological Society of America. 2004. The effect of Eastern Hemlock
(Tsuga canadensis) on the establishment of interspecific seedling.
In: Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology Volume 1. Experiments
to Teach Ecology. http://tiee.ecoed.net/vol/v1/experiments/hemlock/hemlock.htm
- Cronkite, D.L., L. Hertel, and K. Winnett-Murray.
2005. The Phylum Masquerade and Other Games. pp. 414-418. In:
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching. Vol. 26. (M.A. O'DOnnell,
Editor). Proceedings of the 26th Workshop/COnference of teh Association
for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE).
- Murray, K.G., K. Winnett-Murray, and L.
Hertel. 2005. Photosynthetic Strategies and their Consequences
for Plant Community Structure. Pp. 233-254. In: Tested Studies
for Laboratory Teaching. Vo. 26. (M.A. O'Donnell, Editor). Proceedings
of the 26th Workshop/Conference of teh Association for Biology
Laboratory Education (ABLE).
- Winnett-Murray, K. 2004. New on-line resource
"TIEE"s Together Experiments, Ecological Issues, and Pedagogical
Reform (website review). ABLE: Association for Biology Laboratory
Education. http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/able/news/fall2004/winnett-murray-review-f04.ftm
- Winnett-Murray, K. and L. Hertel.
Investigating the consequences of an invasive
species to the ecological integrity of the community. Tested
Studies for Laboratory
Teaching. Vol. 28. (M.A. O'Donnell, Editor). Proceddings of the
26th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory
Education (ABLE).
- Winnett-Murray, K. 2006. Chapter 5: "Resurrecting
the Lab Practical" In: Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments
in College Classrooms. (R. Mezeske and B. Mezeske, Editors).
Anker Publishing, Inc.
Personal Interests
I love combining
work (biology) and family fun (camping, fishing, cross country skiing,
photography, exploring new places (especially in Costa Rica and in
southwestern deserts of the U.S.) and doing roadside biology and
geology from the interstates). My family includes Dr. K. Greg Murray
(also a colleague at Hope), sons Dylan and Ryan, and 2 Aussies,
Bear and Rocky. I enjoy participating as a parent and as a resource
scientist for local
schools.
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