Dr. J. Andrew Roberts
Faculty Oversight Committee Member of the Newark Earthworks Center
Email
Phone
Alford Center for Science and Technology
1193 University Drive, Newark Ohio 43055
Research Interests
- Behavioral Ecology
- Animal Behavior
- Arachnology
- Wildlife Ecology
Education
- MS. University of Cincinnati (2001)
- PhD. University of Cincinnati (2003)
I am a behavioral ecologist whose main research interests are 1) the evolution of animal communication and social behavior using a wolf spider model system, and 2) wildlife/conservation ecology and the return of the bobcat to central Ohio. I apply an integrative approach to my research program, incorporating techniques from several disciplines (e.g. environmental measurements, field and laboratory observation and experimentation, digital imaging and video/audio playback, chemical extraction, microhabitat modification) to address interesting questions about the evolution of animal signals, sexual selection and mate choice, group formation and social behavior, and intraguild competition. I have collaborated on a variety of projects and have worked with invertebrate (mainly spiders) and vertebrate organisms in habitats including coastal riparian, flood plain, old growth forest, eastern deciduous forest, Mojave desert, and even cave and karst ecosystems.
Additional Details:
Ohio State Newark Research Coordinator (2011 - present)
Regional Campus Representative to the Associate Deans for Research Committee (2019 - present)