Publications

 

7. Walters, M., G.J. Roloff, J. Hartman, M. Donovan, C. Henry, E. Farinosi, M.D. Starking. 2020. Rethinking Northern Hardwood Forest Management Paradigms with Silvicultural Systems Research: Research–Management Partnerships Ensure Relevance and Application, Journal of Forestry, https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvz07.

 

6. Allard, S.M., G.A. Fuller, L.L. Torgerson-White, M.D. Starking, T. Yoder-Nowak. 2019. Personality in Zoo-Hatched Blanding’s Turtles Affects Behavior and Survival After Reintroduction Into the Wild. Frontiers in Psychology, Comparative Psychology, 10, 2324.

 

5. Starking, M.D. and G.J. Roloff. 2019. Evaluating Mustard Extraction Technique for Earthworms. The Wildlife Society Bulletin, 43(4), 760-765.

 

4. Starking-Szymanski, M.D., T. Yoder-Nowak, G. Rybarczyk, & H.A. Dawson. 2018. Movement and Habitat Use of Headstarted Blanding’s Turtles in Michigan. Journal of Wildlife Management, 82(7), 1516-1527.

 

3. Rybarczyk, G., S. Banerjee, M.D. Starking-Szymanski, & R.R. Shaker. 2018. Travel and us: the impact of mode share on sentiment using geo-social media and GIS. Journal of Location Based Services, 12:1, 40-62, DOI: 10.1080/17489725.2018.1468039.

 

2. Starking-Szymanski, M. D. 2016. Investigation of Headstarted Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI. Thesis. University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI.

 

1. Dawson, H.A., M.L. Jones, B.J. Irwin, N.S. Johnson, C.M. Wagner, M.D. Szymanski. 2016. Management strategy evaluation of a new control tactic to manage an invasive fish. Natural Resource Modeling, 29: 448-469. DOI: 10.1111/nrm.12096.

 

Presentations

 

21. Starking, M. D., Montgomery, R.A., Walters, M., G.J. Roloff. Hardwood Forest Management and Regeneration: Wildlife response matters. Michigan State University Graduate Student Organization Virtual Conference, Feb. 2021. (~60 attendees).

 

20. Starking, M. D., Montgomery, R.A., Walters, M., G.J. Roloff. Hardwood Forest Management and Regeneration: Wildlife response matters. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Virtual Conference, Feb 2021. (~60 attendees).

 

19. Starking, M.D. and Roloff, G.J. 2019. Northern hardwood research: Wildlife Update. Safari Club International: Novi Chapter, Novi MI. Jun 2019. (~20 attendees).

 

18. Starking, M.D. and Roloff, G.J. 2019. Do individual student personality traits influence group learning? Michigan State University, The Graduate School Teaching-as-Research poster presentation. April 2019, East Lansing, MI. (~60 attendees).

 

17. Starking, M.D. and Roloff, G.J. 2019. Do individual student personality traits influence group learning? Program for All-Network Teaching-As-Research Presentations. April 2019, CIRTL All-Network Teaching-as-Research Presentations online. (~60 attendees).

 

16. Starking, M.D. and Roloff, G.J. 2019. Examining Trends in Mammal Communities with Camera Traps in Northern Hardwood Forests, Michigan. Oral presentation at Michigan Fish and Wildlife Conference, March 2019, Gaylord, MI. (~50 attendees).

 

15. Starking, M.D. and Roloff, G.J. 2019. Camera Trap Efficacy for Determining Mammal Occupancy in Northern Hardwood Forests, Michigan. Oral presentation at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, January 2019, Cleveland, OH. (~60 attendees).

 

14. Starking-Szymanski, M.D. and Roloff, G.J. 2018. Mustard Extraction as a Technique for Quantifying Occupancy and Abundance of Invasive Earthworms. Michigan Chapter - Wildlife Society Conference. Gaylord, MI. Mar. 16. (~60 attendees).

 

13. Roloff, G.J., and M. Starking. 2018. Northern hardwood research: Wildlife Update. Professional Development Training Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division and Forest Resources Division, Traverse City, MI. Jan 24. (~40 attendees).

 

12. Rybarczyk, G., S. Banerjee, and M. Szymanski. 2016. “Pathways to happiness: a comparative study linking Twitter and contextual factors” Paper presented at Mobile Tartu, June 29-July 3, 2016, Tartu, Estonia. 

 

11. Szymanski, M.D., Smith, M., Davis, S., Gibala, W., & Yoder-Nowak, T. Overwintering Habits of Juvenile Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA. Poster presentation at Meeting of the Minds Research Conference, May 2016, Flint, MI

 

10. Szymanski, M.D., Smith, M., Davis, S., Gibala, W., Hughes, K., Taylor, J., Warda, M., & Yoder-Nowak, T. Thermoregulation in Juvenile Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA. Poster presentation at Meeting of the Minds Research Conference, May 2016, Flint, MI.

 

9. Szymanski, M.D. & Yoder-Nowak, T. Examining Habitat Variables of Juvenile Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA. Oral presentation at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, January 2016, Grand Rapids, MI.

 

8. Szymanski, M.D., Smith, M., Davis, S., Gibala, W., & Yoder-Nowak, T. Overwintering Habits of Juvenile Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA. Poster presentation at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, January 2016, Grand Rapids, MI.

 

7. Szymanski, M.D., Smith, M., Davis, S., Gibala, W., Hughes, K., Taylor, J., Warda, M., & Yoder-Nowak, T. Thermoregulation in Juvenile Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA. Poster presentation at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, January 2016, Grand Rapids, MI.

 

6. Szymanski, M.D., Smith, M., Davis, S., Gibala, W., & Yoder-Nowak, T. Microhabitat Use and Movement Patterns of Headstarted Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA. Oral presentation at University of Michigan –Flint Student Research Conference, March 2015, Flint, MI.

 

5. Szymanski, M.D., Smith, M., Davis, S., Gibala, W., & Yoder-Nowak, T. Thermoregulation Patterns in Headstarted Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA. Poster presentation at University of Michigan –Flint Student Research Conference, March 2015, Flint, MI.
          

4. Szymanski, M.D., Smith, M., Davis, S., Gibala, W., & Yoder-Nowak, T. Thermoregulation Patterns in Headstarted Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA. Poster presentation at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, February 2015, Indianapolis, IN.
          

3. Szymanski, M.D. Smith, M., Davis, S., Gibala, W., & Yoder-Nowak, T. Microhabitat Use and Movement Patterns of Headstarted Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA. Oral presentation at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, February 2015, Indianapolis, IN.

 

2. Szymanski, M.D. Examining Blanding's Turtle Habitat using Remote
Sensing and GIS: A study in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, Michigan. Oral presentation at GIS Symposium, December 2014, Flint, MI.

 

1. Szymanski, M.D. Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) Habitat Analysis,

Potential Factors Affecting Survival at Release Sites of Headstarted Turtles. Poster presentation for GIS II, Dept. Earth and Resource Science, April 2014, Flint MI.