EDUCATION

• PhD. Candidate (May 2001), Ecology Graduate Group, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, September 1997 to present.
• B.A. Biology (minor: Art History), cum laude, Boston University, Boston, MA, May 1996.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

• Collected and analyzed data to assess the potential of detecting leaf area index (LAI) through estimated water thickness (EWT) derived from AVIRIS remote sensing imagery of the Wind River Canopy Crane Facility.

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

• Performed dissertation research examining land use and successional dynamics in the lowland rainforests of Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.
• Collected successional data including DBH, tree height, crown width, strata, and leaf area index.
• Geolocated sites using differential GPS and laser rangefinding binoculars.
• Designed method for below canopy laser profiling combined with LAI readings for potential LAI vs. height determination.

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

• Used GIS techniques applied to mitochondrial DNA derived haplogroups to explore the movement of Native American populations.

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

• Utilized AVIRIS hyperspectral remote sensing data to detect cotton crop stress in the San Joaquin Valley.
• Programmed MATLAB routines to analyze spectral features of cotton including the red edge and water content through continuum removal analysis.
• Constructed database to facilitate collaboration on remote sensing and related research for the AG 20/20 project.

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

• Analyzed canopy tree data from the Wind River Canopy Crane project to determine the detectability of plant biomass from a recently acquired AVIRIS image.

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

• Examined the effects of trailbuilding on the sustainability of hunting of primate populations in eastern Ecuador utilizing GIS modelling techniques.

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

LABS, Inc., Morgan Island, SC

• Worked as a field researcher with Rhesus Macaques with an emphasis on hierarchy structure of several troops at the Morgan Island research station.

Boston University, Boston, MA

• Performed laboratory and library research for a year-long Work for Distinction thesis continuing studies begun in Texas with the Mexican freetail bats with an emphasis on ontogeny of flight and age-predicting methodology.

Eckert James River Cave, Mason County, TX

• Received National Science Foundation grant to work with native populations of Mexican freetail bats (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana). Research included mark-recapture studies to determine age-predictive equations and the ontogeny of flight in pups.
• Collected data for numerous other related studies including blood collection for fat analysis, individual differences in scent among Mexican freetail pups, radiotelemetry studies testing the hypothesis that mothers may sometimes roost in alternate sites during the day.

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador

• Participated in exchange program exploring the ecosystems of Ecuador.
  • Tropical Rain Forest: observed nesting behavior in two species of birds from the family Icteridae, the Yellow-rumped Cacique and the Russet-backed Oropendola; examined interspecific, intraspecific and intracolonial aggression levels in Leaf-cutter Ants (Atta sp.); mist-netted bats to investigate Chiropteran diversity.
  • Tropical Coastal: explored the diversity of sea anemones on the rocky shores, with an emphasis on local environmental conditions; quantified aggression in Ghost-crabs (Ocypode sp.).
  • Tropical Montane: quantified the diversity of flora in high altitude paramo at Sangay National Park.
  • Cross-Ecosystem Studies: studied differences in territoriality between tropical coastal and tropical rain forest birds; avian diversity in Ecuador (rain forest, montane, coastal and Galapagos Islands).

Boston University Medical School, Primate Research Lab, Boston, MA

• Designed and performed experiment to examine game strategy in 30 captive baboons through the use of positive reinforcement and the Prisoner's Dilemma paradigm (Papio sp.).
• Performed care and enrichment of captive baboons

RELEVANT FIELD AND LAB SKILLS

• ASD and GER Spectrophotometers
• Differential GPS
• Leica Vector Laser Rangefinding
• LICOR LAI 2000 Leaf Area Index Meter
• Field forestry techniques (tropical and temperate) including DBH, clinometer, tree identification
• Neotropical and temperate mammal and bird identification
• Fruit analysis techniques: brix refractometry, starch content, firmness, coloring
• Primate behavioral observation techniques including hierarchy rank recognition, classification and interpretation of behaviors
• Mammalian population estimate techniques including capturing, banding and morphological measurements
• Bird and bat mist-netting
• Radiotelemetry for animal tracking
• Mammalian specimen preparation
• Care and use of mammals (with an emphasis on primates and bats), reptiles and fish
• Dissection
• Bacterial culture and use of associated equipment
• PADI SCUBA certification
• Radiation safety

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Small Grants Program for Research on Population, Food and the Environment, Gifford Center for Population Issues, 2001
• ASTER Image Grant, 2001
• California Space Grant Fellowship, 2000
• NASA Earth System Science Graduate Student Fellowship, 2000
• National Science Foundation grant recipient, Summer 1995
  

AWARDS RECEIVED

• Graduated Cum Laude, May 1996.
• Graduated with Distinction in Biology, May 1996.
• Human Behavior and Evolution Society Best Poster, 1998 .

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Operating Systems
  • MacOS 7.x - 10.x
  • UNIX
  • Windows 3.x/95/98/NT/2000/XP
  • ProDOS
• Programming Languages/Scripting Languages
  • ARC Macro Language (AML)
  • C/C++
  • HTML
  • IDL
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Mathematica
  • MATLAB
  • Objective C
    • SWARM Simulation System
  • Perl
  • R ("GNU S")
  • RealBasic
  • SAS
• Mathematical/Data Analysis/Database Software
  • Filemaker Pro
  • Mathematica
  • MATLAB
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • R
  • SAS
  • SigmaPlot
  • SPSS
  • StatView
• GIS and Remote Sensing
  • ACORN
  • ARC/INFO
  • ArcView
  • ENVI
  • Trimble Pathfinder Office
• Word Processing/Graphic Design
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe GoLive
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Pagemaker
  • Adobe Pagemill
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Premier
  • Apple QTVR Authoring Studio
  • ISI ResearchSoft Endnote
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • QuarkXPress
  • Strata Videoshop
  • Word Perfect

   

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

• AML
  • HunterMove 1.0
• IDL
  • CIN 1.0 (Convert Image Number)
  • MEDF Destripe 0.1 (see Weinreb et al 1989)
• MATLAB Scripts/Functions
  • ContinuumRemoval 1.1 (with J. Pierce and G. Scheer)
  • ReadASD 1.0 (with G. Scheer)
  • REDE 2.4 (Red Edge Detection Engine)

   

EMPLOYMENT

2002 Summer - Present	Post-Graduate Researcher, Remote Sensing of Wind River Canopy Crane Facility	Dr. Dar Roberts, Santa Barbara, CA.
Fall 2002 - Present	Computer Consultant	Dr. Janet Smith, Davis, CA
2000 Spring - Present	Webmaster, www.cstars.ucdavis.edu	Dr. Susan Ustin, Davis, CA.
2000 Summer - 2001 Summer	Post-Graduate Researcher, Remote Sensing of Cotton	Dr. Susan Ustin, Davis, CA.
2000 Spring	Teaching Assistant, Population Dynamics and Estimation (WFB122)	Dr. Louis Botsford, Davis, CA.
1997 - 2000 Winter	Teaching Assistant, Human Evolutionary Biology (ANT001)	Dr. Peter Rodman, Dr. Henry McHenry, Dr. David Smith, Dr. Lynne Isbell, Mr. Brian Ramos, Davis, CA.
1999 Fall	Teaching Assistant, Principles of Soil Science (SSC100)	Dr. Michael Singer, Davis, CA.
1999 Summer - Present	Research Assistant, SWARM Programmer and Mathematical Modeller	Dr. Alexander Harcourt, Davis, CA.
1997	Technical Specialist	RJO Enterprises, Inc., Hunt Valley, MD.
1996 Summer	Research Assistant, Primate Behavior	Dr. Patrick Mehlman, Morgan Island, SC.
1995 - 1996	Library Research Assistant	Dr. Thomas Kunz, Boston, MA.
1995 Summer	Research Assistant, NSF	Dr. Thomas Kunz and Dr. Eric Widmaier, Boston, MA.
1993 - 1994	Laboratory Assistant, Biochemistry	Dr. Dean Tolan, Boston, MA.
1994	Volunteer, Baboon Enrichment	Dr. George Bain, Boston, MA.

PUBLICATIONS

Reviewed Publications

• Harcourt, A. H., and J. Greenberg. 2001. Do gorilla females join males to avoid infanticide? A quantitative model. Animal Behaviour 62:905-915. PDF Format.
• Malhi, R. S., J. A. Eshleman, J. A. Greenberg, D. A. Weiss, B. A. Schultz Shook, F. A. Kaestle, J. G. Lorenz, B. M. Kemp, J. R. Johnson, and D. G. Smith. 2002. The structure of diversity within New World mitochondrial DNA haplogroups: implications for the prehistory of North America. American Journal of Human Genetics 70. PDF Format.
• Widmaier, E.P., E.R. Gornstein, J.L. Hennessey, J.M. Bloss, J.A. Greenberg, and T.H. Kunz. 1996. High plasma cholesterol, but low triglycerides and plaque-free arteries, in Mexican free-tailed bats. American Journal of Physiology 271:R1101-R1106.

Non-reviewed Publications, Posters, and Presentations

• Eshleman, J., J. Greenberg, A. Ortolani, M. George Cramer, and M. Borgerhoff-Mulder. 1998. Phylogenetically Controlled Comparisons in Anthropology: A study of African lineage systems. HBES 98, Tenth Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Davis, CA. July 8-12.
• Greenberg, J. 2002. Long-term monitoring of natural and anthropogenic change in a neotropical rainforest using remote sensing imagery. in Working forests in the tropics: conservation through sustainable management. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. PPT Format.
• Greenberg, J., R. Malhi, B. Schultz, J. Eshleman, D. Weiss, and B. Kemp. 2001. Mapping Native American haplogroup frequencies using geographic information system (GIS) techniques. American Association of Physical Anthropology Meeting, Kansas City, MO.
• Greenberg, J., G. Scheer, M. Whiting, and S. Ustin. 2001. Analysis of water and chlorophyll features in cotton agriculture. in Tenth JPL Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) Workshop. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.
• Greenberg, J., M. Whiting, S. Ustin, and G. Scheer. 2001. Precision agriculture using hyperspectral imagery. in Beltwide Cotton Conference. National Cotton Council of America, Anaheim, CA.
• Greenberg, J., and J. L. Dew. 2001. Biologists and bushmeat: modeling the effects of road and trail building on primate populations in Yasuní National Park, Ecuador. Third Annual Bay Area Conservation Biology Symposium. Society for Conservation Biology, Davis Chapter, Davis, CA.
• Kunz, T.H., Widmaier, E.P., Gomstein, E.R., Hennessey, J.L., Bloss, J.M., Greenberg, J.A. 1996. The Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis has elevated plasma cholesterol but low triglycerides and plaque-free coronary arteries. Bat Research News 37(4):139.
• Ustin, S., L. Costick, A. Palacios, M. Whiting, J. F. Pierce, R. J. Zomer, J. Greenberg, S. Dobrowski, A. Teixeira, R. Green, and D. Roberts. 2000. Splinter Session II: Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management. in Applications of Geospatial Information, Sacramento, CA.
• Ustin, S., and J. Greenberg. 2001. Hyperspectral remote sensing of cotton crops: detecting cotton stress and canopy water content. in Ag 20/20 2001 Meeting. Ag 20/20, Lemoore, CA.
• Ustin, S., J. Greenberg, D. DiPietro, S. Dobrowski, J. Goodman, C. Rueda, J. Syder, A. Trabucco, Q. Xiao, and P. J. Zarco-Tejada. 2001. Monitoring the Earth using imaging spectrometers. in J. Kuchera-Morin, S. Berman, T. Lynn, C. Nizibian, and D. Scott, editors. Digital Media Innovation Program (DiMI). Microsoft, Inc., Mountain View, CA.
• Ustin, S., J. Greenberg, and G. Scheer. 2001. Remote Sensing: Pivotal Technologies for Environmental Sciences. in Forensic Engineers and Scientists Society, Davis, CA.
• Ustin, S., E. Underwood, M. Andrews, G. Scheer, J. Greenberg, J. F. Pierce, and M. O'Niell. 2000. Application of hyperspectral techniques for monitoring and management of invasive weed infestation. In-Progress Review Meeting SERDP, Davis.
• Ustin, S., M. Whiting, J. Greenberg, G. Scheer, and A. Trabucco. 2000. How Do Airborne Hyperspectral Sensors Help Cotton Growers? Press Meeting, University of California, Davis, Davis.
• Ustin, S., M. Whiting, J. Greenberg, A. Trabucco, G. Scheer, J. Goodman, and P. Schwartz. 2000. Remote Sensing: Pivotal Technologies for Environmental Sciences. in Digivations Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.