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Michael Sheriff

faculty

Michael Sheriff, PhD

Associate Professor

Biology

Curriculum Vitae
Research site

Contact

508-910-6894

msheriff@umassd.edu

Science & Engineering 330B

Education

2010University of British ColumbiaPhD

Teaching

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Biology of Mammals
  • Field Techniques in Ecology

Teaching

Courses

An advanced research project in an advanced student's field of general interest conducted under the supervision of an appropriate staff member, in the form of independent research leading to the solution of a problem. (Hours will be arranged)

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature culminating in an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of Integrative Biology. Doctoral research contributes to the student's dissertation and should be presented at major conferences and ultimately published in refereed journals. A written dissertation must be completed and defended in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the Integrative Biology PhD Program.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature culminating in an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of Integrative Biology. Doctoral research contributes to the student's dissertation and should be presented at major conferences and ultimately published in refereed journals. A written dissertation must be completed and defended in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the Integrative Biology PhD Program.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature culminating in an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of Integrative Biology. Doctoral research contributes to the student's dissertation and should be presented at major conferences and ultimately published in refereed journals. A written dissertation must be completed and defended in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the Integrative Biology PhD Program.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature culminating in an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of Integrative Biology. Doctoral research contributes to the student's dissertation and should be presented at major conferences and ultimately published in refereed journals. A written dissertation must be completed and defended in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the Integrative Biology PhD Program.

Research

Research awards

  • $ 5,000 awarded by The Norcross Wildlife Foundation Inc for Deer Population Monitoring at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary 
  • $ 29,130 awarded by Wild Animal Initiative, INC for Developing a Consensus Profile of Wild Animal Welfare: Integrating Non-invasive Monitoring of the Gut Microbiome and Stress Physiology
  • $ 18,200 awarded by Texas A&M - Kingsville for Determination of Fecal Try-iodothyronine and Cortisol As Physiological Proxies of Animal Welfare
  • $ 60,000 awarded by Wild Animal Initiative, Inc. for The Impact of Road Noise on the Welfare of Free-Living Juvenile White-Footed Mice

Research

Research interests

  • Prey Responses to the Risk of Predation
  • Organismal Responses to Environmental Stressors
  • Transgenerational Plasticity/Maternal Stress Effects

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