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James R. Hodgson, Ph.D.
John Minahan Science Hall 305
St. Norbert College
De Pere, WI 54115
Phone: (920) 403-3186
FAX: (920) 403-4033
email: jim.hodgson@snc.edu
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*Chair, Division of Natural Sciences, St. Norbert College,
1983-1997
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University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1960-61, Art.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville, 1961-65, Biology, B.S.
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Western Michigan University - Kalamazoo, 1965-67, Biology, M.A.
(C.C. Adam's Center for Ecological Studies).
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Montana State University - Bozeman, 1967-70, Zoology, Ph.D.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison Center for Limnology, postdoctoral studies
in aquatic ecology, 1980, 1981.
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Director, Environmental Policy Program, 2000
St. Norbert College, Assistant Professor of Biology - 1970-77
St. Norbert College, Associate Professor of Biology - 1977-85
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Visiting Associate Professor of Zoology, Semester 1, 1980.
St. Norbert College, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science - 1985-present.
Courses Taught on a Regular Basis
Research Interests
Trophic interactions, predator-prey ecological interactions, ecology of
fish. Since 1980, I have collaborated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Center
for Limnology on NSF research projects involving cascading trophic
interactions; specifically, research projects that study whole-lake ecological
processes, including: predator-prey interactions, nutrient loading rates,
food web structure and dissolved carbon (DOC) concentrations. Current investigations
focus on the conditions that drive lakes to dystrophy or eutrophy. Our
study lakes are located on the property of the University
of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center in Michigan's Upper
Peninsula. In addition to St. Norbert College, and the Center for Limnology,
the Institute of Ecosystem Study
is
involved in this study. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation
and includes undergraduate researchers. To get more information about an
NSF student research position with me during the summer and academic year,
click on "NSF
Aquatic Ecology Project." Additionally, I have general interests
in tropical biology and mammalian ecology.
Awards and Honors
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Recipient of the Leonard Ledvina Award for Excellence in Teaching, St.
Norbert College, 1978.
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Recipient of the Donald B. King Distinguished Scholar Award, St. Norbert
College, 1988.
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Nominated for the Clean Bay Backer Award (Public Advisory Committee of
the Green Bay and Fox River Remedial Action Plan), 1994.
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Recipient of the Forest Stearns Award for best student paper, Brooks,
S.M., J.R. Hodgson, and C.J. Hodgson.
Competition for food by largemouth bass and rainbow trout in a manipulated
lake. 120th Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and
Letters. Univeristy of Wisconsin-Platteville. 1990.
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Recipient of Best Student Poster Award, Cole,
K.J., S.C. Meier, A.M. Millsaps, C.P. Natoli and
J.R. Hodgson. Assessment of aquatic organisms in the determination of stream
quality in some Wisconsin streams. 127th Annual Conference of the Wisconsin
Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
1997.
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Top 10 citation listing for 1987-92, Science Watch.
Carpenter. S.R., J.F. Kitchell, J.R. Hodgson, P.A. Cochran, J.J. Elser,
M.M. Elser, D.M. Lodge, D.Kretchmer, X.He, and C.N. von Ende. 1987. Regulation
of lake primary productivity by food web structure. Ecology
68:
1863-1876.
Selected Professional Activities in the Local and Scholarly Community
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Review Panelist, National Science Foundation, Instrumental and Laboratory
Improvement (ILI) Program, 1988.
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Journal article reviewer: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences,
African Journal of Zoology, Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Transactions of
the American Fisheries Society.
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Advisory Board, Lake Michigan Federation 1988-91.
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Technical Advisory Board for the Clean Water Action Council 1993-present.
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Brown County University Extension's Strategic Planning Advisory Committee
and Executive Committee, 1991.
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Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) for the Public Advisory
Committee (PAC) of the Lower Green Bay and Fox River Remedial Action Plan
(RAP); Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 1991-present; Chair,
1993-95.
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Public Advisory Committee (PAC) Vice Chair, 1994-present.
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Grants Proposal Evaluator: National Science Foundation (Ecosystem Studies),
1992, 1995, 1996, 1997.
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Conference Planning Sub-Committee, International Association of Great Lake
Researchers 1993 meeting at St. Norbert College.
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Organization Committee for Habitat Restoration in the Lower Green Bay and
Fox River (STAC of the Green Bay and River PAC) 1993.
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Member: Science and Environment Advisory Group for Green Bay Press Gazette.
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Technical Advisory Group: Fox-Wolf Basin 2000, 1997-present.
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Grants Reader: Funds for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE),
(invited), 1996.
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Conference Committee Chair for the 128th meeting of the Wisconsin Academy
of Science, Arts and Letters at St. Norbert College, 1998.
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Expert Scientist Participant, Badger Rapid Inventory Program of Biodiversity
in the State of Wisconsin, the Leopold chapter of the Society for Conservation
Biology, (invited),1998.
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Member: National Science Foundation Ecological Studies Cluster Committee
of Visitors (COV), Arlington, Virginia, (invited), 1998.
Honor and Professional Societies
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Beta Beta Beta, Biological Honor Society
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Delta Epsilon Sigma, National Scholastic Honor Society
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Sigma Xi, National Research Honor Society
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Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (International Society of Limnologists)
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Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters
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Advisor, Beta Beta Beta, Biological Honor Society and Biology Club,1999
to present
The person responsible for this page is:
Dr. James R. Hodgson
Biology
St. Norbert College
100 Grant St.
De Pere, Wi 54115-2099
Phone: (920) 403-3186
E-mail: hodgjr@snc.edu
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