Brad M Glorioso
Brad 'Bones' Glorioso currently works as an ecologist for the USGS at the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center. There he assists Hardin Waddle in operating the south-central region of the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI). His primary interests involve population ecology and conservation of southeastern amphibians and reptiles.
Teaching Experience & Invited Presentations
- Aug 2003 – May 2005 - Teaching Assistant for the laboratory portion of Topics in Biology for non-majors, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University.
- Aug 2005 – Dec 2005 - Teaching Assistant for the laboratory portion of General Biology I for majors, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University
- Jan 2006 – May 2006 - Teaching Assistant for the laboratory portion of General Biology II for majors, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University
- Aug 2006 – May 2007 - Seventh Grade Science teacher at Charleston Accelerated Middle School in Charleston, Missouri. Science club sponsor. Assistant middle school basketball coach. Assistant high school baseball coach.
- Southeastern Louisiana University - March 30, 2017 - Seminar on USGS Herp Research
- Louisiana State University - March 26, 2018 - Led field trip for TWS Student Conclave, hosted by LSU
- Louisiana Tech University - December 9, 2020 - Guest Lecture on Natural History and Identification of Herps
- Louisiana State University - Guest Lecture on Herp Conservation, guided field trip afterwards (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Committees
- Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Steering Committee (2022-present)
Editorships
- Southeastern Naturalist (Associate Editor, 2016 - present)
Guest Reviewer
- Southeastern Naturalist, Reviewer - 2, Guest Editor - 1
- Herpetological Conservation and Biology - 5
- Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management - 1
- Wildlife Research - 1
- Asian Herpetological Research - 1
- Chelonian Conservation and Biology - 1
- Conservation Physiology - 1
- Journal of Herpetology - 1
- Herpetological Notes - 2
- Wetlands - 1
- Herpetological Review - 3
- Ichthyology and Herpetology - 1
Science and Products
Acoustic Monitoring for Two Rare Frog Species in Northwest Louisiana
WARC researchers are using automated recording units to monitor southern crawfish frogs and Strecker's chorus frogs in Louisiana.
Amphibian Research and Occupancy Modeling in the South-Central Region of the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI)
In response to growing public concerns about this loss of biodiversity, the U.S. Congress funded the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI), a national program coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Interaction of Environmental Stressors and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) Pathogen Loads on Survival of Green Frogs (Lithobates clamitans)
The U.S. Geological Survey Amphibian Research Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is using a combination of swabbing, non-lethal tissue sampling, soil and water sampling, and collection of a variety of other environmental variables to determine the relationships between the prevalence and pathogen load of Bd infection and environmental stressors on green treefrog survival.
Diet and Reproductive Phenology in a Recently Established Population of Invasive Cuban Treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis)
WARC researchers are exploring relationships between body size, time of year, sex, and reproductive development to better understand the reproductive phenology of the New Orleans population of Cuban treefrogs compared to Florida populations.
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) Research in Louisiana in Support of the Species Status Assessment and Listing Decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WARC researchers are investigating individual movement, growth, and population dynamics of alligator snapping turtles in a southwest Louisiana creek.
Science and Products
Acoustic Monitoring for Two Rare Frog Species in Northwest Louisiana
WARC researchers are using automated recording units to monitor southern crawfish frogs and Strecker's chorus frogs in Louisiana.
Amphibian Research and Occupancy Modeling in the South-Central Region of the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI)
In response to growing public concerns about this loss of biodiversity, the U.S. Congress funded the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI), a national program coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Interaction of Environmental Stressors and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) Pathogen Loads on Survival of Green Frogs (Lithobates clamitans)
The U.S. Geological Survey Amphibian Research Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) is using a combination of swabbing, non-lethal tissue sampling, soil and water sampling, and collection of a variety of other environmental variables to determine the relationships between the prevalence and pathogen load of Bd infection and environmental stressors on green treefrog survival.
Diet and Reproductive Phenology in a Recently Established Population of Invasive Cuban Treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis)
WARC researchers are exploring relationships between body size, time of year, sex, and reproductive development to better understand the reproductive phenology of the New Orleans population of Cuban treefrogs compared to Florida populations.
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) Research in Louisiana in Support of the Species Status Assessment and Listing Decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WARC researchers are investigating individual movement, growth, and population dynamics of alligator snapping turtles in a southwest Louisiana creek.
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