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
Education and Certifications
M.S., Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, May 2006
Thesis: Population Ecology and Feeding Activity of the Stinkpot Turtle at Reelfoot Lake, Lake Co., TennesseeB.S., Biology (Applied Zoology), Southeastern Louisiana University, May 2003
Affiliations and Memberships*
Missouri Herpetological Association
Louisiana Herpetological Research Group
Tennessee Herpetological Society
Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Turtle Survival Alliance
Abstracts and Presentations
55 oral presentations and 18 posters at meetings of local, regional, and national scope
Science and Products
Widespread Ranavirus and Perkinsea infections in Cuban treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) invading New Orleans, USA
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) not detected in an intensive survey of wild North American amphibians
A trapping survey targeting head-started alligator snapping turtles in southwest Louisiana
Low-level detection of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces on Burmese Pythons in southwest Florida, with confirmation of the pathogen on co-occurring native snakes
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog), Predation
Egg counts of Southern Leopard Frog, Lithobates sphenocephalus, egg masses from southern Louisiana, USA
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan spotted house gecko)
The importance of turtle populations to wetland restoration in the upper Mississippi embayment of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities
Establishment of the exotic invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Louisiana
Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog)
Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and B. salamandrivorans in the Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus beyeri, from Southeast Louisiana, USA
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Bd and Bsal prevalence in Gulf Coast waterdogs captured from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in 2015
Science and Products
Widespread Ranavirus and Perkinsea infections in Cuban treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) invading New Orleans, USA
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) not detected in an intensive survey of wild North American amphibians
A trapping survey targeting head-started alligator snapping turtles in southwest Louisiana
Low-level detection of SFD-causing Ophidiomyces on Burmese Pythons in southwest Florida, with confirmation of the pathogen on co-occurring native snakes
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog), Predation
Egg counts of Southern Leopard Frog, Lithobates sphenocephalus, egg masses from southern Louisiana, USA
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus (Sri Lankan spotted house gecko)
The importance of turtle populations to wetland restoration in the upper Mississippi embayment of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities
Establishment of the exotic invasive Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) in Louisiana
Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog)
Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and B. salamandrivorans in the Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus beyeri, from Southeast Louisiana, USA
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Bd and Bsal prevalence in Gulf Coast waterdogs captured from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in 2015
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government