Jacqueline Augustine, Assistant Professor Biology

Ph.D. (Biology)
Kansas State University

M.S. (Biological Sciences) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

B.A. (Botany), B.S. (Zoology) Miami University, Oxford OH

Contact Information:

Office:  Science Building 330

Phone: 419-995-8237

Email:  augustine.63@osu.edu

Mailing address:

            4240 Campus Dr.

            Lima, OH  45804

Teaching:

Jackie Augustine has been on the faculty at OSU-Lima since 2009, but has been an Instructor or Teaching Assistant for 10 years. She currently teaches EEOB 405 Organismal Diversity and BIOL 114 Biological Sciences: Form, Function, Diversity, and Ecology. She appeals to multiple learning styles by incorporating problem-based learning, field trips, and hands-on activities whenever possible.

Research:

Jackie Augustine is a behavioral ecologist who specializes in mating strategies of birds. She is particularly interested in the proximate environmental and hormonal factors mediating reproductive success of avian species. Her general approach has been to observe wild birds, conduct experiments, analyze data using advanced statistical methodology, and elucidate underlying genetic and physiological processes with blood and fecal analyses. Her research has specifically addressed these topics: 1) experimentally linking testosterone levels with morphology, territoriality, reproductive behavior, and male mating success, 2) using modern statistical approaches to provide unbiased demographic estimates for a declining grassland bird, 3) determining how environmental conditions affect reproduction, and 4) examining the trade-off between female condition and offspring sex ratio. Jackie is looking for motivated students interested in collaborating on future research projects. You may help capture wild birds, observe their behavior in their natural environment, or conduct hormone analyses. Please contact her for current research opportunities.