Dr. Farnsworth

College of Natural
& Social Sciences

Department of Biology

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Natural & Social Sciences
Biology

Dr. Kerri Farnsworth-Hoback

Areas of Interest:

Spatial Ecology, Invasion Biology

2011 picture Farnsworth-Hoback Rank: Professor Year Hired: 2001

Office: BHS 344

Phone: (308) 865-8410

FAX: (308) 865-8045

email: farnsworthkm@unk.edu

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Advisor to Biology 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement

Degrees:

B. A. 1988 Carroll College

M. S. 1995 Montana State University

Ph. D. 1999 Colorado State University

Dissertation and Thesis:

Skinner, K. M. 1999. Spatial and multivariate analyses of Colorado rangeland grasshopper abundances: pattern and process. Ph. D. Dissertation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. 123 pp.
Farnsworth Skinner, K. M. 1995. Plant and grasshopper community composition: indicators and interaction across three spatial scales. M. S. Thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. 144 pp.

Publications:

Whipple, S., Hoback, W. W., and Farnsworth-Hoback, K. M. 2010. Sweep sampling capture rates for rangeland grasshoppers (Orthoptera:Acrididae) vary during morning hours. Journal of Orthoptera Research 19(1): 75-80.
Whipple, S.D., Brust, M. L., Hoback, W. W., and Farnsworth-Hoback, K. M. 2009. The grasshoppers Arphia xanthoptera and Dichromorpha viridis prefer introduced smooth brome over other grasses. Great Plains Research 19 (Fall 2009): 179-86.
Skinner, K.M. 2008. Plainly using plains language: What is a prairie? Prairie Invaders: Proceedings of the Twentieth North American Prairie Conference 20:203-208.
Pearson, G.A., Skinner, K. M., Hoback, W. W. 2007. Rearing the masses: Defining competencies for entomological literacy. American Entomologist 53(4): 216-223.
Brust, M.L., Hoback, W. W., Skinner, K. M, and Knisley, C.B. 2006. Movement of Cicindela hirticollis Say larvae in response to moisture and flooding. Journal of Insect Behavior 19: 251-263.
Brust, M. L., Hoback, W. W., Skinner, K. M., and Knisley, C. B. 2005. Differential immersion survival by populations of Cicincela hirticollis (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98(6):973-979.
Skinner, K. M. and Hoback, W. W. 2003. Web-based, active learning experiences for biology students. Active Learning Bioscene 29:23-29.
Prosser, A. A., Skinner, K. M., and Sedivec, K. K. 2003. Comparison of two techniques for monitoring vegetation on military lands. Journal of Range Management 56:446-454.
Skinner, K. M., Child, R. D., and Holtzer, T. O. 2002. Spatial description and analysis of grasshopper abundances in Colorado rangeland. Great Plains Research 12:101-122.
Bishop, A. A., Hoback, W. W., Albrecht, M., and Skinner, K. M. 2002. A comparison of an ecological model and GIS spatial analysis to describe niche partitioning amongst carrion beetles in Nebraska. Transactions in GIS 6:457-470.
Skinner, K. M., Smith, L., and Rice, P. 2000. Using noxious weed lists to help prioritize targets for weed management strategies, including biological control programs. Weed Science 48(5): 640-644.
Skinner, K. M., Smith, L., Rice, P., and Petkov, A. 2000. Noxious weeds in the U.S. and Canada . [Website].
Skinner, K. M., Kemp, W. P., and Wilson, J. P. 2000. GIS-based indicators of Montana grasshopper communities. Transactions in GIS 4(2):113-127.
Skinner, K. M. 2000. The past, present, and future of rangeland grasshopper management. Rangelands 22(2):24-28.
Skinner, K. M. and Child, R. D. 2000. Multivariate analysis of the factors influencing changes in Colorado grasshopper abundances. Journal of Orthoptera Research 9:103-109.

Professional Affiliations:

Current Courses:

Biological Perspectives (online for graduate students)
Natural Science Curriculum (online for graduate students)
Methods in Secondary Science Teaching
Sexual Selection (online for graduate students)
Seminar

Last Update: 15 August 2012

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