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SUSANNE C. BARD
Seattle, WA & Washington, D.C.
susannebard@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
*1994: B.A. Reed College, Portland, Oregon.
*2001: M.S. Animal Behavior, University of Washington, Seattle.
*2006. MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking, Montana State University, Bozeman.
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
*1999-2001. Master’s Thesis, University of Washington: “Hybridization and song learning in Townsend’s and hermit warblers in the Pacific Northwest.”
*1997-2001. Research Assistant and Song Recordist, Song Learning Laboratory, UW. Conducted year-round behavioral observations and experiments in a large population of song sparrows. Beta tested Syrinx-PC song analysis software as part of my research.
*2000. Research Assistant, Avian Conservation Laboratory, UW. Researched, indexed, and updated a bibliographic database on conservation and birds.
*1997. NSF Summer Research Award, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama. Conducted song playback experiments on the Spotted Antbird.
*1996. Research Assistant. UW Department of Fisheries. Tracked the vertical movements of Cutthroat trout in Lake Washington using ultrasound telemetry.
MEDIA PRODUCTION
*2006-Present. Associate Producer, Worthy of the Nation, 60 X 1 episode in HD, for Smithsonian Networks.
*2006. Associate Producer, Ms. Adventure, 60 min X 13 episodes, for Animal Planet at Tiger Tigress Productions.
*2004-2006. Coordinating Producer (71 episodes) and Writer (15 episodes) of A&E’s Sell This House and Move This House series; archival researcher for the History Channel’s Tech Effect series at Screaming Flea Productions.
*2003-4. Producer: Survivors in Paradise: an NSF-funded documentary about the impact of avian malaria on native Hawaiian birds, and the rapid evolution of resistance to the disease in a honeycreeper, the Amakihi. First aired September 22, 2005, Montana Public Television.
*2002. Producer. Montana Outdoor Science School, a public relations/fundraising video for a K-12 experiential education program.
*2002. Series Producer. Sound Science for Yellowstone Public Radio, a show about scientists and the process of discovery.
SCIENCE EDUCATION
*Teaching Assistant, University of Washington and Montana State University. Instructed the following courses: Comparative Animal Behavior (UW), Principles of Environmental Science, (MSU), and Cellular and Molecular Biology, (MSU); taught writing and supervised field biology class projects.
*Volunteer, Seattle Girls’ School. Taught middle school girls nature sound listening and field recording techniques and how to analyze vocalizations. Also produced several videos on environmental topics with the students.
*Guest Speaker: “Birds of Hawai’i: Evolution and Conservation” a slide show for adults, and “Discovering Birds” an interactive science program for elementary students.
COMPUTER SKILLS AND ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Windows and Macintosh platforms.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access; Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Encore DVD, Audition; Final Cut Pro, and Syrinx-PC (Song analysis software).
Fluent in Spanish.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
*1995. Camp Director, Boston University Archaeological Field School, Belize.
*1992-1993. Study Abroad Program at the University of Costa Rica.
*1988. Health Educator and Vaccinator (childhood and adult diseases) Amigos de las Americas, Paraguay.
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND RELATED COURSEWORK-Univ. of Washington
·Ornithology
·Endocrinology
·Wildlife Biology
·Evolutionary Genetics
·Principles of Ecology
·Molecular Evolution
·Comparative Reproduction
·Developmental Biology
·Molecular Techniques
·Mechanisms of Animal Behavior
·Seminars: Avian Conservation, Behavior and Conservation, Radio Telemetry, and Avian Molecular Genetics
·Statistics (5 quarters)
MEDIA PRODUCTION COURSEWORK-MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
·Video Production Techniques and Lab (2 semesters-DVCAM; Final Cut Pro)
·Creative Nonfiction (documentary writing)
·Principles of Production Management (including budgeting)
·Audio Production
·High Definition Cinematography
·Survey of Science and Natural History Filmmaking
·Critical Theory of Science and Natural History Filmmaking
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
*Bard, S.C., M. Hau, M. Wikelski & J.C. Wingfield. 2002. “Response to intruder song playback in a neotropical suboscine rainforest bird.” Condor 104:2, pp. 387-394. Presented at the 2000 AOU Meeting.
*Bard, S.C. Master’s Thesis, University of Washington. 2001. “Hybridization and song learning in Townsend’s and hermit warblers in the Pacific Northwest.” Presented at the 2001 AOU and ABS meetings.
*Burt, J.M., S.C. Bard, S.E. Campbell and M.D. Beecher. 2002. “Alternative forms of song matching in song sparrows” Animal Behaviour 63: 6, Pp. 1143-1151.
Seattle, WA & Washington, D.C.
susannebard@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
*1994: B.A. Reed College, Portland, Oregon.
*2001: M.S. Animal Behavior, University of Washington, Seattle.
*2006. MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking, Montana State University, Bozeman.
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
*1999-2001. Master’s Thesis, University of Washington: “Hybridization and song learning in Townsend’s and hermit warblers in the Pacific Northwest.”
*1997-2001. Research Assistant and Song Recordist, Song Learning Laboratory, UW. Conducted year-round behavioral observations and experiments in a large population of song sparrows. Beta tested Syrinx-PC song analysis software as part of my research.
*2000. Research Assistant, Avian Conservation Laboratory, UW. Researched, indexed, and updated a bibliographic database on conservation and birds.
*1997. NSF Summer Research Award, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama. Conducted song playback experiments on the Spotted Antbird.
*1996. Research Assistant. UW Department of Fisheries. Tracked the vertical movements of Cutthroat trout in Lake Washington using ultrasound telemetry.
MEDIA PRODUCTION
*2006-Present. Associate Producer, Worthy of the Nation, 60 X 1 episode in HD, for Smithsonian Networks.
*2006. Associate Producer, Ms. Adventure, 60 min X 13 episodes, for Animal Planet at Tiger Tigress Productions.
*2004-2006. Coordinating Producer (71 episodes) and Writer (15 episodes) of A&E’s Sell This House and Move This House series; archival researcher for the History Channel’s Tech Effect series at Screaming Flea Productions.
*2003-4. Producer: Survivors in Paradise: an NSF-funded documentary about the impact of avian malaria on native Hawaiian birds, and the rapid evolution of resistance to the disease in a honeycreeper, the Amakihi. First aired September 22, 2005, Montana Public Television.
*2002. Producer. Montana Outdoor Science School, a public relations/fundraising video for a K-12 experiential education program.
*2002. Series Producer. Sound Science for Yellowstone Public Radio, a show about scientists and the process of discovery.
SCIENCE EDUCATION
*Teaching Assistant, University of Washington and Montana State University. Instructed the following courses: Comparative Animal Behavior (UW), Principles of Environmental Science, (MSU), and Cellular and Molecular Biology, (MSU); taught writing and supervised field biology class projects.
*Volunteer, Seattle Girls’ School. Taught middle school girls nature sound listening and field recording techniques and how to analyze vocalizations. Also produced several videos on environmental topics with the students.
*Guest Speaker: “Birds of Hawai’i: Evolution and Conservation” a slide show for adults, and “Discovering Birds” an interactive science program for elementary students.
COMPUTER SKILLS AND ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Windows and Macintosh platforms.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access; Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Encore DVD, Audition; Final Cut Pro, and Syrinx-PC (Song analysis software).
Fluent in Spanish.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
*1995. Camp Director, Boston University Archaeological Field School, Belize.
*1992-1993. Study Abroad Program at the University of Costa Rica.
*1988. Health Educator and Vaccinator (childhood and adult diseases) Amigos de las Americas, Paraguay.
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND RELATED COURSEWORK-Univ. of Washington
·Ornithology
·Endocrinology
·Wildlife Biology
·Evolutionary Genetics
·Principles of Ecology
·Molecular Evolution
·Comparative Reproduction
·Developmental Biology
·Molecular Techniques
·Mechanisms of Animal Behavior
·Seminars: Avian Conservation, Behavior and Conservation, Radio Telemetry, and Avian Molecular Genetics
·Statistics (5 quarters)
MEDIA PRODUCTION COURSEWORK-MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
·Video Production Techniques and Lab (2 semesters-DVCAM; Final Cut Pro)
·Creative Nonfiction (documentary writing)
·Principles of Production Management (including budgeting)
·Audio Production
·High Definition Cinematography
·Survey of Science and Natural History Filmmaking
·Critical Theory of Science and Natural History Filmmaking
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
*Bard, S.C., M. Hau, M. Wikelski & J.C. Wingfield. 2002. “Response to intruder song playback in a neotropical suboscine rainforest bird.” Condor 104:2, pp. 387-394. Presented at the 2000 AOU Meeting.
*Bard, S.C. Master’s Thesis, University of Washington. 2001. “Hybridization and song learning in Townsend’s and hermit warblers in the Pacific Northwest.” Presented at the 2001 AOU and ABS meetings.
*Burt, J.M., S.C. Bard, S.E. Campbell and M.D. Beecher. 2002. “Alternative forms of song matching in song sparrows” Animal Behaviour 63: 6, Pp. 1143-1151.
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