This document is a 5-page CV for William E. Stout. It outlines his education, research interests, publications, presentations, employment experience and grants/fellowships. He has a PhD in Land Resources from UW-Madison and teaches biology and chemistry at Oconomowoc High School. His primary research focuses on conservation biology, landscape ecology and raptor ecology, especially related to urban wildlife populations.

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William E. Stout
W2364 Heather Street
Oconomowoc, WI 53066-9577
920-988-7320
stoutw@hotmail.com
Career Objective:
University Position
Faculty: (Associate/Assistant) Professor
Administrative or Academic Staff Position with a Focus on Research and/or Education
Education:
University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree, May 2004
• Land Resources
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
• Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree, May 1995
• Natural Resources – Wildlife Biology
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree, May 1984
• Major – Biology
• Minors – Chemistry, Education
Research Interests:
Primary: Conservation Biology, Landscape Ecology, Ornithology,
Raptor Ecology, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife Ecology
Secondary: Herpetology, Mammalogy, Vertebrate Ecology, Wetland Ecology
Experience with Current Field Technology:
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Integrated GIS and GPS
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Satellite Radio Telemetry
Professional Affiliations/Organizations:
Ornithological Societies of North America (OSNA)
• American Ornithologist’s Union (AOU; 2004-2014)
• Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO; 1997-2012)
• Cooper Ornithological Society (COS; 2004-2012)
• Raptor Research Foundation (RRF; 1988-2014)
• Wilson Ornithological Society (WOS; 1989-present)
The Wildlife Society (TWS; 2005-2008)
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO; 1990-2014)
National Education Association (NEA)
Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC)

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Publications, etc.:
(Most available online in PDF format at: http://westout.wikispaces.com/Publications%2C+Etc.)
ROSENFIELD, R.N., W.E. STOUT, M.D. GIOVANNI, N.H. LEVINE, J.A. CAVA, M.G. HARDIN, AND T.G.
HAYNES. 2015. Does breeding population trajectory and age of nesting females influence
disparate nestling sex ratios in two populations of Cooper’s Hawks? Ecology and Evolution
5(18):4037-4048; Open Access Online, July 2015.
ROSENFIELD, R.N., S.A. SONSTHAGEN, W.E. STOUT, AND S.L. TALBOT. 2015. High frequency of
extra-pair paternity in an urban population of Cooper’s Hawks. Journal of Field Ornithology
86(2):144-152.
SONSTHAGEN, S.A., R.N. ROSENFIELD, J. BIELEFELDT, R.K. MURPHY, A.C. STEWART, W.E. STOUT,
T.G. DRISCOLL, M.A. BOZEK, B.L. SLOSS, AND S.L. TALBOT. 2012. Genetic and morphological
divergence among Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) populations breeding in north-central and
western North America. Auk 129(3):427-437.
STOUT, W.E. AND R.N. ROSENFIELD. 2010. Colonization, growth, and density of a pioneer Cooper’s
Hawk population in a large metropolitan environment. Journal of Raptor Research 44:255-267.
ROSENFIELD, R.N., L.J. ROSENFIELD, J. BIELEFELDT, R.K. MURPHY, A.C. STEWART, W.E. STOUT,
T.G. DRISCOLL, AND M.A. BOZEK. 2010. Comparative morphology among northern populations
of breeding Cooper’s Hawks (Accipiter cooperii). Condor 112:347-355.
ROSENFIELD, R.N., S.J. TAFT, W.E. STOUT, T.G. DRISCOLL, D.L. EVANS, AND M.A. BOZEK. 2009.
Low prevalence of Trichomonas gallinae in urban and migratory Cooper’s Hawks in northcentral
North America. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121:641-644.
STOUT, W.E. 2009. First documented eight-egg clutch for Cooper’s Hawks. Journal of Raptor
Research 43:75-76.
STOUT, W.E., V.L. GREENE, AND S. POSTUPALSKY. 2009. Migration routes, reproduction, and
lifespan of a translocated Osprey. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121:203-206.
STOUT, W.E. 2008. Early breeding records and nesting phenology of Great Horned Owls in
Wisconsin. Passenger Pigeon 70:381-388.
STOUT, W.E., R.N. ROSENFIELD, AND J. BIELEFELDT. 2008. Wintering location of a Wisconsin
Cooper’s Hawk and the impact of digital photography on wildlife research. Passenger Pigeon
70:373-379.
STOUT, W.E., R.N. ROSENFIELD, W.G. HOLTON, AND J. BIELEFELDT. 2007. Nesting biology of urban
Cooper’s Hawks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:366-375.
STOUT, W.E., R.N. ROSENFIELD, W.G. HOLTON, AND J. BIELEFELDT. 2006. The status of breeding
Cooper’s Hawks in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. Passenger Pigeon 68:309-320.
STOUT, W.E., S.A. TEMPLE, AND J.R. CARY. 2006. Landscape features of Red-tailed Hawk nesting
habitat in an urban/suburban environment. Journal of Raptor Research 40:181-192.
STOUT, W.E., S.A. TEMPLE, AND J.M. PAPP. 2006. Landscape correlates of reproductive success for
an urban–suburban Red-tailed Hawk population. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:989-997.
STOUT, W.E., A. CASSINI, J.K. MEECE, J.M. PAPP, R.N. ROSENFIELD, AND K.D. REED. 2005.
Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infection in three wild raptor populations. Avian Diseases
49:371-375.

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MEEHAN, T.D., R.N. ROSENFIELD, V.N. ATUDOREI, J. BIELEFELDT, L.J. ROSENFIELD, W.E. STOUT,
AND M.A. BOZEK. 2003. Variation in hydrogen stable-isotope ratios between adult and nestling
Cooper’s Hawks. Condor 105:567-572.
STOUT, W.E., R.K. ANDERSON, AND J.M. PAPP. 1998. Urban, suburban, and rural Red-tailed Hawk
nesting habitat and populations in southeast Wisconsin. Journal of Raptor Research 32:221-228.
BIELEFELDT, J., R.N. ROSENFIELD, W.E. STOUT, AND S.M. VOS. 1998. The Cooper’s Hawk in
Wisconsin: A review of its breeding biology and status. Passenger Pigeon 60:111-121.
STOUT, W.E., R.K. ANDERSON, AND J.M. PAPP. 1996. Red-tailed Hawks nesting on human-made and
natural structures in southeast Wisconsin. Pages 77-86 in D.M. Bird, D.E. Varland and J.J.
Negro, eds. Raptors in human landscapes. Academic Press, London, England.
STOUT, W.E. 1994. Red-tailed Hawk may hold key to urban planning. Stevens Point Journal. April
30; Sect. S:1.
STOUT, W.E., AND J.M. PAPP. 1993. A Wood Duck nesting attempt in an open stick nest. Passenger
Pigeon 55:365-367.
STOUT, W.E. 1988. Bird watching: a lesson plan incorporating computers into a science curriculum.
Page 43 in V. Smith Bigham and S. Bowman, eds. Computer Learning Month Lesson Plans,
Grades 6-8, Edition 1. Computer Learning Month and the Software Publishers Association, Palo
Alto, CA, USA.
Graduate Work:
STOUT, W.E. 2004. Landscape ecology of the Red-tailed Hawk: With applications for land-use
planning and education. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. 168 p.
STOUT, W.E. 1995. An urban, suburban, rural Red-tailed Hawk nesting habitat comparison in
southeast Wisconsin. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI, USA. 37 p.
Oral Presentations:
STOUT, W.E. Determining appropriate landscape scale for habitat description and analyses, and
preliminary landscape selection patterns for two raptor species. Raptor Research Foundation
Conference, October 2005, Green Bay, WI, USA.
STOUT, W.E. Nesting biology of urban Cooper’s Hawks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Raptor Research
Foundation Conference, October 2005, Green Bay, WI, USA.
STOUT, W.E. Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infection in three wild raptor populations.
Raptor Research Foundation Conference, October 2005, Green Bay, WI, USA.
STOUT, W.E. An urban Cooper’s Hawk nesting study in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. Midwest
Regional Raptor Management and Peregrine Symposium, March 1997, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
STOUT, W.E. An urban, suburban, rural Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) nesting habitat
comparison in southeast Wisconsin. Raptor Research Foundation Conference, November 1995,
Duluth, MN, USA.
STOUT, W.E. The use of man-made structures for Red-tailed Hawk nest substrates in southeast
Wisconsin. Raptor Research Foundation Conference, November 1992, Bellevue, WA, USA.

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Poster Presentations:
STOUT, W.E. Land use planning for urban wildlife and education: incorporating wildlife habitat
characteristics into a GIS spatial model for urban land use planning and education. EPA STAR
Graduate Research Fellowship Leadership Conference. 16-17 July 2001. Washington D.C., USA.
STOUT, W.E. An urban Cooper’s Hawk nesting study in the metropolitan Milwaukee area.
Wisconsin’s Species Diversity: The State of Scientific Knowledge, The Aldo Leopold Chapter
Society for Conservation Biology, 12 April 1997, Madison, WI, USA.
Employment Experience:
Oconomowoc Area School District, Oconomowoc High School; August 1993 to Present
• Teach Honors/College Preparatory Biology, Standard Biology,
Biology II (Organismal Biology), and Standard Chemistry
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters – Project FIRST; Summer 1996, 1997, 1998
• Conduct Wildlife Research
• Teacher/Mentor for High School Students
Madison Area Technical College (MATC) – Watertown Campus
• Taught (Human) Anatomy and Physiology I in nursing program; Fall 1995, Spring 1996
Milwaukee Public Schools, 1984 to 1993
• Riverside University High School, August 1989 to August 1993
• Taught Advanced Placement (AP) Biology, Honors and Standard Biology, and Chemistry
• Conducted ecology workshops for science teachers, implemented school recycling program
• Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts, August 1984 to August 1989
• Taught 7th grade Life Science
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Milwaukee, WI; June 1986 to December 1992
• Part-time staff; Managed bookstore, building, and grounds; Assisted with deer relocation project
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Summer 1990
• Research raptors of WI, urban wildlife, nuisance urban species, urban trapping education program.
Research Experience:
Integrated GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and GPS (Global Positioning Systems)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Bird Banding Permit (subpermit; Master Bander: Sergej Postupalsky)
Conduct research on the ecology of raptors in the metropolitan Milwaukee area of southeast Wisconsin
Research Species:
Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), 1987 to present
Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus), 1987 to present
Cooper’s Hawks (Accipiter cooperii), 1993 to present
Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus), 1998 to present
Research Focus:
Urban population demography, breeding biology and reproductive success
Compare landscape composition, e.g. urban, suburban and rural nesting habitat
Monitor nesting on human-made structures (Red-tailed Hawks)
Adult nest site fidelity and natal dispersal (Cooper’s Hawks)
Test for West Nile Virus (WNV) antibody presence in adults and nestlings
Southeast Wisconsin Osprey Release Program – translocate, raise, and release (hack) Osprey nestlings
Satellite Radio Telemetry Program – Monitor migration routes of Ospreys released in SE WI

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Survey for Woodland Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus gracilis) in Sheboygan swamp, Spring 1988
Assisted with the following research projects:
Deer Relocation Project – Don Quintenz, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Milwaukee, WI, 1986 to 1992
Prairie Chicken Research Project – Implemented by Fredrick and Frances Hamerstrom, April 1991, 1992
• Documented prairie chicken booming and mating behavior (student field trips)
Northern Harrier Research Project – Implemented by Frances Hamerstrom, July 1987
Banded passerines and owls – Charles Weise, U.W.-Milwaukee Field Station, Saukville, WI, Fall 1986
Grants/Fellowships:
EPA STAR Graduate Research Fellowship, 2000 to 2003
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Land
Resources Program
GE Fund Grant, 2002 to 2005
• Lead Research Biologist/Principle Investigator – Satellite Radio Telemetry Program
• Monitor Osprey migration routes with Platform Terminal Transmitters (PTTs)
• Collaborative effort between GE Medical Systems and the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
• Small Grants Program: received WSO Grant annually, 1998 through 2015
• Managed WSO Argos User Account for a 10-year period, 2002 through 2011
Zoological Society of Milwaukee County, Wildlife Conservation Grants for Graduate Student
Research Program: 1999
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters – Lois Almon Small Grants Program: 1999
Blood Center of Southeast Wisconsin, Summer 1993
• Conducted research on blood protein levels that cause von Willebrand disease
• Teacher mentor for 2 students conducting laboratory research
Science and Education Grant, Medical College of Wisconsin, Summer 1992
• Cloning and transformation of bacterial cells using plasmid vectors
• Gene mapping: restriction enzyme analysis
Mellon Foundation Grant, The College Board, Advanced Placement Summer Teaching Institute for
Biology, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, Summer 1991
References: Available upon request.