CURRICULUM VITAE JACOB M. HUTTON EDUCATION RESEARCH INTERESTS. PERSONAL INFORMATION Born: 9 July 1993, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE JACOB M. HUTTON PERSONAL INFORMATION Born: 9 July 1993, Atlanta, Georgia, USA WORK ADDRESS: 730 Rose Street 123 Thomas Poe Cooper Building Lexington, KY Telephone: (404) jakehutton@uky.edu, jakemhutton1@gmail.com EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Master of Science, Forestry and Natural Resources, July 2016-May 2018 Thesis: Diet Composition Explains Reductions in Stream Salamander Occupancy and Abundance along a Conductivity Gradient GPA: 4.00 KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science, Honors, August 2012-December 2015 Major: Biology, Concentration in Aquatic Ecology Honor s Undergraduate Thesis: How Do Aquatic Predators Affect Larval Ambystomatid Salamanders in Their Journey to Metamorphosis? GPA: 3.91, Summa Cum Laude, President s List, Dean of Science List, Honors Scholar RESEARCH INTERESTS Effects of land use changes on species occupancy and diversity Amphibian diet seasonality and prey differences attributed to physical or elevational barriers Anthropogenic effects on invertebrate prey availability and amphibian and reptile diet composition Ontogenetic shifts in amphibian and reptile diet composition Amphibian and reptile prey selection In situ and ex situ amphibian, reptile, and invertebrate conservation

2 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Kentucky, Spring 2017 Lead Researcher, Steve Price Lab Capture, mark (Visible Implant Elastomer: VIE), and recapture (CMR) of central Appalachian plethodontid stream salamanders and Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus) for a community structure study in SE Kentucky University of Kentucky, Spring 2017 Lead Researcher, Steve Price Lab Examined the diets of the Northern Zig-zag Salamander (Plethodon dorsalis), the Southern Ravine Salamander (Plethodon richmondi), the Long-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda), and the Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus) using a non-lethal gastric lavage technique in eastern Kentucky Measured and identifying prey items to order, family, genus, and species level University of Kentucky, Spring 2017 Lead Researcher, Graduate Thesis, Steve Price Lab Captured and identified plethodontid stream salamanders along a conductivity gradient in southeastern Kentucky Examined stream salamander occupancy and abundance along a conductivity gradient Examined the autochthony (ratio of aquatic to terrestrial prey), volume, importance, and diversity of prey in the diets of stream salamanders across a conductivity gradient using a non-lethal gastric lavage technique Identified prey items to order, family, genus, and species level University of Kentucky, Summer 2016 Field Technician, Jennifer McKenzie thesis data collection, Steve Price Lab Located and captured Northern Watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon) and Queen Snakes (Regina septemvittata) using Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) scanners in Lexington, Kentucky PIT tagged, weighed, measured, and swabbed snakes for Snake Fungal Disease caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola

3 Eastern Kentucky University, Spring 2016 Lead Researcher, Stephen Richter Lab Examined the diets of Seal Salamanders (Desmognathus monticola), Allegany Mountain Salamanders (Desmognathus ochrophaeus), Black Mountain Salamanders (Desmognathus welteri), Southern Two-lined Salamanders (Eurycea cirrigera), Northern Slimy Salamanders (Plethodon glutinosus), Cumberland Plateau Salamanders (Plethodon kentucki), and Southern Ravine Salamanders (Plethodon richmondi) using a non-lethal gastric lavage technique at Lilley Cornett Woods, in southeastern Kentucky Identified prey items to order, family, genus, and species level Eastern Kentucky University, Spring 2016 Field Technician, Joseph Baecher thesis data collection, Stephen Richter Lab Sampled 65, 50-meter transects for terrestrial plethodontid salamanders to estimate occupancy in an old growth forest at Lilley Cornett Woods in southeastern Kentucky Measured and recorded environmental data and site covariates Located sites using GPS and topographic maps Kennesaw State University, Fall 2015 Independent Undergraduate Honors Researcher, William Ensign Lab Non-lethally examined the fall diet of the Cave Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga) at Pigeon Mountain, in northwest Georgia Identified prey items to order and family Kennesaw State University, Fall 2015 Field Technician, Kate Donlon thesis data collection, Thomas McElroy Lab Located and captured Pigeon Mountain Salamanders (Plethodon petraeus) and P. glutinosus for a capture-mark-recapture study in northwest Georgia Delineated and marked site transects Anesthetized (MS-222) and injected salamanders with VIE Atlanta Botanical Garden, Fall 2015 Amphibian Conservation Intern Located, captured, and swabbed free-range Phantasmal Poison Frogs (Epipedobates tricolor) and Coquí Frogs (Eleutherodactylus coqui) in the ABG conservatory for the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Swabbed endangered Panamanian amphibians in the ABG collection for B. d and Ranavirus Swabbed the ABG salamander collection for the salamander-specific chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans

4 Kennesaw State University, Summer 2015 Field Technician, William Ensign Lab Operated electrofishers, kicknets, and collected water samples for stream quality and fish diversity analysis in Cobb County, Ga Kennesaw State University, Fall 2014 Laboratory Assistant, William Ensign Lab Captive management of Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) and Bluegill Sunfish (L. macrochirus) for a predation study Kennesaw State University, Spring 2013 Laboratory Assistant, Lisa Ganser Lab Captive management of the endangered Gopher Frog (Rana capito) TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Kentucky, Spring 2018 Graduate Student Assistant, Herpetology Maintenance of course website, led multiple lectures and labs, and drove van for labs Amphibian Ark, Fall 2017 Instructor for the Biology, Management, and Conservation of North American Salamanders Training Course Instructor for Salamander Diet and Terrestrial Invertebrate Culturing Lecture at Zoo Atlanta Introduced methods and techniques for the husbandry and breeding of dozens of terrestrial invertebrate prey items for salamanders Floracliff Nature Sanctuary, Fall 2017 Instructor for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Kentucky Workshop Assisted with Kentucky salamander natural history and identification University of Kentucky, Fall 2017 Graduate Student Assistant, Forest Ecology Maintenance of course website, led multiple lectures and labs, and drove van for labs University of Kentucky, Spring 2017 Graduate Student Assistant, Conservation Biology Led multiple lectures and labs Graded exams and assignments

5 University of Kentucky, Fall 2016 Graduate Student Assistant, Forest Ecology Maintenance of course website, led multiple lectures and labs, and drove van for labs Amphibian Ark, Spring 2016 Instructor for the Biology, Management, and Conservation of North American Salamanders Training Course Instructor for Salamander Diet and Terrestrial Invertebrate Culturing Lecture at Zoo Atlanta Introduced methods and techniques for the husbandry and breeding of dozens of terrestrial invertebrate prey items for salamanders Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, Fall Environmental Educator Taught public and private education programs highlighting the natural history and conservation of native reptiles, amphibians, insects, mammals, and flora in Johns Creek, Georgia Three summers as a primary nature, herpetology, and ecology camp session teacher ZOOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry, Summer 2016-Current Live Herpetology Collection Curator Upkeep and breeding of a collection of feeder invertebrates Feeding and general husbandry of a native reptile and amphibian collection Supervises multiple undergraduate students in husbandry and disinfection techniques Botanical Garden, Spring Amphibian Conservation Intern Upkeep and breeding of a collection of feeder invertebrates Feeding and general husbandry of a rare and critically endangered amphibian collection Consistent application of appropriate biosecure and biosensitive cleaning and disinfection protocols Zoo Atlanta, Summer Herpetology Intern Upkeep and breeding of a collection of feeder invertebrates Food preparation, and general husbandry of the animal collection Consistent application of appropriate safety protocols involving venomous and potentially dangerous species Design and building of on- and off-display animal enclosures

6 Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, Fall Lead Animal Keeper The captive care and breeding of a native and non-native collection of reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds, and invertebrates Lead design, construction, and upkeep of animal habitat displays Consistent application of appropriate safety protocols involving venomous and potentially dangerous species PUBLICATIONS Hutton, J. M., Leloudis, R., and Price, S. J. Desmognathus welteri. Cannibalism. Accepted. Herpetological Review. Price, S. J., Freytag, S. B, Bonner, S. J., Drayer, A. N., Hutton, J. M., and Barton, C. D. Accepted. Mountaintop Removal Mining Influences Stream Salamander Population Dynamics. Diversity and Distributions. Hutton, J. M., Price, S. J., and Richter, S. C Diet of the Black Mountain Salamander (Desmognathus welteri) in Southeastern Kentucky. Herpetological Review. 49: Hutton, J. M., and Price, S. J Ambystoma barbouri. Predation. Herpetological Review. 49:89. Hutton, J. M., and Price, S. J Eurycea bislineata. Oophagy. Herpetological Review. 49: Hutton, J. M., and Pierson, T. W Eurycea bislineata. Nest Guarding. Herpetological Review. 48:826. Hutton, J. M., Price, S. J., and Richter, S. C The Diet of the Cumberland Plateau Salamander (Plethodon kentucki) in an old growth forest of southeastern Kentucky. The American Midland Naturalist. 178: PAPERS IN REVIEW Hutton, J. M., Donlon, K. C., and Ensign, W. E. Gastric Lavage as a Non-lethal Technique to Examine the Fall Diet of Cave Salamanders (Eurycea lucifuga) in Northwest Georgia, USA. Herpetology Notes.

7 POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS Hutton, J. M Diet Composition Explains Reductions in Stream Salamander Occupancy and Abundance Along a Conductivity Gradient. University of Kentucky Forestry Department Seminar series, Thesis Defense. April 19, Lexington, Kentucky. Talk. Hutton, J. M., Bonner, S.J, Steven C. Richter, Christopher D. Barton, and Price, S. J Diet Composition Explains Reductions in Stream Salamander Occupancy and Abundance Along a Conductivity Gradient. University of Eastern Kentucky Biology Department Seminar series. April 6, Richmond, Kentucky. Talk. Hutton, J. M., Bonner, S.J, Steven C. Richter, Christopher D. Barton, and Price, S. J Diet Composition Explains Reductions in Stream Salamander Occupancy and Abundance Along a Conductivity Gradient. University of Kentucky Biology Department EcoLunch. March 23, Lexington, Kentucky. Talk. Hutton, J. M., Bonner, S.J, Steven C. Richter, Christopher D. Barton, and Price, S. J Occupancy and Allochthony Threshold Responses of Plethodontid Stream Salamanders to Stream Conductivity. Southeastern Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Annual Conference. February 23, Helen, Georgia. Talk. Hutton, J. M., Price, S. J., and Richter, S. C Diet of the Black Mountain Salamander (Desmognathus welteri) in Southeastern Kentucky. Southeastern Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Annual Conference. February 22, Helen, Georgia. Poster. Hutton, J. M., Bonner, S.J, and Price, S. J Occupancy and Allochthony Threshold Responses of Plethodontid Stream Salamanders to Stream Conductivity. The Greater Cincinnati Herpetological Society Monthly Meeting. Sharon Woods Park. February 7, Cincinnati, Ohio. Talk. Hutton, J. M., Bonner, S.J, and Price, S. J Occupancy and Allochthony Threshold Responses of Plethodontid Stream Salamanders to Stream Conductivity. Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress. University of Kentucky Appalachian Center. November 15, Lexington, Kentucky. Talk. Hutton, J. M., Bonner, S.J, and Price, S. J Occupancy and Allochthony Threshold Responses of Plethodontid Stream Salamanders to Stream Conductivity. Kentucky Academy of Science. November 4, Murray, Kentucky. Talk.

8 Hutton, J. M., Price, S. J., and Richter, S. C The Diet of the Cumberland Plateau Salamander (Plethodon kentucki) in an old growth forest of southeastern Kentucky. Annual Lilley Cornett Woods Field Camp. June 6, Letcher Co., Kentucky. Poster and Talk. Hutton, J. M., Price, S. J., and Richter, S. C The Diet of the Cumberland Plateau Salamander (Plethodon kentucki) in an old growth forest of southeastern Kentucky. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Organization of Field Stations. February 25-26, Richmond, Kentucky. Poster and Talk. Hutton, J. M., Price, S. J., and Richter, S. C The Diet of the Cumberland Plateau Salamander (Plethodon kentucki) in an old growth forest of southeastern Kentucky. Southeastern Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. February 16-19, Little Rock, Arkansas. Poster. Hutton, J. M., Donlon, K. C., and Ensign, W. E The fall diet of Cave Salamanders (Eurycea lucifuga) examined using a non-lethal gastric lavage technique. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. July 6-10, New Orleans, Louisiana. Poster. Hutton, J. M., Donlon, K. C., and Ensign, W. E The fall diet of Cave Salamanders (Eurycea lucifuga) examined using a non-lethal gastric lavage technique. Kennesaw State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. December 4, Kennesaw, Georgia. Poster. GRANTS FUNDED EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH (TOTAL TO DATE: $10,332.00) Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Roger Conant Grants in Herpetology Program, Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles, Hutton, J. M The effects of specific conductance on stream salamander occupancy and allochthony in southeastern Kentucky. $500. The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center Eller and Billings Student Research Award, Hutton, J. M The effects of specific conductance on stream salamander occupancy and allochthony in southeastern Kentucky. $1,000. University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment Karri Casner Environmental Sciences Fellowship, Hutton, J. M The effects of specific conductance on stream salamander occupancy and allochthony in southeastern Kentucky. $1,500.

9 The Division of Natural Areas Grant-in-Aid of Student Research Program, Hutton, J. M The effects of specific conductance on stream salamander occupancy and allochthony in southeastern Kentucky. $192. Kentucky Academy of Science Marcia Athey Grant, Hutton, J. M The effects of specific conductance on stream salamander occupancy and allochthony in southeastern Kentucky. $1,140. Foundation for the Conservation of Salamanders Daniel M. Digiacomo Grant, Hutton, J. M., and Price, S. J The effects of specific conductance on stream salamander occupancy and allochthony in southeastern Kentucky. $5,000. Society of Freshwater Science Graduate Student Conservation Research Award, Hutton, J. M The effects of specific conductance on stream salamander occupancy and allochthony in southeastern Kentucky. $1,000. FUNDED EXTRAMURAL TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE AWARDS (TOTAL TO DATE: $2,972.70) University of Kentucky Forestry Graduate Student Conference Travel Award, Summer Hutton, J. M The Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting. $ University of Kentucky Forestry Graduate Student Conference Travel Award, Spring Hutton, J. M Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Meeting. $400. Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2018 Conference Student Award, Spring Hutton, J. M Meeting Registration. $75. University of Kentucky Forestry Graduate Student Conference Travel Award, Fall Hutton, J. M., and Lambert, M Kentucky Academy of Science Meeting. $ Society of Freshwater Science Graduate Student Annual Conference Award, Hutton, J. M SFS 2018 Conference Registration. $305. University of Kentucky Forestry Graduate Student Conference Travel Award, Spring McKenzie, J., Hutton, J. M., and Maigret, T Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Meeting. $1,

10 EXTRAMURAL SUBMITTED NOT FUNDED (TOTAL TO DATE: $1,990.00) American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Frederick and Helen Gaige Award, Hutton, J. M The effects of specific conductance on stream salamander occupancy and allochthony in southeastern Kentucky. $1,000. The Herpetologists League EE Williams Research Grant, Hutton, J. M The effects of specific conductance on stream salamander occupancy and allochthony in southeastern Kentucky. $990. AWARDS Graduate Student Excellence Award University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry and Natural Resource Sciences Graduate Student Award for Excellence Best Graduate Student Research Proposal Society for Freshwater Science Conservation Research, 2017 Best KSNPC Photograph Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission Photo Contest, 2016 Summa Cum Laude, Honor s Scholar Kennesaw State University, 2015 President s List, Dean of Science List Kennesaw State University, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 EXTENSION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES Marshall County High School Herpetology EM Paducah Project, Spring 2018 Paducah, Kentucky Assisted in deploying minnow and turtle traps in wetlands for amphibians and reptiles. Helped students capture and identify herpetofauna and invertebrates. Introduced the students to multiple data collecting and animal marking techniques

11 Robinson Forest Field Day, University of Kentucky Outreach, Summer 2017 Robinson Forest Led a public program highlighting the importance of local amphibians and reptiles and their conservation, as well as my thesis project on the effects of mountaintop removal mining on stream salamanders Mountain Mondays, University of Kentucky Outreach, Spring 2017 Robinson Center Assisted with the Snakes of eastern Kentucky: ecology, research, and conservation outreach event Endangered Species Outreach, Spring 2015 Atlanta Botanical Garden Led a public program highlighting imperiled Central and South American amphibians and introduced the importance of captive breeding programs Amphibian Conservation Outreach, Fall 2014 Atlanta Botanical Garden Led a public program highlighting the importance of local amphibians and their conservation SERVICE AND RECOGNITION Reviewer Service Animal Biology (1), Ecological Entomology (1), Herpetological Review (1), Southeastern Naturalist (1) University Service University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Graduate Student Association Secretary/Treasurer ( ) Current Professional Affiliations American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (2015-present), Chicago Herpetological Society (2016), Herpetologists League (2016-present), Northeastern Naturalist (2017-present), Partnership for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (2015- present), Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (2008-present), Society for Freshwater Science (2016-present), Southeastern Naturalist (2017-present), The Wildlife Society Kentucky Chapter ( )

12 PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHY Pigeon Mountain Salamander (Plethodon petraeus). Herpetologists League 2018 Calendar. Streamside Salamander (Ambystoma barbouri). Herpetologists League 2018 Calendar. Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis). Pacific Currents, 2017 (Spring):19. Pigeon Mountain Salamander (Plethodon petraeus). Indigo Magazine, 2016(6):50. MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS AmphibiaWeb, What s New on AmphibiaWeb. April 4, ( /?type=3&theater) Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Behind the Scenes Pt. 4: On plethodontid puke. March 28, ( AmphibiaWeb, What s New on AmphibiaWeb. February 9, ( /?type=3&theater) University of Kentucky Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Graduate Student Highlight. November 16, ( 87/ /?type=3&theater) SOCIAL MEDIA Steve Price Herpetology Lab social media coordinator. Manage the lab s Facebook (Price Herp Lab at UK), Twitter (PriceHerpLab), and Instagram (PriceHerpLab) accounts, July 2016-Current