Ph.D. Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, 2006
M.S. Biology, Texas State University, 2001
B.A. Wildlife Biology, Texas State University, 1998
Courses Taught
Mammalogy
Wildlife Management & Conservation
Ornithology
Herpetology
Biological Sciences Seminar
Principles of Biology Lab
General Zoology Lab
Academic Interest
Population Ecology
Population Modeling
Harvest Dynamics
Biodiversity
Conservation Monitoring Methods
Scholarly Activity
McGhee, J. D. 2016. Occupancy rates and detection probabilities of red-backed salamanders on the Virginia Fall Line. Virginia Journal of Science 67 (1 & 2): 1 – 10.
McGhee, J. D. and M. D. Killian. 2016. Comparing two transect methods for the detection of red-backed salamanders. Journal of North American Herpetology 2016: 27 – 30.
McGhee, J. D. 2013. Preliminary estimation of capture rates for red-backed salamanders at the Randolph-Macon College Environmental Field Station, Doswell, Virginia. Catesbeiana 33: 62 – 66.
McGhee, J. D.In Review. Preliminary estimation of capture rates for red-backed salamanders at the Randolph-Macon field station, Doswell, Virginia. Catesbeiana.
McGhee, J. D., and M. D. Killian. In Press. Comparing two transect methods for the detection of red-backed salamanders at C. F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area, Fauquier and Culpeper Counties, Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science.
McGhee, J. D., and M. D. Killian. 2012. Habitat modeling for red-backed salamanders at C. F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area, Fauquier and Culpeper Counties, Virginia. Mid-Atlantic Ecological Society Conference: Disturbed Environments: Ecological Impact & Management Abstracts http://urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/MAESA/documents/bookofabstracts2012.pdf Note: Published Abstract
McGhee, J. D., and M. D. Killian. 2012. A habitat model for the detection of two-lined salamanders at C. F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area, Fauquier and Culpeper Counties, Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science 61: 151 –156.
McGhee, J. D., and J. M. Berkson. 2011. Wild Turkey harvest strategies in a density-dependent stochastic system. 10th Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium. 133 – 142.
McGhee, J. D., and M. D. Killian. 2010. Salamander Diversity at C. F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area, Fauquier and Culpeper Counties, Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist. 17: 629 – 638.
McGhee, J. D., J. M. Berkson, D. E. Steffen, & G. W. Norman. 2008. Density-dependent harvest modeling for the eastern wild turkey. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72: 196 – 203.
McGhee, J.D. & J. M. Berkson. 2007. Correlation of eastern wild turkey poult: hen ratios with population indices to detect reproductive density dependence. Virginia Journal of Science 58: 175 – 185.
McGhee, J. D. & J. M. Berkson. 2007. Estimation of a non-linear density dependence parameter for wild turkey. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 706 – 712.
Other Professional Experiences
Member of the Wildlife Society
Member of the Central Plains Society of Mammalogists
Member of the Missouri Herpetological Society
The Wildlife Society
Mid-Atlantic Ecological Society of America
Central Plains Society of Mammalogists
Virginia Herpetological Society
Virginia Academy of Science
Reviewer for Journal of Wildlife Management
Reviewer for the Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies