PUBLICATIONS
Pilgrim, K., & Woo, K. L. (in press). Discovering sustainability in New York City: An interdisciplinary framework for teaching in urban institutions. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education.
Matias, A., Woo, K., & Whitley-Grassi, N. (2018). Expanding access to science field-based research techniques for online students through OER. International Journal of Open Educational Resources,1(1), 73-90.
Woo, K. L. (2018). Anthropogenic noise on social communication: The in helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) as a potential model for applied, domestic, and conservation considerations. Approaches in Poultry, Dairy, & Veterinary Sciences, 3, 1-5.
Woo, K. L., & Biolsi, K. L. (2018). In situ observations of pinnipeds in New York City, 2011-2017. Aquatic Mammals, 44(3), 244-249.
Woo, K. L., & Biolsi, K. L. (2017). Increasing STEM education through marine mammal research in an urban environment. All About Mentoring, 50, 43-48.
Chouinard-Thuly, L., Gierszewski, S., Rosenthal, G. G., Reader, S., Rieucau, G., Woo, K. L., Gerlai, R., Tedore, C.,Ingley, S. J., Stowers, J., Frommen, J. G., Troje, N. F., Dolins, F. L., & Witte, K. (2017). Technical and conceptual question of using virtual stimuli in animal behavior research. Current Zoology, 63, 5-19.
Woo, K. L., Rieucau, G., & Burke, D. (2017). Computer-animated stimuli to measure motion sensitivity for ecological contexts: Constraints on signal design in the Jacky dragon. Current Zoology, 63, 75-84.
Matias, A., Woo, K. L., & Whitley-Grassi, N. (2016). Expanding access to science field-based research techniques for students at a distance through OERs. In: P. Blessinger and T. J. Bliss (Eds.), Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers.
Woo, K. L., & Rieucau, G. (2015). Computer-animated stimuli to investigate lizard visual communication: A case study in the jacky dragon. In: T. Wagner (Ed.), Animal Communication and Cognition: Principles, Evolution and Development (pp. 1-56). Hauppague, NY: NOVA Science Publishers, Inc.
Woo, K. L., & Rieucau, G. (2015). The importance of syntax in a dynamic visual signal: Recognition of Jacky dragon threat displays depends upon sequence. Acta Ethologica, 18, 255-263.
Cattabiani, R., Lemmon, D., & Woo, K. L. (2014). Scenes from academic travel in Panama: The impetus for transformational learning in the field. All About Mentoring, 45, 18-22.
Rieucau, G., & Woo, K. L. (2013). Can science education evolve?: Considerations on the pedagogic relevance of novel research discoveries in animal behavior. All About Mentoring, 43, 82-89.
Woo, K. L., & Rieucau, G. (2013). Efficiency of aggressive and submissive visual displays against environmental motion noise in the Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus). Ethology, Ecology, & Evolution, 25, 82-94.
Woo, K. L. (2012). The New York City Laboratory: Science discovery in an urban environment. All About Mentoring, 41, 27-31.
Woo, K. L., & Rieucau, G. (2012). Aggressive signal design in the Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus): Display duration affects efficiency. Ethology, 118, 157-168.
Woo, K. L., & Rieucau, G. (2011). From dummies to computer-animated stimuli: A review of computer-animated stimuli used in animal behavior studies. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 65, 1671-1685.
Warner, D. A., Woo, K. L., Van Dyk, D. A., Evans, C. S., & Shine, R. (2010). Egg incubation temperature affects male reproductive success but not display behaviors in lizards. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 64, 803-813.
Woo, K. L., Burke, D., & Peters, R. A. (2009). Motion sensitivity in lizards: Random-dot kinematograms reveal the importance of motion noise for signal detection. Animal Behaviour, 77, 307-315.
Woo, K. L., Hunt, M., Harper, D., Nelson, N. J., Daugherty, C. H., & Bell, B. D. (2009). Discrimination of flicker frequency rates in the reptile tuatara (Sphenodon). Naturwissenschaften, 96, 415-419.
Woo, K. L., & Rieucau, G. (2008). Considerations in video playback design: Using optic flow analysis to examine motion characteristics of live and computer-generated animation sequences. Behavioural Processes, 78, 455-463.
Woo, K. L., & Burke, D. (2008). Technique for measuring speed and visual motion sensitivity in lizards. Psicológica, 29, 135-151.
Woo, K. L. (2007). Computer-generated animal model stimuli. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 6, http://www.jove.com/Details.htm?ID=243&VID235.
Woo, K. L. (2006). Testing visual sensitivity to the speed and direction of motion in lizards. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2, http://www.jove.com/Details.htm?ID=127&VID=107.
Woo, K. L., Hunt, M., Harper, D., Nelson, N. J., Daugherty, C. H., & Bell, B. D. (2005). Acquisition of a learned operant and critical flicker-fusion rate in tuatara (Sphenodon). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 32, 232.
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CONFERENCES
World Marine Mammal Science Conference, Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (7th-12th December 2019)
Student Conference on Conservation Science – New York (SCCS-NY), American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York (2nd-4th October 2019)
SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC), SUNY Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, New York (26th April 2019)
Entomological Society of New Zealand Conference, Hamner Springs, New Zealand (7th-9th February 2019)
Greater New York Conference on Behavioral Research, Fordham University, New York, New York (18th November 2018)
Metropolitan Association of Colleges and University Biologists, CUNY Queensborough Community College, Bayside, New York (29th October 2018)
Student Conference on Conservation Science – New York (SCCS-NY), American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York (24th-26th October 2018)
International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA): US Northeast regional Conference, Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center, Riverhead, New York (29th April-1st May 2018)
Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT), SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, New York (30th May-2nd June 2017)
STEM Open Educational Resources Symposium, SUNY Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, New York (12th May 2017)
SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC), SUNY Suffolk Community College, Selden, New York (21st April 2017)
Metropolitan Association of Colleges and University Biologists, SUNY Old Westbury, Old Westbury, New York (29th October 2016)
Greater New York Conference on Behavioral Research, Fordham University, New York, New York (23rd October 2016)
Greater New York Conference on Behavioral Research, St. Francis College, New York, New York (6th November 2015)
Greater New York Conference on Behavioral Research, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, New York (9th November 2014)
International Society for Behavioral Ecology (ISBE), CUNY Hunter College, New York, New York (30th July-5th August 2014)
Environmental Consortium Conference, Pace University, Pleasantville, New York (8th-9th November 2013)
CUNY Animal Behavior Initiative, Hunter College, New York, New York (20th April 2013)
CUNY Animal Behavior Initiative, Hunter College, New York, New York (31st March 2012)
State University of New York (SUNY) Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Albany, New York (3rd-4th November 2011)
Southwestern Psychology Association Conference (SWPA), Sheraton Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas (2nd-4th April 2009)
Macquarie University Division of Linguistics & Psychology Postgraduate Research Festival, Macquarie University, Australia (10th-11th December 2007)
International Ethological Conference (IEC), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (15th-23rd August 2007)
Animal Behavior Society (ABS), Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, Burlington, Vermont (21st-25th July 2007)
Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB), Australian National University, Australia (12th-15th April 2007)
Macquarie University Division of Linguistics & Psychology Postgraduate Research Festival, Macquarie University, Australia (8th-10th December 2006)
International Society for Behavioral Ecology (ISBE), Vinci Centre, Tours, France (23rd-29th July 2006)
Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB), Macquarie University, Australia (20th-23rd April 2006)
Macquarie University Postgraduate Psychology Research Festival, Macquarie University, Australia (10th-16th December 2005)
INTERDISC, Macquarie University Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Group, Macquarie University, Australia (24th-25th February 2005)
Australian Society of Herpetologists (ASH)/Society for Research on Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand (SRARNZ)/Fijian Society of Herpetologists (FiSH), Springbrook National Park, Australia (7th-11th February 2005)
New Zealand Ecological Society, University of Auckland, New Zealand (16th-20th November 2003)
Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, University of Auckland, New Zealand (29th-30th October 2003)
VicLink Day, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (29th August 2003)
Experimental Psychology Conference, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (27th August 2003)
North Eastern Undergraduate Research Organization for Neuroscience (NEURON), Wellesley College, Massachusetts (28th April 2001)
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INVITED SEMINARS
Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium (NASRC) – Summer 2020 Community Conversation Webinar (27th August 2020)
‘A Conversation About Climate Change and Culture’ – SUNY Empire State College & University of the West Indies, SUNY/UWI Center for Leadership & Sustainable Development, Brooklyn, New York (13th November 2018)
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences – CUNY City College of New York, New York, New York (March 2017)
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences – SUNY Stony Brook University, Stony Brook Southampton, Southampton, New York (March 2016)
Division of Science and Mathematics – Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York (January 2016)
Fall Academic Conference – SUNY Empire State College, New York, New York (October 2015)
‘How the Furry Half Lives: Insights into Animals and Their World’ – SUNY Empire State College, New York, New York (October 2014)
St. Francis College, Moral Science Colloquium, Brooklyn Heights, New York (March 2014)
LaGuardia Community College, Department of Natural Sciences, Long Island City, New York (June 2011)
Kennesaw State University, Department of Biology & Physics, Kennesaw, Georgia (February 2010)
University of Central Florida, Department of Biological Sciences, Orlando, Florida (September 2009)
Southwestern University, Department of Biology, Georgetown, Texas (February 2009)
University of New England, Department of Psychology, Biddeford, Maine (December 2008)
Southwestern University, Department of Psychology, Georgetown, Texas (August 2007)
Millersville University, Department of Biological Sciences, Millersville, Pennsylvania (August 2007)
Université du Québec à Montréal, Department of Biological Sciences, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (August 2007)
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PARTICIPATION IN DOCUMENTARIES
“David Attenborough’s Life in Cold Blood”. British Broadcasting Company. (2008)
“Lizard Language”. Totally Wild. Network Ten. (2006)
“Sex in the Bush”. Australian Broadcasting Company. (2005)
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PARTICIPATION IN OTHER MEDIA
“The Importance of Urban Ecology & Conservation”. (July, 2020). The Academic Minute. WAMC: Northeast Public Radio. https://academicminute.org/2020/07/kevin-woo-suny-empire-university-the-importance-of-urban-ecology-and-conservation/
Todaro, L. (2019). Why these seals left New York – And why the came back. Catapult Magazine. https://catapult.co/stories/why-these-seals-left-new-yorkand-why-they-came-back
Bates, M. (2015). In lizard displays, order matters. Wired Magazine. https://www.wired.com/2015/01/lizard-visual-displays-order-matters/