Education
Ph. D. University of Minnesota
Areas of Interest
Biology and conservation of waterbirds
Teaching
Previously taught:
- FW 1001 Orientation to Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
- CFAN 3504 Tiger Conservation and Vertebrate Field Methods (winter break study abroad, Thailand)
- ESPM 3011W Ethics in Natural Resources
- ESPM 4096 Professional Experience Program: Internship
Research
My current research focuses in three areas: (1) recovery of the endangered Great Lakes Piping Plover population, all within the context of management of coastal shore ecosystems; (2) biology and management of Double-crested Cormorants in North America especially in relation to the cormorant-fishery conflict; and (3) colonial waterbird population dynamics and conservation in the Great Lakes and Asia.
Select Publications
- Bracey, A. F. Strand, A. Grinde, F. Cuthbert, A.E. McKellar, D. Moore, E. Craig, S. Lisovski. 2024. Stopover regions, phenology, and spatiotemporal group dynamics of adult and juvenile Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) from inland lakes in North America. J Avian Biology.
- Rasmussen, E.A., A. Czaja, F.J. Cuthbert, G. S.Tan, P. Lemey, M. Nelson and M.R.Culhane. 2023. Influenza A. Viruses in Gulls in Landfills and Freshwater Habitats in Minnesota. Frontiers in Genetics (Evolutionary and Population Genetics). DOI 10.3389/fgene.2023.1172048.
- Brown, A.D., Cuthbert, F., Van Zoeren, A., Schubel, S. and Nol, E. 2021. Long-distance dispersal in a recovering endangered shorebird population facilitates recolonization of historical nesting sites following decades of extirpation. Journal of Field Ornithology, 93(2).
- Ellis, K.S., M.J. Anteau, F.J. Cuthbert, C.L. Gratto-Trevor, J.G.Jorgensen, D.J. Newstead, L. A. Powell, M.M. Ring, M. H. Sherfy, R.J.Swift, D.L.Toy, D.N.Koons. 2021. Impacts of extreme environmental disturbances on piping plover survival are partially moderated by migratory connectivity. Biological Conservation. 264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109371
- Bracey, A. M. Etterson, F. Strand, S. Matteson, G. Niemi, F. Cuthbert, J. Hoffman. 2020. Foraging ecology differentiates life stages and methylmercury exposure in Common Terns (Sterna hirundo). Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4341
- Froberg,T., F. Cuthbert, C. S. Jennelle, C. Cardona, and M. Culhane. 2019. Avian Influenza Prevalence and Viral Shedding Routes in Minnesota Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis). Avian Diseases: March 2019, Vol. 63, No. 1s, pp. 120-125. https://doi.org/10.1637/11848-041718-Reg.1.
- Gibson, D, M.K. Chaplin, K.L. Hunt, M.J. Friedrich, C.E. Weithman, L.M. Addison, V.Cavalieri, S. Coleman, F.J. Cuthbert, J.D. Fraser, W. Golder, D. Hoffman, S.M. Karpanty, A. Van Zoeren, and D.H. Catlin. 2018. Impacts of anthropogenic disturbance on body condition, survival, and site fidelity of non-breeding Piping Plovers. Condor 120, DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-17-148.1
- Bracey, A., S. Lisovski, D. Moore, A. McKellar, E. Craig, S. Matteson, F. Strand, J. Costa, C. Pekarik, P. Curtis, G. Niemi, and F. Cuthbert. 2018. Migratory routes and wintering locations of declining inland North American Common Terns. 135: Auk 385-399. (Featured in Science Daily News)
- Claassen, A.H., J.D. Forester, T.W. Arnold and F.J. Cuthbert. 2018. Consequences of multi-scale habitat selection on reproductive success of riverine sandbar-nesting birds in Cambodia. Avian Biology Research. 11(2) 108-122.
- Saunders, S., F. Cuthbert and E. Zipkin. 2018. Evaluating population viability and efficacy of conservation management using integrated population models. J Applied Ecology 55: 1380-1392. (Featured in Science Daily News)
- Wyman, K.E., L.R. Wires and F.J. Cuthbert. 2017. Great Lakes Double-crested Cormorant management affects co-nester colony growth. J of Wildlife Management. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21343
Honors and Awards
Research awards
- Kai Curry Lindahl Award, Waterbird Society. 2024
- T.S. Roberts Award, Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union. 2022
- Ralph Schreiber Conservation Award, American Ornithological Society. 2021
- Recovery Champion, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2009
- Minnesota Award, Minnesota Chapter, The Wildlife Society 2003
Teaching/advising awards
- Outstanding Faculty Advisor, CFANS Undergrad Student Board, 2018
- Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies, UMN Graduate School 2003
- Academy of Distinguished Teachers, UMN 2003
- Graduate Professional Award, UMN 2003