Jonathan Cohen, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental and Forest Biology SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210 email: jcohen14@esf.edu phone: 315.470.6737 Wildlife Ecology and Management![]() My research focuses on wildlife habitat and population management issues. Much of my past work has focused on shorebirds of conservation concern. Although I am continuing that work, I have current and upcoming projects focusing on various nongame and game
species, including birds and mammals. Photos from the field
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Student Awards and HonorsNatia Javakhishvili. Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation Scholarship. 2022.
Cameron Fiss. Wilford A. Dence Fellowship Award. SUNY-ESF Department of Environmental and Forest Biology. 2021. Alison Kocek. ESF Graduate Student Association Honorary Award. Excellence in Public Service. 2021. Michelle Peach (Ph.D. 2017), "Rising Star" publication award from Conservation Biology. 2020. Alex Cook. Lewis Kimball Scholarship. Friends of Chatham Waterways. 2020. Michelle Stantial. Best Student Paper in Conservation. The Waterbird Society Annual Conference. 2019. Alex Cook. Lewis Kimball Scholarship. Friends of Chatham Waterways. 2019. Michelle Stantial. Wilford A. Dence Fellowship Award. SUNY-ESF Department of Environmental and Forest Biology. 2019. Alison Kocek. Best Graduate Student Presentation. Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. 2019. Drew Eline. Grant-in-Aid of Research. American Society of Mammalogists. 2019. Michelle Stantial. Burgess Outstanding Doctoral Scholar. SUNY-ESF Department of Environmental and Forest Biology. 2019. Alex Cook. Maurice Alexander Wetland Graduate Award. ESF Department of Environmental and Forest Biology. 2019. Maureen Durkin. Graduate Student Travel Award. SUNY-ESF Office of Instruction and Graduate Studies. 2019. Alison Kocek. Graduate Student Travel Award. SUNY-ESF Office of Instruction and Graduate Studies. 2019. Alex Cook. Graduate Student Travel Award. SUNY-ESF Office of Instruction and Graduate Studies. 2019. Michelle Stantial. The Waterbird Society Travel Grant. 2018. Michelle Stantial. American Ornithological Society Travel Grant for the International Ornithological Congress. 2018. Michelle Stantial. The Waterbird Society Research Grant. 2018. Amanda Cheeseman. American Wildlife Conservation Foundation grant. 2018. Michelle Stantial. Scott Melvin Memorial Fund Small Research Grant. 2018. Adam Bleau. Second Place, Best Student Poster. The Wildlife Society 24th Annual Conference, Albuqurque, NM. 2017. Alison Kocek. Student Travel Award. The Wildlife Society. 2017. Amanda Cheeseman. Student Travel Award. The Wildlife Society. 2017. Alison Kocek. Graduate Student Travel Award. SUNY-ESF Graduate Student Association. 2017. Samantha Mello. Graduate Student Travel Award. SUNY-ESF Graduate Student Association. 2017. Maureen Durkin. Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation Scholarship. 2017. Samantha Mello. ESF Alumni Memorial Fund Scholarship. 2017. Alison Kocek. Roy W. Glahn Memorial Scholarship. CNY Wildfowlers. 2017. Michelle Peach. Cooper Ornithological Society Board of Directors Student Paper Award. North American Ornithological Conference VI. 2016. Alison Kocek. North American Ornithological Conference VI Student Travel Award, American Ornithological Union. 2016. Michelle Peach. North American Ornithological Conference VI Student Travel Award, Wilson Ornithological Society. 2016. Michelle Stantial. North American Ornithological Conference VI Student Travel Award, Wilson Ornithological Society. 2016. Justin Droke. Roy W. Glahn Memorial Scholarship. CNY Wildfowlers. 2016. Adam Bleau. Roy W. Glahn Memorial Scholarship. CNY Wildfowlers. 2016. Michelle Stantial. Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation Scholarship. 2016. Melissa Althouse. Graduate Student Travel Award. SUNY-ESF Office of Instruction and Graduate Studies. 2016. Melissa Althouse. Student Membership Award. American Ornithological Union. 2016. Amanda Cheeseman. Conservation Award. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2015. Melissa Althouse. Fink Career Fellowship. SUNY-ESF. 2015. Michelle Stantial. Betty Moore Chamberlaine Memorial Fund. SUNY-ESF Dept. Environmental and Forest Biology. 2015. Amanda Cheeseman, World Lagomorph Society Travel Award, 2015. Maureen Durkin. Waterbird Society Student Travel Award. 2014. Alison Kocek. Waterbird Society Student Travel Award. 2014 Michelle Stantial. Waterbird Society Student Travel Award. 2014 Melissa Althouse, Waterbird Society Student Travel Award. 2014 Amanda Cheeseman. Best overall poster, American Society of Mammalogists 94th Annual Meeting. 2014. Melissa Althouse. Roy W. Glahn Memorial Scholarship. CNY Wildfowlers. 2014. Alison Kocek. Betty Moore Chamberlaine Memorial Fund. SUNY-ESF Dept. Environmental and Forest Biology. 2014. Alison Kocek. Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation Scholarship. 2014. Melissa Althouse. Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation Scholarship. 2014. Amanda Cheeseman. Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation Scholarship. 2014. Michelle Stantial. International Ornithological Congress Travel Award. 2014 Michelle Stantial. Runner up, best student paper, The Waterbird Society 37th Annual Meeting. Alison Kocek. Waterbird Society Student Travel Award. 2013. Michelle Stantial. Waterbird Society Student Travel Award. 2013. Maureen Durkin. Waterbird Society Student Travel Award. 2013. Michelle Stantial. Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat. Garden Club of America. 2013. Anand Chaudhary. Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation Scholarship. 2013. Michelle Stantial. Equipment grant, "Automated Telemetry System for Tracking Piping Plover Movements." The Goldenrod Foundation. 2013. Alison Kocek. Maurice Alexander Wetland Research Award. SUNY-ESF Dept. Environmental and Forest Biology. 2013. Maureen Durkin. Graduate Student Travel Award. SUNY-ESF Office of Instruction and Graduate Studies. 2013. Laurel Nowak-Boyd. Betty Moore Chamberlaine Memorial Fund. SUNY-ESF Dept. Environmental and Forest Biology. 2013. Michelle Stantial. Travel Award, 2nd Biennial Bird Conservation in the Northeast Conference. 2012. Maureen Durkin. Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation Scholarship. 2012. Maureen Durkin. Betty Moore Chamberlaine Memorial Fund. SUNY-ESF Dept. Environmental and Forest Biology. 2012. Maureen Durkin. SUNY-ESF Graduate Student Association Travel Award. 2011. Maureen Durkin. Travel Award, The Waterbird Society Annual Conference. 2011. Alison Kocek. Gateway Learning Center Fellowship, National Park Service. 2010. |