- As well as a focus on biology, and with an emphasis on human biology, the Biology syllabus enables students to better understand the technological world in which they live, and take an informed interest in.
- Young is a member of Otterbein’s Experts Bureau. To speak with an expert, please contact Director of Communications Jenny Hill at jhill@otterbein.edu or 614-370-3221. Expert Profile As Director of the Zoo and Conservation Science Program, Dr. Young teaches Introduction to Zoo and Conservation Science, Conservation Biology, Animal Behavior, and leads practicums that occur.
Rita McManamon
Terry Maple (born September 10, 1946) is an American behavioral research scientist, wildlife conservationist, Professor Emeritus (Georgia Institute of Technology) and zoo director emeritus. Maple has authored or co-authored 12 academic books, including Zoo Man, an autobiography detailing the early years of his career as a zoo director.His second autobiography, Professor in the Zoo, was.
Expertise
- Wildlife & Exotic Animal Diseases
Biography
Research Interests
- Zoo/wildlife/exotic animal diagnostic pathology
- Clinician-pathologist collaboration to understand, diagnose and prevent heart disease in great apes
- Infectious and degenerative diseases in avian and reptile species
Educational Background
- BA, Physiology and Behavioral Biology, San Francisco State University
- DVM, University of California at Davis
- Anatomic Pathology Residency, University of Georgia
Teaching Experience
- Anatomic Pathology Clerkship
- Veterinary Advanced Pathology
- Zoo Wildlife and Aquatic Medicine
- Gross Pathology Rounds
- Histopathology Seminar
Selected Publications
- Lowenstine, L. J., McManamon, R., & Terio, K. A. (2016). Comparative Pathology of Aging Great Apes: Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, and Orangutans. Veterinary Pathology. 53(2): 250-276.
- Rivera, S., Crane, M. M., McManamon, R., & Gregory, C. R. (2015). Surgical treatment of pulmonary melanophoroma in a beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum exasperatum). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 46(2): 397-399.
- McManamon, R., & Lowenstine, L. J. (2012). Cardiovascular Disease in Great Apes. In (M.E. Fowler, R.E. Miller, Eds.) Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy 7. Pp. 408-415.
- Rivera, S., Wellehan, J. F. X., McManamon, R., Innis, C. J., Garner, M. M., Raphael, B. L., . . . Frasca, S. (2009). Systemic adenovirus infection in Sulawesi tortoises (Indotestudo forsteni) caused by a novel siadenovirus. Journal Of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 21(4): 415-426.
- Collette, S. A., McManamon, R., Rech, R. R., & Howerth, E. W. (2010). Pathology in practice. Proventricular dilatation disease. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 236(5): 519-521.
- McManamon, R. (2008). Diagnostic testing in nonhuman primates. Journal Of Exotic Pet Medicine. 17(1): 31-38.
- Scott, N. A., McManamon, R., Strobert, E., Cipolla, G. D., Tarazona, N., & Swenson, R. B. (1995). In vivo diagnosis of coronary artery disease in a Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 26(1): 139-143.
- McManamon R, Hedberg G. (1993). Practical tips in nursery rearing of exotic cats. Journal of Small Exotic Animal Medicine. 2 (3): 137–140.
- Balke JME, Barker I, Hackenberger MK, McManamon R, Boever WJ. (1989). Reproductive anatomy of three nulliparous female Asian elephants: the development of artificial breeding techniques. Zoo Biology 7 (2): 99 -112.
- Additional Publications by Dr. McManamon may be found at PubMed.
Steven Monfort has been named the John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, effective Sept. 17. Monfort has served as acting director of the Zoo since the retirement of Dennis Kelly in November 2017. Since 2006, Monfort has served as director of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI).
As director, Monfort will oversee the 163-acre facility in Rock Creek Park and the 3,200-acre SCBI campus in Front Royal, Virginia. He will be responsible for the operations of the public Zoo in Washington, which has approximately 1.8 million visitors a year, and manage the Zoo’s groundbreaking conservation biology research team that works in more than 30 countries. Monfort will also oversee educational programs, ticketed events and other services coordinated by Friends of the National Zoo, the Zoo’s non-profit partner.
The Zoo has 321 full-time staff positions, including keepers, curators, scientists and administrative staff and a combined federal and non-federal budget for fiscal year 2018 of $45 million. Major exhibits at the Zoo include Asia Trail, the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat, Cheetah Conservation Station, Elephant Trails, Small Mammal House, Great Apes, Reptile Discovery Center, Great Cats, American Trail, Amazonia and the Kids’ Farm.
“Dr. Monfort’s scientific expertise, combined with his passionate commitment and vision for saving species, are exactly what our Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute need now,” said Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton.
“I’m really honored to have what I think is the most fascinating job in Washington,” Monfort said. “It’s a critical time for conservationists to make real progress in creating the new knowledge needed to save wildlife and wild spaces. We are uniquely positioned to inspire Zoo visitors to take actions to help sustain a biologically diverse future that benefits all humankind.”
The work of its scientists has made the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute a global leader in species’ conservation, particularly in the fields of veterinary medicine, reproductive biology, genetics and ecology. In addition to notable recent births at the Zoo, such as Moke the gorilla, the Zoo’s programs for giant pandas, Asian elephants, amphibians and cheetahs, to name a few, illustrate how the Zoo integrates science, field research and education outreach to ensure a successful future for over 300 species. SCBI spearheads research programs at its headquarters in Front Royal (home to 20 species), the Zoo and at field research stations and training sites in 30 countries. SCBI scientists tackle some of today’s most complex conservation challenges by applying and sharing what they learn in disciplines such as wildlife ecology, forest/climate-change research, genetics/genomics, reproductive sciences and zoo biology.
Monfort has been affiliated with the Zoo since 1986, when he founded the Zoo’s Endocrinology Research Laboratory, which has become one of the most respected wildlife endocrinology programs in the world. The laboratory is dedicated to monitoring hormones for assessing reproductive health and well-being in diverse wildlife species.
In 2006, he became the Zoo’s associate director for conservation and science, supervising approximately 100 research scientists, research veterinarians, technicians, support staff, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students and research interns located at the Zoo’s Rock Creek and Front Royal facilities, established in 1974.
Monfort co-founded the Institution-wide Conservation Commons, which unites Smithsonian researchers in tacking complex conservation problems on a global scale. Through its Earth Optimism Summit, the Commons seeks to highlight and share stories of conservation success. Monfort also established an innovative undergraduate conservation-education program through a partnership with George Mason University, which led to the interdisciplinary, in-residence conservation program—the Smithsonian-Mason Semester in Conservation Studies—on the Front Royal campus. In 2009, Monfort co-founded the Global Tiger Initiative with the World Bank Group in an effort to double the world’s tiger populations by 2022. He is an affiliate professor at George Mason, co-founder and board chair emeritus of the Sahara Conservation Fund and is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s antelope, cervid (deer) and conservation breeding specialists groups.
Monfort has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers in the broad discipline of reproductive biology. He received Master of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from the University of California, Davis and his doctorate in Environmental Science and Public Policy from George Mason University.
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