Education

Ph.D. 2008

University of Missouri, Wildlife Science

M.S. 2003

University of Missouri, Wildlife Science

B.S. 2000

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wildlife Ecology

Research Interests

My research uses theory and techniques from landscape ecology and wildlife ecology to understand the causes and consequences of environmental change to populations and communities.  Recent research has focused on the impacts of extreme weather, forest disturbance, and land cover change on bird communities.  Current research examines the impacts of future land cover change on carbon sequestration and storage, impacts of and adaptations to climate change in forestry operations, and adaptation to invasive species and climate change by natural resource agencies.

Jachowski, D.S., J.J. Millspaugh, D.E. Biggins, T.M. Livieri, M.R. Matchett, and C.D. Rittenhouse. 2011. Resource selection by black-footed ferrets in South Dakota and Montana. Natural Areas Journal 31:218–225.

Albright, T.P., A.M. Pidgeon, C.D. Rittenhouse, M.K. Clayton, C.H. Flather, P.D. Culbert, and V.C. Radeloff. 2011. Heat waves measured with MODIS land surface temperature data predict changes in avian community structure. Remote Sensing of Environment 115:245–254.

Albright, T.P., A.M. Pidgeon, C.D. Rittenhouse, M.K. Clayton, B.D. Wardlow, C.H. Flather, P.D. Culbert, and V.C. Radeloff.  2010. Combined effects of heat waves and droughts on avian communities across the conterminous United States. Ecosphere 1(5):art12. Doi:10.1890/ES10-00057.1.

Rittenhouse, C.D., A.M. Pidgeon, T.P. Albright, P.D. Culbert, M.K. Clayton, C.H. Flather, C. Huang, J.G. Masek, S.I. Stewart, and V.C. Radeloff. 2010. Conservation of forest birds: evidence of a shifting baseline in community structure. PLoS ONE 5(8): e11938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011938.

Albright, T.P., A.M. Pidgeon, C.D. Rittenhouse, M.K. Clayton, C.H. Flather, P.D. Culbert, B.D. Wardlow, and V.C. Radeloff. 2010. Effects of drought on avian community structure. Global Change Biology 16:2158–2170.

Rittenhouse, C.D., F.R. Thompson, III, W.D. Dijak, J.J. Millspaugh, and R.L. Clawson. 2010. Evaluation of habitat suitability models for forest passerines using demographic data. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:411–422.

Rittenhouse, C.D., A.M. Pidgeon, T.P. Albright, P.D. Culbert, M.K. Clayton, C.H. Flather, C. Huang, J.G. Masek, and V.C. Radeloff. 2010. Avifauna response to hurricanes: regional changes in community similarity. Global Change Biology 16:905–917.

Millspaugh, J.J., R.A. Gitzen, S. Amelon, T.W. Bonnot, D.T. Farrand, D.S. Jachowski, B.J. Keller, C.P. McGowan, M.S. Pruett, C.D. Rittenhouse, and K.M. Suedkamp Wells. 2008. Effects of culling on bison demographics in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. Natural Areas Journal 28:240–250.

Rittenhouse, C.D., J.J. Millspaugh, A.B. Cooper, M.W. Hubbard, S.L. Sheriff, and R.A. Gitzen. 2008. Modeling resource selection using polytomous logistic regression and kernel density estimates. Environmental and Ecological Statistics 15:39–47.

Rittenhouse, C.D., J.J. Millspaugh, M.W. Hubbard, S.L. Sheriff, and W.D. Dijak. 2008. Resource selection by translocated three-toed box turtles in Missouri. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:268–275.

Dijak, W.D., C.D. Rittenhouse, M.A. Larson, F.R. Thompson, III, and J.J. Millspaugh. 2007. Landscape habitat suitability index software. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:668–670.

Rittenhouse, C.D., J.J. Millspaugh, M.W. Hubbard, and S.L. Sheriff. 2007. Movements of translocated and resident three-toed box turtles. Journal of Herpetology 41:114–120.

Millspaugh, J.J., R.M. Nielson, L. McDonald, J.M. Marzluff, R.A. Gitzen, C.D. Rittenhouse, M.W. Hubbard, and S.L. Sheriff. 2006. Analysis of resource selection using utilization distributions.  Invited Paper. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:384–395.

Rittenhouse, C.D., B.E. Washburn, J.J. Millspaugh, and M.W. Hubbard. 2005. Effects of radiotransmitters on fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels of three-toed box turtles in captivity. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:706–713.

Book Chapters and Technical Reports

Rittenhouse, C.D., S.R. Shifley, W.D. Dijak, Z. Fan, F.R. Thompson, III, J.J. Millspaugh, J.A. Perez, and C.M. Sandeno. 2011. Application of landscape and habitat suitability models to conservation: the Hoosier National Forest land-management plan.  Pages 299 – 328 In C. Li, R. Lafortezza, and J. Chen, editors.  Landscape ecology in forest management and conservation: Challenges and solutions for global change.  Springer, USA.

Dijak, W.D., and C.D. Rittenhouse. 2009. Development and application of habitat suitability models to large landscapes. Pages 367–389 In J.J. Millspaugh and F.R. Thompson, III, editors. Models for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes. Elsevier Science, San Diego, California, USA.

Shifley, S.R., C.D. Rittenhouse, and J.J. Millspaugh. 2009. Validation of landscape-scale decision support models that predict vegetation and wildlife dynamics. Pages 415–448 In J.J. Millspaugh and F.R. Thompson, III, editors. Models for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes. Elsevier Science, San Diego, California, USA.

Rittenhouse, C.D., W.D. Dijak, F.R. Thompson, III, and J.J. Millspaugh. 2007. Development of landscape-level habitat suitability models for ten wildlife species in the Central Hardwoods Region. General Technical Report NRS-4. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Newtown Square, PA, 47 pages.