RACHEL T. BUXTON, Ph.D.

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RACHEL T. BUXTON, Ph.D.

Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory Carleton University ? Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 Phone: 343-777-4325 ? E: Rachel.Buxton@colostate.edu Web: ? Twitter: @buxton_rachel

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

2019-present Post-doctoral research fellow Carleton University & Environment and Climate Change Canada

Research focus: Prioritizing biodiversity conservation across Canada Advisors: Joseph Bennett, Steve Cooke, Paul Smith 2015-2019 Post-doctoral research fellow Colorado State University & National Park Service, USA Research focus: Effects of human-generated noise on wildlife and the importance of natural

sound Advisors: George Wittemyer, Kevin Crooks, Lisa Angeloni, Kurt Fristrup 2014-2015 Research associate Landcare Research, New Zealand Research focus: Optimal monitoring of burrow-nesting seabird populations Advisor: Philip Lyver

EDUCATION:

2011-2014 Ph.D. Center for Sustainability, University of Otago, New Zealand and Zoology Department

Thesis title: "Ecological drivers of seabird recovery after the eradication of introduced predators" Advisors: Henrik Moller, Christopher Jones, David Towns, Alison Cree, Philip Lyver 2008-2010 M.Sc. Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Thesis title: "Monitoring and managing recovery of nocturnal burrow-nesting seabird populations

on recently predator-eradicated Aleutian Islands" Advisor: Ian Jones 2003-2007 B.Sc. Biology, University of Victoria and Bamfield Marine Sciences Center, Canada Advisor: Brian Starzomski

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

**Underlined names indicate mentored student authors throughout

Maternity leave November 2017 ? August 2018

40. Buxton, R.T., Person, A.L., Allou, C., Fristrup, K., and Wittemyer, G. A synthesis of the health benefits of natural sounds and their distribution in national parks. Accepted. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

39. Buxton, R.T., Bennett, J.R., Reid, A.J., Shulman, C., Cooke, S.J., Francis, C.M., Nyboer, E., Pritchard, G., Binley, A., Avery-Gomm, S., Ban, N.C., Beazley, K.F., Bennett, E., Blight, L.K., Bortolotti, L.E., Camfield, A.F., Gadallah, Z., Jacob, A.L., Naujokaitis-Lewis, I., Raudsepp-Hearne, C., Roche, D.G., Soulard, F., Stralberg, D., Sadler, K.D., Solarik, K.A., Ziter, C.D., Brandt, J., McKindsey, C., Greenwood, D.A., Boxall, P.C., Ngolah, C.F., Chan, K.M.A., Lapen, D., Poser, S., Girard, J., DiBacco, C., Hayne, S., Orihel, D., Lewis, D.W., Littlechild, D., Marshall, S.J., McDermott, L., Whitlow, R., Browne, D., Sunday, J., and Smith, P.A. Key information needs to

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move from knowledge to action for biodiversity conservation in Canada. Accepted. Biological Conservation. 38. Buxton, R.T., Nyboer, E., Pigeon, K., Raby, G., Rytwinsky, T., Gallager, A., Schuster, R., Lin, H.Y., Lenore, F., Bennett, J., Cooke, S., Roche, D. Avoiding wasted research resources in conservation science. In press. Conservation Science and Practice. 37. Kleist, N., Buxton, R.T., Lendrum, P., Linares, C., Crooks, K.R., and Wittemyer, G. Noise and landscape features influence habitat use of mammalian herbivores in a natural gas field. In press. Journal of Animal Ecology. 36. Vincelette, H., Buxton, R.T., Kleist, N., McKenna, M., Betchkal, D., and Wittemyer, G. Insights on the effect of flight traffic on avian vocal activity. In press. Ibis. 35. Buxton, R.T., Bergman, J., Lin, H.Y., Binley, A., Avery-Gomm, S., Schuster, R., Roche, D., Bennett, J. 2020. Three lessons conservation science can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. Conservation Biology. 34(6): 1331-1332. 34. Cooke, S.J., Rytwinski, T., Taylor, J.J, Nyboer, E., Nguyen, V.M., Bennett, J.R., Young, N., Aitken, S., Auld, G., Lane, J.F., Prior, K., Smokorowski, K.E., Smith, P.A., Jacob, A.L., Browne, D., Blais, J.M., Kerr, J.T., Ormeci, B., Alexander, S.M., Burn, C.R., Buxton, R.T., Orihel, D.M., Vermaire, J., Murray, D.L., Simon, P., Edwards, K., Clarke, J., Xenopoulos, M.A., Gregory-Eaves, I., Bennett, E.M., and Smol, J.P. 2020. On "success" in applied environmental research ? What is it, how can it be achieved, and how does one know when it has been achieved? Environmental Reviews 28(4): 357-372. 33. Buxton, R.T., Avery-Gomm, S., Lin, H.Y., Smith, P., and Bennett, J.R. 2020. Half of resources in threatened species conservation plans are allocated to research and monitoring. Nature Communications 11:4688. Featured by Radio Canada International 32. Buxton, R.T., Seymoure, B., White, J., Angeloni, L., Crooks, K., Fristrup, K., McKenna, M.F., and Wittemyer, G. 2020. The relationship between anthropogenic light and noise in US National Parks. Landscape Ecology 35: 1371-1384. 31. Buxton, R.T., McKenna, M. F., Brown, E., Ohms, R., Hammesfahr, A., Crooks, K., Angeloni, L., and Wittemyer, G. 2020. Varying behavioral responses of wildlife to motorcycle traffic. Global Ecology and Conservation 21: e00844. Featured by the Wildlife Society 30. Dominoni, D., Halfwerk, W., Baird, W., Buxton, R.T., et al. 2020. Why and how conservation biology can benefit from sensory ecology. Nature Ecology and Evolution 4: 502:511. 29. Borker, A., Buxton, R.T., Jones, I., Williams, J., Tershy, B., Croll, D. 2020. Does seabird recovery predict soundscape indices? A comparative study in the Western Aleutian Islands. Restoration Ecology 28: 252-260. Featured in: University of Santa Cruz Magazine 28. Buxton, R.T., McKenna, M. F., Brown, E., Mennitt, D., Fristrup, K., Crooks, K., Angeloni, L., and Wittemyer, G.2019. Anthropogenic noise in US national parks ? sources and spatial extent. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17(10): 559-564. Interviewed by Wired, e360, Conde Nast Traveler, National Parks Conservation Association, The SanFrancisco Chronicle, and the Denver Post 27. Buxton, R.T., Lendrum, P., Crooks, K., and Wittemyer, G. 2018. Pairing camera traps and acoustic recorders to monitor the impact of human disturbance on ecosystem structure. Global Ecology and Conservation 16:e00293. 26. Buxton, R.T., McKenna, M.F., Clapp, M., Meyer, E., Crooks, K., Angeloni, L., and Wittemyer, G. 2018. Efficacy of extracting indices from large-scale acoustic recordings to monitor biodiversity. Conservation Biology 32:1174-1184. 25. Humphries, G.R.W., Jones, I.L., Buxton, R.T. 2018. Machine learning techniques for quantifying geographic variation in Leach's Storm-petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous) vocalizations. Chapter 15. In: Humphries G.R.W., Magness D.R., Huettmann F. Machine learning applications in ecology and natural resource management. Springer. New York, New York. 24. Major, H., Buxton, R.T., Schacter, C., Conners, M., and Jones, I.L. 2018. Habitat modification experiment failed to find evidence for Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) population enhancement at Gareloi Island, Alaska during 2009-2013. Journal of Wildlife Management 82 (6): 1096-1101.

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23. Buxton, R.T., Agnihotri, S. Vijayan, R., Goel, A., and Balakrishnan, R. 2018. Acoustic indices as rapid indicators of diversity and land use type in an Indian biodiversity hotspot. Ecoacoustics 2 #GWPZVD. (Invited paper)

22. Brooke, M de L. Jones, H.P., Holmes, N.D., Rocamora, G., Surman, C., Ryan, P.G., Dilley, B.J., Provost, P., Bonnaud, E., Flint, B., Cranwell, S., and Buxton, R.T. 2018. Enhancing the value of future island eradications needs improved understanding of past outcomes. Animal Conservation 21 (1): 19-20.

21. Brooke, M de L. Jones, H.P., Holmes, N.D., Rocamora, G., Surman, C., Ryan, P.G., Dilley, B.J., Provost, P., Bonnaud, E., Flint, B., Cranwell, S., and Buxton, R.T. 2018. Seabird population changes following vertebrate eradications on islands. Animal Conservation 21 (1): 3-12. (Featured paper)

20. Buxton, R.T., McKenna, M. F., Mennitt, D., Fristrup, K., Crooks, K., Angeloni, L., and Wittemyer, G. 2017. Noise pollution is pervasive in US protected areas. Science 356: 531-533. Attention score in top 5% of all research

19. Buxton, R.T., McKenna, M.F., Galvan, R., White, C., and Seher, V. 2017. Visitor noise at a nesting colony alters the behavior of a coastal seabird. Marine Ecology Progress Series 570: 233-246.

18. Lyver, P. O'B., Aldridge, S.P., Gormley, A., Gaw, S., Webb, S., Buxton, R.T., and Jones, C.J. 2017. Elevated mercury concentrations in the feathers of Grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) in New Zealand. Marine Pollution Bulletin 119 (1): 195-203.

17. Major, H.L., Buxton, R.T., Schacter, C., Conners, M., and Jones, I.L. 2016. Habitat modification as a means of restoring Aethia auklet colonies. Journal of Wildlife Management 81 (1): 112-121.

16. Buxton, R.T., Brown, E., Sharman, L., Gabriele, C. and McKenna, M. B. 2016. Using bioacoustics to examine songbird phenology. Ecology and Evolution 3: 4697-4710

15. Buxton, R.T., Jones, C.J., Lyver, P.O'B., Towns, D.R., and Borrelle, S. B. 2016. Deciding when to lend a helping hand: a restoration decision-making framework using New Zealand seabird islands as a model system. Biodiversity and Conservation 25 (3): 467-484.

14. Towns, D.R., Borrelle, S. B., Thoresen, J., Buxton, R.T., and Evans, A. 2016. Mercury Islands and their role in understanding seabird island restoration. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 40 (2): 235249.

13. Buxton, R.T., Taylor, G. A., Jones, C. J., Lyver, P. O'B., Moller, H., Cree, A., and Towns, D.R. 2016. Spatio-temporal changes in density and distribution of burrow-nesting seabird colonies after rat eradication. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 40 (1): 88-99.

12. Buxton, R.T., Gormley, A., Jones, C.J., and Lyver, P. O'B. 2016. Monitoring burrowing petrel populations: a sampling scheme for the management of an island keystone species. Journal of Wildlife Management 80 (1): 149-161.

11. Borrelle, S. B., Buxton, R.T., Jones, H. P., and Towns, D. R. 2015. A GIS-based decision-making approach for prioritizing seabird management following predator eradication. Restoration Ecology 23 (5): 580-587.

10. Buxton, R.T., Anderson, D., Moller, H., Jones, C. J., and Lyver, P. O. B. 2015. Release of constraints on nest-site selection in burrow-nesting petrels following invasive rat eradication. Biological Invasions 17:1453-1470.

9. Buxton, R.T., Jones, C.J., Moller, H., and Lyver. P.O'B. 2015. One method does not suit all: variable settlement responses of three procellariid species to vocalization playbacks. Emu 115:126136.

8. Buxton, R.T., Jones, C.J., Moller, H., and Towns, D.R. 2014. Drivers of seabird population recovery on New Zealand islands after predator eradication. Conservation Biology 28: 333-344.

7. Buxton, R.T. 2014. Conservation management of seabird sites. Pages 32-34 in: New Zealand Seabirds: Important Bird Areas and Conservation (C. Gaskin, Ed.). The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand.

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6. Wille, M., Huang Y., Robertson, G.J., Ryan, P., Wilhelm, S.I., Fifield, D., Bond, A.L., Granter, A., Munro, H., Buxton, R.T. et al. 2014. Evaluation of seabirds in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, as hosts of influenza A viruses. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 50: 98-103.

5. Buxton, R.T., Currey, C.E., Lyver, P.O'B., and Jones, C.J. 2013. Incidence of plastic fragments among burrow-nesting seabird colonies on offshore islands in northern New Zealand. Marine Pollution Bulletin 74:420-424.

4. Buxton, R.T., Major, H.L., Jones, I.L, and Williams, J.C. 2013. Examining patterns in nocturnal seabird activity and recovery across the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska, using automated acoustic recording. The Auk 130 (2): 331-341.

3. Buxton, R. T., and Jones, I.L. 2012. An experimental study of social attraction in two species of storm-petrel using acoustic and olfactory cues. Condor 114:733-743.

2. Buxton, R.T. and Jones, I.L. 2012. Measuring nocturnal seabird activity and status using acoustic recording devices: applications for island restoration. Journal of Field Ornithology 83 (1): 47-60.

1. Williams, J., Drummond, B., and Buxton, R.T. 2010. Effects of the August 2008 volcanic eruption on breeding birds and marine mammals at Kasatochi Island, Alaska. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 42 (3): 306-314.

TECHNICAL REPORTS, PROTOCOLS, DATASETS, AND BOOK REVIEWS:

8. Buxton, R.T., Ainley, D., Cragg, J., Blight, L., and Saenz, B. 2019. Marine Ornithology is Committed to Antiracism [Book Review]. Marine Ornithology. 48 (2): 314-316.

7. Challeat, S., Farrugia, N., Gasc, A... Buxton, R.T., et al. (236 contributors). 2020. Silent Cities Project [Data set]. Open Science Framework. DOI:

6. Pearson, A.L., Pfeiffer, K.A., Gardiner, J., Horton, T., Buxton, R.T., Hunter, R.F., Breeze, V., and McDade, T. 2020. Study of Active Neighborhoods in Detroit (StAND): Study protocol for a natural experiment evaluating the health benefits of ecological restoration of parks. BMC Public Health 20: 252-268.

5. Seymoure, B., Buxton, R.T., White, J., Linares, C., Fristrup, K., Crooks, K., Wittemyer, G. and Angeloni, L. 2019. Anthropogenic light disrupts natural light cycles in critical conservation areas. Preprint at SSRN

4. Wang, S. Major, H.L., Phillips, B., Provencher, J., Jones, H.P., and Buxton, R.T. 2019. Making Motherhood Work [Book Review]. Marine Ornithology 47 (2): 285-290.

3. Buxton, R.T. 2019. The Seabirds Cry: The Lives and Loves of the Planet's Great Ocean Voyagers [Book Review]. Marine Ornithology 47 (2): 285-290.

2. Major, H.L., Buxton, R.T., and Jones, I.L. 2010. Evaluating the feasibility of Crested Auklet enhancement via habitat restoration at Gareloi Island, Aleutian Islands. Unpublished Report for Keesal, Young, & Logan and Polaris Applied Sciences, 48 pp.

1. Jones, I.L., Major, H.L., and Buxton, R.T. 2008. An experimental and observational study of the status and recovery of nocturnal seabirds at Amatignak and Little Sitkin Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska in 2008. Unpublished Report. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, 40 pp.

MANUSCRIPTS IN REVIEW AND PREPARATION (only articles with full drafts included):

6. Pearson, A.L., Horton, T., Buxton, R.T., Pfeiffer, K.A., Gardiner, J., Hunter, R.F. Views of nature, access to outdoor spaces and mental health during the pandemic and in low-income communities of color: Evidence from a repeated panel study. Submitted for special issue "The COVID-19 Pandemic's Transformation of Human Relationships with Nature at Multiple Scales" in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

5. Bergman, J., Buxton, R.T., Lin, H.Y., Attinello, K., Hajdasz, A., Rivest, S., Nguyen, T., Cooke, S.J., Lenda, M., Bennett, J.R. The power of posting: a review of the benefits and risks of social media for wildlife conservation. In prep. Target journal: Environmental Science and Policy.

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4. Schuster, R., Buxton, R.T., Hanson, J.O., Binley, A., Pittman, J., Tulloch, V., La Sorte, F., Garcia, R., Verburg, P., Rodewald, A.D., Wilson, S., Arcese, P., Possingham, H., Bennett, J.R. Biodiversity conservation in an uncertain world. In review. Target journal: Nature.

3. Cooke, S.J., Soroye, P., Brooks, J.L. Clarke, J., Jeanson, A.L., Berberi, A., Piczak, M.L., Reid, C.H., Desforges, J. E., Guay, J.D., Drake, A.K., Jardine, A.M., Ethier, J.P., Keefe, H.E., Medd, A.M., Edwards, B.P.M., Reeve, C., Perkovic, A., Frempong-Manso, A., LaRochelle, L., Patterson, S., Roach-Krajewski, M., Howarth, A., Bard, B., Harmsen, E.J., Robichaud, J., Serr?, S., Bihun, C.J., Buxton, R.T., Nguyen, V.M., Woodall, L.C., Sutherland, W.J., and Bennett, J.R. Ten considerations for conservation policy makers for the post-COVID-19 transition. In review. Environmental Reviews.

2. Linares, C.G., Buxton, R.T., Phillips, R.A. Monitoring white-chinned petrel activity and abundance using bioacoustics techniques. In review. Emu.

1. Kadykalo, A., Buxton, R.T., Morrison, P., Anderson, C., Bickerton, H., Francis, C. M., Smith, A., Fahrig, L. Bridging research and practice in conservation. In Review. Conservation Biology.

TEACHING:

Experience

2020 (Fall) Instructor Carleton University

Principles and Applications in Data Analysis (Interdisciplinary Science and Practice 3002)

Co-instructor Carleton University

Advances in Conservation Biology (Biology 5520)

2019

Guest Lecturer Carleton University

Avian Point Counts, Environmental Science Field Methods (Environmental Sciences 2000)

Co-instructor Carleton University

Advances in Conservation Biology (Biology 5520)

Guest Lecturer Colorado State University

Principles of Landscape Ecology, Landscape Ecology (Ecology 620)

2018

Guest Lecturer Colorado State University Seabirds, Conservation of Marine Megafauna (Fish, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology 304)

2016

Instructor Colorado State University Design of Fish & Wildlife Research Projects (Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology 370)

2014

Statistics advisor University of Otago Advised graduate students on quantitative analyses and experimental design

2013-2014 Tutorial manager University of Otago ? Taught small tutorial groups for Biology of Animals (Biology 112) and Biological Data Analysis and Computing (Biology 316)

2011-2014 Laboratory demonstrator University of Otago Biology of Animals (Biology 112); Biological Data Analysis and Computing (Biology 316)

2008-2010 Teaching assistant Memorial University of Newfoundland Ornithology (Biology 4620) ? also a guest lecturer; Ecology (Biology 2600); Introductory Biology (Biology 1002)

2007

Teaching assistant Simon Fraser University Introductory Biology (Biology 100)

Student supervision

Supervision ?

2020

Joshua Geauvreau, Honours student, Carleton University. Potential project title: "What

factors predict positive recovery outcomes for species at risk of extinction in Canada?"

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2019

Shamri Hamit, Independent-study student, Carleton University. Project title: "Allocation of monitoring versus action in recovery plans for species at risk of extinction in Canada".

2018-2019 Benjamin Buescher, Honours student, Colorado State University. Project title: "Identifying soundmarks: areas with exceptional acoustic diversity in US National Parks".

2018-2019 Hannah Vincelette, undergraduate work-study student, Colorado State University. Project title: "Avian community vocal response to air traffic noise"

2017-2019 Carlos Linares, masters work-study student, Colorado State University. Examining the impact of noise and light pollution on avian and mammal communities in the Piceance Basin

2016-2017 Tabitha Gulley, undergraduate work-study student, Colorado State University. Project in collaboration with the National Park Service developing a national Bat Acoustic Survey Database

2016-2017

Trent Hawkins, Honours student, Colorado State University. Thesis title: "Avian and bat community response to natural gas development, Piceance Basin, northern Colorado". Received a "thesis improvement grant" from Colorado State University to convert his thesis into a publication.

2015-2016 Reina Galvan, Honours student, Colorado State University. Thesis title: "The effect of visitor noise on Brandt's cormorant colonies on Alcatraz Island, California"

2015

Molly Bleiweiss, undergraduate work-study student, Colorado State University. Project title "Bat species richness of Devil's Tower National Monument"

Committee member ? 2019-present Caitlyn Proctor, MSc. candidate, Carleton University. Thesis title: "Prioritizing areas for

protecting species at risk in Ontario" (unofficial: attend and contribute to committee meetings)

2016-present Christy Wails, Ph.D. candidate, Northern Illinois University. Thesis title: "Impacts of mammalian predators on species- and niche-based community assemblages in the world's seabird biodiversity hotspot"

2017

Molly Warner, Honours student, Colorado State University. Thesis title: "Altered predator-prey dynamics under different habitat management regimes in the Piceance Basin"

2014

Stephanie Borrelle, Honours student, Auckland University of Technology. Thesis title "Prioritizing seabird population management following predator eradication"

2008

Tessa Danelesko, undergraduate work-study student, University of Victoria. Project title "Habitat use of winter wrens (Troglodytes hiemalis) on Amatignak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska"

FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS:

Research fellowships

In review

2020 2019 2019

Co-PI: "Capturing pandemic experiences in outdoor learning and applying lessons learned to support equitable access" (PI: Tanya Halsall, Co-PIs: Rachel Buxton, Kim Matheson, Michelle Neville, and Louise de Lannoy)

Co-PI: "Benefits of biodiversity conservation projects to optimize conservation investment in Canada" (PI: Joseph Bennett). Environment and Climate Change Canada ($40,000)

NRCan Science and Policy Leadership Bootcamp, Institute on Governance (1 week of workshops and classes on science-policy integration)

Co-PI: "The greening of Detroit: evaluating the mental health benefits of restored urban green spaces" (PI: Amber Pearson at Michigan State University, Co-PIs: Rachel Buxton,

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2018

2017 2017

2014 2012-2014 2011-2014

2011

2011 2008-2010

2009 2006

Thom McDade, Ruth Hunter, Erin Rowan, and Theresa Horton). Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH) (sub-award: $71,600, total award: $3.3 million)

PI: "Using acoustic monitoring to monitor populations of imperiled seabirds" (Co-PI: Richard Phillips at British Antarctic survey). British Ecological Society (?5000)

Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund, Rhode Island Zoological Society ($1,000)

Sustainability Leadership Fellow, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State University (1 year of workshops and classes on science communication)

Post-doctoral writing bursary, University of Otago ($3,000)

Doctoral scholarship, University of Otago ($50,000)

"Te Hiringa Tangata Ki Te Tai Timu Ki Te Tai Pari - Facilitating bicultural restoration of coastal forests using seabirds as ecosystem engineers" (PIs: Philip Lyver and Chris Jones) Ministry of Business and Innovation ($60,000)

PGS Doctoral award, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ($20,000)

Ecology Trust grant, University of Otago ($500)

Alexander Graham Bell CGS Masters award, National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada ($50,000)

Northern Scientific Training Program award ($1,200)

Entrance scholarship, Bamfield Marine Sciences Center ($3,000)

Travel grants

2017

2009-2014

2010, 2015 2014 2009

Indo-US exchange travel grant awarded from Colorado State University to conduct research and collaborate with institutions in Bengalore, India ($1000) Institutional travel grants awarded from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Otago University ($6,000) World Seabird Conference Travel Award ($500) NZ Federation of Graduate Women travel grant ($1200) Pacific Seabird Group Travel Award ($500)

AWARDS:

2018

2016

2014 2012

2010 2010

2009-2010

Outstanding publication award (Buxton et al. 2017, Science 356: 531-533), Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University

Best publication by a new researcher (Buxton et al. 2016, New Zealand Journal of Ecology 40 (1): 88-99), New Zealand Ecological Society

Exceptional Ph.D. thesis award in the Humanities division, University of Otago

Best poster presentation at the 5th International Albatross and Petrel Conference, Wellington, New Zealand

Exceptional M.Sc. thesis (within top 10%), Memorial University of Newfoundland

Honorable mention for best presentation at the 38th annual Pacific Seabird Group meeting, Long Beach, California

Best student talk at the Memorial University Graduate Student Symposium, St John's Newfoundland, Canada

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PRESS AND POPULAR ARTICLES:

2019 2019

2019 2019 2018 2018 2018 2017-2018

2017 2017 2017 2015

2015 2013 2012

Colorado Public Radio Interview about the impact of noise pollution Conversation Op-ed about the importance of biodiversity in the Canadian election (published by J. Bennett and S. Cooke due to caretaker regulations during writ for public servants) Hill Times Op-ed about the importance of biodiversity in the upcoming Canadian election Scientific American Op-ed about the challenges of moms in science Current Conservation wrote a `research in translation' piece about bioacoustics Green Humour collaborated with a cartoonist to illustrate the results of our new paper Twenty Thousand Hertz by TED Interview about noise pollution Top 5% of all research scored by altmetric for Science article "Noise pollution is pervasive in US protected areas". I gave over 20 interviews and the article was featured in over 600 sources, including the Guardian, the New York Times, and the LA Times. NPR Morning Edition Interview about the impact of noise on protected areas in the US The Female Scientist wrote a magazine feature about life as a woman in STEM / The Conversation "Human noise pollution is disrupting parks and wild places" BBC Earth News featuring findings from Ecology and Evolution article "Using bioacoustics to examine songbird phenology". Web Plosone blog: Radio CJSR Edmonton, Edition Shorts: The Call of the Wild with Rachel Buxton Radio Radio One Dunedin, Rush Hour: Seabird Stories with Rachel Buxton

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Associate Editor for Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Book review editor for Marine Ornithology

Member of the Australasian Seabird Group, British Ecological Society, Pacific Seabird Group, New Zealand Ecological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Society for Conservation Biology

Reviewer for Animal Biology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Biological Conservation, Bird Conservation International, Condor, Biology Letters, Conservation Biology, Ecosphere, Emu, Journal of Field Ornithology, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Global Ecology and Conservation, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Landscape and Urban Planning, New Zealand Journal of Ecology, Plos ONE, Restoration Biology, Science, Journal of Wildlife Management, Wildlife Research, and Wildlife Society Bulletin

Twitter coordinator for the Australasian Seabird Group (2014-2017)

PhD student representative Department of Zoology, University of Otago (2012/2013)

Graduate student representative Memorial University Graduate Student Committee (2009/2010)

Local organizing committee for the First World Seabird Meeting (2008-2010)

EMPLOYMENT AND OUTREACH:

2020

Ecology Ottawa Volunteering to petition local councillors to increase funding for Ottawa's climate strategy in the 2021 budget

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