Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae for DANIEL A. CRISTOL 2025

1. Personal information:

Address: Department of Biology, Integrated Science Center 3269, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795; Email: dacris@wm.edu

2. Current Positions:

Professor, Department of Biology Director, 1693 Scholars Program

3. Education:

1993 Ph.D. Biology (with Minor in Environmental Science), Indiana University
1985 B.S. Natural Resources, Cornell University

4. Academic Positions Held:

2008-present Professor, Dept. Biology, College of William & Mary
2006-present Director, 1693 Scholars Program
2018-2022 Director of Faculty-mentored Undergraduate Research
2002-2008 Associate Professor, Dept. Biology, College of William and Mary
1998-2001 Instructor (summer), University of Virginia’s Mountain Lake Biological Station
1996-2002 Assistant Professor, Dept. Biology, College of William and Mary
1995-1996 NSF-RTG Animal Behavior Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California-Davis
1994-1995 NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, Oxford University
1987-1993 Teaching Assistant, Dept. Biology, Indiana University

5. Honors, Prizes and Awards

2019 Plumeri Faculty Excellence Award (William & Mary)
2015 Chancellor Professorship (William & Mary, 2015-2022)
2011 Mitchell A. Byrd Award for Scientific Achievement (VA Society of Ornithology)
2008 Plumeri Faculty Excellence Award (William & Mary)
2007 Outstanding Faculty Award (State Council on Higher Education in Virginia)
2005 M. S. Curtis Distinguished Associate Professorship of Biology (William & Mary)
2004 Faculty Award for Advancement of Scholarship (Phi Beta Kappa)
2003 Alumni Fellowship Teaching Award (William & Mary)

6. Appointed or elected positions:
• Steering Committee, North American Ornithological Conference, 2014-2016
• Council Member, Association of Field Ornithologists, 2013-2020
• Board of Directors, Historic Virginia Land Conservancy, 2012-2018
• Fellow, American Ornithological Society, 2012-present
• By-Laws Committee, American Ornithological Society, 2003-2018
• Steering Committee, Mid-Atlantic/New England waterbird conservation plan, 2004-2006
• Ethics Committee, Animal Behavior Society, 1999-2000
• Research Chair, Virginia Society of Ornithology, 1997-2003

7. Courses Taught at William & Mary

• “Introductory Biology” for majors, BIOL 204
• Animal Behavior and lab, BIOL 410, BIOL 510, BIOL 610, BIOL 411 lab
• Ornithology with lab, BIOL 416, BIOL 516, BIOL 616
• REACH – Research Experience in All-around Cardiovascular Health, BIOL 404
• Evolution, Biol 312 (co-taught)
• Game Theory, BIOL 404/MATH 410 (co-taught with math professor)
• Environmental Modeling, BIOL 404/MATH 410 (co-taught with math professor)
• Behavioral Ecology, BIOL 666
• Bird Behavior, BIOL 680
• First year student 1693 Scholar seminar, INTR 490 (1-3 credits)
• Applied Clinical Experience, BIOL 404 (1 credit with clinical experience) co-taught
• Medical Experience and Engagement Talks, BIOL 404 (1 credit) co-taught
• Birding and Medicine, BIOL 404 (1 credit)
• Human-Wildlife Conflicts in the Anthropocene, BIOL 404 (2-credit winter term class)
• Environmental Science and Policy 250, capstone course (co-organizer three times)
• More than 250 credits of undergraduate research and one-credit offerings such as readings courses, advanced ornithology, discussion sections of ENSP 250 and INTR courses

8. Research Grants received since arrival at William & Mary

2024 Industrial Economics, Inc. (for US Fish and Wildlife Service) ($23,381)
2023 US Fish and Wildlife Service ($17,978)
2013-2017 NSF Integrative Organismal Systems (5 yrs, $450,000, Co-PI w/ J. Swaddle, PI)
2015 Commonwealth Center on Energy & Environment ($10,000 with S. Zuber et al.)
2014 Commonwealth Center on Energy & Environment ($10,000 with S. Zuber et al.)
2013 EVMS/W&M Collaborative Initiative ($10,000, PI with Sheila Scoville)
2012 DuPont Corporation ($60,230)
2012 Virginia Academy of Science Research Grant ($1,195)
2010 Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries ($261,784)
2004-2009 NSF BioMath Grant (5 yrs $647,000, PI, with J. Swaddle & S. Schreiber co-PI's) 2009 DuPont Corporation ($221,282)
2009 Virginia Commission for the Arts ($4000 for educational theater production)
2008 DuPont Corporation ($276,579)
2007 DuPont Corporation ($238,888)
2007 Global Inquiry Group, William & Mary Reves Center ($150,000 with S. Zuber)
2007 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($27,500)
2006 DuPont Corporation ($236,001)
2005 DuPont Corporation ($138,970)
2005 Borgenicht Identity & Transformation grant, W&M Reves Center ($5,645)
1998-2003 NSF CAREER Grant (5 years $265,566), PI
2003 Virginia Academy of Science Research Grant ($1,250)
2003 United Sates Golf Association ($3,825, aid for research symposium)
2002 Virginia Coastal Resource Management Program of VA DEQ ($4,906)
2002 Northern Neck Audubon Society ($4,904)
2001 Virginia Academy of Science Research Grant ($1,156)
2000 Virginia Academy of Science Research Grant ($1,100)
1999 Virginia Academy of Science Research Grant ($1,200)
1999 Jeffress Memorial Trust Renewal ($9,616)
1997 Jeffress Memorial Trust Research Grant ($14,275)
1997 Paul A. Stewart Award of Wilson Ornithological Society ($200)
1997 William & Mary Summer Research Grant ($5,250)

9. Research

a) publications in peer-reviewed periodicals:
BOLD = W&M undergraduate student, ITALIC = W&M Masters student, * = former W&M Masters student; Footnotes indicate undergraduate co-authors from: 1Virginia Tech, 2Randolph University, 3University of Virginia, 4University of California-Davis, 5Indiana University, or 6Virginia Tech or 7Auburn University graduate student.

  1. Ormiston, Z.E. & Cristol, D.A. Are golf courses good or bad for birds: a synthetic review. 2024. Landscape and Urban Planning 235:105221. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105221. (link)
  2. *Wolf, S., Woodruff, M., Chang van Oordt, M., Clotfelter, E., Cristol, D.A. Derryberry, E., Ferguson, S., Stanback, M., Taff, C., Vitousek, M., Westneat, D., Rosvall, K. Among-population variation in telomere regulatory proteins and their potential role as hidden drivers of intraspecific variation in life history. 2024. J. Animal Ecology. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.14071. (link)
  3. Phillips, G.E. & Cristol, D.A. 2024. Mechanisms of deer (Cervidae) impacts on birds: a comprehensive review. Conservation Biology 290:110454. (link)
  4. 7Brittain, C., Bessler, A.M., Elgin, A.S., Layko, R.B., Park, S., Still, S.E., Wada, H., Swaddle, J.P., & Cristol, D.A. 2023. Mercury causes degradation of spatial cognition in a model songbird species. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 264:115483. (link)
  5. Scoville, S.A., Varian-Ramos, C.W., Adkins, G.A., Swaddle, J.P., Saha, M.S. & Cristol, D.A. 2020. Mercury delays cerebellar development in a model songbird species, the zebra finch. Ecotoxicology 29:1128-1137. (link)
  6. Spickler, J.S., Swaddle, J.P., Gilson, R.L., Varian-Ramos, C.W. & Cristol, D.A. 2020. Sexually selected traits as bioindicators: Exposure to mercury affects carotenoid-based male bill color in zebra finches Ecotoxicology 29:1138-1147. (link)
  7. Ackerman, J.T., Herzog, M.P., Evers, D.C., Cristol, D.A., Kenow, K.P., Heinz, G.H., Lavoie, R.A., *Brasso, R.L., Mallory, M.L., Provencher, J.F., Braune, B.M., Matz, A., Schmutz, J.A., Eagles-Smith, C.A., Savoy, L.J., Meyer, M.W., & Hartman, C.A. 2020. Synthesis of maternal transfer of mercury in birds: Implications for altered toxicity risk. Environmental Science & Technology 54:2878-2891. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b06119. (link)
  8. Gerson, A.R., Cristol, D.A. & Seewagen C.L. 2019. Environmentally relevant methylmercury exposure reduces the metabolic scope of a model songbird. Environmental Pollution 246:790-796. (link)
  9. 6Thompson, M.M., Coe, B.H., Andrews, R.M., Cristol, D.A., Crossley, D.A., II & Hopkins, W.A. 2018. Agricultural land use creates evolutionary traps for nesting turtles and exacerbated by mercury pollution. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A. Ecological and Integrative Physiology 329:230-243. doi: 10.1002/JEZ.2198. (link)
  10. 6Thompson, M.M., Coe, B.H., Andrews, R.M., Stauffer, D.F., Cristol, D.A., Crossley, D.A., II, & Hopkins, W.A. 2018. Major global changes interact to cause male-biased sex ratios in a reptile with temperature-dependent sex determination. Biological Conservation 222:64-74. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.03.006. (link)
  11. Howie, M.G., *Jackson, A.K. & Cristol, D.A. 2018. Spatial extent of mercury contamination in birds and their prey on the floodplain of a contaminated river. Science of the Total Environment 630:1446-1452. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.272. (link)
  12. Paris, O.J., Swaddle, J.P. & Cristol, D.A. 2018. Exposure to dietary methyl-mercury solely during embryonic and juvenile development halves subsequent reproductive success in adult zebra finches. Environmental Science & Technology 52:3117-3124. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b04752. (link)
  13. Ebers Smith, J.H., Cristol, D.A. & Swaddle, J.P. 2018. Experimental infection and clearance of coccidian parasites in mercury-exposed zebra finches. Bulletin Environmental Contamination Toxicology 100:89-94. doi: 10.1007/s00128-017-2246-8. (link)
  14. Greene, V.W. Moseley, D.L., Swaddle, J.P. & Cristol, D.A. 2018. Attractiveness of male zebra finches is not affected by exposure to an environmental stressor, dietary mercury. Condor 120:125-136. (link)
  15. Finger, J. Botero, J.M. Zhang, Y., Still, S., Hoffman, A., Kavazis, A., Cristol, D.A. & Wada, H. 2017. No effect of lifelong methylmercury exposure on oxidative status in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata): a demonstration of methylmercury-induced selection? Bulletin Environmental Contamination Toxicology 99:668-672. (link)
  16. Thompson, L.R. et al. (Authorship as listed participant in the Earth Microbiome Project Consortium). 2017. A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity. Nature 551, 457–463. (link)
  17. Chin, S.Y., Hopkins, W.A. & Cristol, D.A. 2017. Mercury alters initiation and construction of nests by zebra finches, but not incubation or provisioning behaviors. Ecotoxicology 26:1271-1283. doi: 10.1007/s10646-017-1852-x. (link)
  18. Whitney, M. & Cristol, D.A. 2017. Impacts of sublethal mercury exposure on birds: a detailed review. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (hard-bound periodical) 244:113-163 (link)
  19. Whitney, M. & Cristol, D.A. 2017. Rapid depuration of mercury in songbirds accelerated by feather molt. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 36:3120-3126. doi: 10.1002/etc.3888. (link)
  20. Varian-Ramos, C.W., Rice, G.W., Whitney, M. & Cristol, D.A. 2017. Form of dietary methylmercury does not affect total mercury accumulation in the tissues of zebra finch. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 99:1-8. doi:10.1007/s00128-017-2104-8. (link)
  21. Swaddle, J.P., Diehl, T.R., Taylor, C.E., Fanaee, A.S., Huckstep, N.R., Benson, J.L. & Cristol, D.A. 2017. Exposure to dietary mercury alters cognition and behavior of zebra finches. Current Zoology 63:213-219. doi: 10.1093/cz/zox007. (link)
  22. Cristol, D.A., Akst, J.G., Curatola, M.K, Dunlavey, E.G., Fisk, K.A., & Moody, K. 2017. Age-related differences in foraging ability among clam-dropping herring gulls (Larus argentatus). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129:301-310. doi: 10.1676/15-024.1. (link)
  23. Wolf, S.A., Swaddle, J.P., Cristol, D.A. & Buchser, W.J. 2017. Methylmercury exposure reduces the auditory brainstem response of zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology 18:569-579. doi: 10.1007/s10162-017-0619-7. (link)
  24. Jirinec, V, Cristol, D.A. & Leu, M. 2017. Songbird community varies with deer use in a fragmented landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning 161:1-9. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.01.003. (link)
  25. Buck, K., Ramos, C.V.W., Cristol, D.A. & Swaddle, J.P. 2016. Blood mercury levels of zebra finches are heritable: implications for the evolution of mercury resistance PLoS One doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162440. (link)
  26. Seewagen, C.L., Cristol, D.A. & Gerson, A.R. 2016. Mobilization of mercury from lean tissues during simulated migratory fasting in a model songbird. Scientific Reports. 6, 25762. doi:10.1038/srep25762. (link)
  27. Taylor, C. E & Cristol, D. A. 2015. Tissue mercury concentrations and survival of tree swallow embryos, nestlings, and young adult females on a contaminated site. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 95: 459-464. doi: 10.1007/s00128-015-1643-0. (link)
  28. 6McCullagh, E.A., Phillips, J.B. & Cristol D.A. 2015. Plumage color and reproductive output of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) nesting near a mercury-contaminated river. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 50: 1020-1028. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2015.1038168. (link to abstract)
  29. Ou, L., Varian-Ramos, C.W. & Cristol, D.A. 2015. Effect of laying sequence on egg mercury in captive zebra finches: An interpretation considering individual variation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34: 1787-1792. doi: 10.1002/etc.2976. (link to abstract)
  30. Kobiela, M.E., Cristol, D.A. & Swaddle, J.P. 2015. Risk-taking behaviour in zebra finches affected by mercury exposure. Animal Behaviour 103: 153-160. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.02.024. (link)
  31. Caudill, M.T., Spear, E.L., Varian-Ramos, C.W. & Cristol, D.A. 2015. PHA-stimulated immune-responsiveness in mercury-dosed zebra finches does not match results from environmentally exposed songbirds. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 94:407-411. doi: 10.1007/s00128-015-1472-1. (link)
  32. Maddux, S.L., Cristol, D.A., Varian-Ramos, C.W. & Bradley, E.L. 2015. The effect of mercury on baseline corticosterone in a breeding songbird. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 94:135-139. doi: 10.1007/s00128-014-1440-1. (link)
  33. Henry, K.A., Varian-Ramos, C.W., Cristol, D.A. & Bradley, E. L. 2015. Oxidative damage in livers of zebra finches dosed with mercury. Ecotoxicology 24:520-526. doi: 10.1007/s10646-014-1400-x. (link)
  34. *Jackson, A.K., Evers, D.C., Adams, E.M., Cristol D.A., Eagles-Smith, C., Edmonds, S.T., Gray, C.E., Hoskins, B., Lane, O.P., Sauer, A., Tear, T. 2015. Songbirds as sentinels of mercury in terrestrial habitats of eastern North America. Ecotoxicology 24:253-267. doi: 10.1007/s10646-014-1394-4. (link)
  35. Cristol, D. A., Johnson, K. M., Jenkins, K.D & Hawley, D. M. 2014. Does pre-alternate molt constrain date of departure in male white-throated sparrows, Zonotrichia albicollis. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A 10:586-594. doi: 10.1002/jez.1899. (link)
  36. Carlson, J.R., Cristol, D.A. & Swaddle, J.P. 2014. Dietary mercury exposure causes decreased escape takeoff flight performance and increased molt rate in European starlings (Sternus vulgaris). Ecotoxicology 64:327-336. doi: 10.1007/s10646-014-1288-5. (link)
  37. Varian-Ramos, C.W., Swaddle, J.P. & Cristol, D.A. 2014. Mercury reduces avian reproductive success and imposes selection: An experimental study with adult- or lifetime-exposure in zebra finch. PLoS ONE 9(4): e95674. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095674. (link)
  38. White, A. E. & Cristol, D. A. 2014. Effects of mercury and sex on plumage in belted kingfishers. Waterbirds 37:144-152. doi: 10.1675/063.037.0203. (link)
  39. Moore, C. S., Cristol, D. A., Maddux, S. L., Varian-Ramos, C. W. & Bradley, E. L. 2014. Lifelong exposure to methylmercury disrupts stress-induced corticosterone response in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 33:1072-1076. doi: 10.1002/etc.2512. (link)
  40. Varian-Ramos, C.W., Swaddle, J.P. & Cristol, D.A. 2013. Familial differences in the effects of mercury on reproduction in zebra finches. Environmental Pollution 182: 316-323. (link)
  41. 1Drewett, D.V.V., Willson, J.D., Cristol, D.A., 1Chin, S.Y. & Hopkins, W.A. 2013. Inter- and intra-specific variation in mercury bioaccumulation by snakes inhabiting a contaminated river floodplain. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 32:1178-1186. (link)
  42. 1Chin, S.Y., Willson, J.D., Cristol, D.A., 1Drewett, D.V.V. & Hopkins, W.A. 2013. Altered behavior of neonatal northern watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon) exposed to maternally transferred mercury. Environmental Pollution 176:144-150. (link)
  43. 1Chin, S.Y., Willson, J.D., Cristol, D.A., 1Drewett, D.V.V., & Hopkins, W.A., 2013. High levels of maternally transferred mercury do not affect reproductive output or embryonic survival of northern watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon). Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 32:619-626. (link)
  44. Lewis, C.A., Cristol, D.A., Swaddle, J.P. & Zwollo, P. 2013. Reduced immune response in zebra finches exposed to sublethal doses of mercury. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 64: 327-336. (link)
  45. Jackson, A.K., Froneberger, J.P. & Cristol, D.A. 2013. Habitat near nestboxes correlated with fate of eastern bluebird fledglings in an urban landscape. Urban Ecosystems 16: 367-376. (link)
  46. Hooper, M. J., Ankley, G., Cristol, D. A., Maryoung, L., Noyes, P., & Pinkerton, K. 2012. Interactions between chemical and climate stressors: A role for mechanistic toxicology in assessing climate change risks. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 32:32-48. (link)
  47. Cristol, D.A., Savoy, L., Evers, D.C. Perkins, C., Taylor, R. & Varian-Ramos, C.W. 2012. Mercury in waterfowl from a contaminated river in Virginia. J. Wildlife Management 76:1617-1624. (link)
  48. Cristol, D.A. Mojica, E.K., Varian-Ramos, C.W. & Watts, B.D. 2012. Feather mercury indicates low mercury in Bald Eagles of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Ecological Indicators 18:20-24. (link)
  49. Bouland, A.J,, White, A.E., Lonabaugh, K.P., Varian-Ramos, C.W. & Cristol, D. A. 2012. Female-biased offspring sex ratios in birds at a mercury-contaminated river. J. Avian Biology 43:244-251. (link)
  50. Hallinger, K. K., Cornell, K. L., *Brasso, R. L. & Cristol, D. A. 2011. Mercury exposure and survival in free-living swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Ecotoxicology 20:39-46. (link)
  51. Varian-Ramos, C. W., Condon, A. M., Hallinger, K. K., Carlson-Drexler, K. A. & Cristol, D. A. 2011. Stability of mercury concentrations in frozen avian blood samples. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 86:159-162. (link)
  52. Jackson, A.K., Froneberger, J.P. & Cristol, D.A. 2011. Postfledging survival of Eastern Bluebirds in an urbanized landscape. J. Wildlife Management 75: 1082-1093. (link)
  53. Cristol, D.A., Smith, F.M., Varian-Ramos, C.W. & Watts, B.D. 2011. Mercury levels of Nelson’s and Saltmarsh Sparrows at wintering grounds in Virginia, USA. Ecotoxicology 20:1773-1779. (link)
  54. Cornell, K.L., Kight, C. R., Burdge, R. B., Gunderson, A. R., Hubbard, J. K., Jackson, A. K., LeClerc, J. E.,Pitts, M. L., Swaddle, J. P. & Cristol, D. A. 2011. Reproductive success of Eastern Bluebirds (Siala sialis) on suburban golf courses. Auk 128:577-586. (link)
  55. Hallinger, K. K. & Cristol, D.A. 2011. The role of weather in mediating the effect of mercury exposure on reproductive success of Tree Swallows. Ecotoxicology 20:1368-1377. (link)
    56.Jackson, A. K., Evers, D. C., Folsom, S. B., Diener, J., Goodrick, L. F., McGann, A. J., Condon, A. M., Schmerfeld, J. & Cristol, D. A. 2011. Mercury exposure in terrestrial birds far downstream of an historical point source. Environmental Pollution 159:3302-3308. (link)
    57.Jackson, A. K., Evers, D. C., Etterson, M. A., Condon, A. M., Folsom, S. B., Detweiler, J., Schmerfeld, J. & Cristol, D. A. 2011. Mercury exposure affects the reproductive success of a free-living terrestrial songbird, the Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus). Auk 128: 759-769. (link)
  56. Northam, W. T., Allison, L. A. & Cristol, D. C. 2011. Using group-specific PCR to detect predation of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) by terrestrial spiders (Araneae) at a mercury-contaminated site. Science of the Total Environment 416: 225-231. (link)
  57. Hallinger, K. K., Zabransky, D. J., Kazmer, K. A. & Cristol, D. A. 2010. Song
    differs between birds on mercury-polluted and reference sites. Auk 127:156-161. (link)
  58. *Brasso, R.L., 2Abdel Latif, M.K. & Cristol, D.A. 2010. Relationship between laying sequence and mercury. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29:1155-1159. (link)
  59. Hallinger, K. K. & Cristol, D. A. 2010. Use of a chemical tracer to detect floaters in a Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) population. J. Environmental Indicators (journal now defunct, link to figures) 5:7-16.
  60. Sleeman, J.M., Cristol, D.A., White, A.E., Evers, D.C., Gerhold, R.W. & Keel, M.K. 2010. Mercury toxicity in a North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis). J. Wildlife Disease 46: 1035-1039. (link)
  61. Edmonds, S.T., Evers, D.C., Cristol, D.A., Mettke-Hofmann, C., Powell, L.L., McGann, A. J., Armiger, J.W., Lane, O.P., Tessler, D.F., Newell, P., Heyden, K. & O’Driscoll, N.J. 2010. Geographic and seasonal variation in mercury exposure of the declining Rusty Blackbird. Condor 112:789-799. (link)
  62. Hawley, D. M., Hallinger, K. K. & Cristol, D. A. 2009. Compromised immune competence in free-living tree swallows exposed to mercury. Ecotoxicology 18: 499-503. (link)
  63. Wada, H., Cristol, D.A., McNabb, F.M.A. & Hopkins, W.A. 2009. Suppressed adrenocortical responses and triiodothyronine levels in birds near a mercury-contaminated river. Environmental Science and Technology 43: 6031-6038. (link)
  64. Condon, A. M. & Cristol, D. A. 2009. Feather growth influences blood mercury level of young songbirds. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28: 395-401. (link)
  65. DesRochers, D. W., Keagy, J. C. & Cristol, D. A. 2008. Effectiveness of created wetlands at replacing the avian communities of saltmarshes in southeastern Virginia, U.S.A. Ecoscience 15: 36-43. (link)
  66. Brasso, R. L. & Cristol, D. A. 2008. Effects of mercury exposure on the reproductive success of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Ecotoxicology 17: 133-141. (link)
  67. Cristol, D. A., Brasso, R. L., Condon, A. M., Fovargue, R. E., Friedman, S. L., Hallinger, K. K., Monroe, A. P. & White, A. E. 2008. The movement of aquatic mercury through terrestrial food webs. Science 320: 335. (link)
  68. Monroe, A. P. , Hallinger, K. K., Brasso, R. L. & Cristol, D. A. 2008. Occurrence and implications of double brooding in a southern population of Tree Swallows. Condor 110:382-386. (link)
  69. Cristol, D. A. 2005. Walnut-caching behavior of American crows. J. Field Ornithology 76:27-32. (link)
  70. Snell-Rood, E. C. & Cristol, D. A. 2005. Prior residence, per se, increases social status in winter flocks of white-throated sparrows. Ethology 111:1-14. (link)
  71. LeClerc, J. E. & Cristol, D. A. 2005 Are golf courses providing habitat for birds of conservation concern in Virginia, U.S.A.? Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:463-470. (link)
  72. Keagy, J.C., Schreiber, S.J. & Cristol, D.A. 2005. Replacing sources with sinks: When do populations go down the drain? Restoration Ecology 13:529-535. (link)
  73. Cristol, D.A., Armstrong, J.L. Whitaker, J.M. & Forsyth, M.H. 2005. Feather degrading bacteria do not affect feathers on captive birds. Auk 122: 222-230. (link)
  74. Keiser, J.T., Ziegenfus, C.W.S. & Cristol, D.A. 2005. Homing success of migrant and non-migrant birds. Auk 122:608-617. (link)
  75. Whitaker, J. M., Cristol, D. A. & Forsyth, M. H. 2005. Prevalence and genetic diversity of Bacillus licheniformis in avian plumage. J. Field Ornithology 76:264-270. (link)
  76. LeClerc, J.E., Che, J.P., Swaddle, J.P. & Cristol, D.A. 2005. Reproductive success and developmental stability of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) on golf courses: evidence that golf courses can be productive. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:483-493. (link)
  77. Cristol, D. A., Reynolds, E.B., LeClerc, J.E., Donner, A.H., Farabaugh, C.F. & Ziegenfus, C.W.S. 2003. Migratory dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis) have better spatial memory and denser hippocampal neurons than non-migratory conspecifics Animal Behaviour 66:317-328. (link)
  78. Snell-Rood, E.C. & Cristol, D.A. 2003. Avian communities of created and natural wetlands: bottomland forests in Virginia. Condor 105:303-315. (link)
  79. Gamble J.R. & Cristol, D.A. 2002. Drop-catch behaviour is play in herring gulls. Animal Behaviour 63:339-345. (link)
  80. Jenkins, K.D. & Cristol, D.A. 2002. Evidence of differential migration by sex in white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichea albicollis). Auk 119:539-543. (link)
  81. Brooks, M.A., 3Harrigan, B.C., Johnson, K.M., Lowe, D.E., 3Lowery, J.P., 3McGlothlin, J.W., 3Sasso, M.M., 3Smith, S.A. & Cristol, D.A. 2001. Revisit schedule does not affect results of point counts. J. Field Ornithology 72:404-411. (link)
  82. Cristol, D.A. 2001. American crows cache less-preferred walnuts. Animal Behaviour 62:331-336. (link)
  83. Jenkins, K.D., Farabaugh, C.F., Hawley, D.M. & Cristol, D.A. 2001. Ptilochronology reveals differences in condition of captive white-throated sparrows. Condor 103:579-586. (link)
  84. Gordon, C.A., Cristol, D.A. & Beck, R.A. 2000. Low reproductive success of black skimmers associated with low food availability Waterbirds 23:468-474. (link)
  85. Cristol, D.A., Baker, M.B. & Carbone, C. 1999. Differential migration revisited: latitudinal segregation by age and sex classes. Current Ornithology (hard-bound periodical) 15:33-88. (link)
  86. Weiss, V.A. & Cristol, D.A. 1999. Plastic color bands have no detectable short-term effects on white-breasted nuthatch behavior. Condor 101:884-886. (link)
  87. Switzer, P.V. & Cristol, D.A. 1999. Avian prey-dropping behavior I: Effects of prey characteristics and prey loss. Behavioral Ecology 10:213-219. (link)
  88. Cristol, D.A. & Switzer, P.V. 1999. Avian prey-dropping behavior II: American crows and walnuts. Behavioral Ecology 10:220-226. (link)
  89. Stewart, M.G., Cristol, D., Philips, R., Steele, R.J., Stamatakis, A., Harrison, E. & Clayton, N. 1999. A quantitative autoradiographic comparison of binding to glutamate receptor sub-types in hippocampus and forebrain regions of a food-storing and a non-food-storing. Behavioral Brain Research 98:89-94. (link)
  90. Cristol, D.A., Switzer, P.V., 4Johnson, K.L & 4Walke, L.S. 1997. Crows do not use automobiles as nutcrackers: putting an anecdote to the test. Auk 114:296-298. (link)
  91. Krebs, J.R., Clayton, N.S., Healy, S.D., Cristol, D.A., Patel, S.N. & Jolliffe, A.R. 1996. The ecology of the brain: food-storing memory and the hippocampus. Acta XXI Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici (special issue of Ibis) 138:34-46. (link)
  92. Clayton, N.S. & Cristol, D.A. 1996. Effect of photoperiod on memory and food storing in marsh tits. Animal Behaviour 52:715-726. (link)
  93. Cristol, D.A. 1996. Food storing does not affect hippocampal volume in experienced adult willow tits. Behavioural Brain Research 81: 233-236. (link)
  94. Cristol, D.A. 1995. Costs of switching social groups for dominant and subordinate dark-eyed juncos. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 37:93-101. (link)
  95. Cristol, D.A. 1995. Early arrival, initiation of nesting, and social status: An experimental study of breeding female red-winged blackbirds. Behavioral Ecology 6:87-93. (link)
  96. Cristol, D.A. 1995. The coat-tail effect in merged flocks of dark-eyed juncos: social status depends on familiarity. Animal Behaviour 50:151-159. (link)
  97. Cristol, D.A. & Johnsen, T.S. 1994. Spring arrival, aggression and testosterone in female red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). Auk 111:210-214. (link)
  98. Cristol, D.A. & Evers, D.C. 1992. Dominance status and latitude are unrelated in wintering dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis. Condor 94:539-542. (link)
  99. Cristol, D.A. 1992. Food deprivation influences dominance status in dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis. Animal Behaviour 43:117-124. (link)
  100. Cristol, D.A., 5Chiu, C.S., Peckham5, S.M. & Stoll5, J. 1992. Color bands do not affect dominance status in captive flocks of Dark-eyed Juncos. Condor 94:537-539. (link)
  101. Cristol, D.A., Nolan, Jr., V. & Ketterson, E.D. 1990. Effect of prior residence on dominance status of dark-eyed juncos. Animal Behaviour 40:580-586. (link)

b) book chapters, public science, and other unrefereed publications:

  1. Cristol, D.A. & Evers, D.C. 2020. The impact of mercury on North American songbirds: effects, trends, and predictive factors. Ecotoxicology 29:1107-1116. (Introductory article for special issue of journal) (link)
  2. Sullivan S.M.P. & Cristol D.A. 2020. Ecological Networks as a Framework for Understanding and Predicting Contaminant Movement Across the Land-Water Interface. In: Kraus J.M., Walters D.M., Mills M.A. (eds) Contaminants and Ecological Subsidies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49480-3_13 (Peer reviewed solicited book chapter) (link)
  3. Cristol, D.A. 2012. Why Bambi must go. Op-Ed in New York Times May 19, 2012, p. A19. (National newspaper article)
  4. Cristol, D.A. 2011. J. Field Ornithology 82: 436-437. Ellison, W. G. 2010. 2nd Atlas of breeding birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia. (Book review)
  5. Jackson, A.K. & Cristol, D.A. 2011. Tracking survival of bluebirds on golf courses. Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online 10(6). (Technical article in trade magazine for golf course industry)
  6. Jackson, A.K. & Cristol, D.A. 2011. Postfledging bluebird survival on Virginia golf courses. Golf Course Management, September, Pp 98-102. (Technical article in trade magazine for golf course industry)
  7. Jackson, A.K., & Cristol, D.A. 2010. Golf courses as bird habitat. Golfdom magazine (a.k.a., Turfgrass Trends) September. Pp. 39-42. (Technical article in trade magazine for golf course industry)
  8. Jackson, A.K., & Cristol, D.A. 2010. International golf course wildlife research: focus on the future. Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online 9:1-8. (Technical article in trade magazine for golf course industry)
  9. Burdge, R.B. & Cristol, D.A. 2009. Bird pesticide exposure on golf courses. USGA Green Section Record. November-December. (Technical article in trade magazine for golf course industry; link)
  10. Burdge, R.B. & Cristol, D.A. 2008. Fore! Fairways for Wildlife, managing golf courses as wildlife habitat. The Wildlife Professional. Spring. (Technical article in trade magazine for golf course industry; link)
  11. Cristol, D. A. & Rodewald, A. D. 2005. Can golf courses play a role in bird conservation? Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:407-410. (Introductory article for special issue of journal, link)
  12. Nolan, V., Ketterson, E.D., Cristol, D.A., Rogers, C.M., Clotfelter, E.D. Titus, R.C., Schoech & Snajdr, E. 2002. Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). In The Birds of North America, No. 716 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc. Philadelphia, PA. 66:317-328. (Species account, equivalent to book chapter, cited 275 times)
  13. Cristol, D.A. 1993. Ibis 36:388-389. Zimmerman, J.L. The Birds of Konza Prairie. (Book review)
  14. Cristol, D.A. 1991. Animal Behaviour 46:1250. Karli, P. 1991. Animal and Human Aggression. (Book review)
  15. Cristol, D.A. 1985. Small mammal intrigue. Outdoor Communicator Fall/Winter: 14-17. (Lesson plan article in education magazine for teachers)
  16. Cristol, D.A. 1986. Owl research that’s good for the birds. Outdoor Communicator Spring/Summer: 23-27. (Lesson plan article in education magazine for teachers)
  17. Cristol, D.A. 1987. Penn’s Woods: A guide to lands protected by The Nature Conservancy. Published by The Nature Conservancy. 38 pages. (Booklet for conservation organization at which I was employed)

10. Professional Service

a) university committee service:
• Director of 1693 Scholars program 2006-present
• Biology Undergraduate Studies Committee 1997-1998, 2014-2015, 2022-2024
• Director of Undergraduate Research 2018-2022
• Biology Communications Committee 2019-2024
• Dean’s Working Group on Undergraduate Research (co-chair and founder) 2016-2017
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee 2000-2003, Chair 2004-2006 & 2015-2017
• Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee 2011-2013 (chair 2013), standby 2014-17
• Committee on Sustainability, Chair - Science and Technology sub-committee 2015-2017
• Biology Graduate Committee 1997-2002, 2004-2010, 2012-2013, 2016-2017
• Neuroscience Advisory Committee (ad hoc), 1998-2007, 2014-2017
• Institutional Biosafety Committee 2012-2015
• Dean’s Lecture Fund Committee 2009-2011 (chair 2011)
• Honors Conduct and Appeals committee 2010 (replacement term)
• Procedural Review Committee 2004-2006, standby member 2006-2008
• Biology Personnel Committee, 2002-2003, 2005
• Dean’s ad hoc Committee on Reves Center 2004
• Biology Seminar Committee, Chair, 1998-2003
• Biology Eastern Shore Research House Committee 1996-2003
• Biology College Landing Biological Laboratories Committee, 1996-2003
• Biology Beckman Scholarship Committee, 2000-2003
• COGS Subcommittee on Recruiting and Admission, 1998-2000

b) external professional service:

• Monthly columnist on birds and conservation for Virginia Gazette newspaper, 2002-
present (over 250 columns published, documented monthly readership ~8000)

• Panelist and ad hoc reviewer for National Science Foundation – Animal Behavior,
Integrated Organismal Systems, CAREER, and Undergraduate Biomath panels, 1999-present

• Expert advisor for and lead avian researcher on five studies of polluted rivers under scrutiny for Natural Resource Damage Assessment action by US Fish and Wildlife Service and other government agencies, 2019-present

• Expert advisor for $48 million legal settlement based in large part on my research with
students into pollution of the Shenandoah River watershed; involves consultation with agency professionals, public testimony, report writing, presentations, advisory panels, and planning and executing restoration activities including designing the South River Preserve, an urban birding park in Waynesboro, Va., 2005-present

• Editorial board, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2015-2024

• Liaison between university and Williamsburg Bird Club, organize monthly meeting place
and parking on campus, lead field trips, coordinate club funding of student research, contribute proceeds from newspaper column, present at meetings, 1997-present

• Active outreach to local schools and civic groups, organizing annual elementary school
Career Days, leading field trips on and off campus, and presenting lessons to ~100 classrooms and clubs, 1998-present

• Faculty Advisor, Bird Club of William & Mary, active student club that interfaces with Bio
416 (Introduction to Ornithology), 1996-2005, 2012-present

• Co-founder and co-director of The Mercury Project, a large interdisciplinary faculty-
student research group funded by the Reves Center (William & Mary) that hosted an international conference, published a book on interdisciplinary education, took dozens of students abroad, created 8 new classes for the curriculum and funded student-faculty research, 2007-2010

• Member, South River Science Team (multi-agency task force overseeing research
on mercury contamination, met quarterly), 2005-2014

• Reviewer of numerous manuscripts each year for following set of journals (1996-present):

Acta Zoologica Sinica
African J Biotechnology
American Naturalist
American Midland Naturalist
Animal Cognition
Animal Behaviour
Arch Environ Contamination & Toxicol
Ardea
Auk/Ornithology
Avian Research
Behaviour
Behavioral Ecology
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Behavioral Processes
Biogeochemistry
Biological Conservation
Biological Reviews
Biology Letters
Brain Behavior and Evolution
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol (Assoc Ed)
Canadian Field-Naturalist
Canadian J Zoology
Chemosphere
Cogent Biology
Condor/Ornithological Applications
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Ecological Applications
Ecosphere
Ecotoxicology (Guest editor)
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
European J Wildlife Research
Emu
Environment International
Environmental Management
Environmental Science & Technology
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Monitor and Assessment
Environmental Sci and Pollution Research
Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry
Environmental Toxicology
Ethology
Facets
Frontiers Environmental Science
Frontiers of Ecology and Evolution
Functional Ecology
Hormones and Behavior
Ibis
J Animal Ecology
J Avian Biology
J Caribbean Ornithology
J Ethology
J Experimental Bio
J Field Ornithology
J Neuroendocrinology
J Ornithology
J Raptor Research
J Wildlife Management
Landscape and Urban Planning
Molecular Conservation
Marine Biology Progress Series
Nature Communications
Northeastern Naturalist
Oecologia
Oikos
PLoS-Biology
PLoS-ONE
Proc National Academy of Sciences
Proc Royal Society of London
Reviews of Environ Contam Toxicol
Royal Society Open Science
Science
Science of the Total Environment
Scientific Reports
Southeastern Naturalist (Guest editor)
Sustainability
Toxicology
Toxicology & Applied Pharmacol
Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry
Toxics
Wildlife Society Bulletin
Waterbirds
Wetland Ecology and Management
Wilson Bulletin/Wilson J Ornithology

Science of the Total Environment
Scientific Reports
Southeastern Naturalist (Guest editor)
Sustainability
Toxicology
Toxicology & Applied Pharmacol
Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry
Toxics
Wildlife Society Bulletin
Waterbirds
Wetland Ecology and Management
Wilson Bulletin/Wilson J Ornithology