Education

• Ph.D. Foresterie, Université Laval , Canada. 2010-current.
• M.Sc. Biological Sciences , University of Windsor, Canada. 2006-2008
• B.Sc. Biology & Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University , Canada, 2002-2006

Publications

• Barker NKS, Mennill DJ. (2009) Song perch height in rufous-and-white wrens: Does behaviour enhance effective communication in a tropical forest? Ethology 115: 897-904. PDF 
• Barker NKS, Dabelsteen T, Mennill DJ. (2009) Degradation of rufous-and-white wren songs in a tropical forest: Effects of sex, perch height, and habitat. Behaviour 146: 1093-1122. PDF 
• Hennin HL, Barker NKS, Bradley DW, Mennill DJ. (2009) Bachelor and paired male rufous-and-white wrens use different singing strategies. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 64: 151-159. PDF 
• Barker NK. (2008) Bird song structure and transmission in the neotropics: trends, methods and future directions. Ornitologia Neotropical 19: 175-199. PDF 
• Fitzsimmons LP, Barker NK, Mennill DJ. (2008) Individual variation and lek-based vocal distinctiveness in songs of the Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans), a suboscine songbird. Auk 125: 908-914. PDF 

Theses

• Barker NK. 2008. Effective communication in tropical forests: Song structure and transmission in Rufous-and-white Wrens (Thryothorus rufalbus) . M.Sc. Thesis, University of Windsor.
• Barker NK. 2006. Relationships between abundances of forest bird species: Can the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) be used as an indicator species? Honours Undergraduate Thesis, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Research & Related Experience

University of Windsor

• Research Assistance, Applied Aquatic Ecology (2009)

Dr. Jan Ciborowski , University of Windsor, Canada.

• Research Assistance, Ivory-billed Woodpecker Search (2008)

Dr. Daniel Mennill , University of Windsor Sound Analysis Lab, Canada.

• Field Research and Sound Analysis, Avian Behavioural Ecology (2007-2008)

• Field Course, Tropical Ecology (2007)

Wilfrid Laurier University

• Field Research and Supervision, Avian Behavioural Ecology (2006)

Dr. Scott Ramsay ; Algonquin Provincial Park , Canada

• Field Course, Field Studies in Biology (2005)

Queen’s University Biological Station , Canada

• Field and Lab Research, Avian Behavioural Ecology (2005)

• Field and Lab Research, Avian Behavioural Ecology (2004)

• Research Assistance, Social Psychology (2004)

Dr. Robert Buehler ; Wilfrid Laurier University

• Wetland Species Recovery Assistant, Toronto Zoo (2003)

Adopt-A-Pond Programme 

Presentations & Conferences

• Barker NK, Dabelsteen T, and Mennill DJ. Degradation of rufous-and-white wren songs in a neotropical dry forest: effects of sex, song post height, and receiver height. Poster, 12th International Behavioral Ecology Congress. Ithaca, New York. August 2008.
• Fitzsimmons LP, Barker NK, and Mennill DJ. Individual variation and lek-based vocal distinctiveness in songs of the screaming piha (Lipaugus vociferans), a suboscine songbird. Spoken paper, 26th meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Lake Opinicon, Ontario. September 2007.
• Barker NK & Mennill DJ. Vocal behaviour of neotropical Rufous-and-white Wrens (Thryothorus rufalbus): a long-term study. Seminar, Animal Behaviour Group, Institute of Biology. University of Copenhagen, Denmark. October 2007.

Presentations/Posters not Presented/Attended by me

• Koonce JF, Findlay CS, Gannon JE, Barker NKS, Kang M, & Ciborowski JJH. 2010. Weight of evidence for causes of re-eutrophication of the Great Lakes. Spoken paper, Lake Erie Millennium Network, Sixth Biennial Conference, Linking Research and Management Needs. University of Windsor, Windsor. April 2010.
• Ciborowski JJH, Barker NKS, Sherman K. 2009. Benthic invertebrate community composition in Severn Sound (Georgian Bay) Lake Huron - 2007/09. Spoken paper, International Association of Great Lakes Research's 52nd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. University of Toledo, Ohio. May 2009.

Teaching Experience

University of Windsor

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences

Wilfrid Laurier University

• Instructional Assistant, Biology Department

• Instructional Assistant, Psychology Department