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Contact Information:
Jess Dong School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University Mailing Address: 2021 Coffey Road 210 Kottman Hall Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA Email: [email protected] Twitter / X: @jessjessler |
RESEARCH INTERESTS & BACKGROUND:
My research focuses on how environmental change shapes biodiversity and community ecology. For my dissertation, I investigate how climate and landscape changes influence bird community dynamics across multiple spatial and temporal scales. I am particularly interested in how species assemblages, distributions, and interactions respond to environmental changes and spatial drivers at both local and regional levels. I am also committed to acknowledging Indigenous knowledge and fostering an inclusive scientific community.
I earned my B.A. in Zoology and Botany from Ohio Wesleyan University (2021), where I conducted research on topics including wolf parent–offspring interactions, climate impacts on sugar maple syrup production, insect diversity along habitat edges, and zooplankton responses to road salt. After graduating, I worked as an NSF-REPS fellow at Indiana University, studying how glucocorticoid receptors mediate ovarian responses to social challenges in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor).
Outside of research, I love hiking and camping with my dogs and spending time with my cats. I previously worked as a dog trainer—now I do it just for fun.
My research focuses on how environmental change shapes biodiversity and community ecology. For my dissertation, I investigate how climate and landscape changes influence bird community dynamics across multiple spatial and temporal scales. I am particularly interested in how species assemblages, distributions, and interactions respond to environmental changes and spatial drivers at both local and regional levels. I am also committed to acknowledging Indigenous knowledge and fostering an inclusive scientific community.
I earned my B.A. in Zoology and Botany from Ohio Wesleyan University (2021), where I conducted research on topics including wolf parent–offspring interactions, climate impacts on sugar maple syrup production, insect diversity along habitat edges, and zooplankton responses to road salt. After graduating, I worked as an NSF-REPS fellow at Indiana University, studying how glucocorticoid receptors mediate ovarian responses to social challenges in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor).
Outside of research, I love hiking and camping with my dogs and spending time with my cats. I previously worked as a dog trainer—now I do it just for fun.
PUBLICATIONS:
Dong, J., S. N. Matthews, M. B. Shumar, and W. E. Peterman. 2025. Spatially varying drivers of temporal β diversity in forest avian communities. Ecology and Evolution 15:e72359.
Wolf, S.E., George, E.M., Dong, J., and Rosvall, K.A. 2025. Telomere-related gene networks in the ovary shift across environmental factors. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology. Vol 343, Issue 8. DOI: doi: 10.1002/jez.70003
Dong, J., and L. J. Anderson. 2022. Predicted impacts of global change on bottom-up trophic interactions in the plant-ungulate-wolf food chain in boreal forests. Food Webs 33:e00253.
Dong, J., S. N. Matthews, M. B. Shumar, and W. E. Peterman. 2025. Spatially varying drivers of temporal β diversity in forest avian communities. Ecology and Evolution 15:e72359.
Wolf, S.E., George, E.M., Dong, J., and Rosvall, K.A. 2025. Telomere-related gene networks in the ovary shift across environmental factors. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology. Vol 343, Issue 8. DOI: doi: 10.1002/jez.70003
Dong, J., and L. J. Anderson. 2022. Predicted impacts of global change on bottom-up trophic interactions in the plant-ungulate-wolf food chain in boreal forests. Food Webs 33:e00253.
