Dr. Patrick J. Baker Associate Professor Geography and Environmental Engineering patrick.baker [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Born in Brooklyn, NY, Patrick's life was transformed when his family moved to Dutchess County. This migration immersed him in the natural world where he filled his days exploring forests, fields, wetlands, lakes, and streams. Patrick and his family returned to the Hudson Valley in 2015 where they enjoy running, hiking, and camping. Ph.D - Miami UniversityM.S. - Miami UniversityB.A. - Bard College Research Interests Physiological Ecology, Herpetology, Acoustic Ecology, Conservation Biology Current Research Automated identification of animal sounds for biodiversity surveys, Selected Publications Baker, Patrick J, Ralph Boerner, and Roger C Wood. "Hatchling behavior and overwintering." Ecology and conservation of the diamond-backed terrapin (2018): 93-110. Baker Patrick J, Tomas Diagne, and Luca Luiselli. "Cyclanorbis elegans Gray 1869 — Nubian Flapshell Turtle". In: Rhodin, AGJ, Pritchard, PCH, van Dijk, PP, Saumure, RA, Buhlmann, KA, Iverson, JB, and Mittermeier, RA (Eds.) Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs 5.089:1–7. DOI: 10.3854/ crm.5.089.elegans.v1.2015 Baker, Patrick J, Amy Thomson, Itzick Vatnick, and Roger C Wood. “Estimating Survival Times for Diamondback Terrapins, Malaclemys Terrapin, in Submerged Crab Pots.” Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8 (December 31, 2013): 667–80. Böhm, Monika, Ben Collen, Jonathan E.M. Baillie, Philip Bowles, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox, Geoffrey Hammerson, et al. “The Conservation Status of the World’s Reptiles.” Biological Conservation 157 (January 2013): 372–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.07.015