Nicolette Cagle | Scholars@Duke

Nicolette Cagle
Lecturer in Environmental Science and Policy

I am a dedicated ecologist and environmental educator with a passion for writing. I work as a Lecturer in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University where I teach courses emphasizing natural history and environmental education & communication. I am also the Director of the Environmental Science Summer Program at Duke and Director of the NSOE Communications Studio.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Lecturer in Environmental Science and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2013

Contact Information

9 Circuit Drive, Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708
nicolette.cagle@duke.edu
Environmental Science Summer Program at Duke
NSOE: Nicolette L. Cagle's website
Triangle Naturalist Blog

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Duke University 2008
Duke Appointment History
- Visiting Lecturer, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2013
- Lecturing Fellow in the Thompson Writing Program, Thompson Writing Program, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2011 - 2013
- Instructor, Temporary in NSOE Distributed, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University 2009 - 2011
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Commendation. Headwaters Group, North Carolina Sierra Club. 2017
- Clarence F. Korstian Award. Duke Forest. 2015
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Research
- Teaching
  - Afghanistan (Country)
  - Thailand (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- Girls on outdoor adventure for Leadership and Science awarded by VF Corporation 2017 - 2018
- Research Database for the Field of Environmental Education awarded by North American Association for Environmental Education 2017 - 2018
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Book Sections
  - Cagle, NL. "Naturalists as environmental leaders: Bringing natural history from the past and into the future." In Environmental Leadership: A Reference Handbook, 83-94. January 1, 2012. Full Text
- Journal Articles
  - Winton, RS, Ocampo-Peñuela, N, and Cagle, N. "Geo-referencing bird-window collisions for targeted mitigation." PeerJ 2018, no. 1 (January 1, 2018). Full Text
  - Hager, SB, Cosentino, BJ, Aguilar-Gómez, MA, Anderson, ML, Bakermans, M, Boves, TJ, Brandes, D, Butler, MW, Butler, EM, Cagle, NL, Calderón-Parra, R, Capparella, AP, Chen, A, Cipollini, K, Conkey, AA, Contreras, TA, Cooper, RI, Corbin, CE, Curry, RL, Dosch, JJ, Drew, MG, Dyson, K, Foster, C, Francis, CD, Fraser, E, Furbush, R, Hagemeyer, ND, Hopfensperger, KN, Klem, D, Lago, E, Lahey, A, Lamp, K, Lewis, G, Loss, SR, Machtans, CS, Madosky, J, Maness, TJ, McKay, KJ, Menke, SB, and Muma, KE et al. "Continent-wide analysis of how urbanization affects bird-window collision mortality in North America." Biological Conservation 212 (August 2017): 209-215. Full Text
  - Cagle, NL. "Changes in experiences with nature through the lives of environmentally committed university faculty." Environmental Education Research (July 17, 2017): 1-10. Full Text
  - Cagle, N. "Point of View: Science Classrooms as a Gateway to Comprehensive Pedagogy ." Journal of College Science Teaching 046, no. 03 (2017). Full Text
  - Hudson, LN, Newbold, T, Contu, S, Hill, SLL, Lysenko, I, De Palma, A, Phillips, HRP, Alhusseini, TI, Bedford, FE, Bennett, DJ, Booth, H, Burton, VJ, Chng, CWT, Choimes, A, Correia, DLP, Day, J, Echeverría-Londoño, S, Emerson, SR, Gao, D, Garon, M, Harrison, MLK, Ingram, DJ, Jung, M, Kemp, V, Kirkpatrick, L, Martin, CD, Pan, Y, Pask-Hale, GD, Pynegar, EL, Robinson, AN, Sanchez-Ortiz, K, Senior, RA, Simmons, BI, White, HJ, Zhang, H, Aben, J, Abrahamczyk, S, Adum, GB, and Aguilar-Barquero, V et al. "The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project." Ecology and evolution 7, no. 1 (January 2017): 145-188. Full Text
  - Wittig, TW, Cagle, NL, Ocampo-Peñuela, N, Winton, RS, Zambello, E, and Lichtneger, Z. "Species traits and local abundance affect bird-window collision frequency." Avian Conservation and Ecology 12, no. 1 (2017). Full Text
  - Ocampo-Peñuela, N, Winton, RS, Wu, CJ, Zambello, E, Wittig, TW, and Cagle, NL. "Patterns of bird-window collisions inform mitigation on a university campus." PeerJ 4 (2016): e1652-e1652. Full Text
  - Cagle, NL. "Quantifying the Presence of Written Materials and the Use of Outside Texts in Nature Centers for Environmental Education." Applied Environmental Education and Communication 12, no. 2 (April 1, 2013): 108-117. Full Text
  - Cagle, NL. "Snake species distributions and temperate grasslands: A case study from the American tallgrass prairie." Biological Conservation 141, no. 3 (March 1, 2008): 744-755. Full Text
- Other Articles
  - Cagle, N. "John Madson's Where the Sky Began: Land of the Tallgrass Prairie." The Journal of Natural History Education and Experience 9. (Essay) Link to Item
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Awards & Honors

Global Scholarship

Research

Teaching

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Book Sections

Journal Articles

Other Articles

Recent Courses

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship