Andrew Calinger-Yoak, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology & Earth Science

Andrew Yoak Holds a Raccoon

Phone
614-823-1432

Email
yoak1@otterbein.edu

Office
Science Center 107

Dr. Calinger-Yoak earned a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 2015 which focused on management strategies in wildlife populations. He uses veterinary, ecological, and computer modeling focused strategies to tackle complex problems. Through his experiences with agent-based modeling, he helped to create open-source projects that span the fields of veterinary medicine, ecology, mathematics, anthropology, and economics. In addition to academic research, he has taught many courses ranging from Introductory Biology to Human and Animal Physiology.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 2015
  • B.S. in Zoology, The Ohio State University, 2009

Research, Creative, & Professional Work

  • Disease Ecology
  • Humane Wildlife Population Management
  • Computational Modeling of Disease Spread
  • Museum and Teaching Specimen Articulation

Publications

  • Yoak, A.J., Myers, G., Barrie, M., Junge, R., Bapodra, P., O’Connor, M.R., Gehrt, S.D., & Hamilton, I.M. Interactions between sex and treatment type influences parasite presence in a randomized control trial covering raccoon (Procyon lotor) fertility control. In Prep
  • Yoak, A.J., Haile, A., O’Quin, J., Birhane, M., Belu, M., Bekele, M., Murphy.,  Medley, A., Stewart., Shiferaw, M., & Pieracci., E.G. Survey of dog owners in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Implications for Rabies Vaccination Planning. In Prep
  • Hernandez, J., Duque, V., McIntosh, A., Cruz, M., Walden, H., Yoak, A.J., & Diaz., N. Dog overpopulation and diagnosis of intestinal parasites on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos 2016. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, In Review.
  • Yoak, A.J., Reece, J.F., Gehrt, S.D., & Hamilton, I.M. A survey of street dog gastro-intestinal helminthes in Jaipur and Jodhpur. Indian Veterinary Journal, In Press
  • Moritz, M., Buffington, A., Yoak, A.J., & Hamilton, I.M., Garabed, R. No Magic Number: an Examination of the herd-size threshold in pastoral systems using agent-based modeling. Human Ecology, 2017.
  • Yoak, A.J., Reece, J.F., Gehrt, S.D., & Hamilton, I.M. Optimizing free-roaming dog control programs using agent-based models. Ecological Modeling, 2016
  • Mortiz, M., Hamilton, I.M., Yoak, A.J., Scholte, P., Cronley, J., Maddock, P., & Pi, H. Simple movement rules result in ideal free distribution of mobile pastoralists. Ecological Modeling, 2015
  • Yoak, A.J., Reece, J.F., Gehrt, S.D, & Hamilton, I.M. Disease control through fertility control: Secondary benefits of animal birth control in Indian street dogs. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2014.