Andrew Calinger-Yoak

Andrew Yoak Holds a Raccoon

Phone
614-823-1432

Email
yoak1@otterbein.edu

Office
Science Center 107

Associate Professor
Department of Biology & Earth Science

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.,聽Haile, A., O鈥橯uin, J., Belu, M., Birhane, M., Bekele, M., Murphy, S., Medley, A., Vincent, E., Stewart, D., Shiferaw, M.L., Tafese, K., Garabed, R., Pieracci, E.G.,聽Barriers and opportunities for canine rabies vaccination campaigns in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.聽Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2021聽
  • Hernandez, J.A.,聽Yoak, A.J.,聽Walden, H.S., Thompson, N., Zuniga, D., Duque, V., Cruz, M.聽Dog overpopulation on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos 2018.聽Conservation Science and Practice, 2020.聽
  • Diaz, N.M., Walden, H.S.,聽Yoak, A.J.,聽McIntosh, A., Duque, V., Cruz, A., Hernandez, J.聽Dog overpopulation and diagnosis of intestinal parasites on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos 2016.聽Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2018 聽
  • Vincent, E.C,聽Yoak, A.J., O鈥橯uin, J., & Garabed, R.B.聽Comparison of field surveillance methods for and assessment of factors potentially associated with the presence of free-roaming cats in a mixed-urban environment.聽American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2018聽
  • Moritz, M., Buffington, A.,聽Yoak, A.J.,聽Hamilton, I.M., Garabed, R.B.聽No Magic Number: an Examination of the Herd-Size Threshold in Pastoral Systems Using Agent-Based Modeling.聽Human Ecology, 2017.聽
  • Yoak, A.J., Reece, J.F., Gehrt, S.D., & Hamilton, I.M.聽Optimizing free-roaming dog control programs using agent-based models.聽Ecological Modeling. 2016聽
  • Moritz, M., Hamilton, I.M.,聽Yoak, A.J.,聽Scholte, P., Cronley, J., Maddock, P., & Pi, H.聽Simple movement rules result in ideal free distribution of mobile pastoralists.聽Ecological Modeling. 2015聽
  • Yoak, A.J., Reece, J.F., Gehrt, S.D, & Hamilton, I.M.聽Disease control through fertility control: Secondary benefits of animal birth control in Indian street dogs.聽Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 113:1 152-156. 2014聽