Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor, Prairie Research Institute
Recent Publications
Crawford, R. D., Wolff, P. J., Pierce, E. C., Braun de Torrez, E. C., Pourshoushtari, R. D., & O’Keefe, J. M. (2026). Calling home: do acoustic lures and novel roosts attract the rare Florida Bonneted Bat (Eumops floridanus)? Journal of Mammalogy, 107(2), 323-333. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyag013
Crawford, R. D., Dodd, L. E., & O'Keefe, J. M. (2026). Do artificial roost design and placement alter the torpor expression of Indiana bats? Journal of Thermal Biology, 136, Article 104372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2026.104372
Loeb, S. C., O'Keefe, J. M., Barclay, R. M. R., Bennett, A. B., Cable, A. B., Gaulke, S. M., Gual-Suárez, F., Kuczynska, V., Lausen, C. L., Pérez-Harp, S., & Westrich, B. J. (2026). Question the Mark: A Review and Assessment of Bat Marking Practices. Mammal Review, 56(1), Article e70009. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.70009
Pettit, J. L., DeRose, R. J., Speer, J. H., Kitchell, M., Sparks, D., Loeb, S. C., & O'Keefe, J. M. (2026). Tree roosts used by an endangered bat require almost a century to develop. Forest Ecology and Management, 617, Article 123942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123942
Bakken, G. S., & O'Keefe, J. M. (2025). Simple design modifications can tailor bat box thermal conditions to life history requirements in different habitats. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(2), Article e70057. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70057