Publications & Scholarships

Publications in peer reviewed journals:

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Cooney, S. J. N., Watson, D. M., and Young, J. (2006). Mistletoe nesting in Australian birds: A review. Emu, 106, 1-12.

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Cooney, S. J. N. and Watson, D. M. (2005). Diamond Firetails (Stagonopleura guttata) preferentially nest in mistletoe. Emu, 105, 317-322.

Other titles:

	Cooney, S. J. N. (In press). Birds of the Never Never. Wingspan
	Cooney, S. J. N. (In press). Why do birds nest in mistletoe? Wingspan.
	Cooney, S. J. N. (In press). Book Review: Parrots of the World: An identification guide, by Joseph Forshaw. Wingspan
	Cooney, S. J. N. (2006). Book review: The Big Twitch, by Sean Dooley. Wingspan, 16 (1), 39.
Click to View	Cooney, S. J. N. (2004). Why do birds nest in mistletoe? An experimental investigation. BAppSc (Hons) Thesis, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW.
	Cooney, S. J. N. (ed.) (2004). 'Victorian Bird Report 2001.' (BA/BOCA: Melbourne.)
	Cooney, S. J. N. (ed.) (2004). 'Victorian Bird Report 2002.' (BA/BOCA: Melbourne.)

Oral Presentations at Conferences:

Cooney, S. J. N. (2006). Parrots and moths—the best of (ant)bed-fellows. Evolution, Ecology and Systematics Post-graduate Conference. 2006, Canberra, Australia.

Cooney, S. J. N. (2005). The breeding ecology of the hooded parrot. Evolution, Ecology and Systematics Post-graduate Conference. 2005, Canberra, Australia.

Cooney, S. J. N. and Watson, D. M. (2005). Why do birds nest in Mistletoe? An experimental investigation. Australasian Ornithological Conference. 2005, Blenheim, New Zealand.

Cooney, S. J. N. and Watson, D. M. (2004). Why do birds nest in Mistletoe? An experimental investigation. Ecological Society of Australia Conference. 2004, Adelaide, Australia.

Other Oral Presentations:

Interviewed on the Fuzzy Logic radio program on 2XX Canberra

Posters Presented at Conferences:

Cooney, S. J. N., Olsen, P. D., Cockburn, A. and Garnett, S. (2006). Hooded parrots and moths—the best of (ant)bed-fellows. Birds Australia Members Day, Darwin, NT, Australia.

Cooney, S. J. N., Olsen, P. D., Cockburn, A. and Garnett, S. (2005). Hooded parrots and moths—the best of (ant)bed-fellows. Australasian Ornithological Conference. 2005, Blenheim, New Zealand.

Other titles in preparation:

Edwards, E. D., Cooney, S. J. N., Olsen, P. D. and Garnett, S. (In prep). A new species of Oecophorid moth in the nests of hooded parrots.

Cooney, S. J. N. and Watson, D. M. (In prep). Why do birds nest in mistletoe? 1. Predation. The Auk.

Cooney, S. J. N. and Watson, D. M. (In prep). Why do birds nest in mistletoe? 2. Microclimate. The Auk.

Photo credits:

		Red-rumped Swallow in Twitcher's Corner, Wingspan June 2006

Scholarships and Awards:

2005

$1000 Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award
Australian Postgraduate Award

2004

$5000 Johnstone Centre Scholarship for my undergraduate academic achievement.
$2000 Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award

Prior to 2004

I was awarded the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence in each of my six years of undergraduate study
The Dr Robert Ballantyne Australian Entomological Supplies Prize for 2001
The Norske Skog Paper Mills Prize for Vegetation Management
I was nominated for the DA Johnstone Perpetual Award for the most outstanding student in my graduating class.