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Scott Loss

Professor

Natural Resource Ecology & Management

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  • Professor
    Natural Resource Ecology & Management
  • 405-744-5437 (Work)
  • Oklahoma State University, 008C Ag Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078, United States
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TEACHING SUMMARY

Teaching:
NREM 3012: Applied Ecology and Conservation Laboratory
NREM 4001: Issues in Global Change
NREM 4980: Undergraduate Research
NREM 5030: Special Problems in Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Specific grad-level Special Problems courses taught include:
--Estimating human-caused mortality of birds
--Data managament and analysis for natural resource ecology research
--Methods to model avian nest survival
--Designing a citizen science monitoring program
--From thesis to journal article: preparing manuscripts for publication

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis Report
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with a major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 5000.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, max 12 (Thesis) 4 (Report).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Undergraduate Internship
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Supervised internship with an approved natural resource business, government agency, or nongovernment organization, including a diversity of learning opportunities in a work environment. For every hour of credit, 45 hours of work are required. Graded on a pass-fail basis.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Issues In Global Change
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Student led discussion to learn the causes and consequences of global change and practical implications for natural resource ecology and management.Prerequisite(s): (NREM 3012 and NREM 3013) or BIOL 3034.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Issues In Global Change
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Student led discussion to learn the causes and consequences of global change and practical implications for natural resource ecology and management.Prerequisite(s): (NREM 3012 and NREM 3013) or BIOL 3034.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Issues In Global Change
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Student led discussion to learn the causes and consequences of global change and practical implications for natural resource ecology and management.Prerequisite(s): (NREM 3012 and NREM 3013) or BIOL 3034.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Special Topics in Wildlife
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Advanced study on special topics in Wildlife.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Ecology Laboratory
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Field experience aimed at navigating and working effectively and safely in the natural environment. Identification, measurement and interpretation of abiotic and biotic components to understand and describe ecosystem function and current natural resource management tools and issues. Focus on representative forest, grassland and aquatic ecosystems.Prerequisite(s): NREM 3013 or concurrent, NREM major or instructor permission.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Ecology Laboratory
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Field experience aimed at navigating and working effectively and safely in the natural environment. Identification, measurement and interpretation of abiotic and biotic components to understand and describe ecosystem function and current natural resource management tools and issues. Focus on representative forest, grassland and aquatic ecosystems.Prerequisite(s): NREM 3013 or concurrent, NREM major or instructor permission.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Ecology Laboratory
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Field experience aimed at navigating and working effectively and safely in the natural environment. Identification, measurement and interpretation of abiotic and biotic components to understand and describe ecosystem function and current natural resource management tools and issues. Focus on representative forest, grassland and aquatic ecosystems.Prerequisite(s): NREM 3013 or concurrent, NREM major or instructor permission.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Special Problems in Natural Resource Ecology and Management
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Special problems in areas of natural resource ecology and management other than those covered in the student's thesis research. Previously offered as FOR 5030.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Undergraduate Internship
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Supervised internship with an approved natural resource business, government agency, or nongovernment organization, including a diversity of learning opportunities in a work environment. For every hour of credit, 45 hours of work are required. Graded on a pass-fail basis.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Undergraduate Internship
    10 Mar 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Supervised internship with an approved natural resource business, government agency, or nongovernment organization, including a diversity of learning opportunities in a work environment. For every hour of credit, 45 hours of work are required. Graded on a pass-fail basis.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Issues In Global Change
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Student led discussion to learn the causes and consequences of global change and practical implications for natural resource ecology and management.Prerequisite(s): (NREM 3012 and NREM 3013) or BIOL 3034.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Issues In Global Change
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Student led discussion to learn the causes and consequences of global change and practical implications for natural resource ecology and management.Prerequisite(s): (NREM 3012 and NREM 3013) or BIOL 3034.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Issues In Global Change
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Student led discussion to learn the causes and consequences of global change and practical implications for natural resource ecology and management.Prerequisite(s): (NREM 3012 and NREM 3013) or BIOL 3034.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis Report
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with a major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 5000.Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, max 12 (Thesis) 4 (Report).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Special Problems in Natural Resource Ecology and Management
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Special problems in areas of natural resource ecology and management other than those covered in the student's thesis research. Previously offered as FOR 5030.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Ecology Laboratory
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Field experience aimed at navigating and working effectively and safely in the natural environment. Identification, measurement and interpretation of abiotic and biotic components to understand and describe ecosystem function and current natural resource management tools and issues. Focus on representative forest, grassland and aquatic ecosystems.Prerequisite(s): NREM 3013 or concurrent, NREM major or instructor permission.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Ecology Laboratory
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Field experience aimed at navigating and working effectively and safely in the natural environment. Identification, measurement and interpretation of abiotic and biotic components to understand and describe ecosystem function and current natural resource management tools and issues. Focus on representative forest, grassland and aquatic ecosystems.Prerequisite(s): NREM 3013 or concurrent, NREM major or instructor permission.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Applied Ecology Laboratory
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Field experience aimed at navigating and working effectively and safely in the natural environment. Identification, measurement and interpretation of abiotic and biotic components to understand and describe ecosystem function and current natural resource management tools and issues. Focus on representative forest, grassland and aquatic ecosystems.Prerequisite(s): NREM 3013 or concurrent, NREM major or instructor permission.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with major professor. Previously offered as RLEM 6000.Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours.