Javier Monzón

• Young JK, et al., Monzón JD, et al. (2026). Large-scale experimental assessment of coyote behavior across urban and rural landscapes. Scientific Reports, 16, 3247.
• Rooney B, et al., Monzón JD, et al. (2026). SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 35, e70229.
• Briggs P, Trimmell L, Stiemsma LT, Monzón J (2025). Sexual and regional differences in the microbiome and functional metagenome of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum. Animal Microbiome, 7, 127.
• Briggs P, Trimmell L, Monzón JD (2025). Is dragging a drag or is trapping a trap? A comparison of two methods for collecting Amblyomma americanum ticks in sites near the species range boundary. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 94, 7.
• Rooney B, et al., Monzón JD, et al. (2025). SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023: The first five years of data from a coordinated camera trap survey of the United States. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34, e13941.
• Monzón JD (2023). What about the coywolf? Chapter 18 in The Wolf: Culture, Nature, Heritage. Convery I, Nevin O, van Maanen E, Davis P, Lloyd K (Eds). Boydell & Brewer, p. 203-215.
• Helman SK, Tokuyama A, Mummah R, Gamble M, Snedden C, Borremans B, Gomez A, Cox C, Nussbaum J, Tweedt I, Haake D, Galloway R, Monzón JD, Riley S, Sikich J, Brown J, Friscia A, Lynch J, Prager K, Lloyd-Smith J. (2023). Pathogenic Leptospira are widespread in the urban wildlife of southern California. Scientific Reports, 13, 14368.
• Monzón JD, Friedenberg NA (2023). Toward rapid population assessment for raptor conservation: subadults, floaters, strawmen, and context. Journal of Raptor Research, 57, 1-4.
• Bird S, Monzón JD, Meyer WM, Moore JE (2023). An illusion of barriers to gene flow in suburban coyotes (Canis latrans): Spatial and temporal population structure across a fragmented landscape in southern California. Diversity, 15, 498.
• Nielebeck C, Kim SH, Pepe A, Himes L, Miller Z, Zummo S, Tang M, Monzón JD (2023). Climatic stress decreases tick survival but increases rate of host-seeking behavior. Ecosphere, 14, e4369.
• Nielebeck C, Kim SH, Dedmon L, Pangilinan M, Quan J, Ota W, Monzón JD (2022). A novel laboratory method to simulate climatic stress with successful application to experiments with medically relevant ticks. PLOS One, 17, e0275314.
• Adducci AJ, Jasperse J, Riley S, Brown J, Honeycutt R, Monzón JD (2020). Urban coyotes are genetically distinct from coyotes in natural habitats. Journal of Urban Ecology, 6, juaa010.
• Monzón JD, Friedenberg NA (2018). Metrics of population status for long-lived territorial birds: A case study of golden eagle demography. Biological Conservation, 220, 280-289.
• Monzón JD (2018). Teaching ecology using a writing intensive, research-based, collaborative learning approach. Syllabus, 7(1).
• Tokarz R, Sameroff S, Tagliafierro T, Jain K, Williams SH, Cucura DM, Rochlin I, Monzón J, Carpi G, Tufts D, Lipkin WI (2018). Identification of novel viruses in Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis ticks. mSphere, 3, e00614-17.
• Nagy C, Weckel M, Monzón J, Duncan N, Rosenthal MR (2017). Initial colonization of Long Island, New York by the eastern coyote, Canis latrans (Carnivora, Canidae), including first record of breeding. Check List Journal of Biodiversity Data, 13, 901-907.
• Kays RW, Monzón JD (2017). Northeastern coyote cannot be a distinct species without isolation: a response to Way and Lynn. Canid Biology & Conservation, 20, 5-6.
• Monzón JD, Atkinson EG, Henn BM, Benach JL (2016). Population and evolutionary genomics of Amblyomma americanum, an expanding arthropod disease vector. Genome Biology and Evolution, 8, 1351-1360.
• Toledo A, Monzón JD, Coleman JL, Garcia-Monco JC, Benach JL (2015). Hypercholesterolemia and ApoE deficiency result in severe infection with Lyme disease and relapsing-fever Borrelia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112, 5491-5496.
• Monzón JD, Kays RW, Dykhuizen DE (2014). Assessment of coyote–wolf–dog admixture using ancestry-informative diagnostic SNPs. Molecular Ecology, 23, 182-197.
• Monzón JD (2014). First regional evaluation of nuclear genetic diversity and population structure in northeastern coyotes (Canis latrans). F1000Research, 3, 66.
• Janson CH, Monzón JD, Baldovino MC (2014). Experimental analysis of predator and prey detection abilities in rainforest: who has the advantage? Behaviour, 151, 1491-1512.
• Monzón JD, Moyer-Horner L, Palamar MB (2011). Climate change and species range dynamics in protected areas. Bioscience, 61, 752-761. Featured as the cover article.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

• Monzón JD. 2023. Does land use affect dietary niche relationships between coyotes and bobcats in California? California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bobcat Working Group Webinar.
• Monzón JD. 2023. Climatic stress decreases tick survival but increases host-seeking behavior. Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series, University of California, Davis, CA.
• Monzón JD. 2019. Genetics of urban coyotes in Los Angeles. Wolf Conservation Center Scientific Webinar Series.
• Monzón JD. 2019. Urban coyotes are genetically distinct from and less diverse than coyotes in natural habitats. National Park Service Headquarters, Thousand Oaks, CA.
• Monzón JD. 2016. Population and evolutionary genomics of Amblyomma americanum. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Monzón JD. 2026. Integrating population genomics and microbial metagenomics of the lone star tick, an expanding arthropod disease vector in the United States. 17th International Congress of Acarology, Montpellier, France.
• Monzón JD. 2023. Does land use affect dietary niche relationships between coyotes and bobcats in California? 13th International Mammalogical Congress, Anchorage, AK.
• Monzón JD. 2019. Urbanization decreases genetic diversity of coyotes in Southern California. American Society of Mammalogists Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Monzón JD. 2019. Urban coyotes are genetically distinct from and less diverse than coyotes in natural habitats. Society for the Study of Evolution Annual Meeting, Providence, RI.
• Monzón JD. 2017. Ecology is child’s play: Experiments on hummingbird color preferences and learning abilities. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATIONS

• Monzón JD. 2023. Coyotes, bobcats, ticks, golden eagles, coywolves, and sundry animal monsters. Seaver College Sabbatical Series, Pepperdine University.
• Monzón JD. 2023. Sequencing fecal DNA to ascertain the diets of coyotes and bobcats in California. Pepperdine University Faculty Conference.
• Monzón JD. 2016. Invasion of lone star ticks? Genomics and ecology. Natural Science Division Seminar, Pepperdine University.

• National Institutes of Health, NIAID R15 grant. $428,341, 2022-2026.
• National Science Foundation, Research Opportunity Award (ROA). $66,229, 2022-2023.
• National Science Foundation, Research Experience for Post-Baccalaureate Students (REPS). $41,685, 2021-2022.
• Pepperdine University Seaver Dean’s Research Grant, $1,500, 2016.
• Stony Brook University Turner Fellowship Summer Research Grant, 6 summers, $19,740, 2007-2012.
• American Society of Mammalogists Grants-in-Aid of Research, $1,500, 2010.
• National Science Foundation AGEP Summer Research Grant, $1,000, 2010.
• American Museum of Natural History Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund, $1,500, 2009.

• PBS. 2026. Coyote Crossing documentary. Featured expert on urban coyote ecology.
• The Guardian. 2026. “Wily coyote? Urban canines take more risks compared with rural ones, study finds.” Coverage of research on urban coyote behavior.
• NPR. 2026. This Green Earth podcast. Guest interview about urban–rural differences in coyote behavior.
• CUNY TV. 2018. Science and U! TV show, Season 7, Episode 5. Guest interview about coyotes in New York City.
• Nat Geo WILD. 2016. United States of Animals TV show, Season 1, Episode 3 (“Wolves of Wall Street”). Featured expert on coyotes in New York City.
• The Economist. 2015. “Greater than the sum of its parts.” Coverage of research on coyote–wolf hybridization.
• Newsweek. 2015. “Part coyote, part wolf, part dog: Enter the coywolf.” Coverage of research on coyote–wolf hybridization.
• Radio New Zealand. 2015. Nine to Noon radio show. Live interview about coyote–wolf hybridization.