Jackson joined the lab in 2021. He was a student in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program (EVSS). He graduated with a BA in Global & International Studies from Bard College in 2018. After completing his undergraduate degree he worked for the Maine Natural Areas Program doing invasive plant management and worked for Audubon New York doing environmental education, before returning to Bard as an assistant researcher on multiple behavior ecology studies focusing on polarized light pollution effects on birds and insects. Jackon’s research interests include avian conservation, land management, and community ecology. His thesis examined how different types of disturbance influenced bird community composition in ephemeral wetlands. Jackson is currently pursuing his PhD at the University of Florida in Dr. Corey Callaghan’s lab.
Selected Publications
Barratt Heitmann, J., T. H. Folk, L. J. Lord, and D. J. McGlinn. 2025. Geographically isolated wetlands have higher alpha diversity than surrounding uplands in pine savanna ecosystems. Wetlands Ecology and Management 33:18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-025-10035-6
Devin J. Fraleigh, Jackson Barratt Heitmann, Bruce A. Robertson. 2021. Ultraviolet polarized light pollution and evolutionary traps for aquatic insects. Animal Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.08.006
For Jackson’s full publicaiton list see his Google Scholar profile .