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As a wildlife ecologist, I seek to understand the factors underlying the distribution and abundance of free-ranging animal populations. Advances in spatial technologies (GIS and GPS), analytical approaches, and genetic tools drive the study of animal movements, habitat use, and survival to ever finer levels over ever broadening spatio-temporal scales, helping to forge critical links between individual animal behavior and population-level phenomena. It is within this realm that my research interests lie, and my experience has largely been with large herbivores and carnivores in temperate systems. |
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Each year I teach two undergraduate courses — “Wildlife Field Techniques” at our Cranberry Lake Biological Station in summer, and an upper division “Applied Wildlife Science” course on the main campus in spring. I also teach graduate courses in “Landscape Ecology” and “Quantitative Methods and Models in R”, as well as participate in the “Vertebrate Conservation Conversation”. Follow the links at left to learn more. |
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Research currently underway in my lab focuses on monitoring jaguar populations in Guatemala and Brazil, predation ecology of coyotes in New York State, and noninvasive monitoring of river otter populations. Follow the research, graduate students, and publications links below to learn more. Prospective students seeking graduate opportunities through my lab should read my note to prospective graduate students before contacting me — the letter contains important information regarding current opportunities and the application process. |
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As the Curriculum Coordinator for the Wildlife Science major, I keep abreast of professional opportunities for students and have compiled some very useful information under: |
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This anesthetized wolf was fitted with a radio-collar prior to release in 2005 in the Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada. |
