Educational Background
2017-2018 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Idaho
Focus: Large-scale distribution models for secretive marsh birds, spatially-explicit models to facilitate prioritization of conservation efforts for marsh birds.
2016 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Michigan State University
Focus: Hierarchical removal models and spatially-explicit integrated assessment models for wild turkeys, stakeholder-inclusive structured decision making and decision analysis to evaluate performance of wild turkey management options under uncertainty.
2016 - Ph.D. in Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University
Dissertation Title: Structural uncertainty and the management of modern wild turkey harvests.
2012 - M.S. in Statistics, University of Idaho
Thesis Title: Wildlife mortality from infrastructure collisions: statistical modeling of count data from carcass surveys.
2011 - M.S. in Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho
Thesis Title: Greater sage-grouse and fences: collision, mitigation, and spatial ecology.
2008 - B.S. in Wildlife Resources, Minor in Statistics, University of Idaho
Magna cum lauda
2006 - A.A.S in Wildlife Science, Hocking College
Outstanding graduate award for wildlife science
Focus: Large-scale distribution models for secretive marsh birds, spatially-explicit models to facilitate prioritization of conservation efforts for marsh birds.
2016 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Michigan State University
Focus: Hierarchical removal models and spatially-explicit integrated assessment models for wild turkeys, stakeholder-inclusive structured decision making and decision analysis to evaluate performance of wild turkey management options under uncertainty.
2016 - Ph.D. in Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University
Dissertation Title: Structural uncertainty and the management of modern wild turkey harvests.
2012 - M.S. in Statistics, University of Idaho
Thesis Title: Wildlife mortality from infrastructure collisions: statistical modeling of count data from carcass surveys.
2011 - M.S. in Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho
Thesis Title: Greater sage-grouse and fences: collision, mitigation, and spatial ecology.
2008 - B.S. in Wildlife Resources, Minor in Statistics, University of Idaho
Magna cum lauda
2006 - A.A.S in Wildlife Science, Hocking College
Outstanding graduate award for wildlife science
Additional Training and Certifications
Associate Certified Wildlife Biologist through The Wildlife Society (since 2012)
MSU Quantitative Fisheries Center certificate courses
-Maximum Likelihood Estimation
-R Essentials for Natural Resource Professionals
Two-week course at Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
-Estimating Animal Abundance and Occupancy Dynamics
Full-day workshops offered at Conferences
-Using R as a GIS (AOS 2019)
-Multi-Species Occupancy Modeling (TWS 2018)
-Data Management for Long-Term Field Studies (TWS 2016)
-Introduction to Survival Analysis (TWS 2015)
Half-day workshops offered at MSU
-Introduction to the High Performance Computing Center
-Spatial Regression in R
-Model Selection and Averaging
MSU Quantitative Fisheries Center certificate courses
-Maximum Likelihood Estimation
-R Essentials for Natural Resource Professionals
Two-week course at Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
-Estimating Animal Abundance and Occupancy Dynamics
Full-day workshops offered at Conferences
-Using R as a GIS (AOS 2019)
-Multi-Species Occupancy Modeling (TWS 2018)
-Data Management for Long-Term Field Studies (TWS 2016)
-Introduction to Survival Analysis (TWS 2015)
Half-day workshops offered at MSU
-Introduction to the High Performance Computing Center
-Spatial Regression in R
-Model Selection and Averaging
