Interdisciplinary Collaboration
The diversity of my interests necessitates a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to research. Success of my projects has depended critically on collaborative, team-based research with subject-matter experts spanning multiple disciplines. These collaborations have included biologists from state and federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations, as well as academic researchers with expertise in fisheries, wildlife, and statistics. These collaborations have also integrated management stakeholders directly into the process of hypothesis generation, model development, and policy evaluation under the guise of collaborative model building and structured decision making. Specific details on research partners for each of my projects can be found below.
Wildlife Science and Management
Current Projects:
Effects of Large-Scale Disturbance on Sage- and Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse
- Conducted in partnership with Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the U. S. Bureau of Land Management, University of Idaho, and the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Population Assessment to Inform Adaptive Management of White-tailed Deer Harvests
- Conducted in partnership with North Dakota Game and Fish Department, University of Idaho, and the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Species Distribution Models to Inform Conservation Decision Making for Marsh Birds
- Conducted in partnership with U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of Defense, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, University of Idaho, and the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Past Projects:
Population Ecology and Harvest Policy Evaluation for Wild Turkeys
- Conducted in partnership with Michigan Department of Natural Resources, representatives of management stakeholder groups, and the Quantitative Fisheries Center and Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center at Michigan State University.
Performance of Spatial Capture-Recapture Models with Repurposed Data
- Conducted in collaboration with Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center at Michigan State University.
Development of Robust Harvest Strategies for Data Limited Wildlife Populations
- Conducted in collaboration with Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Quantitative Fisheries Center and Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center at Michigan State University.
Understanding Fence Collision Risk for Greater Sage-Grouse in Idaho
- Conducted in partnership with Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the U. S. Bureau of Land Management, and the University of Idaho.
Fisheries Science and Management
Past Projects:
Effects of Nutrient Addition on Fish Populations in the Kootenai River of Idaho
- Conducted in partnership with Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Movement, Demography, and Harvest Management for a Walleye Metapopulation in Michigan
- Conducted in partnership with Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State University.
Fish Assemblage Structure and Habitat Use in the Kootenai River of Idaho
- Conducted in partnership with Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Use of Thermal Refugia by Salmonids in the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River of Idaho
- Conducted in partnership with Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the University of Idaho.
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Past Projects:
Multi-Scale Species Distribution Models for Optimal Prediction o Habitat Suitability at Range-Wide Extents
- Conducted in partnership with U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Defense, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, University of Idaho, and the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Hierarchical Statistical Models for Imperfectly-Observed Removal Experiments
- Conducted in partnership with Michigan Department of Natural Resources, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, the Quantitative Fisheries Center and Boone and Crockett Quantitative Wildlife Center at Michigan State University, and the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Stochastic Modeling of Wildlife-Infrastructure Collision Data
- Conducted in partnership with Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Sage-Grouse Initiative (sponsored by the Natural Resources Conservation Service), and the University of Idaho.
