Daniel Perret
PhD Candidate, Sax LabDepartment of Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyInstitute at Brown for Environment and SocietyBrown UniversityIBES 218; daniel_perret@brown.edu406.529.3589Education
PhD in Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyBrown University, December 2021Department of Ecology, Evolution & Organismal BiologyDissertation title: "Niche-based perspectives on species' responses to climate change: pines as a multi-scale case study"Professional positions
ORISE postdoctoral research fellow (2022 - present). USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.Publications
Perret, D., & D. F. Sax. 2021. Evaluating alternative study designs for optimal sampling of species' climatic niches. Ecography.Grants
Brown EEB Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Grant, The Bushnell Graduate Research and Education Fund. January 2020. Award amount: $9935Talks
Tree-rings and niche models as tools for predicting forest responses to climate change. Poster, Earth Itself 2019, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, March 2019.Teaching
Conservation Biology (Biol1470), Brown University Teaching assistant, Fall 2017, Fall 2020Research Positions
Doctoral Candidate – Brown UniversityDissertation Advisor: Dov SaxInstitute at Brown for Environment and SocietySeptember 2016 – present Spatial Analysis and Remote Sensing Technician – University of MontanaSeptember 2014 – June 2016 Worked on a collaborative project with USFWS, University of Montana, and the Sage Grouse Initiative to model and map the distribution of available summer brood-nesting habitat for Greater Sage Grouse. Processed and analyzed remote sensing data using ERDAS Imagine, eCognition, and ArcGIS. Extensive work writing Python scripts, streamlining project workflow, and handling large datasets. Biological Research Technician – Yellowstone Wolf Project April 2014 – September 2014 Paid position at $14/hr. Primary summer seasonal duties include daily wolf monitoring and observation, data collection and management, roadside wildlife management, and visitor education. Secondary duties include temporary management of Sarcoptic Mange data and collection efforts. Also assist with GPS cluster hikes, field and lab necropsies, and other incidental projects. Field Technician – Yellowstone Cougar Project January 2014 – April 2014 Non-invasive genetic sampling of Northern Range cougars to assess population size and structure. Duties included track surveys, snow-tracking to bed and kill sites, camera trap deployment and maintenance, and collection of hair, scat, and prey samples. Work was performed in adverse winter conditions. Approximately 50% of work was performed during 2-3 day backcountry stays. Field Technician – Yellowstone Wolf Project June 2013 – January 2014Summer duties included hiking GPS clusters, processing ungulate carcasses for sample collection, performing ungulate and wolf field necropsies, and radiotelemetry tracking. During the summer 2013 season, hiked approximately 800 off-trail miles. Experience responding to aggressive grizzly bear encounters. During November and December 2013, participated in an intensive behavioral study. Duties included extensive radiotelemetry tracking in complex mountainous terrain, visual observation, and data collection on a variety of behaviors. Work was performed in winter conditions, including ambient temperatures reaching -30 degrees F. Shoulder season duties included data processing and management and GIS work. Also assisted with bison and wolf capture when opportunities presented themselves. Undergraduate Research Assistant – Hadly Laboratory September 2010 – June 2013 Independent research on Aplodontia rufa, a unique and endemic rodent species, as part of a Senior Honors Thesis in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Work included MaxEnt species distribution modeling and extensive cranial morphometric work. Research conducted under Professor Elizabeth Hadly at Stanford University.