Much of the research in our lab is on the ecology of carnivores, with particular emphasis on kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis). We have two ongoing projects studying the behavioral response of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox (V. m. mutica) to anthropogenic stimuli (artificial light at night, artificial dens) in Bakersfield and surround natural habitats. We are also studying the spatiotemporal dynamics of feral cats in the urban environment.

The purpose of this interdisciplinary research project is to determine if an increase of rocket launches/landings affects threatened and endangered species at Vandenberg Space Force Base along the California Central Coast. Our team, which is composed of researchers from CSUB Biology and BYU Acoustics, has been recording rocket launch noise and will be pairing that with behavioral data from the California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) and western snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus). 

The Hall Lab recently joined Sentinel Sites for Nature (SSN) project, which is a long-term monitoring collaborative established to create biodiversity baselines and to assess change over time across California. Sentinel Sites are managed by a network of partners committed to biodiversity exploration and conservation under the increasing pressures of climate and land-use change. The power of the SSN is grounded in a shared set of monitoring protocols and an emphasis on widespread data sharing and availability.