Where are they now (Updates? Phone home! Would love to hear from you!)
Chanda E. Bennett (M.A., 2001) Sex ratio dynamics of the northeastern coyote, Canis latrans. Columbia University, New York.
Current affiliation: Advising Dean, Columbia University, New York
Heather M. Fener (M.A., 2001) Coyote (Canis latrans) colonization of New York: The influence of human-induced landscape changes. Columbia University, New York.
Current affiliation: Freelance Photographer and Wildlife Conservation Society, New York
Rachel Goodman (BA, 2001) Raccoon disease ecology in Black Rock Forest, New York
Current Affiliation: Chair of Biology & Elliott Associate Professor, Hampden-Sydney College
Amber N. Wright (M.A., 2002) Changes in raccoon parasite communities in response to an experimental manipulation of resource availability. Columbia University, New York.
Current affiliation: Associate Professor, University of Hawaii
Ana C. Laborde (M.A., 2002) The importance of social structure in models of population growth. Columbia University, New York.
Current affiliation: Education Specialist, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York
Jennifer L. Richardson (M.A., 2002) Explanations for variation in range recovery of marten (Martes americana) and fisher (Martes pennanti) in the Adirondack region of New York state. Columbia University, New York
Current affiliation: Enjoying life in New York
Christine V. Fiorello (Ph.D., 2004) Disease ecology of wild and domestic carnivores in Bolivia. Columbia University, New York.
Current affiliation: Chairperson, Hawks Aloft, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Katherine W. McFadden (Ph.D., 2004) The ecology, evolution and natural history of the endangered carnivores of Cozumel Island, Mexico. Columbia University, New York.
Kate unfortunately passed away. Formerly she was Assistant Unit Leader, South Carolina Wildlife Cooperative Unit, USGS, Clemson University
Damon Lesmeister (M.S. 2007) Space use and resource selection by eastern spotted skunks in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. University of Missouri.
Current affiliation: Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist, US Forest Service, Corvallis, Oregon
H. Mundy Hackett (Ph.D. 2008) Occupancy modeling of forest carnivores in Missouri. University of Missouri.
Current affiliation: Wildlife Photographer, Richmond, Virginia
Abi Tamim-Vanak (Ph.D. 2008) Intraguild interactions between native and domestic carnivores in central India. University of Missouri.
Current affiliation: Research Scientist, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Ryan Monello (Ph.D. & Postdoc 2009) Experimental analyses of the interactions of parasite community structure and host contact rate. University of Missouri.
Current affiliation: Program Manager, Pacific Island Network, National Park Service, Hilo, Hawaii
Morgan Wehtje (M.S. 2009) Response of raccoon spatial and social behavior to the presence of an experimentally clumped food resource. University of Missouri.
Current affiliation: Biologist, Capitol Reef National Park, National Park Service, Utah
Rita Bianchi (Visiting Student 2009; Visiting Post-doc 2019-2020) Habitat use by Pantanal Mesocarnivores. University of Missouri and New Mexico State University
Current affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Natalie Olifiers (Ph.D. 2010) Population and disease ecology of the brown-nosed coati (Nasua nasua) and the crab eating-fox (Cerdocyon thous) in the Brazilain Pantanal. University of Missouri.
Current affiliation: Faculty, Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rebecca Mowry (M.S. 2010) A genetic approach to determine river otter abundance in Missouri. University of Missouri.
Current affiliation: Wildlife Biologist, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Maria Ruiz Lopez (Post-doc 2010-2012) Parasites and MHC variability-fitness
Current affiliation: Marie Curie Fellow, Estacion Biológica de Doñana
Current affiliation: Research Associate, North Carolina Museum of Sciences, North Carolina State University
Sarah Pennington (M.S. 2013) Using occupancy estimates to assess habitat use and interspecific interactions of the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and little brown bat (M. lucifugus) in Northeast Missouri. University of Missouri.
Current affiliation: Wildlife Specialist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Hemanta Kafley (Ph.D. 2016). Carnivore ecology and management: Implications for tiger conservation and management in Nepal. University of Missouri.
Current affiliation: Assistant Professor, Tarleton State University
Abby Williams (BS 2017) Carnivore community of Prairie Forks Conservation Area. University of Missouri
Current Affiliation: MS Student, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi