Welcome! My name is Nathan ("Nate") Hooven and I'm an ecologist focused on the relationships between terrestrial wildlife and their habitats. I define a species' habitat generally as the places in the environment where resources and conditions allow for it to survive and reproduce, although it's often useful to think of habitat as points in environmental space (i.e., the collection of local environmental variables) that describe where the species occurs. Ultimately, I aim for my work to have direct applications to land (especially forest) management through the lens of wildlife habitat.

Broadly, my research interests encompass the relationships between landscapes, animal space use patterns, and population dynamics. Accordingly, my work applies statistical methods to study both behavioral and demographic processes in wildlife populations. I particularly enjoy evaluating methods for wildlife study and thinking intently about animal movements; so if these topics also interest you please feel welcome to reach out. (contact information below) 

I'm currently a graduate research assistant and PhD student at Washington State University (Pullman, WA, USA) studying the short-term effects of "cover-conscious" pre-commercial thinning treatments on snowshoe hares. Read more about the hare project here (coming soon!).