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Dorothy Tinkler, Ph.D. 2004, Biological Sciences, co-chaired with Dr. N. Parker. Historical Change in Crop Distributions in Texas and Its Potential Application for Modeling Wildlife Distributions.
Donna E. Hamilton, Ph.D. 2008, Biological Sciences, co-chaired with Dr. L. Densmore. Combining Direct Methods (PIT Tags and Radio-telemetry) with an Indirect Method (mtDNA) to Measure Movement and Dispersal at Different Scales in North American Tarantulas (Aphonopelma spp.).
Bryan A. Reece, Ph.D. 2009, Biological Sciences. Diversity, Distribution, and Development of the Odonata of the Southern High Plains of Texas. Currently faculty at Eastfield College, Dallas, TX.
Steven D. Collins, Ph.D. 2014, Biological Sciences. Fine-scale Modeling of Riverine Odonata Distributions in the Northeastern United States. Currently employed at Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Lake Mary, FL.
Scott M. Starr, Ph.D. 2018, Biological Sciences. The Effects of Land Use and Climate Change on Playa Wetlands and Their Invertebrate Communities. Currently faculty at Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden Sydney, VA.
Lucas J. Heintzman, Ph.D. 2019, Biological Sciences. Past, Present, and Potential Future Landscape Changes in the Southern Great Plains: Effects of Urbanization and Energy Extraction on the Playa Network.
Sean Sutor, Ph.D. 2025, Biological Sciences (co-advised with Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle, Dept. Natural Resources Management, TTU). Factors Affecting Space Use, Habitat Use, and Landscape Connectivity for Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai) in Southern Arizona.
Sergio Balaguera-Reina, Ph.D. 2018, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Lou Densmore). Natural History of the American Crocodile on Coiba National Park, Panama.
Colin Bell, Ph.D. 2009, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. John Zak). Long-term Soil-memory Responses of Microbial Biodiversity to Changes in Precipitation in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland: Implications Towards Understanding Effects of Global Climate Change.
Joydeep Bhattacharjee, Ph.D. 2005, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Loren Smith). Restoration of Native Riparian Vegetation and Competition Between Cottonwood and Saltcedar in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico.
Carrie Bradford, Ph.D. 2005, Environmental Toxicology (chair: Dr. Steve Presley). Study of Vectors and Hosts of West Nile Virus in the Panhandle of Texas.
Joel Brant, Ph.D. 2005, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Carl Phillips). A Comparison of the Rodent Faunas in Sandhill Habitats from the Northern Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico and Texas.
Katharyn Brautigam, Ph.D. 2021, WIldlife Science (chair: Dr. Blake Grisham). Addressing Threats to Landscape Sustainability on the Southern High Plains: Using Land-use and Climate Change Scenarios to Model Agricultural Bioenergy Available for the Midcontinent Population of Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis).
Lisa Brennan, Ph.D. 2006, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Loren Smith). Local and Landscape-level Factors Influencing Migratory Bird Abundance, Diversity, Behavior and Community Structure in Rainwater Basin Wetlands.
Jason Bried, Ph.D. 2015, Zoology, Oklahoma State University. Effects of Multistate Species Occurrence on Community-based Inference and Applications.
John Brunjes, Ph.D. 2005, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Warren Ballard). The Population Biology and Landscape Ecology of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys in the Rolling Plains of Texas and Kansas.
Tina Brunjes, Ph.D. 2004, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Warren Ballard). Ecological Relationships Between Mule and White-tailed Deer in the Western Edwards Plateau, Texas.
Matt Butler, Ph.D. 2006, Wildlife Science (chairs: Drs. Warren Ballard and Mark Wallace). Evaluation of Survey Techniques for Rio Grande Wild Turkey Populations in the Southern Great Plains.
Rogelio Carrera, Ph.D. 2008, Wildlife Science (chairs: Drs. Warren Ballard and Paul Krausman). The Three Bar Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Herd: Lessons from the Past and Present.
Jeff Clerc, Ph.D. 2020, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Liam McGuire). Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of the Influence of Heterothermy on Bat Migration Ecology.
Noé de la Sancha, Ph.D. 2010, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Jorge Salazar-Bravo). Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Non-volant Small Mammals of the Interior Atlantic Forest of Eastern Paraguay.
Samuel Discua, Ph.D. 2021, Plant and SOil Science (chair: Dr. Scott Longing). Scale-dependent Bee Diversity Patterns (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) and Plant Attractiveness to Pollinators in the Texas High Plains.
Nurul Ain Elias, Ph.D. 2015, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). The Influence of Roosting Ecology and Insect Resources on the Reproductive Phenology of Malaysian Rainforest Insectivorous Bats.
Elizabeth Farley-Dawson, Ph.D. 2017, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Ken Schmidt). Factors Influencing Habitat Selection, Spatial Distribution, and Site Fidelity in a Neotropical Migratory Bird, the Veery (Catharus fuscescens).
Joy Ferenbaugh, Ph.D. 2007, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Sandy Diamond). Investigating the use of Elemental Analysis of Fish Bones recovered from Steller Sea Lion Scats to Study Foraging Patterns, Contaminant Exposure, and Population Dynamics.
Marina Fisher-Phelps, Ph.D. 2017, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). Modeling Southeast Asian Bat Distributions: Assessing the Effects of Ecology and Spatial Biases on Model Accuracy.
Anthony Giordano, Ph.D. 2015, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Phil Gipson). Conservation Status and Population Genetics of the Jaguar (Panthera onca) in the Gran Chaco of Paraguay.
Heath Grizzle, Ph.D. 2011, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. John Zak). The Impacts of Nitrogen Deposition on Soil Microbial Communities in the Sotol Grasslands and Lost Mine Sites along the Pine Canyon Watershed at Big Bend National Park, TX.
Shawn P. Haskell, Ph.D. 2007, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Warren Ballard). Ecology of Sympatric Mule and Deer Species in West-central Texas: Methodology, Reproductive Biology, and Mortality and Antipredator Strategies of Adult Females and Fawns.
Doug Holt, Ph.D. 2012, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Clint Boal). Breeding Season Demographics of a Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) Population in the Northeastern Texas Panhandle.
Chun Chia (Joe) Huang, Ph.D. 2015, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). Diversity and Conservation of Bats in a Coffee-Forest Landscape in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Christopher Johnson, Ph.D. 2023, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Ken Schmidt). Heterospecific Information and Landscapes of Fear and Safety.
Lacrecia Johnson, Ph.D. 2011, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Dave Haukos). Occurrence, Function, and Conservation of Playa Wetlands: The Key to Biodiversity of the Southern Great Plains.
Amy Kuczynski, Ph.D. 2015, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Ken Schmidt). Assessment of Predation Risk in the Environment: Use of Acoustic and Visual Cues.
Rita Margarida Quinones-Magalhaes, Ph.D. 2017, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Dylan Schwilk). The Effect of Leaf Traits on Litter Flammability in Mixed-conifer Forest.
Brady McGee, Ph.D. 2005, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Warren Ballard). Swift Fox Ecology in Northwest Texas.
Seiji Miyazono, Ph.D. 2014, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Reynaldo Patino). Fish Metacommunity Dynamics and Threatened Species Ecology in a Desert River System.
Benneth Obitte, Ph.D. 2023, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). Why Hunt: Assessing Drivers of Intense Hunting and Sustainability of the Egyptian Fruit Bat in Southern Nigeria to Guide Conservation Intervention.
Kendra Phelps, Ph.D. 2016, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). Responses of Cave-roosting Bats to Complex Environmental Gradients: As Assessment across Assemblages, Species, and Population Levels.
Richard S. Phillips, Ph.D. 2009, Wildlife Science (chairs: Drs. Warren Ballard and Mark Wallace). Causal Mechanisms, Habitat Associations, and Methods of Measurement of Dispersal: A Model Using Rio Grande Wild Turkeys.
Mindy Rice, Ph.D. 2006, Wildlife Science (chairs: Drs. Warren Ballard and Ernest Fish). Landscape Analysis of a Recolonizing Population of Black Bear (Ursus americanus) in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas.
Traesha Robertson, Ph.D. 2006, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. David Tissue). Impact of Elevated Temperature and Varying Water Availability on Plants in the Sotol-Grassland of Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Susan Rupp, Ph.D. 2005, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. David Wester). Movement and Distribution Patterns of Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) in the Eastern Jemez Mountains, New Mexico.
Doni Schwalm, Ph.D. 2012, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Tim Grabowski). Processes Influencing Genetic Structure and Diversity in Spatially Disjunct Swift Fox Populations.
Juliana Senawi, Ph.D. 2015, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). The Relationship between Morphology and Ecological Performance in Malaysian Insectivorous Bats.
Erin Stukenholz, Ph.D. 2022, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Richard Stevens). Avian Metacommunity Structure and Influence of Grinnellian and Eltonian Niche Characteristics on Geographic Distribution.
Mukti Subedi, Ph.D. 2022, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Carlos Portillo). Leveraging NAIP, LiDAR and Sentinel Data for Accurate Multiclass Mapping of Heterogeneous Grassland Landscapes in Texas.
Iroro Tanshi, Ph.D. 2021, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). Drivers of Diversity Patterns and Ensemble Structure of Forest Understory Insecivorous Bats Along Elevational Gradients in an Afrotropical Biodiversity Hotspot.
Courtney Thomason, Ph.D. 2014, Biological Sciences (co-chairs: Drs. Rich Strauss and Amy Pedersen). An Experimental Approach to Uncovering the Consequences of Parasite Co-infection in Peromyscus
Jo-Szu Tsai, Ph.D. 2007, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Loren Smith). Local and Landscape Factor Influences on Avian Community Composition in Playas of the Southern High Plains.
Brandi Welch, Ph.D. 2016, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Clint Boal). The Breeding Ecology and Predicted Influence of Climate Change on Urban-nesting Mississippi Kites.
Touseef Ahmed, Ph.D. candidate, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). The Impact of Extreme Heat on Indian Flying Foxes and Their Potential Role in Antimicrobial Resistance Propagation.
Ángela Alviz, Ph.D. student, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Jorge Salazar-Bravo). Structural and Functional Connectivity and Metapopulation Analysis for the Conservation of the Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in the Orinoquia Region of Colombia.
Winnifred Aool, Ph.D. student, Biological Sciences (chairs: Drs. Maria Onyango and Corey Brelsfoard). Assessment of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Transmission Dynamics and Risk Patterns in Diverse Eco-climatic Regions of East Africa.
Isham Azhar, Ph.D. candidate, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). Identifying the Community Processes Governing the Assembly of Bats and Their Gut Microbial Community Across a Gradient of Habitat Degradation.
Isabella Beltran, Ph.D. student, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Nick Smith). Dissertation title TBA.
Hayden Hays, Ph.D. candidate, Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management (chair: Dr. Matt Barnes). Where Did All the Water Go? The Influence of Habitat Ephemerality on Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Community Assembly.
Annaleigh Laine, Ph.D. student, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Jennifer Burns). Dissertation title TBA.
Jenelle Lovejoy, Ph.D. student, Plant and Soil Science (chair: Dr. Scott Longing). Studies Investigating Native Bee and Plant Communities with a Focus on a Southwestern US Specialized Network.
Ari Rice, Ph.D. candidate, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Joe Manthey). Plain-colored Birds with Rich Histories: Using Whole-genome Resequencing to Infer the Evolutionary Patterns within a Wood-warbler (Parulidae) Clade and Assess Ongoing Hybridization between Two of its Members in West Texas.
Andres Rodriguez-Cordero, Ph.D. candidate, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Lou Densmore). Spatial Ecology and Conservation of New World Crocodylians.
Sadie Roth, Ph.D. student, Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management (chairs: Drs. Matt Barnes and Kerry Griffis-Kyle). Investigating Threats to Sonoran Desert Amphibians using Occupancy Modelling and Landscape Genetic Inquiry.
Abby Rutrough, Ph.D. candidate, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston). Human Behavioral Niche Modeling to Predict a Conservation Relevant Human Behavior at Large Spatial Scales.
John Stuhler, Ph.D. candidate, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Richard Stevens). Spatial, Environmental, and Biotic Components of Rarity: Perspectives on the Ecology of Rare Species Using the Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator).
Md Ashraf Ul-Hasan, Ph.D. candidate, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Tigga Kingston), Bat Diversity and Conservation in Bangladesh.
Kelly Klinkerman Baker, M.S. 2011, Biological Sciences. Local and Landscape Factors Influencing Diversity and Fitness in Odonates at Playa Wetlands.
Austin Biddy, M.S. 2022, Biological Sciences. Using Species Distribution Models to Predict Genomic Isolation: A Case Study with a High-altitude, Stream Specialist Damselfly (Odonata, Calopterygidae: Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen in Selys, 1853) in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Sarah Candler, M.S. 2014, Biological Sciences (co-advised with Dr. Ximena Bernal), To Eat or Not to Eat? Behavioral Responses to Novelty and Aposematic Signals.
Erica Chipman, M.S. 2006, Biological Sciences. Behavioral Ecology of Western Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in Northwestern Texas.
Demi Gary, M.S. 2017, Natural Resources Management (co-advised with Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle). Examining the Southern Great Plains for Hotspots of At-risk Species and Assessing Efficacy of a Decision-support Tool.
Hannah Girgente, M.S. 2024, Biological Sciences. Documenting the odonates of Florida's seepage streams in search of the Calvert’s Emerald (Somatochlora calverti).
Joseph Girgente, M.S. 2024, Biological Sciences. Ecomorphological Variation in Hylogomphus geminatus (Odonata: Gomphidae).
Lucas Heintzman, M.S. 2013, Biological Sciences. Examination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in an Urban Stormwater System and Bioaccumulation in Odonata. Currently a Research Ecologist with the USDA-ARS in Oxford, MS.
Danielle Husband, M.S. 2022, Biological Sciences. Odonate Assemblages of Four Wetland Types Varying in Salinity, Hydroperiod, and Water Chemistry in the Texas Panhandle. Currently a Biology with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, East Wenatchee, WA.
Devin Kilborn, M.S. 2019, Biological Sciences. Non-thesis. Currently employed with Transglobal Services, L.L.C.
Jacy Lewis, M.S. 2003, Biological Sciences. Non-thesis. Currently Program Manager, Viticulture and Sustainable Fruit Applied Research Program, Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension Viticulture and Fruit Lab, Fredericksburg, TX.
Justin Dawsey, M.S. 2025, Biological Sciences. Methods for Quantifying Changes to Lesser Prairie-chicken Lek Connectivity and Habitat.
Harisimran Bains, M.S. 2023, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Ken Schmidt). The Effect of Whispers on Hidden Lek Mating Systems in the Veery (Catharus fuscescens).
Danielle Browne, M.S. 2022, Plant and Soil Science (chair: Dr. Scott Longing), non-thesis.
Joe Carmichael, non-thesis M.S. 2016, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Rich Strauss).
Joseph C. Drake, M.S. 2016, Natural Resources Management (chair: Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle). The Role of Isolation in Sonoran Desert Water Site Connectivity-based Conservation Strategies.
William Fetzner, M.S. 2018, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Ken Schmidt). The Effect of Whisper Calls on the Settlement Decisions of Female Veeries (Catharus fuscescens).
Madison Gordey, Professional Science M.S. 2018, Environmental Sustainability and Natural Resource Management (chair: Dr. Deborah Carr).
Jilla HaghiPour, M.S. 2005, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Richard Deslippe). Isolation and Characterization of Venom Sac Proteins from Red Imported Fire Ant Queens, Solenopsis invicta.
Kristen Heath, M.S. 2019, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Warren Conway). Population Trends and Connectivity of Snowy Plovers on the Southern Great Plains of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Faith Hurd, M.S. 2023, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Lou Densmore), non-thesis.
Abbie Ince, M.S. 2020, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Lou Densmore), Examining Gastric Lavage Methodology on Alligator mississippiensis and Modeling Ontogeny through Differences in Community Structure of the Parasitic Nematodes in the Host’s Gut.
Erik Jansen, M.S. 2013, Wildlife Science (chairs: Drs. Clint Boal and Matt Butler). Distribution and Behavior of Grassland Birds in the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones of the Texas Panhandle.
J. Brett Johnson, M.S. 2002, Interdisciplinary Studies (chair: Dr. Mark Wallace), non-thesis.
Janice Kelly, M.S. 2012, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Ken Schmidt). Post-breeding Public Information Use in a Ground-nesting Songbird Community.
Jessica Kissner, M.S. 2013, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle). Amphibians of the Southern Great Plains: Habitat and the Impacts of Temperature and pH on Survival.
Brian Klingbeil, M.S. 2007, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Mike Willig). Response of Bats to Landscape Structure in Amazonian Rain Forest: An Analysis at Multiple Scales.
Jeffrey Law, M.S. 2006, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Mike Willig). Conservation of Biodiversity in Texas: Setting Priorities for Reserve Selection.
Mark Lee, M.S. 2021, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Lou Densmore), non-thesis.
Kristen Linner, M.S. 2014, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Clint Boal). Assessing the Influence of Wind Turbines and Land Use on Mortality Risk of Avian Species in the Llano Estacado with Emphasis on Birds of Prey.
Corri MacEwen, M.S. 2005, Interdisciplinary Studies/Museum Science (chair: Dr. Eileen Johnson). The Taphonomic Processes in a Protohistoric Bison Locality on the Southern High Plains.
Rita Margarida Quinones-Magalhaes, M.S. 2011, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Dylan Schwilk). A Mechanistic Approach into Leaf Litter Flammability, Mixing Rules, and Its Relationship with Plant Functional Traits.
Jeremy Nicholson, M.S. 2008, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. John Zak), non-thesis.
Kerry Nicholson, M.S. 2004, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Warren Ballard). Swift Fox Use of Black-tailed Prairie Dog Towns in Northwest Texas.
Amanda Nix, M.S. 2004, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. John Zak), non-thesis.
Amelia Nusbaum, M.S. 2007, Museum Science (chair: Dr. Robert Baker), non-thesis.
Doug Perez, M.S. 2016, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Ken Schmidt), non-thesis.
Rebecca Perkins, M.S. 2012, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Clint Boal). Anti-predatory Behavior of Northern Bobwhite in the Texas Panhandle.
Daniel Raleigh, M.S. 2016, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Carlos Portillo). Assessing Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) Overwintering Resource Use and Habitat Selection in West Texas using GIS and Remote Sensing.
Andrea Reinhardt-Perez, M.S. 2018, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Ken Schmidt). The Effects of an Indirect Predator Cue on Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Dusk Chorus.
Jennifer Resinger, M.S. 2004, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. John Zak). Microbial and Soil Nutrient Dynamics Associated with Degraded Grasslands in Big Bend National Park.
Elizabeth Rigby, M.S. 2008, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Dave Haukos). Recruitment of Mottled Ducks (Anas fulvigula) on the Upper Texas Gulf Coast.
Andres Rodriguez-Cordero, M.S. 2019, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Lou Densmore), Conservation and Spatial Ecology of Crocodylians in Bolivia (Caiman yacare, C. latirostris, Melanosuchus niger, Paleosuchus palpebrosus, P. trigonatus).
Lindsay Smythe, M.S. 2006, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Dave Haukos). Response of Nesting Grassland Birds to Sand-shinnery Oak Communities Treated with Tebuthiuron and Grazing in Eastern New Mexico.
Andrew Teaschner, M.S. 2005, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Mark Wallace). Burrowing Owl Nest Site Use and Productivity on Black-tailed Prairie Dog Colonies in the Southern High Plains of Texas.
Tom Thompson, M.S. 2003, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Clint Boal). The Effectiveness of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Native Species Seeding Requirement in Providing Summer and Winter Habitat for Grassland Birds.
Leticia Torres, M.S. 2005, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Richard Deslippe). Seasonal Community Structure of Littoral Microcrustraceans in Eight Urban Playas of Lubbock, Texas.
K.R. Vedolich, M.S. 2020, Wildlife Science (chair: Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle). Effects of Weather Patterns and Vegetation Structure on the Spatial Distribution of Small Mammals in Lubbock, Texas.
Erin Walker, M.S. 2003, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. David Tissue). The Effects of Changing Water Availability on the Photosynthetic Performance of Plants of the Sotol Grasslands in Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Elizabeth Watson, M.S. 2012, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Ken Schmidt). Migration Patterns of Northern Saw-Whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) at Hopkins Memorial Forest.
Darrick Weissenfluh, M.S. 2010, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Gene Wilde). Conservation of Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralisand Three Endemic Aquatic Invertebrates in an Artificial Desert Spring Refuge.
Brandi Welch, M.S. 2011, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Clint Boal). Aspects of Prey Deliveries in Mississippi Kites in the Texas Panhandle.
Lisa Welch, M.S. 2003, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Mark McGinley), non-thesis.
Sam Wiley, M.S. 2010, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Rich Strauss), non-thesis.
Charmaine Woodard, M.S. 2006, Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Richard Deslippe). Odor-masking of Vertebrate Carcasses by a Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus carolinus).
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Briley Krouse, M.S., Biological Sciences (chair: Dr. Jennifer Burns). Effects of Iron Supplementation on Development of Diving and Foraging Behavior in Juvenile Grey Seals.
Amelia Richardson, M.S. student, Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management (chair: Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle). Illuminating the Covert Biodiversity of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Ashley Kempken, M.A. 2023, Heritage and Museum Sciences (co-advised with Dr. Stance Hurst). Educational Objectives of Taxidermy-centered Exhibits in Museums within the United States. Currently Curator of Collections of Birds, Delaware Museum of Nature & Science, Wilmington, DE.
Brittany Webb, M.A. 2015, Museum Science (chair: Dr. Nicky Ladkin). Processing Old Dioramas Found-in-collection: A Beginning Procedure for the Period between Discovery and Cataloging.