Ecology | Statistics

Former lab members

Cheyenne Acevedo
MS Graduate (Dec 2021)

MS Thesis: Spatio-temporal population dynamics of Nevada greater sage-grouse from 2000-2018.

Current Position: Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), Big Game Program.

Research Interests:  quantitative ecology, population dynamics, conservation, and habitat restoration.

Education: 

  • MS, University of Nevada, Reno, Wildlife Ecology, 2021
  • BS, University of Nevada, Reno, Wildlife Ecology, 2016
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Meghan Keating
MS Graduate (Aug 2021)

MS Thesis: Estimating spatial locations of attraction through time with animal movement data.

Current Position: PhD Student, Clemson University

Research Interests:  quantitative ecology, movement ecology, predator ecology.

Education: 

  • MS, University of Nevada, Reno, Wildlife Ecology, 2021
  • BS, Colorado State University, 2016
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Joseph Eisaguirre
Former Post-Doc (2019-2020)

Research Project: Developing a statistical adaptive monitoring framework for sea otters in southeastern Alaska.

Current Position: Statistician, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sea Otters and Walrus Program.

Research Interests:  quantitative ecology, movement ecology, reaction-diffusion models.

Education: 

  • PhD, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Wildlife Ecology, 2019
  • MS, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Statistics, 2018
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Thomas Riecke
Former Post-Doc (2020)

Research Project: Understanding Correlations Among Harvest, Survival, and Abundance of North American Waterfowl Populations.

Current Position: Post-Doc, Swiss Ornithological Institute.

Research Interests:  using demographic data to better understand the complex relationships among environmental conditions, climate, anthropogenic actions, and population trends of wild organisms

Education: 

  • PhD, University of Nevada, Reno, EECB, 2020
  • MS, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2013
  • BA, Austin College, Biology, 2009
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Ben Sedinger
Former Post-Doc (2018)

Research Project: Understanding Correlations Among Harvest, Survival, and Abundance of North American Waterfowl Populations.

Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Stephens Point

Research Interests:  waterfowl ecology and using quantitative tools to advance the conservation of wildlife and the habitats they rely on.

Education: 

  • PhD, University of Nevada, Reno, EECB, 2018
  • BS, University of Nevada, Reno, NRES, 2012

 

Sage Ellis
Former Research Assistant (2019-2020)

Research Project: Understanding Correlations Among Harvest, Survival, and Abundance of North American Waterfowl Populations.

Current Position: MS Student, University of Georgia

Research Interests:  population dynamics, invasive species ecology, and restoration

Education: 

  • BS, University of Nevada, Reno, NRES, 2018
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