Wildlife biologist interested in species interactions, spatial ecology, and population dynamics of predators and prey.

Morgantown, WV
Joined May 2018
Just over a week left to apply to this PhD position! jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
Hiring a PhD student (August 2025 start) to work on research related to elk reintroduction/spatial ecology using a large long-term dataset. Lots of flexibility in developing specific research questions! See the job link for more info: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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Hiring a PhD student (August 2025 start) to work on research related to elk reintroduction/spatial ecology using a large long-term dataset. Lots of flexibility in developing specific research questions! See the job link for more info: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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Take home messages: 1) prescribed burning can be beneficial to hares, but only in the long term, 2) unburned areas might provide a refuge while burns mature, 3) long-term post-management monitoring is critical (my MS was too short to see these trends!).
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I'm lucky to continue to be able to work in this system with great collaborators - I never would have thought that I'd still be working on my MS research 10 years later!
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With the addition of data from a follow-up study, we were able to look at longer-term responses to burning. We found that hares selected for area burned >7 years prior, and use of these areas was associated with higher survival.
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New paper 10+ years in the making (and paper #5 resulting from my MS). We looked at long-term responses (habitat use and survival) of snowshoe hares to prescribed burning in a historically fire-adapted ecosystem near the southern extent of their range. zslpublications.onlinelibrar…
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10 years ago I was an MS student studying (among other things) snowshoe hare habitat use in relation to prescribed burning in PA. We found that hares did not use areas that underwent prescribed burning: wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley…
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Don’t miss out on this great position! So many opportunities to answer interesting questions with great collaborators!
PhD Assistantship Opportunity to study large carnivores and herbivores (and the smaller things they influence) in both the US and Africa with me, @LauraCGig and other great colleagues *please repost* jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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A few days left to apply to this MS position. We're also hiring technicians to work on the same statewide project: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
MS assistantship opening on human dimensions of wild turkey management. More information at: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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Laura Gigliotti retweeted
We are hiring a Research Ecologist/Fish Biologist, Assistant Leader, NY Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit @USGSCoopUnits at @Cornell University, Dept. of Natural Resources and the Environment. Come work with us! Details below. RT. Apply here: usajobs.gov/job/789169900
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MS assistantship opening on human dimensions of wild turkey management. More information at: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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📣Postdoc position opening (co-supervised with Chris Rota) - developing regional deer monitoring protocols for National Parks in the northeast. Come work with us on this cool project! jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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Hiring a PhD student to start in August 2024. Research on turkey population dynamics with lots of flexibility in research directions/really great datasets to work with! More information: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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I can attest that these are wonderful groups to work with a as a postdoc - I had a great experience as a Berkeley Wildlife postdoc!
Berkeley Wildlife is hiring 2-3 postdocs to help with CA wolf recovery research. Looking for folks interested in (a) managing a field campaign, (b) analyzing wolf movement data, and/or (c) investigating social dimensions of wolf-livestock interactions. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04…
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One week left to apply for this position!
Hiring a full time project assistant to help with on-going research projects. Ideal start date would be March/April, but this is flexible. More information: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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Hiring a full time project assistant to help with on-going research projects. Ideal start date would be March/April, but this is flexible. More information: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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Reminder that there's only a few weeks left to apply to this position! We have very large datasets, which will allow the opportunity to answer ecological/analytical questions that are broader than just turkeys, so please apply even if you're not a turkey enthusiast!
PhD assistantship opening in my lab on wild turkey population dynamics/spatial ecology, with lots of flexibility to develop questions based on your own interests. August 2024 start date (flexible). More information: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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PhD assistantship opening in my lab on wild turkey population dynamics/spatial ecology, with lots of flexibility to develop questions based on your own interests. August 2024 start date (flexible). More information: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/…
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Hiring a river otter trapping technician to assist on a grad student project starting August. More details here: wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/river…
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Laura Gigliotti retweeted
Twitter, I need your help! The 3rd chapter of my dissertation includes a survey on shed antler collection in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Can I have some help getting the word out? Bonus points if you send this to a shed hunter who isn't on twitter :)
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