Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Effects of Oceanographic Factors on Larval Dispersal of Rockfish (genus Sebastes spp.) and the Efficient Design of Marine Reserves

Ecology, space use, and habitat modeling of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in New Zealand's highly industrial South Taranaki Bight region

Community effects of barred owls in the western United States

My research explores microplastic abundance and distribution patterns in Northern California Current seawater and zooplankton.

Terrestrial-aquatic ecosystem interactions and the effects of invasive terrestrial plants on juvenile salmonid food webs in Washington state.

 Using 3D skeletal reconstructions to describe the evolution of the fish superfamily Cottoidea (the sculpins and their relatives).

Using molecular and morphometric methods to describe the diversity of fishes around the world. I am currently working on freshwater sculpin fishes (Cottus spp.) of the Pacific Northwest

Phylogeography of the Yelloweye Rockfish along the U.S. West Coast: isolation by distance, potential effects of biogeographic breaks and sites of larval retainage, and deme-level selective adaptation. 

My research aims to identify the spatial overlap between human-black bear interaction, and preferred human-landscape uses, values, and attitudes toward black bears among recreationists. 

My current research is focused on coastal wolves in Alaska's Katmai National Park and their interaction with the aquatic system.

My dissertation research is focused on ecology of wintering grassland birds, including area-sensitivity, habitat selection, and habitat segregation. My research includes an analysis of wintering habitat use by chestnut-collared longspurs, and Sprague’s pipits (a former Endangered Species Act...

Using non-invasive methods such as camera trapping and DNA metabarcoding to study carnivore ecology

Developing a high-density flow-through system for rearing Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) larvae. 

My research explores the impact of juniper removal on Greater sage-grouse and the surrounding vegetative and invertebrate communities.

I am researching marine soundscapes in U.S. waters using long-term passive acoustic monitoring (PAM).

My thesis project explores potential growth opportunities and mortality risks for juvenile salmonids rearing in seasonally disconnected habitats in the Skagit River.

I use satellite tags and data loggers to study the movement and behavioral ecology of large whales. I'm particularly interested in their feeding ecology, how it varies across different temporal and spatial scales and what it can tell us about the underlying distribution of prey in the areas...

Investigating the ecological role of salmon sharks on the Oregon coast.

I study community ecology and life history patterns in seagrass and reef systems.

Migratory waterfowl usage of semi-permanently flooded wetlands in the Intermountain West and western Prairie Pothole regions

Coastal Cutthroat Trout movement pattern differences between streams with and without anthropogenic disturbances. 

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Structured decision making models for anadromous sturgeon in the Central Valley

My research focus is the environmental impact of anthropogenic contaminants using the measuring stick that matters most: the wildlife. My current research measures how mercury pollution affects dragonfly and amphibian behaviors and bioaccumulates through the food web. 

Disease and wildlife community dynamics across gradients of land-use change in tropical forests

For my Masters thesis I am building a computer model that parameterizes groundfish detectability in fishery surveys during coastal hypoxia events. Findings from my thesis can be adapted to reduce uncertainty in stock assessments as it incorporates changing oxygen conditions in the Eastern...

The goal of Mee-ya’s master’s project is to perform a feasibility analysis for an alternative form of electronic monitoring in Oregon’s recreational charter fleet. Mee-ya’s research will utilize stereo-video photogrammetry (calculating measurements and/or the creation of models of objects...

Using fecal DNA to estimate Roosevelt Elk populations in two Wildlife Management Units in the Oregon Coast and Cascade Ranges.

My research centers on population structure and genomic diversity of redband and coastal rainbow trout in the Klamath Basin prior to dam removal.