My research program involves a variety of projects, ecosystems, and taxa. However, the primary focus involves investigations of wildlife associations
with habitat and how populations respond to fragmentation or habitat loss
resulting from human activities such as logging, agriculture, or climate
change.
Much of my research includes a physiological
component often involving the use of respirometry to measure energy use of
dispersing wildlife or stable isotope ecology to evaluate resource use or diet. I also work to connect my research with wildlife and
habitat management and have worked with both federal and state agencies to
incorporate our results into adaptive management plans. I also have a strong interest in undergraduate education and am involved in research evaluating best practices and pedagogy for teaching wildlife courses.
Ongoing Projects
- Energetic cost and locomotor performance of mustelids and closely related species
- Developing noninvasive photography methods to monitor and measure free-ranging wildlife
- Identification and description of ultrasonic vocalizations of southern flying squirrels in Indiana
- Small mammal responses to fragmentation in agro-ecosystems and eastern deciduous forests in the Midwest
- Physiology and ecology of sea turtles
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