CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Incorporating the effects of predation and disease on the occupancy and distributional patterns of Eastern Box Turtles
  • Testing census methods for Diamondback Terrapins using visual counts and parasite abundance
  • Assessing population trends and conservation success in the Northern range of the Diamondback Terrapin​​​

RESEARCH WITH UNDERGRADUATES

  • Exploring sex ratio and age structure of Eastern Box Turtle populations on Long Island, NY
  • Using a body condition index to explore the effects of varying environmental conditions on Eastern Box Turtle health
  • Determining patterns of shell damage rates in Eastern Box Turtles along human population and predator abundance gradients

PREVIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Meta-analysis of the latitudinal gradient in species richness
  • Determining the efficacy of current published methods in sexing Eastern Box Turtles
  • Inferring species distributions of herpetofauna in south-central Kansas for conservation planning
  • Possible Effects of Black-tailed Prairie Dogs on Abundance and Diversity of Small Mammals and Raptors in Mixed and Shortgrass Prairie of Western Kansas
  • Sexual Selection in a High Plains Population of Crotaphytus collaris
  • Wetland Restoration Functional Assessment on Mitigation Sites
  • Patterns of Biodiversity and Abundance of Terrestrial and Aquatic Invertebrates on Three Mitigation Sites in Northeast Kansas
  • Small Mammal Diversity and Population Dynamics on the Benedictine Bottoms Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Site in Northeastern Kansas
  • Invertebrate Biodiversity and Abundance on the Benedictine Bottoms Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Site in Northeastern Kansas
  • Spider Distribution and Abundance on the Benedictine Bottoms Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Site in Northeastern Kansas