Me holding one of our study animals prior to placing her in the recovery kennel until the chemical immobilization wears off. This little lady is Bernadette (F21), and she is a juvenile fisher. Fishers are a large weasel and are the focal species of my PhD work in Rhode Island.
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Current position
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Rhode Island under Dr. Jason Parent. I am working in collaboration with the RI Department of Environmental Management to monitor fisher (Pekania pennanti) populations, including fine-scale movement, habitat selection, and abundance. We are currently working on establishing a long-term carnivore monitoring project in addition to creating a fisher management plan for the state of Rhode Island. Aside from conducting wildlife research, I also engage professionally with the Martes Working Group and The Wildlife Society on many organization levels. I have served as the Chair of the Student Development Working Group, the Student Liaison to Council, and the Graduate Student Representative in the Northeast Section. Additionally, I am a member of several other working groups.
Outside of my professional engagements I spend much of my time pursuing various outdoor activities (e.g. kayaking, hiking, camping, climbing, hunting), hobbies (e.g. quilting, reading, drawing), and spending time with my friends and family, most likely playing some kind of board game or birding.
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Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair |