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Education Courses Taught Graduate Students Research Interests Selected Publications Professional Activities SOY Press Release View Interactive Lecture  Frederic Beaudry  Jinelle Hutchins 
Craig Fiehler  Chris Niemela  Becky Peirce  Jenny Kranz Allen  Tim Meehan and his wife Ruth |
Current and Former Graduate StudentsFrederic Beaudry. Population viability analysis of the San Clemente Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli clementae). Fred will begin developing a population model for the population in fall 2002.Jinelle Hutchins. Dark-Eyed Junco Response to Prescribed Burn. Jinelle will start collecting data for her thesis in the summer of 2002. Craig Fiehler. Dispersal of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) seeds by shadow chipmunks (Tamias senex). Craig started his field work in the fall of 2001 and will complete his data collection in the fall of 2002. Chris Niemela. Examination of landscape features surrounding white-tailed kite nest sites in Southern California. Chris started her research in 2001 and expects to collect data on nesting kites for two more years. Becky Peirce. Comparison of predators and predation rate on natural and artificial nests in coast redwood forests. Expected completion date spring 2003. Nicole Munkwitz. Natal and breeding dispersal of San Clemente Sage Sparrows. Expected completion date spring 2003. Tim Meehan. Short-term effects of wildfire on site selection and habitat quality of Olive-sided Flycatchers. Expected completion date spring 2002. Bob Allen. Response of nongame birds to game bird management areas. Expected completion date fall 2002. Jenny Kranz Allen. 2002. Edge effects on birds nesting in coast redwood forests. Jenny and her husband Bob live in Los Banos, CA. Jenny has been working for California Fish and Game and gave birth to Connor William Allen on March 25th 2002. Paul Brandy. 2001. A hierarchical analysis of Olive-sided Flycatcher habitat use in a managed landscape. Paul is working as a GIS specialist for the California Department of Fish and Game in Fresno, CA. Joe Liebezeit. 2001. Nest predators and nesting success of the Dusky Flycatcher in a managed ponderosa pine forest. Joe is a research scientist with the Widlife Conservation Society and lives in Arcata, CA. A publication from his thesis has been accepted in the Condor. Gjon Hazard. Land bird communities of managed and old-growth redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests in northern California. Gjon is a permanent employee with the Fish and Wildlife Service in Carlsbad, CA. Expected completion date spring 2002. Jane Bardolf. 2001. The influence of stream order on bird distribution and abundance. Jane now works for the U. S. Fish and Widlife Service near Portland, OR. Dean Kwasny. 2000. Effects of cattle grazing on the abundance and nesting success of Savannah Sparrows. Dean works as a wetland biologist for California Fish and Game. Arriana Brand. 1998. Nest predation and bird distribution in relation to forest edge redwood in forest fragments. Arriana published two papers from her thesis, one in the Auk the other in Journal of Wildlife Management. She is working on her Ph.D. at Colorado State University and is expecting twins in August! Maurie Beck. 1997. Habitat selection of varied thrushes (Ixoreus naevius) in redwood forests. Maurie published the results of his thesis in the Condor and is working on his Ph.D. at the University of Nevada at Reno. Mollie Hurt. 1996. Factors influencing the breeding distribution of Varied Thrushes in redwood forest patches. Mollie is a biologist for the U. S. Forest Service in Lake Tahoe. |