Larid Research and Conservation
Education
Ph.D., Ecology, University of Oklahoma (2022)
M.S., Ecology, San Diego State University (2014)
B.S., Zoology, Humboldt State University (2000)
B.S., Marine Biology, Humboldt State University (2000)
Memberships
Science Support, Honorary Member of IIECCO, 2020- present
Society of Conservation Biology 2010-present
American Ornithological Union 2009-present
Pacific Seabird Group 2010- present
Waterbird Society 2009- present
British Ecological Society, 2019-present
Current Professional Collaborations (Projects in italics)
2017-Present: Town of Hempstead Conservation and Waterways, Black Skimmer diet characterization and movements in relation to water quality in Hempstead Bay, New York
2018- Present: Lindsay Addison, NC Audubon coastal biologist; Dr. Rebecca Harrison, USFWS Pea Island NWR Manager; Jon Altman, Biologist for Cape Lookout National Seashore, Finescale movements of the American Oystercatcher: The relationship between forging ecology, energetics, and reproductive success.
2020-Present: Dr. Patricia Szczys, Eastern Connecticut State University. Black Skimmer population connectivity in the Americas.
Appointments
Assistant Editor, Waterbirds Journal 2023
Secretary-elect, The Waterbird Society Oct 2023
Peer reviewer experience
Journal of Avian Biology, 2023
Journal of Field Ornithology, 2023
Conservation Biology, 2017-Present
The Auk, 2016-2019
Waterbirds, 2014- Present
Marine Ornithology, 2019- Present
JPeer, 2020
Animal Biotelemetry, 2021
Southwestern Naturalist, 2020-2022
Society and working group memberships
British Ecological Society 2019- Present
Waterbird Society 2010- Present
Pacific Seabird Group 2010-Present
Marine Atlantic Bird Cooperative, Marine Spatial Planning and Seabird Colonies and Adjacent Waters Working Groups, 2018-Present
Tern Taskforce, International Bird Rescue founding member 2022
American Oystercatcher Working Group, 2020- present
Black Skimmer Working Group, established 2023.
Experience- contact for more information.