Join Our Lab

Our lab’s aim is to advance understanding of the responses of large mammal populations to ecological and environmental drivers and to use that knowledge to directly inform wildlife management and conservation. We strive to work closely with state and federal entities to address emerging and pressing issues in large mammal ecology and management in the state of North Dakota, as well as continue working in African systems to address both fundamental and applied questions in ecology.

We integrate aspects of behavioral ecology, physiology, evolution, and chemical ecology to address ecological questions at the population and community levels and are always looking for creative ways to approach fundamental and applied questions revolving around large mammal ecology.

I am looking for for excited, motivated, and dedicated students with an interest in large mammal ecology and/or management. Having a passion for large mammals is a good starting point, but it is not enough to get you through the rigors of a graduate degree. Students should be passionate about their research questions and the quest to seek answers (which sometimes can be highly frustrating). Grad school, like any aspect of life, is filled with highs and lows. Thus, I am looking for students that have a positive outlook and will be supportive, accepting labmates to their peers.

I am also committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our field (and the world at large). In my lab, I aim to foster an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment that respects, acknowledges and celebrates diversity and individual differences.