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 Current Research Projects (click on a topic for more info)

• Coming Soon: Spatial distribution and occupancy of American Goshawk in the Northeast US.
• Drivers of Golden-winged Warbler population change
• ​Migration ecology and population modeling for American Woodcock​
• ​An analytical framework to identify migratory airspace, stopover landscapes, and stopover habitat characteristics for Nearctic-Neotropical migrants
• High-elevation spruce-fir forest patch dynamics: developing forestry practices to aid Bicknell’s Thrush conservation

Former Research Projects (click on a topic for more info)

• Rusty Blackbird use of commercial forests in Maine
• Assessing long-term expanding gap silviculture in mixedwood forest on bird assemblages
• Bicknell's Thrush use of commerical forests in Maine
• Young forest bird response to habitat management
• White-tailed deer use of wintering areas in Maine
• Highland Guan ecology in montane cloud forest
• ​Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warbler migratory connectivity

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Research Interests

Migratory Bird Ecology

• Demographics: reproductive success, survival, fitness
• Habitat selection and quality in temperate and tropical forests
• Breeding-winter range connectivity
• Stopover habitat restoration and assessment
• Bird-window collisions and art as a tool to create solutions
• Full life-cycle conservation

Golden-winged Warbler Ecology & Conservation

• Demographics
• Resource selection
• Hybridization dynamics
• Migratory connectivity
• Winter distribution and habitat associations
• Conservation planning

Forest Disturbance Ecology

• Forest stand dynamics and productivity
  
• Dendrochronology
  
• Timber management impacts on forest ecosystems
• Ecological forestry to mimic natural disturbance
  
• Wildlife and plant responses to disturbance
• Forest restoration
  

Renewable Resources and Wildlife

• Evaluation of renewable energy alternatives on wildlife habitat
• Identifying strategies for balancing resource extraction and productivity with wildlife habitat use and quality

Promoting Science Learning & Careers for Underrepresented Groups

• ​Creating research and learning opportunities
• Blending science and art experiences for students in rural communities