Angela Fuller, PhD

I am the Leader of the USGS New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and a Professor (courtesy) in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University. The single unifying theme of the research in our lab that transcends all projects is that they provide information that contributes to the conservation or management of wildlife species and influences the way species are managed. You can read about research in our lab on the home page and in more detail on the research page. Read about our amazing students and postdocs that make it all possible on this page.

Current Lab Members

Shashank Poudel, Ph.D. Candidate

Email: sp2489@cornell.edu

Shashank completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Development Studies from Kathmandu University (2009) and a M.S degree in Environmental Science from Tongji University (2012). He worked as a Networking Officer for BBC Media Action and as a Conservation Officer for National Trust for Nature Conservation. Shashank’s PhD research focuses on human-leopard conflict in Nepal.

Jennifer Grauer, Ph.D. Candidate

Email: jag479@cornell.edu

Jen is broadly interested in community and population dynamics and how disentangling the facets of complex systems can help inform species management and conservation. Before starting at Cornell, Jen worked as a Wildlife Biologist and Federal Aid Administrator for the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, and has studied a variety of taxa across the US. She earned a MS degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, where she studied the reintroduction and status of endangered American martens in Wisconsin, and bachelors degrees from the University of Vermont. Her research at Cornell focuses on the role of parasitic threats in limiting the population growth of moose in New York.

Haley Turner, M.S. Student

Haley completed her undergraduate degree at George Mason University in northern Virginia. During her undergraduate studies, she worked for the U.S. Geological survey (USGS) studying eastern box turtles at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. After graduating with a B.S. in Environmental Science, she moved to southern Florida to research sea turtles, diamondback terrapins, and Burmese pythons with the USGS. Her current research at Cornell University focuses on the density of bobcat populations in New York State. Haley is broadly interested in population and landscape ecology, and how the combination of the two can lead to better methods of understanding population dynamics.

Kelly Perkins, Research Support Specialist, PhD Student

Kelly provides general research support for the NY Coop Unit since July 2016. Prior to this she worked as a zoologist for the New York Natural Heritage Program conducting surveys, managing data, and studying rare species in New York state. She attended the University of Delaware (B.S. wildlife conservation ’02) and West Virginia University (M.S. wildlife resources ’06). She also spent time as a seasonal technician for several research and government institutions studying birds and other wildlife. She has a background in ornithology, bat biology and acoustics, and wildlife inventory and habitat associations spanning many taxa. Her interests include wildlife research, data manipulation, and statistics.

Carl Pohlman, Research Coordinator

A native of Central Ohio, Carl has been interested in birds since he was a young child. That interest propelled him to studying environmental science at Allegheny College and then on to the University of Maine where he earned a master’s degree studying the response of forest birds to natural-disturbance based methods of forestry. As Research Coordinator with the NY BBA III abundance effort, Carl oversees a team of field technicians to carry out a statewide point count effort, as well as the deployment of automated recording units to collect bioacoustic data. These efforts will provide researchers with valuable data and allow them to estimate the abundance of many species of birds across New York. Carl is interested in a variety of realms of bird conservation, particularly those with applied conservation outcomes that benefit birds, people, and ecosystems.