Education
Ph.D. 2002, Ecology, University of California-Davis B.S. 1997 (Magna Cum Laude), Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California-Davis
Work Experience
Research Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, California (2013-present) Research Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, UC Davis Field Station, California (2006-2013) Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station, Vallejo, California (2004-2006) Post-doctoral Researcher, John Muir Institute of the Environment, University of California-Davis (2003-2004) Post-doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California-Davis (2002-2003) Teaching Assistant, Ecology and Management of Waterfowl and Game Birds, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California-Davis (Spring 2002) Teaching Assistant, Field Methods in Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California-Davis (Summer 2001) Waterfowl Research Associate, California Waterfowl Association, Sacramento, California (1999-2000) Waterfowl Research Crew Leader, California Waterfowl Association, Sacramento, California (Spring 1998, 1999, 2000) Doctoral Research, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California-Davis (1997-2002) Waterfowl Research Technician, California Waterfowl Association, Sacramento, California (Spring 1997) Biological Technician, U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, California (Summer 1995) Biological Aid, U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, California (Summer 1994)