Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab News
Congratulations to John Huang for succesfully defending his M.S. thesis. John is now working with mule deer at Utah State University.
Congratulations to Emily Mausteller for successfully defending her M.S. thesis. Emily is now working with Galapagos Tortoises for her PhD research at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Congrats to Allison Kelley for defending her M.S. Thesis!
Congrats to Jessica Cantrell! She recently started working with Steve Reichling at the Memphis Zoo on a Louisiana Pine Snake breeding and re-introduction program. Check this out:
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/09/06/memphis-zoo-helps-save-north-americas-rarest-snake/
We've had a busy summer! Congrats to all of the following students for successfully defending their thesis!
Sean Wineland: Using Environmental DNA and Occupancy Modeling to Identify Drivers of Eastern Hellbender Extirpation and Sampling Method Efficiency in West Virginia
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Congrats to Berlynna Heres for winning the SSAR Victor Hutchison student poster award at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in New Orleans! Great job, Berlynna!
Berlynna Heres, M.S. student in the Herpetology & Applied Conservation Lab, successfully defended her thesis on April 22, 2016. Congratulations, Berlynna!
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Elise Edwards, a 2014 graduate of the Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab, recently published one of her thesis chapters!! Congratulations, Elise!
Edwards, E., T. K. Pauley, and J. L. Waldron. 2016. Estimating Spring Salamander Detection Probability Using Multiple Methods. Journal of Herpetology 50: 126-129.
Jonathon Cooley, graduate assistant in the Marshall University Herpetology & Applied Conservation Lab, and some eastern diamondback rattlesnakes recently conducted an outreach program for the Friends of Nemours Wildlife Foundation.
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Brad O'Hanlon, recent graduate of the Herpetology & Applied Conservation Lab, won first place for his student presentation (The Spatial and Behavioral Effects of Anthropogenic Landscapes on Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes) at the Gopher Tortoise Council annual meeting in Covington, Louisiana (Oct 16-18, 2015). Awesome job, Brad!
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On September 28, 2015, Brad O'Hanlon, a graduate student in the Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab, successfully defended his thesis, Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Movement and Behavior in Response to Anthropogenic Landscapes. Congratulations, Brad!
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Jonathon Cooley and Berlynna Heres, current graduate students in the Herpetology and Applied Conservation lab, recently gathered with herp lab alumni in South Carolina to collect data on snake ecology projects. It was great seeing Kevin Messenger, Marcie Cruz, and Abby Sinclair! Check out some of our photos below. Thanks to Kevin Messenger for sharing his photos!
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Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab M.S. student, Cory Goff, recently accepted a doctoral position at Texas State University under the mentorship of Dr. Caitlin Gabor and Dr. Susan Walls. Congratulations, Cory!!
Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab graduate students present their research projects at The Wildlife Society's annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA
Three herp lab graduate students, Brad O'Hanlon, Shelby Timm, and Cory Goff, presented posters at The Wildlife Society annual conference in Pittsburgh, PA (27 October 2014). Cory's poster won Honorable Mention in the student poster competition! Congrats, Cory!
Marshall University Herpetology and Applied Conservation Lab participates in the Davis Creek Watershed Inc. Community Educational Outreach Day in South Charleston, WV
The herp lab participated in the Davis Creek Watershed Community Educational Outreach Day in South Charleston, West Virginia, on 14 September 2014. Herp lab students (Brad O'Hanlon and Corry Goff) taught local children about amphibian and reptile conservation. Live specimens were on display, including snakes, salamanders, and turtles.