Undergraduate Mentoring
1) Jake Wimberly, WFSC Junior, Rio Grande Wild Turkey Publication and CD, 2009-2010.
2) Nick Herzog, WFSC Senior, Predators of Rio Grande wild turkey, Texas Cooperative Extension educational posters 2007‑2008.
3) Chelsea Martin, WFSC Junior, Student Intern, Important plants in wetland management, 2007‑2008.
4) Maria Box, WFSC, Sophomore, Wild Wondering Blog contributor, 2011 – present.
5) John Tomecek, Freshman, Wild Wondering Blog contributor and student worker, 2012 – present.
6) Justin French, Senior, student worker, 2012 – present.
7) Andy Reid, Senior, student worker, 2012 – present.
Graduate Committee Chair / Co-Chair
1) Larry Redmon, A landowner’s guide to wildlife property valuation, (Chair), Texas A&M University, MS Non-thesis, 2007‑2010.
2) Davilla Riddle, Evaluation of Water Conservation Practices for Landowners, (Chair), Texas A&M University, MS Non-thesis, 2006‑2008.
3) Aubrey Deck, Contact rates among feral swine and domestic cattle in Texas: addressing vulnerability to foreign-animal diseases, (Chair), Texas A&M University, MS Thesis, 2004‑2006.
Graduate Committee Member
1) Pam Hunt, Texas A&M University, MS, 2012 – present.
2) Haemish Meville, Texas A&M University, Ph.D. Dissertation 2008 – 2012.
3) Anna Knipps, Texas A&M University, Evaluation of the Landowner Incentive Program in Texas, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2008-2012.
4) Kyle Thigpen, Texas A&M University, MS Non-thesis, 2007‑2012.
5) Theresa L. Pope, Habitat characteristics and adult behavior affect black-capped vireo nest success and fledgling survival, Texas A&M University, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2007-2012.
6) Andrew J. Campomizzi, Influence of extra-pair paternity and public information on breeding site fidelity in songbirds, Texas A&M University, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2007-2011.
7) Shannon Farrell, Use of social information for habitat selection in songbirds, Texas A&M University, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2008-2011.
8) Israel D. Parker, Role of Wildlife in the Deposition of Escherichia coli into the Trinity River, Texas A&M University, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2006‑2010.
9) Denise M. Ruffino, Striped Skunk and Rabies: A Review of Skunk Behavioral Ecology, Public Attitudes about Rabies, and Policy Implications for Rabies Eradication, Texas A&M University, Ph.D. Dissertation, 2007‑2009.
10) Ryan M. Huebinger, Population genetics of Bowhead whales (Baleena mysticeti) utilizing microsatellites derived specifically for Bowhead, Texas A&M University. Ph.D. Dissertation, 2006‑2007.
11) Guadalupe de la Garza, III, Effective contact leading to potential transmission of foot-and-mouth disease, Texas A&M University. MS Thesis, 2005‑2007.
12) Stephanie Dupree, Managing invasive yaupon holly in the Post Oak Savannah of Texas, Texas Tech University, MS Thesis, 2001‑2004.
13) Wade Ryberg, Population parameters of American alligators in the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area, Texas A&M University, MS Thesis, 1999‑2002.
14) Brad Daugherty, Utilizing geographic information systems to understand and model species distributions, Texas A&M University, MS Thesis, 1999‑2000.
Summary of graduate student mentoring.
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Degree | Chair or Co-Chair | Member |
BS – Undergraduate Projects | 2 | |
Masters – Thesis | 1 | 4 |
Masters – Non-thesis | 3 | |
Ph.D. | 8 |