Life After Graduate School
What to Do With a Graduate Degree that Emphasizes Urban Wildlife and Human Dimensions



Bob Ziehmer  (M.S. 1993) Effects of uneven-aged timber management on forest bird communities. Current Position: Assistant Director, Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City Missouri

Eve Cooney  (M.S. 1994) Habitat suitability index models for three threatened snake species in an urban county.  Current Position: Youth Programs Coordinator, St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri

Tony Cubbedge (M.S. 1994) Comparisons of floodplain forest bird communities adjacent to four land use types at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Current Position: Land Management Coordinator, St. John's County, St. Augustine, Florida

John Triana (M.S. 1994) Differences in the use and perception of the August A. Busch Memorial Wildlife Area by blacks and whites. Current Position:  Natural Resource Technician, Regional Water Authority, New Haven, Connecticut

Scott Huckstep (M.S. 1996) Effects of adjacent residential land use on small mammals inhabiting woodlands. Current Position: Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, Missouri

John Ahrens (M.S. 1997) Amphibian and reptile distributions in urban riparian areas. Current Position: Staff Technical Writer, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California

Andy Raedeke (M.S. 1998, Ph.D. Rural Sociology 1997) Human dimensions of ecosystem management.  Current Position:  Wildlife Biologist , Missouri Department of Conservation,  Columbia, Missouri

Jeff Azerrad (M.S. 1999)  Avian community characteristics of greenspaces in St. Louis, Missouri.  Current Position:  Habitat Biologist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Vancouver, Washington

Ramona Huckstep (M.S. 2001) Influence of herbaceous layer vegetation on small mammals within forest stands in New York City Parks.  Current Position:  Community Relations Specialist, Hazardous Waste Program, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, Missouri.

Lianne Hibbert (M.S. 2002)  A case study of the minority recruitment programs of the Ecological Society of America and the Missouri Department of Conservation.  Current Position: Assistant Program Manager, Wildlife Initiative, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri

Stan Van Velsor (Ph.D. 2004) A qualitative investigation of the urban minority adolescent experience with wildlife.  Current Position:  Off-Road Vehicle Campaign Coordinator, The Wilderness Society, San Francisco, California

 Tommy Parker (Ph.D. 2006) Habitat and landscape characteristics correlated with density, behavior, intraspecific aggression, and activity of gray squirrels in urban areas.  Endangered Species Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Donna Brunet (M.S. 2006)  Butterfly gardening:  using volunteers to provide data on flower use.  Current Position:  Freelance Photographer

 

Carolyn Broun (M.S. 2007)  An evaluation of Missouri Master Naturalist Program:  Changes in volunteer knowledge and the relationship between motivations and changes in volunteer knowledge.

 

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