To better understand the behavioral ecology of chimpanzees living in a natural park with increasing anthropogenic pressures, and to better understand how we can mitigate these threats to their conservation.
We do a lot of field work primarily focusing on wildlife collection/trapping techniques.
In the lab we produce ArcGIS maps, analyze data, and create figures.
Aside from the research aspect, a lot of time is spent trying to improve students' resumes, apply to graduate programs and internships, and prepare them for their next step after UNG.
Wildlife ecology research primarily focused on resource use (such as habitat, spatial parameters, and thermal conditions), physiology, behavior, and disease of amphibians and reptiles (herpetology).
My current collaboration with Dr. Hyslop includes ecology research focused on resource use (such as habitat, spatial parameters, and thermal conditions), physiology, behavior, and disease of amphibians and reptiles, especially with turtles. I have interests in examining fecal bacteria presence as well. I also have students that work on skeletal reconstruction from mammalian road kill remains.