About Libby

I am a doctoral student in the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology and advised in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology. My interests are in spatial ecology, ornithology (especially raptors!), wildlife management, and wildlife policy. My dissertation will use a collaborative conservation planning approach to understand range-wide patterns of movement and demographic parameters of the Ferruginous Hawk. I plan to use my research to provide reliable science-based decision-support tools that can be integrated across the species range for conservation and management of the species.

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Interests

  • Spatial ecology
  • Ornithology
  • Applied Wildlife Management
  • Stakeholder Collaborations
  • Wildlife Policy

Graduate & Advisor Program

Liba Pejchar
PhD Program, Ecology

Brian Gerber
PhD Program, Ecology

Awards, Honors, Grants

  • Y Cross Ranch Scholarship, 2025
  • F. Breniman Jr Memorial Graduate Student Assistance Fund, 2024
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service, Science Applications Grant, 2023