Faculty & Staff

Andrew Little

Andrew Little

Director of the Applied Wildlife Ecology and Spatial Movement (AWESM) Lab

Phone
402-219-1913
Email
alittle6@unl.edu

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Iris McFarlin

Iris McFarlin

Communications Specialist

Phone
402-416-9132
Email
imcfarlin2@unl.edu

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Graduate Students

Rhys Medcalfe

Rhys Medcalfe

MS Student in Natural Resource Sciences

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

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Jade Wawers

Jade Wawers

MS Student in Natural Resource Sciences

Research Projects

Evaluating Spatial Distribution and Composition of Mesopredator Communities in Western Nebraska

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Robyn Dausener

Robyn Dausener

MS Student in Natural Resource Sciences

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

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Surya Deepika Garugu

Surya Deepika Garugu

PhD Student in Natural Resource Sciences

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

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Megan Baldissara

Megan Baldissara

PhD Student in Natural Resource Sciences

Research Projects

Identifying and Prioritizing Pheasant Habitat in Agricultural Landscapes

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Allison Barg

Allison Barg

PhD Student in Natural Resource Sciences with a specialization in Applied Ecology

Research Projects

Identifying and Prioritizing Pheasant Habitat in Agricultural Landscapes

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Grace Schuster

Grace Schuster

PhD Student in Natural Resource Sciences with a specialization in Applied Ecology

Research Projects

Bioenergy Crop Production: Implications for Grassland Bird Communities

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Undergraduate Students

Technicians

Teagan Sandstedt

Teagan Sandstedt

2024

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Past Members

Kaitlyn Dozler

Kaitlyn Dozler

MS Student in Natural Resource Sciences

Research Projects

Precision Livestock Management on Extensive Rangelands

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Jagger Mess

Jagger Mess

Technician - 2024

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Stephanie Roscoe

Stephanie Roscoe

Technician - 2024

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Madison Lutes

Madison Lutes

Technician - 2024

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Catrina Johnson

Catrina Johnson

Technician - 2024

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Jocelyn Hernandez

Jocelyn Hernandez

Technician - 2024

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Corrin Winter

Corrin Winter

MS Student in Natural Resource Sciences with a specialization in Applied Ecology

Research Projects

Constraints to Precision Agriculture Adoption

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Wyatt Ervin

Wyatt Ervin

Technician - 2023

Research Projects

Bioenergy Crop Production: Implications for Grassland Bird Communities

Katie Piecora

Katie Piecora

MS Student in Natural Resource Sciences with a specialization in Applied Ecology

Research Projects

Pronghorn Spatial Ecology in Nebraska

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Kayli Newkirk

Kayli Newkirk

Technician - 2022, 2023

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Tyree Brown

Tyree Brown

Technician - 2023

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Nate Rykerd

Nate Rykerd

Technician - 2023

Research Projects

Identifying and Prioritizing Pheasant Habitat in Agricultural Landscapes

Josie Ivy

Josie Ivy

Website Content Creator

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Becca Cusick

Becca Cusick

Technician - 2023

Research Projects

Wild Turkey Ecology in Western Nebraska

Hunter Swanson

Hunter Swanson

Technician - 2022

Research Projects

Bioenergy Crop Production: Implications for Grassland Bird Communities

Morgan Register

Morgan Register

MS Student in Natural Resource Sciences with a specialization in Applied Ecology

Research Projects

Constraints to Precision Agriculture Adoption

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Madison Husmann

Madison Husmann

Science Communication Intern

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Zach Hess

Zach Hess

Undergraduate Researcher (UCARE Program)

Habitat Selection for Territorial Male Pheasants

Profile

Zach Hess is an undergraduate Fisheries and Wildlife major specializing in Conservation Biology at UNL. He is also working towards attending Veterinarian School. He joined the Applied Wildlife Ecology and Spatial Movement (AWESM) Lab in Spring 2020. His undergraduate research was aimed at improving our understanding of ring-necked pheasant mating behavior and group structure in intensive agricultural landscapes. This information will be critical to land managers and biologists interested in improving pheasant populations in highly fragmented agricultural landscapes. His research interests are focused in the fields of Wildlife Veterinarian Medicine and Ecological Physiology.

Jana Malene

Jana Malene

Undergraduate Researcher (UCARE Program)

Wildlife Space Use in an Agricultural Landscape

Profile

Jana Malene was an undergraduate in Fisheries and Wildlife at UNL who joined the Applied Wildlife Ecology and Spatial Movement (AWESM) Lab in spring 2020. Her research focused on wildlife spatial ecology in highly fragmented agricultural landscapes where she evaluated bobcat, red-tailed hawks, and white-tailed deer movement ecology. Her interests include community dynamics and wildlife conservation and management. Jana graduated in December 2020.