{"id":19,"date":"2018-03-22T10:50:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T17:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:46:34","slug":"this-is-the-new-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/this-is-the-new-page\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lisa A. Shipley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Professor, School of the Environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

425 Heald Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2812<\/p>\n\n\n\n

509-335-9182; Shipley@wsu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  • Ph.D. Texas A&M University, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • M.S. University of Maine, Wildlife Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • B.S. Colorado State University, Wildlife Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Research interests:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    • Foraging ecology, nutrition and diet selection of vertebrates<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Morphological and physiological adaptations of plants and animals for herbivory<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Behavior and habitat requirements of free-ranging mammals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Teaching:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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      • SoE 310 – Methods in Wildlife Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • SoE 435 – Wildlife Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • SoE 556 – Foraging Ecology of Herbivores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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        Postdoctoral Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n
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        \"Meghan<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Meghan Camp<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Measuring ungulate densities in northeastern Washington using camera traps and distance sampling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Ph.D. 2017 –The balancing act of foraging: mammalian herbivores trade off multiple risks when selecting food patches<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Steven<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Steven Woodley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Assessing wildlife communities in relation to land use in east-central Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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        Current and recent graduate students<\/h2>\n\n\n
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        \"Allison<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Allison Stift  Ph.D. (in progress)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Modeling characteristics of rocky habitat and habitat suitability for rock-dwelling wildlife in the Cascade Mountains <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Claire<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Claire Kurlychek  M.S. (in progress)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Jackrabbit movement and habitat selection in central Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Ana<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Ana Torres Ferreira, M.S. 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Relating talus characteristics to habitat use by vulnerable alpine mammals in a changing climate<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Katie<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Katie Anderson, Ph.D. 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        The microbial link between a ruminant and its habitat<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Trent<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Trent Hill  M.S. (in progress, Co-advisor)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Use of leg mounted monitors to assess the effects of treponeme-associated hoof disease on elk (Cervus canadensis<\/em>) activity<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Allie<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Allison Stift M.S. (co-advisor, 2024)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Sagebrush steppe wildlife in a working landscape: habitat use, abundance, and detection<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Kylie<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Kylie Denny  M.S. (2024, co-advisor)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Where there’s smoke there’s fire: Howe mixed severity wildfire affects a community of wildlife species <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Rebekah<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Rebekah Lumkes, M.S. student, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Effects of Conservation Reserve Program on Mule Deer Habitat Selection, Movement, and Vital Rates in Southeastern Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Cullen<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Cullen Anderson, M.S. (co-advisor, 2022)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Assessing density of unmarked mule deer and coyotes using Random Encounter Models<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Logan<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Logan Whiles, M.S. 2021 (co-advisor)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Predation risk for hoary marmots in the changing climate of Washington’s North Cascades.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Anna<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Anna Staudenmaier, M.S. 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        A comparison of the fundamental nutritional niche and realized habitat niche of sympatric mule and white-tailed deer in eastern Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Deborah<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Deborah Monzingo, M.S. 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Influences of habitat characteristics on forage resources of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis) in North-Central Idaho<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Peter<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Peter Olsoy, Ph.D. 2019 (co-advisor)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Habitat mapping and multi-scale resource selection of pygmy rabbits with unmanned aerial systems<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Iver<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Iver Hull, M.S. 2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Influences of fuel reduction treatments on nutritional ecology of deer in northeastern Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Jonathon<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Jonathon Heale, M.S. 2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Habitat selection by Columbian white-tailed deer along the Lower Columbia River<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Stephanie<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Stephanie Berry, M.S. 2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        A comparison of nutritional and foraging ecology of sympatric mule and white-tailed deer in northeastern Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Kyle<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Kyle Ebenoch, M.S. 2017 (co-advisor)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Comparing population vital rates of resident and translocated greater sage-grouse on the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, WA<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Amy<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Amy Ulappa, Ph.D. 2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Using foraging dynamics to answer landscape management questions: The nutritional ecology of black-tailed deer<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Miranda<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Miranda Crowell, M.S. 2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Food and fearscape: Responses of generalist and specialist rabbits to food and predation risks<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Kourtney<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Kourtney Stonehouse, M.S. 2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Habitat selection by sympatric, translocated greater sage-grouse and Columbia sharp-tailed grouse in eastern Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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        \"Tiffany<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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        Tiffany Baker, M.S. 2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Habitat Selection and spatial responses of bighorn sheep to forest canopy in north-central Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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        Current and Recent Undergraduate Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n
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        Phoenix Bennett<\/strong> – Mule deer fawn bedding sites in the agricultural landscape of southeastern Washington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Caitlin Cheney<\/strong> – Comparing salivary glands of mule and white-tailed deer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Jenna Chapman<\/strong> – Social behavior and space use by American pikas at Craters of the Moon National Monument<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Bethany Tegt<\/strong> – From mountain tops to lava beds: A comparison of haying and foraging by American pikas in typical and atypical habitats<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lacey Rose<\/strong> – Foraging in a complex world: Do mule and white-tailed deer use olfactory cues to locate and select their diets?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        David Navarro<\/strong> – Assessing the accuracy of accelerometers for measuring behavior of deer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Katie Wat<\/strong> – Influence of forest succession and forage plantings on nutritional carrying capacity and habitat selection of Roosevelt elk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Adrian Rus<\/strong> – Survival and nest success of sympatric greater sage-grouse and Columbian sharp-tailed grouse in eastern Washington<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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