WYNDD Staff

WYNDD STAFF



Dr. Gary P. Beauvais, WYNDD Director, January 2000 to present.
Education	B.A. Biology, Colorado College, May 1990. Thesis: Home range, habitat use, and behavior of prairie falcons (Falco mexicanus) wintering in east-central Colorado.
	Ph.D. Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, May 1997. Dissertation: Mammals in fragmented forest in the Rocky Mountains: community structure, habitat, selection, and individual fitness.
Research interests	Conservation biology, habitat ecology of vertebrates, landscape ecology, biogeography.
Contact information	(307) 766-3027 beauvais@uwyo.edu


Patricia Ortegon, Office Associate, October 1998 to present.
Manages accounts and contracts, handles ordering, budget analysis and planning, and personnel/ payroll matters.
Contact information	(307) 766-3023 ortegonp@uwyo.edu


Bonnie Heidel, Botanist, October 2001 to present.
Responsible for developing and maintaining a database on the distribution, natural history, conservation status, and habitat requirements of rare plant species in Wyoming and providing technical information services. This is accomplished through field research projects and review of existing literature and herbarium resources.
Education	B.A. Biology, Carleton College, 1978. Thesis in grass taxonomy/ecology/physiology
	M.S. Botany, Washington State University, 1980. Thesis in rare flora of northern Idaho
Research Interests	Endemism, biogeography, floristic diversity, population monitoring, invasive plants, life history adaptations, conservation biology
Contact information	(307) 766-3020 bheidel@uwyo.edu


Dr. George P. Jones, Vegetation Ecologist, January 1988 to present.
Responsible for developing and maintaining a classification of the plant associations of Wyoming, and accumulating information on their distribution, abundance, composition, and ecology. This is accomplished through review of published and unpublished literature, field research, and communication with other ecologists in the state.
Education	B.S. Botany, Colorado State University, May 1976.
	M.S. Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 1984. Thesis: Microhabitat selection by small mammals in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming.
	Ph.D. Botany, University of Wyoming, May 1991. Dissertation: Seedling establishment and adult water relations of Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis and Artemisia nova.
Research Interests	Relationships between vegetation, soil, and geologic substrate; landscape ecology; human uses of landscapes; biogeography.
Contact information	(307) 766-3009 gpjones@uwyo.edu


Doug Keinath, Zoologist, March 2000 to present.
Responsible for developing and maintaining a database on the distribution, natural history, conservation status, and habitat requirements of rare animal species in Wyoming. This is accomplished through field research projects and review of existing literature and museum resources.
Education	B.S.E. Inderdisciplinary Engineering, University of Michigan, April 1993
	B.S. Natural Resources, University of Michigan, April 1993
	M.S. Zoology, University of Wyoming, May 2000. Thesis: Habitat Use by Red-Backed Voles (Clethrionomys gapperi) in the Rocky Mountains: Issues of Movement, Scale and Habitat Affinity.
Research Interests	Wildlife ecology, conservation biology, mammalogy
Contact information	(307) 766-3013 dkeinath@uwyo.edu


Alan Redder, Database Manager, March 2001 to present.
Responsible for managing data within the Biotics 4 database and GIS-based databanks, handling data exchanges and requests, and developing efficient ways to collect, process, and disseminate data through project proposals, reports, and software development; providing statistical consultation and analysis on biological issues and datasets; conducting field research.
Education	B.A. Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 1985.
	M.A. Zoology & Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 1994.
	M.S. Applied Statistics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 1998.
Research Interests	Biological and spatial statistics, data visualization, herpetology
Contact information	(307) 766-3018 ajr@uwyo.edu


Joy Handley, Assistant Botanist, December 2003 to present
Education	A.S. Animal Agriculture, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, 1985.
	B.S. Range Management, University of Idaho, 1993.
	M.S. Botany, University of Wyoming, 2005. A Floristic Inventory of the Payette National Forest and Vicinity.
Research Interests	Biogeography, plant environment relationships, systematics, and community ecology.
Contact information	(307) 766-3042 thuja@uwyo.edu


Mark Andersen, GIS Specialist (Research Scientist), October 2007 to present
Education	B.S. Geography, GIS Minor, Northwest Missouri State University, 2000. M.A. Geography, University of Wyoming, 2005. Thesis: Reconstructing landscape-scale tree invasion using survey notes in the Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming, USA
Research Interests	Ecological modeling, spatial statistics, landscape ecology, exotic/invasive species, and vegetation dynamics
Contact information	(307) 766-3036 mda@uwyo.edu


Melanie Arnett, Database Specialist, March 2005 to present
Responsible for managing data within the Biotics 4 database and GIS-based databanks, handling data exchanges and requests.
Education	B.S. Landscape Horticulture, Colorado State University, 1992.
	M.S. Botany, University of Wyoming, 2002. Floristic Inventory of the Southern Gunnison and NE Uncompahgre Basins, Colorado.
Research Interests	Bioinformatics, data visualization, biogeography, plant evolution, plant systematics, and community ecology.
Contact information	(307) 766-2296 arnett@uwyo.edu


Hannah Griscom, Assistant Zoologist, May 2007 to present
Education	B.S. Wildlife Biology, University of Arizona, 2000. M.S. Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management, Renewable Resources Dept., University of Wyoming, May, 2007. Thesis: The drying of the Luvuvhu River, South Africa; distinguishing the roles of dams and land cover change.
Research Interests	Wildlife ecology, landscape ecology, GIS, international conservation, and sustainable development
Contact information	(307) 766-3035 hgriscom@uwyo.edu

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