Avian Conservation & Management | College of Agricultural Sciences

* indicates graduate faculty who can accept MS and PhD candidates

Photo	Person	Specialty Area
	Duarte, Adam * Courtesy Appointment Contact person by email
	Dugger, Katie * Professor and Assistant Unit Leader, USGS 541-737-2473 Contact person by email Nash Hall Nash Hall 130 2820 SW Campus Way 2820 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	I am a population ecologist whose research is focused on the estimation of wildlife vital rates (e.g., survival, reproduction, population rates of change, movements rates) and the factors that influence them.
	Dugger, Bruce * Professor 541-737-2465 Contact person by email Nash Hall Nash Hall 166 2820 SW Campus Way 2820 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Understanding factors that limit populations of wintering waterfowl; biological theory behind the development of conservation plans; avian behavioral ecology and evolution of life history parameters; ecology and conservation of rare waterbirds
	Forsman, Eric Courtesy Appointment 541-750-7266 Contact person by email Forest Science Lab 3200 SW Jefferson Way 3200 SW Jefferson Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Ecology of forest wildlife and ecology of forest owls.
	Hagen, Christian * Associate Professor (Sr Res) Contact person by email	Evaluating population level responses of gallinaceous birds to large scale conservation effort and/or habitat perturbations, whether they be natural (e.g., wildfire) or anthropogenic.
	Haig, Susan Courtesy Appointment 541-750-7482 Contact person by email	Processes affecting persistence/extinction of small populations, conservation genetics, behavioral ecology of shorebirds, wetland ecology, mating systems. Avian Population Genetics View CV
	Kennedy, Patricia Emeritus Appointment 541-562-5129 Contact person by email
	Li, Judith Courtesy Appointment 541-737-1093 Contact person by email	Processes affecting regional distribution of stream invertebrates and fish; Trophic interactions in streams; Riparian processes affecting stream communities; Thermal and hydrologic influences on aquatic communities in arid systems, especially eastern Oregon.
	Lyons, Donald * Assistant Professor (Sr Res) 541-737-1957 Contact person by email Weniger Hall Weniger Hall 463 103 SW Memorial Place 103 SW Memorial Place Corvallis, OR 97331	Avian Ecology, Conservation Biology, Animal Telemetry, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Ecological Energetics, Natural Resource Decision Making Processes, and Communicating Science to Diverse Audiences
	McComb, Brenda Emeritus Appointment 541-737-1457 Contact person by email Kerr Administration Building Kerr Administration Building 300 1500 SW Jefferson Avenue 1500 SW Jefferson Avenue Corvallis, OR 97331	I study the effects of land management practices on animals and habitats to guide development of sustainable forest management practices and advance our ability to conserve biodiversity over large and complex landscapes.
	Moore, Randy Senior Instructor I 541-737-2898 Contact person by email	Bird Conservation, Biogeography
	Nelson, Kim Courtesy Appointment 541-737-1962 Contact person by email Weniger Hall Weniger Hall 447 103 SW Memorial Place 103 SW Memorial Place Corvallis, OR 97331	Kim Nelson is a Research Wildlife Biologist in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University. The current focus of her research is on the ecology and habitat associations of seabirds, specifically using modeling and habitat data to better understand and help resolve wildlif
	Orben, Rachael * Assistant Professor (Sr Res) Contact person by email
	Peck-Richardson, Adam Faculty Research Assistant Contact person by email	Coastal marine ecosystems; movement ecology; seabird-fisheries interactions; seabird population ecology and restoration; small boat operation, safety, and instruction
	Rivers, James Associate Professor 541-737-6581 Contact person by email Richardson Hall Richardson Hall 214 3180 SW Jefferson Way 3180 SW Jefferson Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Wildlife ecology
	Robinson, Douglas * Professor 541-737-9501 Contact person by email Nash Hall Nash Hall 036 2820 SW Campus Way 2820 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	I study birds and people and how they respond to change.
	Roby, Daniel * Courtesy Appointment 541-737-1955 Contact person by email	Seabird and Colonial Waterbird Ecology, Conservation, and Management.
	Schumaker, Nathan * Courtesy Appointment 541-754-4658 Contact person by email	I develop simulation models to forecast future plant and animal population trends, understand the impacts of multiple interacting disturbance regimes, and to contribute new theory and tools to disciplines including landscape ecology, conservation biology,