Interested in Joining the Lab?
I seek to recruit independent and driven graduate students who arrive armed with questions that in some way complement those being addressed by my lab. Competition for spots in the SEFS Wildlife Science Group is intense. I will be especially inclined to support candidates who (1) have an excellent record of preparation (including highly competitive academic transcripts and relevant research experience), (2) show an interest in exploring concepts rather than working with specific taxa, (3) are committed to working collaboratively and amicably, (4) obtain their own financial support (e.g., from the EPA, Hertz Foundation, National Science Foundation) and are willing to continually seek external funding, (5) can articulate why they want to be a graduate student, and (6) demonstrate a commitment to improving DEI within STEM.
I regularly update this site regarding my capacity to support graduate students (last updated 8/19/2024). Here, I will either advertise funding for a project (as well as on Ecolog and the Texas A&M Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Job Board) or encourage applications from students who have obtained their own funding (via grant/fellowship). I currently do not have funding to recruit graduate students, but if you would like to discuss the possibility of joining the lab under the latter scenario (i.e., you have already obtained fellowship funding or similar), please familiarize yourself with the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Graduate Application Process and email me as much of the following information as possible: a CV, unofficial copies of your transcripts (if available), and a brief letter of interest explaining why you want to pursue graduate studies and how our research goals overlap.
I regularly update this site regarding my capacity to support graduate students (last updated 8/19/2024). Here, I will either advertise funding for a project (as well as on Ecolog and the Texas A&M Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Job Board) or encourage applications from students who have obtained their own funding (via grant/fellowship). I currently do not have funding to recruit graduate students, but if you would like to discuss the possibility of joining the lab under the latter scenario (i.e., you have already obtained fellowship funding or similar), please familiarize yourself with the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Graduate Application Process and email me as much of the following information as possible: a CV, unofficial copies of your transcripts (if available), and a brief letter of interest explaining why you want to pursue graduate studies and how our research goals overlap.
View from our Okanogan study site, Washington Predator-Prey Project.