Photo taken before new post-COVID PPE regulations requiring masks.
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Dr. Katie Haase, PhD, Associate ProfessorDr. Haase received her B.S. in Wildlife from Unity College in Maine, her M.S. in Conservation Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida. Dr. Haase did her post-doctoral research at Montana State University studying the energetics of white-nose syndrome in western bat species. She currently resides on the Board of Directors of the North American Society for Bat Research and is the faculty advisor of the APSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Outside of research and teaching, Dr. Haase enjoys hiking, kayaking, ice cream, R code, and awkward mammals. [CV; last updated 11/28/2023]
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Current Graduate Students
Ryan Stuart
Ryan received his B.S. in Biology from Austin Peay. Ryan’s love for nature, hunting, and conservation efforts lead him to pursue his Masters in Biology focusing on mammal conservation. He hopes to eventually research large predatory mammal behaviors, and to teach the public how to interact with them accordingly. His MS research focuses on intraguild competition and predator-prey relationships of meso-mammals in restored grasslands.
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Dakota Van Parys
Dakota received his BS degree in Biology from Austin Peay in December 2023. As an undergraduate, Dakota worked on behavioral research in Dr. Benowitz' lab. He is now working in Dr. Haase's lab, helping with bat netting and tracking, as well as establishing a long-term small-mammal research site in a recently restored grassland. His current research is looking at spatial occupancy change in bat species on Fort Campbell due to ecological release.
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Current Undergraduate Students
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Casey KleinhansCasey is an undergraduate at APSU in the Biology department. He is currently working with Dr. Haase’s lab, helping with bat netting and tracking, as well as small mammal trapping.
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Gabrielle TombocGabrielle is an undergraduate student in Biology and is working on the Fort Campbell Bat Project. She is also volunteering on the small mammal project where she traps mammals in the field.
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Kamaya HollowayKamaya is an undergraduate at Austin Peay State University. She is earning a degree in biology and is currently helping Dr. Haase's lab with small mammal trapping.
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Kaia OwnbyKaia is an undergraduate at Austin Peay State University. She is earning a degree in biology and is currently helping Dr. Haase's lab with small mammal trapping.
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Logan YoungLogan is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice. He is working on the TX tricolored bat project and on growing Pd fungus in the lab.
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Macee RobertsMacee is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Biology. She is working on the Fort Campbell Bat Project and also helps with small mammal trapping.
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Caroline MillerCaroline is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Biology. She is working on a project looking at gut passage time in different bat species.
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Faith SewellFaith is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Biology. She is working on a project looking at functional morphology of bat teeth and foraging behavior.
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Alexis NefeAlexis is an undergraduate at Austin Peay State University. She is earning a degree in biology and is currently helping Dr. Haase's lab with small mammal trapping.
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James WattsJames is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Biology. He is volunteering on the Fort Campbell Bat Project.
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Wildlife Technicians
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Kennedy BeckKennedy received her BS in Biology from Austin Peay in December 2023. She is currently working with Dr. Haase’s lab, helping with bat netting and tracking, as well as small mammal trapping.
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Erik AndersonErik has a B.S. in Engineering Physics with a concentration in Electrical Engineering from Murray State University and a B.S. in Computer Science at APSU. Erik is currently building infrared photogates for bat boxes.
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