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Dr. Katie Haase, M.S., Ph.D., Assistant 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 (GO GATORS!). Dr. Haase did her post-doctoral research at Montana State University studying the energetics of white-nose syndrome in western bat species. Outside of research and teaching, Dr. Haase enjoys hiking, kayaking, ice cream, R code, and awkward mammals. [CV]
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Sarah Zirkle, M.S. StudentSarah joins the lab after receiving her B.S. degree in Wildlife Science from Tennessee Technological University. Sarah is interested in the spatial ecology and population dynamics of Perimyotis subflavus (tri-colored bat), a species recently petitioned for Endangered Species Act protection. Her research will focus on habitat selection of summer roosts by this species and impacts of forest management.
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Sarah Krueger, M.S. StudentSarah received her B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries with minors in Forestry and International Agriculture and Natural Resources from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. After graduating, she had the opportunity to work for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources conducting cave and culvert surveys. This opportunity, coupled with previous work experience in bat acoustics, has lead her to pursue a graduate research project investigating the impacts of white-nose syndrome on reproductive timing and age-structure of eastern bat species. [Sarah's website]
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Trevor Walker, M.S. StudentTrevor received his B.S. in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology from North Carolina State University and an A.S. in Fish and Wildlife Management Technology from Haywood Community College. Trevor pursued his degrees because he has always loved being outside and spending time hiking, hunting, and fishing. Then in his sophomore year he began working with bats! Trevor is interested in studying how insect population/diversity across the landscape affects the presence of bat species on Fort Campbell Army Base. He will also be utilizing his vast experience in tracking with radio telemetry to help out the team!
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Harrison Rogers, Undergraduate StudentHarrison is a senior in the Biology Department here at APSU. He has experience in the field, spending summer 2021 in the Amazon researching primates. Now he is working as a lab technician identifying macroinvertebrates collected from Fort Campbell. He is excited to gain more experience for whatever's next!
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Matthew Scott, Undergraduate StudentMatthew is a senior in the Biology Department at APSU. He is working as a lab technician identifying aquatic macroinvertebrates collected from the field.
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Brylea Abed, Undergraduate Student Brylea is a freshman in the Department of Biology and is a scholarship worker in the lab. She spends her time weighing macroinvertebrates and entering in data for the bat project!
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Lab Alumni
Nicholas Deans
Nick was a wildlife field technician with the Fort Campbell Bat Project and now is finishing up his degree at Murray State University. |
Jonathan Crockarell
Jonathan received a UREF award to study the impact of military operations on bat richness. Jonathan is now finishing up his degree at Austin Peay State University. |
And we wouldn't be able to do what we do without our volunteers!
From left to right: Valerie Smith, Sarah Zirkle, Brandon Gulley, Trevor Walker, Anthony Zorney.
Interested in becoming a part of our lab? Please see the Prospective Students page for more information.