{"id":80,"date":"2019-05-29T20:50:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T02:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:00:56","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tPEOPLE\t<\/h1>\n\t<a href=\"#leadership\">Leadership Team<\/a> | \n<a href=\"#faculty\">Faculty<\/a> | \n<a href=\"#student\">Graduate Students<\/a> |\n<a href=\"#international fellow\">International Graduate Fellows<\/a> |\n<a href=\"#researcher\">Postdocs and Researchers<\/a> | \n<a href=\"#associate\">Associates<\/a> |\n<a href=\"#alumni\">Alumni<\/a> |\n\t<a name=\"leadership\" id=\"leadership\"><\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCHCC LEADERSHIP TEAM\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/crooks-circle-cb558eff4421a571b63c06c0a95b3c8f-.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado State University Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology professor Kevin Crooks\" height=\"1065\" width=\"705\" title=\"Crooks\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Kevin Crooks<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/kcrooks\/\">CHCC Director, Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicbynature.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/ray-circle-163bc6a1f456669eb21db8648e1902ef-.png\" alt=\"Ray\" height=\"704\" width=\"604\" title=\"Ray\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicbynature.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mireille Gonzalez<\/a><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategicbynature.com\/\">CHCC Co-Director, Research Associate, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/IMG_3690-circle-794aff01816aea8d76cc916ec094bddd-.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 3690\" height=\"2432\" width=\"3648\" title=\"IMG 3690\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Jon Salerno<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/jdsal\/\">CHCC Co-Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\t<a name=\"faculty\" id=\"faculty\"><\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCHCC FACULTY\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Aguirre-AA-e1771277899507-circle-5c1ec9559f64fedaf55a8400869aee15-.jpg\" alt=\"Aguirre AA\" height=\"498\" width=\"512\" title=\"Aguirre AA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Alonso Aguirre<\/h3><p>Presidential Advisor, Global Impact &amp; Strategic Alliances, Office of the President<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Larissa_GrandMesa-scaled-e1601563481526-circle-a94830920f232f45f80fd866df3c0718-.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" height=\"1356\" width=\"1491\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Larissa Bailey<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/llbailey\/home-page\/\">Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Meena-Pic-circle-381a74e9c4366a17c3aef88d91167971-.jpg\" alt=\"Meena Pic\" height=\"677\" width=\"677\" title=\"Meena Pic\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Meena Balgopal<\/h3><p>Professor, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Joel-Berger-Reduced-circle-1d7195d83b5b2ddb63a117805523e748-.jpg\" alt=\"Joel Berger Reduced\" height=\"900\" width=\"600\" title=\"Joel Berger Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Joel Berger<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/joelberger\/\">Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair in Wildlife Conservation, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/sb-circle-72ec52a88c980bed80c7c33ed825137c-.jpg\" alt=\"Sb\" height=\"614\" width=\"658\" title=\"Sb\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Sara Bombaci<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/sbombaci\/\">Associate Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Angela-Bosco-Lauth-circle-ae636a78924209d33c7fec247272ca29-.jpg\" alt=\"Angela Bosco Lauth\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" title=\"Angela Bosco Lauth\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Angela Bosco-Lauth<\/h3><p>Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Stewart-Breck-circle-87b39ddc3fa7ad18f129be0f3a715bb6-.jpg\" alt=\"Stewart Breck\" height=\"350\" width=\"349\" title=\"Stewart Breck\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Stewart Breck<\/h3><p>\u00a0Faculty Affiliate, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; Retired Research Wildlife Biologist, USDA Wildlife Services<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Paul-Evangelista-circle-4d17850e3ac70ef7202bcdac73cdc7c5-.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????\" height=\"1015\" width=\"885\" title=\"Paul Evangelista\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Paul Evangelista<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.colostate.edu\/investigator\/paul-evangelista-homepage\/\">Senior Research Scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Ed-Gallo-Reduced-circle-27d3a36ab48abdbd36e05bbd8b6c7684-.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Gallo Reduced\" height=\"1365\" width=\"2048\" title=\"Ed Gallo Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Eduardo Gallo Cajiao<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/person\/?user=QUtu44TofZBagaQLakKMiQ%3D%3D\">Assistant Professor, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Brian-Gerber-Reduced-circle-9a47f4563508da53a428d3e483f5b6ca-.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Gerber Reduced\" height=\"816\" width=\"612\" title=\"Brian Gerber Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Brian Gerber<\/h3><p>Assistant Unit Leader, Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/IMG_0326-e1567284743598-circle-f1dc0cca55f7551d901e91b458ea36a3-.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 0326\" height=\"2129\" width=\"2260\" title=\"IMG 0326\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Dana Hoag<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dare.agsci.colostate.edu\/people\/faculty\/dr-dana-l-k-hoag\/\">Professor, Department of Agricultural &amp; Resource Economics, College of Agricultural Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/RickKnightPrairieCanyonRanch2018-circle-42e9f141ac8d37c2cd3a443042e883a8-.jpg\" alt=\"RickKnightPrairieCanyonRanch2018\" height=\"1300\" width=\"1196\" title=\"RickKnightPrairieCanyonRanch2018\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Rick Knight<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/richardknight\/\">Professor, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/mike-manfredoreduced-01-scaled-e1683671525601-circle-0503865a6a98a23cbde75c777e8bdb26-.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Manfredoreduced 01\" height=\"1838\" width=\"1708\" title=\"Mike Manfredoreduced 01\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Michael Manfredo<\/h3><p>Professor, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/niemiec-circle-39ce3a60442db9b3d13d24906c0b6a6a-.jpg\" alt=\"Niemiec\" height=\"717\" width=\"768\" title=\"Niemiec\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Rebecca Niemiec<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/rniemiec\/\">Associate Professor, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/BarryNoon-300x300-1-circle-68051a48b6f07e3fca3218ee0c181c16-.jpg\" alt=\"BarryNoon 300x300\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" title=\"BarryNoon 300x300\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Barry Noon<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/brnoon\/\">Professor, Department Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/agnext.colostate.edu\/our-team-ej-raynor\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/EJ_Raynor_Headshot-e1710988563828-circle-0af57d8d994989ef12a5d7b995aec81a-.jpeg\" alt=\"EJ Raynor Headshot\" height=\"982\" width=\"1100\" title=\"EJ Raynor Headshot\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/agnext.colostate.edu\/our-team-ej-raynor\/\" target=\"_self\">EJ Raynor<\/a><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/agnext.colostate.edu\/our-team-ej-raynor\/\">Research Scientist, AgNext, Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/schultz-1-circle-269c23d3b71b326f800e872efc4d2cf9-.jpg\" alt=\"Schultz\" height=\"768\" width=\"768\" title=\"Schultz\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Courtney Schultz<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/courtneyschultz\/contact-information\/\">Director, School of Global Environmental Sustainability; Professor, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Shockley-Pic-Reduced-circle-8f2dcf450ab875298bf502d21d116022-.jpg\" alt=\"Shockley Pic Reduced\" title=\"Shockley Pic Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Ken Shockley<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.libarts.colostate.edu\/people\/kshockle\/\">Holmes Rolston III Chair in Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/tara-teel-circle-c311ac4c222fa0b1332eeceb6dd1ddff-.jpg\" alt=\"Tara Teel\" height=\"3012\" width=\"2832\" title=\"Tara Teel\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Tara Teel<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/person\/?user=zXLRUnfFEzEGjJEqWYGUMg%3D%3D\">Department Head, Professor, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/gtitcomb_head_pic2-circle-69f9c06cad3011414daf7cb642275335-.jpg\" alt=\"Gtitcomb Head Pic2\" height=\"519\" width=\"439\" title=\"Gtitcomb Head Pic2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Georgia Titcomb<\/h3><p>Assistant Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/GWittemyer2020-Reduced-circle-bef36395adb5670655e4725caf9ea760-.jpg\" alt=\"GWittemyer2020 Reduced\" height=\"901\" width=\"600\" title=\"GWittemyer2020 Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>George Wittemyer<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/georgewittemyer\/\">Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Wolfe-CSU-2022-Large-e1694209484322-circle-7873774627fdcb5500344fc50c077b1e-.png\" alt=\"Wolfe CSU 2022 Large\" height=\"392\" width=\"386\" title=\"Wolfe CSU 2022 Large\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Barb Wolfe<\/h3><p>Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/V.-Yovovich-e1674920188466-circle-eef990f0e9d781163a8ddbb6d868681f-.jpg\" alt=\"V. Yovovich\" height=\"717\" width=\"720\" title=\"V. Yovovich\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Veronica Yovovich<\/h3><p>Assistant Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; CSU Extension<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Jill-Zaretsky-Reduced-circle-c780172dbdbe06eac750a1da10acbdf5-.jpg\" alt=\"Jill Zaretsky Reduced\" height=\"1113\" width=\"900\" title=\"Jill Zaretsky Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Jill Zarestky<\/h3><p>Associate Professor, Adult Education and Training Program, School of Education<\/p>\n\t<a id=\"student\" name=\"student\"><\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCHCC GRADUATE STUDENTS\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Ashish-Cropped-1-circle-c760a40acff06396d28273d17c51f2f1-.jpg\" alt=\"Ashish Cropped\" height=\"2237\" width=\"2032\" title=\"Ashish Cropped\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Ashish Bista<\/h3><p>PhD, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, advised by Dr. Jon Salerno and Dr. Kevin Crooks<\/p>\n<p>Project: Coexistence with leopards and tigers in Northern India<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Jenna-Brager-Reduced-circle-29521217a1ac331011ded1907a3e2740-.jpg\" alt=\"Jenna Brager Reduced\" height=\"800\" width=\"600\" title=\"Jenna Brager Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Jenna Brager<\/h3><p>Masters in Conservation Leadership, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources. advised by Dr. Veronica Yovovich and Dr. Mireille Gonzalez.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Studying how wolf-cattle interactions influence rangeland ecology<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/cassi-headshot-2-Reduced-circle-80f2a7283c0e32b7f7bc759073acebe9-.jpg\" alt=\"Cassi Headshot 2 Reduced\" height=\"900\" width=\"600\" title=\"Cassi Headshot 2 Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Cassiopeia Camara<\/h3><p>PhD student, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, advised by Dr. Rebecca Niemiec<\/p>\n<p>Project: Analysis of outreach and messaging strategies regarding wolf reintroduction in Colorado.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Morgan-Rae-Reduced-circle-82ce79e0343e5b9409597ed220974264-.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Rae Reduced\" height=\"900\" width=\"600\" title=\"Morgan Rae Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Morgan-Rae Hertel<\/h3><p>PhD student, Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, advised by Dr. Veronica Yovovich<\/p>\n<p>Project: Impacts of livestock-carnivore conflict mitigation tools on livestock and rangelands in Colorado.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Profile-circle-5f1a40cc78ff79df3ad1fa7c646351f5-.jpg\" alt=\"Profile\" height=\"1076\" width=\"1076\" title=\"Profile\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Tom Hilton<\/h3><p>PhD Student, HDNR, advised by J. Salerno.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Systems impacts of human-wildlife interactions &#8211; modeling multilevel economies from households to nation states.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Treana-Mayer-Reduced-circle-f92250870e7e70371e314ef71fddb449-.jpg\" alt=\"Treana Mayer Reduced\" height=\"645\" width=\"600\" title=\"Treana Mayer Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Treana Mayer<\/h3><p>DVM, Postdoctoral fellow (microbiology residency\/PhD), advised by Dr. Sue VandeWoude (Department of Microbiology, Immunology &amp; Pathology)<\/p>\n<p>Project: Emerging zoonotic disease at the wildlife-public interface; Echinococcosis in canids and people; spillover risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Camilla-Price-circle-e4589f1698ffae480b9b20c421be4e3e-.jpg\" alt=\"Camilla Price\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" title=\"Camilla Price\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Camilla Price<\/h3><p>M.S., Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, advised by Dr. Veronica Yovovich and Dr. Jon Salerno.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Social acceptance of endangered carnivores in Colorado; Carnivore response to non-lethal livestock protection tools.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Cole-Purdy-Reduced-circle-d4e6714b727305bf97abbbe283470496-.jpg\" alt=\"Cole Purdy Reduced\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" title=\"Cole Purdy Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Cole Purdy<\/h3><p>PhD, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, advised by Dr. Kevin Crooks and Dr. Mireille Gonzalez.<\/p>\n<p>Masters in Conservation Leadership, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources. advised by Dr. Mireille Gonzalez.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Reducing direct and social conflict between ranchers and large carnivores in the Rocky Mountain West.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Cassandre-Reduced-circle-3ed216628e8bb7bb2c0f99ccd2a79dc1-.jpg\" alt=\"Cassandre Reduced\" height=\"451\" width=\"600\" title=\"Cassandre Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Cassandre Venumi\u00e8re-Lefebvre<\/h3><p>PhD Student, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, advised by Dr. Kevin Crooks and Dr. Stewart Breck.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Understanding tolerance of humans towards carnivores, focused on human-bear coexistence<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Abigail-Whittaker-Square-scaled-circle-7940960dccbca9a8939924fa6ccd3910-.jpg\" alt=\"Abigail Whittaker Square\" height=\"2560\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Abigail Whittaker Square\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Abigail Whittaker<\/h3><p>PhD student, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, advised by Dr. Jon Salerno<\/p>\n<p>Project: Facilitating increased human tolerance for carnivore conflicts under pressure from poverty and climate change in Tanzania<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Becca-Windell-Reduced-e1703000475926-circle-4ee28b6fd69fdb8f8724225ffe5afbf0-.jpg\" alt=\"Becca Windell Reduced\" height=\"340\" width=\"321\" title=\"Becca Windell Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Becca Windell<\/h3><p>PhD Student, Department of Fish, Wildlife, &amp; Conservation Biology, advised by Dr. Georgia Titcomb, Dr. Larissa Bailey, and Dr. Jennifer Malmberg (USDA National Wildlife Research Center)<\/p>\n<p>Project: Behavioral responses, transmission hotspots, and disease-predation interactions in Chronic Wasting Disease infected mule deer<\/p>\n\t<a id=\"international fellow\" name=\"international fellow\"><\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCHCC INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE FELLOWS\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Pratik-Desai-circle-8e1abadd04ef717aaf9e8d6fda9c1361-.jpg\" alt=\"Pratik Desai\" height=\"1000\" width=\"1500\" title=\"Pratik Desai\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Pratik Desai<\/h3><p>CHCC International Fellow<\/p>\n<p>PhD Student, HNG University, Patan, India. Advisor: Nishith Dharaiya.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Human-sloth bear coexistence in Gutarat, India<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Elizabeth-Photo-e1708553711243-circle-8fd351eaeeddaed1259f76064245687a-.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth Photo\" height=\"1112\" width=\"1056\" title=\"Elizabeth Photo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Elizabeth Ruiz Elejalde<\/h3><p>CHCC International Fellow<\/p>\n<p>M.S. Student, Javeriana University, Bogot\u00e1 Colombia. Advisor: M. Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Ecology and conservation of mammals in the Colombian Llanos<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Shweta-Pic-e1708553744867-circle-815959851612d8b8b363090af27b055a-.jpg\" alt=\"Shweta Pic\" height=\"742\" width=\"970\" title=\"Shweta Pic\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Shweta Shivakumar<\/h3><p>CHCC International Fellow<\/p>\n<p>PhD Student, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.\u00a0 Advisor, Dr. Krithi Karanth; Co-advisor: Dr. Vidya Athreya.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Big cat and human encounters in Himachal Pradesh, India<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<a id=\"researcher\" name=\"researcher\"><\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCHCC Postdoctoral Fellows and Researchers\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.colostate.edu\/investigator\/paul-evangelista-homepage\/paul-evangelista-staff\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/RedaeTesfai-e1665034924554-circle-3d60667f1acd4dfe53717b99baca658c-.jpg\" alt=\"RedaeTesfai E1665034924554\" height=\"309\" width=\"300\" title=\"RedaeTesfai E1665034924554\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.colostate.edu\/investigator\/paul-evangelista-homepage\/paul-evangelista-staff\/\" target=\"_self\">Redae Tesfai<\/a><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.colostate.edu\/investigator\/paul-evangelista-homepage\/paul-evangelista-staff\/\">PhD, Research Associate, Natural Resource Ecology Lab, supervisor Dr. Paul Evangelista<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: Illegal cheetah trafficking<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.colostate.edu\/investigator\/paul-evangelista-homepage\/paul-evangelista-staff\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/PatriciaTricorache-circle-0901445aa0f30540363be8be4d807053-.jpg\" alt=\"PatriciaTricorache\" height=\"304\" width=\"300\" title=\"PatriciaTricorache\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.colostate.edu\/investigator\/paul-evangelista-homepage\/paul-evangelista-staff\/\" target=\"_self\">Patricia Tricorache<\/a><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.colostate.edu\/investigator\/paul-evangelista-homepage\/paul-evangelista-staff\/\">Research Assistant, Natural Resource Ecology Lab, supervisor Dr. Paul Evangelista<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project: Illegal cheetah trafficking<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/RW_profile-circle-ce36658f8fcd32508e160526af14569d-.jpg\" alt=\"RW Profile\" height=\"511\" width=\"394\" title=\"RW Profile\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Rekha Warrier<\/h3><p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, advised by Dr. Jon Salerno<\/p>\n<p>Project: Interactions of agropastoral households in Tanzania and the implications for large carnivore conservation<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Tom-Yamashita-scaled-circle-fbe092cf19d72e4c7a06cca81b668ce1-.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Yamashita\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Tom Yamashita\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Tom Yamashita<\/h3><p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, advised by Dr. George Wittemyer and Dr. Mark Ditmer<\/p>\n<p>Project: Human recreation patterns across the American West and its impact on human-wildlife conflict<\/p>\n\n\t<a id=\"associate\" name=\"associate\"><\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCHCC ASSOCIATES\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/foto-Santiago-Chiquito-Garci\u0301a-Reduced-circle-25bf942a9ce74318be6bf84e010b2262-.jpg\" alt=\"Foto Santiago Chiquito Garci\u0301a Reduced\" height=\"386\" width=\"600\" title=\"Foto Santiago Chiquito Garci\u0301a Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Santiago Chiquito<\/h3><p>CHCC Associate<\/p>\n<p>Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neotropicalinnovation.org\/\">Neotropical Innovation<\/a>;\u00a0Wildlife film producer interested in implementing protection-production systems to coexist with nature<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Nishith-Pic-circle-72fe33f13e6db3dc2b3b1d2f76070555-.jpg\" alt=\"Nishith Pic\" height=\"1678\" width=\"1967\" title=\"Nishith Pic\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Nishith Dharaiya<\/h3><p>CHCC Associate<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, HNG University, Patan, India; Co-Chair, IUCN Sloth Bear Expert Team; Founder,<b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwcbresearch.in%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKevin.Crooks%40colostate.edu%7C9d7d6e7f42d34221277e08dbcae20a80%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C638326844428921826%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MJZFPgDoac6jFITDVNIsE1L3dt9fRmqfF7fFptA%2FlCQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">WCB Research Foundation<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Angelica-Diaz-Pulido-Reduced-circle-217c87509b3d272c4108b4f42d7da712-.jpg\" alt=\"Angelica Diaz Pulido Reduced\" height=\"363\" width=\"600\" title=\"Angelica Diaz Pulido Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Ang\u00e9lica Diaz<\/h3><p>CHCC Associate<\/p>\n<p>Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neotropicalinnovation.org\/\">Neotropical Innovation<\/a>; Endangered species conservationist focused on community engagement and technology in Colombia<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rmrs\/people\/mark.ditmer\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Mark-Ditmer-Reduced-rotated-circle-d425723f23e2b6c05dd80c3c58f95957-.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Ditmer Reduced\" height=\"800\" width=\"600\" title=\"Mark Ditmer Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rmrs\/people\/mark.ditmer\" target=\"_self\">Mark Ditmer<\/a><\/h3><p>CHCC Associate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rmrs\/people\/mark.ditmer\">USFS Research Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USFS<\/a>; former CHCC Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\n<p>Spatial modelling of carnivore habitat suitability and conflict hotspots; recreational impacts on large mammal activity<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/carnivores.org\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/biopic1-circle-7f4f56454bc42871aea5043e832af2d8-.jpg\" alt=\"Biopic1\" height=\"636\" width=\"732\" title=\"Biopic1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/carnivores.org\/\" target=\"_self\">Anthony Giordano<\/a><\/h3><p>CHCC Associate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carnivores.org\/\">Chief Conservation Science Officer, S.P.E.C.I.E.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S.P.E.C.I.E.S is an international NGO committed to the development and implementation of holistic, integrative, and impactful projects and activities to further the conservation of the world&#8217;s carnivores.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Kevin-Jablonski-Reduced-circle-e0d122588eba31d73daadc865f156275-.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Jablonski Reduced\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" title=\"Kevin Jablonski Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Kevin Jablonski<\/h3><p>CHCC Associate<\/p>\n<p>Livestock Producer and Range Ecologist<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Seth-Wilson-Reduced-rotated-circle-5b3aa15781899e80f2755f2e7cedd2f0-.jpg\" alt=\"Seth Wilson Reduced\" height=\"807\" width=\"605\" title=\"Seth Wilson Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Seth Wilson<\/h3><p>CHCC Associate<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director, Blackfoot Challenge<\/p>\n<p>IUCN Human-Bear Conflict Expert Team Member; LIFE Lynx Project Team Member<\/p>\n<p>Applied practitioner\u00a0focused on human-carnivore coexistence<\/p>\n\t<a id=\"alumni\" name=\"alumni\"><\/a>\n<h3 id=\"&lt;h3 id=&quot;alumni&quot;&gt;CHCC Alumni&lt;\/h4&gt;\">\n\t\t\tCHCC ALUMNI\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Abernathy1-Large-circle-6822ec04e54c7d632b29a10256d260c5-.png\" alt=\"Abernathy1 Large\" height=\"410\" width=\"339\" title=\"Abernathy1 Large\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Heather Abernathy<\/h3><p>Postdoctoral Fellow, advisors Dr. George Wittemyer (Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology ) and Dr. Mark Ditmer (USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station).<\/p>\n<p>Project: Quantifying human recreation patterns across the American West and assessing its impact on human-wildlife conflict, as well as wildlife ecology and demography<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/profile-1-scaled-circle-f4217d655827a15e7366ba98d7102153-.jpg\" alt=\"Profile (1)\" height=\"2560\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Profile (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Richard Berl<\/h3><p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, advised by Dr. Rebecca Niemiec<\/p>\nProjects: Facilitating organizational systems change in state wildlife agencies; Understanding and predicting social attitudes toward wildlife nationally and toward wolf reintroduction in Colorado; Application of computational and machine learning methods to natural resource science\n<p>.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/SarahC_pic-1-1-circle-98e4f3fa9c667fcfe68600220ab9f591-.jpg\" alt=\"SarahC Pic (1)\" title=\"SarahC Pic (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Sarah Carroll<\/h3><p>PhD student, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, advised by Dr. Robin Reid.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Human tolerance and intolerance of livestock depredation by large carnivores in East Africa.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/matt-circle-ad6fec0bc425d909d1f71e2d0ba936ba-.png\" alt=\"Matt\" height=\"725\" width=\"556\" title=\"Matt\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Matt Collins<\/h3><p>MA student, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, advised by Dr. Rebecca Niemiec<\/p>\n<p>Project: Cultural, interpersonal, and incentive-based factors that motivate ranchers to employ preventative and non-lethal predator control<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Andie-Conlon-Reduced-circle-b120bcc51d54752f92dd5b2d3d52553b-.jpg\" alt=\"Andie Conlon Reduced\" height=\"600\" width=\"600\" title=\"Andie Conlon Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Andie Conlon<\/h3><p>MS student, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, advised by Dr. Jon Salerno.<\/p>\n<p>Project: The role of community-based conservation in promoting human-carnivore coexistence in East Africa<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Ben-circle-f67fef9df28c6af0be6046ae3c29cc8f-.jpg\" alt=\"Ben\" height=\"718\" width=\"629\" title=\"Ben\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Ben Ghasemi<\/h3><p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, advised by Dr. Rebecca Niemiec.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Conservation social science and human-carnivore coexistence in the Western U.S.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Tim-Helming-Reduced-circle-edc268fc34b733854c13ec631aff6f03-.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Helming Reduced\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" title=\"Tim Helming Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Tim Helming<\/h3><p>Masters in Conservation Leadership, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, advised by Dr. Bruyere and Mireille Gonzalez.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Analysis of the collaborative process regarding wolf restoration to Colorado<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Matt-Hyde-Updated-Reduced-circle-8996aec08ae09041d48c06ea96f79304-.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Hyde Updated Reduced\" height=\"582\" width=\"600\" title=\"Matt Hyde Updated Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Matt Hyde<\/h3><p>PhD student, Graduate Degree Program Ecology, advised by Dr. Stewart Breck and Dr. Kevin Crooks<\/p>\n<p>Project: Conflict prevention between ranchers and predators in the Colombia and Western U.S.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Monika-Lasky-Reduced-circle-43d936e30bff78247a333200a46ebbbe-.jpg\" alt=\"Monika Lasky Reduced\" height=\"631\" width=\"600\" title=\"Monika Lasky Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Monica Lasky<\/h3><p>M.S. Student, Graduate Degree Program of Ecology, advised by Dr. Sara Bombaci<\/p>\n<p>Project: How human\u00a0presence alters carnivore-prey interactions in South African food webs.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Tamara-Layden-Reduced-circle-8a95232adb13e5520da66d841362fb78-.jpg\" alt=\"Tamara Layden Reduced\" height=\"801\" width=\"600\" title=\"Tamara Layden Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Tamara Layden<\/h3><p>M.S. Student, Graduate Degree Program of Ecology, advised by Dr. Sara Bombaci<\/p>\n<p>Project: The role of community-based land stewardship in shaping carnivore conservation in the tropics of Guatemala<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Bri-Reduced-circle-d69767a8c452769087c18719702a6c2e-.jpg\" alt=\"Bri Reduced\" height=\"1125\" width=\"758\" title=\"Bri Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Brielle Manzolillo<\/h3><p>PhD student, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, advised by Dr. Courtney Schultz<\/p>\n<p>Project: Political challenges and pathways for success in Colorado wolf reintroduction<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Rae-Nickerson-Reduced-circle-118b46d3c383ea9983aa7f8e166331a0-.jpg\" alt=\"Rae Nickerson Reduced\" height=\"1045\" width=\"600\" title=\"Rae Nickerson Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Rae Nickerson<\/h3><p>MS Student, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, advised by Drs. Stewart Breck and Dr. Paul Evangelista<\/p>\n<p>Project: Identifying the psycho-social and socioecological factors influencing landowner reporting behavior of wolf-livestock depredations, and exploring the connections between depredation reporting and compensation policies<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Cori-Pic-Reduced-rotated-circle-3ff4614c7d505f6129b464a4ffd4509f-.jpg\" alt=\"Cori Pic Reduced\" height=\"800\" width=\"600\" title=\"Cori Pic Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Cori Persinger<\/h3><p>M.A. student, Department of Philosophy, advised by Dr. Katie McShane and Dr. Ken Shockley<\/p>\n<p>Projects: A Critique of Animals Rights Theory from Northern Indigenous Hunting Ethics; Hunting and Environmental Values; Epistemic Injustice and U.S. Wildfire Policy<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Kelly-Russo-Reduced-circle-863de150406bb3f903a0a6e35bf8e33e-.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Russo Reduced\" height=\"750\" width=\"600\" title=\"Kelly Russo Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Kelly Russo<\/h3><p>M.S. Student, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, advised by Dr. George Wittemyer.<\/p>\n<p>Project: Impacts of scavengers on Chronic Wasting Disease spread<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Erin-Weingarten-Reduced-circle-4aa59362f825987282fd3d26fc6a052e-.jpg\" alt=\"Erin Weingarten Reduced\" height=\"684\" width=\"600\" title=\"Erin Weingarten Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Erin Weingarten<\/h3><p>PhD Student, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, advised by Dr. Anna Lavoie<\/p>\n<p>Project: Justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in U.S. undergraduate and graduate wildlife ecology curriculum<\/p>\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Robin-Young-Reduced-circle-46e063f2f91a9c187477277d960988dd-.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Young Reduced\" height=\"971\" width=\"648\" title=\"Robin Young Reduced\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Robin Young<\/h3><p>Archuleta County Director\/Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Specialist, CSU Extension<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEOPLE Leadership Team | Faculty | Graduate Students | International Graduate Fellows | Postdocs and Researchers | Associates | Alumni | CHCC LEADERSHIP TEAM Kevin Crooks CHCC Director, Professor, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Mireille Gonzalez CHCC Co-Director, Research Associate, Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources &nbsp; Jon Salerno CHCC Co-Director, Assistant&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-80","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2320,"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions\/2320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/centerforhumancarnivorecoexistence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}