Graduate Students and Colleague's

Steven "Blake" Murden graduated in the Spring of 1993. Blake's M.S. Thesis was entitled: "Assessing competitive interactions among white-tailed deer and Angora goats" 78pp. Blake currently is working towards his Ph.D in the Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences here at Texas A&M University.

Jerry L. Cooke graduated with his Ph.D in the fall of 1993. Jerry's Dissertation was entitled: "Assessing populations in complex systems" 142pp. Jerry currently is employed as the Big Game Project Leader with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department in Austin.

Mary Terra-Berns graduated during the fall of 1993. Her M.S. Thesis was entitled: "Quantification and comparison of terpene concentrations in various balsam fir growth forms and foliage ages, and a simulation of moose browsing on balsam fir at Isle Royale" 46pp. Mary currently resides in Connecticut.

Lisa Shipley received her Ph.D in the fall of 1993. Her Dissertation was entitled: "An analysis of the functional response in vertebrate herbivores: the role of plant availability and morphology" 125pp. Lisa's co-chairman and primary project advisor was Dr. Don Spalinger (TAES Uvalde Center). Lisa currently is an Assistant Professor at Washington State University in Pullman.

Stephan G. H. Kohlmann graduated in the Spring of 1995. Steve's Dissertation was entitled: "Patch selection in heterogeneous environments: A hierarchical view of foraging decisions" 133pp. Steve currently is employed as Wildlife Research Project Leader, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, in Corvallis, Oregon.

Michele Beucler graduated with a M.S. degree during Fall, 1995. Her M.S. Thesis was entitled: "Impacts of strip-mining on the habitat ecology of raccoons in East-Central Texas. Michele is currently employed as a Wildlife Biologist with the Idaho Fish & Game Department in Boise, ID.

Wen Yan, a graduate student from the People's Republic of China, completed his M.S. Degree in Computer Science in 1996. Wen's Graduate Advisoring Committee Co-Chaired was Dr. Dick Simmons. This project was part of a collaborative research effort with Dr. Pete Teel (Department of Entomology, TAMU). Wen's M.S. thesis project included the development of 2 separate object-oriented individual-based simulation models that will be used to investigate tick-host-landscape interactions. Wen currently is employed by a private engineering and communications company in the Dallas area.

Roy A. Jacobson,Jr., graduated with his M.S. during the Fall, 1996. "JR's" M.S. Thesis was entitled: "Comparative foraging ecology of white-tailed deer and Angora goats on the Edwards Plateau, Texas." JR currently is employed as a Wetlands Conservation Biologist by the New York Department of Natural Resources.

Lucy Newton is a M.S. student expected to graduation during Fall, 1995. Lucy's M.S. Thesis is entitled: "Competitive interactions between wild and domestic herbivores" Lucy's co-chairman and primary project advisor was Dr. Don Spalinger (TAES Uvalde Center). Lucy currently is attending Vet School at Cornell University.

Elisif Brandon is a Ph. D student expecting to complete her program during Spring, 1997. Elisif's Ph.D Dissertation is entitled: "Foraging ecology of harbor seals in Southeast Alaska". Elisif's co-chairman and primary project advisor is Dr. Randy Davis at Texas A&M University-Galveston Campus.

Christine Doucet is a Ph.D student expecting to graduate in the Fall of 1997. Chris' Dissertation is entitled " Feeding strategies of ungulates in a patchy environment: the influence of habitat heterogeneity".

Steven "Blake" Murden is a Ph.D student expecting to Graduate in the Spring of 1998. Blake's Dissertation is entitled: " Assessing landscape heterogeneity at various spatial and temporal scales."