Title: Assistant Professor
Institution: Utah State University
Address: 5200 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322
Email: t.j.clark-wolf@usu.edu
Phone: (406) 239-9129
Research Interests: population ecology, community ecology, conservation, food webs, mammals, birds, quantitative ecology, Bayesian statistics
Biographical Sketch:
I am a quantitative population ecologist who focuses on integrating field-based research, ecological theory, and quantitative methods to study how anthropogenic processes shape ecological interactions, evolutionary dynamics, and population persistence to support conservation and management. I primarily study mammals and birds, from migratory seabirds to large carnivores, to solve applied problems in wildlife science. I also work to build novel quantitative models, including Bayesian hierarchical models, to better understand the outcomes of management decisions and to more optimally manage and conserve wildlife. For example, my colleagues and I developed The Matrix (https://matrix.mpgranch.com/#/) a user-friendly interface for applying a quantitative tool, fuzzy interactions webs, to answer questions of how different organisms affect each other within food webs and ecosystems.
Education:
Ph.D. in Fish and Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana (Missoula, MT), granted 2021
MRes in Ecology from the University of Glasgow (Glasgow, Scotland, UK), granted 2017
BS in Zoology and Neuroscience from Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH), granted 2015