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Jared D. Wolfe

jdwolfe *at* mtu.edu

Assistant Professor

College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science

Michigan Technological University

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Research Associate

Klamath Bird Observatory

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Education

PhD, Louisiana State University, 2014

MSc, Cal Poly Humboldt, 2010

BSc, Cal Poly Humboldt, 2006

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Lab Members

Tanner Barnes, PhD student

(co-advised with Dr. Kristin Brzeski)

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Research: Effects of experimental changes in microclimates on white-nose syndrome and zoonotic disease in bat hibernacula. Project funded by MI-SAPPHIRE and NFWF award.                                       

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Katie Brouwer, MSc student

(co-advised with Dr. Kristin Brzeski)

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Research: Rapid assessment of songbird habitat quality. Project funded by Integrated Field Practicum TA fellowship. 

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Carl Greene, PhD student

(co-advised with Dr. Jeremy Bos)

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Research: Developing low-cost deployments of autonomous thermal and lidar sensors to monitor and manage bat hibernacula microclimates. Project funded by USFWS.  

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Garrett Kucharski, MSc student

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Research: Climatic effects on the regional distribution and habitat selection of migratory birds. Project funded by MI-SAPPHIRE, GLRI, and MTU GA position.

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Ellie Resendiz, PhD student

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Research: Unraveling drivers of stopover habitat quality, at multiple spatial scales, across the Great Lakes Basin. Project funded by GEM Fellowship, GLRI, and USDA Forest Service

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Alex Riebe, MSc student

(co-advised with Dr. Shane Oberloier)

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Research: Developing autonomous systems for temperature control in bat hibernacula to combat White-nose Syndrome. Project funded by NFWF award. 

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Jackie Suits, MSc student

(co-advised with Dr. Kristin Brzeski)

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Research: Drivers of emergent zoonotic disease in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Project funded by MI-SAPPHIRE

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Lab Alumni

Tiff DeGroote, PhD (graduated 2024)

(co-advised with Dr. Kristin Brzeski)

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Research: Biodiversity assessments and conservation in central African Protected Areas. Project funded by Biodiversity Initiative, Salonga Conservation Initiative, and the Devlieg Foundation Fellowship

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Jenna Brewer, MSc (graduated 2024)

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Research: Developing and testing an acoustic deterrent to reduce migratory songbird collisions. Project funded by NSF GRFP.                                       

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Samuel Lopes Oliveira, PhD (graduated 2022)

(co-advised with Dr. David Flaspohler)

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Research: Assessing migrant bird communities in Mexican oil palm plantations, and determining the efficacy of using carbon offsets to conserve migrant birds on their tropical wintering grounds.

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PhD student, Sam Oliveira, introduces his research focused on assessing the value of forest fragments for Wood Thrush across the Caribbean Slope of Costa Rica -- an area dominated by pineapple farming.

Maria "Lulu" Ferrer, MSc student (graduated 2022)

(co-advised with Dr. Kristin Brzeski)

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Research: Dynamics of avian malaria in northern Michigan.

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Seth Finkel, MSc student (graduated 2022)

(co-advised with Dr. David Flaspohler)

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Research: Response of Ruffed Grouse to dissimilar forestry management practices.

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Breanna Gusick, MSc student, (graduated 2021)

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Research: Effects of different silviculture treatments on small mammal diversity in northern hardwoods.

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MSc student, Bre Gusick, discussing her trapping techniques used to assess small mammal communities across different silviculture prescriptions

Tony Lammers, MSc student, (graduated 2020)

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Research: Winter range expansion of songbird communities in North America.

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Tori Engler, Undergraduate student, (graduated 2020

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Research: Assessing Eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) survival and physiological condition across different silviculture prescriptions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 

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Andrew Wiegardt, MSc student (Humboldt State University 2017) 

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Research: Epigenetic action of forest-dwelling birds along a disturbance gradient in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa.

Read Andrew's thesis here.

© 2024 by Jared D. Wolfe

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