Jared D. Wolfe
jdwolfe *at* mtu.edu
Assistant Professor
College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
Michigan Technological University
Research Associate
Wildlife Department
Humboldt State University
Research Associate
Klamath Bird Observatory
Education
PhD, Louisiana State University, 2014
MSc, Humboldt State University, 2010
BSc, Humboldt State University, 2006
Lab Members
Tiff DeGroote, PhD student
(co-advised with Dr. Kristin Brzeski)
Research: Biodiversity assessments and conservation in central African Protected Areas.
Maria "Lulu" Ferrer, MSc student
(co-advised with Dr. Kristin Brzeski & Dr. David Flaspohler)
Research: Dynamics of avian malaria in northern Michigan.
Seth Finkel, MSc student
(co-advised with Dr. David Flaspohler)
Research: Response of Ruffed Grouse to dissimilar forestry management practices.
Breanna Gusick, MSc student
Research: Effects of different silviculture treatments on small mammal diversity in northern hardwoods.
Tony Lammers, MSc student
Research: Winter range expansion of songbird communities in North America.
MSc student, Bre Gusick, discussing her trapping techniques used to assess small mammal communities across different silviculture prescriptions
Samuel Lopes Oliveira, PhD student
(co-advised with Dr. David Flaspohler)
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.
Tori Engler, Undergraduate student, alumni
Research: Assessing Eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) survival and physiological condition across different silviculture prescriptions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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.
Andrew Wiegardt, MSc student (Humboldt State University) alumni
Research: Epigenetic action of forest-dwelling birds along a disturbance gradient in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa.
Read Andrew's thesis here.
Collaborators
