Sarah Richard

Before joining Dr. Millspaugh's research group, Sarah completed her Master of Science research degree at the University of New Hampshire, advised by Dr. Remington Moll, where she focused on spatial and population ecology, employing advanced quantitative approaches to study ungulate survival and demographics. For her first chapter, she used geospatial analyses in R to construct weekly home ranges from GPS collar data and modeled white-tailed deer neonate survival using Cox proportional hazards models. In her second chapter, she applied the Random Encounter and Staying Time (REST) model to estimate moose population demographics using trail camera data. Outside of hobbies related to her field, Sarah loves playing soccer and painting!

Role

- Camp Fire Conservation Fellow - Student, Ph.D. in Environmental Biology at SUNY-ESF - Student, M.P.A. at Syracuse University

Project

Mule Deer and Pronghorn and Energy Development

Expected Completion

Spring 2030

Education

M.S. - University of New Hampshire B. S. - Wildlife and Conservation Biology & Neuroscience and Behavior - University of New Hampshire

Research Interests

Sarah is studying the effects of energy development on pronghorn and mule deer movement, survival, and resource selection in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado. She is using GPS collars to assess migration, resource selection, and demographics. The title of her dissertation is: Spatial Ecology and Survival of Ungulates in a Rapidly Developing Landscape.

Supported By:

- Chevron - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - SUNY-ESF - Camp Fire Conservation Fund