Beth Gardner USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Telephone: 301-497-5720 Fax: 301-497-5545 Email: bgardner@usgs.gov Post-doctoral Research Associate |
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| Primary Responsibilities: Beth is a post-doc working with Dr. Andy Royle, as well as Drs. John Sauer and Scott Boomer, on the development of spatial statistical models for estimating abundance and occurrence of various species. |
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Education/Training: Ph.D. (Natural Resources), Cornell University, 2007. M.S. (Natural Resources), Cornell University, 2002 B.S. (Math; Environmental Science), Allegheny College, 1999 |
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| Accomplishments/Awards/Achievements:
Population Dynamics Fellowship, National Marine Fisheries Service, 2004-2007 Best Student Paper, 135th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, 2005 Department of Natural Resources Exceptional Service Award, Cornell University, 2004 Phi Beta Kappa |
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| Active Projects:
Spatial modeling of abundance and distribution of black ducks and scaup Spatial capture-recapture models Hierarchical models of species occurrence and abundance
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Publications/Products: Gardner, B. and Sullivan, P.J. 2004. Spatial and temporal stream temperature prediction: modeling non-stationary temporal covariance structures. Water Resources Research, 40. Rivas, A.L., Smith, S., Sullivan, P.J., Gardner, B., Aparicio, J.P., Hoogesteyn, A.L., and Castillo-Chávez, C. 2003. Identification of geographical factors associated with early spread of foot-and-mouth disease. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 64, 1519-1527. Gardner, B., Sullivan, P.J., and Lembo Jr., A.J. 2003. Predicting stream temperatures: geostatistical model comparison using alternative distance metrics. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 60: 344-351. Stepp, P.L. & Gardner, B. 2001. Ten Years of Demographics: Who Debates in the United States. Argumentation and Advocacy, 38, 69-82. Stepp, P.L. & Gardner, B. 2001. How well are we doing: Has the sexual harassment policy in CEDA debate worked? Contemporary Argumentation and Debate, 22, 22-40. |
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