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Abbey Pike

Extension County Coordinator

Education

B.A, University of Nevada, Reno, Criminal Justice, Political Science, & Sociology

Honors and Awards


2021 - Student Voice AwardStudent Voice Award
Issued by The Associated Students of the University of Nevada

2021 - Jessica and Andrew Diss Civic Engagement Award Jessica and Andrew Diss Civic Engagement Award 
Issued by the University of Nevada, Reno 

News & Journal Articles, Fact Sheets, Reports...

Journals
What's in a Name? Standardizing Terminology for the Enhancement of Research, Extension, and Industry Applications of Virtual Fence Use on Grazing Livestock
Different research and commercial entities have adopted terms and definitions independently. In this paper, we propose a standard terminology. Standard terminology will aid in efficient and effective communication among all entities and interested parties.
 Ehlert, K., Brennan, J., Beard, J., Reuter, R., Menendez, H., Vandermark, L., Stephenson, M., Hoag, D., Meiman, P., O'Connor, R., and Noell, S. 2024, Volume 94, 2024, Pages 199-206, ISSN 1550-7424
Principles for successful livestock grazing management on western US rangelands
We engaged hundreds of livestock grazing management experts in an iterative conversation to distill a set of evidence-based, adaptable principles for successful livestock grazing management in the semiarid and arid rangelands of the western United States.
 Jablonski, K., Derner, J., Bailey, D., Davies, K., Meiman, P., Roche, L., Thacker, E., Vermeire, L. and Stackhouse-Lawson, K. 2024, Rangelands, Volume 46, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 35-41
A Change in the Ecological Understanding of Rangelands in the Great Basin and Intermountain West and Implications for Management: Revisiting Mack and Thompson (1982) Perryman, P., Schultz, B., Meiman, P. 2021, Rangeland Ecology & Management Vol 76, Pages 1-11
Genome-wide association studies of beef cow terrain-use traits using Bayesian multiple-SNP regression C.F.Piercea, S.E.Speidela, S.J.Colemana, R.M.Ennsa, D.W.Baileyb, J.F.Medranoc, A.Cánovasd, P.J.Meimane, L.D.Howeryf, W.F.Mandevilleg, M.G.Thomas 2020, Livestock Science Vol 232, Feb 2020, 103900
Predatory Plants and Patchy Cows: Modeling Cattle Interactions with Toxic Larkspur Amid Variable Heterogeneity K. Jablonski, R. Boone, P. Meiman 2020, Rangeland Ecology and Management, 73(1):73-83
Special Publications
Ventenata (ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss.): A New Invasive Annual Grass Threatens Northern Nevada. Morris, L. R., Schultz, B. & Meiman, P. 2023, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, Special Publication 23-08-15