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Kelley Stewart

Professor

Summary

I am interested in population ecology of large mammals, and effects of density dependence on population growth, movement patterns, habitat selection, and both inter- and intraspecific competition.  I am also interested in community-level effects of population dynamics of large mammals, such as changes in plant growth, community structure, and trophic cascades.

Education

BS (1993) University of California Davis
MS (1997) Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Texas A&M University - Kingsville
PhD (2004) Dept of Biology & Wildlife, & Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Honors and Awards

  • 2012 Teacher of the Year Award College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources
  • 2005 Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2 years) Dept. Biological Sciences, Idaho State University
  • 2004 Graduate Fellowship (6 months): Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation
  • 2003 Graduate Fellowship (1 year): Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation
  • 2002 Robert I. Larus Prize: 53rd Arctic American Association for Advancement of Science Conference (Best presentation by a graduate student)
  • 2002 Graduate Fellowship (6 months): Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation
  • 2001 Graduate Fellowship: Graduate School, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • 1996 Gamma Sigma Delta, Agricultural Honor Society
  • 1994 Graduate Fellowship (3 years): Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation

Service

  • Chair Technical Session, Nevada Chapter of The Wildlife Society Symposium, Reno, NV. January 2012
  • Chair Honorary Membership and Special Recognition Service Award, The Wildlife Society, 2011 to present
  • Presentation for Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners, March 2011
  • Chair Technical Session, Nevada Chapter of The Wildlife Society Symposium, Reno, NV. January 2011
  • Chair Technical Session North American Moose Conference and Workshop Pocatello, ID – 2009    
  • Faculty advisor: UNR Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society 2008 - Present
  • Resolutions Committee: American Society of Mammalogists 2004 - 2010
  • Organizing Committee: 2009 Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society
  • Organizing Committee: 10th Western Black Bear Workshop 2009