postdocs

In my current post-doc position, I’ll be working closely on the development of MoveApps, a code-free platform for movement data analysis. This role is perfectly aligned with my broad research interest in developing methodological innovations and statistical tools for ecological studies.

My research interests are broad, spanning the fields of plant ecology, evolutionary biology, quantitative ecology, science education, and environmental science. Prior to my time here, I was an Assistant Professor at Drew University, where my research lab explored and compared the reproductive habits of native and invasive species in the genus Rubus, which includes the blackberries and raspberries.

I am contributing to the development of long-term monitoring surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of pesticide treatments for the control of zebra mussels in newly infested Minnesota lakes. My scientific interests are broadly focused on understanding how data collected by applied ecologists reflect the underlying processes of ecological systems.

Garrett Street is a movement and spatial ecologist specializing in habitat selection and space use across broad geographic extents and levels of biological organization. His research focuses on animal movement and behavioral trends as fine-scale mechanisms producing patterns of animal distribution and abundance at broad spatiotemporal scales. He completed his M.S. in Population & Conservation Biology at Texas State University-San Marcos in 2010, and his Ph.D.

I completed my Ph.D at the University of Minnesota in 2014 studying how American black bear movements, diet and physiology are influenced by habitat fragmentation in a largely agricultural region. My current research, for the Minnesota Zoo, is studying how moose movement and habitat selection are influenced by wolves. Additionally, I am continuing my previous research utilizing cardiac biologgers, inserted in bears subcutaneously in conjunction with GPS-collars, to better understand causes of stress in wildlife (e.g., road crossings, drones).

I was a post-doctoral researcher in the Fieberg lab prior to accepting a tenure track position at Concordia College in Moorhead MN.  I extended a previously developed Bayesian abundance model (Fieberg et al. 2013) to allow modeling of multi-year survey data and incorporation of spatial predictors.  The guiding quest throughout all of my research has been to answer interesting and important ecological questions with the appropriate quantitative techniques. When the models are working but I’m not, you can find me laughing, eating, or traipsing about in the woods with my family.