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Scott Baker is a professor of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences and the head of the Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Laboratory. Dr. Baker is broadly interested in the evolutionary and ecological pattern and process in whales and dolphins, including their abundance, population structure, genetic diversity, and systematic relationships. He is particularly interested in projects that bring together both molecular and demographic approaches to improve the conservation of these species. |
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Leigh Torres is an associate professor with the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences and Oregon Sea Grant. Dr. Torres is a marine mammal behavioral ecologist and Sea Grant Extension specialist, who focuses on spatial and behavioral ecology and conservation. She leads the Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory. Potential graduate students are encouraged to review her Letter to Prospective Graduate Students. |
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Daniel Palacios is an associate professor with the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences. Dr. Palacios leads the Whale Habitat, Ecology & Telemetry Lab, and his interests are quantitative ecology as applied to habitat characterization, animal movement, risk mitigation, and informing management practices. Potential applicants interested in joining his lab are encouraged to review his Letter to Prospective Applicants. |
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Kate Stafford is an associate professor with the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences and Marine Studies Initiative, who will be joining the MMI in winter 2022. Her research focuses on using passive acoustic monitoring to examine migratory movements, geographic variation, and physical drivers of marine mammals, particularly large whales. Potential graduate students are encouraged to read her Letter to Prospective Applicants. They may send a letter of interest and CV to Dr. Stafford by emailing staffoka@oregonstate.edu. |
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Mauricio Cantor is an assistant professor with the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences and Marine Studies Initiative. The research focus of his lab will be on the mechanisms of behavioural and ecological interactions and their consequences across scales — from individuals to communities. Potential graduate students may send a letter of interest and CV to Dr. Cantor at mauricio.cantor@oregonstate.edu. |
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Joshua Stewart is an assistant professor with the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences and Marine Studies Initiative. He is a quantitative ecologist whose interests span animal movement, trophic ecology, and population dynamics with an emphasis on marine mammals and threatened marine megafauna. A major focus of Dr. Stewart's work is using advanced models to describe population dynamics and ecological processes. He has a strong interest in applied science, collaborating with stakeholders and managers, and applying research findings directly to management and conservation with input from resource users. |
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John Durban is a courtesy associate professor in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences and an affiliate at the Marine Mammal Institute. Dr. Durban's primary research involves combining photographic mark–recapture for population assessment with drone-derived photogrammetry to monitor individual whale health. He conducts research on cetacean species, with particular focus on killer whales in Alaska, Antarctica, and the Pacific Northwest. Potential graduate students may email a letter of interest and CV to Dr. Durban at john.durban@oregonstate.edu. |