| Name | Colleen A. Caldwell | | Degree | Ph.D. | | Position | Unit Leader | | Affiliation | USGS | | Projects | | | Description | Her research interests include fish health, aquatic contaminants and toxicology, and ecological effects of environmental disturbances on aquatic systems. She is very active in the American Fisheries Society and enjoys the energy and vitality that students provide. | | Photo |  | | Email Address | ccaldwel@nmsu.edu | | Phone Number | (575) 646-8126 | | Web Page | Web Page |
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| Name | Julie Prior-Magee | | Degree | M.S. | | Position | Management Analyst | | Affiliation | USGS | | Projects | | | Description | Julie Prior-Magee is a Management Analyst with the U.S. Geological Survey. She works with the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project and the National Biological Information Infrastructure - Southwest Information Node. Her educational background includes a B.A. in Political Science from Colorado State University, Master of Public Administration from New Mexico State University, and a M.S. in Wildlife Science from New Mexico State University. | | Photo |  | | Email Address | jpmagee@nmsu.edu | | Phone Number | (575) 646-1084 | | Web Page | Web Page |
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| Name | Kenneth G. Boykin | | Degree | Ph.D. | | Position | College Associate Professor | | Affiliation | NMSU | | Projects | Western US habitat modeling
Invasive Plant Modeling
Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project
Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy | | Description | Ken Boykin is a College Associate Professor researching landscape scale conservation applications including species at risk and Southwest Regional Gap Analysis. His research topi cs include herpetology, riparian ecology, fire ecology, wildlife habitat modeling, ecosystem services, and change detection scenario analyses. | | Photo |  | | Email Address | kboykin@nmsu.edu | | Phone Number | (575) 646-6303 | | Web Page | Web Page |
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| Name | Andrea Ernst | | Degree | M.S. | | Position | GIS Specialist | | Affiliation | NMSU | | Projects | Southeast Regional Gap Analysis Project - Stewardship
Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project | | Description | Andrea Ernst is a Research Specialist responsible for creating the stewardship map for the SWReGAP Project. Her work involves the use of GIS to map protected areas, landscape scale animal habitat modeling, and aerial photography interpretation. Andrea has a B.S. in Wildlife Management and a M.S. in Biology, both from Texas Tech University. | | Photo |  | | Email Address | ernstae@nmsu.edu | | Phone Number | (575) 646-1084 | | Web Page | Web Page |
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| Name | Kendal E. Young | | Degree | M.S. | | Position | Wildlife Specialist | | Affiliation | NMSU | | Projects | Invasive Species Modeling
Aplomado Falcon Project
Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy | | Description | Kendal Young is a Wildlife Specialist. His research interests include raptor ecology, riparian ecosystems, habitat modeling and GIS applications for wildlife research and management. After working on spotted owl research, Kendal shifted to desert ecosystems. He coordinates the Unit’s Aplomado Falcon Habitat Suitability Modeling Project. | | Photo |  | | Email Address | kyoung@nmsu.edu | | Phone Number | (575) 646-3292 | | Web Page | Web Page |
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| Name | Connie Alsworth | | Degree | | | Position | Unit Secretary | | Affiliation | NMSU | | Projects | | | Description | Connie Alsworth performs a wide range of support and clerical duties as the Unit Secretary. She has been with the Unit for 10 years and has over 20 years with the University. Connie was the bookkeeper for the Fishery and Wildlife Sciences Department in an earlier University assignment. | | Photo |  | | Email Address | coalswor@nmsu.edu | | Phone Number | (575)646-6053 | | Web Page | |
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