Positions

Overview

  • My research focuses on the population ecology and conservation of vertebrates, with a focus on species of concern in the Northeast. I use multidisciplinary approaches, often integrating genetic and genomic tools with population and landscape modeling and the collection of observational and ecological data. I seek to address fundamental and applied questions about animal dispersal, population structure and gene flow, ecological adaptation, and occupancy and abundance monitoring. To date, I have worked with a diversity of vertebrates, including black bears, New England cottontails, tidal marsh and shrubland birds, anadromous fish, and Atlantic cod. I encourage my students to incorporate field, laboratory, and quantitative approaches in their research.
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  • A region-wide collab approach for adaptive mgmt imperiled young forest dependent  awarded by State University of New York, Syracuse 2021 - 2024
  • New England Cottontail Release Site & Noman's Island Monitoring  awarded by US DOI, US Fish & Wildlife Service 2021 - 2023
  • New England Cottontail Monitoring in Maine  awarded by Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife 2021 - 2023
  • Sparrow Monitoring in NH  awarded by Wildlife Management Institute 2022 - 2023
  • Informing Species Status Assessments for the endemic butterflies of Northern New England  awarded by US DA, United States Forest Service 2022 - 2023
  • RII Track-2FEC: Genomic Ecology of Coastal Organisms (GECO): A Systems-based Research and Training Program in Genome-Phenome Relationships in the Wild  awarded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 2018 - 2023
  • Ground-truthing Salt Marsh Prioritization Tools using Tidal Marsh Bird Data In NH  awarded by Wildlife Management Institute 2021 - 2023
  • Assessing the Ecological Effectiveness of Hurricane Sandy Marsh Restoration  awarded by University of Delaware 2017 - 2022
  • Genomic Tools for Understanding Metapopulation Connectivity of the White Mountains Fritillary: a Pilot Study  awarded by NH Department of Fish & Game 2021 - 2022
  • Melissa Bauer: Grant-in-Aid of Research  awarded by Amer Society of Mammalogists 2018 - 2021
  • NFWF: Demonstrating the Efficacy of Early Successional Forest Restoration in Creating Functioning Landscapes for New England Cottontail  awarded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 2018 - 2020
  • FWS: Shrubland Bird & NE Cottontail Surrogate Species  awarded by US DOI, US Fish & Wildlife Service 2015 - 2020
  • Sparrow Nanotagging-FWS  awarded by US DOI, US Fish & Wildlife Service 2015 - 2020
  • New Hampshire Cottontail Monitoring  awarded by Wildlife Management Institute 2020
  • Multi-Colony Analysis of the Diet of Adult Puffins  awarded by American Ornithological Society 2018 - 2019
  • WMI-New England Cottontail Genetic Monitoring  awarded by Wildlife Management Institute 2015 - 2019
  • Metapopulation Dynamics and Viability of New England Cottontails in an Urban New Hampshire Landscape  awarded by NH Department of Fish & Game 2016 - 2018
  • Great Thicket Pellet Samples  awarded by US DOI, US Fish & Wildlife Service 2017 - 2018
  • Genetic Variation Related to Growth Performance in Domestic and Wild Striped Bass  awarded by Auburn University 2018
  • Genetic Monitoring of NE Cottontails in Connecticut  awarded by Connecticut, State of 2012 - 2018
  • Resilience of Tidal Marsh Bird Community to Hurricane Sandy  awarded by University of Maine 2015 - 2017
  • Metagenomic Analysis of Tidal Marsh Sparrow Diets  awarded by Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife 2017
  • MDIFW-Improved Population Estimation for NEC  awarded by Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife 2015 - 2017
  • SK GMRI Cod Intrastock Diversity and Resilience  awarded by Gulf of Maine Research Institute 2014 - 2017
  • WNERR-NEC Representative Species for Shrubland Birds  awarded by Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve 2015 - 2016
  • Occupancy Monitoring of NEC in Londonderry, NH  awarded by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc 2016
  • UNE Subcontract-New England Cottontail Burrows Project  awarded by University of New England 2015 - 2016
  • Conservation Genetics for Adaptive Managment of New England Cottontail - USGS SSP  awarded by US DOI, US Geological Survey 2014 - 2015
  • Genetic Testing and Monitoring of New England Cottontails  awarded by US DOI, Department of the Interior 2013 - 2015
  • Monitoring Cottontail Occupancy in Western Massachusetts for AECOM  awarded by AECOM 2014 - 2015
  • Monitoring Outcomes of New England Cottontail Trans-Locations in NH  awarded by Wildlife Management Institute 2014 - 2015
  • Genetic Investigations of Hybridization and Metapopulation Dynamics  awarded by US DOI, US Fish & Wildlife Service 2010 - 2015
  • Using Spatial and Genetic Tools to Understand Functional Connectivity in a Patchy Landscape  awarded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 2013 - 2015
  • Quantifying the Short-Term Impacts of Hurricane Sandy on Tidal-marsh Birds and their Habitats  awarded by University of Maine 2014
  • Genetic Testing and Monitoring of New England Cottontails  awarded by US DOI, US Fish & Wildlife Service 2010 - 2014
  • Patterns of Selection in Avian Hybrid Zone-Walsh AOU Award  awarded by The American Ornithologists' Union 2012 - 2014
  • Focusing New England Cottontail Restoration through Understanding Landscape Utilization-OHF  awarded by Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund 2012 - 2013
  • Monitoring Saltmarsh Sparrow Nests for Studies of Hybridization  awarded by Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife 2011 - 2012
  • Genetic Monitoring of Cottontails in Maine and New Hampshire  awarded by Wildlife Management Institute 2010 - 2011
  • Noninvasive Genetic Monitoring of Cottontails in Maine: Detection and Population Estimation  awarded by Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife 2010 - 2011
  • Development of Noninvasive Monitoring Tools for New England Cottontail Populations  awarded by Wildlife Management Institute 2010 - 2011
  • Genetic Testing for New England Cottontails  awarded by Connecticut, State of 2007 - 2010
  • Geographic Structure of New England Cottontails in Maine  awarded by Maine, State of 2008 - 2009
  • Genetic Testing for New England Cottontails  awarded by US DOI, US Fish & Wildlife Service 2008 - 2009
  • DNA Anaylsis of Hunter-Harvested Bears  awarded by NH Department of Fish & Game 2009
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    Teaching Activities

  • Conservation Genetics Taught course
  • Investigations Biomedical Sci Taught course
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course
  • Honors Senior Thesis Taught course 2024
  • Honors Senior Thesis Taught course 2024
  • Investigations in Genetics Taught course 2023
  • Landscape Genetics Taught course 2022
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2022
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2022
  • Student Research Experience Taught course 2021
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2021
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2021
  • Wildlife Population Ecology Taught course 2020
  • Wildlife Population Ecology Taught course 2020
  • Inv/Wildlife Techniques Taught course 2020
  • Rsrch Exp/Natural Resources Taught course 2020
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2020
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2020
  • Rsrch Exp/Natural Resources Taught course 2019
  • Wildlife Population Ecology Taught course 2019
  • Wildlife Population Ecology Taught course 2019
  • Rsrch Exp/Natural Resources Taught course 2019
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2019
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2019
  • Seminar Taught course 2018
  • Wildlife Population Ecology Taught course 2018
  • Wildlife Population Ecology Taught course 2018
  • Adv Rsrch Exp/Natural Res Taught course 2018
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2018
  • Sustain Biological Diversity Taught course 2018
  • Adv Rsrch Exp/Natural Resource Taught course 2017
  • Rsrch Exp/Natural Resources Taught course 2017
  • Wildlife Population Ecology Taught course 2017
  • Adv Rsrch Exp/Natural Res Taught course 2017
  • Vertebrate Biology Taught course 2017
  • Vertebrate Biology Taught course 2017
  • Adv Rsrch Exp/Natural Resource Taught course 2016
  • Seminar Taught course 2016
  • Rsrch Exp/Natural Resources Taught course 2016
  • Rsrch Exp/Natural Resources Taught course 2016
  • Spec Top/Conservation Genetics Taught course 2016
  • Rsrch Exp/Natural Resources Taught course 2015
  • Rsrch Exp/Natural Resources Taught course 2015
  • Rsrch Exp/Natural Resources Taught course 2015
  • Vertebrate Biology Taught course 2015
  • Vertebrate Biology Taught course 2015
  • Vertebrate Biology Taught course 2015
  • Investigations Taught course 2014
  • Honors Senior Thesis Taught course 2014
  • Intro to Forensic Sciences Taught course 2014
  • Investigations Taught course 2014
  • Education And Training

    Full Name

  • Adrienne Kovach