Katie Dugger Ph.D

Education

• Ph D University of Missouri, Columbia 1997
• MS University of Missouri, Columbia 1991
• BS University of California, Davis 1986

Research Interests

Population ecology, particularly the estimation and modeling of vital rates in relation to environmental variation (habitat characteristics, climate) as key elements in the conservation and management of species and their ecosystems.

Professional Society Service

• American Ornithologists' Union - Council Member (November 2015 - July 2018)
• The Waterbird Society - Member (October 2001 - January 2016)
• Cooper Ornithological Society - Member, Board of Directors, Treasurer (March 2006 - October 2012)
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Research Publications

• Wiens, J.D., K.M. Dugger, D.B. Lesmeister, K.E. Dilione, and D.C. Simon. 2019. Effects of Barred Owl (Strix varia) removal on population demography of Northern Spotted Owls in Washington and Oregon, 2015-18. U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2019-1074, 17pp. hppts://doi.org./10.3133/ofr20191074.
• Lescroël, A., G. Ballard, M. Massaro, K.M. Dugger, S. Jennings, A. Pollard, E. Porzig, A. Schmidt, A. Varsani, D. Grémillet, and D. Ainley. 2019. Evidence of age-related improvement in the foraging efficiency of Adélie penguins. Scientific Reports 9:3375, DOI:/10.1038/s41598-019-39814-x
• Foster, L.J., K.M. Dugger, C.A. Hagen, and D.A. Budeau. 2018. Acute Effects of Wildfire on Greater Sage-Grouse Vital Rates. Journal of Wildlife Management 000:000-000, DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21573
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Current Projects

• Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Response to Habitat Restoration Efforts in the Devils Garden Plateau of Northern California and Southern Oregon
• Habitat use and survival of Columbian Black-tailed deer in Western Oregon
• Fire refugia in late-successional forests: Predicting habitat persistence to support land management in an era of rapid global change
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Completed Projects

• Response of desert bighorn sheep in the Mojave National Preserve to respiratory disease.
• Intra-guild predator dynamics: the effects of recolonizing gray wolf populations on cougars in northeast Oregon.
• Demographics and habitat use of Greater Sage-Grouse in wildfire-affected habitats in Oregon.
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Courses

• Analysis of Animal Populations (2017)
• Analysis of Animal Populations (2015)
• Analysis of Animal Populations (2013)
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Oregon Other Professional Positions and Memberships

• Katie DuggerTeam Member, Marbled Murrelet Habitat Monitoring Team for Northwest Forest Plan 15-year review (May 2008 - May 2011)
• Katie DuggerTeam member, Northern Spotted owl Recovery Plan Advisory Team (January 2008 - January 2011)
• Katie DuggerCommittee Member, Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan Habitat Working Group (January 2008 - March 2008)
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Oregon University Committees and Workgroups

• Katie DuggerChair/Graduate Committee/Department of Fisheries & Wildlife/Oregon State University (October 2011 - September 2015)
• Katie DuggerChair/Good-of-the-Department Committee/Department of Fisheries & Wildlife/Oregon State University (October 2009 - September 2011)
• Katie DuggerMember/Good-of-the-Department Committee/Department of Fisheries & Wildlife/Oregon State University (October 2007 - September 2009)
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Technical Publications

• Wiens, J.D., K.M. Dugger, D.B. Lesmeister, K.E. Dilione, and D.C. Simon. 2019. Effects of Barred Owl (Strix varia) removal on population demography of Northern Spotted Owls in Washington and Oregon, 2015-18. U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2019-1074, 17pp. hppts://doi.org./10.3133/ofr20191074.
• Dugger KM, LS Andrews, et al. 2018. Apparent occupancy and the reproductive rates of Northern Spotted Owls in the Ashland Watershed, Siskiyou Mountains, southern Oregon 1993-1997, 2005-2017. Annual Report. Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (OCFWRU), Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 19pp.
• Wiens, J.D., K.M. Dugger, D.B. Lesmeister, K.E. Dilione, and D.C. Simon. 2018. Effects of experimental removal
  of Barred Owls on population demography of Northern Spotted Owls in Washington and Oregon—2017 progress report: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018–1086, 23 pp. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181086.
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