Sarah is a Post Doctoral Research Associate studying the persistence and abundance of Colorado River Cutthroat Trout. Using statistical modeling techniques, Sarah aims to describe habitat variables influencing Colorado River Cutthroat Trout throughout their remaining habitat and estimate future persistence based on changes in temperature and hydrology, with a focus on how future stream drying may impact populations.
Prior to joining the Walters Lab, Sarah received her PhD from the Arkansas Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit at the University of Arkansas. Her research focused on the influence of hydrologic disturbance on stream populations and community dynamics. Utilizing stable isotope analysis, occupancy modelling, and food web modelling, Sarah examined how hydrologic disturbance impacts Smallmouth Bass in the Ozark-Ouachita Interior Highlands and theoretical meta-food webs.
Education
Ph.D., Biology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Dissertation: Influence of hydrologic and anthropogenic disturbance on stream populations and communities
M.S. University of California – Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
B.S. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN