Brittany Mosher

Assistant Professor

Brittany Mosher
Alma mater(s)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Pennsylvania State University and USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative, 2017-2019
  • Ph.D. Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, 2017
  • M.S. Fish and Wildlife Management, Montana State University, 2011
  • B.S. Natural Resources, Cornell University, 2009

BIO

Brittany was born and raised in New York’s Hudson Valley, where she spent most of her time outdoors on a family vegetable farm. She is excited to reconnect with the landscapes of the northeast after spending 8 years conducting research in the Rocky Mountains.

Brittany is a quantitative ecologist who asks ecological questions about population demographics and distributions across taxa, systems, and scales. Depending on the research question, she uses empirical data, laboratory experiments, computational approaches (e.g., simulation), or some combination of these to gain insights. She collaborates extensively with state, federal, and non-government conservation partners to generate inferences relevant to current conservation conundrums. Working with managers to design and interpret studies that directly impact conservation decisions is what motivates her as a scientist.

Courses

  • Ecology, Ecosystems and Environment
  • Principles of Wildlife Management
  • Field Herpetology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Wildlife Disease Ecology

Area(s) of expertise

Instructional program: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Disease and population ecology, quantitative ecology, conservation decision-making, herpetology, conservation biology

Bio

Brittany was born and raised in New York’s Hudson Valley, where she spent most of her time outdoors on a family vegetable farm. She is excited to reconnect with the landscapes of the northeast after spending 8 years conducting research in the Rocky Mountains.

Brittany is a quantitative ecologist who asks ecological questions about population demographics and distributions across taxa, systems, and scales. Depending on the research question, she uses empirical data, laboratory experiments, computational approaches (e.g., simulation), or some combination of these to gain insights. She collaborates extensively with state, federal, and non-government conservation partners to generate inferences relevant to current conservation conundrums. Working with managers to design and interpret studies that directly impact conservation decisions is what motivates her as a scientist.

Courses

  • Ecology, Ecosystems and Environment
  • Principles of Wildlife Management
  • Field Herpetology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Wildlife Disease Ecology

Areas of Expertise

Instructional program: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Disease and population ecology, quantitative ecology, conservation decision-making, herpetology, conservation biology