USGS Staff Profile:
'@context': https://schema.org '@type': Person affiliation: [] description: - '@type': TextObject abstract: Biologist with the Fort Collins Science Center additionalType: short description - '@type': TextObject abstract: Amanda Kissel is a biologist in the Invasive Species and Biothreats branch at the Fort Collins Science Center. Her work is primarily focused on invasive reptiles. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement - '@type': TextObject abstract: "Amanda Kissel is a quantitative population ecologist with applied experience\ \ in amphibian and reptile conservation. Her focus is on developing population\ \ models and tools that managers can use to make informed decisions. She\u2019\ s worked in a wide array of systems, ranging from montane environments in the\ \ Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains, vernal pools in the San Juaquin Valley\ \ of California, the Mojave Desert in the Southwestern US, and the Wider Caribbean\ \ region. Amanda has worked with a diverse array of partners, including the\ \ National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service,\ \ non-profit organizations, and international government agencies, and finds\ \ that science works best when done in close collaboration with partners. Amanda\u2019\ s current focus is on modeling population dynamics of invasive reptiles." additionalType: personal statement email: akissel@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: PhD in Biology, Simon Fraser University, 2017 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: BSc in Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 2008 hasOccupation: - '@type': OrganizationalRole affiliatedOrganization: '@type': Organization name: Fort Collins Science Center url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fort-collins-science-center roleName: Biologist startDate: '2024-05-12T14:28:17.217363' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Biologist, Fort Collins Science Center, USGS identifier: - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: GeoKB value: https://geokb.wikibase.cloud/entity/Q165986 - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: ORCID value: 0000-0002-6346-7455 jobTitle: Biologist knowsAbout: - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Amphibian Ecology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Analytical Methods - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Climate Science - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Demography and Modeling - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Herpetology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Hierarchical Modeling - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Invasive Species - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Population Dynamics - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Quantitative Ecology memberOf: '@type': OrganizationalRole member: '@type': Organization name: U.S. Geological Survey name: staff member startDate: '2024-05-12T14:28:17.214633' name: Amanda M Kissel, PhD url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/amanda-m-kissel