Item talk:Q46959

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:45:13.501759'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/will-janousek
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - B.S. Wildlife Conservation & Management, 2007, Kansas State University
   - "M.A. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2012, University of California \u2013\
     \ Santa Cruz"
   - Ph.D. Wildlife Biology, 2018, University of Montana
   email: wjanousek@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Wildlife ecology
   - Wildlife conservation
   - Disturbance
   - Hierarchical modeling
   - Natural resource monitoring design
   - Natural resource monitoring application
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - I am a USGS biologist assessing the population status of the Western bumble
     bee as well as modeling contact rates between elk to inform chronic wasting
     disease prevention.
   name: Will Janousek, Ph.D.
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0003-3978-1775
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/norock
   organization_name: Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
   personal_statement: "Research InterestsOver the last decade, I have had the opportunity\
     \ to participate in a variety of projects investigating many of the issues wildlife\
     \ face in modern times; from the intersection of disease ecology and conservation,\
     \ to the impacts of energy development and military operations on endangered\
     \ species. My Ph.D. research focused on the impacts of forest disturbance such\
     \ as fire and bark beetle outbreaks on songbird communities throughout the greater\
     \ Rocky Mountain region. While I tend to talk a lot about birds (they are a\
     \ favorite of mine after all) I\u2019ve been fortunate to broaden the scope\
     \ of my research. In 2017, I completed the Directorate Resource Fellowship program\
     \ with the US Fish and Wildlife Service at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge\
     \ where I contributed to the development and implementation of critical habitat\
     \ monitoring for two endangered species: the Rio Grande silvery minnow and Southwestern\
     \ willow flycatcher. Currently, I work as a biologist with the U.S. Geological\
     \ Survey assessing the population status of the Western bumble bee across North\
     \ America as well as modeling contact rates between elk on the National Elk\
     \ Refuge to inform chronic wasting disease prevention."
   professional_experience:
   - '2019-Present: Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science
     Center, West Glacier Field Office, West Glacier, MT.'
   - '2014-2018: Lecturer & Teaching Assistant, Wildlife Biology Program, University
     of Montana, Missoula, MT.'
   - '2017: Directorate Fellows Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sevilleta
     National Wildlife Refuge, La Joya, NM.'
   - '2009-2012: Teaching Assistant, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology,
     University of California, Santa Cruz, CA.'
   - '2009: Assistant Biologist, Tetra Tech Environmental Consulting, Stephenville,
     TX.'
   - '2008: Field Biologist, The Nature Conservancy, Fort Hood, TX.'
   - '2007-2008: Field Biologist & Crew Lead, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center,
     Washington, DC.'
   title: Biologist