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Steve (he/his) is an animal ecologist interested in how natural and anthropogenic environmental factors shape the behavior and populations of wildlife. Of particular interest to Steve is how management action and planning can serve to best preserve species into future alongside human uses. His work has focused on the effects of management and land use on movement ecology and community structure of vertebrate species. Steve has leveraged a variety of analytical methods and datasets to describe how transportation infrastructure, recreational use, agriculture, fire and invasive species can influence wildlife populations and behavior.

Steve recently received his PhD in Evolution, Ecology and Conservation Biology from University of Nevada, Reno, has an MS in Biology from Austin Peay State University, and a BS in Biology from Drexel University. Hailing from the suburbs of Philadelphia PA, Steve has a wide interest in taxa though most of his work has focused on reptile and amphibians. In his free time, Steve enjoys being in natural settings, whether that be through herping, birding, biking, skiing, or relaxing near a nice body of water.