Jason D. Carlisle Curriculum Vita, August 2016

Ph.D. Candidate, Program in Ecology Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit E-mail: [email protected] Department of Zoology and Physiology Web: http://wyocoopunit.org/ University of Wyoming Cell: (801) 362-9170 Dept. 3166, 1000 E. University Ave. Office: (307) 766-2091 Laramie, WY 82071 Fax: (307) 766-5400

Research Interests Wildlife ecology and management, quantitative ecology and statistics, conservation biology, spatial ecology, ornithology, ecoinformatics

Education 2011- Ph.D. candidate, Program in Ecology, minor in Statistics Dept. of Zoology & Physiology, WY Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, U. of Wyoming Advisor: Anna D. Chalfoun Dissertation research: Wildlife conservation under the umbrella of greater sage-grouse Expected graduation: Spring 2017

2011 B.S., Wildlife Science, minor in Geographic Information Sciences Dept. of Wildland Resources, Utah State University Advisors: David N. Koons & Frank P. Howe Honors thesis: Application of habitat and occupancy modeling to a wood duck nest box program

Other training 2016 Light-level geolocation with open-source tools. Workshop, North American Ornithological Conference. 2016 Intro to Unix and analysis of nextgen sequence data, Bioinformatics Workshop, U. of Wyoming. 2015 Wilderness First Aid. Certification, American Red Cross. 2015 Communicating science. Workshop, University of Wyoming. 2015 Occurrence data and distribution modelling using R. Workshop, University of Wyoming. 2014 Bird demography in Program R. Workshop, Joint Meeting of AOU/COS/SCO. 2013 SpatialSTEM: A mathematical/statistical framework for understanding and communicating grid- based map analysis and modeling. Workshop, Geospatial Conference of the West. 2012 New approaches to studies of home range, habitat selection, and space use. Workshop, University of Idaho. 2011 Geospatial skills. Workshop, 18th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society 2010 Creating and integrating GIS data for natural resource applications. Virtual course, ESRI. 2010 Hunter Education Instructor. Certification, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

Jason D. Carlisle Curriculum Vita, August 2016

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications Gamo, R.S., J.D. Carlisle, J.L. Beck, J.A.C. Bernard, M.E. Herget. 2013. Greater sage-grouse in Wyoming: an umbrella species for sagebrush dependent wildlife. The Wildlife Professional 7:56–59. Carlisle, J.D., D.A. Keinath, A.D. Chalfoun, S.E. Albeke. In review. Successful application of the umbrella species concept requires consideration of reserve size and key species traits: A test using the greater sage-grouse. Carlisle, J.D., D.R. Stewart, A.D. Chalfoun. In review. An invertebrate ecosystem engineer likely covered under the umbrella of sage-grouse conservation. Carlisle, J.D., L.E. Sanders, A.D. Chalfoun, K.G. Gerow. In review. Raptor nest-site use in relation to the proximity of coalbed-methane development. Hightower, J.N., J.D. Carlisle, A.D. Chalfoun. In prep. Mortality of sagebrush-associated songbirds and their nests in a severe hailstorm.

Reports and Proceedings Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun, L.E. Sanders, and K.G. Gerow. 2015. Effects of CBM development on raptor nest site occupancy in the Powder River Basin. Pages 10-13 in M. Hillis, B. Irey, G. Kennett, editors, 2015 Campbell County, Wyoming Raptor Symposium Proceedings. Carlisle, J.D. 2015 Non-target effects of umbrella species conservation and the secret life of fledgling songbirds. Final Report to the University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. 2014. Sage-grouse core area umbrella evaluations. Interim Performance Report to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Chalfoun, A.D., K.G. Gerow, J.D. Carlisle, L.E. Sanders. 2013. Analysis of temporal and spatial patterns of raptor nest occupancy in areas of coal-bed methane development in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. Final Report to the Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo Field Office and Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. 2013. Sage-grouse core area umbrella evaluations. Interim Performance Report to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. 2012. Sage-grouse core area umbrella evaluations. Interim Performance Report to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Other publications McDonald, T.L., R.M. Nielson, J.D. Carlisle. 2015. Rdistance: Distance sampling analyses. R package version 1.3.2. (Rdistance CRAN link) (Rdistance website link) Carlisle, J.D., T.L. McDonald. 2015. Modeling abundance in relation to covariates. Vignette for R package Rdistance. (link) McDonald, T.L., J.D. Carlisle. 2015. User-defined likelihood functions in Rdistance. Vignette for R package Rdistance. (link) Carlisle, J.D., T.L. McDonald. 2015. Rdistance tutorial for beginners. Vignette for R package Rdistance. (link) Carlisle, J.D. 2015. Where have all the naturalists gone? Newsletter of the Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society 42(1):7-8. Best newsletter article award Carlisle, J.D. 2012. Species distribution models and you. Newsletter of the Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society 39(1):13-15. Carlisle, J.D. 2010. Of ducks and men. The Utah Statesman—newspaper of Utah State University.

Jason D. Carlisle Curriculum Vita, August 2016

Professional Experience

Wildlife management and research 2016- Project Manager (Biometrician Technician), WEST Inc., Laramie, WY 2011- Graduate Research Assistant, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 2016 Avian Research Trainer, University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada), Buffalo, WY 2015 Statistics Intern / Independent Study, WEST Inc., Laramie, WY 2011 Research Associate, Brigham Young University Dept. of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Provo, UT 2010 Wildlife Technician, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Riparian Program, Salt Lake City, UT 2009 Wildlife Tech., Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah Lake Wetland Preserve, Springville, UT 2005 Wildlife Tech., Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Central Region, Springville, UT

Teaching and curating 2015 Workshop Instructor, Program R: A Basic Introduction, WY Chapter of The Wildlife Society and WY Landscape Conservation Initiative. 2015 Guest Lecturer, Basic Spatial Analysis in Program R, UW Intro to R Course. 2015 Workshop Instructor, Putting Biology on the Map: An Intro to Mapping Wildlife Habitat in ArcGIS, UW INBRE Bioinformatics Bootcamp. 2015 Assistant Workshop Instructor, R you ready?: An introduction to Program R. UW INBRE Bioinformatics Bootcamp. 2014 Assistant Workshop Instructor, Introduction to GIS with Management Applications, WY Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Advanced Spatial Statistics for Natural Resource Management, UW Program in Ecology. 2013-4 Curatorial Assistant, University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates. 2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mammalogy, UW Dept. of Zoology and Physiology. 2011 Workshop Instructor, Application of GIS to Wildlife Management: Basic Use and Modeling Bison Habitat, USU Student Chapter of The Wyoming Society. 2010 Workshop Instructor, Application of GIS to Wildlife Management: Basic Use and Modeling Wood Duck Habitat, USU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 2010 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Wildland Animal Ecology and Identification, USU Dept. of Wildland Resources. 2009 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Intro to Geographic Information Sciences, USU Dept. of Watershed Sciences.

Student mentoring Rhea, Ashleigh. 2016. University of Wyoming. Undergraduate independent research project. Size differences among nestlings of sagebrush songbirds. Carr, Kayla. 2016. University of Wyoming. Undergraduate independent research project. The prevalence and potential benefits of nest roofs built by Sage Thrashers. Scholtz, Chris. 2013. University of Wyoming. Two undergraduate independent research projects. 1) Nest placement of two threatened sagebrush-endemic songbirds. 2) Why a roof? Facultative nest roof building in a sagebrush obligate songbird. (Awarded a Wyoming INBRE/EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Fellowship) Mischke, Mike. 2013. University of Wyoming. Undergraduate independent research project. Development rate of Golden Trout eggs under fluctuating temperature regimes: the implications of climate change.

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Davis, Annie. 2012. University of Georgia-Athens. Undergraduate senior thesis. Nest success of the Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri) as it relates to habitat selection and use of Greater Sage- Grouse core and non-core areas. Kittelberger, Kyle. 2012. Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC. High School senior internship. Wyoming umbrella species project internship.

Selected Presentations Asterisks (*) indicate undergraduate students mentored.

Oral presentations Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun, D.A. Keinath, K.T. Smith, J.L. Beck, M.A. Murphy, S.E. Albeke. How the West was one, or was it?: Multi-species conservation under the sage-grouse umbrella. North American Ornithological Conference. Washington, D.C. August 2016. *Carr, K.J., J.D. Carlisle, A.D. Chalfoun. Sage Thrasher nest roofs as a response to predation and temperature. Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day. Laramie, WY. April 2016. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun, D.A. Keinath, K.T. Smith, J.L. Beck, M.A. Murphy, S.E. Albeke. Are non-game wildlife protected under the sage-grouse umbrella? Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Brown Bag Seminar Series. Cheyenne, WY. March 2016. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun, D.A. Keinath, S.E. Albeke. Do sage-grouse core areas protect non-game wildlife of concern? Wyoming Chapter Meeting of The Wildlife Society. Lander, WY. December 2015. Best student talk award Carlisle, J.D., D.A. Keinath, A.D. Chalfoun, S.E. Albeke. Conservation via umbrella species: why umbrella size matters. University of Wyoming, Ecology Student Symposium. Laramie, WY. February 2015. Best talk award Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun, D.A. Keinath. Are sage-grouse conservation areas sited advantageously for non-game wildlife species of concern? Using geospatial data to assess the umbrella species concept. Wyoming Chapter Meeting of The Wildlife Society. Rock Springs, WY. October 2013. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. How non-game wildlife fare under the umbrella of sage-grouse management. WY Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit Annual Cooperator Meeting. Cheyenne, WY. October 2013. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. Testing the ecological concept of umbrella species using geospatial data. Geospatial Conference of the West. Laramie, WY. September 2013. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. The effectiveness of Greater Sage-Grouse as an umbrella species for non- game wildlife conservation. UW Dept. of Zoology and Physiology, Brown Bag Seminar Series. Laramie, WY. April 2013. Formal Proposal of Dissertation Research Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. Sage-grouse as an umbrella species: is what’s good for the goose really good for the gander? Laramie Chapter of the Audubon Society. Laramie, WY. February 2013. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. Under the Greater Sage-Grouse umbrella: how one species might dictate conservation of western wildlife and rangelands. UW Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management, Research Across Disciplines Seminar Series. Laramie, WY. February 2013. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. Umbrella species: can non-game wildlife be conserved under the sage- grouse umbrella? Murie Chapter of the Audubon Society. Casper, WY. October 2012.

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Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. Umbrella species: can non-game wildlife be conserved under the sage- grouse umbrella? University of Wyoming Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Laramie, WY. September 2012. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. How the west was one: wildlife under the sage-grouse umbrella. UW Dept. of Zoology and Physiology, Brown Bag Seminar Series. Laramie, WY. February 2012. Carlisle, J.D., F.P. Howe, D.N. Koons. Application of habitat and occupancy modeling to a wood duck nest box program. Western Student Conclave of The Wildlife Society. Arcata, CA. March 2011. Best student paper award Carlisle, J.D., F.P. Howe, J. Lowry. Using ArcGIS to analyze Utah’s Mexican Spotted Owl habitats. ESRI International User Conference. San Diego, CA. July 2010. Carlisle, J.D., D.N. Koons. Wild over wood ducks: applying the scientific method to address a local wildlife question. Utah State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. February 2010. Carlisle, J.D., F.P. Howe, J. Lowry. Spatial analysis of Mexican Spotted Owl protected activity centers and best available habitat in Utah. Utah Chapter Meeting of The Wildlife Society. Bryce Canyon, UT. March 2009.

Poster presentations *Rhea, A.M., J.D. Carlisle, M.D. Carling. Investigating the presence of undersized nestlings in three species of sagebrush songbirds. Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day. Laramie, WY. April 2016. Carlisle, J.D., K.T. Smith, A.D. Chalfoun, J.L. Beck, M.A. Murphy. Sage-grouse as a tool of surrogate- species conservation: limited utility at finer spatial scales. Wyoming INBRE Conference. Laramie, WY. April 2016. Carlisle, J.D., K.T. Smith, A.D. Chalfoun, J.L. Beck, M.A. Murphy. Sage-grouse as a tool of surrogate- species conservation: limited utility at finer spatial scales. University of Wyoming, Ecology Student Symposium. Laramie, WY. March 2016. Best poster award Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. Does Greater Sage-Grouse breeding density predict the abundance of sagebrush-associated songbirds? Joint Meeting of the AOU/COS/CSO. Estes Park, CO. September 2014. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. A preliminary look at the secret life of fledgling sagebrush songbirds. Wyoming Chapter Meeting of The Wildlife Society. Sheridan, WY. August 2014. *Scholtz, C.S., A.D. Chalfoun, J.D. Carlisle. Why a roof? Exploring facultative roof building in a sagebrush-endemic songbird. Wyoming Chapter Meeting of The Wildlife Society. Rock Springs, WY. October 2013. *Mischke, M.M., F.J. Rahel, J.D. Carlisle. Development rate of Golden Trout eggs under fluctuating temperature regimes: the implications of climate change. Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day. Laramie, WY. April 2013. *Scholtz, C.S., A.D. Chalfoun, J.D. Carlisle. Nest placement of two threatened sagebrush-endemic songbirds. Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day. Laramie, WY. April 2013. Carlisle, J.D., L.E. Sanders, A.D. Chalfoun, K.G. Gerow. Raptor nest use in decline: why energy development may not be to blame. University of Wyoming, Ecology Student Symposium. Laramie, WY. February 2013. Best poster award Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun, D.A. Keinath. Looking under the umbrella: non-game wildlife distribution and abundance in relation to sage-grouse core area. Wyoming Chapter Meeting of The Wildlife Society. Laramie, WY. November 2012. Best student poster award

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Sanders, L.E., J.D. Carlisle, A.D. Chalfoun, K.G. Gerow. Raptor nest occupancy in relation to coal-bed methane development in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. Restoring the West Conference. Logan, UT. October 2012. Sanders, L.E., J.D. Carlisle, A.D. Chalfoun, K.G. Gerow. Raptor nest occupancy in relation to coal-bed methane development in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. 19th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. Portland, OR. October 2012. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. Greater sage-grouse: potential umbrella species for non-game wildlife species of concern? University of Wyoming, Ecology Student Symposium. Laramie, WY. February 2012. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. Greater sage-grouse: potential umbrella species for non-game wildlife species of concern? Wyoming Chapter Meeting of The Wildlife Society. Jackson, WY. December 2011. Carlisle, J.D., A.D. Chalfoun. Greater sage-grouse: potential umbrella species for non-game wildlife species of concern? 18th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. Kona, HI. November 2011. Best PhD research-in-progress poster award Carlisle, J.D., D.N. Koons, F.P. Howe, J. Lowry. Using a GIS habitat model to guide deployment of wood duck nest boxes in Cache County, Utah. 17th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. Snowbird, UT. October 2010. Christopherson, J.L., J.D. Carlisle, D.N. Koons, F.P. Howe. Wood Duck conservation and Utah State University students. Utah State University Student Research Showcase. Logan, UT. March 2010. Carlisle, J.D., F.P. Howe, J. Lowry. Spatial analysis of Mexican Spotted Owl protected activity centers and best available habitat in Utah. 16th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. Monterrey, CA. September 2009.

Media Coverage Unexpected benefits: helping the sage grouse might improve habitat for other wildlife. Laramie Boomerang article by Amber Travksy referencing my dissertation research. May 17, 2014.

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants 2016 Western Golden Eagle Team, Division of Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2016 Bioinformatics Graduate Assistantship, Wyoming INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) Program 2015 Graduate Student Scholarship, Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society 2014 WEST / Lyman & Margie McDonald Research Award for Quantitative Analysis in Wildlife Ecology, UW Department of Zoology & Physiology and Department of Statistics 2014 Laramie Audubon Society Grant 2014 Biodiversity Research Grant, University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute 2013-14 Curatorial Assistantship, University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates 2013 GeCo West (Geospatial Conference of the West) 2013 Scholarship 2012 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Wyoming 2011- Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Wyoming 2005-11 Presidential Scholarship, Utah State University 2005-11 Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Utah State University 2005-11 Quinney Scholarship, S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation 2010 Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship, Utah State University

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2009 Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship, Utah State University 2009 College of Natural Resources Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship 2009 Jessica Clark Tayon Scholarship, Utah State University

Awards and Recognitions 2016 Best poster, UW Ecology Student Symposium 2015 Best student talk, Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society 2015 Best newsletter article, Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society 2015 Best talk, UW Ecology Student Symposium 2013 Best poster, UW Ecology Student Symposium 2012 Best student poster, Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society 2011 Best PhD research-in-progress poster, 18th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society 2011 Jardine Juniper Award, Utah State University College of Natural Resources 2011 College of Natural Resources Outstanding Senior, Utah State University 2011 Department of Wildland Resources Outstanding Senior, Utah State University 2011 Quizbowl 1st place, Western Student Conclave of The Wildlife Society (team captain) 2011 Best student paper, Western Student Conclave of The Wildlife Society 2011 Honors in Departmental Studies, Utah State University Honors Program 2010 Honors in University Studies, Utah State University Honors Program 2010 Undergraduate Research Scholar, Utah State University Research Office 2009 Quizbowl 3rd place, 16th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society

Professional Associations  The Wildlife Society (State, Section, and National)  Cooper Ornithological Society

Software Development (Packages for Program R) Carlisle, J.D., and S.E. Albeke. 2016. ecoinfo: Assorted tools for the management and analysis of ecological information. R package version 0.9.0. https://github.com/jcarlis3/ecoinfo McDonald, T.L., R.M. Nielson, J.D. Carlisle. 2015. Rdistance: Distance sampling analyses. R package version 1.3.2. https://github.com/tmcd82070/Rdistance/wiki Carlisle, J.D. 2015. umbrella: Evaluating conservation reserves. R package version 0.1.0. https://github.com/jcarlis3/umbrella

Software Competency  Microsoft Office (including Access)  Program R and R Studio  Microsoft SQL Server  ArcGIS  GitHub  Minitab  Geospatial Modeling Environment (GME)  JAGS (limited)  C++ Visual Studio (limited) 7

Jason D. Carlisle Curriculum Vita, August 2016

 Program Distance (limited)  Program MARK (limited)

Service 2013- GIS and Computer Help, UW Dept. of Z/P 2016 Invited speaker, Prepping for grad school, UW Student Chapter of TWS 2016 Volunteer Judge, Wyoming State Science Fair 2014-15 Board Member, Laramie Audubon Society 2013-15 Website Manager, WY Chapter of The Wildlife Society 2013-14 Mentoring Committee, UW Program in Ecology 2012-16 Founding Member, EcoInformatics Working Group, UW Program in Ecology and WyGISC 2012-14 Communications Committee, WY Chapter of The Wildlife Society 2012-13 Student Representative to Faculty, UW Program in Ecology 2012 Student Representative to Faculty, UW Dept. of Z/P 2011 Ecology Student Symposium Planning Committee, UW Program in Ecology 2010-11 Student Senator, Associated Students of USU, College of Natural Resources 2010-11 College Awards Selection Committee Member, USU College of Natural Resources 2010-11 Faculty Search Committee Member, USU Dept. of Wildland Resources 2010 Volunteer Japanese Tutor, Utah State University 2009-11 Website Manager, USU Student Chapter of TWS 2009-10 President, USU Student Chapter of the Berryman Institute (human-wildlife interaction)