Dustin H. Ranglack, Ph.D., CWB® Contact Associate Professor office: (308) 865-8545 Information Department of Biology email: [email protected] University of Nebraska – Kearney website: www.ranglacklab.com

RESEARCH INTERESTS Large mammal ecology, spatial ecology, human-wildlife conflict, applied ecology

EDUCATION

Utah State University, Logan, UT Doctor of Philosophy Ecology 2014

Utah State University, Logan, UT Bachelor of Science Wildlife Science, Biology Minor 2008

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

University of Nebraska – Kearney, Department of Biology, Kearney, NE Associate Professor 2020-Present IACUC Chair 2018 – Present Assistant Professor 2016 – 2020

Montana State University, Department of Ecology, Bozeman, MT Postdoctoral Research Associate 2015-2016

Utah State University, Department of Wildland Resources, Logan, UT Research Associate 2015

Utah State University, Department of Wildland Resources, Logan, UT Instructor, General Ecology 2015

Utah State University, Department of Wildland Resources, Logan, UT Graduate Research Assistant 2010-2014

Utah State University, Logan, UT Graduate Teaching Assistant 2010-2013

Utah State University, Department of Wildland Resources, Logan, UT Wildlife Science Undergraduate Advisor 2009-2010

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

Fellow, The Center for Great Plains Studies 2019-Present University of Nebraska

Leadership Institute, Early career leadership training The Wildlife Society 2019

Southwood Prize, Best paper by an early career researcher, Journal of Applied Ecology 2015

Buell Award Honorable Mention, Best student presentation (honorable mention), Ecological Society of America 2014

Stokes-Leopold Scholar, Utah State University 2013-2014

African Safari Club of Florida Scholar, Utah State University 2012, 2013, 2014

College of Natural Resources Senior of the Year, Utah State University 2009

Department of Wildland Resources Senior of the Year, Utah State University 2009

College of Natural Resources Undergraduate Teaching Fellow of the Year, Utah State University 2008

Presidential Scholar, Utah State University 2003-2008

Quinney Scholar, Utah State University 2003-2008

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (* indicates undergraduate student author, † indicates graduate student author)

In preparation (fully drafted)

Schlater, S. M.†, D. H. Ranglack, A. Shreading, R Domenech, and N. Bickford. Differences in breeding and nonbreeding Red-tailed Hawk home range size throughout the breeding season.

Ritson, R.†, N. Bickford, M. R. Wuellner, R. K. Fuda, T. A. Miller, J. R. Boulanger, J. C. Beasley, J. N Brzorad, R. Fisher, R. A. Orben, M. Kauffman, D. R. Barber, R. Kays, M. J. Stuber, J. L. Watson, and D. H. Ranglack. Obscured sun, obscure behavior: Exploring the effects of a solar eclipse on animal movement.

Ritson, R.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Seasonal spatial patterns of American bison across multiple management regimes.

Ritson, R.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Terrestrial castaway as a competing hypothesis to the refugee concept: an example using American bison habitat selection.

Adams, B.†, S. Bickford, M. Albrecht, D. H. Ranglack, and N. A. Bickford. Cost benefit analysis of reclaimed vs. purchased medium sized aquaponics systems.

In review/revision

Caven, A. J., K. G. Leung, C. Vinton*, B. Krohn, J. D. Wiese, J. Slater, and D. H. Ranglack. A behavioral index for assessing bison stress level during handling and demographic predictors of stress response.

Grace, M. K., H. R. Akçakaya, E. L. Bennett, T. M. Brooks, A. Heath, S. Hedges, C. Hilton-Taylor, M. Hoffmann, A. Hochkirch, R. Jenkins, D. A. Keith, B. Long, D. P. Mallon, E. Meijaard, E.J. Milner-Gulland, A. Nieto, A. S. L. Rodrigues, J. P. Rodriguez, P. J. Stephenson, S. N. Stuart, R. P. Young, P. Acebes, J. Alfaro- Shigueto, S. Alvarez-Clare, R. R. Andriantsimanarilafy, M. Arbetman, C. Azat, G. Bacchetta, R. Badola,

Dustin H Ranglack 2 L. M. D. Barcelos, J. P. Barreiros, S. Basak, D. Berger, S. Bhattacharyya, G. Bino, P. A. V. Borges, R. K. Boughton, H. J. Brockmann, H. L. Buckley, I. Burfield, J. Burton, T. Camacho-Badani, L. S. Cano- Alonso, R. H. Carmichael , C. Carrero, J. Carroll, G. Catsadorakis, D. G. Chapple, G. Chapron, G. W. Chowdhury, L. Claassens, J. A. R. Clugston, D. Cogoni, R. Constantine, C. A. Craig, A. A. Cunningham, N. Dahal, J. C. Daltry, G. C. Das, N. Dasgupta, A. Davey, K. Davies, P. Develey, V. Elangovan, D. Fairclough, M. Di Febbraro, G. Fenu, F. M. Fernandes, E. P. Fernandez, B.Finucci, R. Földesi, C. M. Foley, M. Ford, M. R. J. Forstner, N. García, R. Garcia-Sandoval, P. C. Gardner, R. Garibay-Orijel, M. Gatan-Balbas, I. Gauto, M. G. U. Ghazi, S. S. Godfrey, M. Gollock, B. A. González, T. D. Grant, T. Gray, A. J. Gregory, R. H. A. van Grunsven, M. Gryzenhout, N. C. Guernsey, G. Gupta, C. Hagen, C. Hagen, M. Hall, E. Hallerman, K. Hare, T. Hart, R. Hartdegen, Y. Harvey-Brown, R. Hatfield, T. Hawke, C. Hermes, R. Hitchmough, A. Hochkirch, P. M. Hoffmann, C. Howarth, M. A. Hudson, S. A. Hussain , C. Huveneers, H. Jacques, D. Jorgensen, E. Louis Jr., Su. Katdare, L. K. D. Katsis, R. Kaul, B. Kaunda- Arara, L. Keith-Diagne, D. T. Kraus, T. M. de Lima, K. Lindeman, J. Linsky, A. Loy, E. N. Lughadha, J. C. Mangel, P. E. Marinari, G. M. Martin, G. Martinelli, P. McGowan, A. McInnes, E. T. B. Mendes, M. J. MIllard, C. Mirande, Y. J. S. de Mitcheson, D. Money, J. M. Monks, C. L. Morales, N. N. Mumu, R. Negrao, A. H. Nguyen, Md. N. H. Niloy, G. L. Norbury, C. Nordmeyer, D. Norris, M. O'Brien, G. A. Oda, S. Orsenigo, M. E. Outerbridge, S. Pasachnik, J. C. Pérez-Jiménez, C. Pike, F. Pilkington, G. Plumb, R.de C. Q. Portela, A. Prohaska, M. G. Quintana, E. F. Rakotondrasoa, D. H. Ranglack, H. Rankou, A. P. Rawat, J. T. Reardon, M. L. Rheingantz, S. C. Richter, M. Rivers, L. R. Rogers†, P. da Rosa, P. Rose, E. Royer, C. Ryan, L. Salmon , C. H. Salvador, M. J. Samways, T. Sanjuan, A. S. dos Santos, H. Sasaki, E. Schutz, H. A. Scott, R. M. Scott, F. Serena, S. P. Sharma, J. A. Shuey, C. J. P. Silva, J. P. Simaika, T. Smith, D. R. Smith, J. L. Y. Spaet, S. Sultana, B. K. Talukdar, V. Tatayah, P. Thomas, A. Tringali, H. Trinh-Dinh, C. Tuboi, A. A. Usmani, A. M. Vasco-Palacios, J. C. Vié, J. Virens, A. Walker, B. Wallace, L. J. Waller, H. Wang, O. R. Wearn, M. van Weerd, S. Weigmann, D. Willcox, J. Woinarski, J. W. H. Yong, S. Young. Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact.

Schlater, S. M.†, D. H. Ranglack, L. M. Reichart, M. Lieb*, N Hinz*, and N. Bickford. Raptor mortality along an interstate highway in Nebraska, USA.

Schlater, S. M.†, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. Red-tailed Hawk densities and hunting habitat in south- central Nebraska.

J. M. Ringenberg†, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. Small game management in a fragmented world: The need to incorporate meta-population dynamics.

Schlater, S. M.†, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. Red-tailed hawk time of day effects assessed with roadside raptor surveys and GPS transmitter data.

Wright, M. E.†, J. Jackson, R. Tornberg, E. Higa, A. Clayton, S. McCartney, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. Habitat suitability modeling and ecological forecasting of northern goshawk nesting habitat.

Wright, M.†, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. A comparison of prey availability at active and inactive northern goshawk nest areas in a dry forest landscape.

Ranglack, D. H., K. M. Proffitt, J. E. Canfield, J. A. Gude, J. J. Rotella, and R. A. Garrott. Modeling broad-scale patterns of elk summer resource selection in western Montana using regional and population- specific models.

In press and published

Dustin H Ranglack 3 Schlater, S. M.†, J. M. Ringenberg†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. In Press. White-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus townsendii): A review and call for research. Southwestern Naturalist. Peterson, B. C., D. Fehlhafer, P. D. Farrell, M. C. Reinson†, and D. H. Ranglack. 2021. Phenology of antler casting and occurrence of late-breeding in Nebraska white-tailed deer. Transactions of the Nebraska Academies of Science and Affiliated Societies 41:29-41. (Open Access)

Noonan, M. J., C. H. Fleming, M. A. Tucker, R. Kays, A. Harrison, M. C. Crofoot, B. Abrahms, S. C. Alberts, A. H. Ali, J. Altmann, P. C. Antunes, N. Attias, J. L. Belant, D. Beyer, L. R. Bidner, N. Blaum, R. Boone, D. Caillaud, R. C. de Paula, J. A. de la Torre, J. Dekker, C. S. DePerno, M. Farhadinia, J. Fennessy, C. Fichtel, C. Fischer, A. Ford, J. R. Goheen, R. W. Havmoller, B. T. Hirsch, C. Hurtado, L. A. Isbell, R. Janssen, F. Jeltsch, P. Kaczensky, Y. Kaneko, P. Kappeler, A. Katna, M. Kaufman, F. Koch, A. Kulkarni, S. LaPoint, P. Leimgruber, D. W. Macdonald, A. C. Markham, L. McMahon, K. Mertes, C. E. Moorman, R. G. Morato, A. M. MoBbrucker, G. Mourao, D. O'Connor, L. G. R. Oliveira-Santos, J. Pastorini, B. D. Patterson, J. Rachlow, D. H. Ranglack, N. Reid, D. M. Scantlebury, D. M Scott, N. Selva, A. Sergiel, M. Songer, N. Songsasen, J. A. Stabach, J. Stacy-Dawes, M. B. Swingen, J. J. Thompson, W. Ullmann, A. T. Vanak, M. Thaker, J. Wilson, K. Yamazaki, R. Yarnell, F. Zieba, T. Zwijacz-Kozica, W. F. Fagan, T. Mueller, and J. M. Calabrese. 2020. Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements. Conservation Biology DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13495 (open access)

Adams, B.†, T. Boyer*, M. Albrecht, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. 2019. Micro-system aquaponics: Testing designs for increased productivity. Journal of Applied Aquaculture DOI: 10.1080/10454438.2019.1639582. (open access)

Wright, M. E.†, R. Tornberg, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. 2019. Comparison of nest defense behaviors of Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) from Finland and Montana. Animals 9(3):96. (open access)

Ritson, R.†, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. 2019. Comparing Social Media Observations of Animals During a Solar Eclipse to Published Research. Animals 9(2):59. (open access)

King, K. C.†, A. J. Caven, K. G. Leung, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Arcilla. 2019. High society: behavioral patterns as a feedback loop to social structure in Plains bison (Bison bison bison). Mammal Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-019-00416-7. (open access)

O’Connor, B.*, N. J. Fryda, and D. H. Ranglack. 2018. Effects of environmental and anthropogenic landscape features on harvest of mule deer in Nebraska. PeerJ 6:e5510. (open access)

Bice, M. R., J. Ball, N. A. Bickford, S. Bickford, A. Hollman, A. Coughlin†, D. Dinkel, D. Meyer, and D. H. Ranglack. 2018. Community gardens: Interactions between communities, schools, and impact on students. The Health Educator 50(1):2-10.

Bickford, N. A., L. Smith*, S. Bickford, M. Bice, and D. H. Ranglack. 2017. Evaluating the role of CSR and SLO in ecotourism: collaboration for economic and environmental sustainability of Arctic resources. Resources. Resources 6(2):21. (open access)

Ranglack, D. H., L. A. Neuman-Lee, S. S. French, and J. T. du Toit. 2017. Considerations of context and scale when using fecal glucocorticoids to indicate stress in large mammals: a study of wild American plains bison. Southwestern Naturalist 62(1): 62-68. (open access)

Dustin H Ranglack 4 Ranglack, D. H., K. M. Proffitt, J. E. Canfield, J. A. Gude, J. J. Rotella, and R. A. Garrott. 2017. Security areas for maintaining elk on publicly accessible lands during archery and rifle hunting seasons in western Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management 81(5):778-791. (open access)

Ranglack, D. H. and J. T. du Toit. 2016. Bison with benefits: towards integrating wildlife and ranching sectors on a public rangeland in the western USA. Oryx 50(3):549-554. (open access)

Ranglack, D. H., L. K. Dobson, J. T. du Toit, and J. Derr. 2015. Genetic analysis of the Henry Mountains bison population. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144239. (open access)

Ranglack, D. H. and J. T. du Toit. 2015. Habitat selection by free-ranging bison in a mixed grazing system on public land. Rangeland Ecology and Management 68(4): 349-353. (open access)

Ranglack, D. H. and J. T. du Toit. 2015. Wild bison as ecological indicators of the effectiveness of management practices to increase forage quality on open rangeland. Ecological Indicators 56:145- 151. (open access)

Ranglack, D. H., S. L. Durham, and J. T. du Toit. 2015. Competition on the range: science versus perception in a bison-cattle conflict in the western USA. Journal of Applied Ecology 52(2):467-474. (EDITOR’S CHOICE, SOUTHWOOD PRIZE, open access)

Koons, D. N., P. Terletzky, P. B. Adler, M. L. Wolfe, D. H. Ranglack, F. P Howe, K. Hersey, W. Paskett, and J. T. du Toit. 2012. Climate and density-dependent drivers of recruitment in plains bison. Journal of Mammalogy 93(2): 475-481. (open access)

INVITED TALKS, WORKSHOPS, AND SYMPOSIA

Kohl, M. T., S. L. Gilbert, D. H. Ranglack, J. A. Smith, and M. J. Cherry. A New-PI Training Session: How do I get the job? Crap I have a job, now what….? And how to just say “NO”! Virtual Symposium and Panel Discussion. (Unofficial) The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting (virtual). 1 October 2020.

POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS (* indicates undergraduate student author, † indicates graduate student author)

Meier, A. N.†, A. R. Little, S. L Webb, K. L Gee, S. Demaris, and D. H. Ranglack. Effects of hunter movement on observation rate of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Poster Presentation. 44th Annual Southeast Deer Study Group Meeting (virtual). 22-24 February 2021.

Peterson, B.C, P.D. Farrell, D. Fehlhafer, M.C. Reinson† and D. H. Ranglack. Antler Casting Phenology and Occurrence of Late-Breeding in Nebraska White-tailed Deer. Poster Presentation. 44th Annual Southeast Deer Study Group Meeting (virtual). 22-24 February 2021.

Ranglack, D. H. The life of a teaching faculty. Symposium presentation and panel discussion. (Unofficial) The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting (virtual). 1 October 2020.

Medaries, A.†, M. R. Wuellner, L. Reichart, P. Iranah, M. Fleig Palmer, and D. H. Ranglack. Repairing relationships: providing the glue to mend conservation management and public opinion. Poster Presentation. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting (virtual). 28 September 2020.

Meier, A. N.†, A. R. Little, S. L Webb, K. L Gee, S. Demaris, and D. H. Ranglack. Effects of hunter movement on observation rate of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Poster Presentation. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting (virtual). 28 September 2020. Dustin H Ranglack 5 Malene, J.*, A. Little, and D. H. Ranglack. Evaluation of wildlife space use across a Nebraskan agricultural landscape. Poster Presentation. Nebraska 2020 Virtual Summer Research Symposium. 5 August 2020. https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/13997

Medaries, A.†, D. H. Ranglack, M. R. Wuellner, L. Reichart, P. Iranah, and M. Fleig Palmer. Repairing relationships: providing the glue to mend conservation management and public opinion. Poster Presentation. North American Congress for Conservation Biology (virtual). 29 July 2020.

Reinson, M. C.†, A. Little, and D. H. Ranglack. Seasonal changes in white-tailed deer density and habitat selection patterns in an agriculturally dominated landscape. Oral Presentation. Nebraska State Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 26 February 2020.

Rogers, L. R.†, and D. H. Ranglack. Bison by the numbers: A global bison census. Oral Presentation. 25th National Bison Association Winter Meeting. Denver, Colorado, USA. 22 January 2020.

Caven, A. J., J. D. Wiese, A. Fowler*, and D. H. Ranglack. Vegetation community composition within bison wallows in a lowland tallgrass prairie. Oral Presentation. 6th American Bison Society Meeting and Workshop. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. 30 October 2019.

Jorgensen, D., Ranglack, D. H., L. R. Rogers†, N. Guernsey, K. Perzanowski, and G. Plumb. The global bison census. Oral Presentation. 6th American Bison Society Meeting and Workshop. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. 29 October 2019.

Ranglack, D. H., D. Jorgensen, L. Rogers, and G. Plumb. The IUCN Green List Assessment for the American Bison. Oral Presentation. 6th American Bison Society Meeting and Workshop. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. 29 October 2019.

Ritson, R. J.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Variations in American bison resource selection across their former range. Poster Presentation. 6th American Bison Society Meeting and Workshop. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. 29 October 2019.

Caven, A. J., J. D. Wiese, A. Fowler*, and D. H. Ranglack. Investigating the differential impacts of Plains Bison and cattle grazing on vegetative community composition. Poster Presentation. 6th American Bison Society Meeting and Workshop. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. 29 October 2019.

Ranglack, D. H., J. Kinsey, J. Shew. Effectively engaging underrepresented students and their communities. Invited Presentation. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Reno, Nevada, USA. 5 October 2019.

Ritson, R. J.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Variations in American bison resource selection across their former range. Oral Presentation. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Reno, Nevada, USA. 5 October 2019.

Reinson, M.C.†, P. R. Burger, A. Little, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Habitat selection of white-tailed deer in an agriculture dominated environment. Oral Presentation. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Reno, Nevada, USA. 5 October 2019.

Ritson, R. J.†, N. Bickford, M. Wuellner, and D. H. Ranglack. Obscured sun, obscure behavior: exploring the effects of a solar eclipse on animal movement. Oral Presentation. University of Nebraska at Kearney Student Research Day. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 5 April 2019.

Schlater, S. M.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. How perches, small mammal abundance, and vegetation influence the presence of red-tailed hawks. Oral Presentation. University of Nebraska at Kearney Student Research Day. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 5 April 2019.

Dustin H Ranglack 6 Reinson, M.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Resource selection of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) during the growing and non-growing seasons. Oral Presentation. University of Nebraska at Kearney Student Research Day. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 5 April 2019.

Ringenberg, J.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Habitat selection and spatial distribution of eastern cottontail rabbits in a fragmented agricultural landscape. Oral Presentation. University of Nebraska at Kearney Student Research Day. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 5 April 2019.

Reinson, M. C.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. The influences of habitat fragmentation on White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) movement in south central Nebraska. Oral Presentation. Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. York, Nebraska, USA. 21 February 2019.

O’Connor, B.*, N. J. Fryda, and D. H. Ranglack. Effects of environmental and anthropogenic landscape features on harvest of mule deer in Nebraska. Oral Presentation. Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. York, Nebraska, USA. 21 February 2019.

Schlater, S. M.†, D. H. Ranglack., A. Shreading, R. Domenech., and N. Bickford. Differences in breeding and nonbreeding red-tailed hawk home range size throughout the breeding season. Oral Presentation. Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. York, Nebraska, USA. 21 February 2019.

Ritson, R.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Seasonal space use patterns of Plains bison (Bison bison) across multiple ecological gradients and management regimes in the American West. Oral Presentation. Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. York, Nebraska, USA. 21 February 2019.

Schlater, S. M.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Raptor Mortality along an Interstate Highway in the Great Plains, North America. Oral Presentation. Raptor Research Foundation Conference, Kruger National Park, South Africa. 12-16 November 2018.

Schlater, S. M.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Time-of-day effects reassessed with roadside raptor surveys and red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) GPS transmitter data. Oral Presentation. Raptor Research Foundation Conference, Kruger National Park, South Africa. 12-16 November 2018.

Schlater, S. M.†, N. Bickford, D. H. Ranglack, R. Domenech, and A. Shreading. Changes in the home range size of breeding and nonbreeding red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) throughout the breeding season. Oral Presentation. Raptor Research Foundation Conference, Kruger National Park, South Africa. 12-16 November 2018.

Bickford, N., R. Ritson†, M. Wuellner, and D. H. Ranglack. Obscured sun, obscure behavior: Exploring the effects of a solar eclipse on animal movement. Poster Presentation. The Wildlife Society 25th Annual Conference. Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 7-11 October 2018.

Ringenberg, J.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. The impact of fragmented landscapes on the spatial distribution and dispersal of eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus). Poster Presentation. The Wildlife Society 25th Annual Conference. Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 7-11 October 2018.

Reinson, M. C.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. A comparison of wildlife tracking technologies: where are we going? Poster Presentation. The Wildlife Society 25th Annual Conference. Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 7-11 October 2018.

Schlater, S. M.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Carcass persistence and searcher efficiency trials reveal the number of raptor mortalities along Interstate 80 in central Nebraska. Poster Presentation. The Wildlife Society 25th Annual Conference. Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 7-11 October 2018.

Dustin H Ranglack 7 Ritson, R.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Spatial Requirements of Plains bison (Bison bison) in the American West. Oral Presentation. The Wildlife Society 25th Annual Conference. Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 7-11 October 2018.

Reinson, M. C.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. The impact of habitat fragmentation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in south central Nebraska. Poster Presentation. 9th International Deer Biology Congress. Estes Park, Colorado, USA. 5-10 August 2018.

Ritson, R.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Does wildlife behavior change in response to a solar eclipse? Oral Presentation The Nebraska Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. 20 April 2018.

Ritson, R.†, N. Bickford, L. Smith*, S. Bickford, Matthew R. Bice, and D. H. Ranglack. 2018. Evaluating the role of CSR and SLO in Ecotourism. Oral Presentation. Plains Safaris. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 19 April 2018.

McAnally, A. M.†, H. A. Mathewson, T. W. Schwertner, J. B. Breeden, H. Kafley, D. H. Ranglack, and D. Beard. 2018. Resource Selection of the Texas State Bison Herd. Oral Presentation. International Conference for Young Researchers. Krakow, Poland, EU. 16–17 April 2018. (1st Place Oral Presentation)

Dobesh, B.*, J. Ringenberg†, and D. H. Ranglack. Testing common bait type effectiveness for cottontail rabbits in south-central Nebraska. Poster Presentation University of Nebraska at Kearney Student Research Day. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 28 March 2018.

Schnitzler, T.* and D. H. Ranglack. The effect of corn harvest on whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) movements in south central Nebraska. Poster Presentation. University of Nebraska at Kearney Student Research Day. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 28 March 2018.

Bickford, N and D. H. Ranglack. Life history plasticity creates long-term options for species survival. Oral Presentation. 51st Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 1 March 2018.

Ritson, R.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Spatial Requirements of Plains bison (Bison bison) in the American West. Poster Presentation. 51st Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 1 March 2018.

Reinson, M. C.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Evaluating the usage, design, and effectiveness of roadway underpasses as wildlife crossings in Nebraska. Poster Presentation. 51st Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 1 March 2018.

Schlater, S. M.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Cellular GPS transmitter provide insight on fluctuating home range size of breeding and nonbreeding red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis). Poster Presentation. 51st Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 1 March 2018.

Ringenberg, J.†, N. Bickford, and D. H. Ranglack. Lagomorph management in a fragmented world: the need to incorporate meta-population dynamics. Poster Presentation. 51st Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Kearney, Nebraska, USA. 1 March 2018.

Boyer, T.*, B. Adams†, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. Aquaponics productivity: heated vs. room temperature water. Oral Presentation. Nebraska Academy of Sciences. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. 21 April 2017.

Sanchez, J.*, B. Adams†, D. H. Ranglack, and N. Bickford. A comparative study between polyculture and a monoculture in an aquaponics system. Oral Presentation. Nebraska Academy of Sciences. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. 21 April 2017. Dustin H Ranglack 8

O’Connor, B.J.* and D. H. Ranglack. Effects of environmental and anthropogenic landscape features on mule deer harvest in Nebraska. Oral Presentation. Nebraska Academy of Sciences. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. 21 April 2017.

O’Connor, B.J.* and D. H. Ranglack. Effects of environmental and anthropogenic landscape features on mule deer harvest in Nebraska. Poster Presentation. University of Nebraska at Kearney Student Research Day. Kearney Nebraska, USA. 11 April 2017.

Ranglack, D. H., S. L. Durham, and J. T. du Toit. Competition on the range: science versus perception in a bison-cattle conflict in the western USA. Oral Presentation. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2015. Liverpool, UK. 11-14 December 2016.

Ranglack, D. H. Transitioning from Ph.D. to Post-Doc. Workshop Presentation. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2015. Liverpool, UK. 11-14 December 2016.

Ranglack, D. H. and Johan T. du Toit. Bison with benefits: rancher perceptions of bison and a potential way forward. Oral Presentation. 5th American Bison Society Meeting and Workshop. Banff, Alberta, Canada. 26-29 September 2016.

Ranglack, D. H., K. M Proffitt, J. E. Canfield, J. A. Gude, J. J. Rotella, and R. A. Garrott. Evaluating and informing elk habitat management: A research collaboration between Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the U.S. Forest Service. Oral Presentation. U. S. Forest Service Region 1 Wildlife Program Meeting. Missoula, MT, USA. 10-12 May 2016.

Ranglack, D. H., K. M. Proffitt, J. E. Canfield, J. A. Gude, J. J. Rotella, and R. A. Garrott. Evaluating elk summer resource selection and applications to summer range habitat management. Oral Presentation. 54th Annual Conference of the Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Missoula, MT, USA. 23-26 February 2016.

Ranglack, D. H., S. L. Durham, and J. T. du Toit. Competition on the range: science versus perception in a bison-cattle conflict in the western USA. Oral Presentation. 99th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA, USA. 10-15 August 2014. (BUELL AWARD HONORABLE MENTION)

Ranglack, D. H. and J. T. du Toit. 2011. American bison (Bison bison) ecology and bison-cattle interactions in an isolated montane environment. Poster. American Bison Society: Meeting on Bison Ecological Restoration. Tulsa, OK, USA. 23-25 March 2011.

Sharik, T. L. and D. H. Ranglack. 2010. Challenges to professional accreditation of forestry degree programs with low enrollments: the Utah State University experience. Oral Presentation. Conference on University Education in Natural Resources. Blacksburg, VA, USA. 27 March 2010.

Ranglack, D. H., K. Signor, K. Bunnell, and J. A. Shivik. 2009. Black bear (Ursus americanus) visitation patterns at human food sources in Utah. Oral Presentation. Proceedings of 13th Wildlife Damage Management Conference. Saratoga, NY, USA. 4-6 May 2009.

COMPETITIVE FUNDING

Awarded

Dustin H Ranglack 9 Little, A., and D. H. Ranglack. Pronghorn movement ecology and resource selection in the Nebraska Sandhills. 2020. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Co-PI. $175,000.

Ranglack, D. H. North American bison census. World Wildlife Fund. PI. 2020. $10,460.

Little, A., A. Basch, J. McCarty, D. Manning, M. R. Wuellner, D. H. Ranglack, and K. Pope. Precision conservation: Increase farm profitability while conserving soil, water, and wildlife. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. Co-PI. 2020. $20,000.

Ranglack, D. H., A. Little, and S. Webb. Landscapes of fear: identifying successful hunting strategies to effectively manage white-tailed deer populations. Graduate Research Assistant Competitive Acquisition, University of Nebraska at Kearney. PI. 2019. $53,865.

Ranglack, D. H., M. R. Wuellner, L. M. Reichart, and B. T. Drew. A Mobile Ecology Lab for Field Research. Nebraska Research Initiative Equipment Request. PI. 2019. $50,000.

Ranglack, D. H. Ecological differences in areas grazed by cattle versus bison. Nebraska EPSCoR. PI. 2019. $5,000.

Wuellner, M. R., L. M. Reichart, and D. H. Ranglack. G.E.M.S. for Wildlife. Post-doctoral Grant, University of Nebraska at Kearney Research Stimulation Program. Co-PI. 2018. $185,451.

Bickford, N. A., and D. H. Ranglack. Habitat and climate change impacts on wildlife movements. NASA Nebraska EPSCoR. Co-PI. 2018. $14,720.

Reinson, M. C.† and D. H. Ranglack. Impacts intensive agricultural practices and habitat fragmentation have on deer movements and resource/habitat utilization. Nebraska Big Game Society. Co-PI. 2018. $2,000. Ringenberg, J.† and D. H. Ranglack. NASA Nebraska Space Grant Fellowship – Ringenberg. NASA Nebraska Space Grant. PI. 2018. $4,000.

Bickford, N. A. and Ranglack, D. H. The connection between land use change, habitat fragmentation, and wildlife in an agriculturally dominated system. NASA Nebraska EPSCoR. 2018. Co-PI. $5,000

Ranglack, D. H., N. Bickford, M. Bice, S. Bickford, A. Hollman, and J. Hayes. The impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on human-wildlife conflict in an agriculturally dominated system. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. PI. 2017. $150,000.

Brown, G. A., M. R. Bice, M. M. Adkins, N. A. Bickford, S. Bickford, D. H. Ranglack, A. K. Hollman. Teaching Health, Exercise, Technology, & Aquaponics (THETA) Day Camps to Grow Future Health Professionals from McCook Middle School Students. Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska. Co-PI. 2017. $20,000

Ranglack, D. H., N. Bickford, M. Bice, S. Bickford, A. Hollman, and J. Hayes. Gathering the expertise needed to understand human-wildlife conflicts in fragmented prairie landscape. 2016. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. PI. 2017. $20,000.

Ranglack, D. H. and N. Bickford. Effects of a solar eclipse on wildlife. NASA Nebraska EPSCoR. PI. 2017. $10,000.

Ranglack, D. H., N. Bickford, M. Bice, and S. Bickford. Hollman Intern Program Proposal: Roadkill App. Hollman Intern Program, University of Nebraska at Kearney. PI. 2017. $7,000.

Dustin H Ranglack 10 Ranglack, D. H. Where the buffalo roam: Determining the spatial scale necessary for the ecological restoration of American plains bison. University of Nebraska at Kearney Research Services Council Seed Grant. 2016. $4,000.

Ranglack, D. H. and J. T. du Toit. Fecal and Genetic Analyses of the Henry Mountains bison herd. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. 2014-2015. Co-PI. $30,000.

Ranglack, D. H. Utah State University Ecology Center Travel Award: ESA 2014. $500.

Ranglack, D. H. Utah State University Quinney College of Natural Resources Travel Award: ESA. PI. 2014. $400.

Ranglack, D. H. Utah State University Department of Wildland Resources Travel Award: ESA 2014. PI. $300.

Ranglack, D. H. Utah State University Office of Research and Graduate Studies Travel Award: ESA 2014. PI. $300.

TOTAL AWARDED: $767,996

In review

Predicting the influence of climate change on connectivity within American pronghorn in Nebraska. North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. Co-PI. $124,000.

Habitat use and avoidance in a large, patch landscape by American plains bison: implications for management and conservation of the species. Center of Excellence for Bison Studies. PI. $192,468.

DISES: Social context, ecological outcomes, individual-decision making, and the emergence of nature’s contribution to people: bison reintroduction to the Great Plains. National Science Foundation. Co-PI. $1,595,610.

TOTAL IN REVIEW: $1,912,078

Not awarded

Collaborative capacity building for ecosystem resilience decision-making on agro-ecological lands in the United States’ Great Plains. 2020. Climate Resilience Fund. Co-PI. $36,964

Habitat use and fitness of swift foxes (Vulpes velox) reintroduced within historic range in north central MT. 2018. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. PI. $259,819.

Survival, Cause-Specific Mortality, and Spatial Ecology of Pronghorn in the Nebraska Sandhills. 2018. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Co-PI. $741,153.

A mobile ecology lab for field research. 2018. Nebraska Research Initiative. PI. $40,000.

Navigating complexity and future uncertainty: toward a Center for Resilience and Policy. 2018. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. Co-PI. $300,000.

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A Cyber Vulnerability Assessment of Wildlife Telemetry. 2018. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. Co-PI. $20,000.

Using Miniature Light Level Geolocators to Detect the Full Annual Cycle of a Migratory Songbird. 2018. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. Co-PI. $20,000.

Linking Socio-Economics and Fisheries and Wildlife Systems using Systems Thinking and Systems Dynamics. 2018. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. Co-PI. $19,984.

Planning for Mitigation of Wildlife Vehicle Collisions and Highway Impacts on Movement Routes in Nebraska. 2018. Nebraska Department of Roads. Co-PI. 157,707.

A Survey of Terrestrial Gastropods and Examination of the Prevalence of Meningeal Brainworm in Deer in Central Nebraska. 2017. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. PI. $360,700.

Estimating Elk Abundance from Fecal DNA Samples in Elk Management Units of Western Nebraska. 2017. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. PI. $377,500.

The connection between land use change, habitat fragmentation, and human-wildlife conflict in an agriculturally dominated system. 2017. US Fish and Wildlife Service. PI. $344,850.

Container Garden. 2017. Nebraska Research Initiative. Co-PI. $20,000.

Accessing Remote Field Sites to Conduct Ecological Research. 2017. Nebraska Research Initiative. Co-PI. $19,087.

HEAT it up (Health, Exercise, Aquaponics, Technology) summer camps to grow future health professionals in rural Nebraska. 2017. NIH Co-PI. $777,006

Educating our future: Utilizing STEM Learning Community and a Cohort Model to Increase STEM Engagement and Retention. 2017. NSF. Co-PI. Pre-proposal.

Research intensive experience model for online graduate programs. 2017. NSF NRT-IGE. Co-PI. $487,088.

Growing relationships within and in relation to technology systems and biological processes. 2017. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. Co-PI. $20,000.

Habitat and climate change impacts on wildlife movement. NASA Nebraska EPSCoR. Co-PI. 2017. $17,765.

Identification of climate change effects on northern forests using goshawks as a bio-indicator. 2017. NSF. Co-PI. Pre-proposal.

The impact of habitat loss and fragmentation on wildlife movements in an agriculturally dominated prairie ecosystem. 2017. NSF. PI. Pre-proposal.

Connecting traditional STEM with STEM educational experiences to enrich the lives of students. 2016. NSF. Co-PI. $449,776.

Dustin H Ranglack 12 Connecting informal STEM educational experiences with traditional STEM to enrich the lives of students. 2016. NSF. Co-PI. $290,424.

Building a better tomorrow for Haiti and the United States. 2016. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. Co-PI. $20,000.

The Village: Bringing the classroom and professionals together through globally accessible real world curriculum. 2016. NSF. Co-PI. $594,813.

Growing food and knowledge through technology systems: combining biological processes with the Internet of Things. 2016. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. Co-PI. $150,000.

Enhanced food precision through networked unmanned aerial vehicles: early warning systems for environmental impact. 2016. Nebraska University System Collaborative Research Initiative. Co-PI. $150,000.

Polar research as a model for creating applied, real world curriculum: bringing the classroom and professionals together. 2016. NSF. Co-PI. $295,417.

TOTAL NOT AWARDED: $5,970,053

DATA PRODUCTS

du Toit, J. T. and D. H. Ranglack. 2014. Grazing exclosure experiment on the Henry mountains of Southern Utah.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Nebraska – Kearney 2016-Present BIOL 105, General Biology I (Undergraduate, 24 students/section) BIOL 213, Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Management (Undergraduate, 24 students/section) x4 BIOL 231, Research Methods I (Undergraduate, 30 students/section) x2 BIOL 330, Wildlife Conservation (Undergraduate, 24 students/section) x2 BIOL 375, Scientific Communication (Undergraduate, 24 students/section) x3 BIOL 405/805, Range and Wildlife Management (Undergraduate and Graduate, 24 students/section) x4 BIOL 409/809, Biological Studies using GIS (Undergraduate and Graduate, 24 students/section) x2 BIOL 430, Large Mammal Ecology (Undergraduate, 27 students/section) BIOL 821, Directed Readings in Wildlife Ecology (Online, Graduate, 20 students/section) BIOL 830P, Special Topics: Animal Community Ecology (Online, Graduate, 20 students/section) x3 BIOL 830P, Special Topics: Predator Paradox (Online, Graduate, 20 students/section) x3 BIOL 830P, Special Topics: Wildlife Management (Online, Graduate, 20 students/section) x2 BIOL 830P, Special Topics: Marketing for Scientists (Online, Graduate, 20 students/section) BIOL 830P, Special Topics: Bison Ecology (Online, Graduate, 20 students/section) BIOL 881, Current Issues in Biology (Online, Graduate, 20 students/section) x2 Instructor of Record

Utah State University 2015 BIOL/NR 2220, General Ecology (Undergraduate, 150 Students)

Dustin H Ranglack 13 Instructor of Record

Utah State University 2014 WILD 4750, Monitoring and Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Management (Undergraduate) Guest Lecture on wildlife monitoring techniques

Utah State University 2010, 2011, 2013 WILD 4880, Conservation Genetics (Undergraduate, ~30 Students/section) Graduate Teaching Assistant

Utah State University 2011, 2012, 2013 WATS 3700, Fundamentals of Watershed Science (Undergraduate, ~50 Students/section) Graduate Teaching Assistant

MENTORING

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Committee Chair

Luke Rollie Rogers – MS 2021 – Global census and IUCN green list assessment of the genus Bison. Amanda Medaries – MS 2021 – Understanding conflicts in natural resources management: using systems thinking and system dynamics to model the relationship between the American Prairie Reserve and neighboring communities. Alyssa Meier – MS 2021 - Landscapes of fear: identifying successful hunting strategies to effectively manage white-tailed deer populations. Robert Ritson – MS 2019 – The spatial ecology of bison (Bison bison) in multiple conservation herds across the American west. (Co-winner of the University of Nebraska at Kearney Best Thesis of the Year 2019) Shannon Schlater – MS 2019 – Red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) space use across a highly fragmented, agricultural landscape. Miranda Reinson – MS 2019 – Influences of habitat fragmentation and agriculture on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) ecology. Jourdan Ringenberg – MS 2019 – Ecology of eastern cottontail rabbits in a fragmented agricultural landscape.

Committee Member

William Schriener – MS 2022 – Evaluating sport fish use of natural and introduced habitat in Nebraska reservoirs. Anthony Long – MS 2020 – Movement and habitat use of age-0 and adult muskellunge in eastern South Dakota glacial lakes. Sean Farrier – MS 2020 – Walleye (Sander vitreus) and white bass (Morone chrysops) stock mortality assessment. Kaley Keldsen – MS 2020 - Investigation of predator presence with the use of remote cameras at Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover off-channel nesting sites along the Central Platte River. Garrett Rowles – MS 2019 - Identifying white bass natal origin and quantifying white bass stock contribution in Lake McConaughy, Nebraska.

Dustin H Ranglack 14 Alex Mohr (University of Nebraska at Omaha) – MS 2019 – Using remote sensing to detect changes in vegetated and riparian buffer in an agricultural area of Nebraska. Brittney Adams – MS 2017 – Using reclaimed materials to build and sustain an aquaponics system. Marilyn Wright – MS 2017 - Understanding northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) habitat and behavior.

Online

Jeff Rue – MS 2022 – Pronghorn biology in the Flint Hills of Kansas Kimberly Sparks – MS 2019 - Prevalence and spatial distribution of Chronic Wasting Disease in cervid populations in Arkansas.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Kaitlyn Dozler (University of Nebraska at Lincoln) 2020-present Project: Wildlife spatial ecology

Jana Malene (University of Nebraska at Lincoln) 2020 Project: Evaluation of wildlife spatial ecology in an intensive agricultural landscape.

Aurora Fowler 2019 Project: Ecological differences in areas grazed by cattle versus bison.

Nick Hinz and Makayla Lieb 2017-2019 Project: Raptor mortality along I-80

Carson Schultz 2017-2018 Project: Bison diet selection.

Breana Dobesh 2017-2018 Project: Rabbit movements and habitat connectivity in an agriculturally dominated prairie ecosystem. Undergraduate Research Fellow

Clarissa Fitzgerald 2017 Project: Raptor mortality along I-80 Undergraduate Research Fellow

Tyler Schnitzler* and Tara Ziegelbein 2017-2019 Project: Population estimation and movements of deer in an agriculturally dominated prairie ecosystem. *Undergraduate Research Fellow

Jaden Russell 2016-2018 Project: Differential impacts of large, small, and micro-grazers along a moisture gradient. Undergraduate Research Fellow

Lindsey Smith 2016-2017 Dustin H Ranglack 15 Project: Population estimation and movements of bobcats in an agriculturally dominated prairie ecosystem. Undergraduate Research Fellow

Clara Vinton 2016-2017 Project: Factors that influence stress on bison during working operations over a period of three years.

Bryan O’Connor 2016-2017 Project: Effects of environmental and anthropogenic landscape features on harvest of mule deer in Nebraska. Undergraduate Research Fellow

OTHER MENTEES

Katie Gundermann 2020-Present The Wildlife Society Leadership Institute Class of 2020

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

2020: Geospatial Analysis in R. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. 2 October 2020. 2020: Podcast Launch Pad. Threshold Podcast. Online. 6, 13, & 20 May 2020. 2020: Chemical Immobilization of Animals. SafeCapture International and the San Diego Zoo Global Academy. Online. 9-11 May 2020. 2019: Leadership Institute. The Wildlife Society. Reno, NV. April – October 2019. 2018: IACUC 101 and 201. IACUC 101 Series. Del Ray Beach, FL. 7-8 November 2018. 2017: Chemical Immobilization of Animals. SafeCapture International. San Antonio, TX. 5-6 December 2017 2017: Summer School: Animal Movement Analysis. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam. 2-7 July 2017. 2016: Faculty Online Training. University of Nebraska – Kearney eCampus. Aug-Dec 2016 2014: Writing Winning Grant Proposals: an intensive one-day seminar for learning grant writing concepts. Utah State University. 19 November 2014 2013: Getting Started as a Successful Proposal Writer and Academician. Utah State University. 26-27 February 2013. 2012: New Approaches to Studies of Home Range, Habitat Selection, and Space Use. University of Idaho. 3- 6 January 2012.

CERTIFICATIONS Certified Wildlife Biologist®. The Wildlife Society. 1 June 2018 – Present. Chemical Immobilization of Animals. Safe Capture International. Expires 11 May 2023.

PROESSIONAL SERVICE

Reviewer African Journal of Wildlife Research, Biological Conservation (2x), BMC Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Ecosphere (5x), Global Ecology and Conservation (3x), Great Plains Research, Journal of Environmental

Dustin H Ranglack 16 Management (3x), Journal of Wildlife Management (2x), Mammalian Biology, Oikos, Population Ecology, Rangeland Ecology and Management (3x), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Society Bulletin

Professional Society Membership Ecological Society of America, Society for Conservation Biology, The Wildlife Society, British Ecological Society, Council on Undergraduate Research

Professional Service and Public Outreach Director of Research Compliance Search Committee, University of Nebraska – Kearney (2021) IACUC Module Committee, University of Nebraska System (2020-present) The Wildlife Society Leadership Institute Mentor (2020-present) Ecology and Evolution, Root Microbiome Search Committees, Department of Biology, University of Nebraska – Kearney (2018-19) IACUC Chair, University of Nebraska – Kearney (2018-present) IUCN Bison Specialist Group member (2017-present) Research Advisory Council, University of Nebraska – Kearney (2017-2020) Kearney Outdoors Expo school days activity host (2017) March for/Celebration of Science Kearney Organizing Committee (2017) Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, Department of Biology, University of Nebraska - Kearney (2017- present, Chair: 2020-present)) Undergraduate Research Committee, Department of Biology, University of Nebraska - Kearney (2017) “Science Day” activity host, University of Nebraska Kearney (2016, 2017, 2018) Fisheries Ecologist Search Committee, Department of Biology, University of Nebraska - Kearney (2016-17) The Wildlife Society Student Chapter Faculty Advisor, Department of Biology, University of Nebraska - Kearney (2016-Present) Ecology and Microbiology Post-doc Council, Montana State University (2015-16) EcoLunch Coordinator, Utah State University (2014) Department of Wildland Resources Student Representative, Graduate Student Council, College of Natural Resources, Utah State University (2013-2014) Biannual Berryman Institute Symposium Organizer (2010) Utah State University Society of American Foresters Re-accreditation Committee (2009) The Wildlife Society Utah State University Student Chapter Conclave Team Advisor (2009) Berryman Institute Student Group President, Utah State University (2008) College of Natural Resources Student Council, Utah State University (2007-2008)

GUEST SEMINARS

2020: Bemidji State University: The American Bison: Being Buffaloed 2019: UNK Wildlife Society Student Chapter: Chemical Immobilization and Darting Workshop 2018: Wild about Nebraska Speaker Series: The American Bison. 2017: UNK Wildlife Society Student Chapter: Radio telemetry workshop (x2) 2017: Wild about Nebraska Speaker Series: The American Bison: Being Buffaloed 2017: UNK Chapter of Sigma Xi Science Cafe: The American Bison: Being Buffaloed 2016: UNK Wildlife Society Student Chapter: Competition on the range: science versus perception in a bison-cattle conflict in the western USA 2016: Boy Scouts of America, Kearney NE: Edible plants and wildlife in Nebraska. 2015: Montana State University: Department of Ecology Seminar, Bison – cattle interactions in Utah’s Henry Mountains.

Dustin H Ranglack 17 2014: Texas A&M University: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology Seminar, American bison ecology and bison cattle interactions in an isolated montane environment. 2014: Utah State University: Ecology Center Eco-lunch, A discussion on comprehensive exams. 2014: Henry Mountains Bison Committee: Competition on the range: Bison, cattle, and jackrabbits? 2014: Utah State University: Animal Ecology Lab, American bison ecology and bison cattle interactions in an isolated montane environment. 2013: Utah State University: Animal Ecology Lab, Competition on the range: Perception versus reality. 2013: Utah State University: Ecology Center Eco-lunch, A discussion on comprehensive exams. 2012: Utah State University: The Wildlife Society Student Chapter, How do we use GPS and VHF telemetry in bison research? 2012: Utah State University: The Berryman Institute Student Group, American bison ecology and bison- cattle interactions in an isolated montane environment. 2012: Utah State University: College of Natural Resources: Panel Discussion, A discussion on graduate school

LANGUAGES

English (native), Slovak (proficient)

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