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Updated Jul. 2021 Charlotte E. Hacker, Ph.D. * [email protected] Education • PhD Biology. 2021. Advisor: Dr. Jan E. Janecka. Duquesne University. Pittsburgh, PA 15282. 2020 Bayer Fellow | 2019 Fulbright Scholar | 2017 National Science Foundation EAPSI Fellow o PhD Research: Understanding snow leopard (Panthera uncia) status, diet, and human dimensions using noninvasive genetic approaches o Candidacy - Written Qualifying Exam: passed May 2017 | Oral Qualifying Exam: passed April 2018 • MS Biology. 2015. Advisor: Dr. Bruce A. Schulte. Western Kentucky University. Bowling Green, KY 42101. o MS Thesis Research: Examination of space and food enrichment on African elephants (Loxodonta africana) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park • BS Biology. International Studies minor. 2012. Wilkes University. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. o Capstone Research: The correlation of acorn masts and subsequent small mammal populations Publications (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles + indicates corresponding author | * indicates co-first authorship Accepted or Published: 1. Hacker CE, Hoenig BD, Wu L, Cong W, Yu J, Dai Y, Li Y, Li J, Xue Y, Zhang Y, Ji Y, Cao H, Li D, Zhang Y, Janecka J. Use of DNA metabarcoding of bird pellets in understanding raptor diet on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Avi Res Accepted. 2. Xue Y, Li J, Zhang Y, Li D, Yuan L, Cheng Y, Liu S, Hacker CE. 2021. Assessing the vulnerability and adaptation strategies of wild camel to climate change in the Kumtag Desert of China. Global Ecol and Conserv e01725. 3. Khan TU, Mannan A, Hacker CE, Ahmad S, Chen M, Wanghe K, Zhang C, Nizami M, Luan X. 2021. Use of GIS and remote sensing data to understand impacts of land use/land cover chances (LULCC) on snow leopard (Panthera uncia) habitat in Pakistan. Sustainability DOI:10.3390/su13073590. 4. Dai Y, Peng G, Wen C, Zahoor B, Ma X, Hacker CE+, Xue Y. 2021. Climate and land use changes shift the distribution and dispersal of two umbrella species in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. Sci Total Environ DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146207. 5. Hacker CE, Jevit M, Hussain S, Muhammad G, Munkhtsog B, Munkhtsog B, Zhang Y, Li D, Liu Y, Farrington J, Balbakova F, Alamanov A, Kurmanaliev O, Buyanaa C, Bavandonoj G, Ochirjay M, Liang X, Xiao X, Weckworth B, Jackson R, Janecka J. 2021. Regional comparison of snow leopard diet using DNA metabarcoding. Biodiv and Conserv DOI: 10.1007/210531-021-02118-6. 6. Dai Y, Hacker CE, Cao Y, Cao H, Xue Y, Ma X, Liu H, Zahoor, B, Zhang Y. 2021. Implementing a comprehensive approach to study the causes of human-bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) conflicts in the Sanjiangyuan region, China. Sci Total Environ DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145012. 7. Li J, Xue Y, Zhang Y, Dong W, Shan G, Sun R, Hacker CE, Wu B, Li D. 2020. Spatial and temporal activity patterns of golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) recorded by camera trapping. Peer J DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10353. 8. Hacker CE, Janecka JE, Jackson RM, Li D, Zhang Y. 2020. Pastoralism partnerships: recognizing the value of herder involvement in China’s snow leopard conservation efforts. Sustainability DOI: 10/3390/su12166491. 9. Hacker CE, Dai Y, Yifan C, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Miller LJ, Janecka JE. 2020. Determinants of herder attitudes towards the threatened snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in Yushu Prefecture, China. Oryx DOI: 10.1017/S0030605319001315. 10. Dai Y, Hacker CE, Zhang Y, Li Y, Li J, Xue Y, Li D. 2020. Conflicts of human with the Tibetan brown bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) in the Sanjiangyuan region, China. Global Ecol and Evol DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01039. 11. Ahmad S, Ullah Khan T, Hacker CE, Yang L, Nabi G, Ullah S, Wanghe K, Shah S, Chen M, Luan X. 2020. Critical assessment of Asiatic ibex for sustainable harvesting in northern areas of Pakistan. Global Ecol and Cons DOI: 10.1016/e00907. Charlotte Hacker Curriculum Vitae Updated Jul. 2021 12. Dai Y, Xue Y, Hacker CE, Li J, Li W, Zhang Y, Li D. 2020. Human-carnivore conflicts and mitigation options in Qinghai Province, China. J for Nat Conserv 53:125776. 13. Dai Y, Hacker CE, Zhang Y, Li W, Li J, Zhang Y, Bona G, Liu H, Li Y, Xue Y, Li D. 2019. Identifying the risk regions of house break-ins caused by Tibetan brown bears (Ursus arctos pruinosus) in the Sanjiangyuan region, China. Ecol and Evol DOI: 10.1992/ece3.5835. 14. Dai Y, Hacker CE, Zhang Y, Liu H, Yu Z, Li W, Zhang J, Ji Y, Xue Y, Diqiang L. 2019. Identifying climate refugia and its potential impact on Tibetan brown bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) in Sanjiangyuan National Park, China. Ecol and Evol DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5780. 15. Zhang Y, Hacker CE, Zhang Y, Xue Y, Wu L, Dai Y, Ping L, X, Janecka JE, Li D. 2019. The genetic structure of snow leopard populations in Sanjiangyuan and Qilianshan National Parks. Acta Theriologica Sinica 39: 442-449. 16. Hacker CE+, Miller LJ, Schulte BA. 2018. Examination of space and food enrichment on the African elephants (Loxodonta africana) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Anim Welf 27: 55-65. 17. Janecka JE, Zhang Y, Li D, Munkhtsog B, Bayaraa M, Galsandorj N, Wangchuk TR, Karmachary D, Li J, Lu Z, Uulu KZ, Gaur A, Kumar S, Kumar K, Hussain S, Muhammad G, Jevit M, Hacker CE, Burger P, Wultsch C, Janecka MJ, Helgen K, Murphy WJ, Jackson R. 2017. Range-wide snow leopard phylogeography supports three subspecies. J of Heredity 108: 597-607. *highlighted in Newsweek and ScienceDaily *received journal cover 18. Hacker CE+, Miller LJ. 2016. Zoo visitor perceptions, attitudes and conservation intent after viewing African elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Zoo Biol 9999: 1-7. 19. Miller LJ, Chase M, Hacker CE. 2016. A comparison of walking rates between zoo and wild elephants. J of Appl Anim Welf Sci 19: 271-279. 20. Hacker CE+, Horback KM, Miller LJ. 2014. GPS technology as a proxy tool for determining relationships in social animals: An example with African elephants. Appl Anim Behav Sci 163: 175-182. *highlighted in Connect Magazine In Review or Preparation: 1. Hacker CE, Cong W, Xue Y, Li J, Zhang Y, Wu L, Li D, Janecka JE, Zhang Y. Dietary diversity and niche-partitioning of predator species across the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China using DNA metabarcoding Biol Cons In Review. 2. Hacker CE, Li Y, Li J, Li D, Janecka J, Zhang Y, Jackson R. The functional and perceived effectiveness of Foxlights at preventing livestock loss on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Hum Dimens of Wildl In Review. 3. Ullah Khan T, Hacker CE, Mannan A, Saddique MA, Luan X. Letter to the editor: conservation strategies are needed to minimize chances for wildlife-vehicle collisions along the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Biodiv and Cons In Review. 4. Dai Y, Peng G, Zahoor B, Hacker CE. Construction of ecological security patterns in Chongqing Municipality, Southwest China. Sci Total Environ In Review. 5. Li J, Xue Y, Zhang Y, Li Y, Wei C, Zhang Y, Li D, Hacker CE, Wu B. Projected impacts of climate change on snow leopard habitat in Qinghai Province, China In Prep. 6. Hacker CE, Atzeni L, Munkhtsog B, Munkhtsog B, Galsandorj N, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Buyanaa C, Bayandonoi G, Ochirjav M, Farrington JD, Jevit M, Zhang Y, Wu L, Cong W, Li D, Gavette C, Jackson R, Janecka J. Genetic diversity, structure, and connectivity of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) across Mongolia and northwestern China In Prep. 7. Hacker CE, Cong W, Dai Y, Xue Y, Bao R, Li D, Janecka JE, Zhang Y. Seasonal differences in dietary composition of a predator guild in China In Prep. Book Chapters Accepted or Published: 1. Janecka JE, Hacker CE, Broderick J, Pulugulla S, Auron P, Ringling M, Nelson B, Munkhtsog B, Hussain S, Davis B, Jackson R. 2020. Noninvasive genetics and genomics sheds light on the status, phylogeography, and evolution of elusive carnivores: The case of the snow leopard. In: Conservation Genomics of Mammals – Integrative Research Using Novel Approaches. J Ortega and JE Maldonado, Eds. Springer, Switzerland. Pp. 83-120. In Prep: 1. Hacker CE*, Cancellare I*, Caragiulo A, Janecka JE, Weckworth B. Conservation genetics of snow leopards. In: Snow Leopards – Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes. 2nd Edition. T McCarthy and Mallon D, Eds. Elsevier. 2 Charlotte Hacker Curriculum Vitae Updated Jul. 2021 Grants & Fellowships • May 2020 – Pres. | Duquesne University, Bayer Fellowship | $13,500 “Understanding snow leopard (Panthera uncia) status and diet using noninvasive genetics” • Jul. 2019 – Pres. | Panthera, Sabin Snow Leopard Grant Program | $20,000 “Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) prey use and dependence on livestock in Qinghai, China and implications for conservation” • Apr. 2019 – Pres. |Chicago Zoological Society Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund | $5,000 “Determination of snow leopard (Panthera uncia) prey use and livestock dependence using noninvasive genetic analyses” • Mar. 2019 – Pres.| Fulbright Student Scholar China | $22,825 “Temporal changes in prey use and livestock dependence in snow leopard” • Jul. 2018 | The Wildlife Society, Student Travel Grant | $400 “Regional comparison of snow leopard dependence on livestock using molecular diet analysis” • Jun. 2018 – Jun. 2019 | Panthera, Sabin Snow Leopard Grant Program | $5,500 “Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) prey use and dependence on livestock in Qinghai, China and its implications for conservation” • May 2018 – Sept. 2019 | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Asia Seeds Grant Program | $3,500 “Noninvasive genetic survey of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) in an unsampled region of China for resolution of subspecies boundaries” • Jun. – Aug. 2017 | National Science Foundation, East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship | $5,400 “Noninvasive population survey of snow leopards in Qinghai Province, China” • Aug.