
Current TCC Team

Chris Carter
Ph.D. Student
Dept. of Natural Resources Management
Davis College
Texas Tech University
Research Theme
Distribution and quality of surface water for desert bighorn sheep in the Trans Pecos of Texas: implications for habitat use, disease risks, and sheep survival in a changing landscape

Callie Cartwright
M.S. Student
Dept. of Natural Resources Management
Davis College
Texas Tech University
Research Theme
Evaluating effects among herbicides for the control of invasive honey mesquite

Warren Conway
Bricker Endowed Chair in Wildlife Management
Senior Director of Outstate Research, Engagement & Outreach Stations
Dept. of Natural Resources Management
Davis College
Texas Tech University
Research Theme
Dr. Conway's research focuses on ecologically relevant and applied wildlife population, conservation, and management issues.

Madelynn De Leon
Undergraduate Student
Dept. of Natural Resources Management
Davis College
Texas Tech University
Research Theme
TBD

Matthew Hewitt
Ph.D. Student
Texas Tech University
and
Borderlands Research Institute
Sul Ross State University
Research Theme
Developing a reliable monitoring program For recolonizing black bear populations in the Trans-Pecos

Laken Mize
M.S. Student
Dept. of Natural Resources Management
Davis College
Texas Tech University
Research Theme
Evaluation of super-stocking effects on genetics and recruitment of wild turkeys in Texas

Corin Olivas
Ph.D. Student
Dept. of Natural Resources Management
Davis College
Texas Tech University
Research Theme
Snowy plover population structure and plumage variation

Angela Patrick
Ph.D. Student
Dept. of Natural Resources Management
Davis College
Texas Tech University
Research Theme
Developing a novel approach to modeling infectious disease transmission in multi-species systems

Courtney Ramsey
Research Associate
Dept. of Natural Resources Management
Davis College
Texas Tech University
Research Theme
Courtney facilitates TCC research through project and laboratory management, collaboration, and mentorship.

Sharon (Smythe) Valverde
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Associate
Duty Station 7R Ranch
Dept. of Natural Resources Management
Davis College
Texas Tech University
Research Theme
Evaluating elk habitat and resource selection on an actively restored landscape in North-Central NM relative to mule deer competition and cougar and black bear predation.

