Illustration by Elizabeth "Lizzy" Lang, Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University.
Anna Tucker, PhD
Assistant Unit Leader - Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Dr. Tucker joined the Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit as Assistant Unit Leader in 2021. Prior to joining the Iowa Unit, Dr. Tucker received a M.S. degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Ph.D. from Auburn University, and was a postdoctoral researcher at the USGS Eastern Ecological Research Center (formerly Patuxent Wildlife Research Center). Her research themes include wildlife population ecology and demographics, population viability analysis, and wildlife-habitat associations, with an emphasis on the use of quantitative methods and hierarchical modeling to analyze demographic data. Most of her research has focused on migratory shorebirds, songbirds, and waterfowl, but she has also worked with other species of conservation concern including pollinators and herptofauna. Her work also involves using structured decision making to assist state and federal managers with decision making in the face of uncertainty. Dr. Tucker teaches a graduate-level class on Decision-support Modeling and has led workshops on Bayesian population analysis methods.
Professional Experience
Assistant Unit Leader, Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2021-
Science and Products
Optimal strategies for managing wildlife harvest under climate change
Decision context as an essential component of population viability analysis
Sustaining Horseshoe Crabs and Supporting Migratory Shorebirds in the Delaware Bay
Informing Management of Waterfowl Harvest in a Changing Climate
Illustration by Elizabeth "Lizzy" Lang, Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University.
Lizzy Lang, graduate research assistant, Iowa State University, leads research on Blanding’s Turtle. Lizzy’s project helps decision-makers in Iowa and Illinois to make informed decisions about the endangered Blanding’s turtle.
Lizzy Lang, graduate research assistant, Iowa State University, leads research on Blanding’s Turtle. Lizzy’s project helps decision-makers in Iowa and Illinois to make informed decisions about the endangered Blanding’s turtle.
Optimal harvest of a theoretical population under system change
Integrated population model for red knot in Delaware Bay
Optimal horseshoe crab harvest policies via approximate dynamic programming
Science and Products
Optimal strategies for managing wildlife harvest under climate change
Decision context as an essential component of population viability analysis
Sustaining Horseshoe Crabs and Supporting Migratory Shorebirds in the Delaware Bay
Informing Management of Waterfowl Harvest in a Changing Climate
Illustration by Elizabeth "Lizzy" Lang, Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University.
Illustration by Elizabeth "Lizzy" Lang, Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University.
Lizzy Lang, graduate research assistant, Iowa State University, leads research on Blanding’s Turtle. Lizzy’s project helps decision-makers in Iowa and Illinois to make informed decisions about the endangered Blanding’s turtle.
Lizzy Lang, graduate research assistant, Iowa State University, leads research on Blanding’s Turtle. Lizzy’s project helps decision-makers in Iowa and Illinois to make informed decisions about the endangered Blanding’s turtle.