Ashley Whipple, MS

Ashley applies expertise in data analysis, spatial analysis, and field ecology to investigate wildlife-habitat relationships, population demography, and the effects of land-use change and development on wildlife populations. She enjoys using remote sensing and statistical modeling to address complex ecological questions across multiple spatial scales. In addition to her research role, Ashley serves as the Data Manager for FORT, where she helps scientists publish their data and software products, conducts data, software, and metadata reviews, and ensures compliance with USGS Fundamental Science Practices (FSP) standards. She collaborates closely with state and federal agencies, universities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to deliver science that informs on-the-ground management decisions. Her broad background in wildlife biology, including species monitoring, disease surveillance, and invasive species prevention, informs an integrative approach to the ecological challenges facing shrubland and alpine ecosystems.