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Ellen O. Aikens, PhD

Assistant Unit Leader - South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

In April 2022, Dr. Aikens joined the South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit as the Assistant Unit Leader. Before coming to South Dakota, she received postdoctoral training at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz Germany and graduate training at the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Wyoming where she completed her PhD.

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Unit Leader, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2022- Current

Education and Certifications

  • PhD, University of Wyoming, 2019 

  • B.S., Ursinus College, 2011

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