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Laura E D'Acunto, PhD

(they/them)

Laura is a quantitative ecologist interested in the behavioral landscape ecology of wildlife communities and how climate change and ecosystem restoration impact those wildlife communities.

Additionally, Laura develops decision support tools (including models and visualization) that assist natural resource managers in understanding the potential ecological impacts of an uncertain future. Before joining USGS, Laura's research focused on modeling anthropogenic disturbance to wildlife such as recreation or road traffic to identify management strategies that mitigate adverse effects to wildlife populations. They also researched the landscape and social ecology of threatened and endangered Midwestern bats.