Megan Milligan, PhD

Megan is a wildlife biologist whose research focuses on habitat ecology, movement ecology, population dynamics, and quantitative ecology. Her research combines field data with quantitative models to support science-based decision making. She is involved in basic and applied research in a variety of ecosystems across Alaska and the western United States. To date, her research has focused on birds, particularly gamebirds, and large mammals.

Megan started at the Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2025 as an Assistant Unit Leader - Wildlife. Prior to joining AKCFWRU, Megan worked for the USGS Western Ecological Research Center and Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center focusing on applied wildlife research in sagebrush ecosystems. Megan received a PhD from Montana State University, an MS from Humboldt State University, and a BA from Carleton College.

She is involved in studies evaluating the space use and population ecology of greater sage-grouse in Nevada and California, projects evaluating the effects of free-roaming horses in sagebrush ecosystems, and studies evaluating the space use, movement ecology, and population drivers of multiple species in Alaska.