Ashley Unger Tanner

Ashley Unger Tanner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences at Texas A&M University-Kingsville's Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Her academic journey includes a B.S. in Animal Biotechnology and Conservation from Delaware Valley University, M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from The University of Tennessee, and Ph.D. in Natural Resource Ecology from Oklahoma State University.

• Specialized in conservation education and outreach
• Expertise in landscape ecology and habitat selection
• Focus on upland gamebird ecology and socio-ecological systems

Prior to her current role, she served as Deputy Science Coordinator for the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program in New Mexico. Her research integrates animal movement patterns with ecological responses to anthropogenic disturbances.