Jacqueline Frair

Jacqueline Frair is a Professor and Director of the Roosevelt Wildlife Station in the Department of Environmental Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Her research examines mammalian landscape ecology, focusing on drivers of change in wild animal populations, with particular emphasis on behavioral ecology and conservation applications.

Research interests include:

• Spatiotemporal patterns of wildlife populations
• Rodenticide exposure in carnivores
• Human-wildlife conflict mitigation
• Species distribution modeling
• Conservation strategies for carnivores and ungulates

Recent publications investigate anticoagulant rodenticide impacts on fisher populations, habitat selection by moose in edge populations, and innovative methods for monitoring difficult-to-detect species. Her work frequently addresses conservation challenges in human-modified landscapes.

Dr. Frair advises graduate students including Terra Rentz, who researches management effectiveness of state fish and wildlife agencies. She leads long-term monitoring initiatives like the Adirondack Inventory & Monitoring Network, contributing to regional conservation science.