Laura Gigliotti

Laura Gigliotti is an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Wildlife and Fisheries Resource Program at West Virginia University (WVU) and serves as Assistant Unit Leader for Wildlife at the West Virginia Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit. She joined WVU in 2022 following postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley. Her educational background includes:

• Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Colby College
• Master of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Pennsylvania State University
• Doctorate in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology from Clemson University

Her research integrates long-term datasets, field studies, and demographic modeling to address ecological and wildlife management challenges. Key focus areas include:

• Inter-species interactions and predator-prey dynamics
• Wildlife responses to habitat modification and human disturbance
• Demographic consequences of habitat use patterns
• Carnivore and large mammal ecology in North America and South Africa