Therese Donovan

Therese Donovan is a Research Professor at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and Assistant Unit Leader of the VT Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit. Her expertise spans wildlife population modeling, landscape ecology, and conservation biology. Donovan holds degrees from Eastern Illinois University (B.S. in Botany/Zoology, 1984) and the University of Missouri-Columbia (Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, 1994).

Her research focuses on adaptive management for both game and non-game species, remote wildlife monitoring using cell phones, and structured decision-making frameworks. Donovan teaches online courses in Conservation Biology and Modeling, and directs the Spreadsheet Project, offering tutorials on quantitative data analysis in ecology.

Recent work includes developing tools like AMMonitor2 and Shinymgr for biodiversity monitoring, and investigating moose population dynamics in Vermont. Her studies combine ecological modeling with practical applications, emphasizing reproducible workflows and human-machine collaboration in data analysis.

Awards: None explicitly listed. Grants and advising: Not detailed in provided texts. Projects include the Adirondack Inventory & Monitoring Network and collaborations through the VT Cooperative Unit.