Student Fellowships

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Teresa Wicks

Since 2014, the Crater Lake Science & Learning Center has awarded research fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students. Each fellowship provides up to $4000 in funding and projects selected will contribute to issues of management concern to Crater Lake National Park.

2016 Fellows


Teresa Wicks – Oregon State University
Project: Avian community response to fire in Crater Lake National Park: understanding the effects of fire size, severity mosaic, and time-since-fire
Resource Brief (coming soon)
Full Report (coming soon)

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Amber Schenk
Amber Schenk – Oregon State University - Cascades
Project: Dietary Habits of Sierra Nevada Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) and Fisher (Martes pennanti) in Crater Lake National Park
Resource Brief (coming soon)
Full Report (coming soon)
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Marisa Specht
Marisa Specht – Linfield College
Project: Spatial Distribution and Habitat Associations of fisher (Pekania pennanti pacifica), pine martin (Martes caurina), and Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) in Crater Lake National Park
Resource Brief (coming soon)
Full Report (coming soon)
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Kelsey McCune
Kelsey McCune – University of Washington
Project: Learning ability and behavior of Gray Jays and Clark’s Nutcrackers in relation to human-use areas in Crater Lake National Park
Resource Brief (coming soon)
Full Report (coming soon)
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Tyler Dearman
2015 Fellows

Tyler Dearman – Oregon Institute of Technology
Project: Survey of Adult Long-Toed Salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) inside the Crater Lake Caldera
Resource Brief (coming soon)
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Isabel Whitcomb
Isabel Whitcomb – Scripps College
Distribution and Habitat Relationships of the Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei) in Crater Lake National Park
Resource Brief (coming soon)
Full Report (coming soon)
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2014 Fellows

Rosemary Keane – NC State University

Project: The Evaluation of Internet Presence and Social Media Perceptions and Usage by Visitors to Crater Lake National Park
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Janel Lajoie
Janel Lajoie – Southern Oregon University
Project: Abundance of the Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) amid recent Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) Infestations within Crater Lake National Park

Last updated: June 28, 2017