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Samantha Bremner-Harrison
Sam Bremner-Harrison, Biologist; joined ESRP in 2004. She is involved in a variety of kit fox research and conservation projects in both natural and urban settings. Her previous research includes work on swift fox conservation and reintroduction, Irish hares, and rabbits. Sam received her PhD from The Queen's University of Belfast in 2002, for her work on swift fox behaviour and genetics.
Brian L. Cypher
Brian L. Cypher, Associate Director and Research Ecologist, coordinates several of ESRP's research projects on San Joaquin kit foxes. Brian's research emphasis is canids and other predators, but other research experience includes work with small mammals, reptiles, ungulates, and plants. He has been involved with research and conservation efforts on animals and plants in the San Joaquin Valley since 1990. Brian received a Ph.D. in Zoology from Southern Illinois University in 1991.
Krista Tomlinson
Krista Tomlinson, Wildlife Biologist, has been with ESRP since 2002. Krista began her work as the staff ornithologist and headed up numerous avian studies for ESRP including quarterly avian surveys, winter raptor surveys, and spring nest surveys. Krista had also been involved with the Land Retirement program and participated with mammal, reptile, invertebrate, and vegetation studies. Species she is currently involved with include the California tiger salamander, a variety of fairy shrimp species, the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, the Tipton kangaroo rat, and the giant kangaroo rat. Krista has worked previously for the USFS as both a Wilderness Ranger and a PSW Biological Assistant. Krista graduated from Humboldt State University in 2002 with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Wildlife Management, and her minor in Forestry.
Laurissa P. Hamilton
Laurissa Hamilton, Biologist, has been with ESRP since its inception in August 1992. She has worked with a variety of San Joaquin Valley species including San Joaquin kit fox, blunt-nosed leopard lizards, several types of kangaroo rats, riparian woodrats, and riparian brush rabbits. Her main research interests are in small mammal ecology and conservation. In particular, she is interested in evaluating population viability analysis as a conservation tool. Laurissa received a B.S. degree from California State University, Stanislaus in 1992. She is a PhD candidate at UC Davis in the Graduate Group in Ecology and is pursuing a degree in conservation ecology. When she's not buried in textbooks or hanging around Caswell Memorial State Park, Laurissa enjoys all of the usual outdoor activities and participating in community education events, especially those that involve K-12 grade students.
Patrick A. Kelly
Patrick A. Kelly, Coordinator and Director of ESRP, is a Professor of Zoology at California State University, Stanislaus and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology at California State University, Fresno. His main research interests are in mammalian ecology and conservation, and his current research focuses on the conservation and recovery of endangered mammals in California. He joined ESRP as Assistant Director in July 1993 and became Director in January 1996. Pat received a B.Sc. from University College Galway, Ireland, in 1981, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1990.
Mathew Lloyd
Matt Lloyd, Wildlife Biologist; has been with ESRP since 2001. He is most actively involved in the recovery of the riparian brush rabbit. His responsibilities include an array of field activities, data management and analysis, and computer and gadget maintenance. Matt received an M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire in 2001 for his work in evaluating wildlife habitat on Conservation Reserve Program parcels.
Scott Phillips
Scott Phillips, GIS Analyst and Network Administrator, joined ESRP in November of 1995. Scott has done GIS and Remote Sensing work in the San Joaquin Valley since 1993. Scott received his M.A. in Geography from California State University, Fresno in 1997.
Nur Ritter
Nur Ritter, Restoration Botanist, joined ESRP in November, 2001. Since commencing work with ESRP, he has participated in all aspects of the design and implementation of a large-scale habitat restoration study on retired agricultural land in the San Joaquin Valley (California). Nur received a B.S. in Botany from the University of New Hampshire in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of New Hampshire in 2000. His doctoral research entailed a country-wide survey of aquatic vegetation and habitats in Bolivia, and focused on evaluating plant species diversity and phytogeographic relationships in a wide range of wetland types. He has conducted additional research in terrestrial and aquatic habitats in both temperate (California and New Hampshire) and tropical (Bolivia) regions.
Christine Van Horn Job
Christine Van Horn Job, Biologist, started with ESRP in December 1998 assisting with monitoring in the urban kit fox study in Bakersfield. She is currently working on a Master's in Biology at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. She earned a B.S. in Biological Science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, in 1992.
Foung Vang
Foung Vang has been with ESRP since 1999 and has worked with giant and Tipton kangaroo rats, blunt-nosed leopard lizards, Mojave ground squirrel, Doyen's dune weevil, and various other amphibian, bird and small mammal surveys. Foung is attending graduate school and working with California red-legged frogs as part of his graduate project.
Daniel F. Williams
Daniel F. Williams, Founder of ESRP and Senior Scientist, also is Emeritus Professor of Zoology at California State University, Stanislaus. He founded ESRP in July 1992 and was Coordinator until his retirement in 2002. He continues to oversee ESRP programs on recovery of riparian brush rabbits, population ecology of giant kangaroo rats and blunt-nosed leopard lizards, and is a co-investigator on studies of Buena Vista Lake shrews. His main research interests are in mammalian systematics, ecology, and conservation. Dan received a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in 1971.
