Bio

Jane Van Gunst received her undergraduate degrees in biology and French literature and language from University of Virginia. While working at a foundation promoting wildlife conservation in the Intermountain West, Jane became involved in applied ecology and restoration ecology projects in Great Basin sagebrush and woodland systems. She returned to the University of Reno, Nevada to complete her master’s degree in landscape and forest ecology in the Great Basin Landscape Ecology Lab. After working as a nongame biologist for a state wildlife agency, she started a doctoral program in September 2022, working with Dr. Rebecca Terry’s lab in the Department of Integrative Biology and Dr. Clint Epps’s lab in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University. Her current research focuses on advancing biodiversity conservation in arid systems. In her free time, Jane enjoys hiking and backpacking, kayaking and snowshoeing in the Great Basin and Cascades.

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