Angela Fuller

Doctorate
University of Maine, Orono

Master of Science
University of Maine, Orono

Bachelor of Science
University of Maine at Machias

Research in our lab provides information that contributes to the conservation or management of wildlife species and influences the way species and landscapes are managed. We study the spatial ecology of species, investigating how spatial landscape patterns influence the distribution, density, or dynamics of animal populations. We employ methods for population estimation that incorporate spatial or landscape processes, linking population ecology and landscape ecology. Much of our focus is on understanding how spatial variation in the environment influences resource use, movements, and population ecology of species. One focal area of our work is in human-dominated landscapes, where we seek to understand the challenges associated with human coexistence with carnivores.

A distinctive aspect of our work is in decision science, allowing us to contribute to informed conservation and management decision making. This work integrates quantitative modeling to help predict outcomes of alternative management strategies that were developed to achieve specific objectives. Through this interdisciplinary approach, we strive to make meaningful contributions that shape the future of wildlife conservation and management.

• See full list of publications on Google Scholar.

• Distinguished Service Award, Society for Conservation Biology. For “tireless efforts working with management and conservation organizations at the state, national and international levels, to address real-world problems of pressing conservation concern, natural resource management, and policy decision-making, primarily using tools of decision science and quantitative ecology”, 2023.
• Leadership Excellence Award, USGS Cooperative Research Units Program. 2021
• Cooperative Research Units Leadership Excellence Award, 2020
• Fellow, The Wildlife Society, a lifetime designation in recognition of exceptional service to the wildlife profession, 2017
• Scientific Excellence Award to the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Angela Fuller Leader, Suresh Sethi Assistant Leader, 2016
• Award of Professional Excellence from the University of Maine, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology.  In recognition of outstanding and long-term contributions to the wildlife profession and the conservation and management of natural resources, 2014
• Outstanding Professional Award, from the New York Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 2014
• Award of Appreciation (in appreciation of 14 years of exceptional research and outreach to the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit), Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit, 2010
• Certificate of Appreciation (in recognition of contributions to the leadership, support, and work of the Chapter and efforts to enhance the mission of conserving the wildlife resources of Maine), Maine Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 2009

• NTRES 4601/6601 Decision Making in Natural Resource Management