I have supervised 41 graduate students who have worked directly with me on topics related to the ecology of waterbirds, especially shorebirds. There are also several students currently enrolled and working on their theses. Additionally, I have served on graduate committees for many other students pursuing a master's degree in Wildlife, Biology and Math Modeling. Below is a chronological list of graduate students who completed work with me.

2016

• Dejoannis, Alexis. 2016. A description of pre-alternate molt in snowy plovers.
• King, Teresa. 2016. Raven abundance, habitat use, and activity in association with exclosures.

2015

• Brinkman, Matthew. 2015. Response of common ravens to conditioned taste aversion
• Leja, Stephanie. 2015. Snowy plover response to natural and human-caused restoration
• Lau, Matt. 2015. Geo-spatial modeling of common raven distribution in snowy plover habitats.

2014

• Herman, Dana. 2014. Lifetime reproductive success in snowy plovers.

2013

• Patrick, Allison. 2013. Semi-colonial breeding in the snowy plover (charadrius nivosus).
• Sesser, Kristin. 2013. Habitat and space use by long-billed curlews in the central valley of California.

2012

• Eberhart-Phillips, Luke. 2012. Population viability analysis of the snowy plover in northern California.
• Peterson, Sara. 2012. Using effigies to deter American crows and common ravens in snowy plover breeding habitat.

2011

• Adams, Tia. Roost site selection of dunlin (Calidris alpina) on Humboldt Bay, Humboldt County, California.
• Pearson, Wendy. Effects of nest success and mate fidelity on breeding dispersal in a population of Snowy Plovers.

2010

• Burrell, Noah. Breeding patch dynamics of Snowy Plovers in Humboldt County, California.
• Hardy, Michael. Western Snowy Plover nest survival on ocean-fronting beaches in coastal northern California.

2009

• Brindock, Kevin. Habitat Selection by Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) during the nonbreeding season

2007

• Bluso, Jill. Sex-specific space use of Forster’s Terns (Sterna forsteri) breeding in the South San Francisco Bay, California.
• Demers, Scott. Space use of American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) in South San Francisco Bay, California.
• Nelson, Zach. Social attraction in the Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus).
• Wilson, Carol. Age-related movements and distribution of Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus)broods.

2006

• Mullin, Stephen. Apparent survival and population growth of Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) in Humboldt County, California.
• Fox-Fernandez, Nancy. Roost use by wintering Dunlin at Humboldt Bay, California: Relationship to predation danger and human activity.

2005

• Conklin, Jesse. Roose site-fidelity of Dunlin (Calidris alpina pacifica) wintering on Humboldt Bay, California.
• Millett, Cheryl. The influence of sex and reproductive experience on philopatry and adult site fidelity of Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) in Humboldt County, California.
• Meyer, Jason. Egg Crypsis and Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) clutch survival along the Eel River in Humboldt County, California.
• Hurley, Susan. Survival and behavioral development of Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) chicks.
• Hoffmann, Alexandra. Incubation behavior of female Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) on sandy beaches.

2004

• Hall, James. Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) chick survival in two habitats in Humboldt County, California.

2003

• Marriot, Meg. Microhabitat characteristics predictive of Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) nest site selection in south San Francisco Bay.
• Roth, Jennifer. Sex differences in space use of breeding Common Ravens (Corvus corax) in western Marin County, California.

2002

• Ruthrauff, Dan. Seasonal and age-related trends in the reproductive output of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) at Kanaryaraq, Alaska.

2001

• Connolly, Linda. Comparative use of longline oyster beds and adjacent tidal flats by shorebirds and waders on Humboldt Bay, California.

2000

• Danufsky, Tamar. Winter shorebird communities of Humboldt Bay: Species diversity, distributions, and habitat characteristics.
• Tibbitts, Lee. Age-related differences in foraging ability of two sympatric tringine sandpipers.
• Mathis, Ryan. Analysis of Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) distributions at three spatial scales.
• Leeman, Thomas. Importance of coastal pastures to Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus).
• Leeman, Linda. Diet composition and energy intake rates of Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus) at the Elk River estuary, CA.

1998

• Isola, Craig. Habitat use by foraging waterbirds in the Grasslands of California's northern San Joaquin Valley.

1997

• Safran, Rebecca. Fine-scale foraging site selection by nonbreeding White-faced Ibis in managed wetlands of the northern San Joaquin Valley, California.
• Day, John. Fall and winter use of harvested rice fields by Pacific flyway White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons).

1996

• Williams, Oriane. Waterbird responses to late winter and early spring drawdowns of moist-soil managed wetlands in California's San Joaquin Valley.

1995

• Dodd, Sarah. Seasonal variation in diurnal and nocturnal distributions of nonbreeding shorebirds at north Humboldt Bay, California.