Ange Darnell Baker, Phd Email & Phone Number

West Sacramento, California, United States

Lake and Streambed Alteration Program

Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California, United States

Arcata, Ca

• Instruct 5 courses including: Wildlife Techniques, Management of Mammals, Wildlife Ethology, Senior Seminar, and Senior Project - Design lectures, facilitate discussions, create lab exercises and exams - Organize field trips to facilitate hands-on student learning, including collaborations with Hoopa (a local Native American tribe) and the U.S. Forest Service to learn about management strategies currently being used on tribal and government lands • Manage senior thesis projects from conception and design through data collection and analysis for 16 students each semester which result in thesis manuscripts and poster presentations\• Incorporate diversity into courses through focusing on a variety of cultures and countries, as well as including students with diverse backgrounds

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

• Designed and managed research project in Arizona on the impacts of human recreation on carnivores in protected areas, resulting in 12 grants, 3 submitted publications, 3 conference presentations (including a first-place award), and 4 invited lectures• Mastered the use of non-invasive methods including camera traps, track plates, and vertebrate sign surveys• Determined habitat associations for 11 carnivore species using vegetation surveys in conjunction with remotely-sensed GIS data• Analyzed occupancy data using program PRESENCE, “unmarked” package in R, and ArcGIS and created large-scale predictive maps of occupancy for 11 carnivore species • Demonstrated leadership by recruiting, training, and supervising 45 field technicians and 4 lab technicians • Instructed Mammalogy lab for 2 semesters and guest lectured for 7 classes resulting in a 4.86 average (out of 5) on teaching evaluations, including 5/5 on preparedness and organization • Organized a Graduate Student Symposium for research presentations from regional graduate students and planned 4 fundraisers earning $3,000 for the symposium• Invited reviewer for journal articles in 4 journals• Served as adjunct faculty for Prescott College (Prescott, AZ) for an independent study course by teaching fieldwork skills necessary to complete a research project

Arcata, California

• Managed research project in South Africa examining the space use of African wild dogs, lions, and spotted hyenas resulting in 1 grant, 1 publication in PLOS One, and 2 conference presentations• Proficient user of radio-telemetry equipment including tracking and analysis of spatial data • Analyzed a 5-year telemetry dataset using ArcGIS, Geospatial Modeling Environment, and R• Graduate Assistant for Wildlife Techniques course; created and supervised indoor and outdoor labs• Served as Secretary of the Wildlife Graduate Student Society

Yakima, Wa And La Jolla, Ca

• Managed employees during shifts, controlled cash, delegated barista responsibilities, and trained new employees

Kenya

• Participated in a research project using GPS surveys to map the area occupied by human infrastructure surrounding Amboseli National Park to establish the area and spatial distribution of land remaining available for wildlife• Determined the average minimum distance that wildlife maintained from various human structures and activities, including livestock, as an index of wildlife displacement using ArcGIS• Analyzed the range and distribution of mammals in different habitats around Amboseli• Examined the consequences of the findings on conservation efforts in the dispersal areas• Organized a workshop for stakeholders (community leaders, government officials, etc.) to make recommendations to ensure the viability of wildlife corridors in the area, creating partnerships with community members for future collaborations

Orem, Ut And San Diego, Ca

• Maintained and organized Newsstand Department including receiving, shelving, and merchandizing displays of magazines and newspapers, and paying newspaper bills• Maintained a well-merchandized Bargain Department including tracking sales and ordering books for the department

Escondido, Ca

• Assisted in carnivore research projects for the Behavioral Biology Department of the Institute for Conservation Research• Edited video footage of cheetahs, isolating key mating behaviors that could lead to increased reproductive success• Created ethograms (behavioral time budgets) of dholes to increase knowledge of this understudied and cryptic species

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Evolutionary And Environmental Biology

Master'S Degree, Wildlife Biology

Wildlife Ecology And Management

Center for Wildlife Management- Kenya

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology, General