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Human Dimensions of Wildlife WFB 4930 [undergrad]
WFB 6810 [grad])
Human Dimensions of Wildlife WFB 4930 [undergrad]
WFB 6810 [grad])
Human Dimensions of Wildlife WFB 4930 [undergrad]
WFB 6810 [grad])
Research & Initiatives
Research & Initiatives
Research & Initiatives
Research & Initiatives
Research & Initiatives
Research & Initiatives
Research & Initiatives
We are partnering with The Nature Conservancy's staff on the Don't Move Firewood campaign to assess human behavior related to the movement and use of firewood around the country. More information coming soon!
Past Research
Past Research
Past Research
THE RODRIGUEZ LAB
Human Dimensions of Wildlife at Clemson University
​Conservation Biology (WFB 3130)
Welcome to the Lab
Shari Rodriguez and the students associated with the Rodriguez Human Dimensions Lab (HDW) at
Clemson University are working towards gaining a better understanding of the role humans play in wildlife and natural resource sustainability at
local, national and global scales.
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We use the many tools available to social scientists to study anything from human-tiger conflict in India to understanding what factors influence how US-based wildlife and natural resource faculty classify species as native or non-native, and the impact of natural disasters on foresters and wildlife in South Carolina
to hunter recruitment and retention in
South Carolina and beyond.
Shari Rodriguez, Lab Director
Assistant Professor, Human Dimensions of Wildlife ​Research Associate, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
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2012, Doctor of Philosophy, Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Focus on Human Dimensions of Wildlife Dissertation: The Use of Financial Incentives, Stewardship and Public Information
to Promote Wildlife Habitat Conservation on Private Lands.
2007, Master of Arts, Sustainable Development, Community Development and Social Action
School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT
Capstone: Perceptions and Attitudes of a Maasai Community in
Southern Kenya Regarding Wildlife-Damage Compensation, Conservation and the Predators that Prey on their Livestock.
1993, Bachelor of Arts, Biology Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Thesis: Summer temporal activity of Sorex vagrans (vagrant shrew), Microtus longicaudus (long-tailed vole), and
Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse) in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon.
Research Interests:
Human dimensions of wildlife conservation and management
Wildlife conservation on private lands
Economic incentives
Private lands stewardship
Human-wildlife interactions and conflicts
Recreational hunting behavior; attitudes, perceptions and behaviors towards wildlife.
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Full CV available upon request.
Angelica Solano
Masters Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
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2018, Bachelor of Science; Conservation Biology,
Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Research Interests:
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Human dimensions of carnivore conservation
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Human-wildlife conflicts
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Human behavior related to the spread of invasive species
Full CV available upon request.
​Laurel Downs
Doctoral Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
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2014, Bachelor of Science; Environmental Biology
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA
2014, Bachelor of Arts; Anthropology, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA.
Research Interests:
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Human dimensions of recreational hunting and fishing
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What constitutes turkey hunter satisfaction
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Wildlife management of game and non-game species, especially herpetofauna
Full CV available upon request.
​Pragati Mandloi
Doctoral Student, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
​2014, Post Graduate Diploma, Forestry Management; Indian Institute of Forest Management Bachelor of Science, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology;
Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, India
Research interests:
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Conservation incentives for local communities
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Human-wildlife conflict management and mitigation
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Implications of government policies on wildlife conservation
Full CV available upon request.
Teddy Fisher
​Master's Student Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
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2014, Bachelor of Science; Wildlife and Fisheries Science
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Research Interests:
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Determining the impact of college hunting clinics on R3 efforts (recruitment, retention and reactivation of hunters)
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Building a profile of a WMA hunter in South Carolina
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Attitudes, perceptions and behaviors toward hunting and by hunters
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Full CV available upon request.
Becky Brown
HDW Lab Member:
Becky Brown is our newest lab member. Originally from Massachusetts, Becky has been living in South Carolina since 2002. She has a broad interest in the natural world, conservation, and sustainable living.
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Becky graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Wildlife Biology in 2002. She initially became interested in bats during her internship with the USFS Southern Research Station, where she assisted with acoustic and mist net surveys of bats. Following graduation, Becky worked for South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) in freshwater fisheries. She conducted and managed creel surveys for several years before taking time away from her career to raise and
homeschool her two children.
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After returning to SCDNR, she rediscovered her interest in bats while working as a bat technician. Her experience working on creel surveys sparked her interest in understanding how humans interact with and think about wildlife and the natural world.In her free time, Becky enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, nature photography, cooking, gardening, and reading. Becky is working on two bat-related studies - one related to human-bat conflict, and one looking at the hibernation ecology of the tri-colored bat.
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