Carolyn A.

Eckrich
University of Wyoming
Department of Zoology & Physiology
1000 E University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
(317) 525-6515
ceckrich@uwyo.edu

Education
2016
2004
Indiana

Ph.D. Ecology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming

B.S., Wildlife Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette,

Publications
Eckrich, C. A., E. A. Flaherty, and M. Ben-David. 2013. Estimating leaf area
index in Southeast Alaska: a comparison of two techniques. PLoS ONE 11:
e77642.
Eckrich, C. A., E. A. Flaherty, and M. Ben-David. (In review). Functional and
numerical responses of shrews to competitive exclusion vary with mouse
density. Ecology.
Eckrich C. A., S. E. Albeke, R. T. Bowyer, E. A. Flaherty, and M. Ben-David.
(In review). rKIN: Kernel-based method for estimating isotopic niche size
and overlap. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
Eckrich, C. A., E. A. Flaherty, and M. Ben-David. (In prep). Bottom-up and
top-down processes differentially affect vital rates of Keens mice in
Southeast Alaska. Oecologia.
Mayes, R. K., C. A. Eckrich, E. A. Flaherty, and M. Ben-David. (In prep).
Spatial segregation of martens and ermines in Southeast Alaska depends
on small mammal availability. Journal of Mammalogy.

Education Publications
Flaherty, E. A., C. A. Eckrich, and M. Ben-David. 2016. Engaging students in
a mock town hall discussion: Case study of the Big Thorne Timber Sale.
Natural Sciences Education 45(1).
Flaherty, E. A., C. A. Eckrich, and M. Ben-David. 2016. Seeing the forest for
the trees: Managing for multiple use in national forests. National Center
for Case Study Teaching in Science.
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?
case_id=841&id=841
Flaherty, E. A., C. A. Eckrich, and M. Ben-David. 2016. The mystery of the
missing martens. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science.
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?
case_id=862&id=862

Presentations

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2014

2014

2013

2012

2011

2011

Eckrich, C.A., E.A. Flaherty, and M. Ben-David. Anthropogenic

disturbance alters the isotopic niche and interspecific
interactions of two sympatric small mammals. Annual meeting of
the Ecological Society of America.
Eckrich, C.A., E.A. Flaherty, and M. Ben-David. High spatial
variation in the consumer isoscape: is it individual specialization?
Program in Ecology Student Symposium.
Eckrich, C.A., R. Liu, M.A. Murphy, E.A. Flaherty, and M. BenDavid. Developing a model for 2 predator-2 prey cycles in a
heterogeneous landscape. Gordon Research Conference on
Predator-Prey Interactions.
Haupt, R.J., C.A. Eckrich, A.C. Pratt, S.D. Newsome, and D.G.
Williams. Isotope ecology and inquiry-based learning using oncampus museum resources: examining niche partitioning
between deer mice and greater sage-grouse in Wyoming. Front
Range Isotope Day Symposium.
Eckrich, C.A., E.A. Flaherty, and M. Ben-David. Small mammal
responses to young-growth thinning on Prince of Wales Island,
Alaska. Annual meeting of the Wildlife Society.
Eckrich, C.A., E.A. Flaherty, and M. Ben-David. Small mammal
responses to young-growth thinning on Prince of Wales Island,
Alaska. Wyoming Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual
Conference.
Flaherty, E.A., M. Ben-David, and C.A. Eckrich. Small mammal
responses to young-growth thinning on Prince of Wales Island,
Alaska. Alaska Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Conference.

Awards, Scholarships and Grants

2016
2014
2014

2013
2013
2013
2013
2013

Dr. George E. Menkens Memorial Scholarship, Department of

Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming
Biodiversity Research Grant, University of Wyoming Biodiversity
Institute
Women in Conservation Biology, Ecology and Education
Fellowship, Department of Zoology and Physiology and
Department of Botany, University of Wyoming
National Science Foundation and Gordon Research Conference
Student Travel Grant
Program in Ecology Student Travel Grant, University of Wyoming
Department of Zoology and Physiology Student Travel Grant,
University of Wyoming
Graduate Student Travel Grant, University of Wyoming
Program in Ecology Stipend Augmentation, University of
Wyoming awarded for exceptional GRE scores and
undergraduate and graduate GPAs.

2012

L. Floyd Clarke Graduate Scholar Award, Department of Zoology

and Physiology, University of Wyoming

Teaching Experience
Course Instructor
2014

Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Wyoming

Teaching Assistant
2016
2015
2014
2012

Animal Biology, Lab Instructor, University of Wyoming

Wildlife Ecology and Management, Lecture and Lab Assistant,
University of Wyoming
Animal Biology, Lab Instructor, University of Wyoming
Population Ecology, Lecture Assistant, University of Wyoming

Guest Lecturer
2013, 2015 Isotope Ecology, University of Wyoming

Academic Service
2013-2016 Mentored undergraduate students involved in educational field
research
2013, 2014 Wyoming NASA Women in Science Conference Presenter

Professional Society Memberships

The Wildlife Society
American Society of Mammalogists
Ecological Society of America

Reviewer for the Journals:

Ecology, Journal of Mammalogy, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, The
Prairie Naturalist