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Dr. Andrew J. Gregory

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Biological Sciences

Email: Andrew.Gregory@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Kansas State University, 2011
    Major: Biology
    Specialization: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • MS, Central Michigan University, 2006
    Major: Biology: Conservation
    Dissertation: Spatial Scale and Gender Matter: The Influence of Wolves on Elk Use of Space in Yellowstone National Park
  • BS, Winona State University, 2003
    Major: Biology: Ecology

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2020 - Present).
  • ssistant Professor Wildlife Conservation and Spatial Ecology, University of North Texas (Denton, TX). University of North Texas (Denton, TX). (2020 - Present).
  • Associate Professor of Spatial Ecology School of Earth, Environment and Society (SEES), Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH). Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH). (2013 - 2020).
  • Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green State University. (2019 - 2020).
  • USA, South Dakota State University. South Dakota State University. (2017 - 2019).
  • Assistant Professor Spatial Ecology, Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green State University. (2013 - 2019).
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Wildlife Biology Natural Resources Ecology and Management, South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD). South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD). (2015 - 2017).
  • Adjunct Instructor School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ). Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ). (2012 - 2013).
  • Post--doc, Northern Arizona University. Northern Arizona University. (2011 - 2013).
  • USA, University of Wyoming. University of Wyoming. (2011 - 2012).

Professional Memberships

  • Delta Waterfowl. (October 2023 - Present).
  • Sigma Xi. (2022 - Present).
  • Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society. (2022 - Present).
  • Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society. (2021 - Present).
  • The Wildlife Society •Diversity Equity and Inclusion Working Group of The Wildlife Society •Biological Diversity Working Group of The Wildlife Society •College and University Education Working Group of The Wildlife Society •Early Career Professional Working Group of The Wildlife Society •Human Dimensions Working Group of The Wildlife Society •International Wildlife Management Working Group of The Wildlife Society •Rangeland Wildlife Working Group of The Wildlife Society. (2011 - Present).
  • Central Mountains and Plains Section of the Wildlife Society. (2008 - Present).
  • The Prairie Grouse Technical Council. (2008 - Present).
  • Society for Conservation Biology. (2004 - Present).
  • Prairie Grouse Technical Council. (2011 - 2022).
  • The Wildlife Society. (2011 - 2022).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, The Wildlife Society Diversity Equity and Inclusion Workshop, The Wildlife Society. Online ,Nebraska,United States of America. (September 29, 2022).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • BIOL 1720 - Biology for Science Majors II, 1 course.
  • BIOL 3160 - Conservation Biology, 7 courses.
  • BIOL 4005 - Contemporary Topics in Biology, 2 courses.
  • BIOL 4260 - Principles of Evolution, 3 courses.
  • BIOL 4261 - Principles of Evolution Laboratory, 4 courses.
  • BIOL 4900 - Special Problems, 6 courses.
  • BIOL 5005 - TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, 3 courses.
  • BIOL 5040 - Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, 3 courses.
  • BIOL 5260 - Principles of Evolution, 2 courses.
  • BIOL 5261 - Principles of Evolution Laboratory, 3 courses.
  • BIOL 5900 - Special Problems, 11 courses.
  • BIOL 5910 - Special Problems, 4 courses.
  • BIOL 5920 - Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, 1 course.
  • BIOL 5950 - Master's Thesis, 9 courses.
  • BIOL 6010 - Biology Seminar, 2 courses.
  • BIOL 6900 - Special Problems, 2 courses.
  • BIOL 6940 - Individual Research, 9 courses.
  • BIOL 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 4 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Bowling Green State University, ENVS 4000 Urban Wildlife Management, Spring 2019.
  • Bowling Green State University, SEES 6810 Spatial Demography, Spring 2018.
  • Bowling Green University State University, ENVS 3100 Field and Lab Methods, Fall 2017.
  • Bowling Green State University, BIOL 3154 Population and Community Ecology, Summer 2017.
  • Bowling Green State University, SEES 6810 Quantitative Methods, Spring 2017.
  • Bowling Green State University, ENVS 1010 Introduction to Environmental Science, Spring 2016.
  • Bowling Green State University, GEOG 3310 Conservation Biology, Spring 2016.
  • Bowling Green state University, SEES 6800 Quantitative Methods, Spring 2016.
  • Bowling Green State University, ENVS 3100 Field and Lab Methods, Fall 2015.
  • Bowling Green State University, BIOL 3154 Population and Community Ecology, Summer 2015.
  • Bowling Green State University, SEES 4800/6800 Quantitative Methods, Spring 2015.
  • Bowling Green University, SEES 6810 Spatial Demography, Spring 2015.
  • Bowling Green State University, Biology 3154 Population and Community Ecology, Summer 2014.
  • Bowling Green State University, BIOL 4160/5240 Landscape Ecology, Spring 2014.
  • Bowling Green State University, ENVS 1010 Introduction to Environmental Science, Spring 2014.
  • Bowling Green State University, ENVS 3100 Field and Lab Methods in Ecology, Fall 2013.
  • Northern Arizona University, FOR 240_Conservation Biology, Spring 2013.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Other (International Study Abroad Field Experience), University of North Texas, 58 participants. (January 2021 - May 2024).

Directed Student Learning

  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Genetic analysis of wildkat geneflow in central Thuringia," Biological Sciences. (2024).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "lab work," Biological Sciences. (2024).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, "Space use and genetic hybridization between Rio Grande Wild Turkey and Eastern Wild Turkey in the cross timbers region of Texas," Biological Sciences. (August 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Do corridors work," Biological Sciences. (February 2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Do Corridors work," Biological Sciences. (2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Revising the Audubon Bird Friendliness index for Texas range lands," Biological Sciences. (January 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, "Roosting ecology of kestrels in north-central Texas," Biological Sciences. (2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "The role of connectivity in urban ecology and conservation," Biological Sciences. (August 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, "genetic parentage of painted buntings," Biological Sciences. (August 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Ticks on the Bourbon trail," Other - Outside UNT. (2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, "Behavioral Ecology of Harris Hawks," Biological Sciences. (2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Geography and the Environment. (2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "What species of sharp-tailed grouse is located in Baggs, Wy.," Other - Outside UNT. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, "Wintering home range and survival of American Kestrels in north Texas," Biological Sciences. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, Biological Sciences. (January 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Spatial ecology and conservation of birds," Biological Sciences. (2020).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Adapting the QHEI for use in Texas Streams," Biological Sciences. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Coupled Natural Human Systems Dynamics of Sage-grouse in the intermountain west," Biological Sciences. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, "Breeding Ecology of Painted Buntings at LLELA," Biological Sciences. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2020).
  • Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Other - Outside UNT. (2018).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Other - Outside UNT. (2018).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Genetic analysis of OK GPC populations," Biological Sciences. (2024).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Acoustic monitoring of bats along the border," Biological Sciences. (May 2024).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, Biological Sciences. (April 2024).
  • Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, "Spatial Analysis of distributed energy networks in Kakamega Kenya," Biological Sciences. (April 2024).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "CONSERVATION, CONNECTIVITY, AND COEXISTENCE: UNDERSTANDING CORRIDOR EFFICACY IN FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPES," Biological Sciences. (August 2020 - December 2022).
  • Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, "Internship Profession MS Degree," Biological Sciences. (2020 - 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2020 - 2022).
  • Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Biological Sciences. (2019 - 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Biological Sciences. (2018 - 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Other - Outside UNT. (2016 - 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (August 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, Other - Outside UNT. (2016 - 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Other - Outside UNT. (2015 - 2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Other - Outside UNT. (2018 - 2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "TEK Restoring Mnomen to the Kalamazoo Watershed following the Enbridge oil Spill," Other - Outside UNT. (2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Value of marginal ecosystems outside of reserves for regional biodiversity conservation," Other - Outside UNT. (2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Impacts of oil and gas pumpjack noise on Lesser prairie-chicken conservation in a zone of sympatry in central KS," Other - Outside UNT. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Prioritizing conservation actions for the Kakamega Rain Forest in Kenya," Other - Outside UNT. (2015).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Evaluating the efficacy of the Wyoming Core Areas Management strategy for conserving sage-grouse," Other - Outside UNT. (2015).

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated for Student Supervisor of the Year, UNT. (April 2022).
  • Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship. (April 2018).
  • Master Teacher of the Year, BGSU Alumni Association. (May 2017).
  • Master Teacher, Bowling Green State University Alumni Association. (2017).
  • Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship. (2016).
  • Best Paper in Wildlife, The Wildlife Society Society. (2015).
  • Best Paper in Wildlife, The Wildlife Society. (2013).
  • Science Fair, Mazeppa Middle School. (1992).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Caruthers-Jones , J., Gregory, A., Guette, A. (2022). Cores and corridors: Natural landscape linkages to rewild protected areas and wildlife refuges. Other. Routledge Handbook of Rewilding. (First Edition) 11. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003097822-10/cores-corridors-jonathan-carruthers-jones-andrew-gregory-adrien-guett%C3%A9

    • Erratum, Journal

  • Barton, H.D., Gregory, A.J., Davis, R., Hanlon, C.A., Wisely, S.M. (2012). Erratum: Contrasting landscape epidemiology of two sympatric rabies virus strains (Molecular Ecology (2010) 19 (2725-2738)). Molecular Ecology. 21 (6) 1533-1538. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84858076214

    • Journal Article

  • Harsh , S., Lonsinger, R., Hauth, H., Gregory, A.J. (2024). Seasonal resource selection of a grassland bird in a dynamiclandscape: Importance of a heterogeneous landscape. Ecosphere.
  • Thompson, M.L., Gregory, A.J., Burkett, C. An Introduction to the Native and Non-Native Plant-Insect Interactions and Potential Pollinators of Puerto Williams and Yendegaia, Cabo de Hornos, Chile.
  • Kalta, B., Gregory, A.J. Mocking Bird calls potentially confound acoustic indices of bird diversity and a new heuristic tool to distinguish them.. Other.
  • Burkett, C., Corwin, R., Co-authors, 1., Thompson, M., Gregory, A.J. (2024). An Introduction to the Native and Non-Native Plant-Insect Interactions and Potential Pollinators of Puerto Williams and Yendegaia, Cabo de Hornos, Chile. Other.
  • Fasona, M., Okimiji, O., Gregory, A.J., Egonmwan, R. (2024). Connecting Habitats: Modeling Landscape Connectivity for Large Mammals in Omo-Shasha-Oluwa Forest Reserves, South-West Nigeria. Landscape Ecology.
  • Black , A., Mularo, A., Yeon-Jeon, J., Haukos, D., Bondo, K., Frikke, K., Gregory, A.J., Grisham , B., Lowe, Z., DeWoody, A. Discordance between taxonomy and population genomic data can complicate conservation policies. PNAS Nexus.
  • Fasona, M., Gregory, A.J., Okimiji, O., Oni, O., Egonmwan, R. (2024). Unravelling the Dynamics: Large Mammal Occupancy Modelling in Omo-Shasha-Oluwa Forest Reserves Landscape and Insights into Habitat Characteristics Influencing Distribution.. Other.
  • Kieleczawa, K.A., Luke, K., Gregory, A.J. (2023). Traditional ecological knowledge and modern population genetics team-up to study the impacts of the 2010 Enbridge oil spill on Mnomen of the Kalamazoo watershed. PeerJ. (e15971)
  • Black, A., Bondo, C., Mularo, A., Hernandez, A., Yu, Y., Stein, C., Haukos, D., Gregory, A.J., Grisham, B., Lowe, Z., DeWoody, A.J. (2023). A highly-contiguous and annotated genome assembly of the endangered Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). Other. 15 (4) https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad043
  • Parsons, L., Jenks, J., Runia, T., Gregory, A.J. (2022). Comparing Methods of Defining Priority Areas for Greater Sage-Grouse. Other. 10 Frontiers Media SA. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.896023
  • Harsh, S., Bhadaria, T., Lonsinger, R., Gregory, A.J. (2022). Habitat amount or landscape configuration: Emerging HotSpot analysis reveals the importance of habitat amount for a grassland bird in South Dakota. PLOS: Public Library of Science. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/journal-information
  • Kauth, H., Gregory, A.J., Kauth, A., Harsh, S., Runia, T., Lonsinger, R. (2022). Snow and land use alter pheasant survival in South Dakota. Journal of Wildlife Management. 86 (6)
  • Parsons, L., Runia, T., Vincent, G., Gregory, A.J., Jenks, J. (2021). Greater Sage-grouse survival varies with breeding season events in West Nile virus non-outbreak years. Other.
  • Patrick, C.J., McCluney, K.E., Ruhi, A., Gregory, A.J., Sabo, J., Thorp, J.H. (2021). Multi-scale biodiversity drives temporal variability in macrosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 19 (1) 47--56.
  • Grace, M.K., Ak\ccakaya, H Resit, Bennett, E.L., Brooks, T.M., Heath, A., Hedges, S., Hilton-Taylor, C., Hoffmann, M., Hochkirch, A., Jenkins, R., Gregory, A.J. (2021). Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact. Conservation Biology. 35 (6) 1833--1849. Denton, 1704 W Mulberry Street
  • Gregory, A.J., Spence, E., Beier, P., Garding, E. (2021). Toward best management practices for ecological corridors. Land. 10 (2) 140. MDPI.
  • Parsons, L.A., Jenks, J.A., Gregory, A.J. (2020). Accuracy Assessment of National Land Cover Database Shrubland Products on the Sagebrush Steppe Fringe. Other. 73 (2) 309--312. Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550742419301058
  • Kauth, H.R., Lonsinger, R.C., Kauth, A.J., Gregory, A.J. (2020). Low-cost DIY GPS trackers improve upland game bird monitoring. Other. 2020 (1) 1--7. Nordic Board for Wildlife Research.
  • Gregory, A.J., Spence, E.S. (2020). Using Inquiry-Based Methods to Teach Spatial Statistics: Decoupling Pattern From Process Using Bigfoot Sightings. Other. 4 (1) University of California Press. https://online.ucpress.edu/cse/article-abstract/4/1/1223915/114352/Using-Inquiry-Based-Methods-to-Teach-Spatial
  • Roy, C.L., Gregory, A.J. (2019). Landscape and population genetics reveal long distance sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) movements and a recent bottleneck in Minnesota. Conservation Genetics. 20 (2) 259--273. Springer Netherlands.
  • Roy, C., Gregory, A.J. (2019). Landscape genetic evaluation of a tallgrass prairie corridor using the Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido).. Landscape Ecology.
  • Abeysinghe, T., Simic Milas, A., Arend, K., Hohman, B., Reil, P., Gregory, A.J., V\'azquez-Ortega, Ang\'elica. (2019). Mapping invasive phragmites australis in the old woman creek estuary using UAV remote sensing and machine learning classifiers. Other. 11 (11) 1380. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.
  • Nichter, A., Gregory, A.J. (2019). The influence of annual variation and seasonal turnover of plant communities in hybrid ecosystems on metrics of biodiversity: implications for herbaceous vegetation sampling design. Other. 4 (2) 550--566. SIFTDesk.org.
  • Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., McNew, L.B., Sandercock, B.K. (2018). A landscape perspective on rates of multiple paternity and brood parasitism among Greater Prairie-Chickens across Kansas, USA. Other. 130 (3) 626--638. The Wilson Ornithological Society.
  • Nichter, A., Gregory, A.J. (2018). Distribution modeling of Asclepias spp. predicts potential conservation benefits of marginal ecosystems as nature reserves in Northwest Ohio. Other. 38 (4) 250--258. Natural Areas Association. https://bioone.org/journals/natural-areas-journal/volume-38/issue-4/043.038.0405/Distribution-Modeling-of-iAsclepias-i-spp-Predicts-Potential-Conservation-Benefits/10.3375/043.038.0405.short
  • Kefa, C.A., Gregory, A.J., Espira, A., Lung, M. (2018). Does Wood Fuel Gathering for Household Use Follow an Optimality Model? A Study from Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya. Human Ecology. 46 (4) 473--484. Springer US.
  • Gregory, A.J. (2018). Environmental Impacts of Energy Development on Prairie-Grouse and Sage-Grouse in the Continental United States. Other. 3 (1) 361--377. SIFTDesk.org.
  • Kefa, C.A., Lung, M., Espira, A., Gregory, A.J. (2018). Quantifying the rate of subsistence wood harvesting from a tropical rainforest in Kenya. Other. 52 (2) 369--373. Cambridge University Press.
  • Gregory, A.J. (2017). A possible impact of anthropogenic noise on male Lesser Prairie-Chicken lek attendance in Kansas. Other.
  • Spence, E.S., Beck, J.L., Gregory, A.J. (2017). Probability of lek collapse is lower inside sage-grouse Core Areas: Effectiveness of conservation policy for a landscape species. PLOS One.
  • Gregory, A.J. (2017). Spatial characterization of cretaceous western interior seaway paleogeography using Foraminfera, fuzzy sets and Dempster-Shafer Theory. Other. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214242817300724
  • Albuquerque, F.S., Gregory, A.J. (2017). The geography of hotspots of rarity-weighted richness of birds and their coverage by Natura 2000.
  • Winder, V.L., Herse, M.R., Hunt, L.M., Gregory, A.J., McNew, L.B., Sandercock, B.K. (2016). Patterns of nest attendance by female Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) in northcentral Kansas. Other. 157 (3) 733-745. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84976299755
  • Ganser, C., Gregory, A.J., Mcnew, L.B., Hunt, L.A., Sandercock, B.K., Wisely, S.M. (2016). Fine-scale distribution modeling of avian malaria vectors in north-central Kansas. Journal of Vector Ecology. 41 (1) 114-122. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84969942279
  • Winder, V.L., Carrlson, K.M., Gregory, A.J., Hagen, C.A., Haukos, D.A., Kesler, D.C., Larsson, L.C., Matthews, T.W., McNew, L.B., Patten, M.A., others. (2015). Factors affecting female space use in ten populations of prairie chickens. Other. 6 (9) 1--17. Ecological Society of America.
  • Winder, V.L., Gregory, A.J., McNew, L.B., Sandercock, B.K. (2015). Responses of male Greater Prairie-Chickens to wind energy development. Other. 117 (2) 284--296. Oxford University Press.
  • McNew, L.B., Hunt, L.M., Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2014). Effects of wind energy development on nesting ecology of greater prairie-chickens in fragmented grasslands. Conservation Biology. 28 (4) 1089--1099.
  • Winder, V.L., McNew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Hunt, L.M., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2014). Effects of wind energy development on survival of female greater prairie-chickens. Journal of Applied Ecology. 51 (2) 395--405.
  • Gregory, A.J., Beier, P. (2014). Response variables for evaluation of the effectiveness of conservation corridors. Conservation Biology. 28 (3) 689--695.
  • Winder, V., McNew, L., Gregory, A.J., Hunt, L., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2014). Space use by female Greater Prairie-Chickens in response to wind energy development. Other. 5 (1) 1--17. Ecological Society of America.
  • Gregory, A.J., Beck, J.L. (2014). Spatial heterogeneity in response of male greater sage-grouse lek attendance to energy development. PLOS One. 9 (6) e97132. Public Library of Science San Francisco, USA.
  • Mcnew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Sandercock, B.K. (2013). Spatial heterogeneity in habitat selection: Nest site selection by greater prairie-chickens. Other. 77 (4) 791--801. John Wiley \& Sons, Inc. Hoboken, USA. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.493
  • McNew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2012). Demography of greater prairie-chickens: regional variation in vital rates, sensitivity values, and population dynamics. Other. 76 (5) 987--1000. John Wiley \& Sons, Inc. Hoboken, USA. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.369
  • Beier, P., Gregory, A.J. (2012). Desperately seeking stable 50-year-old landscapes with patches and long, wide corridors. Other. 10 (1) e1001253. Public Library of Science San Francisco, USA.
  • Gregory, A.J., Kaler, R.S., Prebyl, T.J., Sandercock, B.K., Wisely, S.M. (2012). Influence of translocation strategy and mating system on the genetic structure of a newly established population of island ptarmigan. Conservation Genetics. 13 (2) 465--474. Springer Netherlands.
  • Gregory, A.J. (2011). Evidence for human-mediated life-history evolution in Greater Prairie-Chickens. Other.
  • Gregory, A.J., McNew, L.B., Prebyl, T.J., Sandercock, B.K., Wisely, S.M. (2011). Hierarchical modeling of lek habitats of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Other. 39 21--32.
  • McNew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2011). Reproductive biology of a southern population of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Other. 39 209--221.
  • Barton, H.D., Gregory, A.J., Davis, R., Hanlon, C.A., Wisely, S.M. (2010). Contrasting landscape epidemiology of two sympatric rabies virus strains. Molecular Ecology. 19 (13) 2725--2738. Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK.
  • McNew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2009). Estimating the stage of incubation for nests of Greater Prairie-Chickens using egg flotation: a float curve for grousers. Other. 38 12--14.
  • Gregory, A.J., Lung, M.A., Gehring, T.M., Swanson, B.J. (2009). The importance of sex and spatial scale when evaluating sexual segregation by elk in Yellowstone. Journal of Mammalogy. 90 (4) 971--979. American Society of Mammalogists 810 East 10th Street, PO Box 1897, Lawrence~….

    • Other

  • Gregory, A.J. (2013). Reintroduction biology: conserving biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Ecology.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Kieleaczawa, K. (Author), Presentation to ODWC Funding agency, GENETIC ANALYSES COMPARING OKLAHOMA, KANSAS, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND NEBRASKA GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN POPULATIONS, OK Dept. of Wildlife Conservation, OK City, ODWC Head Office, United States of America. (2023).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Cows, Chickens, Chile, and Chachalacas: from biocultural homogenization to conservation in the Necrocene., Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America. (2023).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Cows, Chickens, Chile, and Chachalacas: from biocultural homogenization to conservation in the Necrocene., University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States of America. (2023).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), With the plow and cow: wildlife management on modern agriculture landscapes., United States of America. (2020).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Following the plow: assessing the impacts of human land use on grouse ecology across scales of space and time, United States of America. (2018).
  • Fasona, M. (Author & Presenter), Soneye, A. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Egonmwan, R. (Author), Geo-spatial evaluation of the Land use and Landscape metrics of Omo-Shasha-Oluwa Forest Reserve: Conservation challenge for forest wildlife, Nigeria. (2018).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Where the road meets the range: Spatial ecology and land management in the Anthropocene, United States of America. (2018).
  • Poplin, B. (Author & Presenter), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Raptor Research Foundation 2024 Conference, Collecting location data on urban Harris' Hawks using Apple Airtags, Raptor Research Foundation, Charlotte, NC, United States of America. (2024).
  • Prater, B.M. (Author & Presenter), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Raptor Research Foundation 2024 Conference, Habitat ultilization and roosting behavior of wintering American Kestrels in north Texas, Raptor Research Foundation, Charlotte, NC, United States of America. (2024).

    • Keynote/Plenary Address

  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Beier, P. (Author), Spence, E.S. (Author), Best practices in corridor management. Making Connections, United States of America. (2021).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Stein, C. (Author & Presenter), Gregory, A.J. (Author), A deep dive into the genetic diversity of the Greater and Lesser Prairie-chicken., United States of America. (2022).
  • Kaleta, M. (Author & Presenter), Biles, K. (Author), Bednarz, J.C. (Author & Presenter), Shulwitz, S. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Connecting the Dots: Documenting the Full Annual Cycle Movement Patterns of Migrant American Kestrels (Falco sparverius), United States of America. (2022).
  • Kalta, M. (Author & Presenter), Biles, K. (Author), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Schulwitz, S. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Movement Ecology and Annual Survivorship of Migrant American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) Overwintering in North Texas, United States of America. (2022).
  • Richards, J. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Stephenson, J. (Author), Beck, J. (Author), Lautenbach, J. (Author & Presenter), Origins of Colombian Sharp-tailed Grouse in Grand Teton National Park, WY., United States of America. (2022).
  • Kieleczawa, K.A. (Author & Presenter), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Range-wide genetic analysis of the Greater Prairie-chicken., United States of America. (2022).
  • Parsons, L. (Author & Presenter), Runia, T. (Author), Jenks, J. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Relating Sage-grouse nest success and American Badger occurrence in South Dakota., United States of America. (2022).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author), Muhammad-Razaee, M. (Author), Green, R. (Author), Hendrickson, B. (Author & Presenter), Sage-Grouse are an umbrella Species., United States of America. (2022).
  • Lautenbach, J. (Author & Presenter), Beck, J. (Author), Pratt, A. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Sharp-tailed grouse sub-species status in south-central Wyoming, United States of America. (2022).
  • Ceynar, K. (Author & Presenter), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Molina, C. (Author), Williams, B. (Author), Spatial ecology of female Painted Buntings during the breeding season, United States of America. (2022).
  • Stein, C. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Lautenbach, J. (Author & Presenter), Beck, J. (Author), The implications for conservation and management when three distinct grouse species are found in a single morphospace, United States of America. (2022).
  • Biles, K. (Author & Presenter), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Schulwitz, S. (Author), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Two Really is Better than One: Paired Wintering American Kestrels Have Greater Foraging Success and Body Condition than Singles., United States of America. (2022).
  • Biles, K. (Author & Presenter), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Wintering ecology of the American Kestrel: the behavior, survival, and future of these Winter Texans, United States of America. (2022).
  • Joseph, S. (Author & Presenter), Kiester, S. (Author), Steigman, K. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Jimenez, J.E. (Author), Home range, habitat and microhabitat selection of the three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) on a habitat island in North Texas., United States of America. (2021).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Roy, C. (Author), Nelson, E. (Author), Using landscape genetics of an umbrella species, the Greater Prairie-Chicken, to inform grassland management of a prairie corridor., United States of America. (2020).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Kefa, C. (Author), Espira, A. (Author), Lung, M. (Author), Reciprocal interactions among human use, forest biodiversity, and management laws drive Kakamega, Forest Biodiversity., United States of America. (2019).
  • Lung, M. (Author & Presenter), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Kefa, C. (Author), Espira, A. (Author), Trees on farms provide both wood value and conservation value in a tropical forest system: A case study in western Kenya, United States of America. (2019).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Roy, C. (Author), Nelson, E. (Author), Genetic analysis of sharp-tailed grouse in EC MN, United States of America. (2018).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Schumaker, N. (Author), Powers, B. (Author), HexSim: A spatial IBM for modeling spatially explicit population dynamics of Greater Prairie-Chicken response to fire management in Kansas., United States of America. (2018).
  • Bischoff, L. (Author & Presenter), Runia, T. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Jenks, J. (Author), Microclimate and Acoustic Characteristics of Greater Sage-Grouse Nest Sites in South Dakota., United States of America. (2018).
  • Parsons, L. (Author & Presenter), Runia, T. (Author), Jenks, J. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Resource selection of Greater Sage-Grouse during brood rearing on the eastern fringe, United States of America. (2018).
  • Harsh, S. (Author & Presenter), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Space, Habitat and Abundance: Hotspot analysis of distribution of ring-necked pheasants in eastern South Dakota., United States of America. (2018).
  • Harsh, S. (Author & Presenter), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Space, Habitat and Abundance: Hotspot analysis of distribution of ring-necked pheasants in eastern South Dakota., United States of America. (2018).
  • Olenik, H. (Author & Presenter), Cross, M. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Using eDNA surveys to detect a fossorial species of conservation concern, the Kirtland snake (Clonophis kirtlandii) in northwest Ohio., United States of America. (2018).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Author), Beck, J. (Author), Spence, E.S. (Author & Presenter), Using emerging Hotspot analysis to identify Sage-Grouse source sink dynamics in Wyoming, United States of America. (2018).
  • Penelton, A.S. (Author & Presenter), Poplin, B. (Author), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Gibbons, A. (Author), Clark, W. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Raptor Research Foundation 2024 Conference, Morphometric analysis of Harris's Hawks in south Texas, Raptor Research Foundation, Charlotte, NC, United States of America. (2024).
  • Joseph, S. (Author & Presenter), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Jimenez, J.E. (Author), 19th Annual Biology Graduate Students Association Research Symposium, Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) Spatial Ecology at Multiple Scales in North Texas, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2023).
  • Poplin, B. (Author & Presenter), Clark, W.S. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Into the realm of Harris’s Hawk: unraveling social dynamics through VHF telemetry in south Texas, Raptor Research Foundation, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (2023).
  • Ceynar, K. (Author & Presenter), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), American Ornithological Society Annual Conference, Spatial use of breeding female Painted Buntings (Passerine ciris): documentation of the use of multiple male territories, American Ornithologists Society, London, Ontario, Canada, Canada. (2023).

    • Poster

  • Prater, B.M. (Author & Presenter), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Classifying Wintering Roost Sites of American Kestrels in North Texas, Oklahoma Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Edmond, OK, United States of America. (2024).
  • Poplin, B. (Author & Presenter), Kaleta, M. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Gibbons, A. (Author), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, The habitat composition of Harris’ Hawk territories in south Texas, Raptor Research Foundation, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (2023).
  • Boucher, T. (Author & Presenter), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Annual Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Meeting, Avian community responds positively to prairie and emergent wetland restoration at Riverby Ranch mitigation area in North Texas, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Kaleta, M. (Author & Presenter), Biles, K. (Author), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Annual Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Meeting, Connecting the dots: documenting the full annual period movement patterns of migrant American Kestrels, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Gage, A. (Author & Presenter), Bednarz, J.C. (Author), Gregory, A.J. (Author), Annual Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Meeting, Mating mystery: a closer look at the breeding ecology of the Painted Bunting, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2023).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "UNT Out Reach The Lab," UNT Media. (2022).
  • "SaveBirds.ap_ an web-based application to aid in bird conservation," www.avebirds.ap. (2022).

    • Magazine

  • "UNT Research Reports," UNT. (2024).

    • Newspaper

  • "The theft at the Dallas Zoo," Dallas Morning Sun. (2023).
  • "Interview on research in Chile," Elm Strador. (2023).

    • Other

  • "Avian Malaria in Sub-Antarctic," Running Wild Media LLC. (2023).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Gregory, A.J., "An assessment of American alligators in southeastern Oklahoma: Evaluating presence-absence, dispersal, movements and habitat requirements," sponsored by ODWC passthrough from Southwest Adventists University, State, $16383 Funded. (2024).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Principal), Compson, Z.G. (Co-Principal), Molina, C. (Supporting), "Unlocking the Wild Turkey Puzzle: Investigating Diet, Disease, and Population Dynamics through Metabarcoding, Citizen Science, and State Space Demographic Models---Notified of positive funding decision in JULY '24 but funding delayed due to administrative changes at NWTF no word since Oct.," sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation, Other, $84133 Funded. (2024).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Co-Principal), Webb, S. (Principal), "*Evaluation and Mitigation for Sensitive State Threatened and Endangered Wildlife," sponsored by USFWS, Federal, $3399877 Funded. (2023).
  • Gregory, A.J., Grisham , B., Webb, S., Farrell, A., "Evaluation of Super-stocking on Genetics and Recruitment of Wild Turkeys in Texas," sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, State, $419000 Funded. (2022 - 2027).
  • Gregory, A.J., Swanson, R., "Improved monitoring protocols for ACR ranch certification," sponsored by Texas Audubon, Private, $43200 Funded. (2023 - 2026).
  • Gregory, A.J., Bullock, J., Beier, P., Travis, J., "Wildlife corridors: do they work and who benefits," sponsored by NERC/NSF, Federal, $1122801 Funded. (2020 - 2026).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Co-Principal), Grisham , B. (Co-Principal), "A Distribution – Level Health Assessment of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys.," sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation, Private, $100597 Funded. (2024 - 2026).
  • Gregory, A.J., Grisham, B., "Changes to Rio Grande Wild Turkey Habitat and Subsequent Population Demography, Genetic Connectivity, and Disease Prevalence in the Texas Edwards Plateau," sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation, Private, $163519 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
  • Gregory, A.J., Swanson, R., "The Effects of Regenerative Ranching Practices on Prairie Ecosystem and Integrity," sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National, $175345 Funded. (2022 - 2025).
  • Gregory, A.J., Rozzi, R., Kennedy, J.H., "Cape Horn ASIs: Climate change and disease ecology at the southern end of the Americas," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $396610 Funded. (2021 - 2025).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Co-Principal), "An assessment of American alligators in southeastern Oklahoma: Evaluating presence-absence, dispersal, movements and habitat requirements," sponsored by ODWC, State, $16383 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
  • Gregory, A.J., "Range wide genetic analysis of Greater Prairie-chickens," sponsored by OK Department of Wildlife Conservation, State, $131718 Funded. (2020 - 2024).
  • Yalamanchili, R.C. (Principal), John, K. (Co-Principal), Lund, A.K. (Co-Principal), Gregory, A.J. (Co-Principal), "COST-EFFECTIVE MODULAR SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS MANAGEMENT OF SMALL-SCALE FARMS AND RANCHES," sponsored by university of north texas - denton campus - denton,tx,usa, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Macias, V.M., Gregory, A.J., "Establishing effective protocols for microbial enrichment and metagenome sequencing for submission of the grant “Holobiont genomics for exploring the roles of small RNAs in mosquito-microbe communications” to NSF-EDGE-FGT," sponsored by AERI, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
  • Bednarz, J.C., Gregory, A.J., "Delayed plumage maturation: social crypsis, female mimicry, or physiological constraint?," sponsored by College of Science, Local, $9000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Gregory, A.J., "Quail in the Park Cities," Private, $8000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Gregory, A.J., Beck, J., "Genetic identity of Bags, Wy. Sharp-tailed grouse Genetic sexing of Greater-Sage-grouse," sponsored by US Bureau of Land Management via Univ. Wyoming Subcontract, Federal, $2889 Funded. (2019 - 2021).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Principal), Kennedy, J.H. (Principal), Rozzi, R. (Principal), "IRES Track II - Cape Horn ASIs: Climate change and disease ecology at the southern end of the Americas," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2021 - 2024).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "NSFDEB-NERC: Collaborative Research: Wildlife corridors: do they work and who benefits?," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2021 - 2023).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "Genetic Analyses Comparing Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska Greater Prairie-Chicken Populations," sponsored by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conserva, NFP, Funded. (2020 - 2023).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "LLELA Quail Program: Quail in the Park Cities? Restoring a functional quail population to a small rangeland system in the Dallas Metroplex," sponsored by Park Cities Quail Coalition, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "Sexing Wyoming Sage-grouse," sponsored by University of Wyoming, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "Molecular genetic identity of Baggs WY sharp-tailed grouse," sponsored by University of Wyoming, NFP, Funded. (2020 - 2021).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, University of North Texas, Genomics Center Advisory Board.. (2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, ad Hoc Committee to review BIOL and ENVS graduate degree programs. (February 2024 - May 2024).
  • Committee Member, Epigenetics TT Faculty Search Committee. (October 2023 - March 2024).

Public Service

  • Other (Assisted in developing City of Denton Green space and corridors plan), City of Denton. Denton, (June 2023 - November 2023).

Professional Service

  • Editor, Associate Editor, Journal of Wildlife Management. (March 2023 - Present).
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Peer-J Environmental Science. (January 2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Professional Publications. INTERNATIONAL, (2022 - 2023).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Wildlife Society. USA, (2022 - 2022).
  • Committee Member, Wildlife Society. USA, (2022 - 2022).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, USFWS. LEPC Range, (2020 - 2022).
  • Editor, Guest Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. (September 2022).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. (2019 - 2020).