Faculty Profile

Andrew Gregory

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Biological Sciences
College
College of Science

    

Education

PhD, Kansas State University, 2011.
Major: Biology
Degree Specialization: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
MS, Central Michigan University, 2006.
Major: Biology: Conservation
Dissertation Title: 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

Current Scheduled Teaching*

BIOL 3160.002, Conservation Biology, Summer 2024
BIOL 6940.723, Individual Research, Spring 2024
BIOL 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Spring 2024
BIOL 4260.001, Principles of Evolution, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BIOL 5260.001, Principles of Evolution, Spring 2024
BIOL 4261.501, Principles of Evolution Laboratory, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BIOL 5261.501, Principles of Evolution Laboratory, Spring 2024
BIOL 4900.723, Special Problems, Spring 2024
BIOL 5900.723, Special Problems, Spring 2024

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

BIOL 6010.001, Biology Seminar, Fall 2023
BIOL 3160.001, Conservation Biology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5040.001, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6940.723, Individual Research, Fall 2023
BIOL 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Fall 2023
BIOL 5920.723, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Fall 2023
BIOL 4900.723, Special Problems, Fall 2023
BIOL 5900.723, Special Problems, Fall 2023
BIOL 5910.723, Special Problems, Fall 2023 Syllabus
BIOL 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2023
BIOL 5900.723, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2023
BIOL 5900.723, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2023
BIOL 6940.723, Individual Research, Spring 2023
BIOL 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Spring 2023
BIOL 4260.001, Principles of Evolution, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5260.001, Principles of Evolution, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4261.501, Principles of Evolution Laboratory, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5261.501, Principles of Evolution Laboratory, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4900.723, Special Problems, Spring 2023
BIOL 6940.723, Individual Research, Fall 2022
BIOL 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Fall 2022
BIOL 5900.723, Special Problems, Fall 2022
BIOL 6900.723, Special Problems, Fall 2022
BIOL 6950.723, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2022
BIOL 4900.723, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2022
BIOL 6950.723, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022
BIOL 6940.723, Individual Research, Spring 2022
BIOL 5950.723, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022
BIOL 5900.723, Special Problems, Spring 2022
BIOL 5910.723, Special Problems, Spring 2022
BIOL 3160.001, Conservation Biology, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5040.001, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2021 SPOT
BIOL 6950.723, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021
BIOL 6940.723, Individual Research, Fall 2021
BIOL 5910.723, Special Problems, Fall 2021 Syllabus
BIOL 3160.001, Conservation Biology, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4900.723, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2021
BIOL 5900.723, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2021
BIOL 1720.006, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6950.723, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021
BIOL 6940.723, Individual Research, Spring 2021
BIOL 5900.723, Special Problems, Spring 2021 Syllabus
BIOL 6900.723, Special Problems, Spring 2021
BIOL 3160.001, Conservation Biology, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

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
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.
Gregory, A. J. (2018). GEO-SPATIAL EVALUATION OF THE LANDUSE AND LANDSCAPE METRICS OF OMO-SHASHA-OLUWA FOREST RESERVES: THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CHALLENGE. Other.
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.
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.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Gregory, A. J. (Co-Principal), Webb, S. (Principal), "*Evaluation and Mitigation for Sensitive State Threatened and Endangered Wildlife," Sponsored by USFWS, Federal, $3399877 Funded. (September 2023 – Present).
Gregory, A. J., Swanson, R., "Improved monitoring protocols for ACR ranch certification," Sponsored by Texas Audubon, Private, $43200 Funded. (20232026).
Gregory, A. J., Bullock, J., Beier, P., Travis, J., "Wildlife corridors: do they work and who benefits," Sponsored by NERC/NSF, Federal, $1122801 Funded. (20202026).
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. (20232025).
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. (20222025).
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. (20212025).
Gregory, A. J., "Range wide genetic analysis of Greater Prairie-chickens," Sponsored by OK Department of Wildlife Conservation, State, $131718 Funded. (20202024).
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. (June 5, 2023March 1, 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. (June 1, 2023August 30, 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. (June 10, 2022May 15, 2023).
Gregory, A. J., "Quail in the Park Cities," Private, $8000 Funded. (20212022).
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. (20192021).
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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