Taylor S. Readyhough, Ph.D.

Taylor is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and the Patton Center for Deer Research at Texas A&M-Kingsville. At CKWRI, Taylor's work will address applied wildlife ecology and management questions, including habitat–species interactions, predator–prey ecology, and ungulate ecology with a focus on the influence of disturbance, land use, and management interventions. Taylor received her BS in Biology from the University of New Mexico, MS in Environmental Biology from Regis University (Colorado), and PhD in Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science from the University of New Hampshire. Taylor's doctoral research was supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), and her primary partner agency was the Cleveland Metroparks. Her dissertation was a multi-faceted research project examining how human disturbances (such as wildlife population management, recreational activity, and the land-use histories of city parks) impact mammals’ space use, behavior, and species interactions. Prior to her PhD, Taylor worked as a full-time Affiliate Faculty Member at Regis University in the Biology and Environmental Science Departments and as a Behavioral Research Associate at Denver Zoo where she studied bull Asian elephant social behavior and welfare.

Personal website: readyhoughecology.com