Erika Dodd Pitzer, doctoral candidate
Northern Bobwhite Breeding Response to Expansion in Habitat Space
Serving Since
Principle Advisor: Dr. Leonard Brennan
Erika Dodd Pitzer is a graduate student under the direction of Dr. Leonard Brennan. She is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, where she obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology from Truman State University, but she has lived in Fort Worth, Texas since 2000. She came to Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 2006 and worked with Dr. Fred Bryant researching the expense and economic impact of hunting operations in South Texas, earning her master's degree in range and wildlife management. Erika is now working on her Ph.D. in wildlife science, research northern bobwhite breeding season response to expansion in habitat space. She has previously worked as an intern with the US Fish and Widllife Service and participated in research using camera traps to monitor ocelot populations in the Rio Grande Valley, as well as tagging and monitoring Texas Tortoises.