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Mandy Orth

Lecturer and Lab Coordinator

Education

Academic and Professional Experience

Academic Responsibilities
  • Lecturer and lab coordinator for General Biology I and II (BIOL 151 and 153)
Committees and Professional Memberships
  • The Wildlife Society
  • Pheasants Forever

Research and Scholar Work

Areas of Research
  • Ph.D. - Evaluation of methods used to improve grasslands as pheasant brood habitat.
  • M.S. - Distribution and landscape attributes of greater prairie-chickens and sharp-tailed grouse outside of their traditional range in South Dakota.
Awards and Honors
  • College of Natural Sciences Teacher of the Year 2023
  • CPETE Professional Development Certificate 2017-2024
  • Tom Cheesbrough Award for Teaching in Biology and Microbiology 2017 and 2023
  • Lloyd Fredrickson Memorial Scholarship - Outstanding Wildlife Ph.D. Student 2016
  • Best Student Presentation 2013, South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society
  • Outstanding Wildlife M.S. Student 2012
  • Certificate of Graduate Teaching Excellence 2011
Publications
  1. Orth, M. R., A. Solem, T. Runia and K. C. Jensen. 2024. . Wildlife Society Bulletin 48:e1521. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1521
Mailing Address:
Berg Agricultural Hall 363
Biology & Microbiology-Box 2104A
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Office Location:
Berg Agricultural Hall
Room 363
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Associated Areas
Bio lab
Department of Biology and Microbiology