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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Clemson University
Advisor: Dr. David S. Jachowski Committee: Dr. Greg Yarrow, Dr. Thomas Rainwater, Dr. Duane Diefenbach, Jim Jordan, MS Dissertation: Effects of urbanization on barrier island bobcats |
2021-2026 (summer)
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M.S. Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno
Advisor: Dr. Perry J. Williams Committee: Dr. Kelley Stewart, Dr. Ken Nussear Thesis: Estimating spatial location of attraction points through time with animal movement data |
2019-2021
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B.S. Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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2012-2016
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Principle Graduate Research Assistant, Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina Supervisor: Dr. David S. Jachowski |
May 2021–Present
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Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada Supervisor: Dr. Perry J. Williams |
Aug 2019–Aug 2021
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Waterfowl Research Crew Lead (GS-06), U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center
Dixon Field Station / Grizzly Island Wildlife Area Supervisors: Dr. Joshua T. Ackerman |
Oct 2018–Aug 2019
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Waterfowl Research Technician (GS-05), U.S. Geological Survey - Western Ecological Research Center
Dixon Field Station / Grizzly Island Wildlife Area Supervisor: Dr. Joshua T. Ackerman |
Mar 2017–Oct 2018
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Plague Research Field Technician, U.S. Geological Survey - Fort Collins Science Center
Badlands National Park / Buffalo Gap National Grassland / Dixie National Grassland Supervisor: Dr. David A. Eads |
May–Nov 2016
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Cinnamon Teal Research Field Technician, Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge Supervisor: Dr. Casey M. Setash |
May–Aug 2015
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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
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Keating, M.P., S.N. Harris, C.E. Horton, J.D. Krugler, L.D. Lusk, J.M. Nettles, K.N. Steen, & D.S. Jachowski (In Press). Military lands provide an opportunity to recover red wolves. The Journal of Wildlife Management.
Keating, M.P., C.M. Bodinof Jachowski, D.R. Diefenbach, J.D. Jordan, N.M. Nemeth, T.R. Rainwater, G.K. Yarrow, & D.S. Jachowski (2026). Anticoagulant rodenticides contribute to a decline in an urban carnivore. Animal Conservation.
- Popular Article: Bringing bobcats back from the brink. The Wildlife Society News.
Peterson, S.H., J.T. Ackerman, B.L. Fettig, A.C. Greenawalt, C.A. Hartman, M.P. Keating, & M.P. Herzog (2026). Wetland characteristics influence dabbling duckling habitat use and movement. Ornithological Applications, duag14.
Keating, M.P., T.R. Rainwater, R. Singh, M. Priore, S.G. Platt, P.M. Wilkinson, T. Levi, C.M. Bodinof Jachowski, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). Bobcat predation on american alligators in coastal South Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist 24, N28–N37.
Nettles, J.M., C. Abramowitz, W.W. Boone, S.N. Harris, C.E. Horton, M.P. Keating, D.L. Nelson, S.N. Smith, K. Steen, E.K. Buchholtz, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). American black bears (Ursus americanus) as an apex predator: Investigating the ecological role of the world’s most abundant large carnivore. Mammal Review 56, e70014.
Keating, M.P., E.A. Saldo, J.L. Frair, S.A. Cunningham, R. Mateo, & D.S. Jachowski (2024). Global review of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores. Animal Conservation 27, 585-599.
- Popular Article: Rat Poison is Moving Up Through Food Chains, Threatening Carnivores Around the World. The Conversation US.
Jachowski, D.S., S.N. Harris, A.J. Jensen, M.P. Keating, M.S. Muthersbaugh, D.L. Nelson, B.R. Pruitt, E. Rosales, E.A. Saldo, & K.L. Titus (2024). Assessing the space between science and practice in endangered species conservation. Biological Conservation 293, 110609.
Keating, M.P., P.J. Williams, J.R. Robb, F.E. Buderman, J.P. Lewis, T. Vanosdol, & R. Harer (2023). Henslow's sparrow shows positive response to prescribed fire rotation. Ornithological Applications 125, duad18.
Marneweck C.J., S.N. Harris, A.J. Jensen, M.P. Keating, M.S. Muthersbaugh, D.L. Nelson, E. Rosales, E.A. Saldo, K.L. Titus, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Poleward expansion of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) under future conditions. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 135, 118-126
- Blog Post: The Vultures Are Coming. The Wilson Ornithological Society.
Peterson, S.H., J.T. Ackerman, M.P. Keating, C.H. Schacter, C.A. Hartman, M.L. Casazza, & M.P. Herzog (2022). Predator movements in relation to habitat features reveal vulnerability of duck nests to predation. Ecology and Evolution 12, 9:e9329.
- Research Spotlight: What Habitat Features Make Duck Nests Vulnerable to Raccoons and Striped Skunks? USGS News.
Submitted
Goldstein, B.R., A.J. Jensen, D.J. Herrera, N. Barto, D.A. Sossover, A.M. Weeks, C. Brett, M.P. Keating, M.M. Wood, M.V. Cove, K. Pacifici, & R.W. Kays (In Review). Can targeted sampling based on long-term monitoring data increase detection rates of elusive species? Ecology and Evolution.
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, J. Jordan, T.R. Rainwater, G.Y. Yarrow, & D.S. Jachowski (In Prep). Long-term monitoring of bobcats reveals a nuanced relationship with urban development. Biological Conservation.
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, J. Jordan, T.R. Rainwater, G.Y. Yarrow, & D.S. Jachowski (In Prep). Long-term monitoring of bobcats reveals a nuanced relationship with urban development. Biological Conservation.
PROFFESIONAL REPORTS
M.P. Keating (2024). 2024 Clemson Bobcat & Rodenticide Project Update - October 2024. Final report submitted to Clemson Department of Pesticide Regulation, Conservancy of the Sea Islands (formerly Kiawah Conservancy), Kiawah Island Community Association, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and Town of Kiawah Island.
M.P. Keating (2024). 2023 Clemson Bobcat & Rodenticide Project Update - January 2024. Final report submitted to Clemson Department of Pesticide Regulation, Conservancy of the Sea Islands (formerly Kiawah Conservancy), Kiawah Island Community Association, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and Town of Kiawah Island.
M.P. Keating (2022). 2022 Clemson Bobcat & Rodenticide Project Update - October 2022. Final report submitted to Clemson Department of Pesticide Regulation, Conservancy of the Sea Islands (formerly Kiawah Conservancy), Kiawah Island Community Association, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and Town of Kiawah Island.
Peterson, S.E., J.T. Ackerman, M.P. Keating, M.P. Herzog, & C.A. Hartman (2019). Preliminary raccoon and skunk movements and foraging behavior in Suisun Marsh. Final report submitted to California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Peterson, S.E., J.T. Ackerman, M.P. Keating, M.P. Herzog, & C.A. Hartman (2018). Preliminary raccoon and skunk movements and foraging behavior in Suisun Marsh. Final report submitted to California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
M.P. Keating (2024). 2023 Clemson Bobcat & Rodenticide Project Update - January 2024. Final report submitted to Clemson Department of Pesticide Regulation, Conservancy of the Sea Islands (formerly Kiawah Conservancy), Kiawah Island Community Association, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and Town of Kiawah Island.
M.P. Keating (2022). 2022 Clemson Bobcat & Rodenticide Project Update - October 2022. Final report submitted to Clemson Department of Pesticide Regulation, Conservancy of the Sea Islands (formerly Kiawah Conservancy), Kiawah Island Community Association, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and Town of Kiawah Island.
Peterson, S.E., J.T. Ackerman, M.P. Keating, M.P. Herzog, & C.A. Hartman (2019). Preliminary raccoon and skunk movements and foraging behavior in Suisun Marsh. Final report submitted to California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Peterson, S.E., J.T. Ackerman, M.P. Keating, M.P. Herzog, & C.A. Hartman (2018). Preliminary raccoon and skunk movements and foraging behavior in Suisun Marsh. Final report submitted to California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
POPULAR PRESS
Authored
- Newsletter Feature. The Wildlife Society Southeastern Section. Oct. 4, 2024.
- El veneno para ratas amenaza a los carnívoros de todo el mundo. The Conversation ES. Sep. 1, 2024.
- Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world. The Conversation US. Aug. 9, 2024.
- Guest blog: The vultures are coming. The Wilson Ornithological Society. Dec. 19, 2023.
- Newsletter Feature. The Wildlife Society Southeastern Section. Feb. 20, 2023.
Interviewed/Featured
- Bringing bobcats back from the brink. The Wildlife Society News. Apr. 25, 2026.
- Experiential Learning: Bears, Bobcats, Butterflies, and Bees! Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Conservation Field Notes. Apr. 28, 2026.
- Kiawah's Cats. Roots Magazine. March. 1, 2026.
- Investigating rodenticide exposure in Carolina furbearers. USFWS. Jan. 16, 2026.
- Pesticide regulators extend restrictions on certain rodenticides. Clemson News. Nov. 11, 2025.
- Clemson doctoral student earns recognition for wildlife research. Clemson News. Apr. 29, 2025.
- Statewide rodenticide regulation update. Clemson News. Jan. 29, 2025.
- Rat poison harms endangered wildlife up and down the food chain. Inside Climate News. Dec. 6, 2024.
- TV Special. South Carolina Educational TV. Aug 15, 2024.
- Radio Interview. KCBS San Francisco. Aug. 10, 2024.
- Grad Student Highlight. Clemson Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation. Mar. 4, 2024.
- Article about the Carnivore Ecology Creative Inquiry Course. Decipher Creative Inquiry Magazine. Nov. 3, 2023.
- Research Spotlight. USGS Western Ecological Research Center. Apr. 20, 2023.
- News Feature. ABC 4 News Charleston. Oct. 11, 2022.
AWARDS & HONORS
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Graduate Student Government Service Medal*, Clemson University
Graduate Student Employee of the Year Clemson University Graduate Domestic Travel Grant Clemson University Graduate Domestic Travel Grant Clemson University Douglas R. Phillips Award Clemson University Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation Dr. Kenyon Fairey '71 Annual Doctoral Fellowship Clemson University Student Travel Award The American Society of Mammalogists Bobcat Research Fund Kiawah Conservancy Graduate International Travel Grant Clemson University STAR Award Department of Interior |
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TEACHING & MENTORSHIP
Clemson undergraduate students Tuanminh Bui (left) and Jonathan Wang (right) presenting at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum (2025)
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Clemson alum Alisa Armstrong presenting her independent study research at the Undergraduate Research Initiative Forum (2025)
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Clemson undergraduate students Seneca McFarland, Mary Bryson, Centrea Haddon, and Kaia Dunford (left to right) presenting at the Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum (2026)
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*Graduate Instructor of Record, Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina Supervisor: Dr. David S. Jachowski |
Jan-May 2025
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Courses
Invited Guest Lectures
Hosted Workshops
Mentorship
- FNR 4700 Carnivore Ecology Creative Inquiry Course. Clemson University. 2022–2026.
- *WFB 4610 Quantitative Ecology. Clemson University. Spring 2025.
- *WFB 4611 Quantitative Ecology Lab. Clemson University. Spring 2025.
Invited Guest Lectures
- WFB 4120 Wildlife Management, Clemson University. Carnivore Ecology and Management in the U.S. October 15, 2025.
- Southern Wesleyan University Natural Science Seminar. Anticoagulant Rodenticides & Wildlife: Current & Emerging Research. January 17, 2025.
- William Anderson Lecture Series, College of Charleston. Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores - an underappreciated threat to eastern species. April 12, 2024.
- Lunch & Learn, Department of Pesticide Regulation. Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores and the Kiawah Island bobcats. April 9, 2024.
- WFB 4120 Wildlife Management, Clemson University. Carnivore Ecology and Management in the U.S. September 19, 2023.
- EVSS 611 Graduate Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies, College of Charleston. Resource Selection and Predator-Prey Interactions: Brief Background and Research Highlights. February 8, 2023.
Hosted Workshops
- Careers in Natural Resources: Options & How to Prepare. NRGSA Undergraduate Outreach Committee. November 3, 2025.
- Resume/CV Fall Workshop Series. NRGSA Undergraduate Outreach Committee. November 2, 10, & 17, 2021.
- Science Symposium. The Nevada Chapter of The Wildlife Society. March 9, 2021.
- Science Symposium. The Nevada Chapter of The Wildlife Society. March 4-5, 2020.
Mentorship
- Alisa Armstrong – Honors Senior Research, Clemson University 2024 – 2025
- Project: Bobcat Prey: Invasive & Native Rodent Species Distribution
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Key: Oral Presentation | Educational Nature Walk | Panelist
- Kiawah Conservancy Bobcat Bash – Education Table. Kiawah Island, SC. May 7, 2026.
- Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration – Education Table. Kiawah Island, SC. Apr. 24, 2026.
- Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Their Habitat. Kiawah Island, SC. Nov. 3, 2025.
- Kiawah Conservancy Bobcat Bash – Education Table. Kiawah Island, SC. May 22, 2025.
- Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration - Education Table. Kiawah Island, SC. Apr. 25, 2025.
- Boone & Crockett Clemson Conservation Initiatives Showcase. Greenville, SC. Mar. 21, 2025.
- Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Bluegrass. Kiawah Island, SC. Nov. 15, 2024.
- Kiawah Island Bobcat Week – Bobcats & Their Habitat. Kiawah Island, SC. Nov. 14, 2023.
- Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration - Education Table. Kiawah Island, SC. Apr. 26, 2024.
- Boone & Crockett Clemson Conservation Initiatives Showcase. White House Plantation, SC. Jan 17, 2024.
- Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcats & Bluegrass. Kiawah Island, SC. Oct. 6, 2023.
- Kiawah Island Bobcat Week – Bobcat Walk & Talk. Kiawah Island, SC. Oct. 4, 2023.
- Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcat Walk & Talk. Kiawah Island, SC. Oct. 3, 2023.
- Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration - Tent Talk & Education Table. Kiawah Island, SC. Apr. 21, 2023.
- Kiawah Island Bobcat Week - Bobcat Walk & Talk. Kiawah Island, SC. Oct. 13, 2022.
- Hope for Kiawah's Bobcats Panel Discussion. Kiawah Island, SC. Oct. 11, 2022.
- Kiawah Conservancy Earth Day Celebration - Tent Talk. Kiawah Island, SC. Apr. 22, 2022.
- Clemson Bobcat Project Introduction. Town of Kiawah Island Environmental Committee Meeting. Jan. 26, 2022.
- Suisun Marsh Highlight. California Waterfowl Association Mallard Meeting. Aug. 3, 2019.
POSTERS & TALKS
Key: Oral Presentation | Poster Presentation
Invited Presentations
Keating, M.P. (2026). Anticoagulant rodenticides - an underappreciated threat to North American carnivores. USFWS Michigan Ecological Services Field Office Lunch & Learn. March 17, 2026.
Keating, M.P. (2025). The Lowcountry Lynx: Kiawah Island Bobcats and the Struggle Against Rodenticide Poisoning. Charleston Natural History Society. October 13, 2025.
Keating, M.P. (2025). Current Rodenticide Survey Update & State Participation for the Future. Southeast Furbearer Managers Workshop. May 19–22, 2025.
Keating, M.P. (2025). Clemson Bobcat & Rodenticide Study. Clemson Department of Pesticide Regulation Open Session on Anticoagulant Rodenticide Restrictions. January 21, 2025.
Keating, M.P. (2024). Anticoagulant rodenticides - an underappreciated threat to North American Furbearers. 2024 National Furbearer Joint Workshop. May 22, 2024.
Invited Presentations
Keating, M.P. (2026). Anticoagulant rodenticides - an underappreciated threat to North American carnivores. USFWS Michigan Ecological Services Field Office Lunch & Learn. March 17, 2026.
Keating, M.P. (2025). The Lowcountry Lynx: Kiawah Island Bobcats and the Struggle Against Rodenticide Poisoning. Charleston Natural History Society. October 13, 2025.
Keating, M.P. (2025). Current Rodenticide Survey Update & State Participation for the Future. Southeast Furbearer Managers Workshop. May 19–22, 2025.
Keating, M.P. (2025). Clemson Bobcat & Rodenticide Study. Clemson Department of Pesticide Regulation Open Session on Anticoagulant Rodenticide Restrictions. January 21, 2025.
Keating, M.P. (2024). Anticoagulant rodenticides - an underappreciated threat to North American Furbearers. 2024 National Furbearer Joint Workshop. May 22, 2024.
Mentored Presentations *Indicates student mentee(s)
*Bryson, M., *K. Dunford, *M. Estes, L*. Guérin, *C. Haddon, * G. Hughes, *M. Matney, *S McFarland, *J. Wang, S.N. Harris, M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). City Cats & City Rats: How Bobcat Diet Links to Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure Risk. Clemson University 21st Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry. April 8, 2026.
*Bui, T., *B. Del Priore, *M. Geddings, *K. Skufca, *A. Harris, *J. Wang, S.N. Harris, M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). Carnivore clash: A comparison of spatial and temporal activity of coyotes and bobcats on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Clemson University 20th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry. April 11, 2025.
*Armstrong, A., M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). Anthropogenic development and rodent communities: Assessing the impact on predator exposure and rodenticide risk. Clemson University Student Research Forum. April 9, 2025.
*Abernathy, B., *A. Armstrong, *R. Foote, *I. Hargett, *J. Romano, S.N. Harris, M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2024). Anticoagulant rodenticides – An underappreciated threat to U.S. mammalian carnivores. Clemson University 19th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum. April 3, 2024.
*Balach, C., *R. Myers, *R. Peterson, *H. Robinson, *B. Shupe, *C. Sprott, *K. Williams, S.N. Harris, M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Species detection across multiple habitats on a South Carolina barrier island. Clemson University 18th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum. April 6, 2023.
*Bryson, M., *K. Dunford, *M. Estes, L*. Guérin, *C. Haddon, * G. Hughes, *M. Matney, *S McFarland, *J. Wang, S.N. Harris, M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). City Cats & City Rats: How Bobcat Diet Links to Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure Risk. Clemson University 21st Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry. April 8, 2026.
*Bui, T., *B. Del Priore, *M. Geddings, *K. Skufca, *A. Harris, *J. Wang, S.N. Harris, M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). Carnivore clash: A comparison of spatial and temporal activity of coyotes and bobcats on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Clemson University 20th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry. April 11, 2025.
*Armstrong, A., M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). Anthropogenic development and rodent communities: Assessing the impact on predator exposure and rodenticide risk. Clemson University Student Research Forum. April 9, 2025.
*Abernathy, B., *A. Armstrong, *R. Foote, *I. Hargett, *J. Romano, S.N. Harris, M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2024). Anticoagulant rodenticides – An underappreciated threat to U.S. mammalian carnivores. Clemson University 19th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum. April 3, 2024.
*Balach, C., *R. Myers, *R. Peterson, *H. Robinson, *B. Shupe, *C. Sprott, *K. Williams, S.N. Harris, M.P. Keating, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Species detection across multiple habitats on a South Carolina barrier island. Clemson University 18th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum. April 6, 2023.
Contributed Presentations
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, J. Dozier, J. Jordan, T.R. Rainwater, G.K. Yarrow, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). A Tail of Two Islands: Comparing movement and dietary patterns between an urban and ex-urban population of bobcats. 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. July 1, 2025.
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, J. Dozier, J. Jordan, T.R. Rainwater, G.K. Yarrow, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). A Tail of Two Islands: Comparing diet and temporal activity patterns between an urban and ex-urban population of bobcats. International Urban Wildlife Conference. June 2, 2025.
Keating, M.P., T.R. Rainwater, R. Singh, M. Priore, S.G. Platt, P.M. Wilkinson, T. Levi, C.M. Bodinof Jachowski, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). Bobcat predation on American Alligators in coastal South Carolina. 2025 Palmetto Alligator Research and Management Symposium. March 28, 2025.
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, C.M. Bodinof Jachowski, J. Jordan, & D.S. Jachowski (2024). Population viability of a southeastern carnivore under continued anticoagulant rodenticide use, increasing urban development, and community-level mitigation. The Wildlife Society 31st Annual Meeting. October 23, 2024.
Nettles, J.M., C. Abramowitz, W.W. Boone, E.K. Buchholtz, S.N. Harris, C.E. Horton, M.P. Keating, D.L. Nelson, B.R. Pruitt, S.N. Smith, K. Steen, T. Tobias, D.S. Jachowski (2024). Black bears as an apex predator: investigating the ecological role of the world’s most abundant large carnivore. The Wildlife Society 31st Annual Meeting. October 22, 2024.
Keating, M.P., J. Butfiloski, D.R. Diefenbach, J. Jordan, C. Olfenbuttal, & D.S. Jachowski (2024). Survival and persistence of the Kiawah Island bobcats. South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society Fall Meeting. October 3, 2024.
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, J. Jordan, & D.S. Jachowski (2024). Population-level effects of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in a southeastern carnivore. 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. June 8, 2024.
Keating, M.P., J. Jordan, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Community effort positively affects bobcats on Kiawah Island. Clemson Forestry and Environmental Conservation Seminar Series. December 8, 2023.
Keating, M.P., E.A. Saldo, S.A. Cunningham, D.R. Diefenbach, J.L. Frair, J. Jordan, R. Mateo, T.R. Rainwater, G. Yarrow, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores - An underappreciated threat to eastern species. The Wildlife Society 30th Annual Meeting. November 7, 2023.
Keating, M.P., J. Jordan, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Community effort positively affects bobcats on Kiawah Island. Clemson Forestry and Environmental Conservation/South Carolina DNR Annual Cooperators Meeting. September 20, 2023.
Keating, M.P., E.A. Saldo, J.L. Frair, S.A. Cunningham, R. Mateo, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Global review of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores. 13th International Mammalogical Meeting. July 19, 2023.
Keating, M.P., J. Jordan, C.E. Horton, G.K. Yarrow, T.R. Rainwater, D.R. Diefenbach, & D.S. Jachowski (2022). A tale of two islands: Comparing SGA-exposed and un-exposed bobcat populations in southeastern South Carolina. South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society Fall Meeting. October 12, 2022.
Keating, M.P., J. Jordan, C.E. Horton, G.K. Yarrow, T.R. Rainwater, D.R. Diefenbach, & D.S. Jachowski (2022). A tale of two islands: Comparing SGA-exposed and un-exposed bobcat populations in southeastern South Carolina. Clemson Forestry and Environmental Conservation/South Carolina DNR Annual Cooperators Meeting. September 28, 2022.
Keating, M.P. (2021). Estimating spatial location of attraction through time with animal movement data. Thesis Defense. August 11, 2021.
Keating, M.P., P.J. Williams, K.M. Stewart, C.J. McKee, A.P. Bush, & L.J. Heffelfinger (2020). Discrete-time models of animal movement: mule deer as a case study. The Wildlife Society's 27th Annual Conference. September 29, 2020.
Keating, M.P., J.C. Brockman, M.G. Lohman, C.M. McKee, K.T. Shoemaker, & K.M. Stewart (2020). Nevada elk dispersal and movement patterns in relation to resource availability and forage conditions. The Wildlife Society Nevada Chapter Science Symposium. Reno, NV. March 3, 2020.
Keating, M.P., J.C. Brockman, M.G. Lohman, C.M. McKee, K.T. Shoemaker, & K.M. Stewart (2020). Nevada elk dispersal and movement patterns in relation to resource availability and forage conditions. The Wildlife Society Western Section 67th Annual Meeting. Redding, CA. February 6, 2020.
Peterson, S.E., J.T. Ackerman, M.P. Keating, C.A. Hartman, C. Feldheim, M. Casazza, & M.P. Herzog (2019). GPS collars and nest temperature loggers reveal how individual mesopredators interact with ground-nesting waterfowl. American Fisheries Society & Wildlife Society 2019 Joint Annual Conference. October 3, 2020.
Peterson, S.E., J.T. Ackerman, M.P. Keating, C.A. Hartman, C. Feldheim, M. Casazza, & M.P. Herzog (2019). GPS Collars and nest temperature loggers reveal how individual mesopredators interact with ground-nesting waterfowl. 8th North American Duck Symposium. August 28, 2020.
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, J. Dozier, J. Jordan, T.R. Rainwater, G.K. Yarrow, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). A Tail of Two Islands: Comparing movement and dietary patterns between an urban and ex-urban population of bobcats. 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. July 1, 2025.
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, J. Dozier, J. Jordan, T.R. Rainwater, G.K. Yarrow, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). A Tail of Two Islands: Comparing diet and temporal activity patterns between an urban and ex-urban population of bobcats. International Urban Wildlife Conference. June 2, 2025.
Keating, M.P., T.R. Rainwater, R. Singh, M. Priore, S.G. Platt, P.M. Wilkinson, T. Levi, C.M. Bodinof Jachowski, & D.S. Jachowski (2025). Bobcat predation on American Alligators in coastal South Carolina. 2025 Palmetto Alligator Research and Management Symposium. March 28, 2025.
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, C.M. Bodinof Jachowski, J. Jordan, & D.S. Jachowski (2024). Population viability of a southeastern carnivore under continued anticoagulant rodenticide use, increasing urban development, and community-level mitigation. The Wildlife Society 31st Annual Meeting. October 23, 2024.
Nettles, J.M., C. Abramowitz, W.W. Boone, E.K. Buchholtz, S.N. Harris, C.E. Horton, M.P. Keating, D.L. Nelson, B.R. Pruitt, S.N. Smith, K. Steen, T. Tobias, D.S. Jachowski (2024). Black bears as an apex predator: investigating the ecological role of the world’s most abundant large carnivore. The Wildlife Society 31st Annual Meeting. October 22, 2024.
Keating, M.P., J. Butfiloski, D.R. Diefenbach, J. Jordan, C. Olfenbuttal, & D.S. Jachowski (2024). Survival and persistence of the Kiawah Island bobcats. South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society Fall Meeting. October 3, 2024.
Keating, M.P., D.R. Diefenbach, J. Jordan, & D.S. Jachowski (2024). Population-level effects of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in a southeastern carnivore. 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. June 8, 2024.
Keating, M.P., J. Jordan, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Community effort positively affects bobcats on Kiawah Island. Clemson Forestry and Environmental Conservation Seminar Series. December 8, 2023.
Keating, M.P., E.A. Saldo, S.A. Cunningham, D.R. Diefenbach, J.L. Frair, J. Jordan, R. Mateo, T.R. Rainwater, G. Yarrow, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores - An underappreciated threat to eastern species. The Wildlife Society 30th Annual Meeting. November 7, 2023.
Keating, M.P., J. Jordan, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Community effort positively affects bobcats on Kiawah Island. Clemson Forestry and Environmental Conservation/South Carolina DNR Annual Cooperators Meeting. September 20, 2023.
Keating, M.P., E.A. Saldo, J.L. Frair, S.A. Cunningham, R. Mateo, & D.S. Jachowski (2023). Global review of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores. 13th International Mammalogical Meeting. July 19, 2023.
Keating, M.P., J. Jordan, C.E. Horton, G.K. Yarrow, T.R. Rainwater, D.R. Diefenbach, & D.S. Jachowski (2022). A tale of two islands: Comparing SGA-exposed and un-exposed bobcat populations in southeastern South Carolina. South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society Fall Meeting. October 12, 2022.
Keating, M.P., J. Jordan, C.E. Horton, G.K. Yarrow, T.R. Rainwater, D.R. Diefenbach, & D.S. Jachowski (2022). A tale of two islands: Comparing SGA-exposed and un-exposed bobcat populations in southeastern South Carolina. Clemson Forestry and Environmental Conservation/South Carolina DNR Annual Cooperators Meeting. September 28, 2022.
Keating, M.P. (2021). Estimating spatial location of attraction through time with animal movement data. Thesis Defense. August 11, 2021.
Keating, M.P., P.J. Williams, K.M. Stewart, C.J. McKee, A.P. Bush, & L.J. Heffelfinger (2020). Discrete-time models of animal movement: mule deer as a case study. The Wildlife Society's 27th Annual Conference. September 29, 2020.
Keating, M.P., J.C. Brockman, M.G. Lohman, C.M. McKee, K.T. Shoemaker, & K.M. Stewart (2020). Nevada elk dispersal and movement patterns in relation to resource availability and forage conditions. The Wildlife Society Nevada Chapter Science Symposium. Reno, NV. March 3, 2020.
Keating, M.P., J.C. Brockman, M.G. Lohman, C.M. McKee, K.T. Shoemaker, & K.M. Stewart (2020). Nevada elk dispersal and movement patterns in relation to resource availability and forage conditions. The Wildlife Society Western Section 67th Annual Meeting. Redding, CA. February 6, 2020.
Peterson, S.E., J.T. Ackerman, M.P. Keating, C.A. Hartman, C. Feldheim, M. Casazza, & M.P. Herzog (2019). GPS collars and nest temperature loggers reveal how individual mesopredators interact with ground-nesting waterfowl. American Fisheries Society & Wildlife Society 2019 Joint Annual Conference. October 3, 2020.
Peterson, S.E., J.T. Ackerman, M.P. Keating, C.A. Hartman, C. Feldheim, M. Casazza, & M.P. Herzog (2019). GPS Collars and nest temperature loggers reveal how individual mesopredators interact with ground-nesting waterfowl. 8th North American Duck Symposium. August 28, 2020.
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Guest Editor Southeastern Naturalist
Senator Clemson Graduate Student Government Deputy Director Graduate Student Government Activities, Organizations, & Outreach Committee Session Moderator 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists SySTEM BIO-LEAPS Cohort National Science Foundation & The American Society of Mammalogists President Natural Resources Graduate Student Association Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Natural Resources Graduate Student Association Undergraduate Outreach Committee Natural Resources Graduate Student Association Professional Development Chair Nevada Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Science Symposium Planning Committee Nevada Chapter of The Wildlife Society |
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Nesting Raptor Monitoring, U.S. Forest Service Pawnee National Grassland
Eastern Screen Owl Survey, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Data Entry & Formatting, Colorado State University Ranger Station Aid, U.S. Forest Service Pawnee National Grassland Patrol Member, Poudre Wilderness Volunteers Keeper Aide, Micke Grove Zoo |
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Clemson Community of Scholars (Inductee)
The Wildlife Society Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Awareness (IDEA) Working Group The Wild Felid Research and Management Association The American Society of Mammalogists Ecological Forecasting Initiative International Bio-Logging Society South Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society The Wildlife Society Biometrics Working Group Past: British Ecological Society Nevada Chapter of The Wildlife Society |
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