Wetlands. Waterfowl. PhD Student.
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Abigail G. Blake-Bradshaw
PhD Student
School of Environmental Studies, Tennessee Tech University
1 William L Jones Dr., Cookeville, TN 38505
Phone: (320) 310-1215 Email: agblakebra42@tntech.edu; ablakebradshaw@gmail.com
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Education
PhD, 2019–
Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
School of Environmental Studies
Major Advisor: Dr. Bradley S. Cohen
Master of Science, 2015–2018
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Major Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey W. Matthews
Secondary Advisor: Dr. Heath M. Hagy
Bachelor of Science, 2011–2014
Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa
Biology, Environmental Studies and Science, Summa cum Laude
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Publications
Peer-Reviewed Scientific Papers
Blake-Bradshaw A. G., Lancaster J. D., O’Connell J.R., Matthews J.W., Eichholz M.W., Hagy H.M. (Accepted 2020). Suitability of wetlands for migrating and breeding waterbirds in Illinois. Wetlands.
Bradshaw T.M., Blake-Bradshaw A.G., Fournier A.M.V., Lancaster J.D., O’Connell J.R., Jacques C.N., Eichholz M.W., Hagy H.M. (2020) Marsh bird occupancy of wetlands managed for waterfowl in the Midwestern USA. PLoS ONE 15(2): e0228980. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228980
Molokwu N.D., Vaz P.G., Bradshaw T.M., Blake A.G., Henessey C., Merten E.C. 2014. Effects of substrate on the benthic macroinvertebrate community: an experimental approach. Ecological Engineering. 73; 109 - 114.
Outreach Publications
Highway C. J., A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, N. M. Masto, J. Feddersen and B. S. Cohen. 2020/submitted. Putting Duck Folks’ Folklore to the Test: Research to examine local beliefs of duck movements in West Tennessee. Tennessee Wildlife Magazine.
Blake-Bradshaw A. G. and J. R. O’Connell. 2018. Into the Wetlands We Must Go. IDNR Outdoor Illinois Wildlife Journal. https://outdoor.wildlifeillinois.org/articles//2018/02/into-the-wetlands-we-must-go/.
Theses
Blake-Bradshaw A. G. 2018. Wetland suitability for waterbirds in Illinois. Thesis. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Technical Reports
INHS Technical Report 2016 (32). Hagy H.M., A. P. Yetter, J. M. Osborn, C. S. Hine, A. D. Gilbert, B. D. Dorak, K. M. Finch, A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, T. J. Benson, M. P. Ward, J. W. Matthews. Illinois Waterfowl Surveys and Investigations W-43-R-63. [Study 129: Habitat Quality for Wetland Birds in Illinois]. pp. 110–120.
INHS Technical Report 2017 (37). Yetter A. P., C. S. Hine, A. D. Gilbert, A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, R. J. Askren, S. T. Klimas, H. M. Hagy, J. M. Osborn, M. P. Ward, J. W. Matthews, J. D. Lancaster. Illinois Waterfowl Surveys and Investigations W-43-R-64. [Study 135: Habitat Quality for Wetland Birds in Illinois]. pp 68–85.
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Contributed Presentations
2020
Cohen, B.S., N.M. Masto, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, C.J. Highway, D.L. Combs, H. Hagy, and J.C. Feddersen. 2020. Spring migration patterns of mallards captured in Tennessee. Mississippi Flyway Migration Committee Meeting, Paducah, KY, USA. Oral presentation.
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. 2020 Estimating patterns of wetland inundation in Illinois using ground surveys. January 27th. Oral presentation.
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. 2020. Estimating patterns of wetland inundation in Illinois using remote sensing. January 28th. Poster.
2019
Blake-Bradshaw A. G., J. W. Matthews, H. M. Hagy, J. R. O’Connell, M. W. Eichholz and J. D. Lancaster. 2019. Local and landscape characteristics that influence waterbird use of wetlands during spring migration. North American Duck Symposium 8, Winnipeg MB, August 28th. Oral presentation.
Blake-Bradshaw A. G., J. W. Matthews, H. M. Hagy, J. R. O’Connell, M. Eichholz and J. D. Lancaster. 2019. Wetland suitability for spring-migrating waterfowl in the Midwest. North American Duck Symposium 8, Winnipeg MB, August 29th. Oral presentation.
Fournier A. M. V., T. M. Bradshaw, A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, C. N. Jacques, J. D. Lancaster and H. M. Hagy. 2019. Does wetland management for waterfowl increase marsh bird occupancy? North American Duck Symposium 8, Winnipeg MB, August 28th. Oral presentation.
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. 2019. Developing spatiotemporally explicit wetland inundation models for Illinois. August 29th. Oral presentation.
2018
Blake-Bradshaw, A.G., H.M. Hagy, and J.W. Matthews, J. O’Connell, M. Eichholz, and Joe Lancaster. 2018. Wetland Quality for Waterbirds in Illinois. 54th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Champaign, IL, April 23rd. Oral presentation.
Bradshaw, T. M., A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, C. N. Jacques, H. M. Hagy, and J. D. Lancaster. 2018. Marsh bird use of wetlands managed for waterfowl in Illinois. 54th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Oral presentation.
O'Connell J. R., Blake-Bradshaw, A.G., M. Eichholz, H.M. Hagy, and J.W. Matthews. 2018. Waders and Wetlands: Mapping Surface Water in Illinios. 54th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Poster.
Blake-Bradshaw, A.G., H.M. Hagy, and J.W. Matthews, J. O’Connell, and M. Eichholz. 2018. Wetland Quality for Waterbirds in Illinois. 78th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. January 30th. Oral presentation.
Bradshaw, T. M., A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, C. N. Jacques, H. M. Hagy, and J. D. Lancaster. 2018. Marsh bird use of wetlands managed for waterfowl in Illinois. 78th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Oral presentation.
Bradshaw, T. M., A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, C. N. Jacques, H. M. Hagy, and J. D. Lancaster. 2018. Marsh bird use of wetlands managed for waterfowl in Illinois. 5th Annual Graduate Research Conference, Macomb, Illinois, USA. Poster.
Bradshaw, T. M., A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, C. N. Jacques, H. M. Hagy, and J. D. Lancaster. 2018. Marsh bird use of wetlands managed for waterfowl in Illinois. The Natural Sciences Research Symposium, Macomb, Illinois, USA. Oral presentation.
Bradshaw, T. M., A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, C. N. Jacques, H. M. Hagy, and J. D. Lancaster. 2018. Marsh bird use of wetlands managed for waterfowl in Illinois. Annual Meeting of the Illinois Academy of Science, Decatur, Illinois, USA. Oral presentation.
2017
Bradshaw, T. M., A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, C. N. Jacques, and H. M. Hagy. 2017. Marsh bird use of wetlands managed for waterfowl in Illinois. 11th Annual Emiquon Science Symposium, Lewistown, Illinois, USA. Poster.
Blake-Bradshaw, A.G., H.M. Hagy, and J.W. Matthews, J. O’Connell, and M. Eichholz. 2017. Wetland Quantity and Quality for Waterbirds in Illinois. 11th Annual Emiquon Symposium, Lewistown, Illinois, April. Poster.
Blake-Bradshaw, A.G., H.M. Hagy, and J.W. Matthews, J. O’Connell, and M. Eichholz. Wetland Quantity and Quality for Waterbirds in Illinois. 2017 Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society Meeting, Macomb, IL, April 12th. Oral Presentation.
Bradshaw, T. M., A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, C. N. Jacques, and H. M. Hagy. 2017. Marsh bird use of wetlands managed for waterfowl in Illinois. 53th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Macomb, Illinois, USA. Poster.
2016
Blake-Bradshaw, A.G., H.M. Hagy, and J.W. Matthews, J. O’Connell, and M. Eichholz. 2016. Wetland Quantity and Quality for Waterbirds in Illinois. 2016 State of the Stopover Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, October 6th. Poster.
Blake-Bradshaw, A.G., H.M. Hagy, and J.W. Matthews. 2016. Wetland Quantity and Quality for Waterbirds in Illinois. North American Duck Symposium 7, 1–5 February, Annapolis, MD. Poster.
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. Backscatter-brained: Using Radar Imagery to Determine Wetland Inundation Patterns. North American Duck Symposium 7, 1–5 February, Annapolis, MD. Oral Presentation.
Blake-Bradshaw, A.G., H.M. Hagy, and J.W. Matthews, J. R. O’Connell, and M. Eichholz. 2016. Wetland Quantity and Quality for Waterbirds in Illinois. Illinois Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. 10-12 April. Makanda, IL. Poster.
Blake-Bradshaw, A.G., H.M. Hagy, and J.W. Matthews, J. O’Connell, and M. Eichholz. 2016. Wetland Quantity and Quality for Waterbirds in Illinois. Emiquon Symposium, Lewistown, Illinois, April, 2016. Poster.
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. 2016. Backscatter-brained: Using Radar Imagery to Determine Wetland Inundation Patterns. SIU Graduate Students Creative Activities and Research Forum. Oral Presentation.
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. 2016. Fusing remote sensing data to estimate wetland inundation. Illinois Water Conference. Poster.
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. 2016. Fusing remote sensing data to estimate wetland inundation. The Wildlife Society – National Conference. Poster.
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. 2016. Fusing remote sensing data to estimate wetland inundation. SIU Natural Sciences Student Research Symposium. Poster.
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. 2016. Determining the available wetland area for waterfowl, shorebirds and marsh birds in Illinois. Joint Illinois Lakes Management Association and Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Conference. Oral Presentation.
2015
O’Connell, J.R., M.W. Eichholz, A.G. Blake-Bradshaw, and H.M. Hagy. 2015. Backscatter-brained: using radar imagery to determine wetland inundation patterns. SIU Natural Sciences Student Research Symposium. Oral presentation.
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Employment
2019–Present Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Environmental Studies, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
2018 Lead Biological Science Technician, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Bethel, AK
2018 Biological Science Technician, Habitat and Population Modeling Team (HAPET), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bismarck, ND
2015–2018 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Science and Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
2015 Field and Lab Technician, Illinois River Biological Station, Illinois Natural History Survey, Havana, IL
2015 Field and Lab Technician, Forbes Biological Station, Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center, Illinois Natural History Survey, Havana, IL
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Grants/Awards
2019 NADS Inc. Student Travel Award (PhD): $500
2018 Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society Student Travel Grant
2017 Illinois Ornithological Society Student Grant: $1500
Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society Student Travel Grant
Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 2nd Place Student Presentation Award
2016 Illinois Ornithological Society Student Grant: $1500
2013 McElroy Research Grant: $1500
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Research Proposals
Cohen B. S., H. M. Hagy, N. M. Masto, A. G. Blake-Bradshaw, A. Keever and S. Maddox. Submitted 2020. Evaluation of natural cavity availability, use, and productivity of wood ducks in Alabama.
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Professional Associations
2016– Illinois Ornithological Society
2016– The Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society
2020– The Tennessee Chapter of the Wildlife Society
2020– The Wildlife Society
2017– Society of Wetland Scientists
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