Susan P. Rupp
Assistant Professor
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
South Dakota State University
Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory
SNP 138, Box 2140B
Brookings, SD 57007-1696
Voice: (605) 688-4779/Fax: (605) 688-4515
e-mail: susan.rupp@sdstate.edu
Dr. Rupp is an
Assistant Professor who joined the Department in 2006. Her primary teaching
responsibilities include Principles of Wildlife Management (WL 411), a new
graduate course in Natural Resource Modeling (WL 592) to be developed for the
spring semester of 2007, Environmental Conservation (WL 110), and a new
undergraduate class in Applied Habitat Management to start spring of 2008. Dr.
Rupp will advise and mentor both undergraduate and graduate students. Her
appointment is 75% teaching and 25% research.
As an ungulate ecologist with
expertise in ecological modeling and habitat-use relationships, Dr. Rupp’s work
aims to integrate theory with empirical studies in an adaptive management
environment. Her research focuses on spatial applications in wildlife
management, including the use of both geographic information systems (GIS) and
global positioning systems (GPS). She uses data from these systems to develop
natural resource models to evaluate wildlife/habitat relationships, especially
in relation to large-scale disturbance (e.g., fire) events.
Specialties:
Spatial Applications in Wildlife Ecology, Wildlife/Habitat Relationships, Ungulate Ecology and Management
Education:
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2005
M.S., Texas Tech University, 2000
B.S., Colorado State University, 1994
Certification:
Certified Associate Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society, 2000
Other Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, 2006 – present
Independent Contractor, Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, 2006 – present
Graduate Research Assistant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Ecology Group, 2000 – 2006
Graduate Research Assistant, Texas Tech University, Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, 1997 – 2005
Wildlife Specialist, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, 1996 – 1997
Wildlife Technician, Colorado Division of Wildlife, 1997
Student Research Technician, Colorado State University, 1990 – 1995
Courses Taught at SDSU :
WL 110 Environmental Conservation
WL 400 Applied Habitat Management
WL 411 Principles of Wildlife Management
Selected Publications:
Rupp, S. P. 2005. Ecological impacts of the Cerro Grande Fire: Predicting elk movement and distribution in response to vegetative recover through simulation modeling. Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas Tech University, December 2005. 451 pp.
Rupp, S. P., M. C. Wallace, D. Wester, S. Fettig, and R. Mitchell. 2001. Effects of simulated elk grazing and trampling (I): Intensity. Alces 37(1):129-146.
Rupp, S. P., M. C. Wallace, D. Wester, S. Fettig, and R. Mitchell. 2001. Effects of simulated elk grazing and trampling (II): Frequency. Alces 37(1):147-161.
Rupp, S. P. 2000. Effects of grazing and trampling by Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) on the vegetative community of Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. M.S. Thesis, Texas Tech University, December 2000. 102 pp.
Rupp, S. P., W. B. Ballard, and M. C. Wallace. 2000. A nationwide evaluation of deer hunter harvest survey techniques. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28(3):570-578.