Lauren D. Pharr

AVIAN ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

Publications and Awards

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PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Pharr, L.D., Cooper, C.B., Evans, B., Moorman, C.E. Voss, Margaret; Vukomanovic, J., Marra, P. 2023. “Using Citizen Science Data to Investigate Annual Survival Rates of Resident Birds in Relation to Noise and Light Pollution”, Urban Ecosystems

Pharr, L. D., & Lanham, J. D. 2023. The Hopeful “Black Birder”: Living Vicariously through Birds. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 104(2), e02055.

Beall, J.M., Pharr, L.D., von Furstenberg, R., Barber, A., Casola, W.R., Vaughn, A., Peterson, M.N. and Larson, L.R., 2023. The influence of YouTube videos on human tolerance of sharks. Animal Conservation, 26(2), pp.154-164.

RESEARCH GRANTS

  • Conservation Leadership Grant, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, ($2500)
  • Namkoong Graduate Fellowship, North Carolina State University ($3600)
  • Mecklenburg Audubon Society ($1000)
  • Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research ($1000)
  • Arthur W. Cooper Graduate Fellowship, North Carolina State University ($500)
  • Animal Behavior Society (with recognition for contributions to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion) ($2000)
  • American Wildlife Conservation Foundation Grant ($3000)
  • Forestry and Environmental Resources Faculty Fellowship for Excellence in Graduate Education, North Carolina State University ($500)
  • Carolina Bird Club Research Grant ($2000)
  • Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center Global Change Fellowship
  • The Alongside Wildlife Foundation Grant ($1000)
  • North Carolina Wildlife Federation Scholarship ($1000)
  • Charles B. Davey Fellowship for Excellence in Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University ($500)
  • Graduate Research Assistantship, North Carolina State University

Contracts

  • The Nature Conservancy (TNC) & Department of Defense (DOD) Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Challenge Grant

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Regional Longleaf Award – Emerging Leader, The Longleaf Alliance
  • Equity in Women Award, North Carolina State University
  • Governors Conservation Achievement Award, Young Conservationist of the Year, North Carolina Wildlife Federation
  • Undergraduate Research Award in Pure and Applied Sciences, Wingate University
  • Travel Award – American Ornithological Society Conference 2024 ($580)
  • Travel Award – Animal Behavior Society ($200)
  • Travel Award – Ecological Society of America – Southeast Chapter/ASB Conference 2024 ($300)
  • Travel Award – North Carolina Chapter of TWS Annual Conference 2023 ($250)
  • Travel Award – American Ornithological Society Conference 2022 ($2500)
  • Travel Award – The Longleaf Alliance 14th Biennial Longleaf Conference 2022 ($100)
  • Registration Award – International Urban Wildlife Conference 2021 ($50)
  • Travel Award – The Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference 2021 ($200)