Publications and Awards

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 America104(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 Conservation26(2), pp.154-164.

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, & AWARDS

  • Conservation Leadership Grant, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, ($2500)

  • Regional Longleaf Award: Emerging Leader, The Longleaf Alliance

  • Namkoong Graduate Fellowship, North Carolina State University ($3600)
  • Equity in Women Award, North Carolina State University
  • Mecklenburg Audubon Society ($1000)
  • Governors Conservation Achievement Award, Young Conservationist of the Year, North Carolina Wildlife Federation
  • 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
  • Undergraduate Research Award in Pure and Applied Sciences, Wingate University

Travel Grants

  • American Ornithological Society Conference 2024 ($580)
  • Animal Behavior Society ($200)
  • Ecological Society of America – Southeast Chapter/ASB Conference 2024 ($300)
  • North Carolina TWS Annual Conference 2023 ($250)
  • American Ornithological Society Conference 2022 ($2500)
  • The Longleaf Alliance 14th Biennial Longleaf Conference 2022 ($100)
  • International Urban Wildlife Conference 2021 ($50)
  • The Association of Southeastern Biologists Conference 2021 ($200)

Contracts

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

Organization Grants (Field Inclusive)

  • Animal Behavior Society Outreach Grant ($1000), Lauren D. Pharr (PI)
  • Frontiers in Ornithology ($300)
  • Burroughs Wellcome Fund ($37,000), Lauren D. Pharr (PI), Murry Burgess (Co-PI)