Welcome! 
​As an urban wildlife ecologist, my research integrates wildlife habitat associations, urban resident preferences and perception, and animal behavior to guide the design and management of urban green spaces. I aim to uncover patterns in urban biodiversity across both local and global scales, with particular focus on bird and mammal communities. I also have a strong interest in undergraduate education, providing opportunities for undergraduate research, and community outreach to the general public. 

News
September 2026: Excited to share a few recent publications from the lab, including "Filtered, yet not homogenised: Urbanisation does not lead to cross-city convergence in Mexican urban bird communities​" (MacGregor-Fors et al. 2026) and "Anuran responses to land cover in a historically mined anthropogenic landscape" (Buckardt et al. 2026).

June 2026: Congratulations to Haley Steinke (MS student) for successfully defending her Master's thesis "Applications of integrated landscape modeling for avian species conservation and management"!

May 2026: Congratulations to Emma Buckardt (PhD student) for winning the Missouri Chapter of The Wildlife Society Graduate Fellowship!