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Brenda Hanley, PhD

Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

Research Associate

Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY 14853

Email: bhanley@cornell.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Idaho, 2018
  • M.S. - Statistical Sciences, University of Idaho, 2016
  • B.S. - Mathematics, Lewis Clark State College, 2012
  • Post Bac. - Natural Resource Management, Central Washington University, 2005-2006
  • B.A. - Geography and Land Studies, Central Washington University, 2004

Biography/Professional Experience

  • Research Associate, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, 2021-Present
  • Postdoctoral Associate, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, 2018-2021
  • Graduate Student Fellowship Support Program Coordinator, College of Graduate Studies, University of Idaho, 2016-2018
  • Collegiate Instructor on Record (IOR) – Statistical Science, College of Science, University of Idaho, 2015-2016
  • Teaching Assistant and Statistics Lab Tutor, College of Science, University of Idaho, 2014-2015

Publications

  • Perleberg, A., Hanley, D., Kuhn, G., Robinson, D, & Hanley, B. 2021. Davenport living snow fence demonstration: fifteen-year survival and growth update. Washington State University Extension publication.
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A., Dennis, B., & Schuler, K. 2019. Using time series data to assess recent population dynamics of Bald Eagles in the Northeast United States. Ecosphere, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2963.
  • Hanley, B., Connelly, P., & Dennis, B. 2019. Another look at the eigenvalues of wildlife population matrix models. PeerJ, 7:e8018 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8018
  • Shields, T., Currylow, A., Hanley, B., Boland, S., Boarman, W., & Vaughn, M. 2019. Novel management tools for subsidized avian predators: a case study in the conservation of a threatened species. Ecosphere, (10):e02895. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2895
  • Hanley, B., Bunting, E., & Schuler, K. 2019. How can we augment the few that remain? Using stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning for an iteroparous species. PeerJ, 7:e6873. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6873
  • Hanley, B., & Dennis, B. 2019. Analytical expressions for the eigenvalues, demographic quantities, and extinction criteria arising from a three-stage wildlife population matrix. Natural Resource Modeling, 32:2. https://doi.org/10.1111/nrm.12207
  • Hanley, D., Kuhn, G., Robinson, D., Perleberg, A, & Hanley, B. 2015. Davenport living snow fence demonstration: ten-year survival and growth update. Washington State University Extension publication.
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A., Forzan, M., Bunting, E., Pokras, M., Hynes, K., Dominguez-Villegas, E., & Schuler, K. 2020. Veterinary Data Package: Lead in Bald Eagles in the Northeast United States [Data]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/3p9p-j249
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A., Forzan, M., Bunting, E., Pokras, M., Hynes, K., Dominguez-Villegas, E., & Schuler, K. 2020. Time Series Data Package: Lead in Bald Eagles in the Northeast United States [Data]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/wr25-4m46
  • Hanley, B., Currylow, A., Holcomb, K., Shields, T., Boland, S., Boarman, W., & Vaughn, M. 2020. StallPOPd V3 Web Interactive: Interactive software to calculate the combination of egg addling and bird culling needed to stall or halt population growth of subsidized ravens [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/sk2e-0c38.3
  • Hanley, B., Currylow, A., Shields, T., Boland, S., Boarman, W., & Vaughn, M. 2020. StallPOPd V2 Web Interactive: Interactive software to calculate the combination of egg addling and bird culling needed to stall or halt population growth of subsidized ravens [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/sk2e-0c38.2
  • Connelly, P., Hanley, B., Bunting, E., & Schuler, K. 2020. NYCounterPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the population scale impacts of lead in New York State from 1990-2018 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/rsse-e634
  • Connelly, P., Hanley, B., Bunting, E., & Schuler, K. 2020. NYClosedCounterPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the population scale impacts of lead in New York State from 1990-2018 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/ewr7-xj09
  • Connelly, P., Hanley, B., Bunting, E., & Schuler, K. 2020. NYClosedDensiPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the population scale impacts of lead in New York State from 1990-2018 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/dm2c-kb03
  • Connelly, P., Hanley, B., Bunting, E., & Schuler, K. 2020. NYPlastiPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the population scale impacts of lead in New York State from 1990-2018 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/ptfv-y690
  • Connelly, P., Hanley, B., Bunting, E., & Schuler, K. 2020. NYDensiPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the population scale impacts of lead in New York State from 1990-2018 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/z3ym-1357
  • Connelly, P., Hanley, B., Bunting, E., & Schuler, K. 2020. NYEaglePackage Web Interactive: Software to investigate the population scale impacts of lead in New York State from 1990- 2018 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/67x6-ef86
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A., Forzán, M., Bunting, E., Pokras, M., Hynes, K., Domínguez-Villegas, E., & Schuler, K. 2020. EagleDashboard: Assessing the population scale impacts of a disease, toxin, or contaminant in Bald Eagles [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/0dm3-tf51
  • Connelly, P., Hanley, B., Frair, J., & Schuler, K. 2020. MoosePOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the demography of Moose in New York, USA from 2015-2019 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/k033-va79
  • Connelly, P., Hanley, B., Frair, J., & Schuler, K. 2020. MooseCounterPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the population scale impact of Brain Worm and Liver Fluke in Moose in New York, USA from 2015-2019 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/kxme-kq04
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A., & Schuler, K. 2020. BandingPOPd: Software to investigate the USGS bald eagle banding and encounter data in the Northeast United States [Dataset]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/1n7f-xs53
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A, Bunting, E, Pokras, M, Hynes, K, Forzán, M, & Schuler, K. 2019. ClosedDensiPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the impacts to density dependence by lead in bald eagles in hypothetically closed systems [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons. https://doi.org/10.7298/n2x8-6p10
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A., Bunting, E., Pokras, M., Hynes, K., Forzán, M., & Schuler, K. 2019. PlastiPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the life history plasticity in bald eagles in the Northeast United States [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/7rxf-ee77
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A., Bunting, E., Pokras, M., Hynes, K., Forzán, M., & Schuler, K. 2019. ClosedCounterPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the population scale impacts of lead in hypothetically closed bald eagle populations [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/q4t7-1y54
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A., Bunting, E., Pokras, M., Hynes, K., Forzán, M., & Schuler, K. 2019. DensiPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the impacts to density dependence by lead in bald eagles in the Northeast United States [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/6yb8-5c25
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A., Bunting, E., Pokras, M., Hynes, K., Forzán, M., & Schuler, K. 2019. CounterPOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the population scale impact of lead in bald eagles in the Northeast United States from 1990-2018 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/0v1k-wq39
  • Hanley, B., Dhondt, A. A., Dennis, B. & Schuler, K. 2019. EaglePOPd Web Interactive: Software to investigate the demography of Bald Eagles in the Northeast, USA from 1990-2018 [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/q4m1-se95
  • Hanley, B., Dennis, B., Kramer, D., & Schuler, K. 2019. OptiPOPd: Software to estimate elements of a population matrix model using adult time series data. [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/a416-v747
  • Hanley, B., Connelly, P., & Dennis, B. 2019. IsoPOPd: Interactive software to understand how elements in a population matrix model influence the asymptotic population growth rate [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/bcmg-7w08
  • Hanley, B., Connelly, P., & Dennis, B. 2019. IsoPOPdAnnualEagle: Interactive software to understand how elements in the annual population matrix of Bald Eagle influence the asymptotic population growth rate [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/0qcp-6f27
  • Shields, T. Currylow, A., Hanley, B., Boland, S., Boarman, W. & Vaughn, M. 2019. StallPOPd: Applied Population Modeling for Halting the Growth of a Subsidized Avian Predator [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/sk2e-0c38, and https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/tools/stallpopd
  • Hanley, B., Bunting, E., & Schuler, K. 2019. StaPOPd Web Interactive: Interactive software code to augment the few that remain: Stable population dynamics to aid reintroduction planning of an iteroparous species [Software]. Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/d9hg-wa84 and https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/tools/staPOPd
  • Hanley, B., McMurtry, J. & Tafoya, R. (2017) The Fellowship Atlas. University of Idaho Copyright 2017. Available for a subscription fee at: www.uidaho.edu/atlas