Who We Are

Photo by, Eric Redeker

Science Team

Leonard Brennan, Ph.D.
C. C. “Charlie” Winn Endowed Chair for Quail Research
Research Scientist and Professor
Interest: Quail Ecology and Management

Fidel Hernandez, Ph.D.
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Professor for Quail Research
Research Scientist and Associate Professor
Interest: Northern Bobwhite Ecology

Stephen J. DeMaso, Ph.D.
Director, Game Bird Research Program
Interest: Upland Game Bird Ecology

Randy DeYoung, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Interest: Molecular Genetics

Timothy E. Fulbright, Ph.D.
Meadows Professor in Semi-arid Land Ecology
Interest: Habitat Ecology

Current Graduate Students

Michael C. Buelow, master of science candidate
Impacts of a Spreading Native Grass Species on Northern Bobwhite

Cristela Gonzales, master of science candidate
A Presence-Absence Survey Approach to Monitor Montezuma Quail Populations in West Texas

Eric Grahmann, doctoral candidate
Effects of patch-burning and grazing on bobwhite quail and native plant restoration techniques in Kleberg bluestem and buffelgrass monocultures.

Sarah Moore, master of science candidate
Effects of Guinea Grass on Northern Bobwhite Habitat Use

Chad Parent, doctoral candidate
Influence of Landscape Attributes on Northern Bobwhite Populations

Aaron Pratt, master of science candidate
Attwater’s Prairie-chicken Ecology

Joseph Sands, doctoral candidate
Testing of Sustained-Yield Harvest to Regulate Consumptive Use of Northern Bobwhite

Matthew Schnupp, master of science candidate
Evaluation of Distance Sampling Methods to Estimate Northern Bobwhite Density

Trent Teinert, master of science candidate
Monitoring Over-winter Survival of Northern Bobwhite across Three Ecoregions of Texas

Andrew Tri, master of science candidate
Supplemental Feeding of Northern Bobwhite

Damon Williford, doctoral candidate
New World Quail Genetics