Telephone: +47 452 16 480
E-mail: brett.sandercock@nina.no
Department:
Land og biodiversitet
Knowledge areas
Population ecology, conservation biology and wildlife management.
Personal Homepage: bksandercock.wordpress.com
Research Profile at Research Gate: www.researchgate.net/profile/Brett_Sandercock
Article Citations at Google Scholar: scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=SekUYG4AAAAJ
Key qualifications
Arctic, demography, harvest, invasive species, migratory birds, population ecology, ptarmigan, sensitive species, shorebirds, and wildlife management.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia (1997).
- Doctoral Candidate, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario (1992 to 1993).
- Master of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (1991).
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (1988).
Experience
- Senior Research Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Trondheim, Norway (2017 to present).
- Professor of Wildlife Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas (2012 to 2017).
Research Program: Population ecology of shorebirds, grouse and grassland birds.
- Associate Professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas (2007 to 2012).
- Visiting Research Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Trondheim, Norway (2009 to 2010).
- Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas (2001 to 2007).
- Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (2000).
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California (1997 to 1999).
Languages
English and Norwegian.
Worked in
Canada, Norway, Paraguay, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela
Conference contributions
- Plenary Lecture, Italian Congress of Ornithology XX, Naples, Italy (2019).
- Keynote Lecture, Integrating Animal Migration and Population Ecology across the Annual Cycle, Copenhagen, Denmark (2019).
- Plenary Lecture, International Wader Study Group, Workum, The Netherlands (2018).
- Keynote Lecture, International Ornithological Congress, Vancouver, Canada (2018).
- Plenary Lecture, International Grouse Symposium (12th), Matsumoto, Japan (2012).
- Plenary Lecture, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group (4th), Simon Fraser University (2011).
Honours
- Publication Prize (Nåløyeprisen), Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (2021). Publication prize for high scientific productivity in 2018-2020.
- Avian Conservationist of the Year, Kansas Ornithological Society (2017). Prize for life-time contributions to ornithology in Kansas, USA
- Publication award for outstanding article, The Wildlife Society (2016). Award made for Winder et al. 2015. Ecosphere 6:art166.
- Honorary life member, Cooper Ornithological Society (2015). Prize made for contributions as Series Editor for Studies in Avian Biology, a book series in ornithology.
- Publication award for outstanding article, The Wildlife Society (2014). Award made for McNew et al. 2012. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:987-1000.
- Edwards prize for best article, Wilson Ornithological Society (2010). Award made for Kaler et al. 2010. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122:1-14.
- Fellow, American Ornithologists' Union (2009).
- Elective member, American Ornithologists' Union (2001).
Professional societies
American Ornithological Society, British Ecological Society, International Wader Study Group, Society of Canadian Ornithologists and The Wildlife Society.
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