Research/Areas of Interest
Human - wildlife interactions and One Health;PhD work focuses on Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Urban Landscapes- particularly with white-tailed deer- through exploring nonlethal strategies for managing urban and suburban wildlife populations and associated social conflicts, and improving technical strategies in their identification, movement, and behavior.
Advisor
Allen Rutberg, Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D., Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, (current)
M.S., Animals and Public Policy/ Tufts University, 2015
B.S., Nursing/ Florida Gulf Coast University, 2007
Selected Publications and Presentations
Rutberg, A, Pereira, K, Grams, K, Turner, J, "Multi-year effectiveness of PZP-22 in free-roaming suburban white-tailed deer," Human–Wildlife Interactions. IN PRESS.
“Population level effects and behavior impacts on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) treated with PZP-22 in a suburban community” New York at the 9th International Conference on Wildlife Fertility Control in Colorado Springs, CO. (co-authored with Allen Rutberg; presenter at conference was Kali Pereira). Presented May 23rd, (2022).
“Applying Immunocontraception to Limit Suburban Deer Population Pathways” (2023). Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference and Training at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. (Co-authored with Allen Rutberg and John Griffin; presenter at conference was Allen Rutberg). June 2, (2023).
“Working with communities in the United States to reduce suburban deer populations using PZP immunocontraception: Strategies for success" shown at Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC). Europe's 1st Workshop on Wildlife Fertility Control at the University of York in York, United Kingdom, June 18, (2024).