Dr. Katheryn Watson

Katheryn Watson is an Assistant Professor of Biology, a wildlife ecologist, and an ornithologist. She earned her B.S. in Wildlife Biology at Texas State University, her Master’s in Biology at Eastern Kentucky University, and her Ph.D. in Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management at Texas Tech University. Dr. Watson’s research interests include behavioral ecology, biodiversity, and impacts from human disturbance and hazards on the landscape. Dr. Watson’s lab works with eastern bluebirds, purple martins, eastern screech-owls, and other bird species in the local area. Biodiversity surveys of terrestrial vertebrates at the Outdoor Campus and other local properties are common topics for labs and independent research projects. And Dr. Watson has an interest in the wind energy industry and its impact on raptor populations nationwide. Dr. Watson has broad training in wildlife management techniques, including trapping, surveying, habitat management, GPS tracking, cartography, modeling, and statistics. She teaches Principles of Biology 1, Ornithology, Mammalogy, Wildlife Ecology and Management, Natural Resource Policy and Administration, and Issues in Conservation Biology.