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Education
2007 - 2010 Master of Science
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Clemson Univeristy, Clemson, SC
2000 - 2005 Bachelor of Science
Wildlife & Fisheries; Animal, Dairy, Poultry Science
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
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Experience
2015-2016 Audubon Texas
Senior Coastal Conservation Biologist
2012-2015 Audubon Texas
Coastal Program Manager
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2011-2012 Fort Worth Zoo
Education Project Coordinator
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2007-2010 Clemson University
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Geographic Information Systems Lab
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Biology I & Biology of Plants
2006-2010 Eastern Shore of Virginia NWR
STEP Biology Technician
Biology Intern
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Grants
2018
USFWS Piping plover usage, habitat changes, and public influence of a newly acquired beach on Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, $20,000
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2017
Galveston Bay Estuary Program, Mapping of intertidal oyster reef in West Galveston Bay, December 2017, $60,000 (sub-recipient)
2015
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, Matagorda Bay Rookery Island, Feasibility Study and Alternatives Analysis, $250,000
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Direct Grant Award, TERN (Texas Estuarine Resource Network) Program Project, $45,000
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Direct Grant Award, Rollover Pass Rookery Protection and Restoration Project, September 2015, $60,000
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2014
Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program, Grant Cycle 19 GIS Analysis and Modeling of Texas Rookery Island Erosion Risk along the GIWW, $120,848
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program Agreement Award, Audubon Texas Coastal Stewardship Program,$50,000
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2012
Texas Parks and Wildlife Horned Lizard License Plate Fund, Waterbird Conservation Outreach and Signage on the Texas Coast, $25,000
$13,000
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Awards
2015- Treasure of the Bay Non-Profit Award, Texas Master Naturalists
2010- Douglas R. Phillips Award for Graduate Students in Forestry
2009- USFWS Star Award
2000-2004- LSU Nonresident Scholarship
2002-Gamma Sigma Delta Sophomore Scholarship Award of Merit
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Skills
Geographic Information Systems:
Analysis & Statistics
Creation & Publication
Education & Training
Statitstical Analysis
Technical Writing
Conservation Planning
Analysis of Coastal Systems
Habitat Management
Website Design and Management
Publications
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2016
Hackney, A.D., editor, 2016. Texas Coastal Colonial Waterbird Management Plan, in prep.
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Hackney, A.D., Denmon, P.D., 2016. Spatial relationships between fledge success and habitat of American Oystercatchers on Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA, in prep.
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2014
Hackney, A.D., Mitchell, J.C., Denmon, P.D., 2014. Snake predation on American oystercatcher eggs on Fisherman Island, Virginia, Banisteria, Number 43, 101- 103.
Heath, S. A.; Hackney, A.D., 2013. Black Skimmers in Texas, Texas Birds Annual, Vol 9, 54- 57. 6/8/2016
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2013
Hackney, A.D., Baldwin, R.F., Jodice, P.G.R., 2013. Mapping risk for nest predation on a barrier island, Journal of Coastal Conservation. Vol 17, Issue 3, 615-621.
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2009
Hackney, A.D., Denmon, P.D., 2009. 2009 Summary of northern diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) projects conducted on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Fishermans Island National Wildlife Refuges, pp. 1-9. USFWS, Cape Charles, VA.
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2007
Hackney, A.D., Denmon, P., 2007. 2007 Diamondback terrapin nesting project, pp. 1-4. USFWS, Cape Charles, VA.
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Professional Membership
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The Waterbird Society
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The Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society
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Membership Committee Chair 2017-2018
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Finance Committee Chair 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021
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Society for Conservation GIS
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American Oystercatcher Working Group
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The Diamondback Terrrapin Working Group
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The Texas Waterbird Society
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The Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative Seabirds Colonies and Adjacent Waters Working Group