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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
Experience
2015-2016 Audubon Texas
Senior Coastal Conservation Biologist
2012-2015 Audubon Texas
Coastal Program Manager
2011-2012 Fort Worth Zoo
Education Project Coordinator
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
Grants
2018
USFWS Piping plover usage, habitat changes, and public influence of a newly acquired beach on Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, $20,000
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
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Direct Grant Award, TERN (Texas Estuarine Resource Network) Program Project, $45,000
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Direct Grant Award, Rollover Pass Rookery Protection and Restoration Project, September 2015, $60,000
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
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program Agreement Award, Audubon Texas Coastal Stewardship Program,$50,000
2012
Texas Parks and Wildlife Horned Lizard License Plate Fund, Waterbird Conservation Outreach and Signage on the Texas Coast, $25,000
$13,000
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
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
2016
Hackney, A.D., editor, 2016. Texas Coastal Colonial Waterbird Management Plan, in prep.
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.
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
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.
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.
2007
Hackney, A.D., Denmon, P., 2007. 2007 Diamondback terrapin nesting project, pp. 1-4. USFWS, Cape Charles, VA.
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