The Laverty Lab

A conservation science and wildlife ecology lab at NMSU

The Laverty Lab

We are a conservation science and wildlife ecology lab in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology at New Mexico State University.

Figure 1: December 2023 lab photo of Iona Rohan, Theresa Laverty, Brandi Stevenson, and Holly Whited.

Recent Lab News

04-Dec-2024: We’re excited to have Morgan Monroe joining the Frey and Laverty labs as a new Master’s student in the spring. Welcome, Morgan!

02-Dec-2024: Theresa coauthored a new data paper published today in Scientific Data featuring > 17,000 curated locality records of African bats.

19-Sept-2024: The Frey and Laverty labs received funding from the Bureau of Land Management to continue researching the effects of wind energy development on terrestrial mammals. Visit Join the Lab for MS and eventual undergraduate position listings.

17-Jul-2024: We’re excited to have Taylor Pichler joining the lab as a new Master’s student in the fall. Welcome, Taylor!

07-Jun-2024: The Laverty Lab received funding from the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program to continue monitoring bats of greatest conservation need.

05-Jun-2024: The lab received an NSF BRC-BIO program award. Stay tuned for MS and undergraduate position announcements! Visit Join the Lab.

20-Nov-2023: Theresa coauthored a new paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

26-Jun-2023: Holly Whited will be joining the lab as a new Master’s student in the fall. Welcome!

04-May-2023: Theresa has a new paper out in BioScience.

09-Jan-2023: The Laverty Lab officially opens its doors at NMSU!