Education
Ph.D. Ecology, Colorado State University, 2019
M.S. Ecology, Colorado State University, 2015
B.A. Environmental Studies and International Studies, Colby College, 2008
M.S. Ecology, Colorado State University, 2015
B.A. Environmental Studies and International Studies, Colby College, 2008
Appointments
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. 2021-present.
Conservation Scientist, The Nature Conservancy, Lander, WY. 2019-present.
Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO. 2012-2019.
Associate, Farnam Associates, New Haven, CT. 2011-2012.
GIS Technician, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT. 2011.
GIS and Planning Assistant, Upper Mississippi River Basin Association, St. Paul, MN. 2009-2010.
Policy Fellow, Grasstops Inc., St. Paul, MN, 2008-2009.
GIS Research Assistant, Colby College Environmental Studies Program, Waterville, ME. 2008.
Conservation Scientist, The Nature Conservancy, Lander, WY. 2019-present.
Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO. 2012-2019.
Associate, Farnam Associates, New Haven, CT. 2011-2012.
GIS Technician, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT. 2011.
GIS and Planning Assistant, Upper Mississippi River Basin Association, St. Paul, MN. 2009-2010.
Policy Fellow, Grasstops Inc., St. Paul, MN, 2008-2009.
GIS Research Assistant, Colby College Environmental Studies Program, Waterville, ME. 2008.
Publications
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Gould, E. et al (303 authors including C.L. Larson). 2023. Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology. EcoEvoRxiv pre-print.
Larson, C.L., S.E. Reed, and K.R. Crooks. 2023. Reptile community responses to outdoor recreation in urban habitat fragments. Urban Ecosystems. (PDF) Wilkins, K., S.L. Carroll, K.P. Davis, R. Hauptfeld, M.S. Jones, C.L. Larson, T.M. Laverty, and L. Pejchar. 2023. Sexual harassment disproportionately affects ecology and evolutionary biology graduate students with multiple marginalized identities in the United States. BioScience 73(5): 376-387. (PDF) Dertien, J., C.L. Larson, and S.E. Reed. 2021. Recreation effects on wildlife: A review of potential quantitative thresholds. Nature Conservation 44: 51-68. (PDF) Lischka, S.A., T. Teel, H. Johnson, C.L. Larson, S. Breck, and K.R. Crooks. 2020. Psychological drivers of risk-reducing behaviors to limit human-wildlife conflict. Conservation Biology 34(6): 1393-1392. (PDF) Gaynor, K., M. Cherry, S. Gilbert, M. Kohl, C.L. Larson, T. Newsome, L. Prugh, J. Suraci, J. Young, and J. Smith. 2020. An applied ecology of fear: linking theory to management practice. Animal Conservation. (PDF) Larson, C.L., S.E. Reed, and K.R. Crooks. 2020. Increased hiking and mountain biking are associated with declines in urban mammal activity. California Fish and Wildlife Journal Recreation Special Issue: 52-61. (PDF) Mitrovich, M. C.L. Larson, K. Barrows, M. Beck, and R. Unger. 2020. Balancing conservation and recreation. California Fish and Wildlife Journal Recreation Special Issue: 11-28. (PDF) Larson, C.L. S.E. Reed, A.M. Merenlender, and K.R. Crooks. 2019. A meta-analysis of recreation effects on vertebrate species richness and abundance. Conservation Science and Practice 1(10): e93. (PDF) Larson, C.L., S.E. Reed, A.M. Merenlender, and K.R. Crooks. 2018. Accessibility drives species exposure to recreation in a fragmented urban reserve network. Landscape and Urban Planning 175: 62-71. (PDF) Shannon G., C.L. Larson, S.E. Reed, K.R. Crooks, and L.M. Angeloni. 2017. Ecological consequences of ecotourism for wildlife populations and communities. D.T. Blumstein, B. Geffroy, D.S.M. Samia, and E. Bessa, editors. Ecotourism's promise and peril: a biological evaluation. Springer, New York, NY. Samia D.S.M., B. Geffroy, E. Bessa, A.P. Moller, U. Ellenberg, B. Sadoul, G. Shannon, C.L. Larson, S.E. Reed, K.R. Crooks, L.M. Angeloni, D.T. Blumstein. 2017. Best practices toward sustainable ecotourism. Ecotourism's promise and peril: a biological evaluation. Springer, New York, NY. Larson, C.L., S.E. Reed, A.M. Merenlender, and K.R. Crooks. 2016. Effects of recreation on animals revealed as widespread through a global systematic review. PLOS ONE 11(12): e0167259. (PDF) Qin Y., P.J. Nyhus, C.L. Larson, C.J.W. Carroll, J. Muntifering, T.D. Dahmer, L. Jun, and R.L. Tilson. 2015. An assessment of South China tiger reintroduction potential in Hupingshan and Houhe National Nature Reserves, China. Biological Conservation 182: 72-86. (PDF) Hess G., J. Thompson, C. Moorman, and C.L. Larson. 2014. Integrating wildlife conservation into urban planning. R. McCleery, C. Moorman, and N. Peterson, editors. Urban Wildlife Conservation: Theory and Practice. Springer, New York, NY. (PDF) |
Teaching
Teaching assistant, FW 455: Principles of Conservation Biology. Fall 2018.
Graduate Teaching Fellow, ECOL 620: Applications in Landscape Ecology (graduate-level). Fall 2015.
Teaching assistant, FW 260: Principles of Wildlife Management. Spring 2015, Fall 2018.
Teaching assistant, FW 104: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Fall 2014.
Teaching assistant, Introduction to Python for ArcGIS 10 (workshop). Fall 2013, Spring 2015.
Graduate Teaching Fellow, ECOL 620: Applications in Landscape Ecology (graduate-level). Fall 2015.
Teaching assistant, FW 260: Principles of Wildlife Management. Spring 2015, Fall 2018.
Teaching assistant, FW 104: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Fall 2014.
Teaching assistant, Introduction to Python for ArcGIS 10 (workshop). Fall 2013, Spring 2015.
Grants, scholarships, and awards
- The Nature Conservancy Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Fund. Understanding ecological benefits of beaver dam analogues. PI. 2022.
- Deborah McKenzie Award for Innovation (TNC Wyoming). 2021 and 2022.
- Knobloch Family Foundation. Mining the Sun. Co-PI. 2021-2022.
- Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund. Monitoring wildlife and recreation use on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Co-PI. 2021.
- Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund. Monitoring wildlife and recreation use on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Co-PI. 2020.
- U.S. Forest Service Citizen Science Competitive Funding Program. Monitoring wildlife and recreation use with the help of citizen scientists on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Co-PI. 2020.
- SOGES Sustainability Leadership Fellow, 2018-2019
- P.E.O. Scholar Award, 2018-2019
- Warner College of Natural Resources Jack and Retha Grieb Memorial Scholarship, 2018-2019
- Graduate Degree Program in Ecology research grant, 2018
- Warner College of Natural Resources Oscar and Isabel Anderson Graduate Fellowship, 2017-2018
- Sponsored attendee at ComSciCon Rocky Mountain West, 2017
- Graduate Degree Program in Ecology travel grant, 2017
- Warner College of Natural Resources Jack and Retha Grieb Memorial Scholarship, 2015-2016.
- Warner College of Natural Resources Jack and Retha Grieb Memorial Scholarship, 2014-2015.
- Graduate Degree Program in Ecology travel grant, 2014.
- Front Range Student Ecology Symposium 2nd place oral presentation, 2014.
- GIS Colorado Scholarship, 2013.
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention, 2013.
- Colorado State University Programs for Research and Scholarly Excellence fellowship, 2012.
