Education

PhD, Cornell University | 2020-Current

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dr. Alex Flecker Lab

BS, Western Washington University | 2016-2019

Environmental Science, Terrestrial Ecology Emphasis

Honors and Awards

• Andrew ’78 & Margaret Paul Graduate Fellowship in the Life Sciences: 2023

• Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research (ACEER) Conservation Fellow: 2022

• Theodore Gordon Flyfishers (TGF) Scholar Award: 2021

• Cornell University First-year Graduate Fellow in Life Sciences: 2020

• Thomas Henry Huxley Award Recipient – “This award recipient demonstrated exceptional scholastic achievement and has been involved in the community, served Huxley College, and has shown all-around excellence in environmental studies” 2019

• Honorary Commencement Speaker - Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment: 2019

Publications

Duvall, E. and McLaughlin, J. (In Review). Evaluating river-dependent birds as restoration indicators after Elwha dam removals

Duvall, E., Griffiths, B., Clauss, M., and A. Abraham (In Review). Allometry of sodium requirements and mineral lick use among herbivorous mammals.

• Abraham A., Duvall, E., le Roux, E., Ganswindt, A., Clauss, M., Doughty, C., and A. Webster (In Review) Anthropogenic supply of nutrients in a wildlife reserve may compromise conservation success.

Duvall, E., Schwabe, E., and K. Steensma (2023). A win-win between farmers and an apex-predators: investigating the relationship between bald eagles and dairy farms. Ecosphere DOI:10.1002/ecs2.4456

• Abraham, A., Duvall, E., Ferraro, K., Webster, A., Doughty, C., le Roux, E., and D. Ellis-Soto. (2022). Understanding anthropogenic impacts on zoogeochemistry is essential for ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13778

• Buchanan, B., Sethi, S., Cuppett, S., Jackman, G., Lung, M., Zarri, L., Duvall, E., et al. (2022) A machine learning approach to identify barriers in stream networks demonstrates high prevalence of unmapped riverine dams. Journal of Environmental Management https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113952

Duvall, E. (2022). Spatiotemporal responses of bald eagles to changes in salmon carcass availability in the Pacific Northwest. Northwest Science Vol 95. https://doi.org/10.3955/046.095.0306

Presentations

Duvall, E., Flecker, A., Derry, L. (2022) Stoichiometry of birds and implications for ecosystem ecology. Ecological Society of America (ESA)

Duvall, E., McLaughlin, J. (2022) Riverbird responses to dam removals on the Elwha River. Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Duvall, E., McLaughlin, J. (2021) Riverbird responses to dam removals on the Elwha River Olympic National Park Science Symposium

Duvall, E. (2019) Nooksack River Bald Eagles: Current Status and Conservation Recommendations. Whatcom Wildlife Advisory Committee

Duvall, E. (2019) Measuring restoration progress using river-dependent birds: Lessons from Elwha dam removal. Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference https://ssec.confex.com/ssec/2020/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/5736

Duvall, E., Jones, R., and Pollack, S. (2018) River-dependent bird responses to impacts of dam removal. Western Washington University Scholars Week

Professional Experience

• 2018 – 2020 GIS Program Lead, CASCADE WATER ALLIANCE

• 2017 - 2018 Environmental Intern, CASCADE WATER ALLIANCE

• 2017 – 2018 Field Technician, HUXLEY COLLEGE & WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

• 2014 - 2017 Outdoor Recreational Guide, COMPASS OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Leadership Positions

• President: Tropical Biology & Conservation GSA, Cornell University: 2022-current

• Vice President: Tropical Biology & Conservation GSA, Cornell University: 2021-2022

• Treasurer: Biogeochemistry GSA, Cornell University: 2021-2022

• Committee Member: North Bend Parks and Recreation: 2014-2016

Activities and Volunteer Work

• Youth Mentor: The Learning Web, Ithaca, NY: 2020-current

• Graduate Student Recruitment Committee Member, Department of EEB: 2020-current

• Volunteer: Hawk Watch, Chelan Ridge Raptor Banding site: 2018

• Volunteer: Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference; 2018

• Volunteer: Wildlife Monitoring Technician, WWU Department of Biology: 2017-2018

• Volunteer: Vine Deloria Jr. Indigenous Studies Symposium: 2019

• High school varsity soccer Captain, MVP, and 1st Team All-Conference Player: 2014-2016

• Co-founder: Be the Change Leadership Conference: 2011-current

Skills and Certificates

• Certificates: River Studies and Leadership; River Science; ACA Swiftwater Rescue Certificate: Level 2

• GIS software: ArcGIS Pro; ArcGIS Online; ESRI Products; QGIS

• Statistical languages/programs: R, RStudio, Python, SQL, MATLAB

• Other software: Dragonfly, Google Earth engine, Ableton

• Spatial data processing: Remote sensing; image analysis; LiDAR; radio telemetry

• Wildlife survey methods: songbirds, riverbirds, raptors, carnivores, amphibians

Organizations and Affiliations

• Ecological Society of America member 2022-current

• Northwest Scientific Association member 2021-current

• Washington Chapter of the Wildlife Society member 2019-2020

• River Management Society member 2019-2020

• Puget Sound ESRI User Group member 2018-2020