Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Margaret McEachran

Post Doc
Email: mmceachran@umass.edu

Project Completion Date
Applications of structured-decision making to disease systems February 2027
A risk assessment of chronic wasting disease in Massachusetts and the proactive development of a communication strategy for MassWildlife and wild cervid stakeholders in Massachusetts September 2023
Presentations Presentation Date
McEachran, M., J. D. Cook, R. E.W. Berl, G. DiRenzo, E. H. Campbell Grant, M. C. Runge. People and prions: human dimensions of CWD decision making. The Wildlife Society, Louiseville, KY 2023. November 2023
McEachran, M., J. D. Cook, R. E.W. Berl, G. DiRenzo, E. H. Campbell Grant, M. C. Runge. Integrating social science to make better decisions for cervid carcass management. May 2022
Hoven, B. M., M. C. Mceachran, M. J. R. Feehan, G. V. DiRenzo. Knowledge and risk perception of Chronic wasting disease (CWD) among hunters in Massachusetts, a state where CWD has not been detected. NEAFWA. April 2022
Type Citation Publication Date
Software Release DiRenzo, G. V., B. Hoven, M. McEachran, & M. Feehan. 2023. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) survey by hunters in Massachusetts in early 2023. ScienceBase. 2023