Staff Member
Catherine Sun
PhD
Email: cs752@cornell.edu
Biography
Hailing from Delaware, Cat graduated from the University of Delaware in May 2010 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences with a Concentration in Ecology and Organismic Biology. During her undergraduate career, Cat studied nemertean genomics, assisted in horseshoe crab spawning surveys, and researched the effects of nonnative plants on spider communities. In the summer of 2010, Cat worked as a field research assistant for Delaware State University mist-netting veeries and dissecting their nests for leaf litter decomposition. In her spare time, Cat enjoys watercolors, reading modern philosophy, and adding to her insect collection. . Cat is estimating population abundance of black bears in NY, using non-invasive genetic approaches under the direction of Dr. Angela Fuller and Dr. Matt Hare.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Sun, C.C., J.E. Hurst, and A.K. Fuller. 2021. Citizen science data collection for integrated wildlife population analyses. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.682124 | June 2021 |
| Sun, C.C., A.K. Fuller, and J.A. Royle. Incorporating citizen science data in spatially explicit integrated population models. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2777 | July 2019 |
| Sun, C.C., A.K. Fuller, M.P. Hare, and J. Hurst. 2017. Evaluating population expansion of a black bear population using noninvasive, genetic spatial capture-recapture. Journal of Wildlife Management 81: 814–823. doi:10.1002/jwmg.21248 | April 2017 |
| Sun, C. C., A. K. Fuller, and J. A. Royle. 2014. Trap configuration and spacing influences parameter estimates in spatial capture-recapture models. PLoS ONE.9(2): e88025. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088025 | Download | February 2014 |
| Royle, J.A., R.B. Chandler, C.C. Sun, and A.K. Fuller. 2014. Reply to Efford on Integrating Resource Selection Information with Spatial Capture-Recapture. Methods in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12205 | May 2014 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Density, spatial ecology, and movements of black bears in New York | March 2014 |
| Novel approaches to big problems: Integrating citizen science to monitor and estimate black bear populations in New York | August 2019 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Sun, C.S., A.K. Fuller, and J.A, Royle. Multi-scale integrated modeling framework of animal population dynamics incorporating spatial capture-recapture and occupancy data collected from citizen science and traditional sampling. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. 13 August, 2015. | August 2015 |
| Sun, C.S., A.K. Fuller, M.P. Hare, and J.A. Royle. Joining Resource Selection and Spatial Capture-Recapture into a Single Model: Estimating the population size of black bears in southwestern New York using a spatially-explicit capture-recapture model. 69th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY. 9 April, 2013. | April 2013 |
| Sun, C.S. and A.K. Fuller. 2017. Use of citizen scientists in black bear management. New York Chapter of the Wildlife Society 2017 annual meeting. Hamilton, NY. 1 March, 2017. | March 2017 |
| Sun, C.C., M.P. Hare, A.K. Fuller, and J.E. Hurst. 2017. Phylogeography of black bears in the northeastern United States. 24th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 26 September, 2017. | September 2017 |
| Sun, C.C., A.K. Fuller, M.P. Hare, and J.E. Hurst. Phylogeography of black bears in the northeastern United States. 25th International Conference on Bear Research and Management. Quito, Ecuador. | November 2017 |
| Sun, C.C., A.K. Fuller, M.P. Hare, and J.A. Royle. Black bears in the Southern Tier of New York: Patterns of population expansion with genetics and models. Presented to Alfred University, Seminar Series. September 19, 2014. | September 2014 |
| Sun, C., A. Fuller, and J. Hurst. Black bear research and management in New York with iSeeMammals, a citizen science initiative. 74th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Burlington, VT. Invited. | April 2018 |
| Sun, C., A. Fuller, J. Royle, and J. Hurst. 2015. Multi-scale integrated modeling framework of animal population dynamics incorporating spatial capture-recapture and occupancy data collected from citizen science and traditional sampling. Ecological Society of America, August 13, 2015. | August 2015 |
| Sun, C. S., M. C. Adams, and A. K. Fuller. Black Bears in New York: Ecology, History, and Management. Invited talk, National Wild Turkey Federation, New York State Chapter Leadership Meeting. Waterloo, NY. 12 January, 2013. | January 2013 |
| Sun, C. S., J. A. Royle, R. B. Chandler, and A. K. Fuller. 2013. Joining Resource Selection and Spatial Capture-Recapture into a Single Model. 21st Eastern Black Bear Workshop, Millinocket, Maine. 28 April - 1 May. | April 2013 |
| Sun, C. S., A. K. Fuller, and J.A. Royle. Novel approaches to big problems: Integrating citizen science to monitor and estimate black bear populations in New York. 71st Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. 20 April, 2015. | April 2015 |
| Sun, C. S., A. K. Fuller, and J. Andrew Royle. Joint estimation of black bear resource selection and population density. 22nd International Conference on Bear Research and Management, Provo, UT. 19 September, 2013. | September 2013 |
| Sun, C. S., A. K. Fuller, J. A. Royle, and M. P. Hare. Comparing Spatial and Non-Spatial Capture-Recapture Methods to Estimate Population Size of Black Bears in South-Western New York. Department of Natural Resources Symposium, Cornell University, 18 January, 2013. | January 2013 |
| Sun, C. Fuller, A., Hare, M. 2014. Studying Wildlife Populations with Non-invasive Genetic Sampling. Poster for Cornell Biology Open House. February 5, 2014. | February 2014 |
| Sun, C. C., A. K. Fuller, J. A. Royle, and M. Hare. Joint estimation of black bear resource selection and population density. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI. 7 October, 2013. | October 2013 |
| Sun, C. A.K. Fuller, M.P. Hare, J. Hurst, and J.A. Royle. Population patterns and range expansion of black bears using non-invasive genetic, spatial capture-recapture models, New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Coordinating Committee Meeting. September 16, 2014. | September 2014 |
| Sun, C. A.K. Fuller, M.P. Hare, J. Hurst, and J.A. Royle. Population patterns and range expansion of black bears in the Southern Black Bear Range. Presented to NYSDEC Big Game Meeting. September 18, 2014. | September 2014 |
| Gomes-Selman, J. P. Finlay, C.C. Sun., and A.K. Fuller. NY eBear: A mobile app for collecting citizen science data on black bears in New York. Poster at 71st Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. 21 April, 2015. | April 2015 |