Deborah Alademehin, Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology

Portrait of Debbie.

Advisor: Stephen Coghlan Jr. – Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
Start Date: Fall 2022
M.Sc. 2020, Natural Resources Conservation, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
B.Sc. 2016, Environmental Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
deborah.alademehin@maine.edu, 207.581.2821

Brief Biography: Growing up in the coastal region of Nigeria, I experienced the serenity and diversity of the environment. This spurred my advocacy for wildlife conservation and environmental protection. While I am not attending to research, I am either listening to music or photographing nature.

Current Research: I am especially interested in evaluating the impact of anthropogenic activities on wildlife and how such assessments inform policy-making and environmental regulations. My current research seeks to evaluate the impact of harvest/ice fishing on the Black Crappie fish population using age, growth, and structure trajectories. This project aims to model the potential long-term consequences of harvest on their population and sustenance capacity in preparation for an age of scarcity.