{"id":6117,"date":"2019-05-02T15:55:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T19:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/?page_id=6117"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:35:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:35:31","slug":"sabrina-morano","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/faculty-staff-directory\/sabrina-morano\/","title":{"rendered":"Morano, Sabrina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sabrina Morano<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Sabrina.\" class=\"wp-image-10437\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:258px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-634x845.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-846x1128.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-1268x1691.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2023\/02\/Morano-Sabrina-2022-1-rotated.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation<br>5755 Nutting Hall, Room 222<br>University of Maine<br>Orono, ME 04469<br>sabrina.morano@maine.edu, 207.581.2908<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Morano obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno in the Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Program; and her B.S. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in Natural Resource Conservation, Wildlife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Morano\u2019s research interests focus on the population ecology of large mammals; particularly how changes in landscape composition and climate influence movement, resource use, and population dynamics. Much of her previous research has centered on the interaction between life-history strategies, climate patterns, and resource availability on mule-deer and elk populations in the western U.S.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since coming to Maine Dr. Morano has expanded her research to include forest ecosystems and associated wildlife species within the northeast.\u00a0 She is also generally interested in the implications of societal and cultural values on natural resource management, and how to better incorporate multiple stakeholder perspectives to inform conservation actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Morano has taught a number of first and second-year undergraduate courses and is currently the advisor to the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/tws\/\">Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2020\/07\/2019-CV-Morano-S.pdf\">Download CV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabrina Morano Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation5755 Nutting Hall, Room 222University of MaineOrono, ME 04469sabrina.morano@maine.edu, 207.581.2908 Dr. Morano obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno in the Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Program; and her B.S. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in Natural Resource Conservation, Wildlife. 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