Our research uses movement ecology as a framework to understand how individuals and populations respond to changes in their environment in order to project how future change may alter a population’s dynamics and evolutionary trajectory. ​
Our Philosophy
​The natural world knows no political boundaries. That means that we are all stakeholders in the conservation of our biodiversity and our lab welcomes the involvement of anyone and everyone, no matter where they come from or how they identify themselves. We are also working to overcome our own biases, as well as those that have long prevailed in the scientific and conservation communities, by learning from and engaging with the communities whose lives intersect with the species we study.

Breaking News

  • One of the strangest things I've ever chanced upon as a scientist was learning that botfly infections have severe fitness consequences for deer mice and high elevations, but not at low elevations. Why is that? And what would happen if botflies moved further upslope? These questions are driving our current research -- in collaboration with the Velotta Lab at the University of Denver and the Cheviron Lab at the University of Montana -- on this project and will be the focus of a new quantitative postdoctoral position in the Senner Lab. We have up to three years of funding and eight years of data ready to be analyzed. If you're interested, apply here!
  • In collaboration with Mass Audubon, we are looking for a graduate student to work on shorebird movements along the coast of Massachusetts in the context of the species' full annual cycles. If you're interested, check out the full description on our 'Prospective Lab Members' page. Please reach out if you have any questions!
nsenner at umass.edu
Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Holdsworth Hall 219
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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