- Professor
Education
- Ph.D. Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University, 1993
- M.S. Wildlife Management, University of Main, 1989
- B.S. Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 1986
Biography
Visit Wild Herbivore Ecology Lab
(This link leads to a WSU faculty-maintained lab or research group website. The views and content expressed are those of the faculty member or group and do not represent the official positions or policies of the university.)
Dr. Lisa A. Shipley is a wildlife ecologist in the School of the Environment at Washington State University. Her research interests include foraging ecology and nutrition of mammals, interactions between plants and herbivores at different spatial scales, and ecology and management of wild ungulates. Both free-ranging and captive herbivores, such as mule deer, pronghorn, elk, pikas, and pygmy rabbits are used in these studies. Lisa directs the Wild Herbivore Ecology Lab, which includes the Wild Ungulate Facility and the Small Mammal Research Facility at WSU. She teaches NATRS 310 – Methods in Wildlife Ecology, NATRS 556 – Foraging Ecology of herbivores, among other courses. She is the faculty advisor of the WSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society.
Research Interests
- Foraging behavior, nutrition, and diet selection of vertebrates
- Adaptations of plants and animals for herbivory
- Habitat requirements and management of wildlife