Jesse Lewis
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Poly
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Jesse Lewis joined Arizona State University as an assistant professor in 2017. His work focuses on the applied ecology and conservation of wildlife populations.
In his research, he applies ecological theory and quantitative methods to understand the distribution, abundance, and conservation of species and their habitat across multiple spatial and temporal scales, particularly in relation to human influences. With a research emphasis in applied ecology, his research incorporates the principles of wildlife biology, landscape ecology, and conservation biology. Strong collaborations and interdisciplinary relationships are vital to accomplishing many research projects and Lewis' research involves working with diverse and complimentary groups of people. Much of his research focuses on field-based studies, although he also applies GIS modeling techniques across national and global scales. In addition to research providing critical information to natural resource managers, it also is vital to teach and inspire the next generation of students in our field through research opportunities.
- Ph.D. Colorado State University 2014
- M.S. University of Idaho 2007
- B.S. University of Montana 2003
Schlichting, P.E., R. Boughton, W. Anderson, B. Wight, K. VerCauteren, R. Miller, and J.S. Lewis. 2022. Seasonal variation in space use and territoriality in an invasive large mammal (Sus scrofa). Scientific Reports 12: 4032.
Lewis, J.S., L. LeSueur, J. Oakleaf, and E.S. Rubin. 2022. Mixed-severity wildfire shapes habitat use of large herbivores and carnivores. Forest Ecology and Management 506: 119933.
O’Bryan, C.J., N.R. Patton, J. Hone, J.S. Lewis, D. Risch, V. Berdejo-Espinola, M.H. Holden, and E. McDonald-Madden. 2022. Invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) as a human-mediated source of soil carbon emissions: uncertainties and future directions. Global Change Biology 28: 1-3.
Kay, C.M., A.T. Rohnke, H. Sander, T. Stankowich, M. Fidino, M.H. Murray, J.S. Lewis, I. Taves, E. Lehrer A.J. Zellmer, C.J. Schell, S. Magle. 2022. Barriers to building wildlife-inclusive cities: insights from a joint summit of urban ecologists, urban planners, and landscape designers. People and Nature 4: 62-70.
O’Bryan, C.J., V. Berdefo, J. Hone, J.S. Lewis, N.R. Patton, D. Risch, M.H. Holden, and E. McDonald-Madden. 2022. Unrecognized threat to global soil carbon by a widespread invasive species. Global Change Biology 28: 877-882.
Magle, S., M. Fidino, H. Sander, A.T. Rohnke, K.L. Larson, T. Gallo, C.A.M. Kay, E.W. Lehrer, M.H. Murray, S.A. Adalsteinsson, A.A. Ahlers, W.J.B. Anthonysamy, A.R. Gramza, A.M. Green, M.J. Jordan, J.S Lewis, R.A. Long, B. MacDougall, M.E. Pendergast, K. Remine, K.C. Simon, C.C. St. Clair, T. Stankowich, A.J. Zellmer, C.J. Schell. 2021. Wealth and urbanization shape mammalian communities across North America. Global Change Biology 27: 5446-5459.
Bates, A.E., R.B. Primack, PAN-Environment Working Group (. . . J.S. Lewis, J. Haight . . . 350 co-authors), and C.M. Duarte. 2021. Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment. Biological Conservation 263: 109175.
O’Bryan, C.J., V. Berdefo, J. Hone, J.S. Lewis, N.R. Patton, D. Risch, M.H. Holden, and E. McDonald-Madden. 2021. Unrecognized threat to global soil carbon by a widespread invasive species. Global Change Biology DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15769.
Suraci, J.P., K.M. Gaynor, M.L. Allen, P. Alexander, J.S. Brashares, S. Cendejas-Zarelli, K. Crooks, L.M. Elbroch, T. Forester, A.M. Green, J. Haight, N.C. Harris, M. Hebblewhite, F. Isbell, B. Johnston, R. Kays, P.E. Lendrum, J.S. Lewis, A. McInturff, W. McShea, T.W. Murphy, M.S. Palmer, A. Parsons, M.A. Parson, M.E. Pendergast, C. Pekins, L. Prugh, K.A. Sager-Fradkin, S. Schuttler, C.H. Sekercioglu, B. Shepherd, L. Whipple, J. Whittington, G. Wittemyer, and C.C. Wilmers. 2021. Disturbance type and species life history predict mammal response to humans. Global Change Biology DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15650.
Lewis, J.S., S. Spaulding, H. Swanson, W. Keeley, A.R. Gramza, S. VandeWoude, and K.R. Crooks. 2021. Human activity influences wildlife populations and activity patterns: implications for spatial and temporal refuges. Ecosphere 12: e03487.
Teton, B.S., J.S. Lewis, W.T. Christina, M. White, and H. Young. 2020. Using natural pelt patterns to estimate population abundance with mark-resight models. Wildlife Society Bulletin 44: 695-704.
Tabak, M.A, M.S. Norouzzadeh, D.W. Wolfson, E.J. Newton, R.K. Boughton, K.C. VerCauteren, J.S. Ivan, E.A. Odell, E.S. Newkirk, R.K. Brook, R.Y. Conrey, A.J. Davis, J.S. Lewis, D.P. Walsh, J.C. Beasley, J. Clune, and R.S. Miller. 2020. Improving the accessibility and transferability of machine learning algorithms for identification of animals in camera trap images: MLWIC2. Ecology and Evolution 10:10374–10383.
Zellmer, A.J., E. Wood, T. Surasinghe, B.J. Putman, G. Pauly, S. Magle, J.S. Lewis, C. Kay, and M. Fidino. 2020. What can we learn from wildlife sightings during the COVID-19 global shutdown? Ecosphere 11: e03215.
Schlichting, P.E., J.C. Beasley, R.K. Boughton, A.J. Davis, K.M. Pepin, M.P. Glow, R.S. Miller, K.C. VerCauteren, and J.S. Lewis. 2020. A rapid population assessment method for wild pigs using baited camera sites. Wildlife Society Bulletin 44: 372-382.
Lewis, J.S., K. VerCauteren, R. Denkhaus, and J. Mayer. 2020. Wild pig populations along the urban gradient. Book Chapter, in Invasive Wild Pigs in North America, edited by K. VerCauteren, J.C. Beasley, S.S. Ditchkoff, J.J. Mayer, G.J. Roloff, and B.K. Strickland. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
Wilber, M.Q., S.M. Chinn, J. C. Beasely, R. Boughton, R.K. Brook, S.S. Ditchkoff, J.W. Fischer, S.B. Hartley, L.K. Holmstrom, J.C. Kilgo, J.S. Lewis, R.S. Miller, N.P. Snow, K.C. VerCauteren, C.T. Webb, and K.M. Pepin. 2020. Predicting functional responses in agro-ecosystems from animal movement data to improve management of invasive species. Ecological Applications 30: e02015
Windell, R.M., J.S. Lewis, A.R. Gramza, and K.R. Crooks. 2019. Carnivore carrying behavior as documented with wildlife camera traps. Western North American Naturalist: 79: 471-480
Lewis, J.S., J.L. Corn, J.J. Mayer, T.R. Jordan, M.L. Farnsworth, C.L. Burdett, K.C. VerCauteren, S.J. Sweeney, R.S. Miller. 2019. Historical, current, and potential population size estimates of invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in the United States. Biological Invasions 21: 2373-2384.
Tabak M.A, M.S. Norouzzadeh, D.W. Wolfson, S.J. Sweeney, K.C. VerCauteren, N.P. Snow, J.M. Halseth, P.A. Di Salvo, J.S. Lewis, M.D. White, B. Teton, J.C. Beasley, P.E. Schlichting, R.K. Boughton, B. Wight, E.S. Newkirk, J.S. Ivan, E.A. Odell, R.K. Brook, P.M. Lukacs, A.K. Moeller, E.G. Mandeville, J. Clune, and R.S. Miller. 2018. Machine learning to classify animal species in camera trap images: Applications in ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.13120
White, M., K. Kauffman, J.S. Lewis, R. Miller. 2018. Wild pigs breach farm fence through harvest time in southern San Joaquin Valley. California Agriculture 72: 120 – 126.
Lewis, J.S., K. Logan, M. Alldredge, S. VandeWoude, and K.R. Crooks. 2017. The effects of demographic, social, and environmental characteristics on pathogen exposure in wild felids across a gradient of urbanization. PLoS ONE 12: e0187035
Kellner, A., S. Carver, A. Gramza, J.S. Lewis, S. VandeWoude, and K.R. Crooks. 2017. Outdoor recreation at the wildland-urban interface: examining human activity patterns and compliance with dog management policies. Natural Areas Journal 37: 515 – 529.
Lewis, J.S., M. Farnsworth, C. Burdett, D. Theobald, M. Gray, and R. Miller. 2017. Biotic and abiotic factors predicting the global distribution and population density of an invasive large mammal. Nature: Scientific Reports 7: DOI: 10.1038/srep44152
Lewis, J.S., D. Theobald, S. VandeWoude, and K.R. Crooks. 2017. Contact networks reveal potential for interspecific interactions of sympatric wild felids driven by space use along an urban gradient. Ecosphere 8: Article e01707
Davis, A.J., M.B. Hooten, R.S. Miller, M.L. Farnsworth, J.S. Lewis, M. Moxcey, and K.M. Pepin. 2016. Inferring invasive species abundance using removal data from management actions. Ecological Applications doi: 10.1002/eap.1383
Lewis, J.S., L. Bailey, S. VandeWoude, and K.R. Crooks. 2015. Interspecific interactions between wild felids vary across scales and levels of urbanization. Ecology and Evolution 5: 5946-5961.
Carver, S, S.N. Bevins, M.R. Lappin, E.E. Boydston, L.M. Lyren, M.W. Alldredge, K.A. Logan, L.L. Sweanor, S.P.D. Riley, L.E. Klein Serieys, R.N. Fisher, T.W. Vickers, W.M. Boyce, R. McBride, M.C. Cunningham, M. Jennings, J.S. Lewis, T. Lunn, K.R. Crooks, S. VandeWoude. 2015. Pathogen exposure varies widely among sympatric populations of wild and domestic felids across the United States. Ecological Applications: In Press.
Lewis, J.S., K.A. Logan, M. Alldredge, L. Bailey, S. VandeWoude, and K.R. Crooks. 2015. The effects of urbanization on population density, occupancy, and detection probability of wild felids. Ecological Applications 25: 1880-1895.
Lewis, J.S. 2014. The effects of urbanization on felid populations, interactions, and pathogen dynamics, Dissertation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
Cushman, S.A., J.S. Lewis, E.L. Landguth. 2014. Why did the bear cross the road? Comparing the performance of multiple resistance surfaces and connectivity modeling methods. Diversity 6: 844-854.
Shannon, G, J.S. Lewis, B.D. Gerber. 2014. Recommended survey designs for occupancy modelling using motion-activated cameras: insights from empirical wildlife data. PeerJ 2:e532; DOI 10.7717/peerj.532.
Troyer, R.M., J.A. Beatty, K.R. Stutzman-Rodriguez, S. Carver, C.C. Lozano, J.S. Lee, M.R. Lappin, S.P.D. Riley, L.E.K. Serieys, K.A. Logan, L.L. Sweanor, W.M. Boyce, T.W. Vickers, R. McBride, K.R. Crooks, J.S. Lewis, M.W. Cunningham, J. Rovnak, S.L. Quackenbush, S. VaneWoude. 2014. Novel gammaherpesviruses in North American domestic cats, bobcats and pumas: identification, prevalence risk factors. Journal of Virology doi:10.1128/JVI.03405-13.
Cushman, S.A., J.S. Lewis, E.L. Landguth. 2013. Evaluating the intersection of a regional wildlife connectivity network with highways. Movement Ecology 1:12.
Lagana, D.M., J.S. Lee, J.S. Lewis, S.N. Bevins, S. Carver, L.L. Sweanor, R. McBride, C. McBride, K.R. Crooks, and S. VandeWoude. 2013. Characterization of regionally associated feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in bobcats (Lynx rufus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 49: 718-722.
Lewis, J.S., K.R. Crooks, L.L. Bailey, L.L. Sweanor, B. Dunne, S. VandeWoude, K.A. Logan. 2011. Conceptual framework for estimating mountain lion density with motion-activated cameras. Proceedings of the 10th Mountain Lion Workshop 10: 131-138.
Lewis, J.S. and J.L. Rachlow. 2011. Activity patterns of black bears related to sex, season, and daily movement rates. Western North American Naturalist 71: 388-395.
Lewis, J.S., J.L. Rachlow, J.S. Horne, E.O. Garton, W.L. Wakkinen, J. Hayden, and P. Zager. 2011. Identifying habitat characteristics to predict highway crossing areas for black bears in a human-modified landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning 101: 99-107.
Cushman, S.A. and J.S. Lewis. 2010. Movement behavior explains genetic differentiation in American black bears. Landscape Ecology 25: 1613-1625.
Lewis, J.S. 2007. The effects of human influences on black bear habitat selection and movement patterns within a highway corridor, Thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow.
Horne, J.S., E.O. Garton, S.M. Krone, and J.S. Lewis. 2007. Analyzing animal movements
using Brownian bridges. Ecology 88: 2354-2363.
Lewis, J.S., J.L. Rachlow, E.O. Garton, and L.A. Vierling. 2007. Effects of habitat on GPS
collar performance: using data screening to reduce location error. Journal of Applied
Ecology 44: 663-671.
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
ABS 376 | Wildlife Ecology |
ABS 592 | Research |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
ABS 555 | Wildlife Dynamics |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ABS 592 | Research |
ABS 274 | Intro to Wildlife Management |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
ABS 476 | Large Mammal Habitat Ecology |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
ABS 376 | Wildlife Ecology |
ABS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ABS 592 | Research |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
ABS 555 | Wildlife Dynamics |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ABS 592 | Research |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
ABS 376 | Wildlife Ecology |
ABS 592 | Research |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
ABS 598 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ABS 476 | Big Game Habitat Management |
ABS 274 | Intro to Wildlife Management |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ABS 592 | Research |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
ABS 376 | Wildlife Ecology |
ABS 592 | Research |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
ABS 598 | Special Topics |
ABS 500 | Research Methods |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ABS 476 | Big Game Habitat Management |
ABS 274 | Intro to Wildlife Management |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ABS 592 | Research |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 376 | Wildlife Ecology |
ABS 592 | Research |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
ABS 598 | Special Topics |
ABS 500 | Research Methods |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ABS 476 | Big Game Habitat Management |
ABS 274 | Intro to Wildlife Management |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ABS 592 | Research |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ABS 376 | Wildlife Ecology |
ABS 484 | Internship |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
ABS 598 | Special Topics |
ABS 500 | Research Methods |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ABS 476 | Big Game Habitat Management |
ABS 274 | Intro to Wildlife Management |
ABS 484 | Internship |
ABS 599 | Thesis |