QERM graduate student, Hannah Sipe completed her master’s degree autumn quarter (2019).

She successfully defended her master’s thesis “Multi-state occupancy modeling and optimal allocation of survey resources for Common Loons in Washington State” under the guidance of her master’s supervisory committee chair Sarah J. Converse, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) & School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS), University of Washington.  

Hannah is continuing her research with Dr. Converse as she pursues a PhD in the SEFS program. Her current research is “focused on species reintroductions and structured decision making.” With broad interests in “population estimation and dynamics, conservation ecology, decision analysis, reintroduction science, optimization techniques, and generally using mathematical and statistical methods applied to conservation of species.”