Sarah Turner
Research Assistant Professor
sarah.turner@ag.tamu.edu (936) 676-8660Sarah Turner joined Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute in March 2015 as a student technician and is currently a research specialist. Her research primarily focuses on military lands management and floral/faunal ecological interactions and has included projects on a variety of taxa from the White Sands Pupfish and the Lesser Prairie Chicken to invasive vegetation species control. She approaches ecological issues from a habitat aspect, as she believes wildlife management stems from understanding vegetation community interactions of areas utilized by wildlife.
Sarah received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in wildlife and fisheries sciences at Texas A&M University. She received her Ph.D. in ecosystem science and management from Texas A&M in 2024.
Sarah was raised in Lufkin, Texas, where her affinity for the outdoors developed at a young age. During her free time, Sarah enjoys hunting, fishing, running, and spending time with her family.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Rapid vertebrate speciation via isolation, bottlenecks, and drift
May 2024
Black, A.N., E.J. Heenkenda, S. Mathur, J.R. Willoughby, B.L. Pierce, S.J. Turner, D. Rizzuto, J.A. DeWoody. 2024. Rapid vertebrate speciation via isolation, bottlenecks, and drift. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121:e2320040121.