
Ms. Samantha Dietz has a background in ecological research and conservation. Her experience includes fieldwork, and using data to understand ecological patterns and support conservation programs.
M.S., Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2019
B.S., Biological Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2015
Dietz, S.L., E.H. DuVal, and J.A. Cox. 2022. Factors influencing dispersal initiation and timing in a facultative cooperative breeder. Behav. Ecol. 33(4):721-730.
Anderson, C.T.*, S.L. Dietz*, S.M. Pokswinski, A.M. Jenkins, M.J. Kaeser, J.K. Hiers, and B. Pelc. 2021. Traditional and field metrics and terrestrial LiDAR predict plant richness in southern pine forests. For. Ecol. Manage. 491:119118. *Authors contributed equally.
Dietz, S.L., C.T. Anderson, D.R. Sowell, R.L. Gundy, and L.E. King. 2020. The effects of treatment and management history on the control of old world climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia) and punktree (Melaleuca quinquenervia). Invasive Plant Sci. Manage. 13(4):258-265.
Kimmitt, A.A., S.L. Dietz, D.G. Reichard, and E.D. Ketterson. 2019. Male courtship preference during seasonal sympatry may maintain population divergence. Ecol. Evol. 8:23.
Dietz, S.L., E.H. DuVal, and J.A. Cox. 2018. The effect of natal habitat on settlement decisions in brown-headed nuthatches. Annual meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology, Minneapolis, MN.
Dietz, S.L., E.H. DuVal, and J.A. Cox. 2017. The effect of natal habitat experience on dispersal decisions in brown-headed nuthatches. Annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Toronto, Canada.
Dietz, S.L., A.A. Kimmitt, and E.D. Ketterson. 2015. No conflict between extra-pair courtship and male parental behavior detected in a socially monogamous songbird. Annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, West Palm Beach, FL.
Samantha Dietz Assistant Scientist
Ms. Samantha Dietz has a background in ecological research and conservation. Her experience includes fieldwork, and using data to understand ecological patterns and support conservation programs.