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TRISHNA DUTTA, PhD
Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Department
10th Floor Schermerhorn Extension, 1200, Manhattan, NY
Website: https://trishnadutta.wordpress.com
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
EDUCATION
2006 – 2012
2000 – 2002
1997 – 2000
Ph.D., Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.
M.Sc, Environmental Science, University of Pune, Maharashtra, India.
B.Sc, Botany, Delhi University, New Delhi, India.
PUBLICATIONS
Dutta, T., Sharma, S., Maldonado, J. E., Wood, T. C., Panwar, H. S., Seidensticker, J. (2015) Genetic
variation, structure, and gene flow in a sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) meta-population in the SatpuraMaikal landscape of central India. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0123384. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0123384.
Sharma, S., Dutta, T., Maldonado, J. E., Wood, T. C., Panwar, H. S., Seidensticker, J. (2013) Selection of
microsatellite loci for genetic monitoring of sloth bears (Melursus ursinus). Ursus.24 (2):164-169. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.2192/URSUS-D-13-00001.1.
Sharma, S., Dutta, T., Maldonado, J. E., Wood, T. C., Panwar, H. S., Seidensticker, J. (2013) Corridors
maintain historical gene flow in a tiger meta-population in the highlands of central India. Proceedings of
the Royal Society Bulletin: Biological Sciences. 280(1767). DOI:10.1098/rspb.2013.1506.
Dutta, T., Sharma, S., Maldonado, J. E., Wood, T. C., Panwar, H. S., Seidensticker, J. (2013) Gene flow and
demographic history of leopards (Panthera pardus) in the central Indian highlands. Evolutionary
Applications. 6(6) 949-959. DOI: 10.1111/eva.12078.
Sharma, S., Dutta, T., Maldonado, J. E., Wood, T. C., Panwar, H. S., Seidensticker, J. (2013) A highly
informative microsatellite panel for individual identification and sex determination of jungle cats (Felis
chaus). Conservation Genetics Resources. 5(3) 863-866. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-013-9873-0.
Sharma, S., Dutta, T., Maldonado, J. E., Wood, T. C., Panwar, H. S., Seidensticker, J. (2013) Spatial genetic
analysis reveals high connectivity of tiger (Panthera tigris) populations in the Satpura-Maikal landscape of
Central India. Ecology and Evolution. 3(1) 48-60. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.432.
Dutta, T., Sharma, S., Maldonado, J. E., Wood, T. C., Panwar, H. S., Seidensticker, J. (2013) Fine-scale
population genetic structure in a wide-ranging carnivore, the leopard (Panthera pardus) in central India.
Diversity and Distributions. 19 (7) 760-771. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12024.
Dutta, T., Sharma, S., Maldonado, J. E., Wood, T. C., Seidensticker, J. (2012). A reliable method for
individual identification and gender determination of wild leopards (Panthera pardus fusca) using noninvasive samples. Conservation Genetics Resources 4(3): 665-667. DOI 10.1007/s12686-012-9618-5.
Sharma, S., Dutta, T., Bhatnagar, Y.V. (2006) Marking site selection by free ranging snow leopard (Uncia
uncia). In: Conservation Biology in Asia (Eds. J.A. McNeely, T. M. McCarthy, Smith, L. OlsvigWhittaker and E. Wikramanayke). Society of Conservation Biology Asia Section and Resources Himalaya
Foundation. Pp. 197-213.
Sharma, S., Thapa, K., Chalise, M.K., Dutta, T., Bhatnagar, Y.V., McCarthy, T.M. (2006) The snow leopard
in Himalaya: A step towards conservation by studying their distribution, marking, habitat selection,
coexistence with other predators, and wild prey-livestock-predator interaction. In: Conservation Biology in
Asia (Eds. J.A. McNeely, T. M. McCarthy, A. Smith, L. OlsvigWhittaker and E. Wikramanayke). Society
of Conservation Biology Asia Section and Resources Himalaya Foundation. Pp. 184-196.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Aug2014-Present
May2013- Jul2014
Post-Doctoral research Scientist at Columbia University. Working as a NatureNet
fellow on conservation planning in central India.
Post-Doctoral scholar at School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences,
Clemson University, SC. Worked on conservation planning of the Appalachian
Landscape Conservation Cooperative.
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Oct2012-Apr2013
May2012-Sep2012
May2006-May2012
May-Jun2005
Jan-Jul2005
Jan2004-Dec2005
Jun2004
Oct2002- Sep2003
Nov2001-May2002
Post-Doctoral scholar at Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics,
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute at the National Zoo. Population genetics
of the ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus) from the San Joaquin valley.
Visiting Student at Conservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute at the National Zoo. Wrote manuscripts from PhD research.
Coursework and doctoral on landscape genetics of large carnivores using noninvasively collected samples. Supported by teaching assistantships and fellowships.
Dissertation awarded ‘Outstanding contribution to international conservation’ by the
Department of Environmental Science and Policy, GMU.
Tiger population monitoring exercise using digital pugmark technique in
Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in association with the Wildlife Protection Society of
India, Delhi.
Principal Investigator in project titled ‘Feeding ecology of the snow leopard (Uncia
uncia) in Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India’.
Field Biologist in a project titled ‘Conservation of the endangered snow leopard and
their prey species, and capacity building of frontline staff in Trans-Himalayan Hemis
National Park, Ladakh, India’.
Survey of the population status of the Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) in the
Changchenmo Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Researcher at Captive breeding and zoo management cell of Wildlife Institute of
India, Dehradun.
M.Sc. thesis research on visitor behavior toward captive animals in Peshwe Zoo,
Pune.
GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS RECEIVED
2014
2012
2012
2012
2012
2007- 2011
2011
2007
2006
2006
2005
2005
TNC NatureNet Science Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
Travel grant from YETI-2012.
Travel grant from Graduate Student Travel Fund, GMU.
Dissertation completion grant. Provost’s Office, GMU.
‘Landscape genetics of sloth bears in central India’ continuation grant funded by
International Bear Association.
Doctoral fellowship in conservation science through GMU-SCBI and National
Zoological Park (NZP).
‘Landscape genetics of sloth bears in central India’ funded by International Bear
Association.
Travel fund from Graduate Student Association, Department of Environmental
Science and Policy, GMU
Travel grant from Graduate Student Travel Fund, GMU
Grant from Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason
University, VA
Tibetan Wolves: Food habits and use of TLC for their scat identification’ funded by
Wildlife Conservation Society, India
‘Feeding ecology of the snow leopard (Uncia uncia) in Hemis National Park,
Ladakh, India' funded by International Snow Leopard Trust, USA
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE
Member of Bear Specialist Group - Sloth Bear Expert Team (India), International Bear Association, Society
for Conservation Biology, Society of Woman Geographers.
Manuscript reviewer for PNAS, PLoS ONE, Conservation Genetics, European Journal of Wildlife Research,
Mammalian Biology, SpringerPlus, Diversity.
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