Katrina Alger
About Katrina Alger
Katrina Alger is a biologist and decision analyst currently working at the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center. She specializes in resource management decisions and has a background in ecology, sociology, and history.
Work at U.S. Geological Survey
Katrina Alger currently works at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center as a Biologist and Decision Analyst. She has held this position since 2020, contributing to wildlife health and resource management in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to her current role, she served as an Ecologist/Presidential Management Fellow at the same center from 2018 to 2020. During her tenure at USGS, she has provided technical assistance on complex resource management decisions through Structured Decision Making processes.
Education and Expertise
Katrina Alger holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Conservation Biology and Disease Ecology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry, which she completed from 2013 to 2015. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and History, with a minor in Biology, from Eastern Mennonite University between 2006 and 2008. Additionally, she studied at Blue Ridge Community College from 2002 to 2007.
Background
Katrina Alger has a diverse professional background that includes roles in both academic and research settings. She worked as a Development Assistant at Eastern Mennonite University from 2009 to 2013. Following her education, she was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at SUNY-ESF, where she taught General Biology and Ornithology Lab from 2013 to 2015. She also served as a Research Project Assistant at SUNY-ESF for eight months in 2015 to 2016.
Achievements
Katrina Alger is actively involved in collaborative research focusing on the ecological, social, and political dimensions of wildlife health, disease, and climate change. She voluntarily participates in working groups and governing boards of professional organizations and interagency Communities of Practice. Additionally, she engages in professional service, including scientific peer review and technical expert consultation with agency partners.