Laura Hudson
Present Employment: National Park Service

Education:
Ph.D. (Botany), University of Wyoming – May 2008
M.S. (Forestry), University of Montana – May 1999
B.A. (Psychology), University of Texas at San Antonio – May 1985

Professional and Research Experience:
• Spring 2006: Instructor (GEOG 4080) Management of Major River Basins, UWYO
• Spring 2006: Co-instructor (BIO 1020) Life Sciences, UWYO
• Fall 2005: Instructor (GEOG 4750/5750) Public Land Management, UWYO
• Fall 2005: Teaching assistant (BIO 1020) Life Sciences, UWYO
• Spring 2005: Instructor (BOT 4900) General Ecology Seminar, UWYO
• Spring 2005: Teaching assistant (BIO 3400) General Ecology, UWYO
• Spring 2004/2005: Statistical consultant for Gaura sp. Population Research (WYNDD)
• Fall 2003: Teaching assistant (BOT 5700) Vegetation Ecology, UWYO
• Spring 2003: Teaching assistant (BOT 5730) Plant Physiological Ecology, UWYO
• 2003: Graduate Mentor for McNair’s Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Program, UWYO
• Fall 2002: Teaching assistant (BOT 5700) Vegetation Ecology, UWYO
• 1996 to 2002: Vegetation Ecologist for the National Park Service
• Spring 1996: Teaching assistant (Wilderness Management), University of Montana
• 1982 to 1995: Natural Resource Specialist for the National Park Service

Accomplishments and Awards:
• Spring 2006: Outstanding Teacher Award from Arts & Sciences Student Council
• Academic Year 2005: Department of Botany Outstanding Teaching Assistant ($100)
• 2005-6: Plummer Scholarship for Environment & Natural Resources Conservation ($800)
• 2005-6: National Science Foundation Ph.D. Research Improvement Grant ($12K)
• Summers 2004, 2005, and 2006: Ph.D. Augmentation (Total $2500)
• Winter 2004: Association of Tree Ring Research Tuition Grant (Switzerland workshop, $1K)
• Spring, Summer, Fall 2004: WY NASA Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship ($20K)
• 2004: Plummer Scholarship for Environment & Natural Resources Conservation ($800)
• Summer 2003: Arts & Sciences Independent Summer Study Award ($2500)
• Summer 2003: H. T. Northen Summer Fellowship in Botany ($1200)
• National Park Service Natural Resource Trainee Program, Denver, CO ($50K 1996 – 1998)
• National Park Service Incentive Award for Work Excellence ($1K for 1993/1995/1998/2002)
• National Park Service Natural Resources Preservation Program ($14K for 1996 M.S. project)

Recent Publications and Conference Presentations/Posters:
• Hudson, L.E. and E. Pendall. In preparation. Assessing climate sensitivity of limber pine
along an elevation gradient in southeastern Wyoming. Tree Ring Research (Winter 2006).
• Hudson, L.E. and E. Pendall. In preparation. Assessing climatic sensitivity of limber pine
using tree ring width and carbon isotopes along an elevation gradient in southeastern Wyoming. Oecologia (Spring 2007).
• Hudson, L.E. and E. Pendall. In preparation. Determining initiation of blister rust infestation
utilizing tree-ring widths of Pinus flexilis as compared to Pinus ponderosa in southeastern Wyoming. Canadian Journal of Forestry (Fall 2007).
• Hudson, L.E. and E. Pendall. 2006. Drought sensitivity of limber pine in the central Rocky
Mountains determined from carbon isotopes and ring widths. American Association of Geographers, Chicago, IL. Presentation.
• Hudson, L.E. and E. Pendall. 2005. Drought sensitivity of limber pine in the central Rocky
Mountains determined from carbon isotopes and ring widths. AAG 2005 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. Presentation.
• Hudson, L.E. and E. Pendall. 2004. Identifying spatiotemporal drought in southeastern
Wyoming using limber pine tree rings and carbon isotopes. Wyoming State Engineers Office-Water Forum, Cheyenne, WY. Presentation.
• Hudson, L.E. and E. Pendall. 2004. Dendroclimatic reconstruction and stable carbon isotope
analysis using Pinus flexilis to assess drought in Wyoming. ESA 89th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. Presentation.
• Hudson, L.E. and E. Pendall. 2004. Dendroclimatic sensitivity of Pinus flexilis across an
elevational gradient within the lower North Platte watershed of southeastern Wyoming. In: Proceedings of Meeting on Tree Rings and Climate: Sharpening the Focus, University of Arizona, Tucson. Poster and presentation.
• Hudson, L.E. 2003. Climatic and hydrologic effects on the establishment of Tamarix
ramosissima in the Bighorn Basin. In: Wyoming Water Development Commission Reports, Wind/Bighorn Basin Water Plan Annual Meeting, Thermopolis, WY. Presentation.
• Hudson, L.E. 2002. Diverse challenges in the Intermountain Region. In: Endangered Species
Bulletin (Jan/Feb), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Interior, Wash., D.C.
• Hudson, L.E. 2001. Lynx inventories underway in the Intermountain Region. In: Natural
Resource Year in Review, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior, Natural Resource Program Center, Lakewood, Colorado.
• Hudson, L.E. 2000. A preliminary population study of Alcove Bog Orchid (Platanthera
zothecina) at Navajo National Monument, Arizona. In: Proceedings of the Third Conference, Southwestern rare and endangered plants, Flagstaff, Arizona. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, RMRS-P-23, pp. 99-104. Presentation.
• Hudson, L.E. 2000. A preliminary population study of Platanthera zothecina (Higgins &
Welsh) Kartesz & Gandhi (Orchidaceae) at Navajo National Monument, Arizona. North American Native Orchid Journal 6(2):103-118.
• Hudson, L.E. and P.B. Alaback. 1999. Climatic and hydrologic effects on the establishment
of Tamarix ramosissima in the cold desert of northern Wyoming (Bighorn Lake). In: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands, George Wright Society Biennial Conference, Asheville, North Carolina. Presentation.