Education and/or Training

B.S.	1998	University of Notre Dame	Biological Sciences
M.S.	2002	Oklahoma State University	Wildlife and Fisheries Ecology
Ph.D.	2006	South Dakota State University	Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

Areas of Specialization and or Research Interests

Wildlife Disease Ecology
Behavioral and Population Ecology
Large Mammals
Chronic Wasting Disease

Current USGS Research and Projects

Collaborating with the Makah Tribal biologist on a Columbian black-tailed deer project in a declining population affected by deer "hair slip" syndrome.

Professional Experience

2006 – Present	Wildlife Ecologist, Field Investigation Team (Western half of the country), NWHC
2002	Research Technician, Elk nutrition study in Washington state

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

The Wildlife Society
Wildlife Disease Association
American Society of Mammalogists

Honors and/or Awards

Selected into The Wildlife Society's Leadership Institute	2008
Wildlife Disease Association Student Scholarship winner	2006

Selected Publications

Schuler, K. L., D. M. Leslie, Jr., J. H. Shaw, and E. J. Maichak. 2006. Temporal spatial distribution of bison (Bos bison) in a tallgrass prairie fire mosaic. Journal of Mammalogy 87(3):539-544.

Schuler, K. L., J. A. Jenks, C. S. DePerno, M. A. Wild, and C. S. Swanson. 2005. Tonsillar biopsy testing for chronic wasting disease: two approaches in deer. The Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41(4):820-824.

Maichak, E. J. and K. L. Schuler. 2004. Applicability of viewshed analysis to wildlife population estimation. American Midland Naturalist 152(2):277-285.

Maichak, E. J., K. L. Schuler, and M. E. Payton. 2004. Behavioral variation of bison on a tallgrass prairie. Prairie Naturalist 36(2):103-118.