Molly Garrett
Postdoctoral Researcher
Email: molly.garrett@ubc.ca
Postdoctoral Researcher
Email: molly.garrett@ubc.ca
Education
- PhD in Natural Resources, University of Idaho (2024)
- BS in Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Missouri (2018)
Research Interests
- Applying genomic resources for threatened and endangered species conservation and management – population and landscape genomics, genetic monitoring, microbiome sequencing
Projects
- Operationalizing genomics for sentinel pika species to mitigate climate change impacts in alpine ecosystems and inform species at risk management
Publications
- Garrett, M., C. Conway, L. Waits, P. Hohenlohe. 2025. Genetic variation and metapopulation structure inform recovery goals in a threatened species. Genes,
16(6), 694. - Garrett, M., S. Nerkowski, S. Blair, N. Campbell, S. Barbosa, C. Conway, P. Hohenlohe, L. Waits. 2024. Development and validation of a GT-seq panel for genetic monitoring in a threatened species using minimally invasive sampling. Ecology and Evolution, 14(5), e11321.
- Budd, K., C. Sampson, P. Leimgruber, D. Tonkyn, K. Storey, M. Garrett, and L.S. Eggert. 2021. Population structure and demography of Myanmar’s conflict elephants. Global Ecology and Conservation, 31, e01828.
- Seaborn, T., K. Andrews, C. Applestein, T. Breech, M. Garrett, A. Zaiats, and T.T. Caughlin. 2021. Integrating genomics in population models to forecast translocation success. Restoration Ecology, 29(4), e13395.