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Anjana Parandhaman

Anjana Parandhaman

Anjana Parandhaman

Assistant Professor

Anjana Parandhaman received her Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology from the University of Nevada, Reno and her M.Sc. in Wildlife Ecology from Texas State University.

Anjana studies how anthropogenic disturbances, such as climate and land use change, impact and disrupt various aquatic and terrestrial threatened herpetofaunal (reptile and amphibian) species, including their habitat and genetic connectivity. She uses various applied conservation tools, such as captive breeding, spatial and genetic analyses, to estimate and mitigate any effects. Her research outcomes serve as practical management recommendations for land managers and field practitioners.

Anjana has worked in diverse ecosystems across the U.S. and India and continuously expands her research to include newly threatened or understudied species. Undergraduate students are welcome and encouraged to participate in all aspects of the research process, including intensive fieldwork, lab methods, data analysis, and co-authoring conference presentations and publications. As an immigrant and woman of color, she is also deeply committed to diversifying the sciences and creating a more inclusive environment for all students. If you’d like to learn more about her research, please visit her website.

Courses
  • ENVS 21: Environmental Biology
Publications
  • Parandhaman, A., N. W. Byer, M. D. Matocq, D. Friend, A. Audet, D. Boyle, S. Bassett, J.S. Heaton, D.B.Hall, K.H. Berry, J.E. Lovich, A.G. Vandergast, T.C. Esque, and K.E. Nussear. 2026. Effects of Climate and Land Use Change on Present and Forecasted Habitat Suitability for the Mojave Desert Tortoise. Endangered Species Research. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01536. 
  • Parandhaman, A., S. McCracken, and M.R.J. Forstner. 2026. Using a Species Distribution Model to Aid in the Conservation of the State Threatened Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri. Wild. https://doi.org/10.3390/wild3030031.
  • Borthwick, R., A. de Flamingh, M.H.K. Hesselbarth, A. Parandhaman, J. Holland, H.H. Wagner, and H.E. Abdel Moniem. 2020. Alternative Quantifications of Landscape Complementarity to Model Gene Flow in Banded Longhorn Beetles [Typocerus v. velutinus (Olivier)]. Evolutionary and Population Genetics Special Edition. Frontiers in Genetics. 11(307): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.00307. *author order is alphabetical but all share first authorship.