Bridgette E. Hagerty, Ph.D.
Meet Bridgette E. Hagerty
Dr. Bridgette Hagerty is a vertebrate ecologist with a focus on amphibian and reptile conservation. Her previous research focused on the conservation, ecology, and behavior of desert reptiles in the southwestern US, including the federally threatened Mojave desert tortoise and the chuckwalla.
At York College, Dr. Hagerty conducts research with students to understand and mitigate the impacts of humans on local wildlife populations and often collaborates with community partners like the York County Parks. Students engage in projects related to amphibian genetics and disease, stream ecology and restoration, and population ecology of aquatic turtles. She incorporates research as project-based learning in most of her classes.
Dr. Hagerty was honored to receive the Presidential Award for Teaching and Mentoring Excellence in 2017. She is an active education outreach volunteer for York County Parks and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the West Shore Wildlife Center.
- Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, Ph.D.
University of Nevada, Reno - Biology, B.A.
St. Mary's College of Maryland
- BIO204: Exploring Biology
- BIO290: Biostatistics
- BIO306: Animal Behavior
- BI372: Conservation Biology
- BIO404: Ecological Action
- Stream Ecology & Restoration
- Ecology & Conservation of Amphibian and Reptile Populations
- Garrigan, E.E., T.A. Young, and B.E. Hagerty. 2021. The cost of the outdoor cat and dog: wildlife rehabilitation in south central Pennsylvania. Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin 34: 1-11.
- Weitzman, C.L., B.E. Hagerty, F.C. Sandmeier, and C.R. Tracy. 2021. Desert tortoises in Zion National Park represent a natural extension of their range. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 20: 91-96.
- Hanson, K.M. and B.E. Hagerty. 2016. The influence of shifted spectral sensitivities on predator detection ability of Lake Malawi African cichlids. Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences 90: 37- 43.
- Averill-Murray, R.C. and B.E. Hagerty. 2014. Translocation relative to spatial genetic structure of the Mojave desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 13: 35-41.
- Hagerty, B.E., K.E. Nussear, T.C. Esque, and C.R. Tracy. 2011. Making molehills out of mountains: a landscape genetic approach to connectivity for desert tortoises. Landscape Ecology 26: 267-280.
- The Wildlife Society
- Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences