Erin Hagen
ehagen@u.washington.edu

Education

BA in Biology, minor in Spanish,Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, 2000
MS in Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2005
PhD candidate, University of Washington

• Lockwood fellowship, College of Forest Resources, UW 2003-4
• MIRT fellowship
• President’s Honorary scholarship, Truman State University 1996-2000

• Specifically, resource requirements of the endangered Juan Fernández firecrown, as well as roles of invasive species in native ecosystems.
• Generally, island ecology and conservation, also citizen science and development of environmental stewardship.

Presentations and Conferences

Hagen, E. 2008. American Ornithological Union, August, Can two firecrowns coexist? Evidence for competition on Robinson Crusoe Island

Hagen, E. 2008. Corporacion Nacional Forestal, Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, April, Conservacion y restauracion: Que significa para Juan Fernández

Hagen, E. 2008. John Rogers Elementary School, Seattle, WA, January, Hummingbirds

Hagen, E. 2007. Corporacion Nacional Forestal, Vina del Mar, Chile, November, Los picaflores en Robinson Crusoe: Alimentacion y nidificacion

Hagen, E. 2007. Colegio Insular Robinson Crusoe, Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, August, La biologia de conservacion

Hagen, E. 2007. Corporacion Nacional Forestal, Vina del Mar, Chile, July, Especies introducidas cambiando el ecosistema insular

Hagen, E. 2007. Wilson Ornithological Society, March, Breeding ecology of the Juan Fernández Firecrown and Green-backed Firecrown on Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile

Tilth Producers of Washington Conference November 2005

• Conservation of the native avifauna of the Juan Fernández Islands, Chile through a mixture of ecological research of species of concern; planning, implementing and supporting active environmental education; and training local residents as field technicians
• Study of native ecosystems, with a focus on hummingbirds, within Costa Rica