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Freelance Data Storyteller & Visualization | Helping researchers & orgs communicate science | 15+ years experience

Profile Summary

I’m an environmental and data scientist with 15+ years experience helping researchers, companies, and organizations communicate their findings with clarity and impact. I specialize in transforming complex datasets into intuitive visuals and stories that make data meaningful for any audience.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Data Exploration
• ★ Data Visualization
• ★ Ecology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Wildlife Management
• ☆ Animal Science
• ☆ Animal Behavior/Ethology
• ☆ Mammalian Biology
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Meta-Analysis
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Nonlinear Regression
• ☆ Bayesian Statistics
• ☆ Survey Design
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Spatial Statistics
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ SQL
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ R

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Insights

Product Development Formulation, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Concept Development

Work Experience

Affiliate Faculty

Portland State University

June 2022 - Present

Founder

Stacks Journal

2022 - Present

Associate Research Faculty

Oregon State University

2015 - 2022

Education

Ph.D. (Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior; Zoology)

Michigan State University

2010 - 2015

B.S. Conservation Biology

Arizona State University

2004 - 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Marie E. Martin, Sujay Singh, David S. Green, Sean M. Matthews (2023). Forest structure has stronger effects than cattle occurrence on the occupancy of a carnivore guild . Global Ecology and Conservation.

Kirby L. Mills, Jerrold L. Belant, Maya Beukes, Egil Dröge, Kristoffer T. Everatt, Robert Fyumagwa, David S. Green, Matt W. Hayward, Kay E. Holekamp, F. G. T. Radloff, et al. (2023). Tradeoffs between resources and risks shape the responses of a large carnivore to human disturbance . Communications Biology.

David S Green, Marie E Martin, Sean M Matthews, Jocelyn R Akins, Jennifer Carlson, Pete Figura, Brian E Hatfield, John D Perrine, Cate B Quinn, Benjamin N Sacks, et al. (2023). A hierarchical modeling approach to predict the distribution and density of Sierra Nevada Red Fox (<i>Vulpes vulpes necator</i>) . Journal of Mammalogy.

Marie E. Martin, David S. Green, Dustin Garrison, Jennifer Hartman, Breeanne K. Jackson, Heather Mackey, Mike A. McDonald, B. Heath Smith, Tessa R. Smith, Stevi L. Vanderzwan, et al. (2023). An integrated spatial capture–recapture approach reveals the distribution of a cryptic carnivore in a protected area . Ecosphere.

David S. Green, Aaron N. Facka, Kevin P. Smith, Sean M. Matthews, Roger A. Powell (2022). Evaluating the efficacy of reintroducing fishers (Pekania pennanti) to a landscape managed for timber production . Forest Ecology and Management.

Phoebe Parker‐Shames, Christopher Choi, Van Butsic, David Green, Brent Barry, Katie Moriarty, Taal Levi, Justin S. Brashares (2022). The spatial overlap of small‐scale cannabis farms with aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity . Conservation Science and Practice.

David S. Green, Marie E. Martin, Roger A. Powell, Eric L. McGregor, Mourad W. Gabriel, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz, Sean M. Matthews (2022). Mixed‐severity wildfire and salvage logging affect the populations of a forest‐dependent carnivoran and a competitor . Ecosphere.

Brent R. Barry, Katie Moriarty, David Green, Rebecca A. Hutchinson, Taal Levi (2021). Integrating multi‐method surveys and recovery trajectories into occupancy models . Ecosphere.

Cara L Appel, Katie M Moriarty, Sean M Matthews, David S Green, Stacy Anderson, Evan King, J Scott Yaeger, Jeremy Brown, Claire Bortot, William T Bean (2021). North american porcupine distribution in the pacific northwest and evaluation of a non-invasive monitoring technique . Northwestern Naturalist.

Matthew T. Farr, David S. Green, Kay E. Holekamp, Elise F. Zipkin (2021). Integrating distance sampling and presence‐only data to estimate species abundance . Ecology.

Daniel W. Linden, David S. Green, Elena V. Chelysheva, Salim Mandela Mandere, Stephanie M. Dloniak (2020). Challenges and opportunities in population monitoring of cheetahs . Population Ecology.

Katy J Califf, David S Green, Aaron P Wagner, Kim T Scribner, Karen Beatty, Meredith E Wagner, Kay E Holekamp (2020). Genetic relatedness and space use in two populations of striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena) . Journal of Mammalogy.

David S Green, Kay E Holekamp (2019). Pastoralist activities affect the movement patterns of a large African carnivore, the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) . Journal of Mammalogy.

David S. Green, Elise F. Zipkin, Darren C. Incorvaia, Kay E. Holekamp (2019). Long-term ecological changes influence herbivore diversity and abundance inside a protected area in the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem . Global Ecology and Conservation.

David S. Green, Matthew T. Farr, Kay E. Holekamp, Eli D. Strauss, Elise F. Zipkin (2019). Can hyena behaviour provide information on population trends of sympatric carnivores? . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

Sean M Matthews, David S Green, J Mark Higley, Kerry M Rennie, Caylen M Kelsey, Rebecca E Green (2019). Reproductive den selection and its consequences for fisher neonates, a cavity-obligate mustelid . Journal of Mammalogy.

Matthew T. Farr, David S. Green, Kay E. Holekamp, Gary J. Roloff, Elise F. Zipkin(2019). Multispecies hierarchical modeling reveals variable responses of African carnivores to management alternatives . Ecological Applications. p. e01845. Wiley

Renee G. Seidler, David S. Green, Jon P. Beckmann(2018). Highways, crossing structures and risk: Behaviors of Greater Yellowstone pronghorn elucidate efficacy of road mitigation . Global Ecology and Conservation. 15. p. e00416. Elsevier {BV}

Renee G. Seidler, David S. Green, Jon P. Beckmann (2018). Highways, crossing structures and risk: Behaviors of Greater Yellowstone pronghorn elucidate efficacy of road mitigation . Global Ecology and Conservation.

David S. Green, Sean M. Matthews, Robert C. Swiers, Richard L. Callas, J. Scott Yaeger, Stuart L. Farber, Michael K. Schwartz, Roger A. Powell, Blaine Griffen(2018). Dynamic occupancy modelling reveals a hierarchy of competition among fishers, grey foxes and ringtails . Journal of Animal Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell

D. S. Green, L. Johnson-Ulrich, H. E. Couraud, K. E. Holekamp(2017). Anthropogenic disturbance induces opposing population trends in spotted hyenas and African lions . Biodiversity and Conservation. Springer Nature

David S. Green, Gary J. Roloff, Brian R. Heath, Kay E. Holekamp(2015). Temporal dynamics of the reponses by African mammals to prescribed fire . The Journal of Wildlife Management. 79. (2). p. 235--242. Wiley-Blackwell

D S Green(2010). Developing a non-invasive indicator of pinniped health: Neonate behavior and growth in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) . Ciencias Marinas. 36. (3). p. 311--321. Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanologicas

OTHER

Mark A Linnell, Katie Moriarty, David S Green, Taal Levi(2017). Density and population viability of coastal marten: a rare and geographically isolated small carnivore . {PeerJ}

DISSERTATION THESIS

David S. Green (2015). Anthropogenic disturbance, ecological change, and wildlife conservation at the edge of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem . Unpublished.