Mandy Orth

Title

Lecturer and Lab Coordinator

Office Building

Berg Agricultural Hall

Office

363

Mailing Address

Berg Agricultural Hall 363
Biology & Microbiology-Box 2104A
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

• Ph.D. in wildlife and fisheries sciences | South Dakota State University | 2018
• M.S. in biological sciences | South Dakota State University | 2012
• B.S. in biology and psychology | South Dakota State University | 2008

Academic Responsibilities

• Lecturer and lab coordinator for General Biology I and II (BIOL 151 and 153)

Committees and Professional Memberships

• The Wildlife Society
• Pheasants Forever

Awards and Honors

• College of Natural Sciences Teacher of the Year 2023
• CPETE Professional Development Certificate 2017-2023
• Tom Cheesbrough Award for Teaching in Biology and Microbiology 2017 and 2023
• Lloyd Fredrickson Memorial Scholarship - Outstanding Wildlife Ph.D. Student 2016
• Best Student Presentation 2013, South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society
• Outstanding Wildlife M.S. Student 2012
• Certificate of Graduate Teaching Excellence 2011

Areas of Research

• Ph.D. - Evaluation of methods used to improve grasslands as pheasant brood habitat.
• M.S. - Distribution and landscape attributes of greater prairie-chickens and sharp-tailed grouse outside of their traditional range in South Dakota.