Devin W. Landry
826 West Pine Street
Missoula, MT 59802
914-806-2787
devin.landry@umontana.com
Education
2005-2009 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
Bachelor of Arts: Religion, English Literature
Research
2014-2015 Master of Science Candidate, Lead Researcher, Lab of Dr. Creagh Breuner, University of
Montana. Effects of recreational backcountry aviation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) stress
physiology. Lead field researcher, data analyzer, and author of pending MS Thesis and peer-reviewed
publication.
2013-2014 Research assistant/Field technician, Lab of Dr. Erick Greene, University of Montana.
Behavior and ecology of avian alarm call communication. Bioacoustics technician, study site surveying, data
analysis.
2013 Research assistant/Field technician, Blackfoot Project, University of Montana. Predator-prey
interactions between Columbian ground squirrels (Urocitellus columbianus) and red-tailed hawks (Buteo
jamaicensis). Experimental design, experimental treatment setup, execution of audio and visual stimuli,
video observation, data analysis.
Teaching & Mentorship
2014-2015 Teaching Assistant, University of Montana
Fall 2014, WBIO 346 Wildlife Physiological Ecology
Spring 2015, BIOB 171 Principles of Biological Diversity
2006 Peer Mentor, Office of the First-Year Experience, Skidmore College. History of Labor Movements;
facilitating in-class discussion, academic and extracurricular guidance, assignment editing, office hours.
Publications
Landry, D.W. 2009. Voices of protest and purity: Straight edge and its relationship to American health
religion. Senior Honors Thesis in Religion, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Landry, D.W. 2008. When everything worth believing is so mysterious: John Milton, Henry Darger, and the
paradox of faith. Senior Capstone Project in English, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Presentations
2009 Voices of protest and purity: Straight edge and its relationship to American health religion. Academic
Festival, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY.
2014 Effects of recreational backcountry aviation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) stress
physiology. Wildlife Biology Seminar Series, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
2014 Using stress physiology in wildlife conservation and management. Guest lecturer, WBIO 346 Wildlife
Physiology Ecology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
2015 Effects of recreational backcountry aviation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) stress
physiology. CONFORWest Natural Resource & Forestry Conference, Friday Harbor, WA.
Grants & Awards
2015 Les Pengelly Scholarship College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula,
MT, $2,600
2014 onXmaps Fund, $1,000
Academic and Professional Honors
2015 3rd Place, Best Presentation Category, CONFORWEST 2015 Natural Resource & Forestry
Conference, Friday Harbor, WA
2009 Phi Betta Kappa, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2009 Summa Cum Laude, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
2007-2009 Periclean Honors Society, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
Volunteer Experience
2009 Ride on Center for Kids, Round Rock, TX. Therapeutic horseback riding center; ride leader, client
safety, general barn maintenance.
2005 Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral School, New York, NY. Kindergarten teaching assistant
Data Analysis
Program R
Raven Sound Analysis Software
Microsoft Office Excel