tfuller@mail.utexas.eduEducation
Bachelors of Arts in Historical Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas (2001).
Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin (2004).
Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Texas at Austin.
Academic Interests
Biostatistics.
Conservation planning.
Geographic information systems and remote sensing.
Current Projects
- Using stochastic programming for conservation planning.
Publications
Justus, J., Fuller, T., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "The Influence of Representation Targets on the Total Area of Conservation Area Networks." Conservation Biology 22: 673 - 682. [pdf] [supplementary material]
Fuller, T., Morton, D. P., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "Incorporating Uncertainty about Species’ Potential Distributions under Climate Change into the Selection of Conservation Areas with a Case Study from the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska," Biological Conservation 141: 1547 - 1559. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2008.03.021 [pdf] [supplementary material]
Fuller, T., Morton, D., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "Planning for Biodiversity Conservation Using Stochastic Programming." In Deutsch, A., Bravo de la Parra, R., de Boer, R. J., Diekmann, O., Jagers, P., Kisdi, E., Kretzschmar, M., Lansky, P., and Metz, H. (Eds.), Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Volume II. (Boston: Birkhäuser). pp. 101-107.[pdf]
lloldi-Rangel, P., Fuller, T., Linaje, M., Pappas, C., Sánchez-Cordero, V., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "Solving the Maximum Representation Problem to Prioritize Areas for the Conservation of Terrestrial Mammals at Risk in Oaxaca." Diversity and Distributions 14: 493 - 508. [pdf] [supplementary material]
Sánchez-Corderdo, V., Illoldi, P., Linaje, M., Fuller, T., and Sarkar, S. 2008. "Por Qué Hay Un Costo En Posponer La Conservación De La Diversidad Biológica En México." Biodiversitas 76: 7 - 12. [pdf]
Fuller, T., Sánchez-Corderdo, V., Illoldi-Rangel, P., Linaje, M., and Sarkar, S. 2007. "The Cost of Postponing Biodiversity Conservation in Mexico," Biological Conservation 134: 593 -600. [pdf]
Sarkar, S., Mayfield, M., Cameron, S., Fuller, T., and Garson, J. 2007. "Conservation Area Networks for the Indian Region: Systematic Methods and Future Prospects," Himalayan Journal of Sciences 4(6): 27 - 40. [pdf]
Sarkar, S., Pressey, R.L., Faith, D.P., Margules, C.R., Fuller, T., Stoms, D.M., Moffett, A., Wilson, K.A., Williams, K.J., Williams, P.H., and S. Andelman. 2006. "Biodiversity Conservation Planning Tools: Present Status and Challenges for the Future," Annual Review of Environment and Resources 31: 123 - 59.[pdf]
Fuller, T., Munguía, M., Mayfield, M., Sánchez-Corderdo, V., and Sarkar, S. 2006. "Incorporating Connectivity into Conservation Planning: A Multi-Criteria Case Study from Central Mexico," Biological Conservation 133: 131-142.[pdf]
Fuller, T. and Sarkar, S. 2006. "LQGraph: A Software Package for Optimizing Connectivity in Conservation Planning," Environmental Modeling and Software 21: 750 -755.[pdf]
Fuller, T., Sarkar, S., and Crews, D. 2005. "The Use of Norms of Reaction to Analyze Genotypic and Environmental Influences on Behavior in Mice and Rats," Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 29: 445 -456.[pdf]
Sarkar, S., Justus, J., Fuller, T., Kelley, C., Garson, J., and Mayfield, M. 2005. "Effectiveness of Environmental Surrogates for the Selection of Conservation Area Networks," Conservation Biology 19: 815 -825.[pdf]
Crews, D., Fuller, T., Mirasol, E. G., Pfaff, D. W., and Ogawa, S. 2004. "Postnatal Environment Affects Behavior of Adult Transgenic Mice," Experimental Biology and Medicine 229: 935 -939.[pdf]
Sarkar, S., Moffett, A., Sierra, R., Fuller, T., Cameron, S., and Garson, J. 2004. "Incorporating Multiple Criteria into the Design of Conservation Area Networks," Endangered Species Update 21: 100 -107.[pdf]
Fuller, T. 2003. “The Integrative Biology of Phenotypic Plasticity. [Review of Pigliucci, M. Phenotypic Plasticity: Beyond Nature and Nurture],” Biology and Philosophy 18: 381 -389.[pdf]
Sarkar, S. and Fuller, T. 2003. “Generalized Reaction Norms for Ecological Developmental Biology,” Evolution and Development 5: 106 -115.[pdf]
In Press
Fuller, T. 2008. "Convention on Biodiversity," In Callicott, J. B. and Frodeman, R. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. (Detroit: Macmillan Reference). [pdf]
Thesis
Fuller, T. 2004. “The Use of Graph Theory in the Design of Conservation Area Networks: Methods for Maximizing Network Connectivity.” M.A. Thesis, Department of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin.[pdf]