Cassidy Waldrep
@cassidywaldrep.bsky.social
> Msc --> Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan
> avid bird and R lover
> behavioral and population ecology of mallard ducks
> avid bird and R lover
> behavioral and population ecology of mallard ducks
Pinned
Mallards on the move — Ducks Unlimited Canada
How science, hunters and high-tech trackers are helping us better understand North America’s most familiar duck
www.ducks.ca
My research was featured in the DUC Conservator Magazine Fall 2025. Read to see how we're using transmitters to save the mallards!
www.ducks.ca/stories/cons...
🧪🌎 #birds #phd
www.ducks.ca/stories/cons...
🧪🌎 #birds #phd
My research was featured in the DUC Conservator Magazine Fall 2025. Read to see how we're using transmitters to save the mallards!
www.ducks.ca/stories/cons...
🧪🌎 #birds #phd
www.ducks.ca/stories/cons...
🧪🌎 #birds #phd
Mallards on the move — Ducks Unlimited Canada
How science, hunters and high-tech trackers are helping us better understand North America’s most familiar duck
www.ducks.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My research was featured in the DUC Conservator Magazine Fall 2025. Read to see how we're using transmitters to save the mallards!
www.ducks.ca/stories/cons...
🧪🌎 #birds #phd
www.ducks.ca/stories/cons...
🧪🌎 #birds #phd
New blog post about writing! I just started writing my first manuscript to come out of my PhD and have learned a lot.
#phdsky #academia #science #writing
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/wr...
#phdsky #academia #science #writing
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/wr...
Writing Isn’t Natural—It’s a Skill — Cassidy Waldrep
Writing was never something I struggled with until I got to graduate school. In college, I recall sitting down at the library and finishing a five-page essay draft in just three hours. With a quick r...
www.cassidywaldrep.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
New blog post about writing! I just started writing my first manuscript to come out of my PhD and have learned a lot.
#phdsky #academia #science #writing
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/wr...
#phdsky #academia #science #writing
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/wr...
I'm reading Joshua Schimel's "Writing Science: How to write papers that get cited and proposals that get funded". I came across this quote today and felt it speak right to my soul.
As a chronic perfectionist, I always feel the weight of not knowing enough & being right all the time. Wow.
#phdsky
As a chronic perfectionist, I always feel the weight of not knowing enough & being right all the time. Wow.
#phdsky
August 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm reading Joshua Schimel's "Writing Science: How to write papers that get cited and proposals that get funded". I came across this quote today and felt it speak right to my soul.
As a chronic perfectionist, I always feel the weight of not knowing enough & being right all the time. Wow.
#phdsky
As a chronic perfectionist, I always feel the weight of not knowing enough & being right all the time. Wow.
#phdsky
Reposted by Cassidy Waldrep
So happy of how this turned out and thankful for my amazing team! Olivia, Sara, @cassidywaldrep.bsky.social @markdavis79.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
So happy of how this turned out and thankful for my amazing team! Olivia, Sara, @cassidywaldrep.bsky.social @markdavis79.bsky.social
Reposted by Cassidy Waldrep
Thanks so much to my all-star @audubon.org editor @amcglashen.bsky.social for sticking with me throughout this story! And thanks to @cassidywaldrep.bsky.social and many others not on social media for talking to me about the Atlantic Flyway Migration Project!
June 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thanks so much to my all-star @audubon.org editor @amcglashen.bsky.social for sticking with me throughout this story! And thanks to @cassidywaldrep.bsky.social and many others not on social media for talking to me about the Atlantic Flyway Migration Project!
successfully passed my PhD proposal defense and I'm now a PhD student! I started as a MsC student but knew I wanted a PhD the whole time. Excited to finally be able to call myself a PhD student.
#phdsky
#phdsky
May 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
successfully passed my PhD proposal defense and I'm now a PhD student! I started as a MsC student but knew I wanted a PhD the whole time. Excited to finally be able to call myself a PhD student.
#phdsky
#phdsky
"If you ever feel “behind” or not knowledgeable enough in your field — because you’re just a grad student — know that it’s okay to ask questions and learn. We all have to start somewhere"
Read my field diary below. #PhDSky #birds #🧪
appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/04/25/f...
Read my field diary below. #PhDSky #birds #🧪
appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/04/25/f...
Field Diaries: A PhD Student’s Journey into Waterfowl Research
In our ‘Field Diaries’ series, The Applied Ecologist is sharing stories from a range of different fieldwork experiences. In this post, Cassidy Waldrep shares her story working with wate…
appliedecologistsblog.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"If you ever feel “behind” or not knowledgeable enough in your field — because you’re just a grad student — know that it’s okay to ask questions and learn. We all have to start somewhere"
Read my field diary below. #PhDSky #birds #🧪
appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/04/25/f...
Read my field diary below. #PhDSky #birds #🧪
appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/04/25/f...
Reposted by Cassidy Waldrep
Excited to announce a webinar hosted by R4E @repro4everyone.bsky.social on data visualization with Helena Jambor (@helenajambor.bsky.social) !!! Details here: www.repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-hos...
R4E hosts a Data Visualiztion webinar with Helena Jambor! — R4E
This webinar will be lead by Dr. Helen Jambor . She is an Associate Professor for Data Visualization. The webinar will be held on Thursday June 5, 2025 at 11am ET (USA) and 5pm CEST (Europe). A...
www.repro4everyone.org
April 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Excited to announce a webinar hosted by R4E @repro4everyone.bsky.social on data visualization with Helena Jambor (@helenajambor.bsky.social) !!! Details here: www.repro4everyone.org/blog/r4e-hos...
Reposted by Cassidy Waldrep
#WritingResources: This is an essential resource for academic writers. The Uni of Manchester Phrasebank is a great source of stock phrases. buff.ly/3ebzfFG #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool #SUAW #PhDforum
April 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#WritingResources: This is an essential resource for academic writers. The Uni of Manchester Phrasebank is a great source of stock phrases. buff.ly/3ebzfFG #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #gradschool #SUAW #PhDforum
Follow my mallards as they undergo spring migration! Maps updated every few days. Maybe there's one near you...
#birds #science #conservation #mallards #ducks
atlantic-flyway-waterfowl-gps.weebly.com/mallards.html
#birds #science #conservation #mallards #ducks
atlantic-flyway-waterfowl-gps.weebly.com/mallards.html
April 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Follow my mallards as they undergo spring migration! Maps updated every few days. Maybe there's one near you...
#birds #science #conservation #mallards #ducks
atlantic-flyway-waterfowl-gps.weebly.com/mallards.html
#birds #science #conservation #mallards #ducks
atlantic-flyway-waterfowl-gps.weebly.com/mallards.html
Does anyone know of small scale scholarships that are currently open right now? Looking for ways to get some extra funds for my work. For reference, I'm a biology graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan studying mallard duck ecology!
#scholarships #PhDSky #science #birds
#scholarships #PhDSky #science #birds
April 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Does anyone know of small scale scholarships that are currently open right now? Looking for ways to get some extra funds for my work. For reference, I'm a biology graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan studying mallard duck ecology!
#scholarships #PhDSky #science #birds
#scholarships #PhDSky #science #birds
ChatGPT Plus is free until May 31st for students! Even works for graduate students. Highly recommend for coding!
#rstats #PhDSky
chatgpt.com/students
#rstats #PhDSky
chatgpt.com/students
ChatGPT Plus free for students | ChatGPT
Get two months of ChatGPT Plus free, just in time for finals
chatgpt.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
ChatGPT Plus is free until May 31st for students! Even works for graduate students. Highly recommend for coding!
#rstats #PhDSky
chatgpt.com/students
#rstats #PhDSky
chatgpt.com/students
In my second publication ever, we document 11 different post-mount mating behaviors for G. insculpta in the wild, a number not recorded previously in a singular event, and several behaviors only previously described during courtship.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#herps #turtles #science
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#herps #turtles #science
(PDF) Glyptemys insculpta. Pre-copulatory behaviors
PDF | On Mar 6, 2025, Krista Larson and others published Glyptemys insculpta. Pre-copulatory behaviors | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
www.researchgate.net
March 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
In my second publication ever, we document 11 different post-mount mating behaviors for G. insculpta in the wild, a number not recorded previously in a singular event, and several behaviors only previously described during courtship.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#herps #turtles #science
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#herps #turtles #science
recieved these amazing photos from Laurie Michelman (littlepeacegallery.com), a photographer that found one of my birds! This bird was banded in 2022 as an adult, meaning she's been alive for over four years now. she's killing it! #birds
January 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
recieved these amazing photos from Laurie Michelman (littlepeacegallery.com), a photographer that found one of my birds! This bird was banded in 2022 as an adult, meaning she's been alive for over four years now. she's killing it! #birds
I HATE the synching between OneDrive and my Mac. Today I just lost 5 days of proposal edits I think due to OneDrive being confused. So frustrated right now. Telling myself it'll be better the second time around.
#PhDSky #academics
#PhDSky #academics
January 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I HATE the synching between OneDrive and my Mac. Today I just lost 5 days of proposal edits I think due to OneDrive being confused. So frustrated right now. Telling myself it'll be better the second time around.
#PhDSky #academics
#PhDSky #academics
I found a new way to organize my tasks that I LOVE. Highly recommend if you feel like all your tasks are just chilling in your head. Use the motivation from the New Year to organize your life! Check it out!
#PhDSky #academicsky #medsky
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/st...
#PhDSky #academicsky #medsky
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/st...
Start the Year Right: Free Resources to Keep Grad Students Organized — Cassidy Waldrep
Staying organized in grad school doesn't have to cost a dime! In this post, I share three free tools—Microsoft To-Do, Notion, and Zenkit—that can help you tackle your academic and personal goals. Whet...
www.cassidywaldrep.com
January 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I found a new way to organize my tasks that I LOVE. Highly recommend if you feel like all your tasks are just chilling in your head. Use the motivation from the New Year to organize your life! Check it out!
#PhDSky #academicsky #medsky
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/st...
#PhDSky #academicsky #medsky
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/st...
www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-ba...
Short article about my project. It's always so rewarding to see these things online.
Short article about my project. It's always so rewarding to see these things online.
Notes from the Field: Eastern Mallard Project | U.S. Geological Survey
“Notes from the Field” are contributed articles that highlight current banding projects and the continued importance of bird banding 100+ years after the establishment of the Bird Banding Lab. This ar...
www.usgs.gov
December 10, 2024 at 3:42 PM
www.usgs.gov/labs/bird-ba...
Short article about my project. It's always so rewarding to see these things online.
Short article about my project. It's always so rewarding to see these things online.
just submitted my undergraduate research and hoping for the best! it's been too long haha... #PhDsky #academics
November 21, 2024 at 10:36 PM
just submitted my undergraduate research and hoping for the best! it's been too long haha... #PhDsky #academics
Having to read a bunch for drafting the second part of my proposal. Anyone have some encouragement to get through this literature review? Best tips and tricks for not going insane reading all the time??
#PhDChat
#academicsky
#PhD
#PhDChat
#academicsky
#PhD
September 24, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Having to read a bunch for drafting the second part of my proposal. Anyone have some encouragement to get through this literature review? Best tips and tricks for not going insane reading all the time??
#PhDChat
#academicsky
#PhD
#PhDChat
#academicsky
#PhD
This past week I got to band birds in the Dakotas with my roommate. What an awesome experience! I caught and banded my first pintail, wigeon, wood duck, and green-winged teal. I love this stage of life - learning and getting my "firsts". Now, back to the office! #birds #PhDsky 🧪🦆
September 20, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I realize this may have gotten lost in the craziness from this weekend. Have a look at these FREE online workshops!!
#PhdSky #dataSkyence #AcademicSky
#PhdSky #dataSkyence #AcademicSky
I collated some free online workshops for researchers/coders/wannabe scientists. Have a look! Includes workshops from...
@repro4everyone.bsky.social
@dariia.bsky.social
(and way more but they only have X, not twitter!!).
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/fr...
@repro4everyone.bsky.social
@dariia.bsky.social
(and way more but they only have X, not twitter!!).
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/fr...
Free Online Workshops for biology/coding students! — Cassidy Waldrep
Want additional ways to learn about coding and stats this fall? Look no
further! I complied a list of free online workshops this fall!
www.cassidywaldrep.com
September 3, 2024 at 2:24 PM
I realize this may have gotten lost in the craziness from this weekend. Have a look at these FREE online workshops!!
#PhdSky #dataSkyence #AcademicSky
#PhdSky #dataSkyence #AcademicSky
I collated some free online workshops for researchers/coders/wannabe scientists. Have a look! Includes workshops from...
@repro4everyone.bsky.social
@dariia.bsky.social
(and way more but they only have X, not twitter!!).
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/fr...
@repro4everyone.bsky.social
@dariia.bsky.social
(and way more but they only have X, not twitter!!).
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/fr...
Free Online Workshops for biology/coding students! — Cassidy Waldrep
Want additional ways to learn about coding and stats this fall? Look no
further! I complied a list of free online workshops this fall!
www.cassidywaldrep.com
August 31, 2024 at 11:55 PM
I collated some free online workshops for researchers/coders/wannabe scientists. Have a look! Includes workshops from...
@repro4everyone.bsky.social
@dariia.bsky.social
(and way more but they only have X, not twitter!!).
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/fr...
@repro4everyone.bsky.social
@dariia.bsky.social
(and way more but they only have X, not twitter!!).
www.cassidywaldrep.com/resources/fr...
Reposted by Cassidy Waldrep
August 30, 2024 at 2:45 PM