Cassidy Waldrep

PhD Goals for the New Year: Productivity, Writing, and Balance — Cassidy Waldrep Sharing New Year goals focused on productivity, writing better papers, learning GitHub, and maintaining balance during graduate school.

One of my goals this year is to contiune publishing blog posts. This year, I wanted to start with speaking on some goals that I have for the new year, including waking up early, getting my code on GitHub, writing more, and baking bread.

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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

My research was featured in the DUC Conservator Magazine Fall 2025. Read to see how we're using transmitters to save the mallards!

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🧪🌎 #birds #phd

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...

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

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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.

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So happy of how this turned out and thankful for my amazing team! Olivia, Sara, @cassidywaldrep.bsky.social @markdavis79.bsky.social

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.

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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…

"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 #🧪

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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...

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...

#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

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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!

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Less than 24 hours to go before my PhD qualifying exam...this will decide whether or not the University will allow me to roll up to a PhD from a Master's. Feeling nervous but also excited for some good conversation with my committee.

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(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

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.
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best decision I ever made!! no neck pain anymore after work

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 feel you!! Had to get an ergonomic chair for the office...

i wish!! I have to use it for grad school...but it truly is terrible

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.

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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...

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

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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

Thank you!!

Hey! I'm studying habitat use, movement, behaviour, and population ecology of eastern mallards (mallards that use the Atlantic Flyway)

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

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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 🧪🦆

Ugh! I heard. Classic tech problems. Hopefully we can get those solved in the future. I'm sure everyone enjoyed it none the less.

What a cute lil mallard - just after she took a sip of water! #birds

I wish I could have seen it! I'm sure it was awesome. Thanks for giving it!!