SARA E. HANSEN
Education
2020 - 2025
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Ph.D. Earth and Ecosystem Science
Advisor: Dr. Anna Monfils
Coursework: Advanced statistics, database design, GIS analysis
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
B.S. Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity
with Distinction
Coursework: Natural sciences, statistics, science methods
Publications
Hansen, S.E., M.J. Monfils, R.A. Hackett, R.T. Goebel, and A.K. Monfils. 2024. Data-centric species distribution modeling: Impacts of modeler decisions in a case study of invasive European frog-bit. Applications in Plant Sciences 12: e11573. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11573
Hansen, S.E., A.K. Monfils, and D.L. Linton. 2023. Building biodiversity datasets for invasive species. Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology 19: 3. https://tiee.esa.org/vol/v19/issues/data_sets/hansen/abstract.html
Hansen, S.E., B.C. Cahill, R.A. Hackett, M.J. Monfils, R.T. Goebel, J.A. Macklin, S. Asencio, and A.K. Monfils. 2022. Aggregated occurrence records of invasive European frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.) across North America. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e77492. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e77492
Hardisty, A., L. Ellwood, G. Nelson, B. Zimkus, J. Buschbom, W. Addink, R.K. Rabeler, J. Bates, A. Bentley, J. Fortes, S.E. Hansen, J. Macklin, A. Mast, J. Miller, A.K. Monfils, D.L. Paul, E. Wallis, and M. Webster. 2022. Digital Extended Specimens: Enabling an extensible network of biodiversity data records as integrated digital objects on the Internet. BioScience: biac060. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac060
Published Data Resources
Hansen, S.E., M.J. Monfils, R.A. Hackett, R.T. Goebel, and A.K. Monfils. 2023. Data‐centric species distribution modeling. Retrieved from https://osf.io/y6meq/
Hansen, S.E., B.C. Cahill, R.A. Hackett, M.J. Monfils, R.T. Goebel, S. Asencio, and A.K. Monfils. 2022. Aggregated occurrence records of invasive European frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.) across North America. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.15468/jsab2y
Open Education Resources
Hansen, S.E., R. Ewing, D.L. Linton, and A.K. Monfils. 2025. The Process of Science: Introduction to Ecosystems, Conservation, and Team Science (Version 1.0). Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education, QUBES Educational Resources. http://dx.doi.org/10.25334/B1EF-HM78 (327 total views; 130 total downloads)
Hansen, S.E., A.K. Monfils, and D. Linton. 2023. Building Biodiversity Datasets for Invasive Species (Version 3.0). Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education, QUBES Educational Resources. http://dx.doi.org/10.25334/7G20-HK17 (2522 total views; 796 total downloads)