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Researcher and
Data Professional

My work has covered various fields in science and beyond. Read more about my background and publications below. Feel free to contact me with any questions or to request access to materials.

Education

2020 - present

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Ph.D., Earth and Ecosystem Sciences (in progress)

Advisor: Dr. Anna Monfils

Coursework: Advanced statistics, database design, GIS analysis 

2015 - 2019

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 (105 total views; 27 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 (2280 total views; 732 total downloads)

©2024 by Sara E. Hansen.

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