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New Director Named for Llano River Field Station

By Deidra Lundberg, Section Coordinator

Texas Tech University recently named Blake Grisham, Ed.d., associate professor in the Department of Natural Resources Management (NRM), as director of the Llano River Field Station (LRFS), TTU at Junction.

Grisham has been a faculty member in NRM since 2013. His research centers on incorporating weather and climate data into ecological field studies, with emphasis on ground-nesting birds, and more recently, disease ecology of upland game birds and ungulates. He has secured funding to study multiple species.

Assisting with Texas Tech's research initiatives and maximizing research output by engaging colleges and campus leaders is something Grisham is looking forward to.

“TTU at Junction is the most important TTU site outside of Lubbock County,” he said. “I am excited and grateful for this opportunity and look forward to working on behalf of the campus and field station at the university level. My goal is to work toward, increase, and expand upon Dr. Arsuffi' s vision for the field station and make the LRFS the premier research and educational field station in the United States.”

Since joining NRM, Grisham has published 32 peer-reviewed scientific papers, two scientific book chapters, presented or co-presented 98 oral or poster presentations, and has authored 28 successful proposals exceeding $4 million in extramural research grants and gifts.

Grisham will retain his appointment in NRM and will continue to teach NRM classes, serve as the faculty advisor to The Wildlife Society at Texas Tech, and coordinate NRM marketing and alumni engagement. His new duties with the LRFS are to facilitate and coordinate research on the Junction Campus within and outside of the TTU System and oversee the Outdoor Education Program.