- Retired Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
- B.A. 1974 Psychology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Ph.D. 1980. Ecology and Behavioral Biology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
- Her husband, Eugene Ash, was the chief apiarist at the Texas A&M Honey Bee Lab.
- Dr. Packard is Associate Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University. She joined the Graduate Faculty in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences with a BA in Psychology from Swarthmore College, Ph.D. in Ecology and Behavioral Biology from the University of Minnesota, and postdoc at the University of Florida. In 2008, she was internationally recognized as a leading expert on wolf social behavior, for research conducted early in her career. Her national reputation broadened as she applied the principles of behavioral ecology to marine mammals and ungulates. Her greatest research contributions included behavioral mechanisms of infertility, animal use of habitat, and diverse cultural perspectives on conservation. Teaching and service awards highlighted her dedication to scientific rigor, diversity, and high impact learning experiences for undergraduates. She served on the boards of international, national and local non-profit organizations, including: Society for Conservation Biology, Organization for Tropical Studies, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, and Brazos Valley Museum.
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