• Post-Doctoral Researcher/Research Faculty, Conservation genetics, University of Nevada - Reno, 1994
• Ph D, Biology, Montana State University, 1991
• MS, Ecology, University of Tennessee, 1985
• BS, Biology, Niagara University, 1981

• Captive Rearing Program to facilitate habitat evaluation, head-starting, and population augmentation for the Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in Illinois., Illinois Dept of Natural Resources, (2012 - 2014)

• Define the spatial extent and population demography of bigheaded carp, USFWS, (2021 - 2023)
• Assessing bigheaded carp population distributions in eastern South Dakota tributaries to the Missouri River, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, (2021 - 2022)
• Captive rearing the Devil crayfish (Cambarus diogenes) for augmentation and improvement of the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly habitat in Illinois, and additional captive rearing of the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) , Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, (2019 - 2022)
• Development of eDNA Techniques to Detect the Endangered Hine's Emerald Dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) and Devil Crayfish (Cambarus Diogenes) at a Landscape Level, year 3, USGS, (2018 - 2019)
• Development of eDNA Techniques to Detect the Endangered Hine's Emerald Dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) and Devil Crayfish (Cambarus Diogenes) at a Landscape Level, year 2 , USGS, (2017 - 2018)
• Tularemia: Active surveillance of ticks from small mammals in Lower Brule, South Dakota, USD, (2016 - 2016)
• Development of eDNA Techniques to Detect the Endangered Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana), US Fish and Wildlife Service and USGS, (2016 - Present)
• Preliminary Investigation of the Role of Small Mammals in the Maintenance of Plaque on Lower Brule Black- Tailed Prairie Dog Colonies", Sd Departemnt of Game, Fish and Parks, (2013 - 2016)
• MRI: Aquisition of Genetic Instrumentation for a New Core Facility at the University of South Dakota, National Science Foundation, (2009 - 2012)
• Acquisition of a Genetic Analyzer by University of South Dakota Evolutionary Genetics Research Group, National Science Foundation, (2002 - 2005)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Black, Holly H., Potts, Rashaun, Fiecthner, Jayden, Pietri, Jose, and Britten, Hugh. Establishment of Amblyomma americanum populations and new records of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes scapularis in South Dakota. Journal of Vector Ecology, 2021.
• Schmidt, Kristie K., Soluk, Daniel, Maestas, Sarah S., and Britten, Hugh. Persistence and accumulation of environmental DNA from an endangered dragonfly. Nature Scientific Reports, 2021.
• Britten, Hugh, and Maestas, Lauren L.. Effects of deltamethrin treatment on small mammal and ectoparasite population dynamics and plague prevalence in a North American mixed-grass prairie system. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2019. (DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2332)
• Britten, Hugh. Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Surveillance in Eastern South Dakota, May – July 2019.
• Kiesow, Alyssa A., and Britten, Hugh. Comparison of Glaucomys sabrinus and Tamiasciurus hudsonicus phylogenies with focus on the insular United States, 59-69. Vol. 50, Iss. 2 Western North American Naturalist, 2018.
• Mize, Erica E., Grassel, Shaun, and Britten, Hugh. Fleas of black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and their potential role in the movement of plague, 521-531. Vol. 53 Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2017. (DOI: 10.7589/2016-09-202)
• Maestas, Lauren L., and Britten, Hugh. Flea composition from small mammals in mixed-grass prairies: Implications for the maintenance of enzootic plague, 467-474. Vol. 17 Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2017.
• Maestas, Lauren L., Adams, Seryna, and Britten, Hugh. First documentation of an established population of Ixodes scapularis (Acari Ixodidae) in Clay County, South Dakota, 965-966. Vol. 53 Journal of Medical Entomology, 2016. (DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjw038)
• Monroe, Emy, Alexander, Kevin, and Britten, Hugh. Still here after all these years: the persistence of the Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly, 305-313. Vol. 20 Journal of Insect Conservation, 2016. (DOI: 10.1007/s10841-016-9867-9)
• Mize, Erica, and Britten, Hugh. Detections of Yersinia pestis east of the known distribution of active plague in the United States, 88-95. Vol. 16 Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2016.
• Monroe, Emy, and Britten, Hugh. Single-sample estimation of effective population size in several populations of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly . In Invited Paper for: Odonatology in Freshwater Applied Ecology and Conservation, 1058-1064. Vol. 34 Journal of Freshwater Science, 2015.
• Monroe, Emy, and Britten, Hugh. Conservation in Hine’s Sight: The Conservation Genetics of the Federally Endangered Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly, Somatochlora hineana . Springer: Journal of Insect Conservation/Springer, 2014. (DOI: 10.1007/s10841-014-9643-7)
• Mize, Erica, and Britten, Hugh. Risk of Plague to Prairie Dog Populations in Five Great Plains Parks and Management Recommendations Final Report, 68.
• Kiesow, Alyssa A., Monroe, Emy E., and Britten, Hugh. Genetic Structure of two arboreal squirrel species, Glaucomys sabrinus and Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, in the Black Hills, South Dakota. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2012.
• Soluk, Daniel, Britten, Hugh, and Monroe, Emy. Evaluation of the potential impacts of the I355 extension on the ecology, behavior, population genetics, and distribution of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in the, 40.
• Jones, Philip P., Biggins, Dean D., Eads, David D., Eads, Smanatha S., and Britten, Hugh. Deltamethrin flea-control preserves genetic variability of black-tailed prairie dogs during a plague outbreak , 183-195. Vol. 13, Iss. 1 Conservation Genetics, 2011. (DOI: 10.1007/s10592-011-0275-0)
• Jones, Philip P., Washburn, Leigh L., and Britten, Hugh. Gene flow in a Yersinia pestis vector,Oropsylla hirsuta, during a plague epizootic, 125 - 132. Vol. 48 Journal of Vector Borne Diseases , 2011.
• Monroe, Emy, Lynch, Colleen , Soluk, Daniel, and Britten, Hugh. Nonlethal tissue sampling techniques and microsatellite markers used for first report of genetic diversity in two populations of the endangered Somatochlora hineana (Odonata: Corduliidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 103:1012-1017., 1012-1017. Vol. 103 Annals of the Entomological Society of America., 2010. (DOI: 10.1603/AN10088)
• Monroe, E E., Lynch, C, Soluk, D D., and Britten, Hugh. Non-lethal Tissue Sampling Techniques and Microsatellite Markers used for First Report of Genetic Diversity in Two Populations of the Endangered Somatochlora hineana (Odonata:Corduliidae). In Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Annals of the Entomological Society of America , 2010. (DOI: 10.1603/AN10088)
• Jones, Philip P., and Britten, Hugh. The absence of concordance of population genetic, 2038-2049. Vol. 19 Molecular Ecology, 2010.
• Jones, P P., Wallace, L, and Britten, Hugh. Isolation and characterization of 11 microsatellite loci from Oropsylla hirsuta, a common vector of sylvatic plague, 1041-1044. Iss. 9 Molecular Ecology Resources, 2009.
• Rasmussen, Katherine, and Britten, Hugh. EvoBeaker: Computer Labs for Explorations in Evolutionary Biology., 159-160. Vol. 74 Animal Behaviour, 2007.
• Soluk, Daniel, Britten, Hugh, Monroe, Emy, Kijowski, Ashley, Pitcher, Kristopher, Furness, Amber, Soluk, Tristan, and DeMots, Rachel. Evaluation of the potential impacts of the I355 extension on the ecology, behavior, population genetics, and distribution of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in the Des Plaines River Valley 2012 Report Daniel.
• Monroe, Emy, and Britten, Hugh. Conservation genetics of the Hine’s emerald dragonfly. , 1. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences.
• Mize, Erica, and Britten, Hugh. Preliminary plague assay results of fleas from five National Parks. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences.
• Kiesow, Alyssa A., Wallace, Lisa L., and Britten, Hugh. Characterization and isolation of five microsatellite loci in northern flying squirrels, Glaucomys sabrinus (Sciuridae, Rodentia)., 553-556. Vol. 71, Iss. 4 BYU: Western North American Naturalist.

• South Dakota Wildlife Sudent of the Year, SD Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 2015

• LeBrie, Lindsey, Britten, Hugh, and Wesner, Jeff, Invasive Carp in Eastern South Dakota: Using eDNA and Acoustic Telemetry to Detect Movement. Presented at the Midwest Fisheries and Wildlife Convention, Overland Park, KS. (February 14, 2023)
• Britten, Hugh, and Wojahn, Braden, Documenting Range Expansion of Two Invasive Tick (Acari:Ixodidae) Species in Eastern South Dakota. Presented at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Overland, KS. (February 13, 2023)
• Britten, Hugh, and Wojahn, Braden, Expansion of Ixodes scapularis ticks in Southeastern Sout Dakota. Presented at the Mosquito Control and West Nile Conference, Aberdeen, SD. (October 18, 2022)
• LaBrie, Lindsey, Wesner, Jeff, and Britten, Hugh, Tracking Movement of Invasive Silver and Bighead Carp in Three Missouri River Tributaries in Eastern South Dakota. Presented at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Spokane, WA. (July 2022)
• LaBrie, Lindsey, Wesner, Jeff, and Britten, Hugh, Tracking Movement of Invasive Silver and Bighead Carp in Three Missouri River Tributaries in Eastern South Dakota. Presented at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI. (May 2022)
• LaBrie, Lindsey, Wesner, Jeff, and Britten, Hugh, Tracking Movement of Invasive Silver and Bighead Carp in Three Missouri River Tributaries in Eastern South Dakota. Presented at the Annual Meeting Dakota Chapter American Fisheries Society, Sioux Falls, SD. (February 2022)
• LaBrie, Lindsey, Wesner, Jeff, and Britten, Hugh, Tracking Movement of Invasive Silver and Bighead Carp in Three Missouri River Tributaries in Eastern South Dakota. Presented at the Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Des Moines, IA. (February 2022)
• Britten, Hugh B., The Conservation Genetics of Somatachlora hineana. Presented at the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly Conservation Workshop, Sturgeon Bay, WI. (June 25, 2019)
• Maestas, Lauren P., and Britten, Hugh, SMALL MAMMAL AND ECT OPARASITE POPULATION DYNAMICS AND PLAGUE SURVEILLANCE IN LIGH T OF PLAGUE MANAGEME NT IN THE MIXED GRAS S PRAIRIES OF LOWER BRULE, SD. Presented at the 67th Wildlife Disease Association Conference, St. Augustine, FL. (August 10, 2018)
• Maestas, Lauren P., and Britten, Hugh, Species composition and plague prevalence in fleas collected from small mammals: Implications for the maintenance of enzootic plague. Presented at the Central Moutnain Plains Regional meeting of The Wildlife Society, Steamboat Springs, CO. (August 10, 2016)
• Britten, Hugh, Monroe, Emy, and Lah, Kristopher, The Conservation Genetics of the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly. Presented at the Advanced Topics in Conservation Genetics, Webinar. (April 23, 2015)
• Mize, Erica, and Britten, Hugh, Flea species diversity and prevalence of Yersinia pestis in black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) fleas on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Presented at the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease, Fort Collins, Co. (February 2014)
• Monroe, Emy, and Britten, Hugh, Conservation Genetics of the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Freshwater Sciences, Jacksonville, FL. (May 20, 2013)
• Monroe, Emy, Soluk, Daniel, and Britten, Hugh, Conservation genetics of the Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in heavily urbanized impacted and minimally affected areas of its range. Presented at the North American Benthological Society Annual Meeting, Providence, RI. (May 2011)
• Britten, Hugh, Presented at the Society for the Study of Evolution annual international meeting, Portland, OR. (June 2010)
• Britten, Hugh, Presented at the Society for the Study of Evolution annual international meeting, Moscow, ID. (June 2009)