Terri's research emphases include population dynamics, population modeling and structured decision making, landscape ecology, and conservation biology. Current research efforts focus on adaptive management for both game and non-game species, and remote monitoring of wildlife with cell phones.

With a background in education, Terri is an avid teacher and enjoys working with all age groups. Current teaching efforts include an on-line Principles of Modeling course and an on-line Conservation Biology and Modeling course. Both courses are geared for graduate students and professionals. Terri also directs the Spreadsheet Project, a suite of tutorials on quantitative data analysis and modeling in ecology.