Robert Schooley

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Education:

  • Ph.D. Ecology, Colorado State University (2002)
  • M.S. Wildlife Management, University of Maine (1990)
  • B.S. Wildlife Science, Pennsylvania State University, High Distinction (1986)

Professional Positions

  • 2021-present Professor and Head, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences,
    University of Illinois
  • 2020-2021 Professor and Interim Head, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
  • 2019-2020 Professor and Associate Head, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
  • 2012-2019 Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
  • 2005-2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
  • 2006-present Affiliate Faculty, Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology,
    University of Illinois
  • 2006-present Affiliate Faculty, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois
  • 2002-2005 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida
  • 1991-1995 Research Coordinator, Department of Biology, Colorado State University

Primary Research Interests:

  • Wildlife ecology and conservation in drylands
  • Landscape approaches to biodiversity restoration
  • Habitat fragmentation and landscape connectivity

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