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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