University of Alaska - Fairbanks
Large Mammal Ecology and Management (WLF 421/623), 3 cr.
This undergraduate/graduate level course focuses on the ecological principles governing large mammal populations while also highlighting many of the management paradigms that are applicable to large mammals in North America, with a focus on large mammals in Alaska.
Population Dynamics of Vertebrates (WLF 625), 3 cr.
This graduate level course, that I hope to teach every other spring semester, is designed to introduced students to the some of the more advanced concepts and analytical approaches used in investigations of wildlife population dynamics. This course covers topics beginning with population growth models and eventually covers topics including occupancy models and survival models. Most of this course focuses on the use of program R for data analysis and on the conceptual and theoretical development of population dynamics.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Ecological Data Analysis (WILD 742), 3 cr.
This graduate level course, that I teach every spring semester, is designed to introduce students to a variety of analytical approaches that are widely used in wildlife ecology. We cover topics ranging from occupancy models to environmental niche models. We focus on using program R although we dabble in other software, ultimately providing students with the tools they need to complete their thesis.
Management of Wildlife Habitat (WILD 451), 4 cr.
This is the capstone course in the wildlife discipline at UWSP. This course, that I teach every fall semester, is designed to integrate the content of previous wildlife courses in a unified context. The development of a unified wildlife and natural resources management plan is the central focus of this course, however we also emphasize specific topics related to wildlife habitat including home-range modeling, habitat use, critical habitat, and multiple use planning.
Analysis of Wildlife Populations (WILD 353), 4 cr.
This upper-level course is offered every semester and is designed to introduce students to the fundamental ecological concepts governing the growth of wildlife populations and how this information is attained and used in wildlife management. We focus on the application of widely used analytical approaches for estimating demographic parameters and how those approaches relate to study objectives and the realities of data collection.
Furbearer Ecology (WILD 305), 1 cr.
This special topics course is offered every spring semester and is designed to introduce students to the basics of furbearer management and regulated trapping. This course is a collaborative venture between UWSP, the Wisconsin DNR, and the Wisconsin Trappers Association.
Wildlife Profession and Preparation (WILD 100), 1 cr.
This course is offered every spring semester and is designed to introduce students to the basics of the wildlife profession including contemporary issues related to wildlife management, the current state of the profession, and how to be successful in wildlife.
Introduction to Fisheries, Forestry, and Wildlife Resources (NATR 250)
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and techniques that are commonly used in natural resources management. I teach the laboratory component of this course.
Large Mammal Ecology and Management (WLF 421/623), 3 cr.
This undergraduate/graduate level course focuses on the ecological principles governing large mammal populations while also highlighting many of the management paradigms that are applicable to large mammals in North America, with a focus on large mammals in Alaska.
Population Dynamics of Vertebrates (WLF 625), 3 cr.
This graduate level course, that I hope to teach every other spring semester, is designed to introduced students to the some of the more advanced concepts and analytical approaches used in investigations of wildlife population dynamics. This course covers topics beginning with population growth models and eventually covers topics including occupancy models and survival models. Most of this course focuses on the use of program R for data analysis and on the conceptual and theoretical development of population dynamics.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Ecological Data Analysis (WILD 742), 3 cr.
This graduate level course, that I teach every spring semester, is designed to introduce students to a variety of analytical approaches that are widely used in wildlife ecology. We cover topics ranging from occupancy models to environmental niche models. We focus on using program R although we dabble in other software, ultimately providing students with the tools they need to complete their thesis.
Management of Wildlife Habitat (WILD 451), 4 cr.
This is the capstone course in the wildlife discipline at UWSP. This course, that I teach every fall semester, is designed to integrate the content of previous wildlife courses in a unified context. The development of a unified wildlife and natural resources management plan is the central focus of this course, however we also emphasize specific topics related to wildlife habitat including home-range modeling, habitat use, critical habitat, and multiple use planning.
Analysis of Wildlife Populations (WILD 353), 4 cr.
This upper-level course is offered every semester and is designed to introduce students to the fundamental ecological concepts governing the growth of wildlife populations and how this information is attained and used in wildlife management. We focus on the application of widely used analytical approaches for estimating demographic parameters and how those approaches relate to study objectives and the realities of data collection.
Furbearer Ecology (WILD 305), 1 cr.
This special topics course is offered every spring semester and is designed to introduce students to the basics of furbearer management and regulated trapping. This course is a collaborative venture between UWSP, the Wisconsin DNR, and the Wisconsin Trappers Association.
Wildlife Profession and Preparation (WILD 100), 1 cr.
This course is offered every spring semester and is designed to introduce students to the basics of the wildlife profession including contemporary issues related to wildlife management, the current state of the profession, and how to be successful in wildlife.
Introduction to Fisheries, Forestry, and Wildlife Resources (NATR 250)
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and techniques that are commonly used in natural resources management. I teach the laboratory component of this course.