Associate Director for Research, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Education Education: B.S. Life Sciences, Indiana State University, 1996 M.A. Ecology, Indiana State University, 1999 Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology, Purdue University, 2003 Research Area of Specialty: Wildlife Ecology and Management Game Management Non-Game and Endangered Species Wildlife Damage Research Interests: Wildlife ecology, conservation, and behavior, including field and laboratory based studies investigating the causes and consequences of animal-vehicle collisions; development of tools and mitigation strategies to reduce animal-vehicle collisions; human-wildlife interactions and wildlife damage management; ornithology; scavenging ecology