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Dr. Chris Cheek
Assistant Professor
Aquatic Ecology, Fisheries
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Dr. Amanda Cheeseman
Assistant Professor
Wildlife Management, Spatial Ecology, Population Genetics
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Dr. Steve Chipps
Adjunct Professor, Leader – USGS South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Aquatic Food Web Ecology, Fish Bioenergetics, Foraging Ecology, Contaminants
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Dr. Alison Coulter
Assistant Professor
Spatial Ecology; Behavior of Fishes, Fisheries Sciences, Invasion Biology
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Dr. Dave Coulter
Assistant Professor
Fisheries, Aquatic and Wetland Sciences
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Dr. Michele Dudash
Professor and Department Head
Evolutionary Ecologist: Plant-Pollinator Interactions, Plant Mating System Evolution, Conservation Genetics
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Dr. Krista Ehlert – West River Research & Extension
Assistant Professor
Rangeland Ecologist and Management
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Dr. Charlie Fenster
NRM Affiliate Professor & Director of AES Oak Lake Field Station
Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics, Floral Evolution, Pollinators and Sustainable Agriculture
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Dr. A. Joshua Leffler
Associate Professor
Plant Physiological Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Plant and Ecosystem Response to Climate Change
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Dr. Jeff Martin– West River Research & Extension
Assistant Professor
Bison, Climate change, Thermoregulation, Translocations, Body size change, Wildlife conservation, Livestock & grassland sustainability, Vertebrate paleontology, Food sovereignty
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Dr. Lora Perkins
Associate Professor
Plant Ecology, Biological Invasions, Plant-Soil Interactions, Restoration Ecology
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Dr. Chris Saunder
NRM Affiliate Professor
Mathematical Statistics, Statistical Pattern Recognition
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Dr. Bill Severud
Assistant Professor
Wildlife Management, Population Dynamics, Predator-Prey interactions, Disease Ecology
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Dr. Rachel Short – West River Research & Extension
Assistant Professor
Conservation Paleontology, Anthropogenic effects on mammals, Informal STEM education
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Dr. Joshua Stafford
Adjunct Associate Professor, Assistant Unit Leader – USGS South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Waterfowl Ecology and Management, Wetlands, Foraging Ecology, Conservation Planning
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Dr. Lan Xu
Professor
Plant Ecology, Rangeland Reclamation, Restoration and Improvement, Succession, Plant Responses to Stressors, Plant Reproductive Strategy, Soil Seed and Bud Bank
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Dr. Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek
Assistant Professor
Conservation Biology, Human Dimensions of Resource Utilization, Sustainable Development, Natural Resource Policy and Planning
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