Laura Burkle Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (biology, ecology and evolutionary biology), Dartmouth College, 2008. Community ecology; plant-animal interactions; pollination ecology; climate & land-use change; invasive species; conservation. (406-994-7223; laura.burkle@montana.edu)
Scott Creel Professor, Ph.D. (behavior, ecology and evolution), Purdue University,
1991. Behavioral endocrinology; conservation biology; population biology;
social evolution; biology of carnivores. (406-994-7033; screel@montana.edu)
Wyatt Cross Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (ecology) University of Georgia, 2004. Land-use effects on aquatic food webs and ecosystems; interaction and feedbacks among nutrients, food webs, and ecosystems; cross-ecosystem material subsidies; ecological stoichoimetry. (406-994-2473; wyatt.cross@montana.edu)
Robert Garrott Professor, Ph.D. (wildlife conservation) University of Minnesota, 1990. Ecology; population dynamics; management; and conservation of mammalian species. (406-994-2270; rgarrott@montana.edu)
Christopher Guy Affiliate Associate Professor, Ph.D. (fisheries science) South Dakota State University, 1993. Applied fisheries science; population ecology; predator-prey interactions; fisheries management. (406-994-3491; cguy@montana.edu)
Andrew J. Hansen Professor, Ph.D. (ecology) University of Tennessee, 1984. Landscape ecology and management; land use effects on biodiversity; sustaining greater park ecosystems; conservation biology. (406-994-6046; hansen@montana.edu)
Jia Hu Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (ecology and evolutionary biology) University of Colorado, 2009. Plant physiological ecology, climate change impacts. (406-994-2937; jia.hu02@montana.edu)
Steven Kalinowski Professor, Ph.D. (biology) Arizona State University, 1999. Conservation genetics; evolutionary biology; wildlife and fisheries management. (406-994-3232; skalinowski@montana.edu)
Billie L. Kerans Professor, Ph.D. (zoology) Ohio State University, 1989. Behavior; ecology and evolution of freshwater macro-invertebrates; assessing the impact of human disturbances on freshwater ecosystems. (406-994-3725; bkerans@montana.edu)
Andrea Litt Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (wildlife and fisheries science, statistics minor) University of Arizona, 2007. Effects of invasive species on wildlife, restoration ecology, quantitative ecology. (406-994-2332; andrea.litt@montana.edu)
Thomas McMahon Professor, Ph.D. (fisheries management - aquatic ecology) Arizona, 1984. Wild trout management; fish-habitat relationships; winter ecology; conservation biology of salmonids. (406-994-2492; tmcmahon@montana.edu)
David W. Roberts Department Head and Professor, Ph.D. (plant ecology) U. of Wisconsin-Madison, 1984. Vegetation ecology, ecological modeling, multivariate analysis of ecological data. (406-994-4548; droberts@montana.edu)
Jay J. Rotella Professor, Ph.D. (wildlife ecology) University of Idaho, 1990. Ecology; population dynamics; habitat relationships; and management of avian species. (406-994-5676; rotella@montana.edu)
David W. Willey Research Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (avian ecology) Northern Arizona University, 1998. Ecology; population dynamics; habitat relationships; and management of avian species. (406-994-5319; willey@montana.edu)
Alexander V. Zale Leader of the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit and Affiliate Professor, Ph.D. (fisheries science), University of Florida, 1984. Applied aquatic ecology; effects of hydropower and reservoirs on fish populations; fisheries management. (406-994-2380; zale@montana.edu)
