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	Tim&rsquo;s education includes a B.S. in biology from Calvin College (1988, Grand Rapids, MI), where he took courses at Au Sable in Winter Biology and Orienteering. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Montana (M.S., Wildlife Biology, 1992) and Michigan State University (Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology, 1995).&nbsp;</p>
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	Tim is a teacher and a researcher in the field of applied wildlife conservation. Tim specializes in the conservation and population dynamics of large mammals with a focus on the Great Lakes region. &nbsp;He teaches undergraduate courses in animal population dynamics and conservation and management of white-tailed deer (a senior capstone). Tim has taught Wildlife Ecology during summer session 2 at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes campus since 2006. Tim has authored/co-authored 49 peer-reviewed research articles, 6 book chapters, and co-edited a technical book on the recovery of wolves in the Great Lakes region. He has mentored over 22 graduate students and post-doctoral researchers (including 3 Au Sable alumni and an Au Sable research fellow) on to 12 MS and 5 Ph.D. degrees completed and more pending. &nbsp;He enjoys canoeing, running, hunting, fishing, and attending Madison&rsquo;s Farmers&rsquo; Market with his family.</p>
