Advising
Upon declaring the major, all Conservation Biology students are advised by Academic Advising Manger, Ginny Jackson. Schedule an appointment with Ginny via Starfish.
Students interested in learning more about the Conservation Biology major are welcome to schedule an academic advising appointment.
Declared students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor regularly throughout the duration of their undergraduate experience.
Your Academic Advising Manger, Ginny Jackson, is a professional academic advisor who provides guidance specific to the Conservation Biology discipline throughout your undergraduate career. Your advisor will help with course selection, registration, DARS, L&S degree and major requirements, and tracking progress towards graduation, as well as connect you to career and campus resources. Schedule an advising appointment with Ms. Jackson on Starfish or email questions to vjackson4@wisc.edu.
Academic Advising Manager
Ginny Jackson
Please contact Ginny Jackson for undergraduate advising in the major.
Conservation Biology Steering Committee
Cameron, Kenneth
Credentials: Conservation Biology Major Chair
Email:
kmcameron
Address:
Botany, 154 Birge Hall
Website: https://botany.wisc.edu/staff/cameron-kenneth-m/
Research interests: Systematics & Evolution of Orchidaceae, Smilacaceae, & tropical monocots; comparative morphology / anatomy, DNA barcoding, floristics, conservation
Givnish, Thomas
Email:
givnish
Phone: 608-262-5718
Address:
Botany, 315 Birge Hall
Website: http://www.botany.wisc.edu/givnish/Givnish/Welcome.html
Research interests: plant ecology & evolution; adaptive radiation and molecular systematics; physiological ecology; landscape dynamics; genetically engineered organisms
Hotchkiss, Sara
Email:
shotchkiss
Address:
Botany/IES, 353 Birge Hall
Website: https://botany.wisc.edu/staff/hotchkiss-sara-c/
Research interests: vegetation history; ecosystem response to climate change; disturbance and landscape dynamics; ecosystem development; paleoecology
Ives, Tony
Email:
arives
Address:
Zoology, 459 Birge Hall
Website: https://integrativebiology.wisc.edu/staff/ives-anthony/
Research interests: Community ecology and population biology; work extends to evolution and behavior; statistical modeling; phylogenetic patterns in comparisons among species and communities; agricultural pests
Pidgeon, Anna
Email:
apidgeon
Address:
Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Russell Labs
Website: http://silvis.forest.wisc.edu/people/Anna-M-Pidgeon
Research Interests: Avian ecology and landscape ecology
Schoville, Sean
Email:
schoville2
Address:
Entomology, 637 Russell Laboratories
Website: http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/molecularecology/
Research interest: focuses on describing biological diversity, determining the role of ecological and evolutionary processes in generating this diversity, and developing management and conservation strategies that incorporate these processes
Strier, Karen
Email:
kbstrier
Address:
Anthropology, 5440 Social Science
Website: https://strierlab.anthropology.wisc.edu/
Research interests: primate social behavioral ecology; biological anthropology
Woodward, Catherine
Position title: Teaching Faculty III
Email:
cwoodwar
Address:
Botany,132 Birge Hall
Website: https://botany.wisc.edu/staff/woodward-catherine/
Research interests: drivers and impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change, and the ecological, socioeconomic, and policy tools for addressing these dual environmental threats.