Academic Advising

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 Advisor

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.

Email vjackson4@wisc.edu or schedule an appointment

Conservation Biology Steering Committee

Cameron, Kenneth

Credentials: Conservation Biology Major Chair

Email: kmcameron@wisc.edu

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@wisc.edu

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@wisc.edu

Address:
Botany/IES, 353 Birge Hall

Website: http://www.botany.wisc.edu/hotchkiss/index.html

Research interests: vegetation history; ecosystem response to climate change; disturbance and landscape dynamics; ecosystem development; paleoecology

Ives, Tony

Email: arives@wisc.edu

Address:
Zoology, 459 Birge Hall

Website: http://www.zoology.wisc.edu/faculty/Ive/Ive.html

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@wisc.edu

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@wisc.edu

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@wisc.edu

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@wisc.edu

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.