Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology

The Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology at Texas A&M University provides advanced educational opportunities that prepare undergraduate students for leadership in the stewardship and study of terrestrial and aquatic ecological systems. A Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology and Conservation Biology emphasizes fundamental ecological knowledge and its application to biodiversity conservation, environmental health, and management of complex systems, involving aspects of ecology from genes to ecosystems to the globe. Five degree tracks provide flexibility to pursue one’s chosen career path and readies students for success in a future that needs their expertise.

Appel, David N, Senior Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1980

Ausprey, Ian, Assistant Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of Florida, 2021

Barboza, Perry S, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of New England, 1991

Casola, Claudio, Associate Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of Pisa, Italy, 2006

Conway, Kevin W, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, San Louis University, 2010

Feagin, Russell A, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2003

Fitzgerald, Lee A, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of New Mexico, 1993

Fujiwara, Masami, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Massachusetts Inst of Technology, 2002

Gan, Jianbang, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Iowa State University, 1990

Gatlin, Delbert M, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Mississippi State University, 1983

Gonder, Mary Katherine, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, The City University of New York, 2000

Grace, Jacquelyn K, Assistant Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Wake Forest University, 2014

Grant, William E, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Colorado State University, 1974

Hibbitts, Toby J, Instructional Assistant Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of the Witwatersrand, 2006

Hurtado Clavijo, Luis A, Associate Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Rutgers, 2002

Jiao, Wenzhe, Assistant Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Indiana University - IUPUI, 2022
PHD, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2017

Lawing, Michelle, Associate Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Indiana University, 2012

Lee, Taeyoon, Instructional Assistant Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of Georgia, 2022

Light, Jessica, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Louisiana State University, 2005

Loopstra, Carol A, Associate Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, North Carolina State University, 1992

Mateos, Mariana, Associate Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Rutgers, 2002

Noormets, Asko, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Michigan Technological University, 2001

Perkin, Joshuah S, Associate Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Kansas State University, 2012

Popescu, Sorin C, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Virginia Tech, 2002

Rodrigues, Antonio M.M., Assistant Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
DPhil, University of Oxford, 2014

Rogers, William E, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Kansas State University, 1998

Spalink, Daniel, Associate Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2015

Srinivasan, Raghavan, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Purdue University, 1992

Stronza, Amanda L, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of Florida, 2000

Veldman, Joseph W, Associate Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of Florida, 2010

Voelker, Gary A, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of Washington, 1998

West, Jason B, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of Georgia, 2002

Wilcox, Bradford P, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1986

Winemiller, Kirk O, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1987

Winemiller, Leslie K, Instructional Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1989

Wu, X. Ben, Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1991

Yorzinski, Jessica L, Associate Professor
Ecology and Conservation Biology
PHD, University of California at Davis, 2012