Jacob Bowman
Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Chairperson
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4621
Biography
Jacob (Jake) L. Bowman is a professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. He received
his B.S. in Forestry and Wildlife with a minor in Biology from Virginia
Tech in 1992, his M.S. in Wildlife Ecology with a minor in Statistics
from Mississippi State University (MSU) in 1996, and his Ph.D. in Forest
Resources with an emphasis in Wildlife Ecology from MSU in 1999.
Additionally, he has worked for the USDI National Park Service at
Shenandoah National Park and contracted with the USDOD at the Armed
Forces Experimental Activity. He was vice-president of the Student
Chapter of the Wildlife Society at VA Tech and president of the Student
Chapter of the Wildlife Society at MSU. He has served as Delaware
delegate-at-large, president-elect, president, and past-president of the
Maryland/Delaware State Chapter of the Wildlife Society. His research
is focused on large mammal ecology and management (primarily black bears
and white-tailed deer) with interests in human-wildlife interactions,
GIS applications in wildlife ecology, and population dynamics. He is
graduate and undergraduate coordinator for the Department of Entomology
and Wildlife Ecology. He teaches three required courses in the Wildlife
Conservation Curriculum and has led seven study abroad programs to five
continents.
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