​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.