James D. Berkelman
Faculty Associate
217 Russell Labs
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608/265-9757
Email: jberkelman@wisc.edu
Education
| Degree | Institution | Major Field | Granted |
| BS | Cornell University | Biological Sciences | 1986 |
| MS | Boise State University | Raptor Biology Thesis: Ecology of the Madagascar buzzard in the rain forest of the Masoala Peninsula. |
1993 |
| Ph.D | Virginia Tech | Wildlife Science Dissertation: Habitat requirements and foraging ecology of the Madagascar fish-eagle. |
1997 |
Responsibility
My appointment is primarily undergraduate instruction and advising. I teach Principles of Wildlife Ecology, Ecological Principles Applied to Wildlife, Wildlife Research Capstone, Terrestrial Vertebrates, Extinction of Species, Wildlife Ecology Summer Field Practicum, and Natural Resource Management and Conservation in West Mexico. I also am the department contact person for undergraduates inquiring about the wildlife ecology major, and I advise around 40 undergraduate wildlife ecology students. I do not take on graduate students.
Professional Affiliations
Member: The Wildlife Society, Society for Conservation Biology, Ecological Society of America, American Ornithologists Union, Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
Updated: 2008.05.07