Dr. Chad Williamson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Office: Cyril Moore 221
Email: chad.williamson@minotstateu.edu
Phone: 701-858-3116

Dr. Chad Williamson, Assistant Professor (BA, MS, Ball State University; PhD, Michigan State University), has been at MSU since 2021. Dr. Williamson is a wildlife ecologist that studies wildlife-habitat relationships, human-wildlife interactions, and the spatial ecology of mammals. To date, much of his research has focused on elk responses to habitat suitability and trail-based recreational use in Michigan, and the survival and space-use of white-tailed deer fawns across and urban-rural gradient in southern Indiana.

Courses taught:

  • BIOL 301 – Evolution
  • BIOL 330 – Biogeography
  • BIOL 338 – Animal Behavior
  • BIOL 347 – Ecology
  • BIOL 430 – Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management
  • BIOL 431 – Wildlife Management and Conservation
  • BIOL 462 – Ornithology
  • BIOL 464 – Mammalogy

Publications:

Williamson, C. R., H. Campa, A. B. Locher, S. R. Winterstein, and D. E. Beyer. 2021. Applications of Integrating Wildlife Habitat Suitability and Habitat Potential Models. Wildlife Society Bulletin 45:70–84.

Stewart, C. M., B. Keller, and C. R. Williamson. 2013. Keys to managing a successful archery deer hunt in an urban community: A case study. Human-Wildlife Interactions 7:132–139.