College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Background:

David is a research associate working with Dr. Jerry Belant. He is collaboratively producing a report for the Michigan DNR that will inform management decisions regarding white-tailed deer overabundance in the lower peninsula of Michigan. David received his PhD in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from University of Florida in December 2022. His dissertation explored how events that generate resource pulses, such as fire and carrion decomposition, influence wildlife and plant communities. Before attending UF, David graduated from Mississippi State University with a M.S. in Biology and from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey with a BA in Environmental Studies. David's research broadly incorporates wildlife management and plant-animal interactions.