B.S. Wildlife Management, Humboldt State University, 1997
M.S. Natural Resources, Humboldt State University, 2002
Ph.D. Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2012
Post Doc Wildlife Conservation Society and North Carolina State University, 2015
Post Doc Ford Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences, 2015
Sean Matthews, Ph.D. is the Conservation Biology Program Manager with the Institute for Natural Resources at Oregon State University. Sean is dedicated to the conservation of vulnerable species and ecosystems through applied field research, science communication and education, and science synthesis. He engages with federal and state agencies, indigenous leaders, academic partners, private industry representatives, rural communities, and urban populations to address shared conservation challenges. Some of Sean’s recent research includes investigating the response of forest carnivores to landscape changes brought by wildfire, evaluating the feasibility of reintroducing fishers to an unoccupied portion of their former distribution in Oregon, and developing survey techniques for porcupines.
Prior to coming to Oregon State University, Sean worked with the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Hornocker Wildlife Institute, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Humboldt State University, and the Hoopa Valley Tribe.