Rate My Professor Timothy Van Deelen

Van Deelen specializes in wildlife ecology, focusing on population dynamics, conservation, and management of large mammals such as deer, wolves, bears, and elk in the Great Lakes region and beyond. His research addresses predator-prey interactions, disease transmission like chronic wasting disease, urban wildlife, and human-wildlife conflicts. He has authored approximately 105 peer-reviewed publications, six book chapters, and co-edited "Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States." Notable papers include "Temporal habitat partitioning and spatial use of coyotes and red foxes in east-central Illinois" (2003, 283 citations) and studies on white-tailed deer survival and migrations. Van Deelen has received the Jim McDonough Award (2024) and Fellowship from The Wildlife Society (2020) for his contributions, along with the Robert G. F. and Hazel T. Spitze Land Grant Faculty Award (2019), Beers-Bascom Professorship, and others. He has mentored numerous graduate students, served as president of state chapters of The Wildlife Society, and contributed to editorial boards and committees. His work influences wildlife management policies in Wisconsin and the region.