Wildlife Science: Connecting Research with Management

Joseph P. SandsOriginally from Days Creek, Oregon, Joseph received an Honors Bachelor of Science from Oregon State University (2004), and a M.S. (2007) and Ph.D. (2010) from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Joseph worked as a Research Assistant and Research Associate for the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville from June 2004 to September 2011. At the time of publication, Joseph was the Migratory Game Bird, Small Game and Wild Turkey Program Coordinator for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish in Santa Fe.

Stephen J. DeMasoStephen J. DeMaso is the monitoring coordinator for the Gulf Coast Joint Venture in Lafayette, Louisiana. Prior to moving to Louisiana, he worked as a research scientist at the CKWRI at Texas A&M University-Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas; upland game bird program leader for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Austin, Texas; and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation where he served as the lead researcher on the nationally recognized Packsaddle quail research project. He is a member of the Louisiana, Texas, and National Chapters of The Wildlife Society. Steve has served as the book review editor for the Journal of Wildlife Management and previously served as the program chairman and editor for the Proceedings of the Fifth National Quail Symposium. Steve was raised in southern Michigan and received his B.S. from Michigan State University, M.S. from Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.

Matthew J. SchnuppMatthew Schnupp was born and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia. He attended West Virginia University where he graduated in 2005 with a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Matthew has been part of various research projects in West Virginia, South Carolina, Montana, and Wyoming. In the fall of 2009 he graduated with a Masters in Wildlife and