Robert Lonsinger

Adjunct Associate Professor

Natural Resource Ecology & Management

BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

Rob is a federal Research Wildlife Biologist and is an Assistant Unit Leader of the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Rob also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources Ecology and Management.

Research Interests:

Rob is an ecologist that applies quantitative methods to investigate wildlife, primarily focusing on species of management interest, carnivore ecology, and predator-prey dynamics. Rob strives to conduct research that advances our understanding of ecological processes and provides managers with the insights necessary to improve species conservation and management. Rob often employs conservation genetics, occupancy modeling methods, and capture-recapture frameworks to quantify population dynamics and assess population risk. Rob is always interested in evaluating alternative monitoring approaches and identifying methods to optimize sampling to reduce costs without impacting data reliability.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United StatesFeb 2023 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United StatesDec 2020 - Feb 2023
  • Assistant Professor
    South Dakota State University, Natural Resource Management, Brookings, SD, United States15 Aug 2018 - 20 Dec 2020
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources-Wildlife Discipline, Stevens Point, WI, United States15 Aug 2016 - 30 May 2018

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Unit Leader and Research Wildlife Biologist
    U.S. Geological Survey, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Stillwater, OK, United States21 Dec 2020 - present

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Natural Resources
    University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States2015
  • Master of Science, Wildlife Science
    New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, United States2010
  • Bachelor of Science, Biology
    Gannon University, Erie, PA, United States2002

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post-doctoral Research Scientist
    New Mexico State University, Fish, Wildlife, & Conservation Ecology, Las Cruces, NM, United States1 Jan 2016 - 30 Jul 2016
    Postdoctoral Research

FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT

  • Faculty/Staff

CAMPUS

  • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater

AVAILABILITY

  • Collaborative projects
  • Masters or PhD research supervision
  • Mentoring (short-term)

DEPARTMENT

  • Natural Resource Ecology & Management

FIELDS OF RESEARCH