Dr. Christopher Hansen

Chris obtained a B.S. in Biology at Truman State University and an M.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences at the University of Missouri, where he developed a monitoring protocol for ruffed grouse in South Dakota. He later managed a study on the effects of wind energy development on greater sage-grouse in Wyoming and analyzed data to identify the influence of oil and gas development on mule deer in North Dakota. In 2017, he began his Ph.D. at the University of Montana as a Boone and Crockett fellow studying the effects of land use on mammal communities. He then worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate with the Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Montana, where he used population and distribution modeling to facilitate conservation and management of wildlife. In his free time, he enjoyed recreating in the outdoors with his wife and two daughters.