Eriek Hansen

Eriek Hansen is a Professor of Biology at Colorado Mesa University. He holds a PhD from the University of Wyoming and MS/BS degrees from Utah State University. His work bridges aquatic ecology and forensic science, focusing on fish physiology, riparian restoration, and decomposition studies.

• Education
  • PhD in Biology, University of Wyoming
  • MS in Biology, Utah State University
  • BS in Biology, Utah State University

Research interests span fish ecology, freshwater habitat restoration, and forensic time-of-death estimation. He teaches courses in human biology, fish biology, fisheries management, and wildlife management, while advising the Fish and Wildlife Club.

His publications highlight interdisciplinary work: 2018 studies on postmortem interval estimation using bioelectrical impedance, 2017 research testing pigs as human proxies in decomposition studies, and earlier works on trout ecology, stream restoration, and fish energy use under fluctuating thermal regimes.