Kenneth Kellner III

Dr. Kenneth Kellner III is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. His expertise spans Wildlife population dynamics, Quantitative ecology, and Research software development, with a focus on statistical modeling for ecological research and conservation of mammals and birds.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Ecology, Purdue University (2015)
  • M.S. in Ecology, Purdue University (2012)
  • B.S. in Biology, Wheaton College (2009)

Dr. Kellner's research prioritizes:

• Improving wildlife abundance and occurrence estimates
• Developing statistical software tools for ecologists
• Advancing reproducible research practices

His recent work focuses on Bayesian hierarchical models for ecological data, including software packages like unmarked and ubms. Publications from 2021-2024 address topics in occupancy modeling, genomic diversity analysis, and distance sampling methodologies.