Matthew Kauffman

Dr. Matthew Kauffman serves as Leader of the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Zoology and Physiology at the University of Wyoming. His research addresses conservation challenges for large mammals, focusing on migratory ungulate ecology, human-wildlife interactions, and landscape-scale conservation.

Research integrates GPS telemetry, social network analysis, and demographic modeling to understand migration corridors, predator-prey dynamics, and climate adaptation. Recent work examines how forage quality, disease ecology, and human infrastructure shape movement patterns across western ecosystems like Greater Yellowstone.

Dr. Kauffman leads interdisciplinary projects translating research into conservation policy, including corridor mapping initiatives and assessments of energy development impacts.