Jerry Urquhart

Dr. Jerry Urquhart is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University, with a joint appointment at Lyman Briggs College, a residential undergraduate program focused on science and society. His research integrates tropical ecology, conservation biology, and social-ecological systems.

• Tropical Wildlife Ecology
• Natural History
• Coupled Natural and Human Systems

Over the past two decades, Dr. Urquhart's publications have focused on biodiversity threats in tropical ecosystems, including pesticide fishing impacts, deforestation effects on rainforest streams, and demographic drivers of declining species like mallards and white-lipped peccaries. His work combines large-scale population modeling with socio-environmental analyses.

Dr. Urquhart has secured multiple National Science Foundation grants, including interdisciplinary projects on hydropower sustainability and food-energy-environment systems. His collaborations with Nicaraguan communities and Indigenous Rama-Kriol partners highlight his commitment to applied conservation addressing both ecological and human dimensions.