Dr. Aaron Gooley

Education

• Ph.D. - Zoology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale - 2019
• M.S. - Biology, Marshall University - 2010
• B.S. - Wildlife & Fish Conservation & Management, University of Rio Grande - 2008
• A.A.S. - Wildlife Science, Hocking College - 2006

Licensures and Certifications

• Certified Wildlife Biologist® - The Wildlife Society - 2024

Teaching Interests

• Wildlife Ecology; Mammalogy; Herpetology; Wildlife Management

Intellectual Contributions

• Northern Zigzag Salamander, Plethodon dorsalis Cope, Ovarian Follicle Growth and Egg Brooding in the Western Edge of Its Range - Northeastern Naturalist
• Neonicotinoid-contaminated diet causes behavior changes in forager honey bees (Apis mellifera) that may reduce colony survival during late fall - Journal of Apicultural Research - 2021
• Evaluating large-scale reintroductions of a locally imperiled rodent - Southeastern Naturalist - 2019
• Pursuing packrats: An evaluation of noninvasive detection methods for Neotoma - Wildlife Society Bulletin - 2018
• Distribution of the smooth softshell (Apalone mutica) in Illinois - Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science - 2018

Research Interests

• wildlife ecology & conservation; mammalogy; herpetology; ecotoxicology; apiology