Thomas P. Rooney
Professor
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Wright State University
United States of America
Biography
2017-present, Professor. 2011-2017, Associate Professor. 2006-2011, Assistant Professor. Education History: 1993 BA Biology, University of Delaware 1996 MS Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2000 PhD Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interest
He is an ecologist, conservation biologist, and advocate for good stewardship of wild places and the wild things that live there. His scientific reputation is built on the management problems and challenges posed by white-tailed deer. His research on the role of deer in forest ecosystems has been featured in the New York Times Science Times, Discover Magazine, Washington Monthly, Nautilus Magazine, and other publications.
Publications
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Côté, SD, TP ROONEY, JP Tremblay, C Dussault, and DM Waller. 2004. Ecological impacts of deer overabundance. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics 35: 113
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ROONEY TP and DM Waller. 2003. Direct and indirect effects of deer in forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management 181: 165-176.
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ROONEY, TP 2001. Impacts of white-tailed deer on forest ecosystems: a North American perspective. Forestry 74: 201-208.
