Chadwick Rittenhouse

Associate Professor in Residence

Department of Natural Resources & the Environment

Education:

• PhD 2008 University of Missouri, Wildlife Science
• MS 2003 University of Missouri, Wildlife Science
• BS 2000 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wildlife Ecology

Professional Experience:

• 2023 – present Associate Professor in Residence, University of Connecticut
  Director, Master of Energy and Environmental Management program
  Coordinator, Sustainable Environmental Planning and Management program
• 2018 – 2023 Assistant Professor in Residence, University of Connecticut
  Director, Master of Energy and Environmental Management program
  Coordinator, Sustainable Environmental Planning and Management program
• 2011 – 2018 Assistant Research Professor, University of Connecticut
• 2011 – 2011 Leadership Institute Fellow, The Wildlife Society
  2008 – 2011 Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Wisconsin

Courses Taught:

• NRE 5200 Sustainable Natural Resources Management
• NRE 5205 Decision Methods in Natural Resources and the Environment
• NRE 5210 Communications for Environmental Decision Makers
• NRE 5220 Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities and Regions
• NRE 5830 Internship in Energy and Environmental Management
• NRE 5850 Practicum in Energy and Environmental Management

Research Interests:

My research team works at the intersection of science and management as it relates to conservation planning, decision making, and landscape and wildlife ecology. Our projects include remote sensing and GIS studies of forest disturbance, vegetation dynamics, and land cover change, and studies of animal resource selection, movements, population abundance, and survival, for species ranging from elk and mule deer to box turtles and birds. More recently, we have focused on environmental planning, especially geospatial tools for protection, management, and restoration of wildlife and their habitats.