dr. KD (Kevin) Matson
Associate Professor (kevin.matson [at] wur.nl)My Research Interests
The first priority...
How can understanding immunological variety (i.e., within & among individuals, populations, & species of animals) add to our understanding of animal ecology & life history evolution (& vice versa)?
- Environment: seasonality, pollution, geography
- Behavior: locomotion, life cycle stage, pace of life
- Methods: animal models & new assays
An “aspirational” goal...
How can answers to the main question above help us to understand better the dynamics & consequences of infectious diseases in free-living animals?
My Latest News
- We'll be offering REG-33306 Disease Ecology again during the first half of Period 6 of the 2018-2019 school year (13 May - 7 June). Join us!
- Here's a recent story in the Resource about a publication resulting from an ongoing project involving WUR MSc thesis students (including one as co-author): Fear leads to rodent baby boom.
- Here's another story in the Resource about one of my "side activities": Teaching in Prison. I returned to this program again in the summer of 2018.
A Glimpse Into My Research
The word cloud below was generated from the article and journal titles of my publications, from my first ones as an MSc student (e.g., Nymphicus hollandicus) to my most recent ones (e.g., Africa).
My Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2006
Ph.D., Biology, University of Missouri, St. Louis
1999
M.S., Avian Sciences, University of California, Davis
1996
B.S.P.H., Environmental Health Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
2014-present
Assistant Professor, Resource Ecology Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University
2016
Faculty, Bard Prison Initiative, Bard College
2014-2015
Faculty, Citizen Science Program, Bard College
2012-2014
Senior Researcher, Animal Ecology Group, Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen
2008-2012
Veni Postdoctoral Fellow, Innovational Research Incentives Scheme, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (affiliated with University of Groningen)
2006-2008
Researcher, Animal Ecology Group, Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen