dr. KD (Kevin) Matson

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

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.

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?