Clint Epps is an associate professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University. He holds a BA in Biology (Rice University, 1997) and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (University of California, 2004). He studies wildlife ecology and conservation genetics, focusing on wildlife connectivity, landscape genetics, animal movement, impacts of climate change, and disease, particularly for North American and African mammals. His teaching centers on mammals, wildlife management and conservation, and genetics. His work has influenced landscape-scale conservation in North America and Africa and management of game species, threatened species, and wildlife on public lands.