{"id":205,"date":"2017-08-10T15:48:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T15:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2025-09-28T15:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:46:17","slug":"prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I accept a limited number of graduate students and generally only consider those interested in the Professional Science Masters (PSM) in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences.\u00a0 The PSM program is primarily an online graduate degree program targeted toward working professionals.\u00a0 This program is offered both remotely through <a href=\"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/graduate\/fisheries-wildlife-administration\/\">Ecampus<\/a> and face-to-face through the <a href=\"https:\/\/fw.oregonstate.edu\/fisheries-and-wildlife\/psm-fisheries-wildlife-administration\">Corvallis campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This Master\u2019s degree has an integrated curriculum designed to provide advanced, broad, professional training in four areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300\">core knowledge in fish or wildlife biology, ecology, and management;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300\">natural resources policy;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300\">human dimensions of natural resources management; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300\">professional skills and abilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, each student may participate in an intensive internship experience involving real-world work situations including technical problems, teamwork, communication skills, and decision\u2010making.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Contact information:<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"255\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/prospective-students\/salmon-spawning\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2017\/08\/Salmon-Spawning.jpg?fit=356%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"356,516\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Salmon Spawning\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2017\/08\/Salmon-Spawning.jpg?fit=356%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-255 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/files\/2017\/08\/Salmon-Spawning-207x300.jpg?resize=207%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2017\/08\/Salmon-Spawning.jpg?resize=207%2C300&amp;ssl=1 207w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2017\/08\/Salmon-Spawning.jpg?w=356&amp;ssl=1 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: 115%\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;color: blue\"><strong>Robert T. Lackey<\/strong>, Professor<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif\"><br \/><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;color: blue\">Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: 115%\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;color: blue\">459 Weniger Hall<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif\"><br \/><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;color: blue\">Oregon State University<\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;color: blue\">Corvallis, Oregon 97331-3803<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">***************************************<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em><strong>Phone:<\/strong> \u00a0 541-602-5904<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> <em><strong> Email:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Robert.Lackey@hotmail.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I accept a limited number of graduate students and generally only consider those interested in the Professional Science Masters (PSM) in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences.\u00a0 The PSM program is primarily an online graduate degree program targeted toward working professionals.\u00a0 This program is offered both remotely through Ecampus and face-to-face through the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/prospective-students\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P94BFg-3j","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":201,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/current-students\/","url_meta":{"origin":205,"position":0},"title":"Current Students","author":"Erin","date":"August 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Haley G. West - Master of Natural Resources (MNR) I received a B.S. in Botany in 2006 from the University of Florida. After graduating, I founded and managed an organic farm and hosted community workshops on aspects of agriculture for seven years before moving to Washington State, where I have\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2023\/12\/Jessica-Heppler-Photo-2023-1-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2023\/12\/Jessica-Heppler-Photo-2023-1-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2023\/12\/Jessica-Heppler-Photo-2023-1-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2023\/12\/Jessica-Heppler-Photo-2023-1-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2023\/12\/Jessica-Heppler-Photo-2023-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2023\/12\/Jessica-Heppler-Photo-2023-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":203,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/former-students\/","url_meta":{"origin":205,"position":1},"title":"Former Students","author":"Erin","date":"August 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Boaze, John L. 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Lackey Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon\u00a0 97331 Email:\u00a0 Robert.Lackey@hotmail.com Phone:\u00a0 541-602-5904 ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: BS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fisheries Science (with high honor), Humboldt State University, 1967 MS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zoology (Statistics Minor), University of Maine, 1968 PhD\u00a0 Fisheries and Wildlife Science (Statistics Minor), Colorado State University,\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2020\/03\/Online-Education-clipart.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2020\/03\/Online-Education-clipart.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2020\/03\/Online-Education-clipart.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":413,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/teaching\/","url_meta":{"origin":205,"position":3},"title":"Teaching","author":"Robert Lackey","date":"August 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I currently teach FW 620 (Ecological Policy) as an Oregon State University Ecampus online course.\u00a0 FW 620 is designed for graduate students in natural resources, environmental sciences, ecological sciences, natural resource and ecological economics, oceanography, civil engineering, marine resource management, political science, environmental ethics, and others with a background\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/files\/2017\/08\/Oregon-State-University-Campus-2017-1024x683.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/files\/2017\/08\/Oregon-State-University-Campus-2017-1024x683.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/files\/2017\/08\/Oregon-State-University-Campus-2017-1024x683.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/files\/2017\/08\/Oregon-State-University-Campus-2017-1024x683.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":977,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/blog\/","url_meta":{"origin":205,"position":4},"title":"Blog","author":"Robert Lackey","date":"August 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Emergence of Religious Ecology Robert T. Lackey Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University Robert.Lackey@oregonstate.edu \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An especially muddying factor in unraveling ecological policy disputes is identifying the role of religious views in shaping scientific information. \u00a0These days, religious, ethical, or moral values are often embedded\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2961\/files\/2024\/11\/Religious-Ecology-JPG-Figure-Scientific-vs-Religious-Ecology-Lackey.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":236,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/home\/","url_meta":{"origin":205,"position":5},"title":"Home","author":"Robert Lackey","date":"August 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Bob Lackey is a professor of fisheries science at Oregon State University.\u00a0 \u00a0In 2008 he retired after 27 years with the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s 350-person national research laboratory in Corvallis where he served as Deputy Director, Associate Director for Science, and in other senior leadership positions.\u00a0 \u00a0Since his\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/files\/2017\/08\/Bob-Lackey-View-611-February-13-2011-200x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205\/revisions\/2406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/lackey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}