Patrick J. Ruhl

I am a Clinical Assistant Professor in the the Forestry and Natural Resources Department at Purdue University. Some of the courses I teach include Wildlife Investigational Techniques, Ornithology, Herpetology, and Natural Resources Statistics.

 

During my Ph.D., I gained extensive experience handling and banding wild birds under the direction of my advisor, Dr. Barny Dunning. At Purdue, I teach students how to band birds and collect data sets that can be used for long-term monitoring efforts at nearby FNR properties and at our annual practicum in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ​​​​

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In addition to my teaching, I also mentor undergraduate students in research. My research interests include wildlife biology and conservation with a more specific focus on the impacts of anthropogenic disturbance on wildlife ecology. Some of my current research projects involve describing the roosting ecology of White-throated Sparrows, and documenting Cerulean Warbler migration routes. 

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