Andrew Edelman, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology, Graduate Program Coordinator, & Co-director of Wildlife Ecology Certificate Program
School of Field Investigations and Experimental Sciences Dr. Perry College of Mathematics, Computing, and Sciences

678-839-4042
aedelman@westgacmXKqD78WI4crijfsV8hp12c9A5VFEPtyknr5CF4yehgDIt.edu

Biology Building - Room 280

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Andrew Edelman, Ph.D.
Biography

I have broad research interests in conservation, management, and ecology of terrestrial animals. My field-based research primarily focuses on wild mammals and has included rodents, carnivores, and bats. My applied research addresses conservation and management issues for a variety of wildlife including endangered, nongame, and small game species. I am the graduate program coordinator for the UWG M.S. biology program, co-director of the UWG Wildlife Ecology Certificate Program, and faculty advisor for the UWG Wildlife Club. For more details on my research activities please visit my research website.

Education / Degrees
  • B.S., Biology, Willamette University, 1999
  • M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Science, University of Arizona, 2004
  • Ph.D., Biology, University of New Mexico, 2010
Courses Taught
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Publication List

Loeb, S.C. et al. 2025. Winter activity of tricolored bats in aboveground and subterranean hibernacula in the southeastern USA. Scientific Reports 15:13644. [View Publication External Resource]

Rooney, B.R. et al. 2025. SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023: The first five years of data from a coordinated camera trap survey of the United States. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34:e13941. [View Publication External Resource]

Shamon, H. et al. 2024. SNAPSHOT USA 2021: A third coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States. Ecology e4318. [View Publication External Resource]

Kays, R.L. et al. 2024. Climate, food, and humans predict mammal communities in the United States. Diversity and Distributions e13900. [View Publication External Resource]

Baldwin, M.E., J.M. Stober, and A.J. Edelman. 2023. Prescribed fire and thinning influence snag density and size in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Forest Ecology and Management 533:120864. [View Publication External Resource]

Lewis, M.A., E.A. Ferrall, J.S. Johnson, K.M. Morris, N.W. Sharp, J.M. Stober, K.E. Torrey, and A.J. Edelman. 2022. Extralimital occurrences of southeastern myotis in Alabama and Georgia. Southeastern Naturalist 21:211-219. [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J., D.S. Jachowski, and C. Olfenbuttel. 2022. Spotting a need: Collaborative efforts aim to improve how we understand and conserve eastern spotted skunks. Wildlife Professional 16:36-39. [View Publication External Resource]

Arts, K.J., M.K. Hudson, Sharp, N.W., and A.J. Edelman. 2022. Eastern spotted skunks alter nightly activity and movement in response to environmental conditions. American Midland Naturalist 188:33-55. [View Publication External Resource]

Kays R. et al. 2022. SNAPSHOT USA 2020: A second coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ecology:e3775 [View Publication External Resource]

Dukes, C.G., D. S. Jachowski, S.N. Harris, L.E. Dodd, A.J. Edelman, S.H. LaRose, R.C. Lonsinger, D.B. Sasse, M.L. Allen. 2022. A review of camera-trapping methodology for eastern spotted skunks. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. [View Publication External Resource]

Jachowski, D.S., and A.J. Edelman. 2021. Advancing small carnivore research and conservation: The Eastern Spotted Skunk Cooperative Study Group model. Southeastern Naturalist 20(Special Issue 11):1-12. [View Publication External Resource]

Butler, A.R., Edelman, A.J., Eng, R.Y.Y., Harris, S.N., Olfenbuttel, C., Thorne, E., Ford, W.M., and Jachowski, D.S. 2021. Demography of the Appalachian spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius putorius). Southeastern Naturalist 20(Special Issue 11):95-109. [View Publication External Resource]

Arts, K.J., T.R. Sprayberry, W.C. Cornelison, and A.J. Edelman. 2021. Observations of eastern spotted skunk reproduction, mortality, and behavioral interactions in Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 20(Special Issue 11):119-125. [View Publication External Resource]

Cove, M.V. et al. 2021. SNAPSHOT USA 2019: A coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States. Ecology 102:e03353. [View Publication External Resource]

Johnson, J.S., N.W. Sharp, M.N. Monarchino, T.M. Lilley, and A.J. Edelman. 2021. No sign of infection in free-ranging Myotis austroriparius hibernating in the presence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 20:20-28. [View Publication External Resource]

Pynne, J.T., J.M. Stober, and A.J. Edelman. 2020. Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) occupancy patterns in fragmented montane longleaf pine forests. Southeastern Naturalist. 19:403-417. [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J. 2019. Sylvilagus obscurus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae). Mammalian Species. 51(984):128-135. [View Publication External Resource]

Benson, I.W., T.L. Sprayberry, W.C. Cornelison, & A.J. Edelman. 2019. Rest-site activity patterns of eastern spotted skunks in Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 18:165-172. [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J. 2019. Carnivora. In: Vonk J., Shackelford T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Springer, Cham. [View Publication External Resource]

Sprayberry, T.R., and A.J. Edelman. 2018. Den-site selection and use by eastern spotted skunks in the southern Appalachians. Journal of Mammalogy 1:242-251. [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J., and J.L. Edelman. 2017. An inquiry-based approach to engaging undergraduate students in on-campus conservation research using camera traps. Southeastern Naturalist 16:58-69. [View Publication External Resource]

Sprayberry, T.R., and A.J. Edelman. 2016 Food provisioning of kits by a female eastern spotted skunk. Southeastern Naturalist 15:N53-N56. [View Publication External Resource]

Koprowski, J.L, K.E. Munroe, and A.J. Edelman. 2016. Gray not grey: ecology of Sciurus carolinensis in their native range in North America. In: Grey squirrels: ecology and management of an invasive species in Europe. Pp. 1-17. [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J., J. Moran, T.J. Garrabrant, and K.C. Vorreiter. 2015. Muskrat predation of native freshwater mussels in Shoal Creek, Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 14:473-483. [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J., and D.B. McDonald. 2014. Cooperation between long-term partners and friends of a friend structure male manakin social networks. Animal Behaviour 97:125-133. [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J. 2014. Multiple socioecological factors influence timing of natal dispersal in kangaroo rats. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68:1123-1131. [View Publication External Resource]

Pinter-Wollman, N., E. Hobson, J. Smith, A.J. Edelman et al. 2013. The dynamics of animal social networks: analytical, conceptual, and theoretical advances. Behavioral Ecology. [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J. 2012. Positive interactions between desert granivores: localized facilitation of harvester ants by kangaroo rats. PLoS ONE 7(2): e30914. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030914 [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J. 2011. Kangaroo rats remodel burrows in response to seasonal changes in environmental conditions. Ethology 117:430-439. [View Publication External Resource]

Edelman, A.J. 2011. Sex-specific effects of size and condition on timing of natal dispersal in banner-tailed kangaroo rats. Behavioral Ecology 22:776-783. [View Publication External Resource]

Skills and Resources

Wildlife Ecology

My research group at the University of West Georgia focuses on mammalian conservation, management, and ecology within the southeastern U.S. and beyond.