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Daniel Joseph Decker

Dir, Human Dimensions Res Unit

Primary Research Areas

  • wildlife management

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

Current research examines: (1) stakeholder engagement in community-based wildlife management, (2) adaptive impact management, (3) human-wildlife conflict management, (4) public attitudes toward wildlife and its accessibility, (5) wildlife acceptance capacity of stakeholders.

Educational Background

  • Ph.D, Cornell University, 1986
  • M.Sc., Cornell University, 1976
  • B.Sc., Cornell University, 1974

Research Grants

  • UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN DIMENSIONSOF HUMAN-WILDLIFE HABITUATION: DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE FOR INTERVENTIONS TO FOSTER POSITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE
  • GREAT LAKES-NORTHERN FOREST COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNIT PARTNER
  • HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA: UNDERSTANDING PERCEPTIONS OF RISK AND IDENTIFYING IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS MESSAGES

Selected Publications

PubMed Listings
  • Enck, J.W., D.J. Decker, S.J. Riley, J.F. Organ, L.H. Carpenter, and W.F. Siemer. (in press). Integrating ecological and human dimensions in adaptive management of wildlife-related impacts. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
  • Jacobson, C.A. and D.J. Decker. (in press). Ensuring the future of state wildlife management: Understanding challenges for institutional change. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
  • Decker, D.J., D.B. Raik, L.H. Carpenter, J.F. Organ, and T.M. Schusler. 2005. Collaboration for community-based wildlife management. Urban Ecosystems 8:227-236.
  • Michaelidou, M. and D.J. Decker. 2005. Incorporating local values in European Union conservation policy: The Cyprus case. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 10(2):83-94. Special issue.
  • Raik. D.B., T.B. Lauber, D.J. Decker, and T.L. Brown. 2005. Managing community controversy in suburban wildlife management: Adopting practices that address value differences. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 10(2):109-122.
  • Raik, D.B., W.F. Siemer, and D.J. Decker. 2005. Intervention and capacity considerations in community-based deer management: The stakeholders' perspective. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 10(4):259-272.

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