Rob Chapman is an Extension Forest Wildlife Specialist in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University. Rob received a B.S in Wildlife Science from Purdue University in 1996 and a M.S. in Rangeland Ecology and Management from Oklahoma State University in 2000. Rob's research and extension programs include the ecology and management of oak hardwood ecosystems, restoration and conservation of native plant communities, and response of plant communities and wildlife populations to wildland fire and tree harvest strategies.