Department of

Biology

Dr. Andy Madison

Associate Professor of Biology
Certified Wildlife Biologist
322A White Hall, Box 3148
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
(731) 661-5127
amadison@uu.edu

Education

• B.S.; University of Tennessee
• M.S.; University of Kentucky
• Ph.D.; Kansas State University

Majors Advised

• Biology with Zoology Concentration
• Conservation Biology

Courses Commonly Taught

• BIO 303: Natural Resource Policy
• BIO 305: Conservation Techniques
• BIO 335: Conservation Biology
• BIO 357: Ornithology
• BIO 425: Introduction to Research
• BIO 426: Research Experience
• BIO 427: Research Presentation

Research/Scholarship Interests

• Wildlife management
• Conservation ecology

Undergraduate research projects supervised

• Mansolino, Carter. An evaluation of the success of lures in attracting bobcats to scent stations.
• Wade, Katy. Comparing two scents for attracting coyotes.
• Clark, Patrick. Avian and vegetation community differences between an established bottomland forest and a conservation easement.
• Maylott, Taylor. Effectiveness of thermal imaging in wild turkey surveys.
• Johnson, William. Examining wildlife populations in urban vs. rural areas in West Tennessee.
• Parker, Buckley. Evaluating CP33 habitat buffers for grassland birds.
• Tie, Joy. Comparing habitat use of wild turkeys between spring and winter seasons using GIS.