A professor in the Department of Wildland Resources, Michael Conover joined the Utah State faculty in 1991.  He completed his master’s degree and Ph.D. at Washington State University in psychology and zoology.  Conover’s research program has contributed in multiple ways to our understanding of managing wildlife for future generations.  Specifically, he has contributed to a better understanding of the conflicts that arise as human activities continue to expand into the natural habitat of native wildlife.  Conover views his graduate students as his true legacy, which is demonstrated by the obvious involvement of his students in his research and the recognition that these students receive.  Of the 30 peer-reviewed journal articles that Conover has published, 23 are co-authored with his students.  He has published three books since 2002.  His book, Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Science of Wildlife Damage Management, received the “best authored” award from the Wildlife Society, and his most recent book, Predator-Prey Dynamics, published this year, received an excellent review in the prestigious Ecology Journal.  Conover is the founding editor of the new peer-reviewed journal, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, which is published by the Berryman Institute.  Conover’s research program, which ranges from theoretical to practical considerations of wildlife management, fully engages and trains students for professions at universities and in natural resources agencies.  Conover is recognized as a leader in his field by the national media.  During the last two years, he has been interviewed by the press 23 times.