Paul Curtis

• 1992 Certified Wildlife Biologist®, The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD
• 1990 Ph.D. Zoology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
• 1981 M.S. Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
• 1978 B.S. Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Curtis, P. D., D. L. Bergman, A. Barker, D. Bogan, M. A. Bonnell, P. Canac-Marquis, D. Drake, D. Kay, B. F. Wakeling, and H. B. White   2025.  Urban coyotes as a source of conflict with humans: an evaluation of common management practices. Human–Wildlife Interactions Monograph 5:1-54.

Jackson, W. E., A. E. Hopkins, R. M. Jodziewicz, S. A. Oswald, R. S. Hartman, M. S. Labarr, P. D. Curtis, and J. M. Arnold. 2025. Can artificial light deter nocturnal predators at common tern nesting sites? An experimental study. Waterbirds 47(4):1–9. https://bioone.org/journals/waterbirds/volume-47/issue-4 

Curtis, P. D., S. E. Hygnstrom, and K. C. Vercauteren. 2024. Collaborative approaches in wildlife damage management. The Wildlife Professional May/June, pp.43-47.                                                        

Curtis, P. D., and B. C. Eshenaur.  2022. Trico: a novel repellent for preventing deer damage to ornamental shrubs. Human-Wildlife Interactions 16(1):22-28. https://doi.org/10.26077/f685-1956

Curtis, P. D., and L. A. Braband. 2022. Management of nuisance geese on school properties and public spaces. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 13(1):1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmac025

Tidball, K. G., M. Tidball, and P. Curtis. 2022. Locally procured wild game culinary trends in the US: A study of the ruffed grouse as epicurean entre and accompanying nutritional analysis. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6:852163. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.852163                                                                                       

Losey, J., C. Chen, J. Davalos, A. Davis, J. Deitsch, J. Gertin, J. Gorneau, E. Hallock, Z. Kim, E. Kubinski, N. Laurenz, S. Li, A. O’Brien, L. Richardson, S. Vincent, S. Wang, E. Yarhouse, and P. Curtis. 2022. Insects and spiders on the web: monitoring and mitigating online exploitation of invertebrate species and services. Global Ecology and Conservation 36 e02098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02098

• Distinguished Service Award, 2023, The Wildlife Society, Wildlife Damage Management Work Group, Louisville, KY
• 2019: Environmental Programming Cooperator Award, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County, Syracuse, NY
• 2017: Outstanding Accomplishments in Extension/Outreach, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• 2016: 2nd Place National Winner, and 1st Place Eastern Region Winner, Program Excellence through Research Award, National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences; “Leveraging the Locavore Movement: Exploring Wild Game and Fish Consumption and Hunter/Angler Recruitment and Retention”
• 2012: Educator of the Year, National Wildlife Control Operator’s Association for the National Wildlife Control Training Program book and online curriculum
• 2008: Northeast Extension Directors’ Award of Excellence for 2007, for the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management
• 2005: Outstanding Professional Award, The Wildlife Society, New York Chapter
• 2004: Extension Publication Award, NY Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals, Best Practices for Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators: A Training Manual
• 2004: Extension Publication Award, American Society for Horticulture Sciences, Pumpkin Production Guide
• 2004: Outstanding Professional Award, Northeast Association of Wildlife Damage Biologists
• 2002: Silver Telly Broadcast Communication Award, Bat Management Videotape

• NTRES 4280/6280 Principles and Practices of Applied Wildlife Science