Conservation and Coexistence Research Group
University of Michigan — School for Environment and Sustainability

Conservation & Coexistence Research Group

The Conservation & Coexistence Research Group is interested in helping societies coexist with wildlife in a rapidly changing world

Research Topics

Human-Wildlife Coexistence & Its Human Dimensions

Human-Wildlife Coexistence & Its Human Dimensions

Investigating what enables people and wildlife to coexist successfully in shared landscapes

Wildlife Ecology in a Changing World

Wildlife Ecology in a Changing World

Understanding how rapid global change reshapes where wildlife survives, moves, and behaves

Integrated Social-Ecological Systems Modeling

Integrated Social-Ecological Systems Modeling

Using computational models to predict how human decisions and ecological dynamics shape conservation outcomes

Where we Work

Beyond the Research

Recent Publications

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Burned habitats facilitate predation and lead to long‐term reductions in prey success
Kirby L Mills, Martin Leclerc, Mark A Ditmer, David C Stoner, Zachary L Steel, Joseph O Sexton, Panshi Wang, Kent R Hersey, Cody A Schroeder, Alyson M Andreasen, Kristin Engebretsen, Julie K Young, Brock McMillan, Randy Larsen, Derek B Hall, Brandon Holton, David Choate, Neil H Carter
Oct 14, 2026 Journal of Animal Ecology
Extreme droughts shrink suitable habitats and reduce fitness for large mammals in the American West
Martin Leclerc, Kirby L Mills, Mark A Ditmer, David C Stoner, Joseph O Sexton, Panshi Wang, Kent R Hersey, Cody A Schroeder, Alyson M Andreasen, David Choate, Derek B Hall, Kathleen M Longshore, Darren DeBloois, Kristin Engebretsen, Julie K Young, Patrick J Jackson, Kathryn A Schoenecker, Neil H Carter
May 25, 2026 Nature
Psychometric framework for coexistence with large carnivores
Ghasemi, B., Kyle, G., Teel, T., Niemiec, R., Crooks, K., Glikman, J. A., Carter, N. H., Vucetich, J. A., Lute, M. L., Breck, S., Frank, B., Hoag, D., Salerno, J., vanEeden, L. M., & Bruskotter, J. T.
May 14, 2026 Conservation Biology
Validating remotely sensed biomass estimates with forest inventory data in the western US
Cao, X., Sexton, J.O., Wang, P., Gounaridis, D., Carter, N.H. and Zhu, K.
May 5, 2026 Science of Remote Sensing
Restoring the wild east: predicting public support for cougar and red wolf comebacks in the Eastern United States
Ghasemi, B., Wilson, R.S., Elbroch, M., Vucetich, J.A., Carter, N.H., Moehrenschlager, A., Perry, S., Hinton, J.W., and J.T. Bruskotter
Apr 2, 2026 Biological Conservation