Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Nancy Mathews

Dean Emerita, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Nancy Mathews standing outside the Aiken Center at UVM, she is wearing a large silver necklace, a beige blazer, and has chin-length blonde hair. She is smiling.
Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D., State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry
  • M.S., State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry
  • B.S., The Pennsylvania State University

BIO

Dr. Nancy Mathews served as Dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont from 2014 until 2022. Under her leadership, the School's enrollment and research activity increased significantly. Dr. Mathews also led the School through a visionary strategic planning process in 2019 that established the Rubenstein School's mission question. Dr. Mathews became Dean Emerita in May 2022 prior to assuming the position of Executive Vice President at Central Michigan University.

Previous to her position at UVM, Dr. Mathews spent nearly 20 years as Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She served as Director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service from 2010-2014, chair of the Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development program from 2009-2010, and director of the 10-year Reaccreditation for the University from 2007-2009.

Prior to her move to UW-Madison in 1995, she served as the Assistant Unit Leader for the USGS Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Texas Tech University. Dr. Mathews received her B.S. in biology from Penn State in 1980 and her M.S. in 1981 and Ph.D. in 1989 from SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, with post-doctoral training at the University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Dr. Mathews has published widely in the field of wildlife ecology and specializes in conservation biology and animal behavior, with a particular expertise in white-tailed deer behavior and chronic wasting disease.

Bio

Dr. Nancy Mathews served as Dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont from 2014 until 2022. Under her leadership, the School's enrollment and research activity increased significantly. Dr. Mathews also led the School through a visionary strategic planning process in 2019 that established the Rubenstein School's mission question. Dr. Mathews became Dean Emerita in May 2022 prior to assuming the position of Executive Vice President at Central Michigan University.

Previous to her position at UVM, Dr. Mathews spent nearly 20 years as Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She served as Director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service from 2010-2014, chair of the Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development program from 2009-2010, and director of the 10-year Reaccreditation for the University from 2007-2009.

Prior to her move to UW-Madison in 1995, she served as the Assistant Unit Leader for the USGS Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Texas Tech University. Dr. Mathews received her B.S. in biology from Penn State in 1980 and her M.S. in 1981 and Ph.D. in 1989 from SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, with post-doctoral training at the University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Dr. Mathews has published widely in the field of wildlife ecology and specializes in conservation biology and animal behavior, with a particular expertise in white-tailed deer behavior and chronic wasting disease.