About

Edward D. Entsminger earned three Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees in Fish and Wildlife Management, Fish Management and Aquaculture, and Parks and Recreation and Wildlife Management from Hocking College in 2007 and 2009. Received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Wildlife and Fish Conservation and Management from the University of Rio Grande in 2009 and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Sciences from Mississippi State University (MSU) in 2014. His master thesis was on the “Plant Community Response to Reduced Mowing Regimens and Occurrence of White-tailed Deer and Other Wildlife Observations along Highway Right-of-Ways in Northeastern Mississippi.” Since graduation, he was hired on as a full-time Research Associate I in the Department of Sustainable Bioproducts and Forest and Wildlife Research Center (FWRC) at MSU. He obtained three professional certifications as an Associate Wildlife Biologist (AWB ®), Associate Fisheries Professional (FP-A), and a Wetland Professional In Training (WPIT) in 2015. He is a wildlife and fisheries biologist and general ecologist, and his research has focused on prairies, reclamation sites, forested environments, wetlands, mowing on roadside right-of-ways, using ArcGIS mapping software, and researching vegetation and habitat structure for various fish and wildlife species like the white-tailed deer. He coordinates and manages the Wood Magic Science Fair Mobile Unit, which reaches more than 12,000 people each year around the state of Mississippi. He also conducts research on testing lumber destructively and non-destructively, wood anatomy identification techniques using machine-learning, and various aspects of our sustainable and natural resources. He has over 15 years of education experience and over 20 years of job experience in the natural resources’ profession. Has been with the university for over 12 years. Promoted to Research Associate II on August 16, 2018 and received the Doris Lee Memorial Professional Staff Award in November 2018. Since June 1, 2020, he is currently working towards a Ph.D. degree in Forest Resources at Mississippi State University. More recently, he was promoted to Research Associate III on July 1, 2021. He has authored or co-authored more than 10 professional peer-reviewed research articles, a thesis, one book chapter, several technical manuals, more than 35 popular articles, and currently has more than three journal articles in the peer-review process.