Matt Goode is currently a research specialist for the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona. He has spent the past 25 years studying various aspects of amphibian and reptile ecology and conservation. Most of his work has dealt with snakes in general and rattlesnakes in particular. Matt tries to bridge the gap between applied and basic research, using ecological, behavioral, genetic and natural history data to address conservation and management issues.

As an Assistant Research Scientist in the School of Natural Resources, he is currently working on his Ph.D under the supervision of Melanie Culver in the Wildlife Conservation and Management Program. His dissertation project is focused on the effects of urbanization on the conservation genetics of tiger rattlesnakes.

Ecology, Conservation, National geographic, Reptiles