Dr. Henry (Rique) Campa
Credentials: Michigan State University
Email: campa@msu.edu
Phone: 517-353-2042
Henry (Rique) Campa, III, Ph.D. is a Senior Associate Dean in the Graduate School and a Professor of Wildlife Ecology in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University (MSU) and a Certified Wildlife Biologist® in The Wildlife Society (TWS). As a Senior Associate Dean, he develops, implements, and evaluates career and professional development programs. Additionally, he directs activities and grants at MSU associated with the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning Network including the Future Academic Scholars in Teaching Fellowship Program, and the NIH-funded Post-doc Academy. Rique’s wildlife research interests are in the areas of wildlife-habitat relationships, ecosystem management, and examining the effects of disturbances on wildlife and their habitat (e.g., elk, white-tailed deer, moose, eastern massasauga rattlesnake, avian species and communities). Since 1990, he has generated approximately $23M in research funding. He has conducted ecological research throughout the U.S. and in Kenya and Nepal. Before coming to MSU, Rique worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a Wildlife Biologist and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as a Wildlife Research Biologist. Dr. Campa has served in leadership positions for TWS at the national, regional, and state levels. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses and has taught study abroad courses in Kenya and the Bahamas. At MSU, he has been awarded a Lilly Teaching Fellowship, the MSU Teacher-Scholar Award, and the Excellence in Teaching-Established Teacher Award from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) as well as the CANR Distinguished Faculty Award. In 2004, Dr. Campa was selected as an “exemplary teaching professor” to participate in the National Case Study of Learner-Centered Approaches in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources. In 2011, he received TWS’s Excellence in Wildlife Education Award and was selected as a Wildlife Society Fellow in “recognition of exceptional service”. In 2015, Dr. Campa was awarded the Teaching Award of Merit from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. When not working, Rique enjoys trail running, hiking, camping, biking, hunting, and fishing.