Professor in Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences Department Researcher with Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Texas A&M University – Kingsville.

Alan M. Fedynich is a wildlife research scientist with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and a Professor within the Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences with Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Dr. Fedynich received his B.S. degree from Kansas State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas Tech University. His research interests include host-parasite systems, parasite community ecology, avian diseases, and toxicology and environmental contaminants. He has authored/coauthored >70 articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.