Item talk:Q45729

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:42:13.168132'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/chad-dickinson
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - B.S. Fish and Wildlife Management. 1994. Montana State University, Bozeman,
     MT
   - A.S. Fish and Wildlife Management. 1992. Hocking College, Ohio
   email: chad_dickinson@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Grizzly bear ecology
   - Bear trapping and handling techniques
   - Radio-telemetry techniques
   - Advanced anesthetic and immobilization techniques for bears
   - Bureau Firearms Safety Program
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Chad Dickinson is a biological science technician working with the Interagency
     Grizzly Bear Study Team, a cooperative research team that addresses monitoring
     and research needs for the Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population.
   name: Chad Dickinson
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: null
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/norock
   organization_name: Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
   personal_statement: Research InterestChad's research focus for the past 22 years
     has been on grizzly bear capture and handling with an emphasis on advanced immobilization
     and emergency anesthetic techniques.  Along with his current research on Yellowstone
     grizzly bears, he assisted research studies involving the capture and handling
     and location via radio telemetry of wolverines, bighorn sheep and bison.  Chad
     serves as the U. S. Geological Survey Firearms Safety Program Manager and oversees
     all firearms safety training within the bureau and is also a USGS firearms safety
     instructor.
   professional_experience: []
   title: Biological Science Technician