Kevin Hutcheson

M.S. Student - Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department

Office:
Phone: 859-619-9772

Email: kghutch@clemson.edu

Educational Background

B.S. Forest Resources
University of Georgia 2021

Profile

I'm wildlife science student who is originally from Kentucky. I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Georgia (go Dawgs!) in 2021. I have worked various field technician jobs throughout the Southeast but mainly in the Coastal Plain of Georgia. My interest and expertise is in herpetology although I try to maintain a well balanced knowledge of southeastern biota in general. I will be working under Dr. Kyle Barrett to evaluate the efficacy of eDNA sampling for Red Hills Salamanders, determine demography and age class for the species, and create a fine-scale habitat model using LiDAR.

Publications

Hutcheson, K. G., T. W. Pierson, and J. C. Maerz. 2024. The Origin and Ecology of a Likely Introduced Population of Southern Black-Bellied Salamanders (Desmognathus amphileucus). Southeastern Naturalist 23.

Wade, B. S., M. S. Vininski, R. D. Denton, S. C. Richter, S. J. Price, B. H. Holt, K. G. Hutcheson, and B. M. Fitzpatrick. 2021. Kleptogenesis in Kentucky, USA: Genetic Analyses of Unisexual Ambystoma at the Southernmost Extent of Their Range. Herpetological Review 52:730–734.