Matt Williamson

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Dr. Matthew A. Williamson started at Boise State University in 2019 and is currently an assistant professor with the Department of Human-Environment Systems. He earned a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis and a Masters of Science in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University. Dr. Williamson is a conservation scientist interested in understanding how the interactions between people, their environment, and the institutions that govern them inspire (or inhibit) conservation action. His work relies on integrating theories from social psychology, public policy, and landscape ecology with diverse datasets to develop spatial models of conservation action at multiple scales to improve outcomes for biodiversity and people.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land

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Advancing models of land use and management
Goff, S. H. (PI) & Williamson, M. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/09/25 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
DISES: Do landscapes shape the emergence of institutions governing the pollinator commons?
Allington, G. R. (PI), Luthra, A. (CoPI), Williamson, M. (CoPI), Rivera, M. J. (CoPI) & Singh, V. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
RCN: Patterns, Places, People: A Network for Scalable Airborne Observation of Socio-Environmental Systems
Williamson, M. (CoPI), Davis, C. M. (PI), Elmore, A. J. (CoPI), Nelson, D. R. (CoPI), Steele, M. (CoPI) & Ordway, E. M. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/09/21 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
Indigenous-Led Ecological Restoration
Lunstrum, L. (PI) & Williamson, M. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
15/08/21 → 31/01/26
Project: Research

37 Article
6 Review article
3 Presentation
1 Commissioned report
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Predictive Understanding of Wildfire Ignitions Across the Western United States
Pourmohamad, Y., Abatzoglou, J. T., Fleishman, E., Belval, E., Short, K. C., Williamson, M., Perlmutter, M., Seydi, S. T. & Sadegh, M., Jan 2026, In: Earth's Future. 14, 1, e2025EF006935.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Conservation easements target high quality lands but do not increase their quality
Kolarik, N. E., Cattau, M., Koehn, C., Roopsind, A., Williamson, M. & Brandt, J., Aug 2025, In: Biological Conservation. 308, 111234.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
2 Scopus citations
Inference of Wildfire Causes From Their Physical, Biological, Social and Management Attributes
Pourmohamad, Y., Abatzoglou, J. T., Fleishman, E., Short, K. C., Shuman, J., AghaKouchak, A., Williamson, M., Seydi, S. T. & Sadegh, M., Jan 2025, In: Earth's Future. 13, 1, e2024EF005187.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
9 Scopus citations
Picking up the PACE: A multi-state empirical analysis of payments for agricultural conservation easement (PACE) program performance
Johnson, K., Nogeire-McRae, T., Parton, L., Paudel, J., Williamson, M. A. & Brandt, J., Sep 2025, In: Environmental Research Communications. 7, 9, 091007.
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Open Access
Potential Landscapes for Conservation of the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Ecosystem
Davidson, A. D., Thiesen Brum, F., Houts, M., Menefee, M., Williamson, M., Sterling Krank, L., Van Pelt, B. & Augustine, D. J., Jan 2025, In: Diversity and Distributions. 31, 1, e13945.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Scopus citations

Matt Williamson

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Advancing models of land use and management

DISES: Do landscapes shape the emergence of institutions governing the pollinator commons?

RCN: Patterns, Places, People: A Network for Scalable Airborne Observation of Socio-Environmental Systems

Indigenous-Led Ecological Restoration

Predictive Understanding of Wildfire Ignitions Across the Western United States

Conservation easements target high quality lands but do not increase their quality

Inference of Wildfire Causes From Their Physical, Biological, Social and Management Attributes

Picking up the PACE: A multi-state empirical analysis of payments for agricultural conservation easement (PACE) program performance

Potential Landscapes for Conservation of the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Ecosystem

Matt Williamson

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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