Mike Proctor
Research Data Scientist
Mike Proctor joined the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute in July 2025 as a research data scientist with over 25 years of experience in plant community ecology, rangeland and wildlife ecology, data management, and technology integration. He previously served as senior research associate for a private agricultural research organization, where he led field research, managed complex datasets, and applied advanced tools such as UAV imagery, GIS, and bioacoustics for ecological monitoring.
Mike holds an M.S. in Biology from Fort Hays State University and a B.S. in Wildlife Conservation from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Snapshot USA 2019–2023: The First Five Years of Data From a Coordinated Camera Trap Survey of the United States
Jan 2025
Rooney, B., Kays, R., Cove, M.V., Jensen, A., Goldstein, B.R., Pate, C., Castiblanco, P., Abell, M.E., Adley, J., Agenbroad, B. and Ahlers, A.A., 2025. SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023: The First Five Years of Data From a Coordinated Camera Trap Survey of the United States. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34(1), p.e13941.
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Climate, food and humans predict communities of mammals in the United States
Jun 2024
Kays, R., et al. 2024. Climate, food and humans predict communities of mammals in the United States. Diversity and Distributions 30:e13900.
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SNAPSHOT USA 2021: A third coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States
May 2024
Shamon, H., et al. 2024. SNAPSHOT USA 2021: A third coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States. Ecology 104:e4318.
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Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape
Feb 2024
Burton, A.C., et al. 2024. Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape. Nature Ecology & Evolution 8:924-935.
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Coyotes eat flies at carrion
Dec 2023
Mason, D.S., A.K. Jones, B.T. Barton, M.D. Proctor, S.L. Webb, and M.A. Lashley. 2023. Coyotes eat flies at carrion. Food Webs 37:e00309.
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An efficient acoustic classifier for high-priority avian species in the southern Great Plains using convolutional neural networks
Oct 2023
Wolfe, B., M.D. Proctor, V. Nolan, and S.L. Webb. 2023. An efficient acoustic classifier for high-priority avian species in the southern Great Plains using convolutional neural networks. Wildlife Society Bulletin 47:e1492.
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Automated walk-over-weigh system to track daily body mass and growth in grazing steers
Sep 2023
Parsons, I.L., D.A. Norman, B.B. Karisch, S.L. Webb, A.E. Stone, M.D. Proctor, and G.M. Street. 2023. Automated walk-over-weigh system to track daily body mass and growth in grazing steers. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 212:108113.
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SNAPSHOT USA 2020: A second coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 2022
Kays, R., et al. 2022. SNAPSHOT USA 2020: a second coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ecology 103:e3775.