Dr. Travis Wilcoxen

Dr. Wilcoxen is Chair and Professor of Biology at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. Travis is also the President of the Illinois State Academy of Sciences and President of the Illinois Raptor Center. His current research focuses on immune defense and disease in Illinois songbirds, birds of prey, and amphibians. Travis is originally from Lewistown, IL and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Eureka College and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Memphis.