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Bill Schutt is a vertebrate zoologist, author and Emeritus Professor of Biology at Long Island University.
Bill Schutt was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. After graduating from Lindenhurst High School, he attended Southampton College before graduating from C.W. Post (Long Island University) with a BA in Biology. Schutt then attended SUNY Geneseo where he earned an MA in Biology under the guidance of Edwin J. Spicka.
Schutt enrolled at Cornell University under the mentorship of John W. Hermanson where he began studying various aspects of anatomy, evolution, and behavior in bats. Initially, Schutt investigated the passive digital lock, a ratchet-like mechanism that allows some bats to hang for extended periods of time without muscle fatigue. Gradually, Bill became more involved in the study of vampire bats - their anatomy, evolution, behavior, and especially, their ability to move efficiently on the ground. Schutt collected over two dozen vampire bats in Trinidad and maintained them at Cornell for three years. Among other studies, Schutt and his coworkers used the force platform and a hi-speed camera to measure the forces generated during flight-initiating jumps by the common vampire bat. After graduating with a Ph.D. from Cornell in 1995, Bill taught for three years at Bloomfield College in New Jersey while simultaneously working on a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at the American Museum of Natural History with Nancy Simmons.
In 1998, Bill Schutt accepted a faculty position at Southampton College (Long Island University). In 2005, he transferred to his undergraduate alma mater, LIU-Post, where he was a Professor of Biology (teaching undergraduate courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology, Comparative Anatomy and Vertebrate Paleontology) until he took an early retirement in 2020 (after 22 years at LIU). Bill is now a full-time author and maintains strong ties to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), where he is a longtime Research Associate in the Department of Mammalogy.
Bill Schutt has been an active member of the North American Society for Bat Research (NASBR) for over three decades, serving on their Board of Directors for eight years.
Schutt is the author of seven books, including "“Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History” A Perfectly Natural History" and the R.J. MacCready book series which includes "Hell's Gate" and "The Himalayan Codex" (coauthored by J.R. Finch). Bill is currently finishing up his first solo novel (a WWII-Era thriller). He is also gearing up for his next a popular science book.
Bill lives in New York with his wife.
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