Graduate Students

Current Students

University

Project

Brittany Blain (M.S.)

University of Alaska Fairbanks (co-advised with J. Margraf)

Effectiveness of deepwater release devices in reducing mortality of demersal rockfish due to angling-induced barotrauma

Nicholas Burgmeier (M.S.)

Purdue University (co-advised with R. Williams)

Movement, home range, and habitat use of eastern hellbenders in the Blue River, Indiana

Jesse M. Coleman (M.S.)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Determination of Pacific salmon escapement carrying capacity and habitat availability in the Kulukak River, Alaska

Aaron W. Dupuis (M.S.)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Reproductive biology and movement patterns of humpback whitefish and least cisco in the Chatanika River, Alaska

Kay A. Larson-Blair (M.S.)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Effects of climate variability on the spawner-recruit relationship of Kuskokwim River Chinook salmon

Kelly A. Mansfield (M.S.)

University of Alaska Fairbanks (co-advised with A. Rosenberger)

Factors influencing productivity of stocked rainbow trout in interior Alaskan lakes

David M. Runfola (M.S.)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Combining traditional ecological knowledge with fisheries science to facilitate and guide partnered management and research on Bering cisco in the Yukon River

Shem D. Unger (M.S.)

Purdue University (co-advised with R. Williams)

Food habits, life history, and genetics of eastern hellbenders in the Blue River, Indiana

Christine L. Woll (M.S.)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Determination of Pacific salmon escapement carrying capacity and habitat availability in the Kulukak River, Alaska

Completed Students

Current Employer

Angela C. Benson
Purdue University
(M.S. – August 2004)

Fisheries Research Biologist
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Tri-Lakes Fisheries Station
Columbia City, Indiana

David C. Caroffino
University of Alaska Fairbanks
(Ph.D. – August 2009)

Tribal Consent Decree Biologist
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Charlevoix Research Station
Charlevoix, Michigan

William K. Carter
University of Alaska Fairbanks
(M.S. – August 2009)

Fisheries Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fairbanks Fisheries Resources Office
Fairbanks, Alaska

Daniel J. Daugherty
Purdue University
(M.S. – December 2003)
(Ph.D. - December 2006)

Fisheries Research Biologist
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center
Ingram, Texas

Lorena E. Edenfield
University of Alaska Fairbanks
(M.S. – August 2009)

Fisheries Research Technician
University of Alaska
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Fairbanks, Alaska

Emmanuel A. Frimpong
Purdue University
(Ph.D. – August 2005)

Assistant Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Blacksburg, Virginia

Peter J. Hrodey
Purdue University
(M.S. – December 2005)

Supervisory Fish Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Stockton, California

Anthony J. Kennedy
Purdue University
(M.S. – December 2005)

Fisheries Specialist
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Bemidji, Minnesota

Andrew M. Muir
Purdue University
(Ph.D. – December 2008)

Fisheries Ecologist
Golder Associates, Ltd.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Kevin L. Pangle

Purdue University

(M.S. – August 2003)

Postdoctoral Researcher
The Ohio State University, Aquatic Ecology Laboratory
Columbus, Ohio

Holly K. Patrick
Purdue University
(M.S. – August 2007)

Fisheries Ecologist
Golder Associates, Ltd.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Anna M. Varian
Purdue University
(M.S. – August 2008; co-advised with K. Nichols)

Fisheries Research Technician
Northern Michigan University
Biology Department
Marquette, Michigan

Rebecca A. Zeiber
Purdue University
(M.S. – May 2007)

Science Writer
New Hampshire Sea Grant College Program
Durham, New Hampshire