Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Georgia
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Georgia Staff Member


Dr. Kelly Filer Robinson

Kelly Robinson

Assistant Unit Leader
Phone: (706) 542 - 4837
Email: kfrobinson@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: kfrobinson@uga.edu

Education

  • Ph D University of Georgia 2011
  • MS College of Charleston 2006
  • BA University of Virginia 2001

Biography

Dr. Kelly Robinson joined the Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in August of 2022, where she is an Assistant Unit Leader and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. Dr. Robinson received her M.S. from College of Charleston and her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, in the Georgia Unit. She was also a postdoctoral research associate at Cornell University, with the New York Unit, and an associate professor at Michigan State University. Dr. Robinson’s research focuses on fisheries ecology, conservation, and management, as well as the use of decision analysis for conservation and management of natural resources. Dr. Robinson has been working closely with management agencies, stakeholders, and rightsholders to make decisions related to invasive species control and harvest management, as well as to understand the effects of climate change and land-use change on these decisions. Most of Dr. Robinson’s work focuses on fish ecology, but she has also conducted decision analytic projects for wildlife species, including white-tailed deer, turkey, and piping plover. For the past few years, Dr. Robinson has been teaching a graduate level course in Structured Decision Making and Adaptive Management for Natural Resources.

Areas of Expertise

Adaptive Management, Aquatic Ecology, Climate Change, Decision Support/Analysis, Fisheries Management, Invasive Species, Marine/Coastal Ecology, Population and Community Ecology

Taxon Groups Studied

Freshwater Fishes, Marine Fishes, Nongame Fish/Wildlife, Salmonids

Research Publications Publication Date
Volkel, S., K.F. Robinson, D.B. Bunnell, M. Connerton, D. Hondorp, J. Holden, B. Weidel. 2021. Slimy sculpin depth distribution shifts and habitat squeeze following round goby invasion in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research 47:1793-1803. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2021.08.017 December 2021
Robinson, K.F., S.M. Miehls, M.J. Siefkes. 2021. Understanding sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes prior to broad implementation of sea lamprey control. Journal of Great Lakes Research, Special Issue on Sea Lamprey International Symposium III (SLIS III) 47 (Supplement 1):S328-334. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2021.04.002 | Download December 2021
Robinson, K.F., P.J. Alsip. D.A.R. Drake, Y.-C. Kao, M.A. Koops, D.M. Mason, E.S. Rutherford, H. Zhang. 2021. Reviewing uncertainty in bioenergetics and food web models to project invasion consequences: four major Chinese carps in the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, Special Issue: Research and management efforts on invasive Asian carps in the Laurentian Great Lakes 47:83-95. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2020.11.003 February 2021
Robinson, K.F., M.R. DuFour, J.L. Fischer, S.J. Herbst, M.L. Jones, L.R. Nathan, T.J. Newcomb. 2023. Lessons Learned in Applying Decision Analysis to Natural Resources Management for High Stakes Issues Surrounded by Uncertainty. Decision Analysis 20: 326-342. https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.2023.0015. | Abstract December 2023
Robinson, K.F., M.L. Jones, R. Clark, B. Roth, J. Jonas, I. Tsehaye, M. Kornis, B. Turschak, D. O'Keefe, B. Brenton. 2023. Updated decision analysis to inform multi-species salmonine management in Lake Michigan. NCTC Cooperator Science Series. | Download November 2023
Robinson, K.F., M. DuFour, M. Jones, S. Herbst, T. Newcomb, J. Boase, T. Brenden, D. Chapman, J. Dettmers, J. Francis, T. Hartman, P. Kocovksy, B. Locke, C. Mayer, J. Tyson. 2021. Using decision analysis to collaboratively respond to invasive species threats: a case study of Lake Erie grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Journal of Great Lakes Research, Special Issue: Research and management efforts on invasive Asian carps in the Laurentian Great Lakes 47:108-119. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2020.03.018 February 2021
Robinson, K.F., E. Baker, E. Ewing, V. Hemming, M. Kenney, M. Runge. 2023. Decision analysis to advance environmental sustainability. Decision Analysis 20:243-251. https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.2023.intro.v20.n4. December 2023
Robinson, K.F., C.R. Bronte, D.B. Bunnell, P. Euclide, D. Hondorp, J. Janssen, M. Kornis, S. Riley, M. Vinson, S. Volkel, B. Weidel. 2021. A synthesis of the biology and ecology of sculpin species in the Laurentian Great Lakes and implications for the adaptive capacity of the benthic ecosystem. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture 29:96-121. DOI: 10.1080/23308249.2020.1782341 January 2021
Robinson, K.F., A.K. Fuller, R.C. Stedman, W.F. Siemer, and D.J. Decker. 2019. Decision making in coupled human-natural systems: challenges and opportunities. Environmental Management 63:656-573. February 2019
Robinson, K.F., A.K. Fuller, M.V. Schiavone, B. Swift, D.R. Diefenbach, W.F. Siemer, and D.J. Decker. 2017. Addressing wild turkey (Meleagris gallapavo) population declines using structured decision making. Journal of Wildlife Management. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21220 February 2017
Robinson, K.F., A.K. Fuller, J.E. Hurst, B.L. Swift, A. Kirsch, J. Farquhar, D.J. Decker, and W.F. Siemer. 2016. Structured decision making as a framework for large-scale wildlife harvest management decisions. Ecosphere 7(12):e01613. 10.1002/ecs2.1613.
December 2016
Robinson, K.F. and C.A. Jennings. 2014. A comparison of resident fish communities in managed and unmanaged coastal wetlands in North Carolina and South Carolina, USA. Southeastern Naturalist 13:(2):237-260. | Abstract May 2014
Robinson, K.F. (2024) Review of the SFHA SDM Process: a Report to the Delta Science Program. Delta Stewardship Council. San Francisco, CA. | Download | Publisher Website June 2024
Robinson, K. F., and A. K. Fuller. 2017. Participatory modeling and structured decision making. Pages 83-101 in Environmental Modeling with Stakeholders: Theory, Methods, and Applications. Springer. | Abstract December 2016
Robinson, K. F., D. R. Diefenbach, A. K. Fuller, J. E. Hurst, and C. S. Rosenberry. 2014. Can managers compensate for coyote predation of white-tailed deer? Journal of Wildlife Management 78:571–579. | Download April 2014
Robinson, K. F. and C. A. Jennings. 2014. Productivity of functional guilds of fishes in managed wetlands in coastal South Carolina. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 5(1):70-86. | Abstract June 2014
Robinson, K. F. and C. A. Jennings. 2012. Maximizing Age-0 Spot export form a South Carolina estuary: an evaluation of coastal impoundment management via structured decision making. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 4(1):156-172. April 2012
Pickzak, M.L., J.A. Robichaud, P. Morrison, A.M. Rous, I.M. Mulder, C.J. Hill, T.S. Prystay, H. Rosner-Katz, K.F. Robinson, J.R. Bennett, S.J. Cooke. 2024. Structured decision making remains underused in ecological restoration despite opportunities. Environmental Systems and Decisions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-023-09940-z September 2023
Muir, A.M., J.R. Bernhardt, N.W. Boucher, C. Cvitanovic, J.M. Dettmers, M. Gaden, J.L.M. Hinderer, B. Locke, K.F. Robinson, M.J. Siefkes, N. Young, S.J. Cooke. 2023. Confronting a post-pandemic new-normal­— threats and opportunities to trust-based relationships in natural resource science and management. Journal of Environmental Management 330:117140. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117140 March 2023
Mayer, C.M., K.F. Robinson, J.M. Dettmers. 2021. Research and management efforts to control or prevent invasion by invasive Asian carps in the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, Special Issue: Research and management efforts on invasive Asian carps in the Laurentian Great Lakes 47:1-2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2020.12.001 February 2021
Lin, H., K.F. Robinson. 2019. How do migratory fish populations respond to barrier removal in spawning and nursery grounds? Theoretical Ecology 12:379-390. DOI: 10.1007/s12080-018-0405-0 January 2019
Lin, H., K.F. Robinson, M. Jones, L. Walter. 2019. Using structured decision making to overcome scale mismatch challenges in barrier removal for watershed restoration. Fisheries 44:545–550. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10342 November 2019
Lin, H., K.F. Robinson, L. Walter. 2020. Trade-offs among road-stream crossing upgrade prioritizations based on connectivity restoration and erosion risk control. River Research and Applications 36:371-382. DOI:10.1002/rra.3593 February 2020
Lin, H., K.F. Robinson, A. Milt, L. Walter. 2019. The application of decision support tools and the influence of local data in prioritizing barrier removal in lower Michigan, USA. Journal of Great Lakes Research 45:360–370. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2019.01.008 April 2019
Lennox, R., G.A. Bravener, Lin, H., C.P. Madenjian, A.M. Muir, C.K. Remical, K.F. Robinson, A.M. Rous, M.J. Siefkes, M.P. Wilkie, S.J. Cooke. 2020. Potential changes and challenges to the biology and management of invasive sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus in the Laurentian Great Lakes due to climate change. Global Change Biology 26:1118-1137. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14957 | Download March 2020
Hume, J.B., P.R. Almeida, C.M. Buckley, L.A. Criger, C.P. Madenjian, K.F. Robinson, C. Wang, A.M. Muir. 2021. Managing native and non-native sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) populations in the face of anthropogenic change: a prospective assessment of key threats and uncertainties. Journal of Great Lakes Research, Special Issue on Sea Lamprey International Symposium III (SLIS III) 47 (Supplement 1):S704-722. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2020.08.015 | Download December 2021
Hinderer, J.L.M., S.J. Cooke, E. Dunlop, Z. Blevins, A. Muir, N. Young, D. Stang, K.F. Robinson. 2021. Insights from a novel, user-driven science transfer program for natural resources management. Socio-Ecological Practice Research 3:337-362. DOI: 10.1007/s42532-021-00093-4. | Download October 2021
Flinn, S., T. Brenden, K.F. Robinson. In review. Predicting the response of fish populations to changes in river connectivity using individual-based models. Journal of Great Lakes Research. November 2024
Fischer, J., L. Nathan, J. Buszkiewicz, J. Colm, D.A.R. Drake, M. DuFour, J. Francis, P. Kočovsky, D. Marson, E. Smyth, R. Young, K.F. Robinson. 2022. Using surrogate species to inform control methods for invasive grass carp. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 42:151-163. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10724 January 2022
Filer, K.R. [K.F. Robinson], G.R. Sedberry. 2008. Age, growth and reproduction of the barrelfish Hyperoglyphe perciformis(Mitchill) in the western North Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology 72: 861–882. DOI:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01761.x February 2008
DuFour, M., K.F. Robinson, M. Jones, S. Herbst. 2021. A matrix population model to aid grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) management in the Great Lakes Basin – Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research, Special Issue: Research and management efforts on invasive Asian carps in the Laurentian Great Lakes 47:69-82. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2020.06.022 February 2021
Cohen, J., A. Hecht, K.F. Robinson, E.E. Osnas, A.J. Tyre, C. Davis, A. Kocek, B. Maslow, S. Melvin. 2016. To exclose nests or not: structured decision making for the conservation of a threatened species. Ecosphere 7(10): e01499. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1499 | Download October 2016
Bopp, J., L. Nathan, J.D. Robinson, K. Scribner, J. Kanefsky, S. Herbst, K.F. Robinson. 2024. Assessing grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) occupancy and detection probability within Lake Erie from environmental DNA. Management of Biological Invasions 15:51-72. doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2024.15.1.04 | Download March 2024
Project Completion Date
A Framework for Decision Making Regarding Fall Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons in New York and Pennsylvania Using Structured Decision Making March 2015
A Structured Decision Making Approach to White-Tailed Deer Harvest Management in New York State March 2015
A study of the ecological value of managed tidal wetlands compared to adjacent natrual marshes in the ACE Basin, SC December 2010
GA DNR - Gill Net Comparison December 2024
A decision analytic framework for assessing aquatic invasive species status, risk, and biosecurity measures for three units of the National Park System in the Southeastern U.S. July 2027
Modeling to support SSAs April 2025
Evaluating the Effects of Increased Predator and Competitor Abundances on Slimy Sculpin Populations in the Great Lakes December 2024
Consequences of connectivity December 2024
Development of a basis for allocation of fish production between management needs and double-crested cormorant predation within their nesting range September 2022
Using stock assessment information to inform harvest policy in data-limited fisheries April 2023
Midwest Tribal Wild Rice Coordination and Planning in Partnership with the Center for Cooperative Ecological Resilience March 2024
Inter-agency planning for St. Marys River (MI) coastal wetland resiliency May 2025
Developing a holistic approach to evaluate and communicate natural resource assets and management actions for Michigan’s large rivers: Focus on the Au Sable River March 2025
Review of Georgia reservoir fish monitoring data and sampling procedures June 2024
Evaluation of Contaminant Stressors to Endangered and At-Risk Freshwater Mussel Health in the Conasauga River Basin May 2024
Bleau, Tala
Master's
tala.bleau@uga.edu

Brandt, Zoe
Master's
Zoe.Brandt@uga.edu

Gregory, Kaili
PhD
k.gregory@uga.edu

Lettenberger, Avery
PhD
Avery.Lettenberger@uga.edu

Presentations Presentation Date
Simon, T.N., K.F. Robinson, and B.J. Irwin. 2024. GADNR SARS Power Analysis: Project Final Results. Annual Biologist Team Meeting, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Section, Athens, Georgia, 12-13 June 2024. June 2024
Simon, T.N., K.F. Robinson, and B.J. Irwin. 2024. GA DNR Standardized Annual Reservoir Sampling Review. Annual Biologist Team Meeting, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Section, Athens, Georgia, 12-13 June 2024. June 2024
Simon, T., B. Irwin, and K. Robinson. 2024 (to be submitted). Estimating the power of standardized reservoir monitoring for sportfish in Georgia, USA. 154<sup>th</sup> annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Honolulu, HI. September 2024
Robinson, K.F., M.L. Jones. 2024. Decision Analysis to Bridge the Knowledge-Action Gap in Fisheries Management. Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Honolulu, HI. September 2024
Robinson, K.F., M.L. Jones, B. Roth, R. Clark. 2021. Updating the predator-prey ratio to evaluate stocking strategies for all salmon and trout species (an update). Southern Lake Michigan Fishery Workshop. Virtual, April 22. April 2021
Robinson, K.F., M.L. Jones, B. Roth, R. Clark. 2020. Updating the predator-prey ratio to evaluate stocking strategies for all salmon and trout species. Ludington Regional Fishery Workshop. Ludington, MI, February 1. February 2020
Robinson, K.F., M.L. Jones, B. Brenton, R. Clark, J. Jonas, M. Kornis, D. O'Keefe, B. Roth, I. Tsehaye, B. Turschak. 2023. Updated decision analysis for salmonine stocking in Lake Michigan. International Association of Great Lakes Research, Toronto, Canada. May 2023
Robinson, K.F., M. DuFour, L. Nathan, J. Fischer, M. Jones, S. Herbst, T. Newcomb. 2021. A decision analytic approach to collaboratively respond to invasive grass carp in Lake Erie. Society of Decision Professionals Annual Meeting. Decision Analysis Practice Award talk. Virtual, April 14–16. April 2021
Robinson, K.F., M. DuFour, L. Nathan, J. Fischer, M. Jones, S. Herbst, T. Newcomb. 2020. A decision analytic approach to collaboratively respond to invasive grass carp in Lake Erie. INFORMS Annual Meeting. Virtual, November 8–13. November 2020
Robinson, K.F., H. Lin, L. Walter. 2019. Using decision analysis to incorporate ecological and social science into barrier removal decisions. 62nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research. Brockport, NY, June 10–14. June 2019
Robinson, K.F., E. Baker, V. Hemming, M.A. Kenney, M.C. Runge. 2024. Decision Analysis for Conservation and Management: Future Challenges and Areas for Research. Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Honolulu, HI. September 2024
Robinson, K.F., C. Buckley, S. Flinn, H. Lin, L. Walter. 2021. Barrier removal and remediation in the Great Lakes: accounting for scale in the decision process. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore, MD. November 6–10. November 2021
Robinson, K.F., A.K. Fuller, M.V. Schiavone, D.R. Diefenbach, W.F. Seimer. 2019. A structured decision making approach to addressing wild turkey population declines. INFORMS Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA, October 20¬–23. October 2020
Robinson, K.F., A.K. Fuller, M.L. Jones. 2019. Using structured decision making to incorporate ecological and social values into harvest decisions: case studies of walleye, deer, and turkey. Joint Meeting of the American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society. Reno, NV, September 29¬–October 3. September 2019
Robinson, K.F. and A.K. Fuller. A structured decision making approach to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck harvest management in New York state. Department of Natural Resources Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 17-18 January 2013. January 2013
Robinson, K.F. and A. K. Fuller. 2013. A Structured Decision Making Approach to White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Buck Harvest Management in New York State. 69th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY. 9 April, 2013. April 2013
Robinson, K.F. 2023. Making smart decisions: a framework for life decisions and fisheries management. Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, MI. August 2023
Robinson, K.F. 2021. Using decision analysis for the collaborative management of natural resources. School of Natural Resources Seminar Series, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. October 27. October 2021
Robinson, K.F. 2021. A decision analytic approach to collaboratively respond to invasive grass carp in Lake Erie. Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee (IERQC) Monthly Webinar Series. October 28. October 2021
Robinson, K.F. 2020. Structured decision making for sustainable fisheries. 75th Annual Convention of the Ontario Commercial Fisheries Association. Niagara Falls, ON, January 10–12. January 2020
Robinson, K.F. 2017. Introduction to structured decision making. Strategic Discussion of National Asian Carp Management and Control. Springfield, IL, January 18–19. January 2017
Miller, JM, H. Yu, J. Ross, H. Pendergraff, K.F. Robinson, K.M. Gregory, D.M. Infante. (2024). Conserving rivers under changing climate: Balancing stakeholder interests with ecological potential in the Au Sable River, Michigan, USA. 37th Congress of the International Society of Limnology, Brazil. May 2024
Miller, JM, H. Yu, J. Ross, H. Pendergraff, K.F. Robinson, K.M. Gregory, D.M. Infante. (2024). Adaptive management of the Au Sable River: Integrating stakeholder priorities and ecological potential for resiliency in changing climate. Annual Conference of the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. March 2024
Miller, J.M., H. Yu, J.A. Ross, H. Pendergraff, K.F. Robinson, K.M. Gregory, D.M. Infante. 2024. Managing rivers as social-ecological systems: Balancing stakeholder interests with ecological potential in changing climate. Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Honolulu, HI September 2024
Mason, J., W. Battista, A. Bennett, I. Issifu, K. Kelso, K. Kleisner, K. Robinson, R. Simaila, J. Virdin. 2022. Policy options to strengthen nutrition provisioning from small-scale fisheries. The Small-Scale Fisheries Latin America and the Caribbean Congress, Mérida, Mexico. October 24–27. October 2022
Martin, M., K.F. Robinson, B. Irwin, R. Bringolf, P. Hazelton. 2023. Evaluation of Sediment and Water Quality to Support Freshwater Mussels in the Conasauga River, Georgia. Confluence: UGA Water Science and Policy Poster Symposium, Athens, GA. <b>2<sup>nd</sup> Prize.</b> October 2023
Martin, M., B. Irwin, K. F. Robinson, R. Bringolf, A. Escobar, J. Kirsch, S. Glassmeyer, M. Zapata, M. Henderson, and P. Hazelton. 2024. Assessment of sediment toxicity to juvenile freshwater mussels in the Conasauga River, GA. Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. LaGrange, GA. February 2024
Martin, M., B. Irwin, K. F. Robinson, R. Bringolf, A. Escobar, J. Kirsch, S. Glassmeyer, M. Zapata, M. Henderson, and P. Hazelton. 2024. Assessment of sediment toxicity to juvenile freshwater mussels in the Conasauga River, GA. 78th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Augusta, GA. October 2024
Martin, M., A. Escobar, J. Kirsch, S. Glassmeyer, M. Zapata, M. Henderson, K. Robinson, B. Irwin, R. Bringolf, and P. Hazelton. 2023. Evaluation of Sediment and Water Quality to Support Freshwater Mussels in the Conasauga River, Georgia. Annual meeting for SETAC North America, Louisville, KY. November 2023
Maguffee, A., K. Robinson, D. Fielder, T. Brenden. 2023. A modeling framework for establishing allocation guidance for fishery management needs. Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society. Grand Rapids, MI. August 2023
Liberati, M., B. Avers, E. Pomeranz, K. Barnes, K.F. Robinson. 2024. A hierarchical structured decision making process for integrating multiple values into managing wetlands and waterfowl hunting in Michigan. Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society. Baltimore, MD. October 2024
Lewandoski, S., T. Brenden, N. Johnson,<b> </b><b>K.F. Robinson</b>. 2022. Collaborative modeling to support integrated sea lamprey control. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI. May 15–20. May 2022
Jones, M., K.F. Robinson. 2022. Using management strategy evaluation to build consensus on a harvest strategy for Lake Erie percids. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI. May 15–20. May 2022
Jones, M., K.F. Robinson, B. Brenton, B. Turschak, R. Clark, J. Jonas, D. O'Keefe, B. Roth, I. Tsehaye. Modeling the consequences of alternative salmonine stocking strategies in Lake Michigan. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, MI. August 2023
Ivan, L., C. Murphy, J. Bence, T. Firkus, K.F. Robinson, S. Sitar. 2022. Understanding the influence of sea lamprey sublethal impacts on different ecomorph lake trout populations in Lake Superior using a population model. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI. May 15–20. May 2022
Hoekwater, J., K.F. Robinson, K. Keeler, S. Ang, R. Tingley, D. Hondorp, D. Bunnell, J. Janssen, M. Kornis, B. Weidel. 2024. Competition between round goby and slimy sculpin in a laboratory setting. Annual Conference of the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, East Lansing, MI. March 2024
Hoekwater, J., K.F. Robinson, K. Keeler, S. Ang, R. Tingley, D. Hondorp, D. Bunnell, J. Janssen, M. Kornis, B. Weidel. 2023. Competition between round goby and slimy sculpin in a laboratory setting. International Association of Great Lakes Research, Toronto, Canada. May 2023
Hoekwater, J., K.F. Robinson, K. Keeler, S. Ang, R. Tingley, D. Hondorp, D. Bunnell, J. Janssen, M. Kornis, B. Weidel. 2023. Competition between round goby and slimy sculpin in a laboratory setting. Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, MI. August 2023
Gregory, K., K.F. Robinson, D.M. Infante, R.M. Claramunt, J. Miller, J. Ross (2024) Decision analysis for building resilience, capacity, and understanding in riverine systems facing climate change. Advances in Decision Analysis Conference, Finland. July 2024
Flinn, S., K.F. Robinson. The consequences of connectivity: a decision analytic approach to fish passage decisions. Joint meeting of the Michigan chapter of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society. March 23-24, 2023. March 2023
Flinn, S., K.F. Robinson. 2024. Informing fish passage and restoration decisions with decision analysis. Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Honolulu, HI. September 2024
Flinn, S., K.F. Robinson. 2022.The Consequences of Connectivity: A Decision Analytic Approach to Fish Passage Decisions. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Spokane, WA. August 21–25. August 2022
Flinn, S., K.F. Robinson. 2022. Using individual-based models to predict the response of fish populations to changes in connectivity. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI. May 15–20. May 2022
Flinn, S., K.F. Robinson. 2022. Using Structured Decision Making to Assess the Consequences of Connectivity: A Case Study in Northwest Michigan. Fish Passage Conference, Richland, WA. June 13–16. June 2022
Flinn, S., K.F. Robinson (2024). The consequences of connectivity: using structured decision making to inform fish passage decisions. Advances in Decision Analysis Conference, Finland. July 2024
Flinn, S. and K.F. Robinson. 2023. The consequences of connectivity: a decision analytic approach to fish passage decisions. International Association of Great Lakes Research annual conference. May 8-12. May 2023
Flinn, S. and K.F. Robinson. 2023. The consequences of connectivity: a decision analytic approach to fish passage decisions. Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, MI. August 2023
Dettmers, J., and K.F. Robinson. 2020. Responding to the threat of invasive grass carp in Lake Erie: how science focuses management actions. NotMISpecies webinar series (Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program webinar series). October 22. October 2020
Cehelsky, B., K.F. Robinson, J. Bence, C. Cahill, A. Honsey. 2024. Evaluating performance of random forest models using a simulation test. Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. East Lansing, MI. March 2024
Camp, E., B. Van Poorten, K.F. Robinson, H. Harrison, V. Nguyen, C. Crandall, K. Lorenzen, W. Casola, M. Dedual, K. Klizentyte. 2023. Synthesis of approaches for integrating diverse stakeholder knowledge in recreational fisheries decision making. Annual Conference of the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society May 2023
Camp, E., B. Van Poorten, K.F. Robinson, H. Harrison, V. Nguyen, C. Crandall, K. Lorenzen, W. Casola, M. Dedual, K. Klizentyte. 2023. Synthesis of approaches for integrating diverse stakeholder knowledge in recreational fisheries decision making. Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, MI August 2023
Buckley, C.M., H. Lin, K.F. Robinson. 2021. Evaluating the effectiveness of Great Lakes sea lamprey control barriers in an uncertain climatic future. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore, MD. November 6–10. November 2021
Brouwer, M.C., W.J. Bubley, C. Freiss, S.F. Goldman, K. Hendricks, A.R. Lytton, K.F. Robinson, G.R. Sedberry, B. White, D.M. Wyanski, S.P. Yeckley. 2023. Fisheries for Teleosts Associated With Deep-Sea Sponge-Coral Ecosystems on the Blake Plateau Off The Southeastern U.S. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Norfolk, VA. July 2023
Bopp, J., K.F. Robinson, L. Nathan, S. Herbst, T. Brenden, C. Mayer, J. Dettmers. 2023. Re-evaluating an adaptive management framework for invasive grass carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>) in Lake Erie. International Association of Great Lakes Research, Toronto, Canada. May 2023
Bopp, J., K.F. Robinson, J.L. Fischer, L. Nathan, S. Herbst, C.M. Mayer, E. Weimer, J. Dettmers. 2022. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Invasive Grass Carp Response Actions in Lake Erie. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Spokane, WA. August 21–25. August 2022
Bleau, T., K.F. Robinson, B. Irwin. 2024. Creating a model framework to inform the viability of rocky shiner (<i>Notropis suttkusi</i>). 50<sup>th</sup> annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, Little Rock, AR. November 2024
Arsana, I.M.A., M. Axelrod, A. Bennett, S. Chandra, A. Flaim, C. Fransis, B. Lugendo, J. Manson, K. Robinson, S.P. Suadi, S. Tefera, I. Tirtowalujo, A. Weldemichael. 2023. Transregional Influences and Regional Responses in the Indian Ocean Socio-Ecological System. International Studies Association Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2023
Technical Publications Publication Date
Robinson, K.F., A.K. Fuller, M. V. Schiavone, and B. Swift. 2015. A structured decision making approach to mitigating wild turkey population decline in New York State. Summary of Findings to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY. 27 pp. October 2015
Robinson, K.F., A.K. Fuller, J.E. Hurst, B. Swift, A. Kirsch, J. Farquhar. 2015. A structured decision making approach to white-tailed deer buck harvest management in New York State. Summary of Findings to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany NY. 207 pp. October 2015
Maguffee, A., K.F. Robinson, T. Brenden, D.G. Fielder. 2023. Development of a basis for allocation of fish production between management needs and double-crested cormorant predation within their nesting range. Final report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. January 2023
Jones, ML, KF Robinson. 2023. Using stock assessment information to inform harvest policy in data-limited fisheries. Completion report to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Project 2021_Jon_770210. July 2023
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
Other - member Robinson 2018 Present
Other - Council Member Robinson October 2022 October 2025
International Association for Great Lakes Research - Member Robinson 2017 Present
American Fisheries Society - Member Robinson 2016 Present