Kansas Staff Member
Dr. Martha Mather
Assistant Unit Leader
Phone: (785) 532 - 6522
Email: mather@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: mmather@ksu.edu
Faculty Website
Education
- Other Miami University 1991
- Ph D Ohio State University 1990
- MS Ohio State University 1985
- BS Denison University 1978
Biography
I was trained in fish ecology at Ohio State University where I obtained my Ph.D. My job experience in the Unit program includes the Massachusetts and Kansas Units.
Presently, I direct a creative and productive program of integrated research, education, and outreach-extension-service that addresses basic aquatic ecology questions in order to solve applied conservation problems. Specifically, I am interested in problems related to the following:
(a) Basic ecological processes that structure freshwater (river, reservoir, lake) and estuarine fish communities
(b) Patterns, mechanisms, consequences of fish movements
(c) Role of heterogeneity in ecological structure and function across scales (including the role of dams)
(d) Integrated, interdisciplinary, bio-social approaches to sustainability
(e) Translating basic science to effective natural resource conservation and fisheries decision-making
(f) Human and climate impacts on aquatic ecosystems
(g) New paradigms for linking spatial and temporal scales
(h) Science communication that integrates traditional outreach and innovative approaches
(i) Transformative approaches to resource conservation and environmental sustainability
Areas of Expertise
Adaptive Management, Anthropogenic Impacts, Aquatic Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Decision Support/Analysis, Ecological Flows, Ecological Services, Fisheries Management, Habitat Management, Marine/Coastal Ecology, Movement Ecology, Population and Community Ecology, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Species Management, Stream Ecology
Taxon Groups Studied
Anadromous Fishes, Crayfish, Freshwater Fishes, Gamefish, Marine Fishes, Nongame Fish/Wildlife
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
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| Yako, L. A., M. E. Mather, and F. Juanes. 2002. Mechanisms for migration of anadromous herring; providing an ecological basis for an effective conservation plan. Ecological Applications 12:521-534 | January 2002 |
| Yako, L. A., M. E. Mather, and F. Juanes. 2000. Assessing the contribution of anadromous herring to largemouth bass growth. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society: 150: 2-17 | January 2000 |
| Wilzbach, M. A., M. E. Mather, C. L. Folt, A. Moore, R. J Naiman, A. F. Youngson, and J. McMenemy. 1998. Proactive responses to human impacts that balance development and Atlantic salmon conservation (Salmo salar): an integrative model. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55:288-302. | January 1999 |
| Whalen, K. G., D. L. Parrish, and M. E. Mather. 1999. Effect of ice formation on selection of habitats and winter distribution of post young-of-year Atlantic salmon parr. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56:87-96. | November 1999 |
| Whalen, K. G., D. L. Parrish, M. E. Mather, and J. McMenemy. 2000. Cross-tributary analysis of parr to smolt recruitment of Atlantic salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 57:1607-1616 | January 2000 |
| Walter, J. F., A. S. Overton, K. H. Ferry, M. E. Mather. 2002. Atlantic coast feeding habitats of striped bass: a synthesis of data supporting a comprehensive coastwide understanding of trophic biology. Fisheries Management and Ecology 10:-1-13 | August 2003 |
| Waldman, J., K. Wilson, M. E. Mather, N. P. Snyder. 2016. Can resilience theory help guide restoration of anadromous fishes? Fisheries 41(3): 116-126. | October 2016 |
| Vanni, M.J., …. M.E. Mather, et al. 2017. A global database of nitrogen and phosphorus excretion rates of aquatic animals. Ecology, 98(5), 2017, pp. 1475. | July 2017 |
| Taylor, R. B., Mather, M. E., Smith, J. M., Gerber-Boles, K. 2021. Can identifying discrete behavioral groups with individual-based acoustic telemetry advance the understanding of fish distribution patterns? Frontiers in Marine Science (section Global Change and the Future Ocean). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.723025 | Abstract | October 2021 |
| Taylor, R. B., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, and K. M. Gerber. 2019. Confluences function as ecological hotspots: geomorphic and regional drivers can identify patterns of fish predator distribution within a seascape. Marine Ecology Progress Series. MEPS 629:133-148. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13088. | December 2019 |
| Smith, J.M. , Wells, SM, Mather, ME, Muth, RM. 2014. Fish biodiversity sampling in stream ecosystems: a process for evaluating the appropriate types and amount of gear. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24, 338–350. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.2420/epdf | February 2014 |
| Smith, J. S., and M. E. Mather. 2011. Using assemblage data in ecological indicators: a comparison and evaluation of commonly available statistical tools. Ecological Indicators 13: 253-262 | December 2011 |
| Smith, J. S., M. E. Mather, H. J. Frank, R. M. Muth, J. T. Finn, S. D. McCormick. 2009. Evaluation of a gastric radio tag insertion technique for anadromous alewives. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29:367–377. | April 2009 |
| Smith, J. M and M. E. Mather. Beaver dams maintain native fish biodiversity via altered habitat heterogeneity in a coastal stream network. Freshwater Biology 58: 1523-1538. | May 2013 |
| Pautzke, S. M., M. E. Mather, J. T. Finn, L. A. Deegan, R. M. Muth. 2010. Seasonal use of a New England estuary by foraging contingents of migratory striped bass. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139: 257–269 | January 2010 |
| Parrish, D. L., M. E. Mather, and R. A. Stein. 1995. Problem-solving research for management: a perspective. Fisheries 20:6-13. | January 1996 |
| Odell, J., M. E. Mather, and R. M. Muth. 2005. Biosocial Approach for Analyzing Environmental Conflicts: A Case Study of Horseshoe Crab Allocation. Bioscience 55 (9): 735-748(14) | September 2005 |
| Nitschke, P., M. E. Mather, and F. Juanes. 2002. The role of anthropogenic disturbance, density, habitat, and abiotic factors on recruitment of a temperate reef fish, cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus), in Cape Cod Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 226:165-178 | January 2002 |
| Nitschke, P., M. E. Mather, and F. Juanes. 2001. Length-, weight-, and age-fecundity relationships for cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus). North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:86-95 | August 2001 |
| Muth, R. M., R. R. Zwick, M. E. Mather, J. F. Organ. 2002. Passing the torch of fisheries and wildlife management: comparing the attitudes and values of younger and older conservation professionals. Transactions of the 67th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, p 178-193. Wildlife Management Institute, Washington. DC | December 2002 |
| Muth, R. M., D. A. Hamilton, J. F. Organ, D. J. Witter, M. E. Mather, and J. J. Daigle. 1998. The future of wildlife and fisheries policy: assessing the attitudes and values of wildlife and fisheries professionals. Transactions of the 63rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. | January 1999 |
| Muth, R. M, R. R. Zwick, M. E. Mather, J. F. Organ, J. J. Daigle, S. A. Jonker. 2006. Unnecessary source of pain and suffering or necessary management tool: examining the attitudes of conservation professionals toward outlawing the leghold trap. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:706-715 | September 2006 |
| McMullin, S. L., V. DiCenzo, R. Essig, C. Bonds, R. DeBruyne, M. Kaemingk, M. Mather, Chris Myrick, Q. Phelps, T. Sutton, J. Triplett, 2016. Are we preparing the next generation of fisheries professionals to succeed in their careers? Fisheries 41(8): 448-461. | Abstract | August 2016 |
| Mather, Martha., Gabe Granco, Jason Bergtold, Marcellus Caldas, Jessica Heier Stamm, Aleksey Sheshukov, Matthew Sanderson, Melinda Daniels.. 2023. Achieving Interdisciplinary Success with RISE: A Widely-Implementable, Iterative, Multi-step Structured Process for Mastering Team Collaboration. | Abstract | September 2023 |
| Mather, ME, Gerber, KM, Peterson, Z. Assessing distribution and movement of Blue Catfish in Kansas reservoirs. Final Report | Abstract | August 2015 |
| Mather, M.E., H. J. Frank. J. M. Smith, R. D. Cormier, R. M. Muth, and J. T. Finn. 2012. Assessing freshwater habitat of adult anadromous alewives at multiple scales: a common challenge for fish and watershed restoration. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science, 4: 188-200 | July 2012 |
| Mather, M.E., C. Moffitt, M. Fabrizio, D. Parrish, B. Penaluna, B. Brown, S. Nesbit. 2022. Diversity and inclusion: a strategy to implement change for 2021 and beyond: symposium summary. Fisheries 47(1):28-34 | Abstract | February 2022 |
| Mather, M. E., and R. A. Stein. 1993. Using growth-mortality tradeoffs to explore a crayfish species replacement in stream riffles and pools. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 50: 88-96. | January 1994 |
| Mather, M. E., and R. A. Stein. 1993. Direct and indirect effects of fish predation on the replacement of a native crayfish by an invading congenor. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 50: 1279-1288. | January 1994 |
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Mather, M. E., and J. M Dettmers. Adaptive problem maps (APM): connecting data dots to build increasingly informed and defensible environmental conservation decisions. Journal of Environmental Management 312 (2022) 114826 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114826 |
March 2022 |
| Mather, M. E., and D. W. Wahl. 1989. Comparative mortality of three esocids to stocking stressors. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 46: 214-217. | January 1990 |
| Mather, M. E., R. A. Stein, and R. F. Carline. 1986. An experimental assessment of mortality and hyperglycemia in tiger muskellunge. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 115:762-770 | January 1987 |
| Mather, M. E., M. J. Vanni, T. E. Wissing, S. A. Davis, and M. H. Schaus. 1995. Regeneration of nitrogen and phosphorus by bluegill and gizzard shad: effect of feeding history. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52: 2327-2338. | January 1996 |
| Mather, M. E., J. T. Finn, C. G. Kennedy, L. A. Deegan, and J. M. Smith. What happens in an estuary does not stay there: patterns of biotic teleconnectivity resulting from long term ecological research. Oceanography 26(3):168–179 | September 2013 |
| Mather, M. E., J. M. Smith, K. M. Boles, R. B Taylor, C. G. Kennedy, S. M. Hitchman, J. S. Rogosch, and H. M. Frank. 2021. Merging scientific silos: Integrating specialized approaches for thinking about and using spatial data that can provide new directions for persistent fisheries problems. Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10645 | June 2021 |
| Mather, M. E., D. L. Parrish. C. A. Campbell, J. R. McMenemy, and J. M. Smith. 2008. Summer temperature variation and implications for juvenile Atlantic salmon. Hydrobiologia 603:183-196 | March 2008 |
| Mather, M. E., D. L. Parrish, and J. M. Dettmers. 2012. Now That You Have Great Results, Where Should You Submit Your Manuscript? In Scientific Communication for Natural Resources Professionals. Editors C. Jennings,T. Lauer, B. Vondracek. PAGES 121-133. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. | August 2012 |
| Mather, M. E., D. L. Parrish, and J. M. Dettmers. 2009. The extensive and complex landscape of fish-related journals authors’ response. Fisheries 34:144-145. | March 2009 |
| Mather, M. E., D. L. Parrish, R. A. Stein, and R. M. Muth. 1995. Management issues and their relative priorities within state fisheries agencies. Fisheries 20:14-21. | January 1996 |
| Mather, M. E., D. L. Parrish, J. M. Dettmers. 2008. Mapping the changing landscape of fish-related journals: setting a course for successful communication of scientific information. Fisheries 33(9): 444-453. | September 2008 |
| Mather, M. E., D. L. Parrish, C. L. Folt, and D. M. DeGraaf. 1998. Integrating across scales: effectively applying science for the successful conservation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55:1-8. | January 1999 |
| Mather, M. E. 1998. The role of context specific predation in understanding patterns exhibited by anadromous salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 232-246. | January 1999 |
| Mather, M. E, J. T. Finn, S. M. Pautzke, D. Fox, T. Savoy, H. M. Brundage III, L. A. Deegan, R. M. Muth. 2010. Destinations, routes, and timing of adult striped bass on their southward fall migration: implications for coastal movements. Journal of Fish Biology 77: 2326–2337. | December 2010 |
| Mather, M. E, J. T. Finn, K. H. Ferry, L. A. Deegan, G. A. Nelson.. 2009. Use of non-natal estuaries by migratory striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in summer. Fishery Bulletin 107(3): 329-337 | July 2009 |
| Marschall, E.A., M.E. Mather, D.L. Parrish, G. Allison, and J. McMenemy. Migration delays caused by anthropogenic barriers: modeling dams, temperature, and success of migrating salmon smolts. Ecological Applications 21: 3014-3031. | December 2011 |
| Marschall, E.A., D.C. Glover, M.E. Mather, and D.L. Parrish. 2021. Modeling larval American Shad recruitment in a large river. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41: 939-954. https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10460 | Abstract | May 2020 |
| Kosa, J. T., and M. E. Mather. 2001 Processes contributing to variability in regional patterns of juvenile river herring abundance across small coastal systems. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130: 600-619 | August 2001 |
| Kennedy, C. G., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, J. T. Finn, L. A. Deegan. 2015. Discontinuities concentrate mobile predators: Quantifying organism-environment interactions at a seascape scale. Ecosphere 7(2):e01226. 10.1002/ecs2.1226. | Abstract | March 2016 |
| Kennedy, C. G., M. E, Mather, and J. M. Smith. 2017. Quantifying integrated, spatially-explicit, ecologically-relevant, physical heterogeneity within an estuarine seascape. Estuaries and Coasts, 40(5): 1385-1397; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-016-0207-9; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12237-016-0207-9 | Abstract | April 2017 |
| Hitchman, Sean, M., Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith. 2021. Does type, quantity, and location of habitat matter for fish diversity in a Great Plains riverscape? Fisheries. https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fsh.10634 | August 2021 |
| Hitchman, S.M, M. E. Mather, J. Smith, and J. Fencl. 2018. Identifying keystone habitats with a mosaic approach can improve biodiversity conservation in disturbed ecosystems. Global Change Biology 2017;1–14. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13846; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.13846/epdf | July 2017 |
| Hitchman, S. M., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, J. S. Fencl. 2018. Habitat mosaics and path analysis can improve biological conservation of aquatic biodiversity in ecosystems with low-head dams. Science of the Total Environment 619–620: 221–231 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.272; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971732990X | April 2018 |
| Hewitt, D, A., J. S. Link, D. H. Wahl, S. J. Cooke, and M. E. Mather 2009. Maintaining the Competitiveness of the American Fisheries Society Journals: An Assessment Based on Influence and Cost-Effectiveness. Fisheries 34:598-606 | December 2009 |
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Granco, G., J.L. Heier Stamm, J.S. Bergtold, M.D. Daniels, M.R. Sanderson, A.Y. Sheshukov, M. Mather, M.M. Caldas, S.M. Ramsey, R. Lehrter, D. Haukos,J. Gao, S. Chatterjee, J. Nifong, and J. Aistrup. 2019. Evaluating environmental change and behavioral decision-making for sustainability policy using an agent-based model: a case study for the Smoky Hill River Watershed, Kansas. Science of the Total Environment 695, 133769 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133769 |
December 2019 |
| Granco, G. M. M. Caldas, J. . Bergtold, J, Heier-Stamm, M. E. Mather, M. R. Sanderson, M. D. Daniels, A. Y. Sheshukov, D. A. Haukos, and S. M. Ramsey. 2022. Local environment and individuals’ beliefs: the dynamics shaping public support for sustainability policy in an agricultural landscape. Journal of Environmental Management 301 (1) 113776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113776 | January 2022 |
| Gerber, K. M., M. E. Mather, and J. M. Smith. 2019. Multiple metrics provide context for the distribution of a highly mobile fish predator, the blue catfish. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 128:141-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12438 | January 2019 |
| Gerber, K. M., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith. 2017. A suite of standard post-tagging evaluation metrics can help assess tag retention for field-based fish telemetry research. Reviews in Fisheries and Fish Biology 27 (3): 651–664; DOI: 10.1007/s11160-017-9484-z; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11160-017-9484-z | May 2017 |
| Gerber, K. M., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, and Z. Peterson. 2019. Evaluation of a field protocol for internally-tagging fish predators using difficult-to-tag ictalurid catfish as examples. Fisheries Research: 209:58-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.09.003 | January 2019 |
| Frank, H. F, M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, R. M. Muth, J. T. Finn, S. D. McCormick. 2009. What is ‘fallback"?: metrics needed to assess telemetry tag effects on anadromous fish behavior. Hydrobiologia 35:237-249. | August 2009 |
| Frank, H. F, M. E. Mather, R. M. Muth, S. M. Pautzke, J. M. Smith, J. T. Finn, 2009. The Adopt-a-Herring Program as a Fisheries Conservation Tool. Fisheries 34(10):496-507 | October 2009 |
| Frank, H. F, M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, R. M. Muth, J. T. Finn. 2011. Role of Origin and Release Location in Pre-spawning Movements of Anadromous Alewives. Fisheries Management and Ecology 18:12–24. | January 2011 |
| Ferry, K. H., and M. E. Mather. 2012. Spatial and temporal diet patterns of young adult and subadult striped bass feeding in Massachusetts estuaries: trends across scales. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 4:30–45 | March 2012 |
| Fencl, J., M. Mather, J. Smith, and S. Hitchman. 2017. The blind men and the elephant examine biodiversity at low-head dams: are we all dealing with the same dam reality? Ecosphere 8 (1): 1-17; DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1973; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.1973/full | November 2017 |
| Fencl, J. S., M. E. Mather, K. Costigan, and M. D, Daniels. 2015. How Big of an Effect Do Small Dams Have?; Using Geomorphological Footprints to Quantify Spatial Impact of Low-Head Dams and Identify Patterns of Across-Dam Variation PLoS ONE 10(11): e0141210. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141210 | Abstract | November 2015 |
| Chestnut- Faull, K. C., M. Mather, Q. Phelps, D. Shoup. 2022. A review of empirical evidence related to the effectiveness of harvest regulation evaluations: a systematic, standardized collaborative approach to data collection. Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10808 | Abstract | August 2022 |
| Carey, M. P., and M. E. Mather. 2008. Tracking Change In A Human Dominated Landscape: Developing Conservation Guidelines Using Freshwater Fish Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18: 877-890 | August 2008 |
| Carey, M. P. and M. E. Mather. 2009. Identifying across-system sources of variation in a generalist freshwater fish: correlates of total and size-specific abundance of yellow perch. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2009: 18: 145–155 | March 2009 |
| Caldas, M.M, M. Sanderson, M. Mather, M. Daniels, J. Bergtold, J. Aistrup, J.H. Stamm, D. Haukos, K. Mankin, A. Sheshukov, and D. Carr-Lopez. 2015. Bringing culture into sustainability science research and policy. Proceedings National Academy of Sciences 112:8157-8159. | July 2015 |
| Caldas, M., M. Mather, J. Bergtold, M. Daniels, G. Granco, J. Aistrup, D. Haukos, A.Y. Sheshukov, M. Sanderson, and J.L. Heier Stamm. 2019. Understanding the Central Great Plains as a coupled climatic-hydrological-human system: Lessons learned in operationalizing interdisciplinary collaboration. Pages 265-294 In Dr. Stephen Perz, editor. Collaboration across boundaries for social-ecological systems science: experiences around the world. Palgrave-Macmillian, Cham, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13827-1 | April 2019 |
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Bergtold, J. S., M. M. Caldas, S. R. Ramsey, M. R. Sanderson, G. Granco, and M. E. Mather. 2022. The gap between experts, farmers and non-farmers on perceived environmental vulnerability and the influence of values and beliefs. Journal of Environmental Management 316 (2022) 115186 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115186 | Abstract |
May 2022 |
| Adam E. Rosenblatt1,*, Michael R. Heithaus2, Martha E. Mather3, Philip Matich1, James C. Nifong4, William J. Ripple5, Brian R. Silliman6. 2013. Coastal top predators and long-term ecological research. Oceanography 26(3):156–167 | September 2013 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
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| Taylor, R., M. Mather, C. Kennedy, J. Smith, K. Gerber. Confluence network dynamics can create a spatial mosaic of potential top-down predator interactions | August 2015 |
| Suleiman, G., J. Luginbill, M. Mather. 2022. Planning and implementing pathways for proactive biodiversity conservation. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Virtual). | May 2022 |
| Smith, J., M. Mather, K. Gerber. Seasonal and diel patterns of depth and temperature distribution of Blue Catfish in Milford Reservoir, KS. Invited Symposium, American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Smith, J. S., M. E. Mather, S. M. Hitchman. Operationalizing Riverscapes. Invited symposium paper, 2016 American Fisheries Society Meeting, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Smith, J. M., M. E. Mather, and S. M. Hitchman. 2021. Review, evaluation, and reimagining the landscape of practical approaches to spatial scale: where we have been and where we can go. Invited Presentation for a Symposium entitled “Scale V.2021: Status, Options, and Knowledge Gaps for Choosing and Matching Scales in Aquatic Field Data,” 151<sup>st</sup> Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, November 6-10, 2021, Baltimore, MD . | November 2021 |
| Rode, O., V. Reed, M. Mather, T. Moore, K. Nelson, M. Madin, J. Francois, L. Krueger. Hybrid Digital-empirical approaches can advance sustainability of aquatic ecosystems: merging GIS and local fish habitat data to aid watershed conservation. Kansas Natural Resource Conference, Manhattan Kansas, February 2023 | February 2023 |
| Rode, O. M. Mather, V. Reed, K. Nelson, M. Madin, J. Francois, T. Moore, L. Krueger. 2023. <i>Squeezing additional insights from fish survey data to aid conservation.</i> 83rd Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Overland Park, Kansas (February 12-15, 2023). | February 2023 |
| Robert L. Mapes, Martha E. Mather. Using the land mosaic concept to test how habitat heterogeneity alters distribution of young of year largemouth bass in a Great Plains reservoir | February 2015 |
| Richard Lehrter and Martha Mather. Geographic Region, Land Use, Flow, and Discontinuities Influence Fish Biodiversity across Regions in a Great Plains Watershed | January 2017 |
| Quist, M. C., M. E. Mather, D. L. Parrish, S. R. Chipps, T. J. Kwak, and C. P. Paukert. 2013. The voices of reality: why effective fisheries education is challenging and practical ways to move forward. 143 rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 11. Platform | September 2013 |
| Pope, K. L., M. P. Carey, D. R. DeVries, J. E. Garvey, M. Henderson, S. Hitchman, M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, and R. W. Tingley. 2022. Researchers and managers: co-development of science-based management. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Virtual). | May 2022 |
| Phelps, Q. E., M. E. Mather, D. E. Shoup. 2019. Harvest Regulations: What Do We Know, What Do We Need To Know, What Should We Do Next to Develop and Implement Standardized Assessments to Evaluate Harvest Regulations. 79th Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, January 27-30, 2019 | January 2019 |
| Peterson, Z., M. Mather, J. Smith, K. Gerber. Correlates of the whole-system distribution of a reservoir predator (Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus). Invited Symposium, American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Peterson, J., M. E. Mather, K. M. Gerber, J. M. Smith. Evaluating the adequacy of fish-habitat data for the blue catfish | August 2014 |
| Parrish, D.L., E.A. Marschall, and Martha E. Mather. Modeling fish migration in the Connecticut River, USA. Japanese Society of Fisheries Science. | March 2016 |
| Nifong, J.C., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, S. M. Hitchman. 2018. Integrating spatial patterns into future conservation, restoration, and management programs. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, KS | February 2018 |
| Nepal, V., B. Knuth, M. Mather, D. Parrish. 2022, Asking different questions can overcome obstacles and identify new solutions to achieving human diversity in the aquatic sciences. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Virtual). | May 2022 |
| Mather. M. E. 2018. Implicit gender bias limits workplace diversity in the scientific profession: evidence, consequences, and remedies. The National Diversity in STEM Conference, October 11-13, 2018, San Antonio, TX | October 2018 |
| Mather, Martha E. 2020. <i>Why aren’t we more successful in conserving rivers and river fish?</i> 150th Annual Meeting of American Fisheries Society. September 14-25, 2020. Columbus, Ohio. Invited Presentation for Symposium Entitled “Confronting Present and Emerging Stressors in Rivers for Global Fisheries Conservation."<br><br>https://www.dropbox.com/s/ms9304h71r5rsey/Mather%20-%20Success%20-%2043610%20%28Final%2016%20mn%29-LOAD.mp4?dl=0 <i><br></i> | September 2020 |
| Mather, Martha E. 2020. <i>Combining Freakonomics with Data Fusion to Advance Big Data Approaches for Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Problem Solving.</i> 150th Annual Meeting of American Fisheries Society. September 14- 2 5 2020. Columbus, Ohio. Invited Presentation for Symposium Entitled “<i>Merging Data Science and Fisheries and Aquatic Science to Solve Big Problems.</i>”<br><br>https://www.dropbox.com/s/snz1n55v3jjvq5o/Mather%20-%20Fish%20Freak%20%2843598%29%2017%20min.mp4?dl=0 | September 2020 |
| Mather, M.E., R. Lehrter. 2017. Fish Biodiversity as an Interdisciplinary Link to Achieve Sustainability. 147th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida, August 20-24th, 2017. | August 2017 |
| Mather, M.E., J. M. Smith, K. M. Gerber, R.B. Taylor. 2017. Resmo: Patterns of residence and movement across sites can provide novel insights into field distribution of mobile consumers in pelagic ecosystems. Invited presentation - Symposium: “Pelagic fish seascapes: Integration of new technology and modeling.” 147th Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida, August 20-24th, 2017. | August 2017 |
| Mather, M.E., J. M. Dettmers, R. A. Stein, D. L. Parrish, D. Glover. 2019. A portfolio approach to integrated assessment and research can provide a larger context for the successful evaluation of fisheries harvest regulations. 79th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Meeting, January 27-30, 2019, Cleveland, OH. | January 2019 |
| Mather, M.E., J. M. Dettmers, D. L. Parrish, R. A Stein. E. A. Marschall. 2018. A portfolio of integrated monitoring and research can advance successful science-based conservation and fisheries management. Invited Talk in 2018 American Fisheries Society Symposium (Atlantic City, NJ, August 19 - 23, 2018) entitled “From Catastrophe to Recovery: Stories of Fishery Management Success.” | August 2018 |
| Mather, M.E., D. Shoup, and Q. Phelps. 2019. Ensuring that technological advances actually advance the fisheries profession: Developing a strategic framework that uses advanced technologies to solve persistent fisheries problems. Presentation is part of a symposium entitled “Integrating Advanced Technologies to Improve Data Quality and Reduce Bias in Fisheries and Wildlife Population Research and Management.” 149th Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting and Joint Conference with The Wildlife Society in Reno, Nevada, September 29-October 3, 2019. | October 2019 |
| Mather, M., J. Smith, C. Kennedy, K. Gerber, R. Taylor. Mobile organisms in the ‘scape’: patterns, consequences, and challenges. Invited Symposium, American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Mather, M., D. Shoup, and Q. Phelps. 2018. Placing gear standardization in a broader context that advances science-based fisheries research and management. 78th Fish and Wildlife Conference, Milwaukee, WI, January 28-31 | January 2018 |
| Mather, M., D. Oliver, J. Smith. 2023. <i>Will We Know “Success” When We See It?: Defining Appropriate Expectations for Biodiversity Monitoring Surveys</i>. 83rd Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Overland Park, Kansas (February 12-15, 2023). | February 2023 |
| Mather, M. E., and Coauthors. 2024. Scientists can create a transformative, interdisciplinary blueprint for protecting fish and wildlife resources; a next-gen direction for graduate education. Sigma Xi IFORE Meeting, Washington DC, November, 2024 | November 2024 |
| Mather, M. E., R. Taylor, C. Kennedy, J. Smith. L. Deegan, J. Finn, K. Gerber. Trade-Offs Between Site Fidelity and Local Dispersal Create Heterogeneity in Consumer-Mediated Habitat Linkages in a Disturbed Seascape | August 2015 |
| Mather, M. E., Q. Phelps. D. Shoup, K. Chestnut-Faull, C. Aymami. <i>Syntheses are an underused opportunity to advance fisheries research and management: a framework to move fisheries “synthesis science” forward<b>. </b></i>83rd Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Overland Park, Kansas (February 12-15, 2023). | February 2023 |
| Mather, M. E., P. L. Angermeier, K. L. Pope, L. A. Deegan, C. L. Hopkinson, and M. Vanni. May 2022. Framing questions differently can catalyze innovative solutions to complex aquatic science problems. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Virtual). | May 2022 |
| Mather, M. E., O. Rode, D. Oliver, K. Nelson, T. Reed, T. Moore, S. Pratap, S. Kuck. 2024<i>. How a Monitoring Dataset, an Adaptive Management Framework, and Ecological Comparisons of Thoughtfully-Selected Fish Groups Can Aid Aquatic Conservation and Native Fish Restoration.</i> Kansas Natural Resource Conference, Manhattan, KS. 66502 | February 2024 |
| Mather, M. E., J. M. Smith, J. M. Dettmers, S. M. Hitchman, and J. T. Finn. 2019. Identifying and Operationalizing Big Hairy Audacious Goals for Fish Habitat Research, Management, and Conservation. This presentation that is part of a symposium entitled “Habitat Modeling Across Terrains and Disciplines: Addressing Common Challenges in Fisheries and Wildlife.” 149th Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting and Joint Conference with The Wildlife Society in Reno, Nevada, September 29-October 3, 2019. | October 2019 |
| Mather, M. E., C. Aymami, and O. Rode. 2021. Plotting a course for science-based, data-driven watershed conservation through the development of a regional collaboration. Invited presentation for a symposium entitled “Creating and Implementing an Ecosystem-wide Integrated Research Agenda and Conservation Plan for Prairie Streams: A Shared Vision, Next Generation Synthesis, and Future Action Plan .” 151st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, November 6-10, 2021, Baltimore, MD. | November 2021 |
| Mather, M. E. 2022. Using a holistic approach to connect research and management. 152nd American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA. August 21-25, 2022 | August 2022 |
| Mather, M. E. 2021. We have been working on this forever: why is “diversity and inclusion” so hard? Invited presentation for a symposium entitled “<i>Diversity and inclusion: a strategy to implement change for 2021 and beyond.”</i> 151<sup>st</sup> Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, November 6-10, 2021, Baltimore, MD. | November 2021 |
| Marschall, E. A., D. C. Glover, M. E. Mather, and D. L. Parrish. Modeling the effects of climate change on larval cohort success in anadromous fish populations in the mainstem of a large river. 4th Mississippi-Yangtze River Symposium, Chongqing, China, 17 October 2018. | October 2018 |
| Mapes, R.L., and M. E. Mather. Location, Location, Location: Incorporating spatial context into fisheries research. Contributed Paper. American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Mapes, R., M. Mather, S. Hitchman, J. M. Smith, A. Earl, J. Romaine. 2015. Is all heterogeneity created equal? How types of habitat heterogeneity differentially alter distribution, abundance, and diets of age-0 largemouth bass. | August 2015 |
| Luginbill, J.L., E Johnson, S. M. Hitchman, M. E. Mather Effective aquatic conservation requires fisheries research in the “scape” American Fisheries Society Meeting, Kansas City, August 2016 | August 2016 |
| Lehrter, Mather, Daniels. 2015. Fish Biodiversity as a Component of Ecosystem Function and Indicator of Environmental Degradation in a Great Plains River | November 2015 |
| Kayla M. Gerber, Martha E. Mather. A High Retention Methodology for Surgically Implanting Telemetry Tags in Catfish | January 2015 |
| Kayla M. Gerber, Martha E. Mather, Joseph M. Smith, Zachary J. Peterson. Distribution Patterns of Individual Fish Predators (Blue Catfish) in a Midwestern Reservoir | February 2015 |
| Jennie Grill, Ryland Taylor, Martha Mather. Where and How Predators Feed: Migratory Striped Bass Can Provide General Insights Into Sportfish Foraging. Kansas Natural Resource Conference, Wichita, KS | January 2017 |
| Jane S. Fencl, Martha E. Mather, Sean M. Hitchman, Joseph M. Smith. Quantifying river fragmentation: impacts of low-head dams on geomorphology and fish biodiversity in the Neosho River, Kansas | February 2015 |
| Hu, D, S. Gaughan, P.M. Kocovsky, M.E. Mather, K. Mayes, J. Perkin, J.S. Rogosch, D. Winkelman, M. Wuellner. 2022. AFS 151 Symposia Summaries. "Creating and implementing an ecosystem-wide integrated research agenda and conservation plan for prairie streams: A shared vision, next generation synthesis, and future action plan." Fisheries 47: 30. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10708 | November 2021 |
| Hitchman, S., M. Mather, J. Smith. 2022. Status quo vs innovation when creating best practices. 152nd American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA. August 21-25, 2022 | August 2022 |
| Hitchman, S., M. Mather, J. Smith, J. Fencl. 2016. Viewing streams as a habitat mosaic; implications for riverscape ecology and stream conservation. Invited Symposium, American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Hitchman, S., M. E. Mather, J. M. Smith, K. L. Pope, D. R. DeVries, M. P. Carey, and J. E. Garvey. 2022. Scale: direction and progress for impactful science-based conservation. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Virtual). | May 2022 |
| Hitchman, S. M., M. E. Mather, and J. M. Smith. 2021. Scale V.2021: Identifying current issues that address future needs for making scale choices that facilitate effective field sampling<b>. </b>Invited Presentation for a symposium entitled “Scale V.2021: Status, Options, and Knowledge Gaps for Choosing and Matching Scales in Aquatic Field Data,” 151<sup>st</sup> Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, November 6-10, 2021, Baltimore, MD. | November 2021 |
| Hitchman, S. M., M. E. Mather, J. S. Fencl, J. M. Smith. 2015. Are riffles keystone habitats in a low-gradient prairie stream?; implications for riverscape ecology and stream conservation | August 2015 |
| Hitchman, S. M., M. E. Mather, J. S. Fencl, J. M. Smith. Does heterogeneity in habitat type, size, and arrangement influence patterns of fish biodiversity in the Neosho River, Kansas? | August 2014 |
| Granco, G., and M. Mather. 2022. New questions to understand how culture can affect sustainability policies: linking scales in a multi-use freshwater ecosystem. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (JASM). Grand Rapids, MI, May 2022 | May 2022 |
| Granco, G., J. Heier Stamm, M. Daniels, J. Bergtold, M. Caldas, M. Sanderson, A. Sheshukov, M. Mather, and D. Haukos. 2018. Culture influences on human decision-making processes toward environmental policy: an integrative model of human-environment interaction. International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Fort Collins, Colorado. | June 2018 |
| Gerber, K., M. Mather, J. Smith, Z. Peterson. Identifying overall, seasonal, and diel patterns for reservoir-wide distribution of Blue Catfish: filling critical gaps for fish ecology and fisheries management. Invited Symposium, American Fisheries Society, August 21-25, 2016 | August 2016 |
| Gerber, K. M., M. E. Mather. Z. Peterson, J. Smith. Patterns of Variability in the Distribution and Movement of Individual Fish Predators in a Heterogeneous Aquatic Ecosystem | August 2014 |
| Finn, J., M. Mather, J. Smith, Hitchman, M. Carey, C. Aymami, O. Rode, R. Tingley. 2022. Monitoring that inspires research: linking monitoring and research data, Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Virtual). | May 2022 |
| Fencl, J., M. E. Mather, S. M. Hitchman, J. M. Smith. Quantifying impacts of river fragmentation: How low-head dams alter geomorphology, fish biodiversity, and habitat in the Neosho River, Kansas | August 2014 |
| DeVries, D. R., M. P. Carey, J. E. Garvey, S. Hitchman, M. E. Mather, K. L. Pope, J. M. Smith, and R. W. Tingley. 2022. Connecting biology to policy: linking scales for data collection to scales needed for the decision-making process. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Virtual). | May 2022 |
| Carl, D.D.,D. E. Shoup, M. E. Mather, Q. E. Phelps. 2019. Standardized and robust analyses for evaluating fishing regulation effectiveness. 79th Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, January 27-30, 2019 | January 2019 |
| Bergtold, J.S., M.R. Sanderson, J.L. Heier Stamm, M.M. Caldas, G. Granco, S.M. Ramsey, M. Mather, D.A. Haukos, and M. Daniels. 2017. Perceived vulnerability of the Ogallala aquifer, wetlands and aquatic biodiversity: the gap between the public and scientific experts. Kansas Governor’s Water Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. | November 2017 |
| Austin Earl, Robert L. Mapes, Martha E. Mather. It’s A Fish Eat Fish World – Or Is It? Kansas Natural Resource Conference | January 2017 |
| <br>Mather, M.E., Oliver, D., Smith, J., Rode, O., Reed, V., Moore, T., Nelson, K., Hitchman, S., Pratap, S. 2023. Failure only occurs if nothing is learned: incorporating testable predictions into monitoring. 153rd American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, August 20-24, 2023, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, | August 2023 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Parrish, D. L., M. E. Mather, and E. A. Marschall. 2010. Population modeling of Atlantic salmon in Vermont tributaries of the Connecticut River. Progress report to NMFS. | September 2010 |
| Parrish, D. L., M. E. Mather, and E. A. Marschall. 2009. Population modeling of Atlantic salmon in Vermont tributaries of the Connecticut River. Progress report to NMFS | August 2009 |
| Parrish, D. L., M. E. Mather, and E. A. Marschall. 2008. Population modeling of Atlantic salmon in Vermont tributaries of the Connecticut River. Progress report to NMFS | August 2008 |
| Muth, R. M., S. Perry, and M. E. Mather. Public Involvement in the Watershed Restoration of the Neponset River. Funded by Riverways. September 2005 | September 2005 |
| Mather,M. E., and J. Smith, 2008 Developing Flow Sensitive Indices of Biotic Integrity (FS-IBI) To Assess the Health of Riverine Ecosystems and Maintain Benefits for Adjacent Human Communities. Final Report, RWO 55, The Nature Conservancy | June 2008 |
| Mather, ME, Gerber, KM, Peterson, Z. Assessing distribution and movement of Blue Catfish in Kansas reservoirs. Final Report | May 2015 |
| Mather, M.E., and K. H. Ferry. 2001. Diet analysis and bioenergetics modeling of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, along the Massachusetts coast. Annual Report to the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries | January 2001 |
| Mather, M.E., C. Moffitt, M. Fabrizio, D. Parrish, B. Penaluna, B. Brown, S. Nesbit. Diversity and inclusion: a strategy to implement change for 2021 and beyond: symposium summary. Fisheries | November 2021 |
| Mather, M.E., C. Aymami*, O. Rode*. 2022. Developing a strategic planning process for native fish restoration. (Grant # F20AF00207 T-59-R-1 Mod. #1). Annual Report – Submitted November 2022. | November 2022 |
| Mather, M.E. 2001. Hotspots and pits: assessing basin-wide mechanisms for success and failure of juvenile Atlantic salmon sites throughout the Connecticut River basin. Final Report to the U.S. Forest Service. | July 2001 |
| Mather, M.E , M. P. Carey, A. Norris. 2001. Patterns and processes for freshwater fish distribution in northeastern National Parks: inventory, monitoring, and a model of governing processes Annual Report to the National Park Service | January 2001 |
| Mather, M. E., and O. Rode. 2023. Guiding Present and Future Native Fish Restoration | June 2023 |
| Mather, M. E., and K. H. Ferry. 2002. Distribution, abundance, diet, and bioenergetics of striped Bass along the Atlantic Coast. Annual Report to Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries | June 2002 |
| Mather, M. E., O. Rode, S. Kuck. 2024. Guiding Present and Future Native Fish Restoration | June 2024 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, and A. N. Norris. 2003. St. Gaudens National Historic Site: freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. Final Report to the National Park Service | June 2003 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, and A. N. Norris. 2003. ROVA National Historic Site: freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. Final Report to the National Park Service. | April 2003 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, and A. N. Norris. 2003. Morristown National Historic Park: freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. Final Report to the National Park Service | April 2003 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, and A. N. Norris. 2003. Minuteman National Historic Site: freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. Final Report to the National Park Service | June 2003 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, and A. N. Norris. 2003. Cape Cod National Seashore: freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. Final Report to the National Park Service | April 2003 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, and A. N. Norris. 2003. Cape Cod National Seashore Kettle Ponds research summary . Final Report to the National Park Service | April 2003 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, and A. N. Norris. 2003 Weir Farm National Historic Site: freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. Final Report to the National Park Service | April 2003 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, and A. N. Norris. 2003 Saratoga National Historic Park: freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. Final Report to the National Park Service | April 2003 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, and A. N. Norris. 2003 Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Site: freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. Final Report to the National Park Service. | April 2003 |
| Mather, M. E., M. P. Carey, A. Norris. 2002. Patterns and processes for freshwater fish distribution in northeastern National Parks: inventory, monitoring, and a model of governing processes. Final Report to National Park Service | August 2002 |
| Mapes, R.L., 2017. Young of year largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) relative abundance and diet: role of habitat type, spatial context, and size. Final Report. | March 2017 |
| Frank, H. 2009. Evaluation of pre-spawning movements of anadromous alewives in the Ipswich River using radiotelemetry. MS Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. | June 2009 |
| Ferry, Kristen. 2003. Factors driving distribution of migratory striped bass across Massachusetts estuaries: predator prey interactions and implications for multispecies management, M.S. Thesis, University of Massachusetts Department of Natural Resource Conservation. May 2003 | May 2003 |
| Carey, M. P. 2002. Evaluating patterns and processes of community structure along a gradient of variables: context-specific mechanisms that impact yellow perch. M.S. Thesis. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. | August 2002 |
| Burak, M. K., M. E. Mather, J. T. Finn, J. B. Kim, R. M. Muth2University of Massachusetts, Amherst, River Herring Video Monitoring Final Report (2008-2009) March 2010 | March 2010 |
| Mather, M.E., C. Aymami*, O. Rode*. 2021. Developing a strategic planning process for native fish restoration. (Grant # F20AF00207 T-59-R-1 Mod. #1). Annual Report – Submitted November 2021 | November 2021 |
| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma Xi - Leadership Team, Kansas State Chapter, Sigma Xi, 2022-2025. I was recently honored to be asked to help guide Sigma Xi, a prestigious, national science society. I will interact with a wide variety of influential faculty and administrators and can advance the applied science mission of the Cooperative Research Unit program and our cooperators. The prestige of this position helps the intellectual standing of the Unit within the university. | Mather | August 2022 | December 2024 |
| Other - Member, USGS Fisheries Leadership Team, 2021-2025. | Mather | October 2021 | December 2025 |
| Other - Grants Coordinator | Mather | July 2023 | December 2026 |
| Estuarine Research Federation - Organizer, Symposium “How movement alters ecological patterns and processes.” Coastal and Estuarine Research Foundation, San Diego, CA; November, 2013 | Mather | November 2013 | December 2014 |
| Estuarine Research Federation - Member | Mather | January 2002 | January 2025 |
| Ecological Society of America - Member | Mather | January 1990 | December 2025 |
| American Fisheries Society - Student Committee Affairs, KDWP Organizing Committee for 83rd Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Overland Park, Kansas, February 12-15, 2023. This is a service item in response to request for assistance from the state Unit cooperator. | Mather | January 2022 | December 2023 |
| American Fisheries Society - Steering Committee, KDWP Organizing Committee for 83rd Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Overland Park, Kansas, February 12-15, 2023. This is a service item in response to request for assistance from the state Unit cooperator. | Mather | January 2022 | 2023 |
| American Fisheries Society - Professional Liaison Committee, Kansas Chapter American Fisheries Society, Member and Chair | Mather | January 2019 | December 2022 |
| American Fisheries Society - President’s Committee on Improving Fisheries Education, American Fisheries Society, 2013-2015, Member | Mather | January 2013 | December 2017 |
| American Fisheries Society - President, Southern New England Chapter | Mather | January 1995 | December 1996 |
| American Fisheries Society - Plenary Committee, KDWP Organizing Committee for 83rd Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, Overland Park, Kansas, February 12-15, 2023. | Mather | January 2022 | December 2023 |
| American Fisheries Society - Organizer and Participant, North Central Division, American Fisheries Society Symposium, 2019. Using assessments to evaluate harvest regulations: advancing science-based fisheries management, 79th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Meeting, January, Cleveland, OH. (Most states in the Midwestern US attended and participated.) | Mather | January 2019 | January 2019 |
| American Fisheries Society - Northeastern Division, AFS, 1991-2010 | Mather | 1991 | 2010 |
| American Fisheries Society - Northeast Representative, Marine Fisheries Section | Mather | January 2004 | December 2010 |
| American Fisheries Society - North Central Division, American Fisheries Society, December 2012-2016, Student Affairs Committee | Mather | May 2012 | January 2016 |
| American Fisheries Society - Membership Committee, Kansas Chapter American Fisheries Society, 2012-2025, Chair and Member | Mather | January 2012 | January 2025 |
| American Fisheries Society - Member, Southern New England Chapter | Mather | January 1991 | December 2010 |
| American Fisheries Society - Member, Publications Overview Committee | Mather | January 2006 | December 2010 |
| American Fisheries Society - Member, Best Student Poster Committee | Mather | August 2018 | August 2018 |
| American Fisheries Society - Member | Mather | January 1983 | December 2025 |
| American Fisheries Society - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee, National, American Fisheries Society,<br>2020-2023, Member | Mather | January 2021 | December 2023 |
| American Fisheries Society - Co-organizer, Symposium, Fisheries Research and Conservation in the ‘Scapes’: Needs, Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities, American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Kansas City, KS. 2016. | Mather | August 2016 | August 2016 |
| American Fisheries Society - Co-Organizer, Symposium, Blue Catfish: Lessons from a Large Riverine Opportunistic Catfish. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Kansas City, KS, 2016 | Mather | August 2016 | August 2016 |
| American Fisheries Society - Board of Directors, Southern New England Chapter | Mather | January 1997 | December 2003 |
| American Fisheries Society - Best Paper Committee, Kansas Chapter, American Fisheries Society, Judge | Mather | January 2021 | January 2021 |
| American Fisheries Society - American Fisheries Society, Education Section, Best Student Paper Committee 2007, Member | Mather | January 2007 | December 2007 |