Kansas Technical Assistance Activities
Description and Agency | Provider(s) | Date |
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Workshop participant on sampling design for fish and wildlife in Colorado Plateau National Parks |
Paukert, Whittier | April 2004 |
USGS RGE Panel, December 2010
USGS |
Mather | December 2010 |
USGS Cooperative Research Unit Corner; Wildlife Management Institute Outdoor News Bulletin. Featured Story, September 2020. Incorporating “Big Hairy Audacious Goals” into Natural Resource Research, Management, and Conservation https://wildlifemanagement.institute/outdoor-news-bulletin/september-2020/incorporating-big-hairy-audacious-goals-natural-resource Wildlife Management Institute |
Mather, Childs | July 2020 |
Technical Assistance Expert Advice for KDWPT on Oxytetracycline Marking for Largemouth Bass
KDWPT |
Mather, Bettoli | March 2011 |
Summarized (with Units scientists from NE and SD) the 5 year review of the endangered Topeka shiner. |
Paukert | May 2007 |
Served on panel to review and provide input for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians - Inland Fish and Wildlife Department, climate change vulnerability assessment project on the upland game bird panel. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians |
Haukos | May 2017 |
Served on NSF Macrosystems Review Pannel National Science Foundation |
Haukos | January 2016 |
Reviewed draft report for BLM SGP Rapid Environmental Assessment Vol II (Species and Assemblages) BLM |
Haukos | January 2018 |
RGEP Panel - Reviewed accomplishments of six fellow scientists and wrote evaluations for their strengths and weaknesses USGS |
Mather | July 2024 |
Provided updates on research by the Kansas Unit to the state agency at their annual Fish and Wildlife Division meeting Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks |
Paukert | March 2009 |
Provided technical assistance to unit cooperators (2020). Consulted with state cooperators numerous times (48+). Consulted with university cooperators numerous times (62+). Consulted with federal and NGO cooperators numerous times (45+). WMI |
Mather | October 2019 |
Provided technical assistance to Unit cooperators (2022). Consulted with state cooperators numerous times (30+). Consulted with university cooperators numerous times (45+). Consulted with federal and NGO cooperators numerous times (40+) Wildlife Management Institute |
Mather | October 2020 |
Provided technical assistance for difficult fisheries management problems. I have used my experience to develop innovative insights that address Unit cooperator needs (e.g., gear selection, harvest evaluations, strategic planning, science-based goals, methodology to guide data analysis/collection/fusion, success metrics) Wildlife Management Institute |
Mather | January 2018 |
Provided statistical and sampling advice and assistance to determine the future directions of the Kansas Stream Survey Team Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks |
Paukert | January 2009 |
Provided pintail satellite locations to Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany Max Planck Institute for Ornithology |
Haukos | May 2017 |
Provided data on amphibian diets to Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, in Brazil. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, |
Haukos | June 2017 |
Provided an external P/T assessment for University of Wyoming University of Wyoming |
Haukos | January 2018 |
Proposal Reviewer - Sea Grant, 2014-2016
SeaGrant |
Mather | September 2015 |
Presenter, Bioblitz to recruit undergraduates into scientific careers, Kansas State University, September, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Kansas State University |
Mather | September 2021 |
Presentation on the effects of plague on black-tailed prairie dogs |
Cully | July 2003 |
Participation in Kansas black-tailed prairie dog conservation working group |
Cully | June 2002 |
Participated in the USGS Fisheries Leadership Team (core internal USGS Fisheries Leadership Team that provides vision for the future of our USGS fisheries program) USGS |
Mather | September 2021 |
Participated in Neosho madtom five year species status review US Fish and Wildlife Service |
Paukert | April 2009 |
Part of informal committee to develop proposal to attract a USGS Regional Climate Change Hub to Kansas State Kansas State University |
Paukert | August 2009 |
Outreach
Contributed to “Data nuggets,” a nationwide initiative to incorporate current research data into middle school curricula (http://datanuggets.org). Data on striped bass movement will be included into a widely used lesson plan for New England schools (Collaborator Liz Duff, Massachusetts Audubon), 2015, 2016
Audobon Society |
Mather | August 2015 |
Organized Workshops and Symposia<br>(A) 2022, Workshop, “Prairie fishes and streams collaborative” 2022, Oct 3-4, 2022<br>Organized to address general fisheries research and management challenges in prairie streams (i.e., Kansas Unit cooperators). <b> </b><br>(B) 2022, Symposium: “Questions we should be asking to advance aquatic research and conservation.” Joint Aquatic Science Meeting (JASM), May 2022.<br>Organized to address general fisheries research and management challenges.<br>(C) 2021, Symposium entitled “Diversity and inclusion: a strategy to implement change for 2021 and beyond.” 151<sup>st</sup> Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, November 6-10, 2021, Baltimore, MD.<br>Organized to address general professional challenges.<br>(D) 2021, 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.” 151<sup>st</sup> Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, November 6-10, 2021, Baltimore, MD.<br>(E) Organized to address issues of interest to Unit non-game fisheries colleagues.<br>2021, 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.<br>(F) Organized to address general fisheries research and management challenges relevant to all Unit fisheries cooperators.<br>(G) 2019, Symposium. “Using Assessments to Evaluate Harvest Regulations: Advancing Science-based Fisheries Management”, 79<sup>th</sup> Midwest Fish and Wildlife Meeting, January 2019, Cleveland, OH.<br>Organized to address a key sportfish management activity that represents a current challenge to fish management Unit cooperators (KS was a presenter).<br>(H) 2016, Symposium entitled “Blue catfish: lessons from a large riverine opportunistic catfish.” 146th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, MO, August 2016.<br>Organized to address research on a key sportfish relevant to fish management Unit cooperators.<br>(1) 2016, Symposium presentation “Research and conservation in the 'scapes: needs, progress, challenges and opportunities.” 146th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, MO, August 2016.<br>Organized to address issues of interest to Unit non-game fisheries colleagues.<b><u> </u></b> WMI |
Mather | January 2019 |
Organized Multiple "Communities of Expert Practice (COEP)" that address grand challenges related to applied problem-solving that will benefit Unit cooperators, 2021-2025. (1) “Scale 2021: choosing and matching scales for aquatic field data: status, options, and knowledge gaps.” (2) “Questions we should be asking for aquatic conservation”. KSU |
Mather | January 2019 |
Member, Search Committee, Research Coordinator Position, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, 2012 Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, Tourism |
Mather | April 2012 |
Member, Science Committee, National Fish Habitat Initiative, 2005-present Fish Habitat Initiative |
Paukert | April 2005 |
Member of multiple work groups that address gender discrimination and bias. These committees and workgroups all seek to identify then remedy gender bias that impedes the success and promotion of female scientists working within male-dominated professions. These activities include: (a) Member, Informal all USGS committee, Addressing and Remedying Gender Bias in the RGE and Supervisory Processes, 2019-2022. (b) AFS DEI Committee., 2020-2022 (c) KSU KAWSE discussion groups. 2018-2024. USGS |
Mather | October 2020 |
Longevity Technical Assistance Award, Kansas Chapter, American Fisheries Society, 2020 Kansas American Fisheries Society |
Mather | January 2020 |
Judge, Kansas State University Graduate School Research Forum, 2018, 2022, 2024 Kansas State University |
Mather | May 2018 |
Invited Speaker, Faculty Data Blitz, Graduate Student Recruitment, 2018-2020 Kansas State University |
Mather | February 2018 |
Invited Speaker, Annual Meeting, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, 2012
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, Tourism |
Mather | February 2012 |
Invited Peer Reviewer - USFWS Species Status Assessment for the American Burying Beetle USFWS |
Haukos | May 2017 |
Invited Participant, The Nature Conservancy - US Army Corp of Engineers Ecological Flows Work Group, August-January, 2020-2022 Nature Conservancy |
Mather | August 2020 |
Invited Participant - National Science Foundation proposal review panel (Population and community ecology), Arlington, VA, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
National Science Foundation |
Mather | April 2017 |
Invited Participant - National Science Foundation proposal review panel (Population and community ecology), Arlington, VA, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016
National Science Foundation |
Mather | November 2010 |
I regularly provide peer review (12+ articles) for scientific journals. KSU |
Mather | October 2021 |
Helped Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks sample Topeka shiners. |
Paukert, Whittier, Pitts | July 2007 |
Expert Reviewer, NOAA River Herring Climate Change Workshop Report (As part of the ESA listing Petition), September, 2012. NOAA |
Mather | September 2012 |
Expert Advice Provided, Town of Scituate, Massachusetts, Water Release Timing to Facilitate River Herring Outmigration, September 2012 Town Of Scituate, MA |
Mather | September 2012 |
Conducted lab and data analysis, and developed report on zooplankton sampling in Kansas reservoirs Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks |
January 2009 | |
Co-Organizer. Fragstats workshop, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Manhattan, KS. Approximately 25 researchers signed up for a 2-day workshop to learn about these landscape ecological tools, 2015
Kansas State University |
Mather | January 2015 |
Co-Organizer,Workshop on best practices in species distribution modeling (SDMs). Participants originated from Kansas State University, January 2016
Kansas State University |
Mather | January 2016 |
Analyzed tag return data and evaluated potential reintroduction of endangered species in southwest Grand Canyon National Park |
Paukert | May 2009 |
Analyzed channel catfish stocking data for Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. |
Paukert | April 2007 |
Role - Description | Provider | Start Date | End Date |
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Seminar Committee - Division of Biology Seminar Committee | Mather | January 2014 | December 2015 |
Search Committee, Vertebrate Ecologist, KSU Biology | Mather | January 2012 | April 2012 |
Most Promising Undergraduate Student Committee, Kanas State University, May 2017-2020 - Most Promising Undergraduate Student Committee, Kanas State University, May 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | Mather | May 2017 | June 2020 |
Member (Full Professor), Division of Biology - Division of Biology Annual Review - Exceeds Expectations on Annual Evaluations | Mather | January 2018 | December 2023 |
KSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society - Faculty advisor to the Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society | Haukos | August 2011 | Present |
KSU IACUC Committee - Serve on the Animal Care and Use Committee, review and approval protocols related to animal research | Haukos | September 2013 | Present |
Graduate Committee, Fish and Wildlife, University of Missouri | Paukert | June 2010 | June 2018 |
Chair, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Section, Division of Biology, kansas State University - represent EEB faculty for the Division of Biology | Paukert | August 2009 | May 2010 |
Bioblitz to Recruit Undergraduates into Science Careers - Invited to provide a presentation on environmental science careers to recruit undergraduates | Mather | September 2020 | September 2020 |
Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
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USGS Research Grade Evaluation Panel, Jackson, WY, May 2017 | Mather | May 2017 | May 2017 |
USFWS, Peer Reviewer; SPECIES STATUS ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR TOPEKA SHINER (NOTROPIS TOPEKA). (VERSION 1.0). U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, REGION 6, DENVER, CO. | Mather | August 2017 | September 2017 |
The Nature Conservancy - US Army Corp of Engineers Ecological Flows Work Group | Mather | August 2020 | December 2020 |
Science Committee, LPC Interstate Working Group, WAFWA | Haukos | August 2013 | Present |
Science Advisor, Kansas LPC Implementation Team, KDWP | Haukos | January 2019 | Present |
National Science Foundation Review Panel | Mather | March 2013 | November 2017 |
National Science Foundation Invited Panelist | Mather | February 2024 | March 2024 |
National Fish Habitat Initiative, Science Committee | Paukert | June 2005 | Present |
NRES (Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Secondary Major), Governing Board – Natural Sciences Representative 2020-2022. | Haukos | August 2020 | December 2022 |
Member, USFWS Working Group, Population Viability of Black-tailed Prairie Dogs | Cully | January 2000 | January 2000 |
Member, Science Team, Sharp-tailed Grouse and Greater Prairie-chicken Interstate Working Group | Haukos | April 2017 | Present |
Member, Kansas State Conservation Team for Black-tailed Prairie Dogs | Cully | January 2000 | January 2000 |
Member, Kansas Prairie Dog Conservation Team | Cully | March 2000 | Present |
Member, Council of Scientist, North American Grouse Partnership | Haukos | January 2016 | Present |
KSU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, KSU | Haukos | June 2012 | Present |
Invited Tenure Reviewer, University of Wyoming | Mather | July 2017 | October 2017 |
Interviewed as a Biological and Conservation Expert for 2020 River Stressors Documentary Podcast | Mather | September 2020 | October 2020 |
Governing Board Member, Natural Science Representative, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Secondary Major, Kansas State University | Haukos | August 2020 | August 2023 |
Faculty Host, David Crook, Oz to Oz Seminar Speaker | Mather | August 2018 | October 2018 |
Faculty Advisor, KSU Chapter of The Wildlife Society | Haukos | September 2011 | Present |
Board Member, Kansas Alliance of Wetlands and Streams | Haukos | June 2019 | September 2022 |
Appointed Chair, Dissertation Defense, Bryce Marston, Geography, 2017 | Mather | January 2017 | December 2017 |
Participant, Kansas Association of Wetlands and Streams Conservation Series, August 2020 | Mather | July 2020 | August 2020 |
Outreach Activity | Provider(s) | Date |
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Wrote popular article for the Kansas Wildlife and Parks magazine called 'Cats in the Kaw' about current research on flathead catfish management in the Kansas River. | Paukert | August 2007 |
Public Outreach Publication. Bergtold, J., and M. Mather. 2022. Working with Kansas Farmers and Non-Farmers to Benefit Habitat, Wildlife, Land, Aquatic Biodiversity. Wildlife Management Institute Outdoor News Bulletin (USGS Cooperative Research Unit Corner). August 2022 Edition |Volume 76, Issue 8 https://wildlifemanagement.institute/outdoor-news-bulletin/august-2022/working-kansas-farmers-and-non-farmers-benefit-habitat-wildlife | Mather | August 2022 |
Mentored REU Student, Judith Patterson Through Kansas State University-Konza Biological Reserve, July-August 2011 | Mather | July 2011 |
Mentored REU student, Casie Lee, June-August 2013 | Mather | July 2013 |
Mather, M. E. 2020. Incorporating “Big Hairy Audacious Goals” into Natural Resource Research, Management, and Conservation. Wildlife Management Institute Outdoor Stories. September, Feature article. https://wildlifemanagement.institute/outdoor-news-bulletin/september-2020/incorporating-big-hairy-audacious-goals-natural-resource. September-October, 2020 | Mather | October 2020 |
Invited Speaker - Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Program Field Trip. Kansas Division of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism. May 2017 | Mather | May 2017 |
Interviewed for and Contributed to as an Expert, In-fisherman article on using science for angling success for Blue Catfish, December, 2020 | Mather, Gerber, Smith | December 2020 |
Guest Lecture/Field Trip, Junction City High School Students, Fall 2012. Provided overview of crayfish movement research using pit tagging | Mather | October 2012 |
Environmental Education Field Demonstration, Tagging Crayfish in Kings Creek, Konza LTER, July 21 2011 | Mather | July 2011 |
Driver, Shuttle and Bison Loop Vans, Konza Visitors Day, September 2012 | Mather | September 2012 |
Developed a newsletter on the fisheries activities of the Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit | Paukert | May 2006 |