Mississippi Technical Assistance Activities
Much of our technical assistance is in the form of reports, theses and dissertations, peer-reviewed publications, and popular articles that make the results of our research available to state and federal agencies, professional colleagues, and the general public; but the Unit scientists and students provide assistance in many other ways when called upon to do so.
Description and Agency | Provider(s) | Date |
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Wrote white paper as invited technical expert for review of proposed Species of Conservation Concern for Mississippi crayfishes and fishes for 2025 revision of Mississippi State Wildlife Action Plan. Subsequently informed my input will influence conservation designations of species Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks |
Dunn | July 2023 |
Wrote code for a computer program to simulate effects of water level on oxygen concentration in Klamath Lake, California-Oregon |
Miranda | February 2003 |
Working with Delta Wildlife Foundation to identify problems with recruitment of certain species in lakes connected to the Mississippi River Delta Wildlife |
Miranda | July 2024 |
Worked with a panel of experts to establish procedures for sampling warmwater fish in standing waters American Fisheries Society |
Miranda | June 2020 |
Worked with a group of experts in the field to develop power threshold for collecting fish with electrofishing in freshwater American Fisheries Society |
Miranda | June 2020 |
We are upgrading the MDWFPs standardized monitoring procedure, including analysis of existing data and development of data analysis software. Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks |
Miranda | June 2018 |
Trained management biologist with Mississippi Dept of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks on crayfish sampling in the field Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks |
Dunn | March 2023 |
Served on technical panel of invasive fish experts and conducted 20 literature reviews to identify potentially invasive fish species for a national Horizon Scan of invasive species led by USFWS and USGS. United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
Dunn | February 2021 |
Served on a technical panel of experts to shape the scope of a Horizon Scan aimed at identifying potentially invasive aquatic species within the southeastern United States. Aquatic floating plants were deemed the highest priority based on feedback from Mississippi Cooperators. United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
Dunn | December 2020 |
Research Grade Evaluation Panel |
Miranda | May 2002 |
Published paper on monitoring data provided by Tennessee Valley Authority.<br><br>Besson, J.C. J. Neary, J.D. Stafford, <b>C.G. Dunn</b>, & L.E. Miranda. 2023. Fish functional gradients along a reservoir cascade. <i>Freshwater Biology</i>. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14087<br><br><br> Tennessee Valley Authority |
Miranda, Dunn | January 2022 |
Published paper on monitoring data provided by Tennessee Valley Authority.<br><br>Besson, J.C. J. Neary, J.D. Stafford, <b>C.G. Dunn</b>, & L.E. Miranda. 2023. Fish functional gradients along a reservoir cascade. <i>Freshwater Biology</i>. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14087 Tennessee Valley Authority |
Miranda, Dunn | January 2022 |
Published a paper with agency co-author. Miranda, L.E., <b>C.G. Dunn</b>, T. Tompkins, &<b> </b>J. Morris. 2023. Patterns of zero and nonzero counts indicate spatiotemporal distributions, aggregation, and dispersion of invasive carp. <i>Management of Biological Invasions</i> 14(2): 363-377.<br><br>Required Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Dunn, Miranda | October 2022 |
Provided technical support to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks as part of the state's participation in the national mourning dove banding program. MDWFP banded under Coop Unit Master Station banding permit. Prepared banding data forms, distributed bands, enterd banding data, and prepared banding schedules and reports for the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory. |
Vilella | December 2005 |
Provided technical support for rapid-prototyping to identify ecological needs of petitioned crayfishes under the Endangered Species Act. Ecological Services |
Dunn, Cathey | January 2023 |
Provided input on status of invasive carps near Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterwater during call among relevant stakeholders. United States Army Corps of Engineers |
Dunn | March 2023 |
Provide technical assistance to Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources on restoration and management of coastal wetlands. Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources |
Vilella | November 2022 |
Provide technical advice and assistance to the Puerto Rican Parrot recovery program on issues dealing with raptor predation of captive-reared parrots used in release and reintroduction program. |
Vilella | October 2003 |
Provide information on fisheries ecology of the lower Mississippi River Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee |
Schramm | January 1995 |
Population assessment invasive carps in Mississippi River basin US Fish and Wildlife Service |
Miranda | February 2023 |
Peer-reviewer for 9 manuscripts (5 peer-reviewed journals, 4 Fundamental Science Practice reviews) US Geological Survey |
Dunn | October 2022 |
Participated in workshop to provide feedback on Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy for lower Gulf Region. Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy |
Dunn | May 2022 |
Participated in technical team organized by the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee for restoration project along the Mississippi River Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee |
Dunn | August 2021 |
Participated in 33 calls or in-person meetings with agency cooperators, mentees participated in an additional 10 calls with cooperators (USFWS Ecological Service; USFWS Fisheries; MS Dept Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks; US Forest Service; US Corps of Engineers, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) Alabama DCNR |
Dunn, Stafford, Sleezer | October 2022 |
Nutrient Technical Advisory Group Mississippi Department of Env Quality |
Miranda | June 2010 |
Led annual monitoring to evaluate success of re-introduced population of Yoknapatawpha Darter (<i>Etheostoma faulkneri)</i> in Mississippi<i><br></i> U.S Fish and Wildlife Service |
Dunn, Besson | October 2022 |
Lateral connectivity workgroup to develop research strategy for Mississippi and Missouri rivers. USGS |
Schramm | June 2012 |
I am leading a team of biologists charge with getting information from a large database compiled by TPWD Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
Miranda | April 2024 |
Helped MDWFP analyze existing database to determine longterm trends in crappie recruitment MDWFP |
Miranda | February 2024 |
Facilitated meeting between a Mississippi State University researcher and USFWS' Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Tupelo, MS to discuss research needs related to river restoration. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Aquaculture; Mississippi State University |
Dunn | April 2022 |
Evaluate status of bat species of concern for the Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences. |
Vilella | November 2003 |
Developed software for MDWFP so that field biologist can automatically generate management plans based on survey data MDWFP |
Miranda | January 2019 |
Developed and presented a module on the effectiveness of regulations in fisheries conservation and management for a distance learning fisheries management course developed by Kentucky State University Kentucky State University |
Schramm | August 2012 |
Developed a decision support tool that allows managers to calculate the probability of failing to detect federal Endangered Candy Darters based on survey effort. Analyzed habitat data to assess suitability of habitat for reintroducing Candy Darters. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources |
Dunn | December 2021 |
Developed R Shiny Application that allows natural resources managers see the percentages of fish assemblages collected by various fishing gears. Missouri Department of Conservation |
Dunn, Paukert | February 2021 |
Develop standardized sampling procedures for monitoring expansion of bigheaded carps in the Tennessee and Cumberland river basins Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks |
Miranda | August 2020 |
Develop BMPs for addressing habitat impairment in reservoirs. These BMPs address issues in reservoirs nationwide. Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership |
Miranda | March 2014 |
Conducted current and future condition modeling and contributed modeling sections for Species Status Assessment of Piebald Madtom under the US Endangered Species Act. Analyses formally incorporated into official Species Status Assessment and could influence impending listing decision under the Endangered Species Act United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
Dunn | November 2021 |
Co-led multiple expert elicitation exercises to identify threats to Piebald Madtom for the Species Status Assessment using web forms and an R Shiny web application. United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
Dunn, Sleezer | January 2022 |
Co-facilitator of structured-decision making workshop on control strategies of invasive Black Carp. Illinois Natural History Survey |
Dunn, Sleezer | November 2022 |
Assisted USGS Water Resources Division collect fish for annual NAWQUA sampling |
Miranda | August 2004 |
Assisted USGS Water Division collect fish for annual NAWQUA sampling. |
Miranda | August 2003 |
Assist Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks in national dove banding program. Provide bands, data entry and management, and submit banding schedules to the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory |
Vilella | August 2005 |
Asian carp workgroup strategic plan; led drafting team for research U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Schramm | January 2007 |
Analyzed a dataset on invasive carp for Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and helped them develop a publication Kentucky Dep of Fish & Wildlife Resources |
Miranda | January 2021 |
Analyze a long-term fish assemblage data set in the Kentucky and Barkley lakes tailwaters Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Miranda | November 2022 |
Adaptation Science Management Team, and effort to determine management and research needs for the Gulf Coastal Plain and Ozark Landscape Conservation Cooperative U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Schramm | September 2012 |
Role - Description | Provider | Start Date | End Date |
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Search committee for fisheries faculty position - Part of a five-person committee to hire a new fisheries faculty member: edited advertisement, reviewed applications, interviewed candidates, selected candidates for interviews, served as the "agency" representative during interviews, hosted candidates while on campus, transported candidates to airport. | Dunn | April 2022 | August 2022 |
Member,Probation Committee, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture - Review graduate students' academic record, determine probation/admission status, administer academic requirement | Schramm | August 2010 | August 2013 |
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Forest and Wildlife Research Center - Serve the Dean and Director to develop strategies for addressing future needs of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center | Schramm | August 2004 | Present |
Member, Southern Forest Research Partnership Biodiversity Team. | Vilella | September 2005 | September 2010 |
Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee | Miranda | May 2006 | May 2009 |
Member, Fisheries Extension Search Committee, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aqauculture - Participate in advertising position, soliciting application, reviewing and ranking applicants, selecting candidate | Schramm | September 2006 | May 2007 |
Member, Fisheries Extension Search Committee | Miranda | July 2007 | December 2007 |
Member, College of Forest Resources International Program Committee - Provide guidance and recommendations to the Dean of the College of Forest Resources regarding international research and collaboration. | Vilella | May 2007 | May 2010 |
International Affairs Committee, Mississippi State University - Participate in university-wide committee mandated with provising the President of Mississippi State University and the Vice President for Research with guidance on development of an international affairs institute. | Vilella | January 2010 | Present |
Fisheries population eclogist search committee - Participate in development of position description, solicit and review candidates, select candidates for interview. | Schramm | September 2013 | Present |
Faculty advisor, Mississippi State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society - Provide guidance to the chapter members regarding professional and fund raising activities. Travel with chapter members to the Southeastern Wildlife Conclave. | Vilella | August 2005 | August 2008 |
Chair, Fish Physiology Search Committee, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture - Lead committee to advertise position, receive applications, rank and select applicants, arrange interviews, collect input to recommend selected candidate | Schramm | February 2008 | December 2008 |
Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
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Research Grade Evaluation Panel member | Schramm | October 2007 | February 2008 |
Research Grade Evaluation Panel Chair | Schramm | January 2012 | March 2012 |
Peer-reviewer for 9 manuscripts (5 peer-reviewed journals, 4 Fundamental Science Practice reviews) | Dunn | October 2022 | September 2023 |
Peer-reviewer for 8 manuscripts: 6 for journals (5 different journals) and 2 manuscripts for Fundamental Science Practices | Dunn | October 2021 | September 2022 |
Member, Research Grade Evaluation Panel, U.S. Geological Survey | Schramm | August 2001 | November 2001 |
Member, Fisheries Technical Committee, Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee | Schramm | January 1998 | Present |
Editorial advisor and contributor for Eddies, a publication of the Fisheries Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. | Schramm | January 2007 | Present |
Outreach Activity | Provider(s) | Date |
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Worked with state biologist article in Mississippi Outdoors on MS Unit-led research on invasive carps in Mississippi Delta<br><br> | Stafford, Dunn, Miranda | March 2023 |
Worked with state biologist article in Mississippi Outdoors on MS Unit-led research on invasive carps in Mississippi Delta | Stafford, Dunn, Miranda | March 2023 |
Research led By Mississippi Unit featured in local paper. | Dunn, Raburn | January 2023 |
Reporter for Columbus Dispatch produced article on research led by Mississippi Unit on crayfish species petitioned under the Endangered Species Act | Dunn, Raburn | March 2023 |
Published article (co-authored by Logan Sleezer) overviewing the MS CRU's work with Species Status Assessments to the Wildlife Management Institute's bulletin | Sleezer, Dunn | March 2023 |
Keeping Bass Alive, a procedure manual published by BASS/ESPNO to improve the survival of fish caught in bass tournaments. | Schramm | June 2002 |
Gave a presentation to Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors on crayfish research | Dunn | January 2023 |
Eddies. A publication highlighting the fisheries activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Contributor and editorial board | Schramm | January 2008 |
An undergraduate researcher (Haley Blische) that I oversee was interviewed for a magazine article produced by Mississippi State University. I was featured in the interview and photoshoot.<br><br>Title of article: From the Sargasso Seas to the Noxubee River: the search for American Eels<br>Author: Keri Collins Lewis | Dunn | April 2021 |