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

Montana Fishery Technical Assistance Activities

Quartz Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

Description and Agency Provider(s) Date
Presented a module on sample design and standardization, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Flatwater Training Workshop, Canyon Ferry Learning Center, 2009
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks 		June 2009
Peer Review Panelist, Bull Trout Temperature Criteria Peer Review Panel
 Zale August 2002
Invited Participant, Greater Yellowstone Network Vital Signs Monitoring Workshop
 Zale May 2003
I wrote the fisheries section of the wildlife chapter of the final report for this synthesis project
USGS North Central Climate Adaption Center 		Zale November 2021
I review parts of this assessment related to distributions of these species in Montana.
Sturgeon and Sicklefin Chub Species Status Assessment Project Team, USFWS 		Zale October 2021
Advisor to the Cooperators of the Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit on establishment, staffing, and equipping the relocated Unit in Hilo.
USGS Cooperative Research Units Program 		Zale January 2014
Role - Description Provider         Start Date        End Date       
Research Working Group, Montana State University - formulate responsibilities and composition of University Research Council Zale May 2010 June 2010
Plant Community Ecologist search Committee, Department of Ecology, Montana State University - select new faculty member Zale January 2010 May 2010
Member, post-ADVANCE Team, Montana State University - I implemented strategies at Montana State University to increase recruitment and retention of female and minority faculty. My role was primarily in training faculty search and promotion and tenure committees to understand and mitigate implicit bias, as well as to train search committees in active recruitment techniques to achieve broad and deep applicant pools. Zale January 2017 December 2019
Member, Wild Trout Research Laboratory Manager Search Committee Zale May 2005 August 2005
Member, Time-to-Degree Committee, Graduate School, Montana State University - We are addressing solutions to lengthy time-to-degree durations among grad students in some disciplines Zale March 2021 December 2021
Member, School of the Environment Scoping Committee, Montana State University Zale January 2018 May 2019
Member, Montana University System Water Center Review Committee, Montana State University - Advise MSU VP for Research on future of the Montana University System Water Center Zale July 2011 September 2011
Member, Limnologist Search Committee Guy October 2007 December 2007
Member, Limnologist Search Committee Guy January 2005 January 2006
Member, Large Mammal Ecologist Search Committee, Department of Ecology, Montana State University - We conducted a successful search to hire a large mammal ecologist who will help the Unit meet Cooperator research needs. Zale August 2021 May 2022
Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Montana State University - evaluate university IACUC protocols Zale October 2004 Present
Member, Graduate Student Recruitment Procedures Evaluation Committee, Department of Ecology, Montana State University Zale September 2018 May 2019
Member, Fish and Wildlife Program Guy August 2002 Present
Member, Enhancing Cultural Attunement Team, Montana State University Project TRACS - I implement strategies at Montana State University to increase recruitment and retention of female and minority faculty. My role is primarily in training faculty search and promotion and tenure committees and faculty equity advocates to understand and mitigate implicit bias, as well as to train search committees in active recruitment techniques to achieve broad and deep applicant pools. MSU has gone from hiring 80% male faculty to 50% male faculty since we began this program. I run about 15 training sessions each year. Zale June 2011 December 2017
Member, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Committee, College of Letters and Sciences, Montana State University - Our focus is on the theme of Access and Success in the <i>Diversity and Inclusion Framework</i> – what do we need to implement/continue to do/ rethink as a College in order to “recruit, promote the success of, and foster a sense of security and belonging for a diverse student body, faculty and staff,” particularly as we think about those who have traditionally been underrepresented and underserved. Zale August 2022 Present
Member, Conservation Geneticist Search Committee, Department of Ecology, Montana State University Zale September 2022 Present
Member, Attending Veterinarian and Animal Resources Center Director Search Committee, Montana State University Zale August 2019 November 2019
Graduate Curriculum Review - Review the graduate curriculum for the Department of Ecology Guy February 2010 Present
Field Site Committee Guy September 2020 Present
Faculty Advisor, Fly Fishing Club, Montana State University Zale May 2005 May 2006
Faculty Advisor, Faculty Advisor, Montana State Student Subunit, American Fisheries Society Guy January 2004 Present
Co-chair, Seminar Committee Guy August 2004 May 2005
Co-chair, Department of Ecology Seminar Committee, Montana State University Zale August 2005 May 2006
Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Montana State University - Oversee all animal research at Montana State University; the workload has been especially heavy since late 2015 because of an ongoing investigation of MSU's non-human primate research program. Zale October 2014 June 2017
Awards Committee, Department of Ecology, Montana State University Guy January 2011 Present
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
Yellowstone Lake, Lake Trout Suppression Science Panel Guy August 2011 October 2011
Yellowstone Lake Science Advisory Panel Guy January 2015 Present
USGS Liaison, Board of Directors, Turneffe Atoll Trust Zale October 2015 January 2020
Technical Advisor, Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association Zale January 2023 Present
Sampling Committee, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Co-chair Guy August 2004 Present
Missouri River Recovery Program Independent Science Advisory Panel Guy January 2011 Present
Member, Yellowstone Lake Restoration Science Panel, National Park Service Zale March 2023 Present
Member, USGS Laboratory Advisory Board Animal Welfare Team Zale February 2023 Present
Member, Turneffe Atoll Trust Board of Directors Zale January 2012 October 2015
Member, Scientific Methodology Review Team, Montana Crucial Area and Connectivity Assessment Zale January 2008 December 2009
Member, Pallid Sturgeon Research Work Group Guy May 2004 May 2004
Member, Nation Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE panel Zale October 2017 November 2017
Member, Montana Fish Screen Workshop Organization Committee Zale January 2011 June 2011
Member, Montana Cutthroat Technical Committee Zale March 2005 January 2010
Member, Bull Trout Interagency Recovery Team Zale June 2023 Present
Lower Platte River Stage Change Study, Scientific Expert Review Guy September 2011 October 2011
Invited Panelist, Panel Discussion entitled "The future of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem can be as diverse as we make it" at the 14th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Zale September 2018 September 2018
Invited Panelist, Governor's Roundtable on the Big Hole River Fishery Zale August 2023 August 2023
Gradute Curriculum Revision Committee, Co-chair Guy January 2009 Present
Developing an Adaptive Management Strategy for Long-term Persistence of Yellowstone Lake Cutthroat Trout Guy November 2010 November 2010
Chair, USGS RGE Panel Zale July 2016 January 2017
Outreach Activity Provider(s)        Date       
participated in a film about MSU's success at hiring female faculty Zale March 2016
Zale, A. V., R. G. Bramblett, and A. R. Anderson. 2016. Abundance and monitoring of queen conch at Turneffe Atoll. National Board of Directors Meeting of the Belize Federation of Fishers, Belize City, Belize, 11 January 2016. Invited. Zale, Bramblett, Anderson January 2016
Zale, A. V., R. G. Bramblett, and A. R. Anderson. 2016. Abundance and monitoring of queen conch at Turneffe Atoll. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, Turneffe Flats, Belize, 10 January 2016. Invited. Zale, Bramblett, Anderson January 2016
Sauger-Walleye Project in Missouri River Guy October 2003
I gave a presentation and was interviewed for an article about MSU's success in female faculty hires for an article on the Ozy website. Zale November 2015
Glacier National Park - Lake Trout Project Guy August 2004
Fishes of Montana App Guy June 2019
BioScience podcast: "A Successful Intervention Boosts the Gender Diversity of STEM Faculty" Zale October 2015
Articles on whirling disease project Guy August 2005
Angler Movement Study: Implications for Whirling Disease Guy August 2004