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

Alabama Education Activities

Student setting a trap for bobwhite quail on Conecuh National Forest, AL.

The Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit teach graduate level course in applied fisheries and wildlife science. Coursework offered by unit scientists focus on quantitative ecology and management science.

Title Instructor(s) Start Date End Date
Tools and Challenges for the Modern Scientist Valente August 2024 December 2024
Tools and Challenges for the Modern Scientist Valente August 2023 December 2023
Structured Decision Making in Natural Resource Management McGowan January 2013 April 2013
Structured Decision Making for Natural Resource Management McGowan January 2011 April 2011
Structured Decision Making Gitzen, Irwin August 2021 September 2021
Structured Decision Making Gitzen, Irwin August 2020 December 2020
Stream Ecology Brewer January 2022 April 2022
Stream Ecology Brewer August 2021 December 2021
Special Topics in Lotic Ecology Irwin January 2004 May 2004
Special Topics Lotic Ecology Irwin January 2005 May 2005
Special Topics Lotic Ecology Irwin August 2010 December 2010
Special Problems-Restoration Ecology Irwin August 2019 December 2019
Special Problems-Restoration Ecology Irwin August 2017 December 2017
Spatial Ecology Valente January 2024 May 2024
Scientific Writing Brewer January 2021 May 2021
River Basin Management and Planning Irwin August 2010 December 2010
Problem Solving in Wildlife Science McGowan January 2012 May 2012
Introduction to Structured Decision Making McGowan February 2014 February 2014
Ecology and Management of Riverine Systems Irwin September 2001 September 2001
Ecology and Management of Riverine Systems Irwin June 2017 July 2017
Ecology and Management of Riverine Systems Irwin June 2016 July 2016
Ecology and Management of Riverine Systems Irwin January 2014 May 2014
Ecology and Management of Riverine Systems Irwin January 2010 May 2010
Ecology and Management of Riverine Systems Irwin January 2006 May 2006
Ecology and Management of Riverine Systems Irwin January 2004 May 2004
Decision Support Tools for Adaptive Management Irwin August 2015 August 2015
Avian Point Counts Valente January 2024 May 2024
Avian Ecology and Managemnt McGowan January 2017 April 2017
Applied Ecological Modeling McGowan January 2016 May 2016
Applied Ecological Modeling McGowan January 2015 May 2015
Advanced Techniques in Wildlife Population Analysis McGowan, Robinson January 2016 May 2016
Student (Degree) Advisor Start Year End Year
Young, Amber (MS) Brewer 2020 2022
White, Lindsay (PhD) Irwin 2015 2021
Tucker, Anna (PhD) McGowan 2015 2019
Talbert, Hannah (MS) Valente 2024 Present
Strozier, Amanda (MS) Irwin 2019 2021
Staton, Benjamin (MS) McGowan 2014 2015
Smit, Ruben (MS) Irwin 2012 2014
Silvano, Amy (MS) McGowan 2010 2013
Shepard, Michael (MS) Irwin 2005 2007
Sharp, Julie (MS) Irwin 2015 2017
Ryer, Kevin (MS) McGowan 2014 2016
Quintana, Jessica (MS) Irwin 2014 2016
Prull, Marcus (MS) Valente 2024 Present
Piper, Taconya (PhD) Irwin 2004 2013
Pico, Amy (MS) Irwin 2000 2003
Penaloza, Claudia (PhD) McGowan 2013 2013
Mosley, Tyler (MS) Irwin 2011 2012
Moore, Molly (MS) Irwin 2007 2010
Miller, Dianna (MS) Irwin 2005 2008
Merritt, Emily (MS) McGowan 2013 2015
Matechik, Christopher (MS) McGowan 2012 2014
Martin, Ben (MS) Irwin 2005 2008
Maldonado, Sebastián (MS) Valente 2023 Present
Lamb, Elijah (MS) Brewer 2020 2021
Lai, Quan (PhD) Irwin 2014 2018
Kowalski, Justin (PhD) Valente 2024 Present
Knight, John (MS) Irwin 2001 2010
Knight, Casey (MS) Irwin 2005 2008
Kennedy, Mickett (PhD) Irwin 2004 2015
Kennedy, Katie (PhD) McGowan 2010 2015
Keever, Allison (MS) McGowan 2012 2014
Holley, Michael (MS) Irwin 2004 2006
Hayer, Cari-Ann (MS) Irwin 2002 2005
Gladstone, Nicholas (MS) Brewer 2021 2022
Gerken, Clark (MS) Irwin 2013 2015
Farrell, Patrick (MS) McGowan 2013 2015
Elliott, Gabrella (MS) Brewer 2021 2022
Earley, Laurie (MS) Irwin 2010 2012
Dutton, Haley (PhD) Brewer 2022 Present
Dunham, Kylee (MS) McGowan 2014 2016
Dickey, Jason (MS) Irwin 2004 2006
Delaney, Sam (MS) Brewer 2023 Present
Buckingham, Jeffrey (MS) McGowan 2013 2015
Black, Deirdre (MS) Irwin 2000 2005
Beyer, Sabrina (MS) Irwin 2005 2008
Aspinwall, Alexander (MS) McGowan 2015 2016
Aspinwall, Alex (MS) Irwin 2014 2016
Adams, David (PhD) Irwin 2010 2016
Price, Jennifer (PhD) McGowan 2014 2017