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
Wildlife Population Analysis Grand August 2016 December 2016
Wildlife Population Analysis Grand August 2005 December 2005
Wildlife Population Analysis Grand August 2001 December 2001
Use of focal species for coservation planning Grand January 2011 May 2011
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
Special Topics in Lotic Ecology Irwin January 2004 May 2004
Special Topics Population Analysis Grand January 2005 May 2005
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
Special Problem in Wildlife Science:MATLAB Programming Grand January 2008 May 2008
Special Problem in Wildlife Science:Analysis of Live/Dead Recapture/Recovery Data Grand January 2006 May 2006
Special Problem - Analysis of Live/Dead Recapture/Recovery Data Grand January 2004 May 2004
River Basin Management and Planning Irwin August 2010 December 2010
Quantitative Conservation Biology Grand January 2007 May 2007
Problem Solving in Wildlife Science McGowan January 2012 May 2012
Occupancy Estimation and Modeling Grand August 2006 December 2006
Occupancy Analysis Grand October 2013 September 2014
Introduction to Structured Decision Making McGowan February 2014 February 2014
Intro to GIS Grand January 2011 May 2011
Habitat Use, Selection, and Occupancy Grand, Steury June 2010 July 2010
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
Dynamics and Management of Wildlife Poplations Grand August 2016 December 2016
Directed Study: Course Defisn Grand May 2008 August 2008
Design and analysis of wildlife survival studies Grand August 1999 December 1999
Decision Support Tools for Adaptive Management Irwin August 2015 August 2015
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
Analysis of Wildlife Populations Grand January 2016 May 2016
Analysis of Wildlife Populations Grand January 2014 May 2014
Analysis of Wildlife Populations Grand August 2007 December 2007
Analysis of Wildlife Populations Grand August 2005 December 2005
Analysis of Wildlife Populations Grand August 2003 December 2003
Advanced Techniques in Wildlife Population Analysis McGowan, Robinson January 2016 May 2016
Student (Degree) Advisor Start Year End Year
Wilson, Heather (PhD) Grand 2003 2006
White, Lindsay (PhD) Irwin 2015 Present
Walls, Jonathan (MS) Grand 2009 2011
Varner, Dana (PhD) Grand 2008 2012
Van Zant, Jeff (PhD) Grand 1999 2006
Tucker, James (PhD) Grand 1998 2002
Tucker, Anna (PhD) Grand 2016 Present
Tucker, Anna (PhD) McGowan 2015 2019
Tripp, Helen (MS) Grand 2013 Present
Teneglia, Karen (PhD) Grand 2010 2012
Tacconelli, Michelle (MS) Grand 2007 2011
Strozier, Amanda (MS) Irwin 2019 Present
Stirling, Rachelle (MS) Grand 2010 2013
Staton, Benjamin (MS) McGowan 2014 2015
Smit, Ruben (MS) Irwin 2012 2014
Slipke, Jeff (PhD) Grand 1999 2003
Silvano, Amy (MS) McGowan 2010 2013
Shepard, Michael (MS) Irwin 2005 2007
Sharpe, Nick (MS) Grand 2002 2005
Sharp, Julie (MS) Irwin 2015 2017
Saalfeld, Sarah (MS) Grand 2005 2006
Ryer, Kevin (MS) McGowan 2014 2016
Reynolds, Melissa (PhD) Grand 2001 2006
Quintana, Jessica (MS) Irwin 2014 2016
Quellette Coffman, Kristie (PhD) Irwin 2017 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
Miller, Benjamin (MS) Grand 2007 2010
Merritt, Emily (MS) McGowan 2013 2015
McClure, Chris (PhD) Grand 2008 2010
Matechik, Christopher (MS) McGowan 2012 2014
Martin, Ben (MS) Irwin 2005 2008
Mahoney, Peter (MS) Grand 2008 2011
Lai, Quan (PhD) Irwin 2014 2018
Knight, John (MS) Irwin 2001 2010
Knight, Casey (MS) Irwin 2005 2008
Kessler, Herbert (MS) Grand 2005 2006
Kennedy, Mickett (PhD) Irwin 2004 2015
Kennedy, Katie (PhD) McGowan 2010 2015
Keever, Allison (MS) McGowan 2012 2014
Keever, Allison (MS) Grand 2011 2014
Jolley, David (MS) Grand 2003 2006
Hunter, Susan (MS) Grand 2008 2011
Hudson, Steven (MS) Grand 2001 2003
Holtfretter, Rob (PhD) Grand 2007 Present
Holley, Michael (MS) Irwin 2004 2006
Hayer, Cari-Ann (MS) Irwin 2002 2005
Hartup, Wendi (MS) Grand 2001 2005
Hartke, Kevin (MS) Grand 1998 2001
Graham, Stephanie (MS) Grand 2011 2015
Gibson, Charles (MS) Grand 2003 2004
Gerken, Clark (MS) Irwin 2013 2015
Fox, Brian (MS) Grand 2007 2012
Ferrara, Allyse (PhD) Grand 1999 2001
Farrell, Patrick (MS) McGowan 2013 2015
Farrell, Patrick (MS) Grand 2012 2014
Earley, Laurie (MS) Irwin 2010 2012
Dunham, Kylee (MS) McGowan 2014 2016
Draper, John (MS) Grand 2015 Present
Dickey, Jason (MS) Irwin 2004 2006
Damon, Lowery (MS) Grand 2009 2011
Butler, Catherine (MS) Grand 2011 2013
Buckingham, Jeffrey (MS) McGowan 2013 2015
Brongo, Lara (MS) Grand 2001 2003
Black, Deirdre (MS) Irwin 2000 2005
Bidrowski, Tom (MS) Grand 1999 2005
Beyer, Sabrina (MS) Irwin 2005 2008
Aspinwall, Alexander (MS) McGowan 2015 2016
Aspinwall, Alex (MS) Irwin 2014 2016
Andress, Rob (MS) Grand 2001 2001
Alix, Diane (MS) Grand 2010 2013
Alam, Ayesha (MS) Irwin 2019 Present
Adams, David (PhD) Irwin 2010 2016
Price, Jennifer (PhD) McGowan 2014 2017