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

Arkansas Education Activities


A juvenile armadillo has recently emerged from its burrow for the first time - the Arkansas Cooperative Research Unit is studying the animal communities that rely upon Armadillo burrows across all of Arkansas.

As part of our mission, Unit scientists teach graduate level courses, mentor graduate students, and conduct workshops for our cooperators. By combining teaching, research and technical assistance, the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit provides students not only with an opportunity to pursue a graduate degree, but also receive scientific training and applied work experience.

Students in the Arkansas Unit Program can pursue a M.S. or Ph.D. degree through the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Students working with Brett DeGregorio generally pursue projects in avian ecology or herpetology while students working with Dan Magoulick generally pursue projects in aquatic ecology and Caleb Roberts' lab focuses on a wide range of topics related to invasive species and landscape ecology.

Title Instructor(s) Start Date End Date
Wildlife Management and Conservation in Arkansas Degregorio January 2022 May 2022
Wildlife Management Techniques KREMENTZ January 2016 May 2016
Wildlife Management Techniques Krementz January 2014 May 2014
Wildlife Management Techniques Krementz January 2012 May 2012
Wildlife Management Krementz January 2010 May 2010
Wildlife Management Krementz January 2008 May 2008
Wildlife Conservation and Management in Arkansas Degregorio January 2021 May 2021
Wetlands Ecology and Management Krementz January 2015 May 2015
Wetlands Ecology and Management Krementz January 2013 May 2013
Wetlands Ecology Krementz January 2009 May 2009
Seminar in Biology - Occupancy Rate Estimation Krementz January 2007 May 2007
Research in Field Zoology Krementz May 2003 June 2003
Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology Magoulick January 2003 May 2003
Proposal/Grant Writing Krementz January 2014 May 2014
Invasion Ecology Roberts August 2022 December 2022
Introduction to R Magoulick August 2017 December 2017
Introduction to R Magoulick August 2015 December 2015
Habitat use and selection Krementz August 2011 December 2011
Fish and Wildlife Seminar Magoulick August 2005 December 2005
Fish Ecology Magoulick January 2011 May 2011
Fish Ecology Magoulick January 2007 May 2007
Fish Ecology Magoulick January 2005 May 2005
Fish Biology Magoulick January 2021 May 2021
Fish Biology Magoulick January 2019 May 2019
Fish & Wildlife Seminar Krementz January 2016 April 2016
Fish & Wildlife Seminar Krementz January 2005 December 2005
Conservation Biology Degregorio January 2020 May 2020
Conservation Biology Magoulick January 2013 May 2013
Biometry: Experimental design and data analysis for biologists Magoulick January 2022 May 2022
Biometry: Experimental design and data analysis for Biologists Magoulick January 2016 May 2016
Biometry: Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists Magoulick January 2014 May 2014
Biometry: Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists Magoulick January 2012 May 2012
Biometry: Experimental Design and Data Analysis Magoulick January 2010 May 2010
Biometry Magoulick January 2020 May 2020
Biometry Magoulick January 2018 May 2018
Biometry Magoulick January 2008 May 2008
Biometry Magoulick January 2006 May 2006
Animal Space Use and Selection Seminar Krementz January 2015 May 2015
Analysis of Animal Populations Krementz January 2008 May 2008
Title and Location Speaker Date
Wildlife Cameras for the Study of Urban Wildlife
Presented to: Benedictine University
Degregorio March 2022
The role of drought in streams: Population and community dynamics and beyond
Presented to: Kansas State University
Magoulick November 2019
The role of drought in streams: affects on population and community dynamics. Sigma Xi Chapter, University of Arkansas.
Presented to: Sigma Xi Chapter, University of Arkansas
Magoulick September 2006
The role of drought in aquatic systems: Population and community dynamics
Presented to: USGS Webinar Series
Magoulick June 2021
The contribution of prey to trout production in Ozark tailwaters: stomach contents versus stable isotope analysis.
Presented to: White River Fisheries Partnership
Flinders, Magoulick November 2005
The contribution of prey to trout production in Ozark tailwaters: stomach contents versus stable isotope analysis.
Presented to: Southern Division American Fisheries Society Trout Committee
Flinders, Magoulick July 2006
Snakes as predators of bird nests: Now and in a warming world
Presented to: Arkansas Tech University
Degregorio November 2019
Secretive Marsh Bird Species Co-occurrences and Habitat Associations across the Midwest
Presented to: Kanasas State University
Krementz December 2010
Restoring large-scale grasslands with fire and cultural willpower
Presented to: Applied Ecology Resources Live
Roberts April 2022
New frontiers for strategizing resilience-based management
Presented to: University of Illinois
Roberts September 2022
Migration Ecology of American Woodcock
Presented to: Arkansas Technical University
Krementz October 2016
Marsh Bird Habitat Use in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Presented to: National Sedimentation Laboratory
Krementz March 2015
Is interspecific competition a mechanism of displacement of imperiled Big Creek crayfish by invasive Woodland crayfish?
Presented to: Cooperators Meeting
Magoulick April 2010
Inter-basin Introductions of Crayfish.
Presented to: Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Magoulick May 2011
Impact of invasive crayfish on native crayfish.
Presented to: USFWS Webinar
Magoulick April 2009
How the Arkansas Cooperative Research Unit Benefits AGFC
Presented to: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Degregorio September 2021
Forecasting effects of angler harvest and climate change on smallmouth bass abundance at the southern edge of their range
Presented to: White River Fisheries Partnership
Magoulick, Middaugh October 2017
Fall migration ecology of shorebirds through the Mississippi Valley
Presented to: Nebraska - Lincoln
Krementz November 2004
Factors affecting fish movement in Ozark streams
Presented to: University of Arkansas
Magoulick March 2002
Factors affecting crayfish community structure in Ozark Mountain streams.
Presented to: University of Arkansas
Magoulick November 2000
Examining assumptions of stable isotope analysis and assimilation efficiency in rainbow trout: Are you what you eat?
Presented to: Trout Unlimited, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Magoulick May 2011
Environmental flows in Arkansas
Presented to: Technical Committee of Arkansas Water Management Plan
Magoulick March 2013
Environmental Flows: What, why, case studies and more
Presented to: Arkansas Water Conference
Magoulick November 2012
Emerging Wildlife Issues in Arkansas: From Freshwater Turtles to Urban Mesopredators
Presented to: Bradley University
Degregorio April 2022
Effects of stream drying on fish refuge use and species persistence: forecasting effects of global climate change.
Presented to: University of Washington
Magoulick March 2009
Effects of stream drying on fish refuge use and species persistence: forecasting effects of global climate change
Presented to: University of Missouri
Magoulick April 2010
Effects of stream drying on fish refuge use and species persistence: forecasting effects of global climate change
Presented to: Griffith University
Magoulick November 2009
Effects of land use, flow regime and habitat complexity on lotic fish assemblage structure.
Presented to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ozark Ecosystem Team meeting, Harrison, AR.
Magoulick, Scott October 2005
Effects of consumers and drying disturbance on stream ecosystem structure and function
Presented to: Charles Darwin University
Magoulick November 2009
Effects of catch and release regulations on rainbow trout movement and mortality in Ozark tailwaters.
Presented to: Southern Division American Fisheries Society Trout Committee
Cushing, Magoulick July 2006
Effects of catch and release regulations on rainbow trout movement and mortality in Ozark tailwaters
Presented to: White River Fisheries Partnership
Cushing, Magoulick November 2005
Effects of catch and release areas on rainbow trout movement and survival in Ozark tailwaters.
Presented to: White River Fisheries Partnership
Cushing, Magoulick November 2006
Effects of catch and release areas on movement and survival of resident rainbow trout in Arkansas tailwaters. White River Fisheries Partnership, Branson, Missouri.
Presented to: White River Fisheries Partnership
Magoulick November 2007
Effects of catch and release areas on movement and survival of resident rainbow trout in Arkansas tailwaters. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Commissioner?s meeting, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Presented to: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Commissioner's meeting
Magoulick October 2007
Effect of catch and release areas on rainbow and brown trout movement, survival and bioenergetics in Arkansas tailwater rivers.
Presented to: Trout Unlimited, Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Magoulick October 2011
Ecological redundancy of Orconectes eupunctus and O. neglectus in experimental mesocosms
Presented to: Cooperators Meeting
Magoulick April 2010
Do fish predators and exotic zebra mussel prey show a reciprocal negative influence?
Presented to: University of Alaska
Magoulick July 2003
Disturbance and species displacement: Differential effects of stream drying and predation on native and invasive crayfishes
Presented to: University of Melbourne
Magoulick October 2009
Disturbance and species displacement: Differential effects of stream drying and predation on native and invasive crayfishes
Presented to: Missouri State University
Magoulick April 2008
Disturbance and species displacement: Differential effects of stream drying and predation on native and invasive crayfishes
Presented to: Iowa State University
Magoulick November 2008
Diet, growth, and biomass of brown and rainbow trout in catch and release areas of Bull Shoals and Norfork tailwaters.
Presented to: White River Fisheries Partnership
Flinders, Magoulick November 2006
Classification of natural flow regimes and flow-ecology relationships in the Ozark-Ouachita Interior Highlands region.
Presented to: Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center
Magoulick April 2014
Classification of Arkansas flow regimes to assist environmental flows assessment for Arkansas and the surrounding region
Presented to: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Magoulick July 2012
Classification of Arkansas flow regimes
Presented to: White River Fisheries Partnership
Magoulick October 2012
Changes in body condition and diet of lotic Smallmouth Bass across two flow regimes during summer months at the southern extent of their native range
Presented to: White River Fisheries Partnership
Magoulick, Middaugh October 2016
Can pre-release conditioning improve wildlife translocation
Presented to: Dept of Defense
Degregorio February 2020
Bioenergetic evaluation of food supply and consumption demand by brown and rainbow trout in catch-and-release areas of Arkansas tailwaters
Presented to: Cooperators Meeting
Magoulick April 2010
Arkansas Coop Unit Species Status Assessment-related approaches and studies
Presented to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Workshop
Magoulick February 2020
Aquatic Research in the Ozark Mountains: Fish, Crayfish, and Mussels
Presented to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ozark Ecosystem Team meeting, Mountain View, Arkansas
Magoulick October 2000
Title Presenter Date
Why not all biology majors need to pursue medicine Degregorio September 2022
Wetland communities and management Krementz April 2004
Species Richness estimation methods Krementz March 2003
Preparing for Graduate School Degregorio September 2020
Natural resource science in the federal government Degregorio November 2019
Invasive species Roberts March 2023
How I became a Wildlife Professional: Murray State University Roberts October 2021
Factors affecting fishes in wetlands Magoulick November 2000
Experiences as a New Faculty Member Degregorio September 2020
Estimating abundance and occupancy using program R Magoulick October 2011
Bird Identification Tips and Tricks Degregorio April 2020
Student (Degree) Advisor Start Year End Year
Wilson, Kenneth (MS) Roberts 2022 Present
Williams, David (PhD) Krementz 2001 2003
Willard, Karen (PhD) Magoulick 2011 2012
Welch, Melissa (MS) Magoulick 2013 Present
Wallace, Heather (PhD) Krementz 2015 2016
Vogrinc, Philip (PhD) Magoulick 2013 2016
Veon, John (MS) Magoulick 2019 2021
Veon, John (MS) Degregorio 2019 2021
Tipton, Zachary (PhD) Magoulick 2019 Present
St Rose, Ayanna (PhD) Roberts 2021 Present
Smartt, Ayla (PhD) Magoulick 2013 2015
Showalter, Grace (PhD) Degregorio 2019 2021
Shaw, Mike (MS) Degregorio 2021 Present
Shaw, Michael (MS) Roberts 2021 Present
Scott, Jessica (PhD) Magoulick 2008 2015
Schubert, Nora (MS) Krementz 2002 2004
Schmit, Jessica (MS) Roberts 2022 Present
Schaffer, William (MS) Magoulick 2008 2009
Sayre, Kayla (MS) Magoulick 2015 2018
Rose, Katie (MS) Magoulick 2010 2013
Ronke, Eliese (MS) Magoulick 2013 2015
Reid, Chris (PhD) Krementz 2001 2002
Reese, Robin (PhD) Magoulick 2003 2005
Radwell, Andrea (PhD) Magoulick 2000 2005
Pruitt, Mitchell (PhD) Degregorio 2020 Present
Pittman, Tyler (PhD) Magoulick 2011 2014
Peterson, Alexandria (MS) Magoulick 2018 Present
Panwar, Pooja (MS) Degregorio 2019 2021
Nelson, Whitney (PhD) Magoulick 2013 2019
Mull, Nathaniel (PhD) Degregorio 2020 Present
McTigue, Leah (MS) Degregorio 2021 Present
McClung, Maureen (PhD) Krementz 2008 2012
Massey, Andrhea (MS) Magoulick 2019 2021
Massey, Andrhea (MS) Degregorio 2019 2021
Marsico, Travis (MS) Krementz 2001 2004
Marshall, Percival (MS) Roberts 2021 Present
Luscier, Jason (PhD) Krementz 2005 2009
Levine, Brenna (PhD) Krementz 2015 Present
Lassiter, Elliot (MS) Roberts 2021 Present
Lassiter, Elliot (MS) Degregorio 2021 Present
Larson, Camryn (PhD) Magoulick 2021 Present
Kross, Chelsea (PhD) Magoulick 2015 2020
Kristensen, Thea (PhD) Krementz 2008 2013
Kitchen, Shannon (MS) Roberts 2020 Present
Khadka, Kapil (PhD) Magoulick 2012 2017
Kelly, Benjamin (MS) Magoulick 2021 Present
Jung, Jake (PhD) Magoulick 2010 2011
Jeffers, Mallory (MS) Magoulick 2014 2015
Jackson, Reilly (PhD) Degregorio 2020 Present
Hudson, Edith (PhD) Krementz 2001 2003
Hudnall, Jeff (MS) Magoulick 2004 2007
Howard-Parker, Brooke (MS) Magoulick 2015 2020
Hollander, Ethan (PhD) Degregorio 2021 Present
Hodges, Shawn (MS) Krementz 2001 2007
Hoang, Maggie (MS) Magoulick 2018 2019
Hillebrand, Brianna (MS) Magoulick 2019 Present
Heth, Robert (PhD) Magoulick 2005 2006
Heissenberger, Sarah (PhD) Degregorio 2021 Present
Hecke, Kyler (MS) Magoulick 2014 2017
Halvorson, Hal (PhD) Magoulick 2012 2016
Halloran, Kelly (MS) Krementz 2015 Present
Guzy, Jacqueline (PhD) Magoulick 2014 2019
Giovanetti, Josh (MS) Magoulick 2005 2007
Ganguly, Shrijeeta (PhD) Magoulick 2013 2015
Gale, Connor (PhD) Degregorio 2019 Present
Fournier, Auriel (PhD) Magoulick 2012 2016
Ford, Hanna (MS) Krementz 2012 2016
Fitzpatrick, William (PhD) Degregorio 2020 Present
Findlay, Kearstin (PhD) Degregorio 2020 Present
Dyer, Robert (MS) Magoulick 2011 2013
Duriez, Olivier (PhD) Krementz 2001 2003
Dunnahoo, Brandon (PhD) Degregorio 2021 Present
Dunn, James (PhD) Magoulick 2022 Present
Dunn, James (PhD) Roberts 2021 Present
Duncan, Winston (MS) Magoulick 2004 2007
Douglas, Lara (PhD) Krementz 2005 2010
Dodd, Allyn (PhD) Magoulick 2015 2018
Dias, Samuel (PhD) Magoulick 2019 Present
Deshwal, Anant (PhD) Degregorio 2019 2020
Clifton, Amy (PhD) Krementz 2005 2006
Clark, Garret (PhD) Magoulick 2006 2007
Chesbro, Cameron (MS) Magoulick 2013 2015
Chen, Huisheng (PhD) Krementz 2000 2005
Caviness, Michelle (MS) Krementz 2001 2004
Carroll, James (MS) Magoulick 2009 2011
Burkhart, Chris (MS) Roberts 2022 Present
Brisco, Sherri (MS) Magoulick 2001 2005
Boys, Wade (MS) Magoulick 2017 2019
Bolenbaugh, Jason (MS) Magoulick 2008 2009
Berry, Lauren (MS) Roberts 2022 Present
Bates, Amanda (MS) Magoulick 2011 2013
Austin, Brad (PhD) Magoulick 2010 2015
Al-Agaili, Abdulaziz (MS) Krementz 2001 2003