California Education Activities
Interested students are encouraged to review the research interests of the unit scientist, Dr. Mark Henderson by visiting his individual web site. To express interest in a graduate student position with the unit please send a letter or email describing your background and interests, as well as a resume that includes your GPA and contact information for academic and professional references. Formal application is made through College of Natural Resources and Sciences, Natural Resources Graduate Program. Acceptance is contingent upon approval by the Fisheries Department at Humboldt State University, availability of funding and space, as well as upon assessment of your academic potential and matching of research interests.
| Title | Instructor(s) | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stream Biological Monitoring | Duffy | January 2001 | May 2001 |
| Salmonid Behavior | Wilzbach | January 2006 | May 2006 |
| Salmonid Behavior | Wilzbach | January 2004 | May 2004 |
| Salmon Population Assessment | Henderson | January 2017 | May 2017 |
| River Fish Restoration Ecology | Duffy | January 2013 | May 2013 |
| River Fish Restoration Ecology | Henderson | August 2021 | December 2021 |
| River Fish Restoration Ecology | Henderson | August 2019 | December 2019 |
| Restoring River Fishes (On-line) | Duffy | August 2007 | December 2007 |
| Restoration Ecology of Riverine Fish | Duffy | August 2007 | December 2007 |
| Restoration Ecology of Riverine Fish | Duffy | August 2005 | December 2005 |
| Restoration Ecology Riverine Fish | Duffy | January 2012 | May 2012 |
| Restoration Ecology Riverine Fish | Duffy | January 2010 | May 2010 |
| Research Methods | Duffy | August 2002 | December 2002 |
| Introduction to Fisheries | Duffy | January 2011 | May 2011 |
| Fish Bioenergetics | Duffy | January 2009 | May 2009 |
| Fish Bioenergetics | Duffy | January 2005 | May 2005 |
| Fish Bioenergetics | Duffy | January 2004 | May 2004 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2016 | December 2016 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2015 | December 2015 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2014 | December 2014 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2013 | December 2013 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2012 | December 2012 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2011 | December 2011 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2010 | December 2010 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2009 | December 2009 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2008 | December 2008 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2007 | December 2007 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2006 | December 2006 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2004 | December 2004 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2003 | December 2003 |
| Ecology of Running Waters | Wilzbach | August 2002 | December 2002 |
| Ecological Modeling | Henderson | January 2018 | May 2018 |
| Aquatic Ecosystem Modeling | Henderson | January 2021 | May 2021 |
| Title and Location | Speaker | Date |
|---|---|---|
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The importance of estuaries to juvenile Coho and Chinook salmon growth and survival Presented to: Oregon State University |
Henderson | January 2020 |
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The importance of accounting for spatial autocorrelation in habitat analyses Presented to: American Fisheries Society annual meeting |
Henderson, Kreidler | November 2021 |
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Stream ecosystem response to light enhancement and salmon carcass introduction Presented to: USDA Forest Service, Redwood Sciences Laboratory |
Wilzbach | June 2002 |
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Status of salmon and steelhead in coastal rivers of California Presented to: California State Legislature Staff |
Duffy | June 2005 |
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Riparian management and fish productivity. Presented to: National Council of Air and Stream Improvement, Portland, OR. |
Wilzbach | September 2005 |
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Riparian habitat conditions for optimum salmon growth: light and nutrient requirements for the food that salmon eat Presented to: California Licensed Foresters Association |
Wilzbach | October 2002 |
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Riparian canopy opening and salmon carcass additions to increase salmonid growth. Presented to: Western Forestry Conference on the Science and Policy of Wildlife and Salmon. |
Wilzbach | September 2005 |
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Restoration of salmon in California Presented to: University of California - Davis |
Duffy | April 2004 |
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Research partnerships with the forest products industry Presented to: Humboldt State University Business Partners |
Wilzbach | March 2005 |
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Relative effects of salmon carcass addition and light enhancement on salmonid biomass and growth Presented to: Oregon State University |
Wilzbach | May 2004 |
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Predicting prey availability for stream/river salmonids Presented to: National Council for Stream and Air Improvement |
Wilzbach | July 2002 |
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Juvenile Chinook salmon mortality in different habitats during migration from freshwater to the ocean Presented to: University of Southern Mississippi |
Henderson | April 2019 |
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Improving management and recovery of an endangered salmon that migrates through the world's most invaded estuary Presented to: University of Vermont |
Henderson | February 2022 |
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How environmental conditions influence fish habitat preferences and mortality rates in various ecosystems Presented to: Humboldt State University |
Henderson | September 2017 |
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Defining fish habitat Presented to: Northern California Counties Planning Meeting |
Duffy | September 2003 |
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Central Valley Chinook salmon smolt outmigration mortality in freshwater and estuarine habitats Presented to: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northwest Fisheries Science Center |
Henderson | December 2019 |
| Title | Presenter | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Wetland detrital cycles | Duffy | October 2009 |
| Wetland dependent fisheries | Duffy | March 2009 |
| Stream ecosystem response to salmon carcass additions and increased light | Wilzbach | March 2003 |
| Stream Invertebrate Drift | Wilzbach | April 2007 |
| Smoltification in Salmon | Duffy | March 2006 |
| Salmonid Physiology During Smolt Transformation | Duffy | April 2004 |
| Recent advances in methods of tagging fish | Duffy | September 2005 |
| Recent advances in methods of tagging fish | Duffy | September 2004 |
| Population status of coastal cutthroat trout in California. | Duffy | October 2007 |
| Perspectives on a Career in Fisheries | Wilzbach | March 2008 |
| Perspectives on Pursuing a Career in Fisheries | Wilzbach | April 2007 |
| Opportunities and Challenges to Women Pursuing Careers in Fisheries | Wilzbach | May 2007 |
| Light and nutrients in stream ecosystems | Wilzbach | November 2004 |
| Landscape perspective in fish ecology | Wilzbach | April 2005 |
| Introduction to fish bioenergetics | Duffy | November 2004 |
| High Tech Fish Tagging Methods | Duffy | September 2006 |
| High Tech Fish Tagging Methods | Duffy | March 2004 |
| High Tech Fish Marking | Duffy | October 2008 |
| Food supply considerations in salmonid restoration. HSU Fish 580 | Wilzbach | November 2005 |
| Food Supply Considerations in Salmonid Restoration | Wilzbach | November 2006 |
| Fisheries Communication | Wilzbach | October 2002 |
| Fish habitat use from headwaters to estuaries | Wilzbach | May 2001 |
| Fish Bioenergetics | Duffy | November 2008 |
| Fish Behavior | Wilzbach | February 2005 |
| Estimating survival with mark-recapture data | Henderson | April 2016 |
| Establishing a career as a fishery scientist | Henderson | September 2018 |
| Energy flow in freshwater ecosystems | Wilzbach | April 2005 |
| Effective communication | Duffy | October 2004 |
| Ecology of Freshwater Bivalves | Duffy | April 2007 |
| Biomonitoring of Streams and Rivers: Fishes | Wilzbach | May 2000 |
| Bioenergetics of Fish | Duffy | November 2006 |
| Bioenergetics of Fish | Duffy | November 2005 |
| Bioenergetics of Fish | Duffy | April 2004 |
| Student (Degree) | Advisor | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, Katrina (MS) | Wilzbach | 2005 | 2011 |
| Wright, Katrina (MS) | Duffy | 2004 | 2011 |
| Wiley, Wendall (MS) | Duffy | 1999 | 2004 |
| Wick, Alexander (MS) | Wilzbach | 2015 | 2016 |
| Wheeler, Michele (MS) | Duffy | 2002 | 2009 |
| Vogel, Heidi (MS) | Wilzbach | 2005 | 2005 |
| Van Vleet, Nicholas (MS) | Wilzbach | 2015 | Present |
| Tussing, Steve (MS) | Duffy | 1999 | 2004 |
| Suarez, Bobbie (MS) | Henderson | 2019 | Present |
| Stephen, Zipper (MS) | Duffy | 2009 | Present |
| Sparkman, Michael (MS) | Duffy | 2000 | 2004 |
| Souza, Stephanie (MS) | Duffy | 2005 | 2007 |
| Solinger, Laura (MS) | Henderson | 2017 | 2018 |
| Sirkin, Kasey (MS) | Wilzbach | 2001 | 2004 |
| Roddam, Christine (MS) | Wilzbach | 2011 | 2014 |
| Rizza, Samuel (MS) | Wilzbach | 2011 | 2015 |
| Reisberger, Bethany (MS) | Wilzbach | 2000 | 2005 |
| Ransom, Benjamin (MS) | Duffy | 2000 | 2007 |
| Ramos, Max (MS) | Henderson | 2018 | Present |
| Parthree, Debra (MS) | Wilzbach | 2000 | 2004 |
| O'Keefe, Chris (MS) | Henderson | 2019 | Present |
| Moore, Tancy (MS) | Duffy | 2011 | 2014 |
| Metheny, Mathew (MS) | Duffy | 2009 | 2012 |
| Meaders, Marlene (MS) | Wilzbach | 2005 | 2008 |
| McLaughlin, Katherine (MS) | Duffy | 2007 | 2009 |
| McLaughlin, Katherine (MS) | Wilzbach | 2004 | 2009 |
| McCoy, Barbara (MS) | Duffy | 2007 | 2008 |
| McCoy, Barbara (MS) | Wilzbach | 2005 | 2005 |
| London, Mason (MS) | Wilzbach | 2016 | Present |
| Lee, Jang-Won (MS) | Duffy | 2002 | 2004 |
| Krall, Michelle (MS) | Wilzbach | 2013 | 2016 |
| Keel, Dylan (MS) | Henderson | 2021 | Present |
| Justice, Casey (MS) | Duffy | 2005 | 2007 |
| Jensen, Lara (MS) | Wilzbach | 2016 | Present |
| Hollis, Jonathan (MS) | Wilzbach | 2015 | Present |
| Hodge, Brian (MS) | Wilzbach | 2007 | 2010 |
| Hernandez, Oswaldo (PhD) | Wilzbach | 2001 | 2009 |
| Hannelly, Erin (MS) | Wilzbach | 2006 | 2009 |
| Halloran, Maddie (MS) | Henderson | 2018 | Present |
| Grezlik, Max (MS) | Henderson | 2018 | Present |
| Gough, Steven (MS) | Duffy | 2002 | 2010 |
| Gorman, Molly (MS) | Wilzbach | 2014 | 2017 |
| Gonzales, Eric (MS) | Duffy | 2004 | 2006 |
| Gonzales, Eric (MS) | Wilzbach | 2001 | 2006 |
| Goin, Jon (MS) | Wilzbach | 2004 | 2009 |
| Ghrist, Grace (MS) | Henderson | 2017 | 2019 |
| Fuller, Josh (MS) | Wilzbach | 2004 | 2011 |
| Frazey, Sharon (MS) | Duffy | 2001 | 2005 |
| Foster, Brendan (MS) | Henderson | 2016 | 2018 |
| Ficycz, Natasha (MS) | Henderson | 2021 | Present |
| Ferrell, Emily (MS) | Wilzbach | 2013 | 2015 |
| Feola, Jennifer (MS) | Duffy | 2004 | 2007 |
| Evenson, Danielle (MS) | Duffy | 2000 | 2001 |
| Engle, Rodney (MS) | Duffy | 2002 | 2005 |
| Drobny, Peter (MS) | Wilzbach | 2014 | 2016 |
| Dockham, Andrea (MS) | Wilzbach | 2013 | 2016 |
| Deibner-Hanson, John (MS) | Wilzbach | 2013 | Present |
| DeVault, Brooke (MS) | Wilzbach | 2005 | 2011 |
| DeVault, Brooke (MS) | Duffy | 2005 | 2008 |
| Corum, Susan (MS) | Wilzbach | 2002 | 2005 |
| Cahill, Josh (MS) | Henderson | 2019 | Present |
| Bryant, Russ (MS) | Duffy | 2012 | Present |
| Brakensiek, Kyle (MS) | Duffy | 1999 | 2001 |
| Bliesner, Kasey (MS) | Duffy | 2001 | 2005 |
| Benson, Scott (MS) | Wilzbach | 2008 | 2013 |
| Bell, Ethan (MS) | Duffy | 1999 | 2001 |
| Beeseley, Sarah (MS) | Duffy | 2004 | 2006 |
| Baldwin, Donald (MS) | Duffy | 2002 | 2008 |
| Anderson, Colin (MS) | Wilzbach | 2005 | 2011 |
| Alvarez, Justin (MS) | Wilzbach | 2014 | 2017 |
| Alvarez, Dawn (MS) | Wilzbach | 2006 | 2008 |