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

Georgia Education Activities


Rainbow trout are an important sportfish in Georgia.

Scientists at the GA Unit teach graduate level courses in:
- Estimation of Parameters of Wildlife Populations
- Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology
- Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals
- Fish and Wildlife Seminars

Title Instructor(s) Start Date End Date
Wildlife Problems (Population estimation) Conroy August 2005 December 2005
UGA WILD8980: Introduction to Quantitative Conservation Science Irwin August 2012 December 2012
UGA WILD8360: Quantitative Conservation Science Irwin August 2018 December 2018
UGA WILD8360: Quantitative Conservation Science Irwin August 2016 December 2016
UGA WILD8360: Quantitative Conservation Science Irwin August 2015 December 2015
UGA WILD8360: Quantitative Conservation Science Irwin August 2014 December 2014
UGA WILD8360: Quantitative Conservation Science Irwin August 2013 December 2013
UGA WILD8300: Structured Decision Making and Adaptive Management Irwin, Moore January 2018 April 2018
UGA WILD8300: Structured Decision Making and Adaptive Management Irwin, Moore January 2016 May 2016
UGA WILD8300: Modeling Nature Irwin August 2017 December 2017
UGA WILD 8360: Quantitative Conservation Science Irwin August 2022 December 2022
UGA WILD 8360: Quantitative Conservation Science Irwin, Baker August 2020 December 2020
UGA WILD 8300: Spatio-Temporal Statistics with R Irwin, Moore August 2019 December 2019
UGA WILD 7980: Introductory Data Management, Analysis, and Visualization in R Irwin May 2021 July 2021
UGA FISH 8980: Graduate Course Audit Irwin August 2020 December 2020
UGA FISH 8980: Foundations of Fisheries Science Irwin August 2021 December 2021
Structured Decision Making and Adaptive Management Moore, Irwin January 2014 February 2014
Scientific Communication for Natural Resources Professionals Jennings August 2014 December 2014
Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals Jennings August 2020 December 2020
Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals Jennings August 2018 December 2018
Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals Jennings August 2016 December 2016
Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals Jennings August 2012 December 2012
Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals Jennings August 2010 December 2010
Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals Jennings August 2006 December 2006
Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals Jennings August 2003 December 2003
Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professionals Jennings August 2001 December 2001
Scientific Communication for Natural Resource Professional Jennings August 2008 December 2008
Salmonids of the Pacific Northwest and Their Habitats Peterson July 2004 August 2004
SAS for Biologists Peterson September 2001 December 2001
SAS for Biologists Peterson August 2002 December 2002
Quantitative Decision Methods Conroy January 2001 May 2001
Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology Peterson August 2010 December 2010
Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology Peterson August 2009 December 2009
Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology Peterson August 2007 December 2007
Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology Peterson August 2006 December 2006
Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology Peterson August 2005 December 2005
Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology Peterson August 2004 December 2004
Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology Peterson August 2002 December 2002
Quantitative Approaches to Conservation Biology Peterson August 2001 December 2001
Open source computing for fisheries and wildlife studies Peterson, Conroy, Fonnesbeck August 2005 December 2005
Multivariate techniques for community/ecosystem-level studies Peterson January 2003 May 2003
Management of Natural Resource Agencies Jennings May 2003 May 2003
Integrating Management, Monitoring and Research: Adaptive Resource Management for Animal Conservation Galat, Peterson, Conroy January 2009 May 2009
Estimation of parameters of fish and wildlife populations Conroy January 2008 May 2008
Estimation of parameters of fish and wildlife populations Conroy August 2004 December 2004
Estimation of parameters of fish and wildlife populations Conroy August 2003 December 2003
Estimation of parameters of fish and wildlife populations Conroy August 2001 December 2001
Estimation of Parameters of Fish and Wildlife Populations Peterson, Conroy, Runge January 2007 May 2007
Decision analysis under uncertainty Peterson, Conroy January 2001 May 2001
Biology and Ecology of Freshwater Mussels Peterson January 2008 April 2008
Bayesian Modeling for Conservation Science Moore January 2022 April 2022
Bayesian Modeling for Conservation Science Moore January 2020 April 2020
Bayesian Modeling for Conservation Science Moore January 2017 April 2017
Bayesian Modeling for Conservation Science Moore January 2015 April 2015
Bayesian Modeling for Conservation Science Moore January 2013 April 2013
BAYESIAN MODELING FOR WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES Conroy August 2007 December 2007
Applied population dynamics Conroy January 2002 May 2002
Applied population dynamics Conroy January 2001 May 2001
Applied Population Dynamics Conroy January 2003 May 2003
Adaptive Management Moore, Kendall September 2019 September 2019
Training Provided Instructor(s) Completion Date
U.S. Department of the Interior, Motorboat Operators Certification Course, Athens, Georgia (co-taught with Don Dennerline and Christa Zweig) Dennerline, Zweig, Jennings August 2009
Development of an Adaptive Management Framework for Managing Natural Resources at Tims Ford Dam. (Instructor: Jim Peterson, Assistant: Don Dennerline) Dennerline, Peterson July 2010
Title and Location Speaker Date
Water for riverine fishes: which fishes, how much water, and when?
Presented to: Marine Resources Research Institute (SC DNR & College of Charleston)
Jennings March 2006
Virtual-world management strategy evaluation and real-world conservation
Presented to: University of Georgia
Irwin March 2013
Variance structure and ecological change
Presented to: University of Georgia
Irwin April 2014
Using quantitative models to support decision making
Presented to: Auburn University
Irwin October 2014
Using Uncertain Information in Conservation Decision Making – Great Lakes Fisheries Management
Presented to: North Carolina State University
Irwin December 2014
Ultrasound, flavor beads, and adaptive management: Restoring the striped bass population in the Savannah River estuary.
Presented to: Marine Resources Research Institute. Charleston, SC
Jennings July 2000
Ultrasound, Flavor Beads, and Adaptive Management: restoring the striped bass population in the Savannah River Estuary
Presented to: University of Florida
Jennings March 2002
The Elephant in the Living Room: the influence of incomplete detection on ecological inference
Presented to: Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
Peterson March 2005
The Elephant in the Living Room: Ambiguity, Natural Resource Decision-Making, and the Scientific Method
Presented to: University of Missouri
Peterson October 2007
Stewardship responsibilities for where angels pause to rest: if not us, then who?
Presented to: University of the Virgin Islands (Sponsored)
Jennings April 2011
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Estuarine Dependant Fishes in the Savannah River Estuary
Presented to: Marine Resource Research Institute (SC DNR)
Jennings July 2002
Serendipity and the road less traveled: Virgin Islanders and the study of marine science
Presented to: University of the Virgin Islands
Jennings September 2005
Role of multi-agency, multi-stakeholder partnerships in recovery imperiled species
Presented to: Upper Klamath Basin Science Workshop
Jennings February 2004
Quantitative models to support fish management
Presented to: Virginia Tech Chapter American Fisheries Society Meeting [April 2020; unable to deliver due to 2020 Coronavirus pandemic]
Irwin April 2020
Quantifying variance to inform decision making
Presented to: Cornell University
Irwin July 2014
Multi-stakeholder partnerships as a tool for recovering imperiled species
Presented to: University of Georgia (School of Forestry and Natural Resources)
Jennings September 2019
Multi-stakeholder partnerships as a tool for recovering imperiled species
Presented to: Oregon State University
Jennings June 2018
Multi-stakeholder partnerships as a tool for recovering imperiled species
Presented to: Georgia Southern University
Jennings February 2019
MCMC Methods for Modeling Meta-Demographic Parameters of Stream-Dwelling Fishes for Water Resources Decision-Making
Presented to: US Environmental Protection Agency, Athens GA
Peterson June 2007
Integrating models and monitoring designs in an adaptive management framework
Presented to: University of Otago
Conroy August 2009
Ichthyological lost and found: the robust redhorse story.
Presented to: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Jennings April 2008
Ichthyological lost and found: the robust redhorse story.
Presented to: Florida A & M University (Environmental Sciences Institute)
Jennings April 2010
Ichthyological lost and found: the robust redhorse story.
Presented to: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Jennings April 2008
Ichthyological lost and found: the robust redhorse story
Presented to: University of Georgia
Jennings February 2015
Fished to the brink! Life history shifts in a red hind population in response to fishing pressure and marine protected areas
Presented to: University of Missouri
Jennings May 2006
Fished to the brink! Life history shifts in a red hind population in response to fishing pressure and marine protected areas
Presented to: Marine Resources Research Institute (SC DNR), Charleston, SC
Jennings July 2004
Fished to the brink! Shifts in life history traits in a red hind population in response to fishing pressure and marine protected areas.
Presented to: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Jennings April 2007
Fished to the Brink: shifts in life history traits in response to overfishing and marine protected areas.
Presented to: University of Georgia (Student Chapter - American Fish Society)
Jennings October 2017
Fish Conservation and Seafood Sustainability: consumption choices matter
Presented to: Morehouse College
Jennings November 2019
E pluribus lumen: A multi-partner, learning-focused design for habitat management decision making under uncertainty
Presented to: University of Georgia
Moore October 2012
E pluribus lumen: A multi-partner, learning-focused design for habitat management decision making under uncertainty
Presented to: Auburn University
Moore September 2012
Does dominance hierarchy among female Banded kokopu influence population fecundity?
Presented to: University of Georgia
Jennings April 2009
Defining Economic Injury Levels for Sea Lamprey Control in the Great Lakes (withdrawn due to Government Shutdown)
Presented to: University of Georgia
Irwin October 2013
Decision-support modeling for sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes
Presented to: University of Georgia
Irwin January 2014
Decision making under uncertainty and adaptive management: essential concepts and methods, with application to conservation problems
Presented to: University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ
Conroy March 2007
Conserving Fishes Globally: can consumption choices make a difference?
Presented to: Florida A & M University
Jennings March 2012
Conserving Fishes Globally: Can Consumption Choices Make A Difference?
Presented to: SC Marine Resources Research Institute (SC DNR)
Jennings July 2010
Conservation through a decision analytic lens
Presented to: Clemson University
Moore March 2014
Conroy, MJ Decision making under uncertainty and adaptive management: essential concepts and methods, with application to conservation problems.
Presented to: Georgia Tech
Conroy December 2007
Conroy, M.J. 2004. Modeling and estimation for conservation decision making
Presented to: University of Florida
Conroy March 2004
Assessing the Supply and Demand for Trout in North Georgia Under Current and Projected Thermal Regimes
Presented to: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Jennings October 2020
Accounting for variability & uncertainty when informing natural resource management
Presented to: NE CSC / University of Massachusetts Amherst
Irwin, Vidal February 2015
Title Presenter Date
WILD 8390: Estimation of Parameters of Fish and Wildlife Populations -- Decision making and dynamic programming Moore April 2012
UGA WILD8300 - Lecture: Using models: actions & consequences Irwin January 2014
UGA WILD8300 - Lecture: Uncertainty Irwin February 2014
UGA WILD8300 - Lecture: Evaluating tradeoffs Irwin February 2014
UGA WILD8300 - Lecture: An Overview of Structured Decision Making Irwin January 2014
UGA WILD 4520/6520 - Harvest Policy Evaluation in Fisheries Mangement Irwin April 2014
UGA FYOS 47881 First Year Odyssey - Lecture: A Few Perspectives on Fisheries Irwin November 2020
UGA FISH5360 - Lecture: Oneida Lake - a fisheries management case study Irwin November 2018
UGA FISH5360 - Lecture: Mortality Irwin September 2018
UGA FISH5360 - Lecture: Growth and recruitment models Irwin September 2018
UGA FISH/WILD 4250 - Lecture: Principles of structured decision making II Irwin April 2013
UGA FISH/WILD 4250 - Lecture: Principles of structured decision making I Irwin April 2013
UGA FISH/WILD 4250 - Lecture: Coping with uncertainty Irwin April 2013
UGA FISH/WILD 4250 - Lecture: Conservation of exploited populations II Irwin April 2013
UGA FISH/WILD 4250 - Lecture: Conservation of exploited populations I Irwin April 2013
UGA FISH/WILD 4250 - Lab: Double-crested cormorants: issues & management Irwin April 2013
UGA FISH 5360 - Lecture: Introduction to fisheries models Irwin October 2012
UGA FISH 5360 - Lab: Weight-length relationships Irwin October 2012
UGA FANR 1100 - Lecture: Some perspectives on fisheries & their management Irwin October 2013
The effect of dams on salmonids in the Northwest US Peterson October 2000
Stream habitat measurement and classification lab Peterson September 2009
Stream habitat measurement and classification lab Peterson September 2008
Stream habitat measurement and classification Peterson September 2007
Stream habitat measurement and classification Peterson September 2006
Stream fish ecology in the Missouri Ozarks Peterson April 2002
Scientific communication: scientific presentations Peterson October 2008
Scientific communication: choosing a journal and submission Peterson October 2008
Scientific communication: Writing effective Methods sections Peterson September 2010
SDM got Largemouth Bass Management in Georgia Jennings April 2017
SDM for Largemouth Bass Management in GA Jennings April 2016
OSU NR455 - Structured Decision Making: a Fishery Example Irwin February 2021
Measuring age and growth is Fishes Jennings February 2011
Life history strategies in fishes Jennings February 2008
Life history shifts in a population of red hind in response to fishing pressure and marine protected areas Jennings April 2005
Large-scale land management in the Intermountain West Peterson November 2000
International issues in fisheries conservation Peterson October 2008
International issues in fisheries conservation Peterson March 2009
International Issues in Fish Conservation Jennings March 2011
International Issues in Fish Conservation Jennings March 2010
International Issues in Fish Conservation Jennings August 2013
Inernational Issues in Fish Conservation Jennings August 2012
How to Teach Scientific Writing Jennings September 2014
Heirarchical and mixed effects modeling Peterson March 2006
Heirarchical and mixed effects modeling Peterson April 2007
Fisheries management: Stream habitat measurement and classification lab Peterson September 2010
Fish population dymanics Peterson October 2000
Fish Conservation Jennings February 2009
Field techniques for stream fish management Peterson September 2001
Empirical Bayesian approach to estimating species presence and richness Peterson November 2001
Does dominance hierarchy dominance among female banded kokopu influence population fecundity? Jennings April 2015
Conserving fishes globally: strategies for sustainability Jennings February 2019
Conserving Fishes Globally: strategies for sustainability Jennings September 2019
Conserving Fishes Globally: strategies for sustainability Jennings September 2018
Conserving Fishes Globally: strategies for sustainability Jennings October 2019
Conserving Fishes Globally: strategies for sustainability Jennings February 2018
Conserving Fishes Globally: comsumption choices matter. Jennings February 2020
Applied Population Modeling: Population Viability Analysis Peterson September 2003
And other duties as assigned: Wheel bearings? What's that? Jennings February 2019
And other duties as assigned. Wheel Bearings... what's that? Jennings February 2020
(WASR 8980) River Restoration (seminar): Restoration decision making Moore February 2015
(Global Change Fellowship Seminar, NC State Univ.) SDM and the effective conservation practitioner Moore September 2014
(FISH/WILD 4520/6520) Conservation Decision Making: Adaptive Management lectures (2) and labs (2) Moore April 2016
(FISH/WILD 4520/6520) Conservation Decision Making: Adaptive Management lectures (2) and labs (2) Moore April 2015
(FISH/WILD 4520/6520) Conservation Decision Making: Adaptive Management lecture Moore April 2018
(FISH/WILD 4520/6520) Adaptive Management lectures (3) and labs (2) Moore April 2013
(FISH/WILD 4520/6520) Adaptive Management lectures (2) and labs (2) Moore April 2014
(AEC 592, Decision Analysis for Conservation and Management of Natural Resources, NC State Univ) E pluribus lumen: A multi-partner, learning-focused design for habitat management decision making under uncertainty Moore September 2014
Student (Degree) Advisor Start Year End Year
Yondo, Hailey (MS) Jennings 2016 2018
Wright, Alexander (MS) Moore 2014 2016
Winchester, Chris (MS) Conroy 2004 2007
Wilson, Russell (MS) Irwin 2022 Present
Wilkes, Paul (MS) Jennings 2009 2011
Whitehead, Amy (MS) Conroy 2003 2004
Wetekamm, Kale (MS) Irwin 2013 2014
Wenger, Seth (PhD) Peterson 2004 2006
Vitale, Abigail (MS) Conroy 2002 2004
Vescei, Paul (PhD) Peterson 2002 2011
Vescei, Paul (PhD) Jennings 2002 2011
Urich, Matthew (PhD) Jennings 2015 2019
Tomamichel, Megan (PhD) Irwin 2020 Present
Tisdale, Cody (MS) Moore 2018 2020
Thompson, Jeffrey (PhD) Conroy 2002 2007
Taylor, Andrew (MS) Jennings 2010 2012
Sutherland, Andrew (PhD) Jennings 2000 2005
Sundmark, Aaron (MS) Moore 2014 2016
Sundin, Gary (MS) Peterson 2005 2007
Stowe, Edward (PhD) Irwin 2018 Present
Stodola, Kirk (PhD) Conroy 2006 2009
Stanley, Annabelle (MS) Robinson 2022 Present
Smith, Katherine (PhD) Jennings 2003 2008
Smith, Jeremy (MS) Peterson 2003 2005
Small, Scott (PhD) Peterson 2007 2009
Sliger, Ridge (MS) Irwin 2018 2020
Sitompul, Arnold (MS) Peterson 2003 2004
Scott, Jason (MS) Peterson 2005 2006
Schueller, Paul (MS) Peterson 2005 2008
Rush, Scott (PhD) Peterson 2005 2008
Ruiz, Alina (MS) Conroy 2005 2007
Robinson, Kelly (PhD) Peterson 2008 2011
Robinson, Hayley (MS) Irwin 2022 Present
Roa-Ureta, Ruben (PhD) Peterson 2008 2008
Ritger, Hayley (PhD) Moore 2016 Present
Riley, Jeff (MS) Peterson 2007 2009
Reinert, Tom (PhD) Peterson 2000 2004
Pringle, Ross (MS) Moore 2013 2015
Phillips, Matt (MS) Irwin 2021 Present
Peacock, Jeremy (PhD) Jennings 2004 2006
Patterson, Hayden (MS) Peterson 2007 2010
Pacifica, Krishna (PhD) Peterson 2008 2011
Olive, Nate (PhD) Jennings 2007 2016
Nelson, Jace (MS) Jennings 2013 2016
Navis, Corrie (PhD) Irwin 2020 Present
Nareef, Gretchen (MS) Jennings 2006 2009
Nagy, Andrew (MS) Irwin 2021 2022
Mordecai, Rua (PhD) Conroy 2004 2007
Miles, Micah (MS) Irwin 2016 2019
Merritt, Kieran (MS) Irwin 2020 2022
Meador, Jason (MS) Conroy 2006 Present
McPherson, R. (MS) Jennings 2002 2005
McElroy, Mandi (MS) Jennings 2007 2009
McAbee, Kevin (MS) Peterson 2007 2008
Martin, Sarah (MS) Irwin 2018 2018
Martin, Molly (MS) Robinson 2023 Present
Li, Guoyuan (PhD) Peterson 2003 2006
Lear, Kristen (PhD) Moore 2016 2020
Lamp'l, Katie (MS) Irwin 2020 2021
Kramer, David (PhD) Irwin 2013 2018
Kornberg, Shane (MS) Jennings 2003 2005
Kleinhans, Maxwell (MS) Irwin 2020 Present
Katz, Rachel (PhD) Peterson 2009 2014
Jungels, Jeremy (PhD) Moore 2016 2017
Johnson, Tamara (MS) Jennings 2011 2012
Johnson, Mary (PhD) Peterson 2007 2007
Jeffrey, Christopher (PhD) Jennings 1998 2004
Jacobs, Whitney (MS) Jennings 2012 2013
Jackson, Alexander (MS) Moore 2015 2017
Ingram, Evan (MS) Moore 2012 2014
Hunter, Elizabeth (PhD) Moore 2013 2016
Hsuing, Angela (PhD) Jennings 2018 Present
Hsiung, Angela (PhD) Moore 2017 2022
Howell, Paige (PhD) Irwin 2015 2018
Howell, Jay (MS) Peterson 2000 2003
Henry, Brent (MS) Peterson 2001 2006
Hein, Cris (PhD) Peterson 2005 2008
Hazler, Kirsten (PhD) Peterson 2002 2007
Hazelton, Pete (MS) Peterson 2005 2008
Hamrick, Rick (MS) Conroy 2002 2004
Hagler, Megan (MS) Peterson 2005 2006
Haag, Jenna (MS) Irwin 2017 2020
Guy, Rachel (PhD) Jennings 2013 2018
Guy, Rachel (PhD) Irwin 2013 2018
Glomb, Jackson (MS) Irwin 2020 2022
George, Russell (MS) Jennings 2000 2002
Gaya, Heather (PhD) Moore 2020 Present
Fritts, Andrea (PhD) Peterson 2009 2013
Fouts, Kevin (MS) Moore 2013 2014
Ferrall, Emily (MS) Irwin 2020 2022
Farrar, Johnetta (PhD) Jennings 2002 2006
Dunn, Dessa (PhD) Moore 2018 2022
Duncan, Will (PhD) Jennings 2002 2008
Dresser, Brian (MS) Jennings 2001 2003
Donofrio, Erik (MS) Irwin 2014 2016
Dennerline, Don (PhD) Peterson 2007 2015
DeVries, Robert (MS) Jennings 2003 2006
Cullen, Jeffery (PhD) Irwin 2020 Present
Crawford, Brian (PhD) Moore 2012 2016
Cotton, Chip (MS) Jennings 2000 2002
Cook, Kiersten (MS) Peterson 2005 2007
Cohen, Eric (MS) Jennings 2017 2020
Clement, Matthew (PhD) Peterson 2009 2011
Cartwright, Deborah (PhD) Jennings 2000 2007
Carlton, J. (MS) Peterson 2001 2004
Browning, Emma (MS) Moore 2020 2022
Bradke, Danielle (PhD) Moore 2020 Present
Bozeman, Bryan (MS) Irwin 2015 2017
Bormann, Rachel (PhD) Moore 2014 2019
Boone, Shaun (MS) Jennings 2009 2011
Bezold, Justin (MS) Peterson 2005 2007
Berry, Bonnie (MS) Irwin 2012 2013
Bender, Michael (PhD) Peterson 2007 2011
Bednarski, Micheal (PhD) Jennings 2008 2012
Baker, Michael (MS) Jennings 2019 Present
Bahn, Robert (MS) Jennings 2009 2010
Asper, Jennifer (MS) Moore 2013 2015
Asper, Jennifer (MS) Irwin 2013 2015
Anderson, Greg (MS) Peterson 2007 2009
Alvarez, Gina (MS) Irwin 2019 2020
Albeke, Shannon (PhD) Peterson 2007 2010