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
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 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
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 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
Training Provided Instructor(s) Completion Date
Development of an Adaptive Management Framework for Managing Natural Resources at Tims Ford Dam. (Instructor: Jim Peterson, Assistant: Don Dennerline) Dennerline, Peterson July 2010
Student (Degree) Advisor Start Year End Year
Wenger, Seth (PhD) Peterson 2004 2006
Vescei, Paul (PhD) Peterson 2002 2011
Sundin, Gary (MS) Peterson 2005 2007
Smith, Jeremy (MS) Peterson 2003 2005
Small, Scott (PhD) Peterson 2007 2009
Sitompul, Arnold (MS) Peterson 2003 2004
Scott, Jason (MS) Peterson 2005 2006
Schueller, Paul (MS) Peterson 2005 2008
Rush, Scott (PhD) Peterson 2005 2008
Robinson, Kelly (PhD) Peterson 2008 2011
Roa-Ureta, Ruben (PhD) Peterson 2008 2008
Riley, Jeff (MS) Peterson 2007 2009
Reinert, Tom (PhD) Peterson 2000 2004
Patterson, Hayden (MS) Peterson 2007 2010
Pacifica, Krishna (PhD) Peterson 2008 2011
McAbee, Kevin (MS) Peterson 2007 2008
Li, Guoyuan (PhD) Peterson 2003 2006
Katz, Rachel (PhD) Peterson 2009 2014
Johnson, Mary (PhD) Peterson 2007 2007
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
Hagler, Megan (MS) Peterson 2005 2006
Fritts, Andrea (PhD) Peterson 2009 2013
Dennerline, Don (PhD) Peterson 2007 2015
Cook, Kiersten (MS) Peterson 2005 2007
Clement, Matthew (PhD) Peterson 2009 2011
Carlton, J. (MS) Peterson 2001 2004
Bezold, Justin (MS) Peterson 2005 2007
Bender, Michael (PhD) Peterson 2007 2011
Anderson, Greg (MS) Peterson 2007 2009
Albeke, Shannon (PhD) Peterson 2007 2010