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

Kansas Education Activities

Native sunflowers in a Kansas Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) field.

As faculty members in the Division of Biology, the Unit Leader and Assistant Unit Leader teach graduate courses in their specialty areas, conduct research and graduate student training, advise graduate students, and serve on university and governmental committees as needed. The Unit staff welcomes suggestions for cooperative research projects and opportunities to team teach courses. Please contact one of the faculty or staff to discuss collaborative efforts.

Title Instructor(s) Start Date End Date
Wildlife Conservation Haukos March 2021 May 2021
Wildlife Conservation Haukos March 2014 May 2014
Wildlife Conservation Haukos March 2013 May 2013
Wildlife Conservation Haukos March 2012 May 2012
Wildlife Conservation Haukos January 2024 May 2024
Wildlife Conservation Haukos January 2023 May 2023
Wildlife Conservation Haukos January 2022 May 2022
Wildlife Conservation Haukos January 2020 May 2020
Wildlife Conservation Haukos January 2019 May 2019
Wildlife Conservation Haukos January 2018 May 2018
Wildlife Conservation Haukos January 2017 May 2017
Wildlife Conservation Haukos January 2016 May 2016
Wildlife Conservation Haukos January 2015 May 2015
Topics: Community Ecology Cully August 2000 December 2000
Terrestrial and aquatic linkages Paukert January 2006 May 2006
Special Problems: large river fisheries Paukert August 2005 December 2005
River Regimes Mather January 2012 May 2012
Resource Selection Theory and Methods Sullins August 2024 December 2024
Professional Skills Mather January 2013 May 2013
Professional Skills Mather January 2017 May 2017
Professional Skills Mather January 2016 May 2016
Professional Skills Mather January 2015 May 2015
Professional Skills Mather January 2014 May 2014
Professional Skills Mather January 2012 May 2012
Professional Skills Mather January 2011 May 2011
Population Biology Haukos August 2017 December 2017
Population Biology Haukos August 2018 December 2018
Physiological Adaptation of Animals Cully August 2008 December 2008
Philosophy and Practice of Science-Based Conservation Mather January 2018 May 2018
Ornithology Cully January 2007 May 2007
Natural Resources/Environmental Science Project Haukos January 2019 May 2019
Natural Resources Environmental Sciences Capstone course Haukos January 2023 May 2023
Natural Resource Selection Haukos August 2018 December 2018
Habitat Ecology and Management Haukos January 2016 May 2016
Habitat Ecology and Conservation Haukos August 2023 December 2023
Habitat Conservation and Management Haukos August 2019 December 2019
Habitat Conservation and Management Haukos January 2022 May 2022
Habitat Conservation and Management Haukos August 2017 December 2017
Fisheries management and techniques Paukert August 2006 December 2006
Fisheries Management and Techniques Paukert August 2008 December 2008
Fisheries Management Paukert August 2004 December 2004
Fish Ecology Mather January 2024 May 2024
Evolutionary Ecology Cully August 2008 December 2008
Evolutionary Ecology Cully August 2006 December 2006
Evolutionary Ecology Cully August 2004 December 2004
Evolutionary Ecology Cully August 2002 December 2002
Evolution of Animal Behavior Cully January 2003 May 2003
Ecology of Wildlife Diseases Cully August 2005 December 2005
EEB Workshop on Agent Based Modelling (ABM) Mather January 2019 January 2019
Design and Analyses of Wildlife Population Studies Haukos August 2019 October 2019
Demographic Methods Haukos August 2024 December 2024
Demographic Methods Haukos August 2022 December 2022
Demographic Methods Haukos August 2020 December 2020
Conservation Biology Cully January 2004 May 2004
Conservation Biology Cully January 2000 May 2000
Biologically-involved Sustainability (BIS): A New Direction for Successful Resource Conservation and Management Mather September 2022 May 2023
Baysian Statistics in Ecology Haukos August 2014 October 2014
Advanded Fisheries Science Paukert August 2008 December 2008
Advanced Spatial Modeling Haukos, Albanese August 2014 December 2014
Advanced Spatial Modeling Haukos, Albanese August 2012 December 2012
Advanced Fisheries Science Paukert August 2006 December 2006
Advanced Fisheries Science Paukert August 2004 December 2004
Student (Degree) Advisor Start Year End Year
Zuk, Alan (PhD) Cully 2002 2005
Winders, Kyle (MS) Paukert 2008 2010
Whitson, Mike (PhD) Haukos 2019 Present
Whitson, M. (MS) Haukos 2011 2017
Whitney, James (PhD) Mather 2011 2014
Whiterod, Nick (PhD) Paukert 2010 2010
Werdel, Ty (PhD) Haukos 2018 2022
Wait, Kyle (MS) Haukos 2016 2017
Vhay, Megan (MS) Haukos 2020 2023
Unruh, Natalie (MS) Sullins 2024 Present
Tuppad, Pushpa (PhD) Cully 2002 2006
Tiege, Elli (MS) Haukos 2019 2021
Thornbrugh, Darren (MS) Paukert 2005 2007
Thomas, Alaina (MS) Haukos 2012 2014
Taylor, Ryland (MS) Mather 2015 2017
Sullins, Dan (PhD) Haukos 2014 2017
Stetter, Andrew (MS) Haukos 2012 2014
Spencer, David (MS) Haukos 2012 2014
Schindler, Alex (MS) Haukos 2017 2019
Rusten, Rachel (MS) Haukos 2022 2024
Robinson, Samantha (MS) Haukos 2013 2015
Robbins, Lydia (MS) Sullins 2024 Present
Rieber, Camille (MS) Haukos 2021 2023
Plumb, Reid (MS) Haukos 2012 2015
Piper, Colleen (MS) Haukos 2020 2021
Peterson, Zach (MS) Haukos 2012 2015
Parker, Nick (MS) Haukos 2019 2021
Osborne, Kaitlin (MS) Sullins 2024 Present
Ogden, Sarah (MS) Haukos 2014 2016
Murdoch, Justin (PhD) Paukert 2004 2008
Mramba, Furaha (PhD) Cully 2001 2006
Moon, J. (PhD) Haukos 2011 2014
Minti, Melissa (MS) Cully 2000 2000
Messmer, Ashley (MS) Haukos 2020 2023
McNew, Lance (PhD) Cully 2005 Present
McCullough, Kelsey (MS) Haukos 2014 2016
Matykiewicz, Ben (MS) Haukos 2018 2020
Marchese, Cy (MS) Haukos 2024 Present
Malone, Willow (MS) Haukos 2014 2016
Malanchuk, John (PhD) Haukos 2017 2021
Lehrter, Richard (MS) Mather 2015 2018
LeBrun, Jaymie (PhD) Paukert 2010 2015
Lautenbach, Joseph (MS) Haukos 2012 2014
Larreur, Max (MS) Haukos 2016 2018
Kwan, E. (PhD) Haukos 2011 2016
Krecthmann, Ann (MS) Paukert 2005 2009
Kraft, John (MS) Haukos 2014 2016
Kosiuch, Karl (PhD) Cully 2003 2006
Kinlan, Maureen (MS) Haukos 2017 2021
Kern, Mitchell (MS) Haukos 2017 2019
Kearns, Rachal (PhD) Haukos 2015 2019
Kearns, Brian (PhD) Haukos 2012 2015
Karish, Talesha (PhD) Haukos 2018 2022
Kaler, Robb (MS) Cully 2005 2007
Jackson, Kade (MS) Haukos 2023 Present
Ives, Sam (PhD) Cully 2000 2000
Holthaus, Danielle (MS) Haukos 2023 Present
Hitchman, Sean (PhD) Mather 2012 2017
Hedden, Sky (MS) Mather 2013 2016
Gulick, Chris (MS) Haukos 2017 2019
Griffin, Cody (MS) Haukos 2013 2016
Godar, Alix (PhD) Haukos 2016 2020
Godar, Alix (MS) Haukos 2013 2016
Gerber, Kayla (MS) Haukos 2012 2015
Gehrt, Jackie (MS) Haukos 2018 2021
Galfano, Tommy (MS) Haukos 2020 2021
Franssen, Nate (MS) Paukert 2004 2006
Duffie, Laura (MS) Haukos 2013 2017
Commerford, Julie (PhD) Haukos 2013 2016
Cleveland, John (MS) Haukos 2022 2024
Cheng, Ling-Lan (PhD) Cully 2001 2007
Cathcart, Nate (MS) Mather 2012 2014
Bonjour, Sonia (PhD) Haukos 2020 2023
Bogaard, Matt (MS) Haukos 2020 2021
Blackmore, Pam (MS) Haukos 2016 2019
Bigham, Kari (PhD) Mather 2011 2022
Berigan, Liam (MS) Haukos 2017 2019
Becker, Thomas (MS) Haukos 2014 2016
Barton, Heather (PhD) Cully 2005 Present
Aulicky, Carly (PhD) Haukos 2017 2020
Ashbaugh, Hannah (MS) Haukos 2012 2016
Annis, Adela (MS) Haukos 2016 2018