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

Louisiana Education Activities

Field-based teaching in a variety of settings is used to expose students to a wide range of wetland systems and socioeconomic settings. From left to right: 1) Students study a fossil in an ash layer buried in soil at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, OR; 2) Exploring the marsh at Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, ID; 3) Learning to read a surface elevation table at Appalachicola National Estuarine Reserve, FL; 4) Capturing a moment at Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, OR; and 5) Visiting the national champion baldcypress tree at Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, LA.

Unit scientists teach a number of graduate courses focused on wetlands, restoration ecology, policy, and behavioral ecology. In addition, Unit scientists provide guest lectures to a number of University classes.

Title Instructor(s) Start Date End Date
Wildlife Seminar -- Landscape Ecology King August 2008 December 2008
Wetlands of the Upper Midwest King August 2012 August 2012
Wetlands of the Pacific Northwest King July 2016 August 2016
Wetlands of the Middle Rio Grande King May 2011 May 2011
Wetlands of the Intermountain West King July 2009 July 2009
Wetlands of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon King July 2018 August 2018
Wetlands of Utah, Idaho, and Montana King, Fowler July 2022 July 2022
Wetlands in Peril (Wildlife Seminar) King August 2003 December 2003
Wetlands and Wildlife Ecology King August 2020 December 2020
Wetlands and Wildlife Ecology King August 2018 December 2018
Wetlands and Wildlife Ecology King August 2016 December 2016
Wetland and Wildlife Ecology King August 2012 December 2012
Wetland and Wildlife Ecology King August 2010 December 2010
Wetland Wildlife King August 2014 December 2014
Structured Decision Making in Natural Resources, or, How to make good decisions La Peyre, Piazza January 2012 May 2012
Special topics: wetland sedimentation La Peyre September 2005 December 2005
Selected or Assigned Wildlife Problems Afton August 2001 December 2001
Selected or Assigned Wildlife Problems Afton August 2000 December 2000
Selected or Assigned Wildlife Problem Afton January 2002 May 2002
Science, Advocacy, Communication and Environmental Policy La Peyre August 2010 December 2010
Science Communication La Peyre, King August 2018 December 2018
Science Communication King, La Peyre August 2016 December 2016
Restoration and Management of Wetlands King August 2007 December 2007
Restoration and Management of Wetlands King August 2006 December 2006
Restoration and Management of Wetlands King August 2004 December 2004
Restoration and Management of Wetland Functions Fowler, King August 2023 December 2023
Restoration and Management of Wetland Functions King August 2021 December 2021
Restoration and Management of Wetland Functions King August 2019 December 2019
Restoration and Management of Wetland Functions King August 2017 December 2017
Restoration and Management of Wetland Functions King August 2015 December 2015
Restoration and Management of Wetland Functions King August 2013 December 2013
Restoration and Management of Wetland Functions King August 2011 December 2011
Restoration and Management of Wetland Functions King August 2009 December 2009
Restoration Ecology La Peyre January 2004 April 2004
Restoration Ecology La Peyre January 2003 May 2003
Research Problems in Wildlife Afton January 2002 May 2002
Research Problems in Wildlife Afton January 2001 May 2001
Research Problems in Wildlife Afton August 2001 December 2001
Research Problems in Wildlife Afton August 2000 December 2000
Research Methodology and Proposal Writing Afton August 2004 December 2004
Problems in Natural Resource Management Afton June 2005 August 2005
Problems in Natural Resource Management Afton January 2005 May 2005
Problems in Natural Resource Management Afton August 2004 December 2004
Natural Resources Policy: Policy Sciences Analysis La Peyre January 2016 May 2016
Natural Resources Policy La Peyre January 2020 May 2020
Natural Resources Policy La Peyre January 2018 May 2018
Natural Resources Policy La Peyre January 2015 May 2015
Natural Resources Policy La Peyre August 2022 December 2022
Natural Resources Policy La Peyre August 2008 December 2008
Natural Resources Management La Peyre August 2009 December 2009
Issues in Ecology and Conservation King August 2007 December 2007
Graduate Seminar in Wildlife Afton January 2005 May 2005
Floodplain Ecology, Restoration, and Management King January 2006 May 2006
Floodplain Ecology King January 2011 May 2011
Floodplain Ecology King January 2004 May 2004
Fish Physiology and Condition La Peyre August 2013 December 2013
Ecology and Management of Wetland Wildlife King, Fowler August 2022 December 2022
Current topics in the restoration of coastal Louisiana La Peyre August 2006 December 2006
Current Issues in Natural Resources La Peyre January 2005 May 2005
Comparative Avian Nutrition Afton August 2005 December 2005
Comparative Avian Nutrition Afton August 2000 December 2000
Behavioral Ecology Afton August 2012 December 2012
Behavioral Ecology Afton August 2011 December 2011
Behavioral Ecology Afton August 2006 December 2006
Behavioral Ecology Afton August 2004 December 2004
Behavioral Ecology Afton August 2002 December 2002
Aquatic Botany La Peyre January 2001 May 2001
Advanced Topics in Renewable Natural Resources Afton January 2005 May 2005
Advanced Topics in Renewable Natural Resources Afton August 2011 December 2011
Advanced Topics in Renewable Natural Resources Afton August 2007 December 2007
Student (Degree) Advisor Start Year End Year
grippo, Mark (PhD) La Peyre 2005 2009
Zhiwei, Guo (MS) King 2021 Present
Youtz, Joseph (PhD) King 2020 Present
Winslow, Christian (MS) La Peyre 2001 2003
Wilson, Walker (MS) King 2003 2005
Walther, Cecilia (MS) Afton 1995 2004
Walley, Rachel (MS) La Peyre 2005 2007
Villani, Rachel (MS) King 2007 2009
Vest, Josh (MS) Afton 1999 2002
Valqui, Thomas (PhD) Afton 2007 2010
Valente, Jonathon (MS) King 2006 2008
Sullivan, Lauren (MS) King 2012 2015
Skaggs, Cassandra (MS) King 2016 2019
Simonsen, Kirsten (MS) La Peyre 2004 2008
Sable, Shaye (PhD) La Peyre 2002 2007
Ritenour, Karis (MS) King 2016 2019
Riley, Scott (MS) La Peyre 2016 Present
Reitl, Anthony (PhD) La Peyre 2011 2016
Regehr, Heidi (PhD) Afton 2003 2003
Prerost, Julie (PhD) La Peyre 2003 2011
Pourier, Courtney (PhD) King 2019 Present
Pierluissi, Sergio (MS) King 2003 2006
Pickens, Brad (PhD) King 2008 2012
Perkins, Marie (MS) King 2004 2007
Pell, Charles (PhD) King 2018 Present
Patton , Brett (MS) La Peyre 2013 2016
Patrick, Lorelie (PhD) Afton 2011 2014
O'Connell, Jessica (MS) Afton 2005 2006
Nix, Ashby (MS) La Peyre 2010 2011
Nguyen, Nga (PhD) King 2016 Present
Newell, Patti (MS) King 2006 2008
Newell, Patricia (MS) King 2005 2008
Moyle, Rob (PhD) Afton 2001 2003
Moran, Leah (PhD) King 2021 Present
Morales, Savannah (MS) King 2017 2019
Moothart, Stephanie (MS) King 2017 2020
McCulloch, Eve (PhD) King 2011 2012
McAlhaney, Alicia (MS) King 2015 2018
Maley, James (PhD) Afton 2009 2012
Lopez, Edgar (PhD) King 2008 2012
Litz, Karen (MS) Afton 1995 2004
Lipford, Aylett (MS) King 2021 Present
Lemon, Mary (PhD) King 2014 2020
Lancaster, Joseph (MS) Afton 2010 2013
Lachica, Ronald (MS) La Peyre 2004 2006
Laborde, Luke (PhD) Afton 2009 2011
Kroschel, Whitney (PhD) King 2014 2020
Kinney, Sean (MS) Afton 2002 2004
Kelchner, Holly (MS) La Peyre 2017 Present
Kang, Sung-Ryong (PhD) King 2007 2011
Kang, Jackie (PhD) La Peyre 2008 2011
Joshi, Sanjeev (MS) King 2009 2012
Jones, Hollis (MS) La Peyre 2016 2018
Johnson, Erin (MS) King 2012 2015
Jaegge, Andrea (PhD) La Peyre 2017 Present
Isdell, Robert (PhD) La Peyre 2014 2018
Hebert, Jennifer (MS) Afton 2002 2004
He, Song jie (PhD) La Peyre 2014 2018
Harlamart, Scott (MS) La Peyre 2014 Present
Hamilton, Sarah (MS) King 2011 2014
Hallohran, Thorpe (PhD) King 2006 2010
Grisham, Blake (MS) King 2005 2007
Graham, Scott (MS) King 2018 Present
Gee, Hugo (PhD) King 2006 2010
Fowler, Drew (MS) King 2010 2013
Foley, Cullen (MS) King 2012 2015
Fleer, Virginia (PhD) La Peyre 2012 2017
Finger, Taylor (MS) Afton 2012 2014
Dugue, Lincoln (MS) King 2012 2015
Dopkin, Alex (MS) Fowler 2023 Present
DiMiceli, Jennifer (MS) Afton 2005 2006
DeMarco, Kristin (PhD) King 2013 2018
DeLeon, Emma (MS) King 2009 2012
Cuervo Maya, Andres (PhD) Afton 2009 2013
Cohn-Haft, Mario (PhD) Afton 1999 2000
Cochran, J. (MS) King 2004 2008
Cantu, Antonio (MS) King 2019 Present
Cannaday, Chris (MS) La Peyre 2002 2006
Caldwell, Aaron (MS) Afton 2002 2003
Caldwell, Aaron (MS) La Peyre 2001 2003
Byrne, Michael (PhD) King 2008 2011
Brown, Laura (MS) La Peyre 2009 2012
Bordelon, Seth (MS) King 2004 2005
Borchert, Sinead (MS) King 2012 2015
Booth, Ashley (PhD) King 2017 Present
Boos, Beth (MS) King 2021 Present
Baudette, Amy (MS) King 2018 2020
Barlow, Sarah (MS) King 2004 2007
Allen, Scott (PhD) King 2012 2016