Massachusetts Education Activities
| Title | Instructor(s) | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Conservation and Management | Organ, DeStefano | November 2011 | December 2011 |
| Topics in Species Distribution Habitat Modeling | Wilson | January 2022 | May 2022 |
| Suburban Wildlife Ecology | DeStefano | September 2001 | December 2001 |
| Social Policy and Natural Resource Conflict | Mather | September 2002 | December 2002 |
| Social Conflict And Natural Resource Policy, Fall 2005 (with R. Muth) | Mather | September 2004 | December 2004 |
| Research Concepts | DiRenzo | September 2022 | December 2022 |
| Research Concepts | Roy, DiRenzo | September 2021 | December 2021 |
| Research Concepts | DiRenzo | September 2021 | December 2021 |
| Research Concepts | Roy | September 2019 | December 2019 |
| Research Concepts | DeStefano, Zeller | September 2018 | December 2018 |
| Research Concepts | Roy | September 2017 | December 2017 |
| Research Concepts | DeStefano | September 2016 | December 2016 |
| Research Concepts | Roy | September 2015 | December 2015 |
| Research Concepts | DeStefano, Roy | September 2014 | December 2014 |
| Research Concepts | Roy | September 2013 | December 2013 |
| Research Concepts | Roy, DeStefano | September 2012 | December 2012 |
| Research Concepts | DeStefano | September 2011 | December 2011 |
| Research Concepts | DeStefano | September 2010 | December 2010 |
| Research Concepts | DeStefano | September 2009 | December 2009 |
| Research Concepts | DeStefano | September 2005 | December 2005 |
| Professional Skills and Ethics | Mather | January 2000 | May 2022 |
| Natural resource and environmental management: interdisciplinary approaches and perspectives | Mather | January 2010 | May 2010 |
| Interpretation of Ecological Data | Mather | September 2003 | December 2003 |
| Interpretation of Ecological Data | Mather | January 2008 | May 2008 |
| Interpretation of Ecological Data | Mather | January 2001 | May 2001 |
| Ecology of Fishes | Mather | January 2006 | May 2006 |
| Ecological Interactions of Fishes, Spring 2005 | Mather | January 2005 | May 2005 |
| Ecological Interactions of Fishes | Mather | January 2007 | May 2007 |
| Ecological Interactions of Fishes | Mather | January 2002 | May 2002 |
| Ecological Interactions of Fishes | Mather | January 2000 | May 2000 |
| Diadromous Fish, Fall 2004, Member of a multi-faculty team | Mather | September 2004 | December 2004 |
| Diadromous Fish | Mather | September 2002 | December 2002 |
| Diadromous Fish | Mather | January 2008 | May 2008 |
| Dam Removal Practicum | Abbott, Roy, Mulligan | September 2021 | May 2022 |
| Dam Removal Practicum | Roy | September 2018 | May 2019 |
| Dam Removal Practicum | Roy, Houle, Mulligan | September 2017 | May 2018 |
| Dam Removal Practicum | Roy, Ahlfeld, Houle | September 2016 | May 2017 |
| Dam Removal Practicum | Roy, Ahlfeld, Lambert, Houle | September 2015 | May 2016 |
| Conservation in Practice | DeStefano | September 2017 | December 2017 |
| Conservation in Practice | DeStefano, Organ | September 2013 | December 2013 |
| Biostatistics Journal Club | Sievert | September 2006 | December 2006 |
| Aquatic Ecology | Roy | September 2022 | December 2022 |
| Aquatic Ecology | Roy | September 2018 | December 2018 |
| Aquatic Ecology | Roy | September 2016 | December 2016 |
| Aquatic Ecology | Roy | September 2014 | December 2014 |
| Aquatic Ecology | Roy | August 2020 | December 2020 |
| Applied Biostatistics for Natural Resources | Sievert | January 2006 | May 2014 |
| Training Provided | Instructor(s) | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| Research applications to management, USFWS, Hadley, Mass. | DeStefano | May 2006 |
| Principles and Techniques of Wildlife Conservation and Management, Andres Bello University, Santiago, Chile -- Ph.D. students in Conservation Medicine from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, and Guatemala and professionals from 3 conservation agencies in Chile | DeStefano, Organ | December 2011 |
| One day workshop and site vist on browse sampling and experimental exclosures to state agency personnel. | DeStefano, Wattles, Faison | April 2012 |
| Member of the University of Massachusetts Quantitative Sciences Group, providing weekly statistical consulting for graduate students. | Sievert | December 2008 |
| Introduction to Human Dimensions of Fish and Wildlife Management. | DeStefano, Organ, Stevens | July 2015 |
| Field procedures for satellite telemetry, Tokyo, Japan | Sievert | February 2006 |
| Field applications for distance sampling, Westboro, Mass. | DeStefano | June 2006 |
| Co-led a theme session entitled Using striped bass and lobster research to link ecosystems and humans? for the Gulf Of Maine Institute (GOMI) Ocean Science Education Institute (OSEI), a summer education program for middle school children interested in en | Mather | July 2005 |
| Co-led a curriculum development workshop at Plum Island Estuary LTER for 10 middle school teachers | Mather | July 2006 |
| Title and Location | Speaker | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Wildlife ecology and human-wildlife interactions in suburbia Presented to: MIT (Mass. Institute of Technology, Infinite Suburbia Program, Cambridge, MA |
DeStefano | October 2014 |
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What's happening in the lakes? Spawn timing and juvenile density, growth, and mortality across 20 Massachusetts lakes Presented to: River Herring Network |
Roy | October 2015 |
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Watershed greening: Mitigating the effects of urbanization on streams? Presented to: University of Maine |
Roy | March 2014 |
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Using economic incentives to retrofit a watershed: citizen and stream responses Presented to: University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Roy | December 2012 |
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Using basic ecology to address applied fish management questions: examples from striped bass, river herring, Atlantic salmon, and other aquatic systems. " Presented to: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth |
Mather | April 2002 |
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The travels of short-tailed albatross. Presented to: Hampshire Bird Club |
Sievert | May 2007 |
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The challenges of urban stream Presented to: Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife |
Roy | February 2012 |
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The Most Interesting Animal To-day Extant -- The life and habits of the North American beaver Presented to: Conservation Lyceum, Norfolk, CT |
DeStefano | January 2012 |
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Stream restoration through dam removal: Where to begin? Presented to: University of Cincinnati, Department of Biological Sciences |
Roy | March 2019 |
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Stream Restoration Through Dam Removal: Where to Begin? Presented to: State University of New York at Oswego |
Roy | March 2022 |
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Starting Large Collaborative Research: Freshwater Mussels (lightning talk) Presented to: University of Massachusetts Amherst; Department of Environmental Conservation |
Roy | September 2022 |
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Restoring coldwater taxa through dam removal Presented to: Trout Unlimited |
Roy | September 2019 |
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Restoring aquatic habitats through dam removal Presented to: Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration |
Roy, Abbott | April 2019 |
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Playing with extinction: role of biodiversity Presented to: Amherst College |
Mather | May 2003 |
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Muth, R. M., and M. E. Mather. 2003. Causes underlying human-animal conflicts in urbanized society. Invited presentation, Massachusetts Problem Animal Control Association, October 2003 Presented to: Massachusetts Problem Animal Control Association |
Mather | September 2003 |
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Mather, M. E. On the move: how questions about mobile fish distributions can enhance our understanding of basic fish ecology and provide the foundation for effective management decisions Departmental Seminar, Kansas State University, May 2010 Presented to: Kansas State University |
Mather | May 2010 |
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Mather, M. E. On the move: how questions about mobile fish distributions can enhance our understanding of basic fish ecology and provide the foundation for effective management decisions Departmental Seminar, Presented to: University of Florida |
Mather | May 2010 |
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Mather, M. E. 2009. On the Move: Anadromous Fish, Human Impacts, Stakeholders. University of Alaska Seminars. January 2009, Fairbank and Juneau, AK Presented to: University of Alaska |
Mather | January 2009 |
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Mather, M. E. 2003. Where are the fish?: some observations on why fish are distributed the way they are. Invited Presentation, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Seminar Series, July 2003, Gloucester, MA Presented to: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries |
Mather | July 2003 |
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Linking streamflow, habitat, and biotic integrity in the Sudbury River Presented to: Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council |
Roy, Jane | February 2015 |
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Lightening talk: New faces in new places Presented to: University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
DiRenzo | September 2021 |
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Investigating impacts of winter lake drawdowns on lake ecosystems Presented to: Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife |
Roy | November 2015 |
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Investigating dam removal as a tool to increase ecological resilience through water quality improvements Presented to: MassECAN Slow the Flow Working Group |
Roy, Abbott | July 2022 |
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Impacts of flow alteration and impervious surfaces on aquatic ecosystems in Massachusetts (and other research at the MA Coop Unit) Presented to: Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife |
Roy | December 2014 |
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Headwater streams on the brink of extinction: Effects of urbanization on stream extent, permanence, and macroinvertebrate density Presented to: Harvard Forest |
Roy | November 2012 |
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Headwater stream restoration and protection prioritization Presented to: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Watershed Planning Workshop |
Roy | March 2017 |
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Graduate preparation for careers in environmental conservation Presented to: University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Sievert | November 2013 |
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From tragedy to hope: Urban streams re-imagined Presented to: Iowa State University |
Roy | April 2021 |
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Foraging Behavior of Short-tailed Albatross in the North Pacific Presented to: Menotomy Bird Club, Arlington, MA |
Sievert | January 2008 |
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Exploring ecological and evolutionary mechanisms shaping disease dynamics Presented to: University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
DiRenzo | March 2021 |
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Effectiveness of stream buffers: A watershed perspective Presented to: Stream and Wetland Buffer Workshop, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife |
Roy | May 2016 |
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Ecology & Conservation of North Pacific albatrosses Presented to: University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Sievert | April 2013 |
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Ecological Considerations for Dam Removal: Charles River Dam in South Natick Presented to: Charles River Dam Advisory Committee |
Roy, Abbott | October 2021 |
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Earthquakes, tsunamis, and other challenges for North Pacific albatrosses Presented to: Hampshire Bird Club |
Sievert | September 2011 |
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Distance Sampling of Wildlife Presented to: University of Massachusetts |
Wilson | February 2022 |
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Data Doctor Presented to: University of Massachusetts |
Wilson | October 2022 |
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Dams, drawdowns, mussels, and river herring: A potpourri of freshwater research in the Coop Unit Presented to: U.S. Geological Survey, Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory |
Roy | April 2019 |
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Changing the perspective: A new look at urban streams Presented to: University of Massachusetts Amherst; Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program |
Roy | April 2021 |
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Bayesian techniques in wildlife disease ecology Presented to: Clemson University |
DiRenzo | February 2021 |
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Assessing impacts and restoration potential: Variation in temperature and dissolved oxygen alteration from small dams across streams in Massachusetts (with P. Zaidel) Presented to: Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration |
Roy | February 2017 |
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Albatross, turtles, and tigers: combining field and modeling approaches for rare species recovery Presented to: Tufts University, Grafton, Massachusetts |
Sievert | April 2004 |
| Title | Presenter | Date |
|---|---|---|
| WFCON 697, Death by 1000 cuts: an approach to multiple stressors IN NATURAL RESOURCE CONFLICTS, UMASS Department of Natural Resources Conservation | Mather | September 2008 |
| Urban Wildlife Ecology, NRC 310, University of Massachusetts | DeStefano | April 2013 |
| Urban Wildlife Ecology, NRC 310, University of Massachusetts | DeStefano | April 2012 |
| Urban Wildlife Behavior, Hampshire College | DeStefano | September 2012 |
| Tropical Field Ornithology | Sievert | March 2011 |
| Tropical Field Ornithology | Sievert | February 2013 |
| Tropical Avian Ecology | Sievert | February 2012 |
| Trophic Cascades in Ecology | Sievert | November 2011 |
| The River's Calendar Data Collection | Roy | September 2012 |
| The Restoration of Atlantic Salmon to the Connecticut River | Mather | October 2000 |
| Stream Fish Sampling (Lab) | Roy | October 2018 |
| Stream Fish Sampling (Lab) | Roy | November 2013 |
| Restoration of desert grasslands and recovery of masked bobwhites | DeStefano | May 2004 |
| Redefining Natural Resource Policy: The Example of the Horseshoe Crab in Cape Cod Bay | Mather | April 2001 |
| Philosophy of Science | DeStefano | October 2015 |
| North Pacific albatross: Their ecology and conservation. | Sievert | May 2007 |
| NRC 409, NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY, Department of Natural Resources Conservation, “Dams and Environmental Conflicts,” Spring, 2009 (2 classes) | Mather | March 2009 |
| NRC 100, In Praise of Fish IN SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, UMASS Department of Natural Resources Conservation | Mather | October 2008 |
| NRC 100, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, “In Praise of Fish,” UMASS Department of Natural Resources Conservation, October 2009 | Mather | November 2009 |
| Movement patterns and the conservation of North Pacific albatrosses. | Sievert | April 2006 |
| Moose Exclosure Research, Plant and Soil Science, University of Massachusetts | DeStefano | April 2016 |
| Moose Exclosure Research, Plant and Soil Science, University of Massachusetts | DeStefano | April 2012 |
| Life after biology: Careers in Environmental Conservation | Sievert | April 2014 |
| Life After Biology: Wildlife Ecology, Biology 494LI | DeStefano | November 2013 |
| Large Mammal Research, BioTAP, University of Massachusetts | DeStefano | March 2012 |
| Investigating impacts of impoundments on the hydrology, temperature, and biotic assemblages in Massachusetts streams | Roy | March 2015 |
| Freshwater Ecology and Conservation | Roy | March 2021 |
| Freshwater Ecology and Conservation | Roy | February 2022 |
| Food Webs in Ecology | Sievert | November 2011 |
| Food Webs and Trophic Cascades | Sievert | November 2010 |
| Field trip to Moose Exclosures, Wildlife Habitat Course, University of Massachusetts | DeStefano | October 2011 |
| Field Trip: Experimental Exclosures for Ungulate Research | DeStefano | October 2015 |
| Extinction: playing with species (Amherst College) | Mather | December 2003 |
| Ecology of the endangered short-tailed albatross | Sievert | April 2002 |
| Ecology and management of suburban wildlife | DeStefano | April 2004 |
| Ecology and conservation of marine birds. | Sievert | November 2004 |
| Design and Analysis of Experimental Exclosures | DeStefano | October 2014 |
| Dams, Mussels, and River Herring: Investigating Impacts of Humans on Freshwater Ecosystems and Potential for Restoration | Roy | March 2020 |
| Can riparian forests mediate impacts of urbanization on stream fish assemblages? | Roy | March 2014 |
| Birds of Costa Rica and Panama | Sievert | March 2012 |
| Bayesian statistics: A gentle introduction | Wilson | April 2021 |
| BMATWT 191A, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, Department of Natural Resources Conservation, “Fish vs man: balancing adverse human impacts on aquatic communities vs advantages of a healthy aquatic systems to human communities,” September, 2009 | Mather | September 2009 |
| BMATWT 191A, Fish vs man: balancing adverse human impacts on aquatic communities vs advantages of a healthy aquatic systems to human communities IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, UMASS Department of Natural Resources Conservation | Mather | September 2008 |
| Avian Ecology | Sievert | January 2014 |
| Aquatic Ecology: River Herring & Freshwater Mussels | Roy | April 2018 |
| Aquatic Ecology Research | Roy | October 2018 |
| Animal Dispersal | Sievert | April 2001 |
| An aquatic perspective on urban ecology | Mather | October 2005 |
| An Introduction to Experimental Design and Statistical Analyses: Part II | Sievert | February 2014 |
| An Introduction to Experimental Design and Statistical Analyses: Part I | Sievert | February 2014 |
| An Introduction to Experimental Design and Statistical Analyses | Sievert | March 2013 |
| An Introduction to Experimental Design and Statistical Analyses | Sievert | March 2012 |
| A history of humans and albatrosses on Torishima Island, Japan. | Sievert | March 2002 |
| Student (Degree) | Advisor | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yurika, Palmer (MS) | DeStefano | 2011 | 2013 |
| Wong, Grace (PhD) | Sievert | 2002 | Present |
| Vineyard, Julia (MS) | Wilson | 2021 | Present |
| Talib, Amarra (MS) | Roy | 2013 | 2015 |
| Sutherland, Hollie (MS) | DeStefano | 2016 | Present |
| Sussky, Elizabeth (MS) | Sievert | 2012 | Present |
| Stein, Andrew (PhD) | DeStefano | 2003 | 2007 |
| Soper, Anna (PhD) | Sievert | 2007 | 2012 |
| Smith, Joseph (PhD) | Mather | 2006 | 2011 |
| Siart, Heather (MS) | Wilson | 2022 | Present |
| Sei, Makiri (PhD) | Sievert | 2002 | 2005 |
| Santana, Sharlene (PhD) | Sievert | 2008 | 2010 |
| Sabogal, Javier (PhD) | DeStefano | 2012 | 2014 |
| Roberts, Patrick (PhD) | Wilson | 2021 | Present |
| Ritterson, Jeffrey (MS) | DeStefano | 2012 | 2015 |
| Pfadenhauer, William (PhD) | DiRenzo | 2022 | Present |
| Perry, Simona (PhD) | Mather | 2005 | 2010 |
| Ohman, Michael (MS) | Sievert | 2003 | 2005 |
| Odell, Jay (MS) | Mather | 2001 | 2005 |
| Norton-Jensen, John (MS) | DeStefano | 2003 | 2005 |
| Nieves-Puigdollar, Katherine (PhD) | Sievert | 2003 | 2007 |
| Nampindo, Simon (PhD) | DeStefano | 2010 | 2014 |
| Naing, Hla (MS) | Sievert | 2012 | Present |
| Monette, Michelle (PhD) | Mather | 2001 | 2007 |
| McKenzie, Alexa (MS) | Sievert | 2012 | Present |
| Mattocks, Steven (MS) | Roy | 2014 | 2016 |
| Levasseur, Patricia (PhD) | DiRenzo | 2021 | Present |
| Lerner, Darren (PhD) | Mather | 2005 | 2007 |
| Lamb , Juliet (MS) | Sievert | 2008 | 2011 |
| Kligys, Gail (MS) | Mather | 2001 | 2005 |
| Kennedy, Cristina (MS) | Mather | 2009 | 2012 |
| Joncker, Sandra (PhD) | Mather | 2001 | 2005 |
| Htike, Min (MS) | Wilson | 2021 | Present |
| Houser, Jeremy (PhD) | Sievert | 2003 | 2006 |
| Hartley, Dana-Lyn (MS) | Mather | 1993 | 1995 |
| Hart, June (MS) | DeStefano | 2011 | 2013 |
| Haire, Sandy (PhD) | DeStefano | 2002 | 2008 |
| Guitart, Sarah (MS) | Wilson | 2022 | Present |
| Grader, Melissa (MS) | Mather | 1997 | 2000 |
| Golden, Nigel (PhD) | Wilson | 2021 | 2021 |
| Garner, James (PhD) | Roy | 2020 | Present |
| Gabela, Ana (MS) | Sievert | 2004 | 2006 |
| Franklin, Abby (MS) | Mather | 2007 | 2010 |
| Fernandez, Nadia (PhD) | Roy | 2020 | Present |
| Farrington, Stefanie (PhD) | DiRenzo | 2022 | Present |
| Farias, Veronica (PhD) | Sievert | 2001 | 2004 |
| Ekness, Paul (MS) | DeStefano | 2003 | 2005 |
| DeCelles, Greg (MS) | Mather | 2007 | 2012 |
| Danielson, Eric (MS) | Mather | 1996 | 1999 |
| Dalton, Evan (MS) | Sievert | 2011 | Present |
| Clark, Daniel (PhD) | Sievert | 2011 | Present |
| Chandler, Carly (MS) | DeStefano | 2003 | 2006 |
| Chadwick, Joseph (MS) | Sievert | 2009 | 2012 |
| Burek, Matt (MS) | Mather | 2008 | 2011 |
| Bolus, Matthew (MS) | Sievert | 2011 | Present |
| Black, Jon (MS) | Mather | 2003 | 2007 |
| Bixby, Meredith (MS) | DeStefano | 2010 | 2012 |
| Baylor, Erika (MS) | DiRenzo | 2022 | Present |
| Anderson, Laura (PhD) | Mather | 2003 | 2007 |
| Allyn, Andrew (MS) | Sievert | 2008 | 2011 |
| Algeo, Tim (MS) | DeStefano | 2001 | 2006 |
| Alcott, Derrick (PhD) | Roy | 2016 | 2020 |
| Aguirre, Luis (PhD) | DiRenzo | 2021 | Present |