Nebraska Education Activities
Teaching within NECRWRU includes formal classes, small groups, and one-on-one interactions, and emphasizes active-learning approaches that empower students to take responsibility for their life-long educational journey.
| Title | Instructor(s) | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing for Publication | Fontaine | March 2012 | March 2012 |
| Vertebrate Population Analysis | Spurgeon | January 2022 | May 2022 |
| Science Writing | Fontaine | January 2012 | May 2012 |
| Quantitative Fishery Assessment | Pope | January 2022 | May 2022 |
| Quantitative Fishery Assessment | Pope | January 2020 | May 2020 |
| Quantitative Fishery Assessment | Pope | January 2018 | May 2018 |
| Quantitative Fishery Assessment | Pope | January 2016 | May 2016 |
| Quantitative Fishery Assessment | Pope | January 2014 | May 2014 |
| Quantitative Fishery Assessment | Pope | January 2012 | May 2012 |
| Quantitative Fishery Assessment | Pope | January 2010 | May 2010 |
| Quantitative Fishery Assessment | Pope | January 2008 | May 2008 |
| Occupancy Modeling | Fontaine | January 2011 | May 2011 |
| Managed Aquatic Systems | Pope, Pegg, Fernando | January 2021 | May 2021 |
| Managed Aquatic Systems | Pope, Pegg | January 2019 | May 2019 |
| Managed Aquatic Systems | Pope, Pegg | January 2017 | May 2017 |
| Managed Aquatic Systems | Pope, Pegg | January 2015 | May 2015 |
| Managed Aquatic Systems | Pope, Pegg | January 2013 | May 2013 |
| Managed Aquatic Systems | Pope, Pegg | January 2011 | May 2011 |
| Managed Aquatic Systems | Pope, Pegg | January 2009 | May 2009 |
| Managed Aquatic Systems | Pope, Pegg | January 2007 | May 2007 |
| Landscape Ecology | Allen | January 2007 | April 2007 |
| Foundations of Resilience | Allen | January 2009 | May 2009 |
| Ecology of Riparian Systems | Fontaine | January 2010 | May 2010 |
| Ecology of Biological Invasions | Allen | January 2017 | May 2017 |
| Ecology of Biological Invasions | Allen | January 2010 | May 2010 |
| Ecology of Biological Invasions | Allen | January 2008 | May 2008 |
| Ecology of Biological Invasions | Allen | January 2006 | May 2006 |
| Ecological Statistics | Spurgeon | January 2023 | May 2023 |
| Biodiversity | Fontaine | August 2010 | December 2010 |
| Adaptive Natural Resource Management | Fontaine | January 2013 | May 2013 |
| Adaptive Natural Resource Management | Fontaine | August 2010 | December 2010 |
| Title and Location | Speaker | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Understanding resilience in working agricultural landscapes. Presented to: USGS/University of Nebraska workshop on partnerships in climate change science. Lincoln, NE. |
Allen | November 2008 |
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Thinking and Rethinking Wildlife Management Presented to: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Wildlife Division Meeting |
Fontaine | October 2009 |
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The influence of tree phenology on avian migration patterns and the potential role of climate change Presented to: University of Nebraska |
Fontaine | March 2009 |
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The Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Presented to: Center for Grassland Studies, University of Nebraska |
Allen | October 2004 |
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Spatial and temporal variation in climate change: A migrant bird’s dilemma Presented to: Sportsmen’s Forum on Climate Change |
Fontaine | December 2009 |
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Spatial and temporal variation in climate change: A migrant bird’s dilemma Presented to: North Dakota State University |
Fontaine | October 2009 |
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Spatial and temporal patterns in recreational fishing Presented to: University of Maine |
Pope | April 2013 |
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Spatial Risk Assessments for Fire Ant Impacts Presented to: International Fire Ant Management Workshop, Brisbane, Australia. |
Allen | August 2004 |
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Resilience in ecosystems and other complex systems Presented to: University of Nebraska |
Allen | February 2005 |
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Resilience and adaptive management of stressed watersheds. Presented to: University of New Mexico |
Allen | November 2010 |
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Resilience and Novelty in Ecosystems and other Complex Systems. Presented to: Texas Tech University |
Allen | November 2006 |
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Plasticity in growth of fish: an intricate component of life history Presented to: University of Nebraska--Omaha |
Pope | January 2006 |
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Physiological, life-history, and behavioral responses of a breeding bird community to experimentally reduced nest predation risk Presented to: USGS Northern Prairie Science Center |
Fontaine | October 2009 |
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Measuring fish condition: quandaries, paradoxes, and “If that is a light at the end of the tunnel, why is it red and blinking?” Presented to: University of Wyoming |
Pope | November 2012 |
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Math-Bio: Estimating number of fish is easier than estimating number of anglers Presented to: University of Nebraska--Lincoln |
Pope | October 2014 |
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Maintaining resilience of regional fisheries through management of anglers Presented to: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
Pope | December 2011 |
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Large-scale patterns revealed by extraordinary fish Presented to: University of Nebraska at Kearney |
Pope | September 2012 |
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If you build it will they come? Managing pheasants in tomorrow’s landscapes Presented to: Nebraska Pheasants & Quail Forever State Habitat Meeting |
Fontaine | April 2012 |
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Emergent properties of recreational fisheries Presented to: University of Nebraska--Omaha |
Pope | March 2016 |
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Discontinuities, resilience, and novelty. Presented to: University of Alaska Seminar, Fairbanks. |
Allen | October 2010 |
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Cross-scale structure and the generation of resilience and novelty in complex discontinuous systems. Presented to: University of Cape Town, South Africa |
Allen | July 2007 |
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Changing climates and changing landscapes: A migrant bird’s dilemma Presented to: University of South Dakota |
Fontaine | September 2012 |
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Changing climates and changing landscapes: A migrant bird’s dilemma Presented to: Iowa State University |
Fontaine | April 2012 |
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Avian conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region: Understanding the links between climate, ecosystem processes, wetland management, and bird communities. Presented to: University of Nebraska |
Fontaine | November 2010 |
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Assessing resilience in social-ecological systems Presented to: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
Allen | December 2011 |
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An Overview of CRU Program and NECFWRU Presented to: Central Midwest Water Science Center |
Pope | August 2022 |
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A snake in the garden: Ecological impacts or red imported fire ants Presented to: Brisbane Fire Ant Watch Groups |
Allen | August 2004 |
| Title | Presenter | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Arctic in a Changing Environment: Examples in Wildlife | Sonsthagen | December 2021 |
| STAT 997 Practicum in Statistical Consulting -- Fishery Science | Pope | October 2015 |
| SNR Professional Development Seminar -- Applying for Graduate School | Pope | October 2014 |
| Physilogical responses of fish to capture and release | Pope | February 2006 |
| NRES 898 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Science -- Basics of an Elevator Speech | Pope | September 2018 |
| NRES 463L/863L Fisheries Science -- Boating safety | Pope | October 2022 |
| NRES 463/863 Fisheries Science -- Boating techniques | Pope | October 2021 |
| NRES 330 Environmental Health -- Influence of fishing on human health | Pope | March 2019 |
| NRES 208 Introduction to Applied Climate -- Climate and weather impacts on fisheries and wildlife | Pope | November 2019 |
| NRES 163 Exploring Aquatic Ecology Careers -- Federal Employment | Pope | March 2016 |
| NRES 163 Exploring Aquatic Ecology Careers -- Federal Employment | Pope | March 2014 |
| NRES 163 Exploring Aquatic Ecology Careers -- Federal Employment | Pope | February 2017 |
| Limnology -- Fishes | Pope | March 2011 |
| LIFE 891 Complex Biosystems Seminar -- Recreational Fisheries | Pope | January 2016 |
| Introduction to Pond Management | Pope | November 2009 |
| Introduction to Adaptive Management | Fontaine | November 2010 |
| Ichthyology -- Systematics | Pope | January 2012 |
| Ichthyology -- Influence of fish biology on survival of fish that are caught and released by anglers | Pope | March 2008 |
| Ichthyology -- Genetics | Pope | January 2012 |
| Fishery Science -- Marking and tagging fish | Pope | October 2010 |
| Fishery Science -- Emerging paradigms of "What is a fishery?" | Pope | September 2011 |
| Climate Change and Wildlife Ecology | Fontaine | November 2009 |
| Avian Capturing and Handling | Fontaine | November 2009 |
| Applying for Graduate School | Fontaine | September 2010 |
| Applying for Employment with the US Government | Pope | November 2010 |
| Applied Climate Science -- Weather influences on wildlife | Pope | October 2009 |
| Applied Climate Science -- Weather influences on wildlife | Pope | November 2008 |
| Applied Climate Science -- Climate and weather impacts on fisheries and wildlife | Pope | November 2011 |
| Applied Climate Science -- Climate and weather impacts on fisheries and wildlife | Pope | November 2010 |
| Applied Climate Science -- Climate and weather impacts on fisheries and wildlife | Pope | December 2013 |
| Adaptive Management in State Wildlife Action Plans | Fontaine | August 2010 |
| Student (Degree) | Advisor | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood, Chris (MS) | Allen | 2009 | 2013 |
| Werner, Jake (MS) | Pope | 2018 | 2020 |
| Uphoff, Christopher (MS) | Pope | 2010 | 2012 |
| Uerling, Caleb (MS) | Pope | 2016 | 2017 |
| Turner, Dylan (MS) | Pope | 2015 | 2017 |
| Tousignant, Kelcy (MS) | Pope | 2021 | Present |
| Sundstrom, Shana (PhD) | Pope | 2013 | 2018 |
| Sundstrom, Shana (MS) | Allen | 2006 | 2010 |
| Stevens, Geoffrey (MS) | Spurgeon | 2021 | Present |
| Stephen, Bruce (PhD) | Allen | 2010 | 2018 |
| Steffensen, Kirk (MS) | Pope | 2012 | 2012 |
| Spurgeon, Jonathan (PhD) | Pope | 2013 | 2016 |
| Spooner, Joesph (MS) | Sonsthagen | 2021 | Present |
| Skinner, Irina (MS) | Fontaine | 2010 | 2011 |
| Siddons, Stephen (MS) | Pope | 2013 | 2015 |
| Shrestha , Prabhakar (PhD) | Allen | 2011 | 2014 |
| Ruskamp, Ryan (MS) | Pope | 2014 | 2022 |
| Rugg, Mathew (MS) | Pope | 2011 | 2013 |
| Reichenbach , Matt (PhD) | Pope | 2017 | 2020 |
| Radigan, William (PhD) | Pope | 2022 | Present |
| Pracheil, Brenda (PhD) | Pope | 2006 | 2010 |
| Post van der Burg, Max (PhD) | Allen | 2004 | 2009 |
| Porter, Dori (MS) | Allen | 2009 | 2010 |
| Piecora, Katie (MS) | Sonsthagen | 2021 | Present |
| Ohnesorg, Wayne (PhD) | Allen | 2009 | 2016 |
| Murray, Jennifer (MS) | Sonsthagen | 2022 | Present |
| Messinger, Lindsey (MS) | Pope | 2012 | 2015 |
| McFadden, Jamie (MS) | Allen | 2009 | 2010 |
| Magruder, Mitch (MS) | Spurgeon | 2021 | Present |
| Logan, Blake (MS) | Sonsthagen | 2022 | Present |
| Larréy, Matthew (MS) | Pope | 2021 | 2022 |
| Lakshmanan, Shankar (MS) | Pope | 2011 | 2012 |
| LaPlante, Caroline (MS) | Spurgeon | 2021 | Present |
| Kocik, Josh (MS) | Spurgeon | 2021 | Present |
| Kill, Robert (MS) | Fontaine | 2011 | 2013 |
| Kessler, Andrew (MS) | Allen | 2007 | 2009 |
| Jahan, Israt (PhD) | Pope | 2021 | Present |
| Hogue, Jennifer (MS) | Pope | 2006 | 2008 |
| Hogberg, Nicholas (MS) | Pope | 2012 | 2014 |
| Hoffman, Christina (PhD) | Allen | 2010 | 2013 |
| Haugen, Matthew (MS) | Pope | 2012 | 2013 |
| Hart, Connor (MS) | Pope | 2022 | Present |
| Hansen, Henry (MS) | Pope | 2017 | 2019 |
| Hammen, Jeremy (PhD) | Pope | 2010 | 2016 |
| Hamel, Martin (PhD) | Pope | 2012 | 2013 |
| Guastello, Paula (PhD) | Pope | 2021 | 2022 |
| Goble, Cameron (MS) | Pope | 2009 | 2011 |
| Giovanni, Mathew (MS) | Allen | 2005 | 2009 |
| Fedele, Alexis (MS) | Pope | 2014 | 2017 |
| Edholm, Christina (PhD) | Pope | 2013 | 2016 |
| Eckberg, James (MS) | Allen | 2005 | 2008 |
| Dean, Quintin (MS) | Pope | 2018 | 2020 |
| DeBoer, Jason (MS) | Fontaine | 2010 | 2014 |
| Child, Mathew (MS) | Allen | 2008 | 2008 |
| Brown, Mary (PhD) | Fontaine | 2010 | 2011 |
| Blank, Aaron (MS) | Pope | 2010 | 2012 |
| Biodrowski, Michelle (MS) | Fontaine | 2012 | 2013 |
| Barada, Tony (MS) | Pope | 2007 | 2009 |
| Archer, Michael (MS) | Pope | 2007 | 2009 |
| Anderson, Tara (MS) | Pope | 2009 | 2010 |