New Mexico Education Activities
As part of our mission, Unit scientists teach graduate level courses, mentor graduate students, offer hands-on experience in the field and in laboratory. The Unit oversees a 2500 sq ft wet laboratory that has been home to over 10 species of fishes. Unit personnel conduct workshops for our cooperators, the University, and the community as a whole. We serve as the Chair and major research advisor on Unit graduate committees and as members of graduate committees throughout NMSU and other universities. By combining teaching, research, and technical assistance, the New Mexico Unit provides students with an opportunity to pursue a graduate degree, but also receive scientific training and extensive hands-on experience.
Students in the New Mexico Unit Program can pursue an M.S. through the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology or a Ph.D. degree through the Departments of Biology and Animal and Range Sciences. Students have the opportunity to design their curricula around their research program. Students with Dr. Pregler generally obtain degrees focused in fish ecology. Students with Drs. Cain and Lawson will obtain degrees focused in areas of wildlife ecology and conservation. An Applied Statistics program at NMSU provides a range of statistics classes and an opportunity to obtain a Minor in Statistics.
Title | Instructor(s) | Start Date | End Date |
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Moddel Selection and Multimodel Inference in Ecology | Lawson | January 2024 | May 2024 |
Wildlife-Habitat Relationships | Cain | August 2023 | December 2023 |
Structured Decision Making in Fish and Wildlife Management | Lawson | January 2023 | May 2023 |
Large Mammal Ecology, Management, and Conservation | Cain | August 2022 | December 2022 |
Environmental Biology of Fish | Caldwell | January 2022 | May 2022 |
Wildlife Habitat Relationships | Cain | August 2021 | December 2021 |
Aquatic Contaminants and Toxicology | Caldwell | January 2021 | May 2021 |
Large Mammal Ecology, Management, and Conservation | Cain | August 2020 | December 2020 |
Environmental Biology of Fishes | Caldwell | January 2020 | May 2020 |
Wildlife-habitat Relationships | Cain | August 2019 | December 2019 |
Large Mammal Ecology, Management, and Conservation | Cain | August 2018 | December 2018 |
Environmental Biology of Fishes | Caldwell | January 2018 | May 2018 |
Aquatic Contaminants and Toxicology | Caldwell | January 2017 | May 2017 |
Large Mammal Ecology, Management, and Conservation | Cain | August 2016 | December 2016 |
Environmental Biology of Fishes | Caldwell | January 2016 | May 2016 |
Wildlife-habitat Relationships | Cain | August 2015 | December 2015 |
Game Bird Ecology and Management | Carleton | January 2015 | May 2015 |
Aquatic Contaminants and Toxicology | Caldwell | January 2015 | May 2015 |
Large Mammal Ecology, Management, and Conservation | Cain | August 2014 | December 2014 |
Physiological Ecology | Carleton | January 2014 | May 2014 |
Environmental Biology of Fishes | Caldwell | January 2014 | April 2014 |
Wildlife-habitat Relationships | Cain | August 2013 | December 2013 |
Stable Isotope Ecology | Carleton | January 2013 | May 2013 |
Large Mammal Ecology, Management, and Conservation | Cain | August 2012 | December 2012 |
Enivornmental Biology of Fishes | Caldwell | January 2012 | May 2012 |
Student (Degree) | Advisor | Start Year | End Year |
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Zummo, Krysten (MS) | Carleton | 2013 | Present |
Zimba, Heather (MS) | Cain | 2022 | Present |
Whited, Holly (MS) | Cain | 2024 | Present |
Threadgill, Courtney (MS) | Cain | 2016 | 2019 |
Strong, Cody (MS) | Carleton | 2012 | 2016 |
Sorensen, Grant (PhD) | Cain | 2010 | 2015 |
Smith, John (MS) | Lawson | 2021 | 2023 |
Small, Brian (MS) | Cain | 2013 | 2015 |
Schweiger, Brittany (MS) | Cain | 2019 | 2021 |
Salas, Marcelo (PhD) | Carleton | 2012 | 2015 |
Rosas-Rosas, Octavio (PhD) | Bender | 2001 | Present |
Robinson, Quinn (MS) | Cain | 2010 | 2013 |
Quintana, Nicole (PhD) | Cain | 2010 | 2016 |
Pollack, Emily (MS) | Bender | 2005 | 2007 |
Perkins-Taylor, Ian (MS) | Cain | 2015 | 2017 |
Padilla, Colton (MS) | Cain | 2021 | 2023 |
Overstreet, Matthew (MS) | Caldwell | 2008 | 2013 |
Osterhaus, Dylan (PhD) | Lawson | 2021 | Present |
Oakleaf, John (PhD) | Cain | 2011 | 2022 |
O'Connell, Clare (MS) | Cain | 2020 | 2022 |
Millsap, Brian (PhD) | Cain | 2012 | 2018 |
Miazga, Jim (MS) | Caldwell | 2019 | 2022 |
Meyers, Andrew (MS) | Carleton | 2014 | 2016 |
Meliopolus, DeeAnne (MS) | Carleton | 2014 | Present |
Matos, Coral (MS) | Cain | 2024 | Present |