North Carolina Education Activities
North Carolina Unit scientists offer educational instruction in multiple forms. They instruct university graduate-level courses in their topical areas of expertise; they advise graduate students in their thesis and dissertation research; and they conduct and organize professional workshops and symposia on special topics.
| Title | Instructor(s) | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Conservation Ecology | Collazo | January 2022 | May 2022 |
| Tropical Avian Biology | Collazo | January 2005 | May 2005 |
| Topics in Species-Habitat Modeling (Seminar), Fall 2008 | Collazo | August 2008 | December 2008 |
| Seminar in Aquatic Ecology | Hightower | August 2004 | December 2004 |
| Seminar in Aquatic Ecology | Hightower, Kwak | August 2002 | December 2002 |
| Scientific Communication in a Digital World | Simons, Hightower | August 2011 | November 2011 |
| Quantitative Fisheries Management | Hightower | August 2012 | December 2012 |
| Quantitative Fisheries Management | Hightower, Raabe | August 2010 | December 2010 |
| Quantitative Fisheries Management | Harris, Hightower | August 2008 | December 2008 |
| Quantitative Fisheries Management | Hightower | August 2006 | December 2006 |
| Quantitative Fisheries Management | Hightower | August 2004 | December 2004 |
| Quantitative Fisheries Management | Hightower | August 2002 | December 2002 |
| Quantitative Fisheries Management | Hightower | August 2000 | December 2000 |
| Ornithology | Hostetter | January 2022 | May 2022 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 2016 | May 2016 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 2014 | May 2014 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 2012 | May 2012 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 2010 | May 2010 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 2009 | May 2009 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 2007 | May 2007 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 2005 | May 2005 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 2003 | June 2003 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 2001 | May 2001 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 1999 | May 1999 |
| Ornithology | Simons | January 1997 | May 1997 |
| Modeling Fish and Wildlife Populations | Hightower | August 2009 | December 2009 |
| Management of Small Impoundments | Kwak, Hightower | July 2010 | August 2010 |
| Management of Small Impoundments | Hightower, Kwak | July 2008 | August 2008 |
| Management of Small Impoundments | Kwak | July 2007 | July 2007 |
| Management of Small Impoundments | Hightower | July 2006 | August 2006 |
| Management of Small Impoundments | Kwak | August 2020 | December 2020 |
| Management of Small Impoundments | Kwak | August 2016 | October 2016 |
| Management of Small Impoundments | Kwak, Fischer | August 2014 | December 2014 |
| Management of Small Impoundments | Kwak | August 2012 | December 2018 |
| Hierarchical Species-Habitat Analysis and Conservation | Collazo | January 2007 | May 2007 |
| Fisheries and Wildlife Inventory and Management | Kwak | May 2002 | June 2002 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2019 | June 2019 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2021 | June 2021 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2018 | June 2018 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2017 | June 2017 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2016 | June 2016 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2015 | June 2015 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2014 | June 2014 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2013 | June 2013 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2012 | June 2012 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2011 | June 2011 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2010 | June 2010 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2009 | June 2009 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2008 | June 2008 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2007 | June 2007 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2006 | June 2006 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2005 | July 2005 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2004 | July 2004 |
| Fisheries Techniques and Management | Kwak | June 2003 | July 2003 |
| Decision Analysis for Conservation and Management of Natural Resources | Collazo, Pacifici | August 2014 | December 2014 |
| Conservation Design for Manatee in Puerto Rico | Collazo, Drew | August 2010 | December 2010 |
| Climate Change and Conservation | Collazo, McKerrow, Drew, Terando | August 2009 | December 2009 |
| Bayesian Methods in Fisheries Science | Hightower | August 2010 | December 2010 |
| Avian Migration | Collazo | January 2003 | May 2003 |
| Animal Physiology and Conservation | Collazo, Martinez | August 2020 | December 2020 |
| Student (Degree) | Advisor | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| del Toro, Felix (PhD) | Collazo | 2002 | 2008 |
| Yoshizaki, Jun (PhD) | Hightower | 2004 | 2007 |
| Xiao, Guanxi (PhD) | Hightower | 2013 | Present |
| Weldon, Aimee (MS) | Simons | 2000 | 2004 |
| Vega, Mariely (PhD) | Collazo | 2020 | Present |
| Thompson, Jessica (PhD) | Hightower | 2000 | 2006 |
| Thompson, Catherine (MS) | Collazo | 2003 | 2007 |
| Thomas, Liessa (PhD) | Simons | 2000 | 2004 |
| Tharp, Ryan (MS) | Hostetter | 2021 | 2023 |
| Teitsworth, Eric (PhD) | Kwak | 2021 | Present |
| Tarr, Nathan (MS) | Collazo | 2006 | 2008 |
| Taillie, Paul (MS) | Collazo | 2010 | 2013 |
| Sustache, Jose (MS) | Collazo | 2002 | 2008 |
| Smith, William (MS) | Hightower | 2005 | 2007 |
| Smith, Joe (MS) | Kwak | 2007 | 2009 |
| Simamora, Trifosa (MS) | Collazo | 2021 | Present |
| Shehdan, Meredith (MS) | Kwak | 2020 | Present |
| Shake, Corey (MS) | Simons | 2005 | 2010 |
| Schwenke, Kara (MS) | Hightower | 2002 | 2004 |
| Schulte, Shiloh (PhD) | Collazo | 2004 | 2005 |
| Rocco, Alex (PhD) | Hostetter | 2022 | Present |
| Robinson, Jason (MS) | Kwak | 2000 | 2003 |
| Read, Alesia (MS) | Kwak | 2003 | 2004 |
| Popp, Anakela (MS) | Kwak | 2015 | 2017 |
| Pluhata, Amy (MS) | Simons | 2009 | 2011 |
| Pispinen, Jessica (MS) | Simons | 2010 | 2013 |
| Pine, William (PhD) | Hightower | 2000 | 2003 |
| Pierson, Katherine (MS) | Hightower | 2011 | 2011 |
| Pharr, Lauren (PhD) | Hostetter | 2021 | Present |
| Peffer, Sean (MS) | Kwak | 2004 | 2008 |
| Parsons, Darren (PhD) | Hightower | 2002 | 2006 |
| Parker, Stephen (MS) | Kwak | 2017 | 2019 |
| Pandolfo, Tamara (MS) | Kwak | 2007 | 2010 |
| Oh, Sang (PhD) | Hightower | 2001 | 2003 |
| Obernuefemann, Kelsey (MS) | Simons | 2005 | 2008 |
| Norwalk, Jim (MS) | Simons | 2001 | 2004 |
| Nimitz, Wyatt (MS) | Collazo | 2000 | 2005 |
| Neal, Wes (PhD) | Kwak | 2001 | 2003 |
| Nawrocki, Justin (PhD) | Kwak | 2011 | 2016 |
| Nastase, Emily (PhD) | Hostetter | 2021 | Present |
| Mosher, Shad (MS) | Kwak | 2007 | 2008 |
| Mort, Sandra (PhD) | Kwak | 2012 | 2017 |
| Millstein, Erika (MS) | Hightower | 2007 | 2009 |
| Miller, Veronica (MS) | Collazo | 2003 | 2007 |
| McGowan, Mat (PhD) | Simons | 2003 | 2009 |
| Malone, Meredith (MS) | Collazo | 2004 | 2006 |
| Lynn, Ashley (MS) | Hostetter | 2021 | Present |
| Lombard, Claudia (MS) | Simons | 2003 | 2007 |
| Llerandi, Ivan (MS) | Collazo | 2003 | 2005 |
| Lee Pow, Crystal (PhD) | Kwak | 2011 | 2016 |
| Kovach, Salina (MS) | Simons | 2003 | 2008 |
| Kornegay, Edy (MS) | Simons | 2010 | 2012 |
| Kerns, Janice (PhD) | Hightower | 2009 | 2013 |
| Johnson, Tara (MS) | Kwak | 2017 | 2020 |
| Johnson, Eric (PhD) | Hightower | 1998 | 2004 |
| Jiang, Honghua (PhD) | Hightower | 2003 | 2005 |
| Jiang, Honghua (MS) | Hightower | 2002 | 2003 |
| Izzo, Lisa (MS) | Hightower | 2014 | Present |
| Irizarry, Julissa (MS) | Simons | 2010 | 2012 |
| Hux, Sharon (MS) | Simons | 2009 | 2012 |
| Hess, Benjamin (MS) | Collazo | 2009 | 2014 |
| Henry, Erica (PhD) | Simons | 2015 | Present |
| Hengstenberg, Derek (MS) | Collazo | 2001 | 2003 |
| Hassell, Elizabeth (PhD) | Kwak | 2011 | 2015 |
| Harris, Julianne (PhD) | Kwak | 2006 | 2009 |
| Gustafson, Lori (PhD) | Kwak | 1999 | 2003 |
| Grote, Ann (MS) | Hightower | 2010 | 2013 |
| Griffith, Eric (MS) | Hightower | 2002 | 2004 |
| Greiner, Renae (MS) | Kwak | 2007 | 2011 |
| Garner, Brad (MS) | Hightower | 2005 | 2008 |
| Garabedian, James (PhD) | Simons | 2013 | Present |
| Flanagan, Martha (MS) | Collazo | 2003 | 2005 |
| Feiner, Zachary (MS) | Hightower | 2009 | 2011 |
| Erbland, Patrick (PhD) | Hightower | 2011 | Present |
| Durham, Christina (MS) | Hightower | 2008 | 2009 |
| Desrochers, Hannah (MS) | Hostetter | 2021 | Present |
| DeRolf, Chris (MS) | Kwak | 2007 | 2010 |
| Cooney, Patrick (PhD) | Hightower | 2012 | 2013 |
| Chartier, Neil (PhD) | Simons | 2006 | 2012 |
| Carro, Antonio (PhD) | Kwak | 2013 | Present |
| Button, Kahai (PhD) | Simons | 2015 | Present |
| Burdick, Summer (MS) | Kwak | 2003 | 2005 |
| Buczek, Sean (MS) | Kwak | 2014 | 2016 |
| Bradley, Caitlin (MS) | Hightower | 2014 | Present |
| Bowling, Shannon (MS) | Simons | 2010 | 2012 |
| Borneman, Tracy (MS) | Collazo | 2010 | 2012 |
| Bogdanoff, Alexander (PhD) | Kwak | 2018 | 2020 |
| Bichy, John (MS) | Hightower | 1998 | 2004 |
| Bell, Geoff (MS) | Hightower | 1999 | 2002 |
| Belkoski, David (MS) | Kwak | 2018 | 2020 |
| Behrle, Courtney (PhD) | Simons | 2015 | Present |
| Bailey, Stasia (PhD) | Simons | 2014 | Present |
| Bai, Jin (PhD) | Hostetter | 2021 | Present |
| Bacheler, Nathan (MS) | Collazo | 2005 | 2007 |
| Archambault, Jennifer (PhD) | Kwak | 2017 | 2020 |
| Aguilar, Robert (MS) | Hightower | 1999 | 2003 |
| Adamski, Kyle (MS) | Hightower | 2007 | 2009 |