Wyoming Education Activities
The Wyoming Unit’s primary responsibility at the University of Wyoming is to enhance the training of graduate students. The Unit Leader (1) and Assistant Unit Leaders (2) are USGS employees, but hold full faculty appointments in the Department of Zoology and Physiology. In this capacity they supervise graduate students in the Department and serve on graduate committees for students in several UW departments.
As part of our mission, Unit scientists teach graduate level courses, mentor graduate students, and provide continuing education for our cooperators. By combining teaching, research and technical assistance, the WY Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit provides students not only with an opportunity to pursue a graduate degree, but also receive unparalleled scientific training and applied work experience. By training the next generation of natural resource scientists, we enable the sound management of the nation's natural resources.
| Title | Instructor(s) | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing and Reviewing Science | Chalfoun | August 2020 | December 2020 |
| Readings in Habitat Ecology | Kauffman | September 2007 | December 2007 |
| Predator Functions | Kauffman | January 2007 | May 2007 |
| Issues in Fisheries Management | Hubert | January 2001 | May 2001 |
| Habitat Selection | Chalfoun | August 2021 | December 2021 |
| Habitat Selection | Chalfoun | August 2019 | December 2019 |
| Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Practices | Hubert | January 2005 | May 2005 |
| Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Practice | Hubert | January 2003 | May 2003 |
| Ecology as a Research Discipline | Walters | August 2019 | December 2019 |
| Ecology as a Discipline | Walters | August 2017 | December 2017 |
| Ecological effects of climate change | Walters | January 2012 | May 2012 |
| Advanced Topics in Stream Ecology | Walters | January 2017 | May 2017 |
| Advanced Topics in Stream Ecology | Walters | January 2014 | April 2014 |
| Advanced Fisheries Managment | Walters | January 2019 | May 2019 |
| Advanced Fisheries Management | Walters | January 2021 | May 2021 |
| Advanced Fisheries Management | Walters | January 2016 | May 2016 |
| Advanced Fisheries Management | Walters | January 2013 | May 2013 |
| Advanced Fisheries Management | Hubert | January 2009 | May 2009 |
| Advanced Fisheries Management | Hubert | January 2007 | May 2007 |
| Advanced Fisheries Management | Hubert | January 2006 | May 2006 |
| Advanced Fisheries Management | Hubert | January 2004 | May 2004 |
| Advanced Fisheries Management | Hubert | January 2002 | May 2002 |
| Title and Location | Speaker | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Wolves, elk, and aspen on Yellowstone?s Northern Range: patterns, responses, and consequences of predation risk Presented to: University of Wyoming Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society |
Kauffman | September 2006 |
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Wolves, elk and aspen on Yellowstone?s Northern Range: all forage and no fear? Presented to: Idaho State University |
Kauffman | May 2008 |
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Wolves, elk and aspen on Yellowstone?s Northern Range: all forage and no fear? Presented to: Casper College, Zimmerman Lecture |
Kauffman | May 2008 |
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Wolves, Elk and Aspen on Yellowstone?s Northern Range: All Forage and No Fear? Presented to: University of Wyoming and National Park Service Reasearch Station, AMK Ranch, Teton National Park. |
Kauffman | July 2007 |
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Wildlife amidst human-induced rapid environmental change Presented to: Draper Natural History Museum |
Chalfoun | June 2016 |
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What we know, think we know, and don't have a clue about when managing riverine fishes: sauger as an example. Presented to: Montana State University |
Hubert | September 2004 |
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What are the effects of energy development for native fish communities Presented to: University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
Walters | March 2013 |
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Trophic mismatch? How migratory ungulates cope with changing phenology Presented to: University of Wyoming |
Kauffman | September 2011 |
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The future of Fisheries Science Presented to: University of Wyoming |
Hubert | April 2009 |
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Spatial structure, dispersal, and management of a recovering raptor population Presented to: Casper College |
Kauffman | May 2008 |
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Resistance and resilience of aquatic communities to low flow disturbance Presented to: University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
Walters | February 2013 |
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Publishing your thesis research: process and ethics. Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. Presented to: University of Wyoming |
Hubert | October 2000 |
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Managing three increasingly-rare native warmwater fishes in headwaters of the Colorado River drainage -- What would you do? Presented to: University of Georgia |
Hubert | February 2008 |
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Life history diversity and behavioral flexibility as strategies to promote population resiliency. Presented to: Utah State University |
Walters | February 2019 |
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Implications of oil and natural gas development for native fish populations Presented to: Rocky Mountain SETAC plenary |
Walters | April 2016 |
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Implications of interacting stressors for Wyoming fishes Presented to: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
Walters | November 2020 |
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Geospatial sciences/technology: a boon or bane for wildlife ecology? Presented to: Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, University of Wyoming |
Kauffman | November 2007 |
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Fish on the move: corridors and connectivity in river systems. Presented to: University of Georgia |
Hubert | February 2008 |
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Fish and habitat modeling of salmonids Presented to: North Carolina State University |
Hubert | September 2002 |
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Fidelity, timing, and the influence of climate on moose migrations Presented to: North American Moose Conference |
Kauffman | June 2009 |
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Exploring the effects of oil and gas development for aquatic habits and native fish communities in the Wyoming Range Presented to: Univeristy of Wyoming - National Park Service Research Center |
Walters | August 2014 |
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Disturbance and fish communities: water diversion, climate change, and energy development Presented to: Colorado State University |
Walters | October 2012 |
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Are wolves saving Yellowstone’s aspen? A landscape-level test of a behaviorally mediated trophic cascade Presented to: Colorado State University |
Kauffman | October 2008 |
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Adaptive habitat selection: Is it for the birds? Presented to: University of Illinois |
Chalfoun | April 2016 |
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Adaptive habitat selection: Is it for the birds? Presented to: University of Northern Colorado |
Chalfoun | October 2015 |
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Adaptive habitat selection in a changing world: Is it for the Birds? Presented to: Colorado State University |
Chalfoun | October 2020 |
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A fish story: fish, fishing, and the future of fish in Wyoming. Presented to: University of Wyoming |
Hubert | October 2004 |
| Title | Presenter | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Writing for the sciences | Kauffman | September 2008 |
| Watershed Water Quality Management for Fish | Hubert | December 2004 |
| Watershed Water Quality Management | Hubert | December 2003 |
| Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processs in Conservation Biology | Kauffman | September 2009 |
| Stream habitat | Hubert | June 2003 |
| Sex, lies and data: tips to help YOU manage YOUR data | Kauffman | September 2009 |
| Restoration of rangeland habitat for fishes | Hubert | October 2003 |
| Factors affecting native fishes in the North Platte River drainage of Wyoming | Hubert | November 2003 |
| Aquatic Ecology | Walters | October 2015 |
| Aquatic Ecology | Walters | October 2018 |
| Aquatic Ecology | Walters | October 2016 |
| Aquatic Ecology | Walters | November 2020 |
| Student (Degree) | Advisor | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero, Victoria (MS) | Walters | 2012 | 2014 |
| Zaffarano, Travis (MS) | Chalfoun | 2015 | 2018 |
| Wilson, Megan (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2016 | Present |
| Wilde, Luke (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2022 | Present |
| Wilcox, Rebecca (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2015 | Present |
| Webb, Colt (MS) | Walters | 2021 | Present |
| Wanner, Caitlyn (MS) | Chalfoun | 2021 | Present |
| Walker, Richard (PhD) | Walters | 2014 | 2019 |
| Verzuh, Tana (MS) | Chalfoun | 2017 | 2020 |
| Vance, James (MS) | Chalfoun | 2013 | 2016 |
| Van Eggers, Jordan (PhD) | Walters | 2021 | Present |
| Underwood, Zack (MS) | Walters | 2012 | 2015 |
| Tronstadt, Lusha (PhD) | Hubert | 2003 | 2008 |
| Tronstadt, Lusha (PhD) | Hubert | 2003 | 2006 |
| Travis, Sabrina (MS) | Hubert | 2005 | 2005 |
| Torres, Melanie (PhD) | Walters | 2017 | Present |
| Torres, Melanie (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2017 | Present |
| Tiemann, Alissa (MS) | Walters | 2019 | 2022 |
| Thimmayya, Amada (MS) | Kauffman | 2007 | Present |
| Thel, Laura (MS) | Hubert | 2000 | 2003 |
| Swallow, Aaron (MS) | Kauffman | 2007 | Present |
| Stumpner, Carly (MS) | Chalfoun | 2022 | Present |
| Sowecke, Timothy (MS) | Walters | 2013 | 2014 |
| Smith, Austin (MS) | Chalfoun | 2020 | Present |
| Slater, Steve (PhD) | Hubert | 2005 | 2006 |
| Siepielksi, Adam (PhD) | Kauffman | 2007 | 2007 |
| Sickler, Stephanie (PhD) | Walters | 2019 | 2021 |
| Shrank, Amy (PhD) | Hubert | 1999 | 2002 |
| Shakeri, Yasaman (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2021 | Present |
| Sawyer, Hall (PhD) | Hubert | 2007 | Present |
| Ruthven, Jake (MS) | Walters | 2019 | 2022 |
| Rosinski, Caroline (MS) | Walters | 2021 | Present |
| Rosenthal, Will (PhD) | Walters | 2021 | Present |
| Rosenthal, Will (MS) | Walters | 2018 | 2021 |
| Roberts, James (MS) | Hubert | 2002 | 2004 |
| Rick, Jessica (PhD) | Walters | 2017 | 2022 |
| Purcell, Melanie (MS) | Hubert | 2005 | 2006 |
| Polasik, Julia (MS) | Walters | 2012 | 2014 |
| Pilkerton, Ashleigh (PhD) | Walters | 2019 | Present |
| Pettengill, Christopher (PhD) | Walters | 2020 | Present |
| Peterson, Caitlin (MS) | Walters | 2014 | 2017 |
| Ortega, Anna (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2017 | Present |
| Nibbelink, Nathan (PhD) | Hubert | 1999 | 2002 |
| Narr, Charlotte (MS) | Hubert | 2008 | Present |
| Middleton, Arthur (PhD) | Hubert | 2007 | Present |
| Meadows, Laura-Lynn (MS) | Kauffman | 2006 | Present |
| Meadows, Laura Lynn (MS) | Kauffman | 2008 | Present |
| McKinstry, Mark (PhD) | Hubert | 1996 | 2003 |
| McBeth, Ian (MS) | Hubert | 2001 | 2003 |
| Mandeville, Elizabeth (PhD) | Walters | 2013 | 2016 |
| Maitland, Bryan (PhD) | Walters | 2016 | 2020 |
| Madinger, Hilary (PhD) | Walters | 2016 | 2018 |
| Madhavi Yeka, Sailaja (MS) | Hubert | 2004 | 2005 |
| Locker, Sara (MS) | Walters | 2019 | 2021 |
| LeVan, Jason (MS) | Chalfoun | 2015 | 2018 |
| LeCheminant, Alex (MS) | Walters | 2015 | 2019 |
| Lautenbach, Jonathan (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2018 | Present |
| Larson, Michelle (PhD) | Walters | 2015 | 2018 |
| Lambert, Mallory (MS) | Chalfoun | 2017 | Present |
| Kyle, Carrie (MS) | Chalfoun | 2021 | Present |
| Kratina-Hathaway, Anicka (MS) | Walters | 2013 | 2017 |
| Kirol, Chris (MS) | Kauffman | 2009 | Present |
| Kirk, Mark (PhD) | Walters | 2017 | 2020 |
| Kilty, Trina (PhD) | Walters | 2018 | 2019 |
| Kaiser, Rusty (MS) | Hubert | 2005 | 2006 |
| Johnson, Eben (MS) | Walters | 2011 | 2014 |
| Jensen, Brian (MS) | Hubert | 2005 | 2006 |
| Jaksha, Nathan (MS) | Walters | 2021 | Present |
| Hunter, Stephen (MS) | Hubert | 2008 | Present |
| Hubbard, Kaylan (MS) | Hubert | 2009 | Present |
| Holloran, Matt (PhD) | Hubert | 2005 | 2005 |
| Hoffman, Jonathan (PhD) | Kauffman | 2007 | Present |
| Hickerson, Brian (MS) | Walters | 2015 | 2018 |
| Henig, Jacob (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2015 | Present |
| Harder, Joana (MS) | Chalfoun | 2016 | Present |
| Gray, Robin (MS) | Hubert | 1997 | 2003 |
| Gomez-Murillo, Laura (MS) | Chalfoun | 2019 | Present |
| Girard, Carlin (MS) | Walters | 2012 | 2015 |
| Gilbert, Michelle (MS) | Hubert | 2008 | Present |
| Gibson-Reinemer, Daniel (PhD) | Walters | 2013 | 2014 |
| Genzoli, Laurel (MS) | Walters | 2011 | 2013 |
| Gelzer, Emily (MS) | Chalfoun | 2018 | Present |
| Garrity, Courtney (MS) | Chalfoun | 2022 | Present |
| Gabrielsen, Charlotte (PhD) | Walters | 2012 | 2017 |
| Fennell, John (MS) | Walters | 2018 | 2021 |
| Eftekharzadeh, Sarah (PhD) | Walters | 2014 | 2018 |
| Dugan, Jessica (MS) | Walters | 2012 | 2015 |
| Duchardt, Courtney (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2014 | 2019 |
| Donadio, Emiliano (PhD) | Kauffman | 2007 | Present |
| Dexheimer, Tamar (MS) | Hubert | 2008 | Present |
| Day, Natalie (MS) | Walters | 2014 | 2015 |
| Davis, Burton (MS) | Hubert | 2001 | 2006 |
| Davis, Burton (MS) | Hubert | 2001 | 2005 |
| Curry, Laura (MS) | Hubert | 2000 | 2003 |
| Crait, Jamie (PhD) | Kauffman | 2007 | Present |
| Cotton, Bradlee (MS) | Walters | 2018 | 2020 |
| Connell, Lauren (MS) | Chalfoun | 2015 | 2018 |
| Combrink, Lucia (MS) | Walters | 2019 | 2022 |
| Clancy, Niall (PhD) | Walters | 2021 | Present |
| Ciepiela, Lindsy (MS) | Walters | 2014 | 2017 |
| Chamberlain, Tonya (MS) | Walters | 2011 | 2013 |
| Cerreto, Ken (MS) | Hubert | 2002 | 2004 |
| Case, Samuel (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2017 | Present |
| Carlson, Andrew (PhD) | Hubert | 2003 | 2006 |
| Burkholder, Emily (MS) | Chalfoun | 2022 | Present |
| Buchanan, Clay (PhD) | Kauffman | 2009 | Present |
| Brewin, Jordan (PhD) | Walters | 2022 | Present |
| Boyle, Lindsey (MS) | Walters | 2018 | 2020 |
| Bowen, Mathew (MS) | Hubert | 2002 | 2004 |
| Booher, Evan (MS) | Walters | 2017 | 2020 |
| Blomberg, Kelli (MS) | Walters | 2014 | 2016 |
| Billerman, Shawn (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2011 | 2016 |
| Behl, Nathaniel (MS) | Chalfoun | 2014 | 2017 |
| Beaver, Sarah (MS) | Kauffman | 2008 | Present |
| Barrile, Gabriel (PhD) | Walters | 2015 | 2021 |
| Baldock, Jeff (PhD) | Walters | 2017 | Present |
| Arrick, Rachel (PhD) | Walters | 2019 | Present |
| Alford, Samantha (MS) | Walters | 2017 | 2020 |
| Abdullah, Ali (PhD) | Chalfoun | 2011 | 2016 |