Department Directory

Helen Acosta

Stu Researcher - WS

Master's student - FWCB - Dr. Yoichiro Kanno's lab

Maricela Alaniz

Predoctoral Graduate Research Assistant

I’m a PhD student studying how wildfire and mining impact freshwater insects in Rocky Mountain streams. By combining observational and experimental methods, I aim to uncover how these two stressors interact to impact how the ecosystem functions.

Jeremy Alder

Masters Student - FWCB - Dr. George Wittemyer's Lab

Bradley Allf

Postdoctoral Fellow - EX

Zoe Almeida

Assistant Professor

Olivia Alvarez Rhaesa

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

William Andelt

Emeritus Professor (Retired in 2012)

Edder Antunez

Masters Student - GDPE/Ecology - Dr. Sara Bombaci's Lab

Ben Applegate

Research Associate II - NEX-S

Constanza Arevalo

Ph.D. Student - FWCB - Dr. Sara Bombaci's Lab

Ed Arnett

Senior Instructor | Online Programs

Lise Aubry

Associate Professor

Alex Badeaux

Predoctoral Graduate Research Assistant

Jackson Bates

Research Associate I - NEX-S

Jamie Begay

Graduate Research Assistant - FC

Joel Berger

Professor | Barbara Anthony Cox Chair of Wildlife Conservation

Kevin Bestgen

Assistant Professor | Senior Research Scientist | Larval Fish Lab Director

Ashish Bista

Graduate Teaching Assistant - FC

Carroll Bjork

Illustrator I - Larval Fish Lab

Cristina Blanco

PhD student GDPE/FWCB - Veterinary Comparative Medicine Resident

Sara Bombaci

Associate Professor

Jennifer Boyd

Professor | Department Head

Stewart Breck

Affiliate Faculty-Assistant Professor; Graduate MS Adviser, PhD Co-Advise

Jeremy Brooks

Postdoctoral Fellow - EX

Galen Burrell

Ph.D. Student

I am a Ph.D. student studying sylvatic plague in black-tailed prairie dogs, with a focus on the mechanisms that drive patterns of disease resistance. I am broadly interested in understanding how anthropogenic change and disease can influence the ecology and evolution of wild animals, with the ultimate goal of informing effective conservation practices.

Noel Clark

MSc - FWCB - Dr. Caitlin Well's & Dr. Yoichiro Kanno's labs

I am broadly interested in applied fisheries restoration science. My MS research uses whole genomes to inform conservation management of cutthroat trout throughout Colorado, while my PhD research aims to investigate the impacts of wood addition on a population of masu salmon in Southern Hokkaido, Japan, in collaboration with the University of Hokkaido.

Carolyn Coyle

PhD Student - Ecology/GDPE - Dr. Liba Pejchar's Lab

Kevin Crooks

Professor | Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence Director

Mallory Davies

PhD Student - FWCB - Dr. Kathryn Stoner's Lab

Waverly Davis

Masters Candidate - FWCB - Dr. Larissa Bailey's Lab

Gail Dethloff

Assistant Professor | Online Masters Program Director

Riley Dils

Graduate Teaching Assistant - FC

Paul Doherty Jr

Professor | Mountain Campus Director

Justin Dubois

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Scott Fesmire

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Eric Fetherman

Ph.D. Candidate - Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

Amee Fillers

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Brandon Fish

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Jennoa Fleming

Research Associate I - NEX-S

Christian Franco

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Ryan Friebertshauser

PhD Student/Research Associate

Fish Ecology

Brenna Funk

Research Associate I - NEX-S

Jessi Galloway

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Nelson Gathuku

PhD Student - GDPE - Dr. George Wittemyer's Lab

Luke George

Master Instructor

Brian Gerber

Associate Professor | COOP Assistant Unit Leader

Rebecca Germany

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

James Golden

Graduate Research Assistant - FC

Mireille Gonzalez

Research Associate III - EX

Hillary Hankey

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Kelsey Harper

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Sara Hathaway

Graduate Research Assistant - FC

I am a graduate student studying the effects of anthropogenic environmental changes on wildlife parasites and diseases using an allostatic load framework. My research focuses on identifying how the immune system explains adverse health in White-tail and Mule deer with a focus on Chronic Wasting Disease.

Kendra Heiser

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Sasha Hendricks

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Chris Hensel

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Morgan Hertel

Graduate Teaching Assistant - FC

I am a PhD student studying carnivore-livestock conflict with a focus on the wolf reintroduction in Colorado.

W Ryan Hilgris

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Azmal Hossan

Stu Academic Support

Heather Jackson

Senior Instructor | Online Certificate Program Director

Miguel Jimenez

Ph.D. Student - GDPE/Ecology - Dr. Kyle Horton's Lab

Michael Johnson

PhD Student - FWCB - Dr. David Koons' Lab

Yoichiro Kanno

Associate Professor

Zac Kendall

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Charles Kerrick

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Ellen King

Graduate Research Assistant - FC

Ed Kluender

Research Associate - Larval Fish Lab

Keely Kohen

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

David Koons

Professor | James C. Kennedy Chair of Wetland and Waterfowl Conservation

Tamara Layden

Masters Student - Ecology/GDPE - Dr. Sara Bombaci's Lab

Sam Lewis

Ph.D. Student - FWCB - Dr. Yoichiro Kanno's Lab

Fisheries and Water Management Issues in the Arid West

Christopher Lum

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Anna Machowicz

Education Director, co-founder: Home Range Wildlife Research

Mammal research and conservation, field skills training.

Tom Mangan

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Jon Maxwell

Graduate Research Assistant - FC

Megan McCafferty

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Hanna McCaslin

Ph.D. Candidate - GDPE/Ecology - Dr. Sara Bombaci and Dr Mevin Hooten's Lab

Libby Mojica

PhD student, GDPE/FWCB

Trent Moore

Research Associate II - NEX-S

Ally Mujica

Graduate Research Assistant - FC

Ally Mujica

Graduate Research Assistant - FC

Mairin Murphy

Graduate Research Assistant - FC

Erin Muths

Affiliate - Graduate Committee Member- Bailey Lab

Chris Myrick

Professor | WCNR Research Associate Dean

Minh Nguyen

PhD Student - FWCB - Dr. Joel Berger's Lab

Camera traps, Hunting, Poaching, Endemics, Behaviors, International conservation

Minh Nguyen

PhD Student - FWCB - Dr. Joel Berger's Lab

Camera traps, Hunting, Poaching, Endemics, Behaviors, International conservation

Mickey Pardo

Post Doctoral Fellow - Dr. George Wittemyer Lab

Adam Parlin

Postdoctoral Fellow - EX

Bijoya Paul

Ph.D. Student - FWCB - Dr. Yoichiro Kanno's Lab

Trent Pearce

Graduate Teaching Assistant - FC

Kim Pepin

Researcher in Wittemyer Lab

Jed Perkins

Research Associate II - NEX-S

Dan Preston

Associate Professor

Camilla Price

Predoctoral Graduate Research Assistant

MSc - Ecology - Dr. Veronica Yovovich and Dr. Jon Salerno's labs| My research projects address questions related to human-carnivore coexistence, endangered species restoration, and community-led conservation, both abroad and here in Colorado.

Cole Purdy

Graduate Teaching Assistant - FC

Travis Rainey

Graduate Teaching Assistant - FC

https://travisalanrainey.weebly.com

Ann Randall

Assistant Professor | Academic Success Coordinator

Scott Ratchford

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Russ Reidinger Jr

Adjunct Instructor/Online Masters FWCB

Adele Reinking

PhD Student - GDPE/FWCB - Dr. George Wittemyer's Lab

Carl Roberts

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Lisa Roerk

Masters Student - FWCB - Dr. Caitlin Well's Lab

Chad Rubke

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Becky Ruzicka

PhD Candidate - FWCB - Dr. Paul Doherty's Lab

Kim Samsel

Account Tech/Admin Assistant III

Nina Santarpia

PhD Candidate - FWCB - Dr. Paul Doherty's Lab

Wildlife Conservation & Renewable Energy

Tyler Schenck

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Thomas Seibert

Emeritus Assistant Professor

Casey Setash

PhD Student - FWCB - Dr. Davd Koons' Lab

Kelley Sinning

Stu Researcher - WS

Darrel Snyder

Resch Sci/Scholar II - Larval Fish Lab

Collin Spence

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Aspen Spiker

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Taylor Stack

Masters Student - FWCB - Dr. Yoichiro Kanno and Dr. Dana Winkelman's Lab

Kathryn Stoner

Affiliate

I am a conservation biologist focusing on tropical mammal ecology and conservation geared towards developing meaningful management practices. My area of expertise encompasses themes including wildlife conservation, tropical community ecology, fragmentation, and plant-animal interactions.

Joanne Tennant

Research Associate III - EX

Dave Theobald

Research Scientist

Ike Thibedeau

MS Candidate - FWCB - Dr. Brett Johnson's Lab

Jordan Thompson

Ph.D. Student - GDPE/Ecology - Dr. David Koon's Lab

Georgia Titcomb

Assistant Professor

Emilia Topp

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Tina Tristani

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Angela Trnka

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Jordan Trujillo

Masters Student - FWCB - Dr. Dan Preston's Lab

Freshwater Ecology

Jesse Turner

Graduate Research Assistant - FC

Donald Tuttle

Research Associate III - EX

Moeumu Uili

MS Student - FWCB - Dr. Liba Pejchar's Lab

Kersti Vaino

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Rachel Vanausdall

Ph.D. Candidate - FWCB - Dr. Bill Kendall's Lab

Cassandre Venumiere-Lefebvre

Ph.D. Candidate - FWCB - Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence

Human-Wildlife Coexistence; Quantitative Ecology; Spatial Ecology; Qualitative Interviews

Shimon Watanabe

Instructor | Academic Success Coordinator

Kelsey Weir

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Caitlin Wells

Assistant Professor

Cecilia White

Instructor | Academic Success Coordinator

Anastasia Williams

Online Masters Student - MFWCB

Becca Windell

PhD Student

I am a PhD student studying chronic wasting disease in mule deer. My research interests lie in applying animal behavior to disease, conflict, and other management challenges.

Tom Yamashita

Postdoctoral Fellow - EX

Veronica Yovovich

Assistant Professor | Extension Specialist

Bill Alldredge

Professor Emeritus

Delwin Benson

Professor Emeritus | Former Extension Specialist

Ken Burnham

Professor Emeritus | Former COOP Assistant Unit Leader

Kurt Fausch

Professor Emeritus

Brett Johnson

Professor Emeritus

I am a fisheries ecologist. I study fisheries management, food webs, predator-prey interactions, lake and reservoir ecology, management of invasive species, contaminants, and effects of climate.

Barry Noon

Professor Emeritus

Randy Robinette

Professor Emeritus | Former Department Head

Julie Savidge

Professor Emeritus

Gary White

Professor Emeritus

Kenneth Wilson

Professor Emeritus