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Faculty

The Wildlife and Fisheries Biology program draws upon knowledge from Rubenstein School faculty members whose research and expertise span topics that include aquatic ecology, avian ecology, conservation biology, fisheries, global change ecology, herpetology, population modeling, wildlife ecology, and more. They are scholars in their fields and offer ample opportunities for students to engage in meaningful undergraduate and graduate research.

Rubenstein School Faculty

Program Director

Allan Strong

Professor • Director, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Program

allan.strong@uvm.edu

Instructional programs: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Natural Resources
Research: Avian ecology, conservation biology, landscape ecology

Additional Faculty

Ariana Chiapella

Lecturer • The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Aquatic ecology, Food web dynamics, Ecotoxicology, Environmental health and justice

Therese "Terri" Donovan

Research Associate Professor • Assistant Unit Leader of VT Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

Instructional program: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Landscape ecology, wildlife population modeling, adaptive management

Mark Henderson

Unit Leader of VT Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

Instructional program: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Fish population modeling, food web ecology, environmental DNA, acoustic telemetry, mark-recapture, fish ecology

Ellen Marsden

Professor Emerita

Research: Fisheries ecology, fish behavior, aquatic invasive species

Michael McDonald

Lecturer

Instructional program: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Wildlife, conservation biology

Brittany Mosher

Assistant Professor

Instructional program: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Disease and population ecology, quantitative ecology, conservation decision-making, herpetology, conservation biology

James "Jed" Murdoch

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs • Professor • Gund Institute for Environment Fellow

Instructional program: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Wildlife ecology, conservation biology

Mariano A. Rodriguez-Cabal

Research Assistant Professor • The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Natural Resources, Sustainability, Ecology and Policy, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Community ecology, Global change ecology, Invasive species, Plant-animal interactions

Jason Stockwell

Professor

Instructional programs: Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Research: Aquatic ecology, food web dynamics, predator-prey interactions