Projects and Theses

This is a listing of some of the current graduate projects.

• Development of a Visitor Experience Plan for the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center
• Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation Study
• Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Wisconsin Walleye
• Genetic and Demographic Analyses of Remnant Menominee River Lake Sturgeon Populations: Implications for Rehabilitation and Reintroduction
• The role of periphyton in mercury bioaccumulation in stream ecosystems
• West Nile Virus Research involving bald eagles
• Persistence and Fate of Red-backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) and Other Amphibians in an Appalachian Grazing System
• Predicting Bobcat Spatial Distribution in Wisconsin

These are links to recent graduate student theses:

• Linking Field-Scale Phosphorus Export to a Watershed-Scale Model  Adam Freihoefer (Graduate Adviser: Dr. Paul McGinley)
• The Evaluation and Revision of an Online Course Entitled "Applied EE Program Evaluation"  Jennifer Dillard  (Graduate Adviser: Dr. Richard Wilke)
• The Development, Pilot and Evaluation of an Online course titled NRES 410/610 Teaching about the Environment Outdoors  Karla Lockman (Graduate Adviser: Dr. Randy Champeau)
• Modeling the Sustainability of Lake Trout Fisheries in Eastern Wisconsin Waters of Lake Superior  Julie Nieland (Graduate Adviser:  Dr. Michael Hansen)
• Website Development Recommendations for Midwest State Wildlife Areas  Jessica Huxmann (Graduate Adviser: Dr. Dennis Yockers)
• Wisconsin Statewide Urban Forest Assessment:  Development and Implementation  Ian Brown (Graduate Adviser:  Dr. Richard Hauer)