Fish and Wildlife Conservation People

 

For correct information please contact our main office.

DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY: Phone: 540-231-5573 Fax:540-231-7580

 

All offices are located in Cheatham Hall, unless otherwise listed.

Mail may be addressed to any of the recipients below at:

Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Mail Code 0321, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061.

 

 

FACULTY:

(F)=Fisheries, (W)=Wildlife Sciences

Faculty and staff Photo Gallery

Click here to see a short list of individual faculty members' academic interests.

Name & Homepage Title Office Phone Email Address
Kathleen Alexander(W) Associate Professor 152 231-5059 kathyalx@vt.edu
Paul Angermeier (F) Associate Professor 342 Latham 231-4501 biota@vt.edu
Jim Berkson  (F) Associate Professor     jberkson@vt.edu
Daniel Catlin (W) Research Assistant Professor 134 231-1692 dcatlin@vt.edu
Andrew Dolloff (F) Associate Professor 350 Latham 231-4864 adoll@vt.edu
Mark Ford(W) Unit Leader, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 106B 231-5927 wmford@vt.edu
James (Jim) Fraser (W) Professor 106C 231-6064 fraser@vt.edu
Emmanuel Frimpong(F) Assistant Professor 156 231-6880 frimp@vt.edu
Carola A. Haas (W) Associate Professor 112 231-9269 cahaas@vt.edu
Eric Hallerman (F) Department Head
Professor		 100 231-5573 ehallerm@vt.edu
Bill Hopkins (W) Associate Professor 444 Latham 231-7292 hopkinsw@vt.edu
Yan Jiao (F) Associate Professor 110 231-5749 yjiao@vt.edu
Jess Jones(F) Restoration Biologist, USFWS 106A 231-2266/7241 jess_jones@fws.gov
Sarah Karpanty(W) Assistant Professor 150 231-4586 karpanty@vt.edu
Marcella Kelly (W) Associate Professor 146 231-1734 makelly2@vt.edu
Steve McMullin (W) Associate Professor 108 231-8847 smcmulli@vt.edu
Brian Murphy (F) Professor 442 Latham 231-6959 murphybr@vt.edu
Dick Neves (F) Professor Emeritus 148 231-5046 mussel@vt.edu
Donald Orth (F) Professor 106D 231-5919 dorth@vt.edu
James Parkhurst (W) Associate Professor 144 231-9283 jparkhur@vt.edu
Andrew Rypel (F) Assistant Professor 154 231-2290 rypel@vt.edu
Dean Stauffer (W) Professor 138B 231-5297 dstauffe@vt.edu
Michael Vaughan (W) Professor Emeritus 148 231-5046 mvaughan@vt.edu

STAFF AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES:

Name
Division
 Phone Office  Email Address Title
Susan Archer
FWC
 231-3983 106 sarcher@vt.edu Bookkeeper
Michelle Beck
FWC
 231-6757 Room 1122B @ 1880 Pratt Drive, CRC beckmic@vt.edu Postdoctoral Associate
Tara Craig
FWC
 231-6944 106E tvipperm@vt.edu IT Specialist/Admin Assistant
Daniel Evans
FWC
   351 Latham daniel76@vt.edu Research Associate
Donald Fraser
FWC
   Boatshed drfraser@vt.edu Watercraft Ops Manager
Steve Goodman
FWC
   FL sjgood@vt.edu Wildlife Worker
Tom Gorman
FWC
   NC gormant@vt.edu Research Scientist
David Hata
FWC
 231-4625 114 dhata@vt.edu Research Scientist
Lynn Hayes
FWC
 231-1975 101D lyhayes@vt.edu Administrative Assistant
William Henley
FWC
 231-7241 Mollusk Center whenley@vt.edu Research Associate
Dan Hua
FWC
 231-7241 Mollusk Center huad@vt.edu Research Specialist
Kelly Jones
FWC
    FL kcjones7@vt.edu Field Coordinator
Dana Keith
FWC
 231-5573 100 dkeith@vt.edu Administrative Assistant to the Dept. Head
Timothy Lane
FWC
 231-7241 Mollusk Center twln@vt.edu Laboratory Specialist
Brett Ostby
FWC
 230-1042 Mollusk Center bostby@vt.edu Lab Specialist
Brooke Massa
FWC
 231-6757 Room 1122 @ 1880 Pratt Drive, CRC bmassa@vt.edu Project Manager
Joanne Printz
FWC
 231-1138 ILSB 1052 @ CRC 145 davisje@vt.edu Conservation Genetics Research Associate
Shannon Ritter
FWC
 231-4433 106 sjritter@vt.edu Research Administrative Assistant
Jamie Roberts
FWC
 239-1707 106F jarober1@vt.edu Research Specialist
Jennifer Smith
FWC
   FL jensmith@vt.edu Research Scientist
Andrew Trent
FWC
   NC jetrent@vt.edu  
James Van Dyke
FWC
   129 – 1880 Pratt Drive, MC 0493 vandykeu@vt.edu Postdoctoral Associate
Terri Waid
FWC
 231-4934 106 twaid@vt.edu

Virginia Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit Administrative Assistant (DOI/USGS)
Jeff Waldon
FWC
 231-4540 CMI fwiexchg@vt.edu

Senior Research Associate
JD Willson
FWC
 231-1424 349 Latham willsonj@vt.edu

Postdoctoral Associate

GRADUATE STUDENTS:

Name Office  Phone  Email Address Section Advisor 
Nathaniel Adkins 441 Latham   nadkins@vt.edu Fisheries Murphy/McMullin
Gifty Anane-Taabeah 113 231-5320 giftya85@vt.edu Fisheries Frimpong
Gregory Anderson 106F   gba@vt.edu Fisheries Angermeier
Yaw Ansah 113 231-5320 yawb@vt.edu Fisheries Frimpong
Jane Argentina 344 Latham 231-5320 jea@vt.edu Fisheries Angermeier
Irene Ballesta Artero 101B   irene10@vt.edu Fisheries Jiao
Joyce Barkley Mollusk Lab 231-5320 barkleyj@vt.edu Fisheries Neves
Maria Bravo-Vinaja 113 231-5320   Wildlife Stauffer
Caitlin Carey 149 Cheatham 231-5320 cscarey@vt.edu Fisheries Jones/Hallerman
Laci Coleman 149   colemanl@vt.edu Wildlife Ford
Nathan Cook 111   nathcook@vt.edu Wildlife McMullin/Parkhurst
Amy Carrozzino-Lyon 111 231-0961 acarroz@vt.edu Wildlife McMullin/Parkhurst
Audrey DeRose-Wilson 134 Cheatham 231-9069 aderose@vt.edu Wildlife Fraser
Ben Dickinson 127 Cheatham   benjad7@vt.edu Fisheries Orth/McMullin
Cory Dunn 113   cdunn05@vt.edu Fisheries Angermeier
Jesse Fallon     jfallon@vt.edu Wildlife Hopkins
Zach Farris 124 Cheatham 231-5320 zjfarris@vt.edu Wildlife Karpanty/Kelly
Joy Felio 134 231-5320 jfelio@vt.edu Wildlife Fraser
Katy Forgues Gieder     kgieder@vt.edu Wildlife Karpanty
Anne Hilborn 318   ahilborn@vt.edu Wildlife Kelly
Matt Hillman 124 Cheatham 231-5320 mhillman@vt.edu Wildlife Karpanty
Megan Holcomb 212 Fralin   mkh@vt.edu Wildlife Alexander
Brittney Hopkins 437 Latham 231-5320 bchop@vt.edu Wildlife Hopkins
Jian Huang 113   jianh@vt.edu Fisheries Frimpong
Dan Hua Mollusk Center 231-7241 huad@vt.edu Fisheries Neves
Devin Jones 437 Latham 231-5320 jonesdk@vt.edu Wildlife Hopkins
Mamadou Kane     mdkane@vt.edu Wildlife Kelly
Michelle Klopfer 349 Latham 231-1424 midavis1@vt.edu Fisheries  
Tim Lane 149 231-5320 twln@vt.edu Fisheries Jones
Chris Latimer   231-5320 hokiecel@vt.edu Wildlife Stauffer
Peter Laver 149 231-5320 plaver@vt.edu Wildlife Alexander
Yan Li 101A 231-5320 yanli08@vt.edu Fisheries Jiao
Fang-yee Lin 318 231-5320 linfy66@vt.edu Wildlife Stauffer
Kim Mattson 344 Latham 231-5320 mattsonh@vt.edu Fisheries Angermeier
Bernardo Mesa 231-5320 bmesa@vt.edu Wildlife Kelly
Beatriz Mogollon   mogollon@vt.edu Wildlife Kelly
David Montague 231-5320 dmontag@vt.edu Fisheries Angermeier
Dana Morin 231-5320 danajm3@vt.edu Wildlife Kelly
Holly Morris   hnmorris@vt.edu Wildlife McMullin/Parkhurst
Bonnie Myers 149 231-5320 embonn8@vt.edu Fisheries Rypel
Richard Odom 231-5320 rhodom@vt.edu Wildlife Ford
Brett Ostby Mussel Center 230-1042 bostby@vt.edu Fisheries Angermeier
Brandon Peoples     bpeoples@vt.edu Fisheries Frimpong
Sylvia Powell     sylvie@vt.edu Wildlife Haas
Christine Proctor 231-5320 cproctor@vt.edu Wildlife Kelly
Adyan Rios 101 231-5320 abr@vt.edu Fisheries Berkson
Jamie Roberts 106F 231-8826 darter@vt.edu Fisheries Angermeier
Jennifer Rogers     jrogers1@vt.edu Fisheries Jones/Henley
Craig Roghair 1710 Ramble Rd 231-0078 croghair@vt.edu Fisheries Dolloff
Daniel Schilling 149 231-5320 dschilli@vt.edu Fisheries Jones
Katelin Shugart-Schmidt 101 231-5320 katelin@vt.edu Fisheries Berkson
Alexander Silvis     silvis@vt.edu Wildlife Ford
Sara Sweeten 149 231-5320 sweeten@vt.edu Wildlife Ford
Michael St Germain 318/CMI 231-9176 mstgerma@vt.edu Wildlife Kelly
Man Tang   231-5320 tman5@vt.edu Fisheries Jiao
Kanchan Thapa   231-5320 kanchan1@vt.edu Wildlife Kelly
Amy Tillman 101 231-5320 amytill@vt.edu Fisheries Berkson
Matthew Vincent 113 231-5320 mtvincen@vt.edu Fisheries Jiao
Matthew Weberg 113 231-5320 mattw82@vt.edu Fisheries Rypel
Shannon White 149 231-5320 swhite8@vt.edu Fisheries Orth
Claudia Wultsch 318/Bear pens 231-7710 wultschc@vt.edu Wildlife Vaughan/Kelly

FACULTY ACADEMIC INTERESTS:

For more detailed information, visit the individual faculty members' websites.

Name & Homepage Academic Interests
Kathleen Alexander(W) Wildlife disease; ecosystem health
Paul Angermeier (F) Stream fish communities; assessing quality of aquatic resources; conservation of aquatic systems
Jim Berkson (F) Population dynamics, modeling, and management of marine resources; Fisheries stock assessment; Horseshoe crabs; National Marine Fisheries Service research and management
Daniel Catlin (W) Population dynamics, dispersal, conservation biology, model selection and inference
Andrew Dolloff (F) Salmonid ecology, watershed management, historical ecology, habitat restoration
Mark Ford (W) Wildlife habitat interactions (forest management and prescribed fire), white-tailed deer management, ecology and management of bats, non-volant small mammals and woodland salamanders, and high-elevation/relict forest management and restoration in the Appalachians.
James Fraser (W) Endangered species management, conservation biology
Emmanuel Frimpong(F) Ecology of fishes in fluvial landscapes; life history-based community and species-habitat modeling; theory and applications of aquatic bioassessment and monitoring; large scale freshwater ecosystem conservation planning and policy
Carola A. Haas (W) Behavioral and population ecology; birds, reptiles, and amphibians in production agriculture and forestry systems; landscape effects on reproduction and dispersal
Eric Hallerman (F) Genetics of fish and wildlife species; Genetic improvement of aquaculture stocks; Aquaculture biotechnology and related public policy; Genetics education; Management of Horseshoe Crabs.
Bill Hopkins (W) Environmental toxicology and wildlife physiology.
Yan Jiao (F) Quantitative decision support systems, Marine fisheries management.
Jess Jones(F) Restoration of endangered mussel populations, conservation management of rivers, ecotoxicology of river ecosystems, mussel propagation and life history, and mussel population dynamics and genetics.
Marcella Kelly (W) Ecology and population dynamics of mammal species. Tropical ecology and conservation. Predator ecology and conservation.
Sarah Karpanty (W) Preditor-Prey interactions; behavioral ecology
Steve McMullin (W) Leadership and administration in natural resource agencies; public involvement in resource decision making; human dimensions of fisheries and wildlife
Brian Murphy (F) Fisheries management, reservoir ecology, international conservation; Natural resource education
Donald Orth (F) Fisheries management; stream fish ecology; bioethics; population dynamics; instream flow and habitat assessment
James Parkhurst (W) Wildlife damage management; wetlands and wetland wildlife ecology; habitat management and manipulation
Andrew Rypel(F) Applied fish and shellfish ecology
Dean Stauffer (W) Modeling wildlife-habitat relationships; habitat analysis; habitat assessment and evaluation
Adjunct Faculty
Brian Czech  Sustainability science, ecological economics, conservation biology, natural resources policy, political science
Paul Grobler University of the Free State(South Africa); Conservation genetics
Dana Hawley Wildlife disease, as related to social behavior, community ecology, genetic diversity, and toxicology
Joan Morrison Trinity College CT. Avian Ecol.
Tammy Newcomb (F) Watershed management and restoration, stream fish community dynamics, temperature modeling, management of regulated rivers
Yniv Palti NCCCWA, WV, Geneticist
Eric Smith Smith Community ecology, habitat utilization models, statistical analysis.
Jeff Walters Behavioral ecology and population biology of birds; conservation biology;
endangered species management.
Emeritus
John Ney (F) Applied ecology of fishes; trophic dynamics; reservoir management; impact assessment
Gerald Cross(W) Developing extended education programaas for professional renewable resource managers; extending research and new knowledge to renewable resource audiences.
Robert H. Giles(W) Systems Ecology, Wildlife Management Systems, and Computer Applications
Louis Helfrich (F) Aquaculture, Fish Passage, Aquatic Species Recovery, Pond and Stream Management, Public Outreach and Fisheries Extension Education
Roy L. Kirkpatrick(W) Nutritional ecology; population ecology; toxicology.
Richard (Dick) Neves (F) Biology and conservation of freshwater mussels; endangered aquatic species; restoration and recovery of aquatic ecosystems; propagation of endangered mollusks
David Trauger (W) Waterfowl biology; Wetland ecology; Urban wildlife; Sustainable use of natural resources
Michael Vaughan (W) Population ecology; predator/prey interactions