Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule

Connecting lake ecology and stewardship through research partnerships

Dr. Jake Walsh

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota

*FWCB Faculty Interview - Research Seminar*

Understanding and mitigating human-wildlife pathogen transmission risk through community-based research

Dr. Marissa Milstein

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota

*FWCB Faculty Interview - Research Seminar*

Integrating Ethnography and Spatial Analysis for Co-management in Indigenous Reserves in Amazonia

Dr. Christopher Shaffer

Associate Professor of Anthropology, Grand Valley State University

Uncovering the life history diversity of freshwater fishes: a closer look at bigmouth buffalo

Dr. Alec Lackmann

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota - Duluth

Mapping unprotected natural habitats harboring the world’s remaining rare and endangered species

Dr. Anup Joshi

Program Coordinator and Research Associate, University of Minnesota

Roads to Conservation: How DOTs Help Save the World

Christopher Smith

Senior Wildlife Ecologist, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Large carnivore competition and predation dynamics in northern Yellowstone

Jack Rabe

PhD Candidate, Conservation Sciences Graduate Program

*PhD Defense*

The Role of Emotions and Power in Shaping Human-Elephant Coexistence in Sagalla, Kenya

Dr. Maureen Kinyanjui

University of Edinburgh

Parasitoids in Galapagos? The risks and benefits of biological control.

Dr. George Heimpel

Professor, University of Minnesota

Managing Pollution of Urban Waters: Sources and Solutions

Dr. Sarah Hobbie

Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota