Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Quantitative Fisheries Center

Faculty, Staff, and Students

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  Travis Brenden, Ph.D.

  Professor; Director, Quantitative Fisheries Center
  Ecology and population dynamics of managed fish populations; biometry
  brenden@msu.edu
  517-355-0003
  

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  Chris Cahill, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor; Associate Director, Quantitative Fisheries Center
  Fishery stock assessment and population dynamics modeling
  cahill11@msu.edu
  

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  James Bence, Ph.D.

  Professor - Emeritus; QFC Founding Co-Director.
  bence@msu.edu
  

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  Michael Jones, Ph.D.

  Professor - Emeritus; QFC Founding Co-Director
  jonesm30@msu.edu
  

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  Charles Belinsky

  Senior Specialist, Quantitative Fisheries Center
  Software engineering, education, online and hybrid curriculum development
  belinsky@msu.edu
  517-355-0126
  

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  Michelle Chester

  Research Administrator
  blockmi3@msu.edu
  

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  Alex Maguffee

  Research Assistant - QFC
  Fisheries management, population dynamics, modeling and analysis
  maguffee@msu.edu
  517-355-0126
  

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  Lisa Chong, Ph.D.

  Postdoctoral Research Associate - QFC
  chonglis@msu.edu
  

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  Scott Colborne, Ph.D.

  Research Specialist
  colborne@msu.edu
  

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  Shane Flinn, Ph.D.

  Postdoctoral Research Associate - QFC
  Age and growth; decision analysis; fisheries ecology; modeling; stream ecology
  flinnsha@msu.edu
  517-355-0126
  

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  Lori Ivan, Ph.D.

  Senior Research Associate
  Great Lakes fish recruitment, population dynamics, anthropogenic stressors, ecological modeling
  lnivan@msu.edu
  517-355-0126
  

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  Rick Clark, Ph.D.

  Visiting Scholar
  clarkri@msu.edu
  517-432-5099
  

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  Mark Ebener

  Research Technician
  tflwc@yahoo.com
  517-242-8314
  

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  Nick Boucher

  Ph.D. Student
  bouche66@msu.edu
  

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  Matthew Faust

  Ph.D. Student
  Fish movement; fisheries management
  faustma3@msu.edu
  419-625-8062
  

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  Tyler Funnell

  Ph.D. Student
  Fisheries management; fisheries ecology
  funnellt@msu.edu
  

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  Josh Hoekwater

  Ph.D. Student
  Modeling, Freshwater Ecosystems, Restoration Monitoring, Experimental Design
  hoekwa21@msu.edu
  248-376-1320
  

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  Caleb Branam

  M.S. Student
  branamca@msu.edu
  

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  Ben Cehelsky

  M.S. Student
  cehelsky@msu.edu
  

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  Sophia Ellis

  M.S. Student
  ellissop@msu.edu
  

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  Katie King

  M.S. Student
  kingka22@msu.edu
  

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  Max Majinska

  M.S. Student
  majinsk1@msu.edu
  

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  Mari Williams

  M.S. Student
  will4061@msu.edu
  

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