Ecology Directory
Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit Faculty
In Memoriam Faculty
Tenure-Track Faculty
Lindsey Albertson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Community ecology, freshwater ecology, fluvial ecogeomorphology
Laura Burkle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Conservation Biology and Ecology Program
Wyatt Cross, Ph.D.
Professor
Director of Montana Water Center
Diane Debinski, Ph.D.
Professor / Department Head
Conservation biology, ecology, restoration ecology
Danielle Ulrich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Plant physiological ecology, plant ecophysiology
Christine Verhille, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Fish ecophysiology, cardiovascular physiology
Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit Faculty
Christopher Guy, Ph.D.
Professor
Assistant Leader of the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit and Affiliate Professor
Al Zale, Ph.D.
Professor
Leader, Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit and Affiliate Professor
Teaching Faculty
Brian Smithers, Ph.D.
Assistant Research & Teaching Professor
Forest ecology, sub-alpine forest and alpine community ecology
John Townsend-Mehler, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor
Animal Behavior and cognitive science
David WIlley, Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor
Ornithology, Community Ecology, Raptorial Birds, Predator-Prey Ecology
John Winnie, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Teaching Professor
Field Research
Administrative Staff
Bernadette Diaz
Business Operations Manager
Bernadette covers Human Resources and payroll, key requests, travel and p-card processing,
budgeting, office logistics, and is our liaison to the CLS Fiscal Services central
accounting office.
Lynn DiGennaro
Program Manager / Accountant
Dana Doney
Departmental Affairs Coordinator
Dana coordinates department events, oversees communications and departmental outreach efforts, and coordinates web communications for the department.
Emily Richardson
Academic Services Coordinator
Emily answers questions about graduate degree programs and admissions, and those regarding registration, advising, and curriculum for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Al Zale
Adjunct Instructors
Bob Gresswell
Instructor
WILD 548 Research Perspectives
[email protected]
Researchers
Victoria Bakker, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Quantitative conservation biology
[email protected]
Brian Smithers, Ph.D.
Assistant Research & Teaching Professor
Forest ecology, sub-alpine forest and alpine community ecology
Yuriko Yano, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Biogeochemistry, isotope biogeochemistry
[email protected]
Research Affiliates
Robert Al-Chokhachy
USGS-Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Matthew Becker
Programme Manager/CEO, Zambian Carnivore Programme
Erik Beever
USGS-Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Travis Belote
The Wilderness Society
Bob Bramblett
Montana State University
Paul Cross
USGS-Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Julie Cunningham
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Charles Curtin
Center of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, University of Montana
Bob Gresswell
Montana State University
Justin Gude
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
James Hood
Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University
Jia Hu
University of Arizona
O. Wally Johnson
Montana State University
Vicki Saab
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research
Mark Taper
Department of Biology, University of Florida
Tad Weaver
Montana State University
Molly Webb
Bozeman Fish Technology Center
Emeritus Faculty
Don Collins, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Biology, 1998
Ecology, Genetics
Robert Garrott, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Fish & Wildlife Ecology and Management, 2020
Lynn Irby, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Management, 2003
Billie Kerans, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Biology, 2015
Tom McMahon, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Fisheries, 2022
Past Director of Fish & Wildlife Ecology and Management Program
James Pickett, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Botany, 1992
Theodore (Tad) Weaver, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus Research Professor of Ecology, 2018
Robert White, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Fish & Wildlife Management, 2002
In Memoriam Faculty
Daniel Goodman, Ph.D.
Professor
Quantitative Ecology and Conservation Biology