The field of Fisheries and Wildlife Science integrates a wide range of disciplines, including biology, ecology, conservation biology, natural resource management, aquaculture, and the social sciences. Fisheries and Wildlife Science works across individual and community populations.
You will engage in basic and applied research regarding the conservation and management of animals in the wild and aquatic systems. The ecology and biology faculty in SENR create close-knit lab groups such as the Terrestrial Wildlife Ecology Laboratory and have outstanding research groups such as the Urban Coyote Ecology and Management project.
Active Graduate Advisors:
Jeremy Bruskotter
Konrad Dabrowski
Robert Gates
Stanley Gehrt
Suzanne Gray
Stephen Matthews
Jo Peacock
Risa Pesapane
William Peterman
Lauren Pintor
Christopher Tonra
Recent Theses and Dissertations (available on OhioLink*)
| 2022 |
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| N. Bai |
MS |
Investigating the diversity and small mammal host ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ohio
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| J. Evans |
MS |
Fish Health and Water Quality in Small Agricultural Ponds in Rural Ohio
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| L. Lessin |
MS |
Factors related to bird collisions with buildings along the coast of Lake Erie.
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| 2021 |
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| E. Amber |
MS |
Evaluating AHDriFT Camera Traps and Traditional Survey Methods for Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) Presence-Absence
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| E. Ames |
PhD |
Linking events across the annual cycle, in a Neotropical migratory songbird of conservation concern, the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
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| K. Diesburg |
PhD |
Consequences of terrestrial invaders for aquatic-riparian linkages
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| M. Gade |
PhD |
Spatial variation in the abundance, demography, and physiology of the montane endemic salamander, Plethodon shermani, and the consequences of climate change
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| P. Gould |
PhD |
Spatial variation in the abundance, trophic ecology, and role of semi-aquatic salamanders in headwater streams
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S. Harrison |
MS |
Effects of light pollution on fish feeding behavior and assemblage structure in reservoirs
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| N. Hengst |
MS |
Movements and Habitat Relationships of Virginia Rails and Soras within Impounded Coastal Wetlands of Northwest Ohio
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| A. Hoffman |
PhD |
Managing forests and understanding social intolerance for Ohio’s declining timber rattlesnakes
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| C. Parise |
MS |
The Population Status and Diet of the North American River Otter in Ohio
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| K. Pocock |
MS |
Trait differences in a non-native and native Ohio crayfish and the effect on rates of leaf decomposition
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| M. Scarasso |
MS |
The influence of environmental drivers and biological invasion on intraspecific variation in crayfish behavior
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| S. Sforza |
MS |
Spatial Analyses of Northern Bobwhite Occupancy and White-tailed Deer Hunter Distribution and Success in Ohio
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| A. Skinner |
MS |
Using GPS-Tracking to Fill Knowledge Gaps in the Full Annual Cycle of an Elusive Aerial Insectivore in Steep Decline
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| 2020 |
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| L. DeJong |
MS |
Impacts of Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Removal on the Composition of Avian Assemblages in Rural Riparian Forests
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| M. Miller |
PhD |
Induction of female monosex polyploid Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and production of monosex stocks in order to increase efficiency of Yellow perch aquaculture
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| L. Milbern |
MS |
Habitat usage of breeding songbirds in urban Columbus, Ohio
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| C. Rosenblatt |
MS |
Integrated Population Modeling of Northern Bobwhite and Co-occupancy with Open-land-Dependent Birds in Southern Ohio
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| A. Tutterow |
MS |
Prey availability and snake fungal disease as drivers of timber rattlesnake habitat selection across multiple spatial scales
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| 2019 |
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| S. Adamczak |
MS |
Population Demographics and Diet Variation of the North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) in Ohio, USA
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| G. Anchor |
MS |
Impacts of Coyotes (Canis latrans) on White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Behavior and Mortality in the Chicago Region
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| T. Atkinson |
MS |
Living in a haze: Direct and indirect impacts of turbidity and diet on an African cichlid fish
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| E. Berg |
MS |
The effect of hydrological restoration on nutrient concentrations, macroinvertebrate communities, and amphibian populations in Lake Erie coastal wetlands
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| J. Corra |
MS |
Aerial Insectivorous Birds Linked to Water Quality and Climate in Urbanizing Landscapes
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| J. Hansen |
MS |
Survey Methods and Habitat Associations of Secretive Marsh Birds in Coastal Wetlands of the Western Lake Erie Basin
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| L. Lolya |
MS |
Assessing Avian Responses to Habitat Management Along Pipeline Right-of-ways in Eastern Ohio
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| C. Nieman |
PhD |
Visual Ecology of Lake Erie Fishes: An Investigation of the Impacts of Elevated Turbidity on Vision
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| 2018 |
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| A. Brunner |
MS |
The Winter Ecology and Response to Environmental Change of a Neotropical Migratory Songbird: the Swainson’s Warbler |
| C. Crosby |
MS |
The role of individual learning and dietary preference in the consumption of the invasive Green Porcelain Crab, Petrolisthes armatus, by Native Crab Predators |
*OhioLink articles available to OSU students, faculty, and staff
**Students advised by SENR faculty in other OSU graduate programs
