Caleb Crawford​

• M.S. 2021

• Project: Influence of land over on northern bobwhite home range and survival at multiple scales in southern Illinois

• Farm Bill Biologist - Pheasants and Quail Forever

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Ethan Dittmer​

• B.S. 2020

• Project:  Evaluating hunter use and satisfaction at Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservoir

• M.S. Student: University of Arkansas at Monticello 

 

Kendra Slown Loubere​

• M.S. Student 

• HDMS Data Specialist - Arizona Game and Fish Department

Luke Fara

• M.S. 2018

• Thesis: Migration patterns, habitat use, prey items, and hunter harvest of long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) that overwinter on Lake Michigan

• USGS Biologist

 

John Lindstrom

• M.S. 2017

• Thesis: Effect of habitat management on dabbling ducks during spring migration in southwestern Indiana

• Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Biologist

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Doug McClain

• M.S. 2016

• Thesis: Response of cavity-nesting birds to aquatic macroinvertebrate availability in the Cache River watershed, southern Illinois

• Waterfowl Biologist: Ohio Division of Wildlife

Kevin Sierzega

• M.S. 2016

• Thesis: Factors influencing avian habitat selection between oak-hickory and mesic forests in Southern Illinois

• Natural Areas Preservation Specialist for IL DNR

 

Ben Lewis

• M.S. 2015

• Thesis: Determining food resources for American black ducks wintering and spring staging on the Eastern Shore of Virginia

• Waterfowl Project Leader for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries​

 

Adam Behney

• ​​​Ph. D. 2014

• Dissertation: Foraging behavior of ducks during spring migration in the Wabash River Floodplain

• Avian Researcher for Colorado Parks and Wildlife

 

Ryan O'Shaughnessy 

• Ph. D. 2014

• Dissertation: Factors determining habitat selection by spring migrating waterfowl along the Wabash River, Illinois

• Post-Doctoral Research Scientist at Borderlands Research Institute for Natural Resources Management

 

Luke Hawk

• M. S. Student

• Sage Grouse Technician

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Rich Schultheis

• Ph. D. Student

• Migratory Bird Specialist with Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism

 

Ryan Haffele

• M. S. 2012

• Thesis: Nesting ecology of ducks in dense nesting cover and restored native plantings in northeastern North Dakota 

• Wildlife Biologist for Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

 

Darin Grulkowski

• M. S. 2010

• Thesis: Macroinvertebrate and habitat associations in a rehabilitated Illinois River floodplain: Swan Lake, Illinois

• Environmental Specialist for University of Iowa

 

Adam Phillips

• M. S. 2010

• Thesis: Mute swan impacts on native waterbirds and submerged aquatic vegetation in Illinois

• District Wildlife Biologist for IL DNR

 

John Dassow

• M. S. 2010

• Thesis: Upland-nesting ducks in the parklands of Saskatchewan: the effect of predator reduction on nest success and reproductive investment

 

Amanda Mcleese

• M. S. 2008

• Thesis: Examining cost effectiveness of actively and passively managed wetlands for migrating and wintering waterfowl in southern Illinois

• Environmental Consultant at HDR Engineering

 

Jay Hitchcock

• M. S. 2008

• Thesis: Diet of spring-migrating waterfowl in the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes region

• Wildlife Biologist at White River National Wildlife Refuge

 

Dana Varner

• M. S. 2008

• Thesis: Survival and foraging ecology of interior trumpeter swans

• Ph. D. Auburn 2013

• Science Coordinator for Rainwater Basin Joint Venture

 

John Severson

• M. S. 2007

• Thesis: Wetland habitat enhancement and shoreline stabilization using riprap breakwaters on Kinkaid Lake in southern Illinois

• Currently pursuing Ph. D. at University of Idaho

 

Randy Smith 

• M. S. 2007

• Thesis: Evaluation of waterfowl habitat and spring food selection by mallard and lesser scaup on the Swan Lake, Illinois habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project

• Wetland Program Manager with Illinois Department of Natural Resources

 

Mike Sertle

• M. S. 2006

• Thesis: Nesting success, gosling growth, and adult body condition of giant canada geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) in southern Illinois

• Regional Biologist with Ducks Unlimited

 

Eric Lindstrom

• M. S. 2005

• Thesis: Examining postovulatory follicles of post-breeding mallards: implications for estimates of breeding

• Government Affairs Representative with Ducks Unlimited