Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Quantitative Fisheries Center

Travis Brenden, Ph.D.

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

Chris Cahill, Ph.D.

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

James Bence, Ph.D.

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

Michael Jones, Ph.D.

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

Charles Belinsky

Curriculum Development Specialist - QFC
Software engineering, education, online and hybrid curriculum development
belinsky@msu.edu
517-355-0126

Michelle Chester

Research Administrator
blockmi3@msu.edu

Alex Maguffee

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

Lisa Chong, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate - QFC
chonglis@msu.edu

Scott Colborne, Ph.D.

Research Specialist
colborne@msu.edu

Lori Ivan, Ph.D.

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

Rick Clark, Ph.D.

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

Mark Ebener

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

Nick Boucher

Ph.D. Student
bouche66@msu.edu

Matthew Faust

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

Shane Flinn

PhD. Student
Age and growth; decision analysis; fisheries ecology; modeling; stream ecology
flinnsha@msu.edu
517-355-0126

Steven Fong

Ph.D. Student
fongstev@msu.edu

Tyler Funnell

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

Josh Hoekwater

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

Sean Lewandoski

Ph.D. Student
population dynamics, movement ecology, natural resource management

Caleb Branam

M.S. Student
branamca@msu.edu

Ben Cehelsky

M.S. Student
cehelsky@msu.edu

Sophia Ellis

M.S. Student
ellissop@msu.edu

Katie King

M.S. Student
kingka22@msu.edu

Max Majinska

M.S. Student
majinsk1@msu.edu

Mari Williams

M.S. Student
will4061@msu.edu

Sarah Naughtin

Undergraduate Research Assistant
naughtin@msu.edu

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