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Riverscape Ecology Lab
at Texas A&M University

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Joshuah Perkin, PhD
Principal Investigator

Ecology and Conservation Biology Department
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program
Texas A&M University
Room 222, WFES Building
2258 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77845
Email: jperkin at tamu.edu; Office: 979-458-1814
​GoogleScholar: HERE
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Erin Nguyen
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Ph.D. Student

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program

​Dissertation: Flow as a conservation tool for Great Plains Cyprinids
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Zach Steffensmeier
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Ph.D. Student

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program

Dissertation: Spatial ecology of imperiled Great Plains fishes
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Hayden Roberts
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M.S. Student

Thesis: Movement ecology of Alligator Gar across multiple scales and ecotones
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Sara Stearns
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M.S. Student

Thesis: Morphological correlates of fish dispersal in rivers
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Lindsey Elkins
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M.S. Student

Thesis: Ecological futures for fishes in Texas river basins
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Cade Cottar
Undergraduate Research Scholar

Project: Spatially constrained rarefaction for estimating reservoir fish diversity
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Johnathan Ellard
Undergraduate Research Scholar

Project: Diel movement of Alligator Gar
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Noah Santee
Undergraduate Research Scholar

Project: Movement ecology of Plains Killifish
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Allison Hay
Undergraduate Research Scholar

Project: Movement and population size estimates for suckermouth armored catfish

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Lauren Yancy
Undergraduate Research Scholar

Project: Diel fluctuations in Comanche Springs Pupfish habitat associations
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Hailey Binkley
Undergraduate Research Scholar

Project: Population estimation for invasive Asian Swamp Eel
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Brynn Johnson
Undergraduate Research Scholar

Project: Population census methods for invasive Suckermouth Armored Catfish​

Graduate and Post-Graduate Alumni

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Maximiliaan Claus
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Visiting International Research Scholar

​Project: Management perspectives on Alligator Gar

​Current position: nomadic gar angler

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Florian Kappen
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Visiting International Research Scholar

Project: Movement ecology of Alligator Gar

Current position: nomadic gar angler

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Matt Acre, PhD
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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Project: Conservation and ecology of fishes in the Chihuhuan Desert region of Texas

Current position: Research Scientist United States Geological Survey
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Stephanie George
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M.S. Student

Thesis: Conservation Biogeography of Headwater Catfish (Ictalurus lupus) in the United States.


Current position: Living in the House of Manuscripts
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Juju Wellemeyer
M.S. Student (TN Tech University)

Thesis: Assembling Fish Community Indicators of Riverscape Threats: How Do Metric Screening Methods Measure Up?​
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Current position: Missouri Department of Conservation
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Eric Malone
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M.S. Student (TN Tech University)

Thesis: Restoring Ecosystem Services by Prioritizing Reintroduction of Native Fishes to Lower Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains
National Park.

Current position: New York Department of Environmental Protection
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Amy Gebhard
M.S. Student (TN Tech University)

Thesis: Environmental Regulators of Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae) Demography along a Stream Size Gradient.​
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Current position:  South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks

Undergraduate Alumni

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Emily Parker (2020)

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Jake Madewell (2017-2020)

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Fernando Chavez (2017-2020)

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Austin Stafford (2018-2019)

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Chase Corrington (2017-2019)

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Kylee Ecker (2018-2019)

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Caleb Blanton (2018-2019)

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Mark Nash (2017-2018)

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Stephen Blair (2017-2018)

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Brandon Bransford (2018)

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Josh Hietikko (2017-2018)

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Nick Loveland (2017-2018)

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Shannon Murphy (2016-2017)

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Tyler Slagle (2016-2017)

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Will Curtis (2015-2017)

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