Presentations  


2007  Armstrong Atlantic State University, Invited Speaker, Biology Seminar Series, Savannah, Georgia.  Aquatic ecosystems: theoretical and applied research.

2007  Lamar University, Invited Speaker, Biology Seminar Series Beaumont, Texas.  Aquatic ecosystems: theoretical and applied research.

2006  Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Omaha, Nebraska.  The effects of streambank stabilization structures on stream channel morphology and fish community structure

2006   American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, New York.  The effects of streambank stabilization structures on stream channel morphology and fish community structure.

2006  Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Rend Lake, Illinois.  The effectiveness of artificial riffles as an aquatic habitat restoration technique.

2006  Stephen F. Austin University, Invited Speaker, Biology Seminar Series, Nacogdoches, Texas.  The effects of habitat fragmentation on stream processes.


2005  Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids Michigan.  The effects of agricultural land-use on stream food webs: a field test of food web theory using stable
isotope techniques.

2005  Southwest Missouri State University, Invited Speaker - Biology Seminar Series, Springfield, Missouri.  Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution?

2005  Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Moline, Illinois.  The effects of agricultural land-use on stream food webs: a field test of food web theory using stable isotope techniques.

2005  Rochester Institute of Technology, Invited Speaker - Biology Seminar Series, Rochester, New York.  Response of bluegill  to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution?

 <>2004 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.  Changes in Bluegill Life History in Response to 35 Year of Thermal Extremes.
 
2004 Arkansas State University, Invited Speaker - Biology Seminar Series, Conway, Arkansas.  Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution?
 
2004 Eastern Michigan University, Invited Speaker - Biology Seminar Series, Ypsilanti, Michigan.  Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution?
 
2004 Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Champaign, Illinois.  The effects of streambank stabilization structures on stream channel morphology and fish community structure.
 
2004 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Invited Speaker - Biology Seminar Series, Aiken, South Carolina.  Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution?
 
2004 Illinois State University, Invited Speaker - Biology Seminar Series, Bloomington, Illinois.  Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution? 
 
2004   Arkansas State University, Invited Speaker - Biology Seminar Series, Conway, Arkansas.  Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution? 
 
2004  Eastern Michigan University, Invited Speaker - Biology Seminar Series, Ypsilanti, Michigan.  Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution? 
 
2004 Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Champaign, Illinois.  The effects of streambank stabilization structures on stream channel morphology and fish community structure.
 
2004  Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Invited Speaker - Biology Seminar Series, Aiken, South Carolina.  Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution? 
 
2003 Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Rend Lake, Illinois.  The effects of habitat fragmentation on fish developmental stability.
 
2003  Paul Smith College Invited Speaker – Department of Biology, Paul Smith, New York.  The Effects of Environmental Stressors on Fish Morphology and Community Structure. 
 
2003   Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Illinois State University, Normal , Illinois. The effects of habitat fragmentation on fish developmental stability. 
 
2003 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Kansas City, Missouri. The effects of streambank stabilization structures on stream channel morphology and fish community structure.
 
2002  Ohio State University Invited Speaker—Departmental of Forestry and Natural Resources, Columbus, Ohio.  Impacts of aquatic habitat fragmentation on fish species and communities. 
 
2002   Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Springfield, Illinois.  The effects of habitat fragmentation on dispersal rates and genetic diversity in darters. 
 
2002 Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois. The response of Macroinvertebrate communities to riparian zone changes. 
 
2002  Purdue University Invited Speaker – Department of Biology, West Lafayette, Indiana.  Teaching Strategies in General Education Courses.
 
2002  Midwest Fish Conference, Davenport, Iowa. The effects of habitat fragmentation on dispersal rates and genetic diversity in darters.
 
2002  Illinois Department of Natural Resources Invited Speaker – Watershed Division, Springfield, Illinois.  The effect of land use changes on stream biota.
 
2001 Millikin University Invited Speaker – Biology Department, Decatur, Illinois. Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution? 
 
2001 Illinois Renewable Natural Resources Conference, Peoria, Illinois. The use of  TOBEC to estimate total body composition of an aquatic organism. 
 
2001 Annual Phi Sigma – Biological Sciences Research Symposium, Bloomington, Illinois.  The effects of riparian zone fragmentation on primary productivity and fish growth rates. 
 
2001 Annual Phi Sigma – Biological Sciences Research Symposium, Bloomington, Illinois.  The effect of habitat fragmentation on the dispersal and genetic variability of darters. 
 
2001 The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Macomb, Illinois. “Effects of Riparian zone fragmentation on primary productivity and fish growth rates” 
 
2001 The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Macomb, Illinois.  Effects of habitat fragmentation on fish developmental stability. 
 
2001  The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Macomb, Illinois. The effects of habitat fragmentation on dispersal rates and genetic diversity in darters. 
 
2001  Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Peoria, Illinois. The effects of habitat fragmentation on dispersal rates and genetic diversity in darters. 
 
2001  Annual meeting for the Study of Evolution and the Society of Systematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. “Changes in bluegill life history in response to elevated environmental temperatures 
 
2000 Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Mount Vernon, Illinois. "The effects of habitat fragmentation on stream fish communities"

2000 The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Rock Island, Illinois. Effects of Riparian zone fragmentation on primary productivity and fish growth rates.
 
2000 American Fisheries Society Annual meeting, St Louis, Missouri. The effects of habitat fragmentation on stream fish communities. 
 
2000 Purdue University Invited Speaker—Departmental of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Lafayette, Indiana. " The effects of environmental stressors on fish morphology and community structure." 
 
2000 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Minneapolis Minnesota. The use of TOBEC to estimate total body composition of an aquatic organism. 
 
1999 Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Starve Rock, Illinois. "Lipid and reproductive cycles of bluegills exposed to 35 years of elevated environmental temperatures"

1999 The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Carbondale, Illinois. "The effects of habitat fragmentation on stream fish communities"

1999 The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Carbondale, Illinois. "The effects of stream patch formation on fish growth rates"

1999 Annual meeting for the Study of Evolution and the Society of Systematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. "Lipid and reproductive cycles of bluegills exposed to 35 years of elevated environmental temperatures"

1999 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Chicago Illinois. Invited Symposium Presentation, "The effects of habitat fragmentation on stream fish communities"
1983 State University College, Biology Department, Buffalo, New York. "Thermoregulatory Behavior of Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, in a Thermally Stressed Ecosystem."
 
1998 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois. "The use of TOBEC to estimate total body composition of an aquatic organism."

1998 The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. "The use of TOBEC to estimate total body composition of an aquatic organism."

1998 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois. "Relationship between habitat variables and fish diversity in Illinois streams."

1998 The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. "Relationship between habitat variables and fish diversity in Illinois streams."

1998 The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. " The role of bowfin in Multiple species fisheries management plans." (Poster)

1998 The Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. "Thirty years of thermal extremes: A case of rapid evolution in bluegill morphology."

1998 Bemdji State University, Invited Speaker - Seminar Series, Bemdji, Minnesota. " Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution?

1998 American Fisheries Society, University of Illinois Chapter, Invited speaker- Seminar Series, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. " Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution?

1998 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio. "Lipid and reproductive cycles of bluegills exposed to 35 years of elevated environmental temperatures"
 
1997 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. "Prairie Creek: Observations of Fish Diversity, Habitat Assessment and Application of Karr's Index of Biotic Integrity."

1997 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. "Determination of Stream Quality Using a Habitat Index."

1997 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, " Relationship between habitat variables and biotic integrity in Illinois streams"
 
1996 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana. "Thirty years of thermal extremes: A case of rapid evolution in bluegill morphology."

1996 Annual meeting for the Study of Evolution and the Society of Systematics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. "Thirty years of thermal extremes: A case of rapid evolution in bluegill morphology."

1996 Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. "Parental investment in the Red-Eared slider turtle."
 
1995 Illinois Natural History Survey Invited Speaker - Seminar Series, Champaign, Illinois. " Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution?
 
1994 Eastern Illinois University Invited Speaker - Seminar Series, Charleston, Illinois. " Response of bluegill to 30 years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution?
 
1993 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Invited Speaker - Seminar Series, Aiken, South Carolina. "Response of Bluegill to Acute and Chronic Thermal Perturbation from a Nuclear Production Reactor."
 
1992 Association of Southeastern Biologists, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. "The Effect of Acute and Chronic Perturbation from a Nuclear Production Reactor on Bluegill Morphology."

1992 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. "The Effects of Environmental Perturbation from a Nuclear Production Reactor on Bluegill Morphology."
 
1991 University of South Carolina Invited Speaker -- Departmental Seminar Series, Columbia, South Carolina. "The Effect of Environmental Perturbation on Bluegill Morphology."
 
1990 State University of New York College at Buffalo Invited Speaker--Departmental Seminar Series, Buffalo, New York. "Effects of Environmental Perturbation on Bluegill Life-History Traits."

1990 Association of Southeastern Biologists, Towson State University, Baltimore, Maryland. "Effects of Environmental perturbation on Bluegill Lipid Cycles."

1990 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Colleges of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. "Developmental Energetics of the Eastern Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus."
 
1989 Association of Southeastern Biologists, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina. "Lipid Cycle and Developmental Energetics of the Eastern Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus."
 
1989 American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, Alaska. "Lipid and Reproductive Cycles in Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, in a Nuclear Reactor Cooling Pond."
 
1988 American Zoological Society, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. "Parental Investment in the American Alligator."

1988 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. "Lipid Cycle and Developmental Energetics of the Eastern Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus."

1988 University of South Carolina at Aiken Invited Speaker--Departmental Seminar Series, Aiken, South Carolina. "Effects of Heated Effluent on a Fish Population."
 
1987 Association of Southeastern Biologists, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. "Developmental Energetics of the American Alligator."

1987 Association of Southeastern Biologists, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. "Lipid and Reproductive Cycles in Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, in a Nuclear Reactor Cooling Pond."
 
1986 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. "Thermoregulatory Behavior of Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, in a Thermally Stressed Ecosystem."

1986 The Herpetologist League and The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri. (Poster) "Lipids and Reproduction in Cottonmouths."


1984 State University College at Buffalo Invited Speaker--Undergraduate Seminar Series, Buffalo, New York. "Thermoregulatory Behavior of Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, in a Thermally Stressed Ecosystem."

1984 State University College, Sigma Xi Mini-Symposium, Buffalo, New York. "Thermoregulatory Behavior of Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, in a Thermally Stressed Ecosystem."


 

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