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Federal Staff

Dave Wattles and Steve DeStefano placing GPS collar on bull moose

Stephen DeStefano Unit Leader Tel: (413) 545 - 4889

I have been associated with the Cooperative Research Unit program in some way since 1974, including Units in Massachusetts (1974-78, field assistant on projects as an undergraduate), Wisconsin (1978-84, MS and post-MS), Idaho (1984-89, PhD), Oregon (1990-94, post-Doc), Arizona (1994-99, Assistant Leader), and Massachusetts (1999-present, leader).

Electrofishing in Cedar Creek, PA

Allison Roy Assistant Unit Leader Tel: (413) 545 - 4895

I joined the Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in January 2012, where I serve as Assistant Unit Leader of Fisheries and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. I did postdoctoral research at the USEPA from 2004-2009, and was Assistant Professor at Kutztown University from 2009-2011.

Paul Sievert Assistant Unit Leader Tel: (413) 545 - 4888

I received my B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology from Iowa State University in 1981, my M.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin in 1984, and my Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. I have been the Assistant Unit Leader for Wildlife at the Massachusetts Unit since 2000.

University Staff

Jil Prosciak Administrative Secretary Tel: (413) 545 - 0398

Jil Prosciak Administrative Secretary Tel: (413) 545 - 0398

Students and Post Docs

Daniel Clark

Edward Faison

Holly Frank

Laura Hajduk

David Hastings

Michael Huguenin

Luanne Johnson

Michael Jones

Katherine Kauffman

Cristina Kennedy

Susannah Lerman

Kimberly Ogden

Todd Richards

Joe Smith

Sarah Spencer

Jennifer Strules

Dave Wattles

Lisabeth Willey

 

Current Staff

Federal Staff: 3

Masters Students: 6

Phd Students: 8

Post Docs: 1

University Staff: 2

5 Year Summary

Students graduated: 10

Scientific Publications: 38

Presentations: 72

 

Contact Us

Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Amherst, MA 01003-4220 Phone: (413) 545 - 0398 Fax: (413) 545 - 4358

Unit Leader

Stephen DeStefano
Dave Wattles and Steve DeStefano placing GPS collar on bull moose

I have been associated with the Cooperative Research Unit program in some way since 1974, including Units in Massachusetts (1974-78, field assistant on projects as an undergraduate), Wisconsin (1978-84, MS and post-MS), Idaho (1984-89, PhD), Oregon (1990-94, post-Doc), Arizona (1994-99, Assistant Leader), and Massachusetts (1999-present, leader).

Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Cooperators

  1. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
  2. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
  3. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  4. U.S. Geological Survey
  5. University of Massachusetts
  6. Wildlife Management Institute