People

Principal Investigators/Researchers
Research Associates
Research Assistants
Graduate Students
Temp Workers
Emeritus Research Associates/Assistants
Research Partners

Principal Investigators / Researchers

James Breck, Ph.D.
734.663.3554 ext 110
breckj@michigan.gov
MDNR Fisheries Division, Research Biologist
UM SNRE, Adjunct Professor
Digital Water Atlas

Rick Clark, Ph.D.
734.663.3554 ext 109
rdclark@umich.edu
UM SNRE, Research Associate
River Classification Project
Large Lakes Sampling

Edward Rutherford, Ph.D.
734.663.3554 ext 104
edwardr@umich.edu
UM SNRE, Research Scientist
Great Lakes Fisheries GIS

Paul Seelbach, Ph.D.
734.663.3554 ext 109
seelbacp@michigan.gov
MDNR Fisheries Division, Acting Asssistant Chief
UM SNRE, Adjunct Professor
Michigan Rivers Inventory
Valley Segment Ecological Classification
River Classification Project

Kevin Wehrly, Ph.D.
734.663.3554 ext 108
wehrlyke@michigan.gov
MDNR Fisheries Division, Research Inventory Biologist
Statewide Lakes Status and Trends Program Coordinator
River Classification Project

Michael Wiley, Ph.D.
734.764.6286
UM SNRE, Associate Professor
Michigan Rivers Inventory
Valley Segment Ecological Classification

Research Associates

Travis Brenden
tbrenden@umich.edu
734.663.3554
River Classification Project

Chris Geddes
734.663.3554 ext 121
cgeddes@umich.edu
Great Lakes GIS Project Coorindator

Lidia Szabo Kraft
734.663.3554 ext 114
lszabo@umich.edu
kraftls@michigan.gov
Digital Water Atlas, GIS Specialist
National Hydrography Dataset- High-Resolution


Research Assistants

Arthur Cooper
734.663.3554 ext 127
coopera@michigan.gov
River Classification Project

Mark Irwin
734.663.3554 ext 117
mirwin@umich.edu
Wildlife Conservation Strategic Plan (Aquatic)
Production of National Hydrography Dataset- High-Resolution

Emily Marshall
734.663.3554 ext 103
marshale@michigan.gov
Distribution Maps of Michigan Fishes
Lake Michigan GIS - Great Lakes GIS

Graduate Students

Tomas Höök
thook@umich.edu
UM SNRE, Doctoral Student
Great Lakes Fisheries GIS

Paul Steen
psteen@umich.edu
UM SNRE, Doctoral Student

Dave Swank
dswank@umich.edu
UM SNRE, Doctoral Student
Steelhead distributions in the Great Lakes

Dan Wyns
dwyns@umich.edu
UM SNRE, Masters Student
Michigan Rivers Inventory
Hydroacoustic Sampling of Fish Populations

Temp Workers

Lindsey Eaton
Digital Water Atlas Project



Emeritus (Former) Research Assistants/Associates

Jen Abdella

Saul Alarcon

Jim Boase

Christine Bogaerts

Shannon J. Brines, co-founder

Craig Fee, co-founder

Sara Creque

Cristine Folz

Brad Horne

Christine Hura

Eric S. Ivanovich

Bret Jenson

Alex Katona

Jayanthi Madhavan

Ed McCoy

Hide Sano

Rachel Simpson, Ph.D.

Hui-Yu Wang

Research Partners

UM-SNRE's Environmental Spatial Analysis Lab

Great Lakes Fisheries Commission

Great Lakes Commission

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