Our People

The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Aquaculture is home to 43 world-class faculty, dozens of staff, post-doctoral fellows, research associates, and >100 graduate students committed to providing an outstanding educational experience and growing tomorrow's leaders in conservation of wildlife, fisheries and their habitats.

Directory

Faculty
Staff
Graduate
Adjunct
Emeritus

Peter Allen

Dale Arner Professor, Aquatic Sciences

peter.allen@msstate.edu 662-325-4768

Jimmy Avery

Extension Professor, Aquaculture Director, Southern Regional Aquaculture Center

jla15@msstate.edu 662-686-3273

Christopher Ayers

Assistant Teaching Professor
Curator of Collections

chris.ayers@msstate.edu 662-325-1526

Beth Baker

Associate Extension Professor, Natural Resources Conservation
Assistant Director of Extension for Environmental Stewardship

beth.baker@msstate.edu 662-325-7491

Melanie Boudreau

Assistant Research Professor

mrb851@msstate.edu 662-325-2297

Loren Burger

Dale H. Arner Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management
Dean/Director, CFR and FWRC

lwb6@msstate.edu 662-325-7552

Leslie Burger

Associate Teaching Professor
WFA Undergraduate Coordinator
Conservation Education Graduate Coordinator

leslie.burger@msstate.edu 662-325-6686

Murry Burgess

Assistant Professor, Avian Ecologist/Conservation Biologist

mlb1016@msstate.edu 662-325-3830

James Callicutt

Extension Instructor I; Waterfowl, Wetlands, Upland Bird and Invasive Species Specialist

jtc105@msstate.edu 662-325-2478

Sandra Correa

Associate Professor, Aquatic Ecology and Fisheries

sbc257@msstate.edu 662-325-0158

Chad Dacus

Extension Instructor II/Training Manager
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

chad.dacus@msstate.edu 662-325-7265

J. Brian Davis

James C. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation

brian.davis@msstate.edu 662-325-4790

Marcus Drymon

Associate Extension Professor, Marine Fisheries Ecology

marcus.drymon@msstate.edu 228-388-4710

Jacob Dykes

Assistant Professor
Coordinator, St. John Family Endowed Professorship of Wildlife Management
Co-Director, MSU Deer Lab

jacob.dykes@msstate.edu 662-325-8875

Scott Edwards

Extension Instructor II

scott.edwards@msstate.edu 662-325-7265

Kristine Evans

Associate Professor, Conservation Biology
Associate Director, Geosystems Research Institute

kristine.evans@msstate.edu 662-325-3167

Taylor Heckman

Assistant Professor, Aquatic One Health/Aquaculture

tih33@msstate.edu 662-686-9311

Kevin Hunt

Sharp Professor of Human Dimensions Coordinator of WFA Graduate Studies

kevin.hunt@msstate.edu 662-325-0870

Raymond Iglay

Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology
WFA Graduate Coordinator

ray.iglay@msstate.edu 662-325-5933

W. Daryl Jones

Extension Professor, Economic Enterprises
Extension Coordinator, Wildlife and Fisheries

daryl.jones@msstate.edu 662-325-5769

Ganesh Karunakaran

Associate Research Professor, Aquaculture

gkk27@msstate.edu 662-686-3586

Andrew Kouba

Head and Dale H. Arner Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management

ak260@msstate.edu 662-325-2378

Mark McConnell

Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the James Kennedy and Bryan Endowed Program for Upland Birds and Prairie Conservation

mdm380@msstate.edu 662-325-2144

Eric Michel

Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Taylor Chair in Applied Big Game Research and Instruction

esm120@msstate.edu 662-325-2618

Paul Mickle

Associate Research Professor
Co-Director, Northern Gulf Institute
Associate Director, Geosystems Research Institute

pfm45@msstate.edu 662-325-9573

Steve Miranda

Professor, Fisheries Leader, USGS MS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

smiranda@usgs.gov 662-325-3217

Charles Mischke

Research Professor, Aquaculture

chuck.mischke@msstate.edu 662-686-3560

Dana Morin

Assistant Professor, Wildlife Ecology

dm3090@msstate.edu 662-325-8577

J. Wesley Neal

Extension/Research Professor, Fisheries

jwn72@msstate.edu 662-325-8363

Rainer Nichols

Extension Instructor I
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

ran91@msstate.edu 662-325-0039

Jonathan Pitchford

Assistant Extension Professor

jlp1097@msstate.edu 228-388-4710

Adam Rohnke

Extension Assistant Professor

arohnke@msstate.edu 601-857-2284

Manuel Ruiz Aravena

Assistant Professor, Wildlife Disease Ecology/One Health

manuel.ruiz.aravena@msstate.edu 662-325-3830

Scott Rush

Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology and Management

sar358@msstate.edu 662-325-0762

Michael Sandel

Assistant Professor, Fisheries, Aquatic Sciences and Conservation Genetics

michael.sandel@msstate.edu 662-325-0713

Andrew Smith

Extension Instructor I
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

andrew.smith@msstate.edu 662-325-3098

Eric Sparks

Associate Extension Professor, Marine and Estaurine Ecology
Director, Coastal and Marine Extension Program

eric.sparks@msstate.edu 228-546-1025

Garrett Street

Associate Professor, Quantitative Ecology

gms246@msstate.edu 662-325-5801

Bronson Strickland

St. John Family Endowed Professor of Wildlife Management

bks10@msstate.edu 662-325-8141

Adam Tullos

Extension Instructor I
Center for Resolving Human Wildlife Conflict

tt4@msstate.edu 662-325-3635

Guiming Wang

Dale H. Arner Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management

guiming.wang@msstate.edu 662-325-0414

David Wise

Research Professor, Aquatic Animal Health Director, National Warmwater Aquaculture Center

djw11@msstate.edu 662-686-3239

Mark Woodrey

Associate Professor, Avian Ecology

msw103@msstate.edu 228-475-7047

Fernando Yamamoto

Assistant Research Professor

f.yamamoto@msstate.edu 662-686-3333