Michael E. Colvin
Associate Professor
Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS, 39762 USA
(662) 325-3592 (O)
(515) 520-0564 (C)
michael.colvin@msstate.edu

Education

  • 2012-2014 Postdoctoral Scholar Oregon State University Research focus: Causes and management of prespawn mortality in spring Chinook salmon, structured decision making of natural resources
  • 2012 Ph.D. Iowa State University Major: Fisheries Biology Dissertation: Impacts of non-native species in a shallow lake: A simulation modeling approach for restoration and management
  • 2005 M.S. University of Idaho Major: Fisheries Resources Thesis: Ecology of Myxobolus cerebralis in the Pahsimeroi drainage, Idaho
  • 2000 B.S. Unity College Major: Aquaculture Thesis: Inventory of pathogenic bacteria of Maine baitfish

Employment

  • 2020-pres. Mississippi State University, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Associate Professor Starkville, Mississippi, USA
  • 2014-2020 Mississippi State University, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Assistant Professor Starkville, Mississippi, USA
  • 2012-2014 Oregon State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Postdoctoral Scholar Corvallis, Oregon, USA
  • 2007- 2012 Iowa State University, Natural Resource Ecology and Management Department Research Assistant Ames, Iowa, USA
  • 2005- 2007 United States Environmental Protection Agency, Western Ecology Division Student Contractor Corvallis, Oregon, USA
  • 2002- 2005 University of Idaho, Department of Fish and Wildlife Research Assistant Moscow, Idaho, USA
  • 2002 Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Technician Nampa, Idaho, USA
  • 2002 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Wildlife Technician Logan, Utah, USA
  • 2001- 2002 Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Technician Nampa, Idaho, USA

Teaching, mentoring, and workshops

2020

  • WFA 4313: Fisheries Management 3 Credits
  • WFA 4800: Evaluating occurrence of migratory riverine fish species 3 credits
  • WFA 4000: Fish tagging for management and conservation 3 credits
  • WFA 4000: Fisheries research and management study design 1 credit
  • WFA 7000: R for biologists 3 credits
  • WFA 4133: Fisheries Science 3 Credits
  • WFA 7000: Fish and Fisheries of Shallow Impoundments 3 credits
  • WFA 4000: Inland Fisheries Exploitation 3 credits

2019

  • WFA 4133: Fisheries Science 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • WFA 8433: Natural Resource and Conservation Decision Making 3 Credits (Instructor; main and distance campus)
  • WFA 4313: Fisheries Management 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • Undergraduate Research Scholar Program: Application of a boat mounted PIT tag antenna for monitoring efficacy of sport fish and conservation stocking. (Mentor to undergraduate researcher)

2018

  • WFA 4133: Fisheries Science 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • WFA 4313: Fisheries Management 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • Undergraduate Research Scholar Program: Evaluating Southern Brook Lamprey Movement and Biology (Mentor to undergraduate researcher)

2017

  • WFA 4133: Fisheries Science 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • WFA 8433: Natural Resource and Conservation Decision Making 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • WFA 4313: Fisheries Management 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • Undergraduate Research Scholar Program: Do fishing forecasts work? (Mentor to undergraduate researcher)

2016

  • WFA 4133: Fisheries Science 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • WFA 4313: Fisheries Management 3 Credits (Instructor)

2015

  • WFA 4313: Fisheries Management 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • Undergraduate Research Scholar Program: Adaptive harvest of Crappie in Lake Washington (Mentor to undergraduate researcher)
  • WFA 4133: Fisheries Science 3 Credits (Instructor)
  • WFA 8990: Ecological Theory and Applications 3 Credits (Instructor and co-developer with S. Rush)

2014

  • MS Access for fish and wildlife application: Workshop at Research Advances in Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology Symposium (Instructor)
  • R for fisheries applications: Continuing education course for Oregon Chapter of the American fisheries society

2013

  • FW599: Introduction to R and data management for Fisheries and Wildlife applications – Oregon State University (Instructor and co-developer with J.T. Peterson)
  • FW537: Structured Decision Making in Natural Resources – Oregon State University (Ecampus Instructor)
  • FW538: Structured Decision Making in Natural Resources Laboratory – Oregon State University (Ecampus Instructor)
  • Making scientific graphics with R – Workshop at Research Advances in Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology Symposium (Instructor)

2012

  • FW537: Structured Decision Making in Natural Resources – Oregon State University (Ecampus Instructor)
  • FW538: Structured Decision Making in Natural Resources Laboratory – Oregon State University (Ecampus Instructor)

2011

  • Clear Lake Ecosystem Model Technology Transfer – Iowa State University (Instructor for a 1 day workshop)
  • AEcl 420/520: Fisheries science – Iowa State University (Guest Lecturer on fisheries models)
  • Iowa Chapter AFS Continuing Education Course Age and Growth (Workshop Assistant)

2010

  • Science with Practice: Benthic invertebrate assemblages in Clear Lake, Iowa: Spatiotemporal variation due to habitat and the zebra mussel invasion – Iowa State University (Mentor for undergraduate student)

2009

  • AFS Continuing education course: R for routine fisheries analysis (Workshop Instructor for a 1.5 day workshop)
  • AEcl 420/520: Fisheries science – Iowa State University (Guest Lecturer on fisheries models)
  • AEcl 490: Independent study: Analysis of Sampling Methods for Dreissena polymorpha veligers – Iowa State University (Mentor for undergraduate student)
  • Ent 525: Aquatic Insects – Iowa State University (Guest Lecturer)

2008

  • AEcl 575x: Quantitative methods in field ecology – Iowa State University (Teaching Assistant, developed laboratory component of class)

2004

  • Fish 424: Fish diseases – University of Idaho (Teaching Assistant)

Peer reviewed articles († denotes graduate student, †† denotes undergraduate student, ††† denotes postdoc))

  1. Aldridge, C.A.†, L.E. Miranda, and M.E. Colvin. 2020. Fisheries Goals. Fisheries. xx: xxx-xxx. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10507
  2. Richardson, B.M.†, M.J. Griffin, M.E. Colvin, T.E. Greenway, C. Ware, C.C. Mischke, T.S. Byars, D.J. Wise, and M.L. Lawrence. In press. Using quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) and occupancy models to estimate atypical Aeromonas hydrophila (aAh) prevalence in catfish. Aquaculture. 530: xxx-xxx. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735687
  3. Norris, D.M.†, H.R. Hatcher†, M.E. Colvin, G. Coppola†, M.A. Lashley, and L.E. Miranda. Assessing Establishment and Growth of Agricultural Plantings on Reservoir Mudflats. Submitted to North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 40:394–405. DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10419
  4. Kroboth, P., D. Hann, M.E. Colvin, P. Hartfield, and H. Schramm. Accepted. Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus seasonal habitat selection in a large river free-flowing river, the lower Mississippi River. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 36:131–141. DOI: 10.1111/jai.14000
  5. Schumann, D.A.†††, M.E. Colvin, L.E. Miranda, and D.T. Jones-Farrand. Accepted. Occurrence and co-occurrence patterns of gar in river-floodplain habitats: leveraging species interactions to benefit distributional models. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 40:622–637.
  6. Jargowsky, M., P.T. Cooper, M.J. Ajemian, M.E. Colvin, and J.M. Drymon. 2019. Discerning the dietary habits of the smooth butterfly ray Gymnura lessae using two distinct methods, otolith identification and metagenetics. Journal of Fish Biology. 96 (2), 434-443.
  7. Coppola†, G. H. Hatcher†, S. Miranda, M.E. Colvin, and M.A. Lashley. 2019. Submergence responses of cool-season annual plants and potential for fish habitat. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 39 (6), 1269-1276. DOI:10.1002/nafm.10359.
  8. Kramer, N., Q.E. Phelps, C.L. Pierce, and M.E. Colvin. 2019. A Food Web Modelling Assessment of Asian Carp Impacts in the Middle and Upper Mississippi River. Food Webs. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2019.e00120
  9. Shaw, S.B., J.O. Beslity, and M.E. Colvin. 2019. Working Toward a More Holistic Set of Hydrologic Principles to Teach Non-Hydrologists: Five Simple Concepts Within Catchment Hydrology. Hydrological Processes. 16: 2258-2262.
  10. Ivey, M.R., M.E. Colvin, B.K. Strickland, and M.A. Lashley. 2019. The effects of vertebrate biological invasions on species-area relationships are not scale-dependent. Ecology and Evolution. 13: 7761-7767.
  11. Hatcher†, H.R., L.E. Miranda, M.E. Colvin, G. Coppola†, and M.A. Lashley. 2019. Fish assemblages in reservoir mudflats with low structural complexity. Hydrobiologia. 841: 163-175.
  12. Guy, E.L., C.C. Mischke, M.E. Colvin, and P.J. Allen. 2019. Zooplankton selectivity and commercial feed consumption of Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 81: 215-221.
  13. Katzenmeyer, E., M.E. Colvin, T.W. Stewart, C.L. Pierce, and S. Grummer. 2019. Fish growth changes over time in a Midwestern USA lake. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 148: 493-506.
  14. Gallardo, J.C., F.J. Vilella, and M.E. Colvin. 2019. A periodic population matrix model of the Caribbean Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis jamaicensis in eastern Puerto Rico. Ibis. 161: 459-466.
  15. Colvin, M.E., J.T. Peterson, C. Sharpe, M.L. Kent. and C.B. Schreck. 2018. Identifying optimal hauling densities for adult Chinook Salmon trap and haul operations. River Research and Applications.
  16. Miranda, L.E., L. Bull, M.E. Colvin, W.D. Hubbard, and L.L. Pugh. 2018. Segmentation of Mississippi Lakes. Lake and Reservoir Management.
  17. Gilliland†, C.R., M.E. Colvin, S.A. Rush, and S. Reagan. 2018. American Alligators are predators of Paddlefish creating new nutrient flows between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Submitted to Foodwebs.
  18. Keretz, K.R.†, C.P. Dinken†, P.J. Allen, M.E. Colvin, and H.L. Schramm Jr. 2018. The effect of water temperature, angling time, and dissolved oxygen on the survival of angled and tournament-handled Largemouth Bass. Submitted to North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
  19. Mangipane, L.A.†, J.L. Belant, D.J.R. Lafferty, D.D. Gustine, T.L. Hiller, M.E. Colvin, B.A. Mangipane, and G.V. Hilderbrand. 2018. Dietary plasticity in a nutrient-rich system does not influence brown bear body condition or denning. Polar Biology. 88: 1-7.
  20. Mangipane, L.A.†, J.L. Belant, T.L. Hiller, M.E. Colvin, D.D. Gustine, B.A. Mangipane, and G.V. Hilderbrand. 2017. Influences of landscape heterogeneity on home-range sizes of brown bears in a salmon subsidized system. Mammalian Biology. 88: 1-7.
  21. Miranda, L.E., and M.E. Colvin. 2017. Sampling for age and growth estimation. Chapter 5 in Age and Growth of Fishes. Quist, M.C., and D. Isserman editors. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, MD.
  22. Miranda, L.E., M.E. Colvin, A.C. Shamaskin, L.A. Bull, T. Holman, and R. Jones. 2017. Length-limits fail to restructure a Largemouth Bass population: A 27-year case history. Submitted to North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
  23. DeWeber, J.T., J.T. Peterson, C.S. Sharpe, M.L. Kent, M.E. Colvin, and C.B. Schreck. 2017. Prespawn mortality in outplanted Chinook Salmon is highly variable and associated with outplant date. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 1: 162-175.
  24. Neely, B.C., J.D. Koch, and M.E. Colvin. 2016. Utility of reservoir characteristics on collection of representative and precise fish samples: implications for determining minimum sampling effort. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 36: 285-293.
  25. Howell, P.J., M.E. Colvin, P.M. Sankovich, D.V. Buchanan, and A.R. Hemmingsen. 2016. Life Histories, Demography, and Distribution of Bull Trout from Mill Creek, a Tributary of the Walla Walla River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 145 (1), 173-194.
  26. Dolan, B.P., K.M. Fisher, M.E. Colvin, S.E. Benda, J.T. Peterson, M.L. Kent, and C.B. Schreck. 2016. Innate and adaptive immune responses in migrating spring-run adult chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 48:136-144.
  27. Dolan, B., K. Fisher, M.E. Colvin, S. Benda, C. Danley, J.T. Peterson, M. Kent, P. Zwollo, and C.B. Schreck. 2015. Diminished innate, but not adaptive, immune responses in migrating adult Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. The Journal of Immunology 194 (1 Supplement): 146.15-146.15.
  28. Colvin, M.E., T.W. Stewart, and C.L. Pierce. 2015. A food web modelling analysis of a Midwestern, USA eutrophic lake dominated by non-native Common Carp and Zebra Mussels. Ecological Modelling. 32: 26-40.
  29. Colvin, M.E., J.T. Peterson, M. Kent, C.S. Sharpe, and C.B. Schreck. 2015. Using occupancy modeling to estimate detection probabilities and prevalence from hierarchically structured pathogen detection data. PLOS ONE.
  30. Collymore, C., V. Watral, J.R. White, M.E. Colvin, S. Rasmussen, R.J. Tolwani, M.L. Kent. 2014. Tolerance and Efficacy of Emamectin benzoate and Ivermectin for the Treatment of Pseudocapillaria tomentosa in laboratory Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Zebrafish. 11(5): 490-497.
  31. Koch, J.D., B.C. Neely, and M.E. Colvin. 2014. Evaluation of precision and sample sizes using standardized sampling in Kansas Reservoirs. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 34(6): 1211-1220.
  32. Mayfield, M.P., L.D. Schultz, L.A. Wyss, M.E. Colvin, and C.B. Schreck. 2014. Using spatial resampling to assess survey length requirements to detect and estimate spawner abundance from redd counts: an example using Pacific lamprey. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 34(5): 923-931.
  33. Colvin, M.E. G.D. Scholten, and P.W. Bettoli. 2013. Predicting paddlefish roe yields using an extension of the Beverton-Holt equilibrium yield model. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 33: 940-949.
  34. Colvin, M.E., Pierce, C.L., T.W. Stewart, and S.E. Grummer. 2012. Strategies to control a common carp population by pulsed commercial harvest. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 32(6): 1251-1264.
  35. Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2012. Semi-discrete biomass dynamic modeling: an improved approach for assessing fish stock responses to pulsed harvest events. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 69(10): 1710-1721.
  36. Ebersole, J.L., M.E. Colvin, P.J. Wigington, S.G. Leibowitz, J.P. Baker, M.R. Church, J.E. Compton, and M.A. Cairns. 2009. Hierarchical modeling of late-summer weight and summer abundance of juvenile coho salmon across a stream network. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 138: 1138-1156.
  37. Ebersole, J.L., M.E. Colvin, P.J. Wigington, S.G. Leibowitz, J.P. Baker, M.R. Church, J.E. Compton, B.A., Miller, M.A. Cairns, B.P. Hansen, and H.R. Lavigne. 2009. Modeling stream network-scale variation in coho salmon overwinter survival and smolt size. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 138: 564-580.
  38. Colvin, M.E., and C.M. Moffitt. 2009. Evaluation of irrigation canal networks to assess stream connectivity in a watershed. River Research and Applications. 25: 486-496.
  39. Wigington, P.J., J.E. Ebersole, M.E. Colvin, S.G. Leibowitz, B. Miller, B. Hansen, H.R. Lavigne, D. White, J.P. Baker, M.R. Church, J.R. Brooks, M.A. Cairns, and J.E. Compton. 2006. Salmon dependent on intermittent streams. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 4(10): 513-518.

Technical reports († denotes graduate student, †† denotes undergraduate student, ††† denotes postdoc)

Peer-reviewed

  • Colvin, M.E., S. Reynolds, R.B. Jacobson, LL. Pierce, K.D. Steffensen, and T.L. Welker. In review. PSPAP v.2.0 redesign process: Overview of Pallid Sturgeon Assessment Framework Redesign Process. Open-file Report 2018-XXXX.
  • Jacobson, R.B., Colvin, M., Bulliner, E.A., Pickard, D., and Elliott, C.M., 2018, Bend-scale geomorphic classification and assessment of the Lower Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, to the Mississippi River for application to pallid sturgeon management: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5069, 35 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20185069.
  • Randall, M., M.E. Colvin, K. Steffensen, T. Welker, L. Pierce, and R. Jacobson. 2017. Assessment of Adult Pallid Sturgeon Fish Condition, Lower Missouri River: Application of New Information to the Missouri River Recovery Program. U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2017- 1121.
  • Jacobson, R. B., M. L. Annis, M. E. Colvin, D. A. James, T. L. Welker, and M. J. Parsley. 2016. Missouri River Scaphirhynchus albus (pallid sturgeon) effects analysis—Integrative report 2016. Report 2016-5064, Reston, VA.
  • Jacobson, R.B., M.J. Parsley, M.L. Annis, M.E. Colvin, T.L. Welker, and D.A. James. 2016. Development of working hypotheses linking management of the Missouri River to population dynamics of Scaphirhynchus albus (pallid sturgeon): U.S. Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2015-1236, 36 p. 10.3133/ofr20151236.
  • Jacobson, R.B., M.J. Parsley, M.A. Annis, M.E. Colvin, T.L. Welker, and D.A. James, D. 2015. Development of conceptual ecological models linking management of the Missouri River to pallid sturgeon population dynamics: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2015-1038, 47 p. 10.3133/ofr20151038.
  • Jacobson, R.B., M.L. Annis, M.J. Parsley, D.A. James, M.E. Colvin, and T.L. Welker. 2015. Scientific information to support the Missouri River pallid sturgeon effects analysis: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2015-1226, 78 p. 10.3133/ofr20151226.

Non peer-reviewed

  • Reynolds, S.††† and M.E. Colvin. 2019. Potential Pallid Sturgeon population responses to alternative flows out of Fort Peck Dam. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
  • Norris, D. †, G. Coppola, H. Hatcher, M. Lashley, M. Colvin, L.E. Miranda. 2019. Establishing Ground Cover in Reservoir Mudflats to Foster Fish Assemblages. Progress Report to Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks.
  • Schumann, D.A.†††, and M.E. Colvin. 2018. Multi-objective conservation planning: prototyping a strategic decision framework for aquatic species conservation (Phase 1). Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Annual Report, Columbia, Missouri.
  • Gilliland, C.R. †, M.E. Colvin, P.J. Allen, and J.W. Neal. 2017. Paddlefish Polyodon spathula spawning and migratory habitat use in the Noxubee River System with focus on the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Management. Interim report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 47 pages.
  • Gilliland, C.R. †, M.E. Colvin, P.J. Allen, and J.W. Neal. 2016. Paddlefish Polyodon spathula spawning and migratory habitat use in the Noxubee River System with focus on the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Management. Interim report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 27 pages.
  • Miranda, L.E., M.E. Colvin, and A.C. Shamaskin†. 2016. Review, revision and development of new monitoring protocols to facilitate the meeting of goals and objectives of freshwater fisheries management in Mississippi. Progress report to Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. 9 pages.
  • Peterson, J.T., K. McDonnell, and M.E. Colvin. 2014. Coarse Resolution Planning Tools for Prioritizing Central Valley Project Improvement Act Fisheries Activities. Final Report to Central Valley Project Improvement Act Fisheries Program, Sacramento, CA.
  • Colvin, M.E. 2013. Mill Creek Bull Trout Survival Analysis. Completion report to the U.S. Forest Service.
  • Schreck, C.B., M.L. Kent, M.E. Colvin, S. Benda, C. Sharpe, J.T. Peterson, and B. Dolan. 2013. Potential causes and management of prespawn mortality in adult upper Willamette River spring Chinook salmon. Annual report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • Colvin, M.E. 2012. Impacts of nuisance species in a shallow lake: A systems modeling approach for evaluating restoration and management policies. Final Report to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and L. Beck. 2012. Age structure and growth of invasive common carp populations in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Final Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Colvin, M.E., E.D. Katzenmeyer, T.W. Stewart, and C.L. Pierce. 2010. The Clear Lake ecosystem simulation model (CLESM) project. Annual Progress Report to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
  • Colvin, M.E., E.D. Katzenmeyer, T.W. Stewart, and C.L. Pierce. 2009. The Clear Lake ecosystem simulation model (CLESM) project. Annual Progress Report to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
  • Colvin, M.E., E.D. Katzenmeyer, T.W. Stewart, and C.L. Pierce. 2008. The Clear Lake ecosystem simulation model (CLESM) Project. Annual Progress Report to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
  • Munson, A.D., M.E. Colvin, and K.A. Johnson. 2005. Ceratomyxa shasta exposure trials at Oxbow fish hatchery. Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fishery Research Report 04-48. Boise, ID.

Grants and contracts received (†graduate student, ††undergraduate student, †††postdoc)

  • Colvin, M.E., D.A. Schumann†††, and K. Evans 2019. Integrating conservation planning tools to develop a transparent conservation blueprint for southeastern aquatic species. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. ($181,878)
  • Miranda, L.E. and M.E. Colvin. 2019. FRASps: a planning support tool for inland fisheries management. Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks. ($109,526)
  • Colvin, M.E. 2019. High-level planning process related to recovery of the endangered Pallid Sturgeon as part of the Missouri River Recovery Program. U.S. Geological Survey. ($137,589)
  • Lashley, M.A., G. Street, B. Strickland and M.E. Colvin. 2018. Continuation of using island biogeography to decrease agricultural damage and systematically eradicate feral swine from agricultural landscapes. USDA-APHIS. ($136,000)
  • Colvin, M.E., D. Schumann†††, J.B. Davis, and L.E. Miranda. 2018. Evaluating the fish assemblage and fishery of Bluff Lake and integrating fishery objectives with Paddlefish and bird management objectives to evaluate water level management decisions. US Fish and Wildlife Service. ($117,346)
  • Colvin, M.E., D. Schumann, J.B. Davis, and L.E. Miranda. 2018. Evaluating the fish assemblage and fishery of Bluff Lake and integrating fishery objectives with Paddlefish and bird management objectives to evaluate water level management decisions. US Fish and Wildlife Service. ($117,346)
  • Schumann, D. and M.E. Colvin. 2018. Evaluating Southern Brook Lamprey Movement and Biology. College of Forest Resources Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. ($3,000)
  • Colvin, M.E. 2018. High-level planning process related to recovery of the endangered Pallid Sturgeon as part of the Missouri River Recovery Program. U.S. Geological Survey. ($128,279)
  • Colvin, M.E. 2017. Evaluating Fishing Forecasts with Real Data. College of Forest Resources Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. ($3,000)
  • Lawrence, M.L., M. Griffin, D. Wise, A. Karsi, T. Greenway, M. Colvin, and C. Mischke. 2017. Control strategies for virulent Aeromonas hydrophila in catfish aquaculture by vaccination and informing pond management. USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture. ($500,000)
  • Colvin, M.E. 2017. High-level planning process related to recovery of the endangered Pallid Sturgeon as part of the Missouri River Recovery Program. U.S. Geological Survey. ($123,731)
  • Colvin, M.E. and K. Evans. 2017. Multi-objective Conservation Planning: Prototyping a strategic decision framework for aquatic species conservation. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. ($160,440)
  • Miranda, L.E., M.E. Colvin, and M.A. Lashley. 2016. Establishing ground cover in reservoir mudflats to foster fish assemblages, Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. ($194,911)
  • Miranda, L.E., M.E. Colvin, and M.A. Lashley. 2016. Establishing ground cover in reservoir mudflats to foster fish assemblages, Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership. ($27,570)
  • Rush, S., M.E. Colvin, and C. Ayers. 2016. Investigation of bat roost characteristics, senescence and use on Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. College of Forest Resources Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. ($5,000)
  • Colvin, M.E. 2016. Development of Structured Decision Framework, Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis. U.S. Geological Survey. ($77,281)
  • Colvin, M.E., P.J. Allen, J.W. Neal, and F. Vilella. 2015. Paddlefish Polyodon spathula spawning and migratory habitat use in the Noxubee River System. US Geological Survey Quick Response Program. ($8,000)
  • Colvin, M.E., P.J. Allen, and J.W. Neal. 2015. Paddlefish Polyodon spathula spawning and migratory habitat use in the Noxubee River System. US Fish and Wildlife Service Inventory and Monitoring. ($60,000)
  • Colvin, M.E. 2015. Adaptive fishery management of Black Crappie fisheries. College of Forest Resources Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. ($5,000)
  • Colvin, M.E. 2015. Development of Structured Decision Framework, Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis. U.S. Geological Survey. ($52,274)
  • Miranda, L.E. and M.E. Colvin. 2014. Review, revision and development of new monitoring protocols to facilitate the meeting of goals and objectives of freshwater fisheries. Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks. ($110,867)
  • Colvin, M.E. and J.T. Peterson. 2013. Development of Structured Decision Framework, Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis. U.S. Geological Survey. ($37,193)
  • Colvin, M.E. and J.T. Peterson. 2012. Mill Creek Bull Trout Survival Analysis. U.S. Forest Service. ($5,743)
  • Schreck, C.B. M. Kent, J. Peterson, B. Dolan, C. Sharpe, and M.E. Colvin. 2012. Potential causes of prespawn mortality in adult UWR Chinook, Middle Fork Basin of the Willamette River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ($361,000)
  • Colvin, M.E. 2005-2007. Student Contractor. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ($86,120)

Invited presentations († denotes graduate student, †† denotes undergraduate student)

  • Colvin, M.E., and D. Schumann. 2018. Decision making process and tools for aquatic systems. Management Action Team Meeting. Weeks Bay Reserve Tonsmeire Resource Center, Fairhope, AL.
  • Gilliland, C.R. †, M.E. Colvin, J.W. Neal, and P.J. Allen. 2017. Residents, Migrants, or Both? Evaluating Movement of Paddlefish Polyodon spathula in a Regulated System. Presentation to the Friends of the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Oktoc Community Center, September 8th.
  • Colvin, M.E., R. Jacobson, D. James, L. Pierce, M. Randall, and T. Welker. 2017. Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis. Lower Basin Pallid Sturgeon Workgroup Meeting. January 10th.
  • Gilliland, C.R. † and M.E. Colvin. 2016. Paddlefish Polyodon spathula spawning and migratory habitat use in the Noxubee River System with focus on the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Presentation to the Audubon Society. Mississippi State, September 8th.
  • M.E. Colvin. 2016. Challenges and potential solutions to integrating fisheries research, management, and monitoring—emerging patterns from a national perspective. 42nd annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Tara Lodge, MS. March 9-11th.
  • Colvin, M.E., R. Jacobson, D. James, L. Pierce, M. Randall, and T. Welker. 2016. Pallid Sturgeon population modeling update. Middle Basin Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Meeting. Kansas City. February 18th -19th.
  • Jacobson, R., M.E. Colvin, M. Randall, D. James, and T. Welker. 2016. Effects Analysis. Lower Basin Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Meeting. Middle Basin Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Meeting. Kansas City. February 18th -19th.
  • Colvin, M.E., R. Jacobson, D. James, L. Pierce, M. Randall, and T. Welker. 2016. Pallid Sturgeon population modeling update. Lower Basin Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Meeting. Cape Girardeau. January 11th-13th.
  • Jacobson, R., M.E. Colvin, M. Randall, D. James, and T. Welker. 2016. Effects Analysis. Lower Basin Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Meeting. Cape Girardeau. January 11th-13th.
  • Colvin, M.E. 2015. Integrating management, monitoring and research in aquatic systems. University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. April 9th.
  • Colvin, M.E. 2015. Integrating management, monitoring and research with structured decision making and adaptive management. Mississippi Research Summit. February 5th.
  • Colvin, M.E., J.T. Peterson, M. Kent, and C.B. Schreck. 2014. Estimating sensitivity and prevalence from hierarchically structured pathogen sampling data using occupancy modeling. Oregon State University Microbiology Department Colloquium.
  • Colvin, M.E., P.W. Bettoli, G.D. Scholten, C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2012. Caviar and carp: increasing fisheries model realism and management applications. University of Idaho 501 Seminar Series.
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2012. Minimizing impacts of carp in a shallow lake: A simulation modeling approach for restoration and management. 142nd Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Colvin, M.E. 2011. Clear Lake Ecosystem simulation model overview and managing populations experiencing pulsed harvest. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Bureau Meeting. Ames, IA.
  • Colvin, M.E., T. Stewart, and C. Pierce. 2011. Monitoring and modeling the Clear Lake ecosystem: Native and invasive species in the context of lake restoration. Iowa Water Center Conference. Ames, IA.
  • Colvin, M.E. 2010. Application of carp control strategies into a model for Malheur NWR. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Invasive Carp Control Workshop. Burns, OR.
  • Colvin, M.E., S. Grummer, J. Wahl, T.W. Stewart, and C.L. Pierce. 2010. Carp and water quality research, a Midwest case study. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Invasive Carp Control Workshop. Burns, OR.
  • Colvin, M.E., S. Grummer, J. Wahl, T. Stewart, and C. Pierce. 2010. Real and potential impacts of common carp and zebra mussel impacts on water quality in the context of ongoing shallow lake restoration. 71st Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
  • Colvin, M.E., T. Stewart and C. Pierce. 2009. Towards ecosystem management of an inland freshwater fishery in the context of invasive species. Iowa State University Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society, Ames, IA.
  • Ebersole, J.L., M.E. Colvin, P.J. Wigington, Jr., and S.G. Leibowitz. 2009. Patterns of coho salmon size and survival within a stream network. International Environmetrics Society, Corvallis, OR.
  • Colvin, M.E., J.L. Ebersole and P.J. Wigington. 2007. A life-history based strategy for restoring juvenile salmon habitat across a stream network. Iowa State University Departmental Seminar Series, Ames, IA

Technical presentations († denotes graduate student, †† denotes undergraduate student)

  • Ivey, M.R. †, M.A. Lashley, B.K. Strickland, and M.E. Colvin. 2017. Do Feral Swine Alter the Island Biogeography of Native Wildlife in Agro-Ecosystem Forest Patches? Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Society. Albuquerque, NM.
  • Ivey, M.R. †, M.A. Lashley, B.K. Strickland, and M.E. Colvin. 2017. Do Feral Swine Alter the Island Biogeography of Native Wildlife in Agro-Ecosystem Forest Patches? Joint Meeting of the Mississippi and Alabama Wildlife Society. Meridian, MA.
  • Jacobson, R.J., M.E. Colvin, D. Marmorek, and M. Randall. 2017. Science to manage a very rare fish in a very large river – Pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
  • Pugh, L., L.E. Miranda, and M.E. Colvin. 2017. Thirty Years of Standardized Sampling in Mississippi Lakes and Reservoirs. Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies 71st Annual Conference. Louisville, KY.
  • Colvin, M.E., S. Reynolds, R.B. Jacobson, T.L. Welker, L. Pierce, K. Steffenson, and M. Randall. 2017. Evaluating Potential Population Monitoring Programs for Endangered Pallid Sturgeon in the Context of Agency Objectives and Adaptive Management. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL.
  • Richardson, B.R. †, M.E. Colvin, C. Mischke, T. Greenway, M. Griffin, and D. Wise. 2017. Virulent Aeromonas hydrophila (vAh) – Not Just Another “Hole-in-the-Head”. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL.
  • Gilliland†. 2017. Residents, Migrants, or Both? Evaluating Population Dynamics and Movement of Paddlefish Polyodon Spathula in a Regulated System. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL.
  • Gilliland, C.R. †, M.E. Colvin, P.J. Allen, and J.W. Neal. Paddlefish Polyodon Spathula Passage Potential in a Regulated Stream. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL. (Poster)
  • Hatcher, H. †, G. Coppola†, L.E. Miranda, M.E. Colvin, and M.A. Lashley. 2017. Cover in the Mudflats of a Reservoir Structures Fish Assemblages. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL.
  • Coppola, G. †, H. Hatcher†, M.A. Lashley, L.E. Miranda, and M.E. Colvin. 2017. Performance of Agricultural Plantings on Reservoir Mudflats. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL.
  • Shamaskin, A.C. †, M.E. Colvin, and L.E. Miranda. 2017. Evaluating Multisystem Scale Length Limits. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL.
  • Shamaskin, A.C. †, M.E. Colvin, and L.E. Miranda. 2017. Evaluating Multisystem Scale Length Limits. World Recreational Fisheries Conference. Victoria, Canada. July
  • Shirley, C. †, M.E. Colvin, C. Mischke, T. Holman, and P. Allen. 2017. Development of techniques for spawning, sperm cryopreservation, and feed-training of crappie (Pomoxis spp.). Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society. MS-AL Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Biloxi, MS.
  • Gilliland, C. †, M.E. Colvin, W. Neal, and P. Allen. 2017. Potential Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) passage in a regulated stream. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society. MS-AL Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Biloxi, MS.
  • Coppola G. †, H.R. Hatcher†, M.A. Lashley, L.E. Miranda, and M.E. Colvin. Performance of agricultural plantings on reservoir mudflats. MS-AL Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Biloxi, MS.
  • Hatcher, H.R. †, G. Coppola†, L.E. Miranda, M.E. Colvin, M.A. Lashley. 2017. Fish Assemblages Associated with Cover in the Mudflats of a Reservoir. MS-AL Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Biloxi, MS.
  • Shamaskin, A.C. †, M.E. Colvin and L.E. Miranda. 2017. Multisystem scale length limits: making it easy. MS-AL Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Biloxi, MS.
  • Gilliland, C. †, M.E. Colvin, W. Neal, and P. Allen. 2017. Potential Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) passage in a regulated stream. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society. Oklahoma City, OK. February 5th. (Platform)
  • Coppola G. †, H.R. Hatcher†, M.A. Lashley, L.E. Miranda, and M.E. Colvin. Performance of agricultural plantings on reservoir mudflats. Southern Division American Fisheries Society. February 3, 2017. Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Hatcher, H.R. †, G. Coppola†, L.E. Miranda, M.E. Colvin, M.A. Lashley. 2017. Fish Assemblages Associated with Cover in the Mudflats of a Reservoir. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society. Oklahoma City, OK. February 4th.
  • Shamaskin, A. †, M.E. Colvin and L.E. Miranda. 2017. Sensitivity of a Multisystem Length Limit Model. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society. Oklahoma City, OK. February 4th.
  • Hann, D. †, P. Kroboth, M.E. Colvin, P. Hartfield, and H. Schramm. 2017. Seasonal habitat use of adult Pallid Sturgeon in the Lower Mississippi River. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. February 5th. Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Hann, D. †, P. Kroboth, M.E. Colvin, P. Hartfield, and H. Schramm. 2017. Seasonal habitat use of adult Pallid Sturgeon in the Lower Mississippi River. Lower Basin Pallid Sturgeon Workgroup Meeting. January 10th.
  • Shamaskin, A. †, M.E. Colvin and L.E. Miranda. 2016. Sensitivity of a Multisystem Length Limit Model. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, MO. August 21-25th.
  • Colvin, M.E., R. Jacobson, D. James, L. Pierce, M. Randall, and T. Welker. 2016. Model development to support Pallid Sturgeon recovery. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, MO. August 21-25th.
  • Jacobson, R., M.E. Colvin, D. James, L. Pierce, M. Randall, and T. Welker. Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, MO. August 21-25th.
  • Miranda, L.E., A. Shamaskin, and M.E. Colvin. 2016. Long-term population changes in relation to harvest regulations at Ross Barnett Reservoir, Mississippi. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, MO. August 21-25th.
  • Kramer, N.W., Q.E. Phelps, C.L. Pierce, and M.E. Colvin 2016. Using Food Web Modeling To Determine Effects of Increased Exploitation on Invasive Carps In The Middle Mississippi River. 76th annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Grand Rapids, MI. January 27th.
  • Shirley, C. ††, N. Aycock, and M.E. Colvin. 2016. Effects of proposed length limit changes and ‘5 under rule’ on Lake Washington crappie yield. Mississippi State University undergraduate Research Symposium. Mississippi State, MS. April 15th. (Poster)
  • Kramer, N.W., Q.E. Phelps, C.L. Pierce, and M.E. Colvin 2016. Using Food Web Modeling To Determine Effects of Increased Exploitation on Invasive Carps In The Middle Mississippi River. 76th annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Grand Rapids, MI. January 27th.
  • Jacobson, R., M.E. Colvin, D. James, L. Pierce, M. Randall, and T. Welker. 2016. Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis: Progress and What’s Next. Missouri River Natural Resources Conference. March 22nd-25th. Great Falls, MT.
  • Colvin, M.E., R. Jacobson, D. James, L. Pierce, M. Randall, and T. Welker. 2016. Model development to support Pallid Sturgeon effects analysis and adaptive management. Missouri River Natural Resources Conference. March 22nd-25th. Great Falls, MT.
  • Shirley, C. ††, N. Aycock, and M.E. Colvin. 2016. Effects of proposed length limit changes and ‘5 under rule’ on Lake Washington crappie yield. 42nd annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Tara Lodge, MS. March 9-11th.
  • Shamaskin, A. †, M.E. Colvin, L.E. Miranda, L. Bull, and T. Holman. 2016. Long-term population changes in relation to harvest regulations at Ross Barnett Reservoir, Mississippi. 42nd annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Tara Lodge, MS. March 9-11th.
  • Veum, S. †, S.A. Rush, M.E. Colvin, and S.R. Reagan. 2016. Habitat use and niche partitioning of bats in the central gulf coastal plains of Mississippi. 21st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network & 26th Annual Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern U.S. February 18th -19th.
  • Kneece, M.R. †, J.C. Shipes, J.B. Davis, E.P. Wiggers, R.M. Kaminski, and M.E. Colvin. 2016. Nesting Ecology of Mottled Ducks in Coastal South Carolina. North American Duck Symposium and Workshop. Annapolis, February 1-5.
  • Kramer, N.W., Q. Phelps, C.L. Pierce, and M.E. Colvin. 2016. Using Food Web Modeling To Determine Effects of Increased Exploitation on Invasive Carps In The Middle Mississippi River. 76th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. January 24-27th.
  • James, D.A., L.L. Pierce, M.L. Annis, M.E. Colvin, R.B. Jacobson, M. Randall, and T.L. Welker. 2015. Association of Native Prey-fish Abundance to Pallid Sturgeon Condition. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, OR. August 16-20th.
  • Neely, B.C., J.D. Koch, and M.E. Colvin. 2015. Influence of Reservoir Characteristics on Collection of Representative and Precise Fish Samples: Implications for Determining Minimum Sampling Effort. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, OR. August 16-20.
  • Colvin, M.E. and L.E. Miranda. 2015. Summary and synthesis of standardized electrofishing efforts from 1986 to present. 41st Annual meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Tara Lodge, MS. March 22-25th.
  • Colvin, M.E., M.L. Annis, D.A. James, R.B. Jacobson, M.R. Randall, and T.L. Welker. 2015. A Framework for Integrating the Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis to Evaluate Management and Restoration Alternatives. Missouri River Natural Resource Conference, Nebraska City, NE. March 10-12th.
  • Jacobson, R. M.L. Annis, M.E. Colvin, D.A. James, M.R. Randall, and T.L. Welker. 2015. Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis: Progress and Prospects. Missouri River Natural Resource Conference, Nebraska City, NE. March 10-12th.
  • James, D.A., L.L. Pierce, M.L. Annis, M.E. Colvin, R.B. Jacobson, M. Randall, and T.L. Welker. 2015. Association of Native Prey-fish Abundance to Pallid Sturgeon Condition. Missouri River Natural Resource Conference, Nebraska City, NE. March 10-12th.
  • Colvin, M.E., J.T. Peterson, C. Sharpe, S. Benda, M. Kent and C. Schreck. 2015. Upper Willamette River spring Chinook prespawn mortality: data synthesis and prediction of optimal management actions. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Savanah, GA. January 28-February 1.
  • Koch, J.D., B.C. Neely, and M.E. Colvin. 2015. Evaluation of precision and sample sizes using standardized sampling in Kansas Reservoirs. Kansas Natural Resource Conference. Wichita, KS. January 29-30.
  • Colvin, M.E., J.T. Peterson, M.L. Kent, and C.B. Schreck. 2014. Evaluating of the influence of interspecific interactions on the structure of pathogen metacommunities in spring Chinook salmon. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Portland, OR.
  • Herron, C. ††, M.E. Colvin, M. Kent, C. Caudill and C. Schreck. 2014. Nanophyetus salminocola burdens in Chinook salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawystscha) in the Upper Willamette Basin. 50th Annual Meeting Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Eugene, OR
  • Colvin, M.E., J.T. Peterson, C. Sharpe, S. Benda, M. Kent, B. Dolan, C. Caudill and C. Schreck. 2014. Upper Willamette River spring Chinook prespawn mortality: data synthesis and prediction of optimal management actions. 50th Annual Meeting Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Eugene, OR.
  • Colvin, M.E., J.T. Peterson, C. Sharpe, S. Benda, M. Kent, B. Dolan, C. Caudill and C. Schreck,. 2014. Integrating science, management, and monitoring: A decision tool for optimizing annual spring Chinook outplanting strategies and prioritizing future research. Willamette River Science Review. Portland, OR.
  • Colvin, M.E., J.T. Peterson, C. Sharpe, S. Benda, C. Schreck, M. Kent, B. Dolan, C. Caudill. 2013. Development of a tool to evaluate outplanting strategies and prespawn mortality of Upper Willamette River spring Chinook. Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. Boise, Idaho.
  • Kent, M.L., S.E. Benda, M.E. Colvin, J.T. Peterson, B. Dolan, C.B. Schreck. 2013. Pathogens, lesions and links to prespawning mortality in Chinook salmon from the Willamette River basin. 54th Joint Western Fish Disease Workshop and AFS Fish Health Section Meeting, Port Townsend, Washington.
  • Colvin, M.E., J.T. Peterson, C. Sharpe, S. Benda, C. Schreck, M. Kent, B. Dolan, C. Caudill. 2013. Upper Willamette River spring Chinook prespawn mortality synthesis and modeling. 49th Annual Meeting Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Bend, OR.
  • Benda, S., M.L. Kent, J. Unrein, M.E. Colvin, R. Chitwood., C. Caudill, G. Naughton, C. Schreck. 2013. A closer look: stress and parasites in prespawn mortality. 49th Annual Meeting Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Bend, OR.
  • Colvin, M.E. 2012. Willamette River spring Chinook prespawn mortality: probing the depth of knowledge. Oregon State University Department of Fish and Wildlife Monday Morning Meeting.
  • Colvin, M.E. 2011. Setting harvest targets for a common carp stock undergoing pulsed harvest. 72nd Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Des Moines, IA. (Poster)
  • Colvin, M.E., S. Grummer, J. Wahl, T. Stewart, and C. Pierce. 2010. Impacts of invasive species and restoration on recreational fisheries: Zebra mussels and common carp in a shallow hypereutrophic lake. 140th Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Colvin, M.E., S. Grummer, J. Wahl, T. Stewart, and C. Pierce. 2010. Impacts of invasive species and restoration on recreational fisheries: zebra mussels and common carp in a shallow hypereutrophic lake. Joint Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society and ASLO, Santa Fe, NM. (Poster)
  • Colvin, M.E., S. Grummer, J. Wahl, T. Stewart, and C. Pierce. 2010. Simulating food web interactions among nuisance common carp, invading zebra mussels, nutrient reduction and the recreational fishery of a shallow eutrophic lake. Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries and Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Ames, IA. (Poster)
  • Skiff, J.J. ††, M.E. Colvin, T. Stewart and C. Pierce. 2010. Analysis of sampling methods for Dreissena polymorpha veligers. Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries and Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Ames, IA. (Poster)
  • Colvin, M.E., E. Katzenmeyer, T. Stewart and C. Pierce. 2009. Simulating food web interactions among nuisance common carp, invading zebra mussels, and the native biological community in a shallow eutrophic lake. 70th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Springfield, IL. (Poster)
  • Colvin, M.E., J.L. Ebersole, P.J. Wigington, B. Miller, and B. Hansen. 2009. Using juvenile coho salmon demographics and movement to prioritize areas of focal restoration across a stream network. 138th Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN.
  • Colvin, M.E., E. Katzenmeyer, T. Stewart and C. Pierce. 2009. Simulating food web interactions among nuisance common carp, invading zebra mussels, and the native biological community in a shallow eutrophic lake. 139th Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN. (Poster)
  • Katzenmeyer, E., M.E. Colvin, C. Pierce and T. Stewart. 2009. Fish growth responses to changing conditions in Clear Lake: Effects of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). 138th Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN.
  • Katzenmeyer, E., M.E. Colvin, C. Pierce and T. Stewart. 2009. Fish growth responses to changing conditions in Clear Lake: Effects of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries and Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Ames, IA.
  • Katzenmeyer, E., M.E. Colvin, C. Pierce and T. Stewart. 2009. Fish growth responses to changing conditions in Clear Lake: Effects of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). 2nd Midwest Student Colloquium. Ames, IA.
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2008. A simulation model to evaluate common carp (Cyprinus carpio) removal as a tool to improve water quality. 137th Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, CA.
  • Colvin, M.E., Ebersole, J.L., and P.J. Wigington. 2008. A demographic based strategy for prioritizing juvenile salmon habitat restoration across a stream network. 137th Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, CA. (Poster)
  • Katzenmeyer, E., C.L. Pierce and M.E. Colvin. 2008. Growth responses of fish species of multiple trophic levels to a zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion in a shallow, eutrophic lake. 138th Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, CA.
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2008. A simulation model to evaluate common carp (Cyprinus carpio) removal as a tool to improve water quality. North American Benthological Society Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. 2008. Stewart. A simulation model to evaluate common carp (Cyprinus carpio) removal as a tool to improve water quality. 1st Midwest Student Colloquium. Lincoln, NE.
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2008. A proposed ecosystem simulation model to predict the effects of common carp and zebra mussels in shallow lake ecosystems. 8th Annual Water Monitoring Conference, Ames, IA. (Poster)
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2008. A simulation model to evaluate common carp (Cyprinus carpio) removal as a tool to improve water quality. Joint Iowa and Dakota Chapter AFS Annual Meeting, Sioux City, IA.
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2008. A proposed ecosystem simulation model to predict the effects of common carp and zebra mussels in shallow lake ecosystems. Joint Iowa and Dakota Chapter AFS Annual Meeting, Sioux City, IA. (Poster)
  • Ebersole, J.L., Colvin, M.E. Colvin, P.J. Wigington, S.G. Leibowitz, and K. Burnett. 2008. Application of restoration scenarios to basin-scale demographics of coho salmon inferred from pit-tags. Tag Conference, Auckland, NZ.
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2008. A proposed ecosystem simulation model to predict the effects of common carp and zebra mussels in shallow lake ecosystems. 2nd USGS Modeling Conference, Orange Beach, AL. (Poster)
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2007. Carp removal strategies: a simulation model to identify effective carp removal strategies for Clear Lake, IA. 68th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Madison, WI.
  • Ebersole, J.L., M.E. Colvin, P.J. Wigington, J.P. Baker, M.R. Church, J. Compton, M. Cairns, and H.R. LaVigne. 2007. Variation in juvenile coho salmon end-of-summer size and abundance: Hierarchical analysis of habitat effects. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • Wigington, P.J., M.E. Colvin, B. Miller, B. Hansen, H.R. LaVigne, J.P. Baker, and M.R. Church. 2007. Over-winter juvenile coho salmon growth and survival in a coastal Oregon stream network. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • Ebersole, J.L., M.E. Colvin, P.J. Wigington Jr., M.R. Church, J. Compton, J.P. Baker, M.A. Cairns, S.G. Leibowitz, and D. White. 2007. Variation in juvenile coho salmon end-of-summer size: hierarchical analysis of habitat effects. 43rd Annual Meeting Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Eugene, OR.
  • Colvin, M.E., J. L. Ebersole, P.J. Wigington Jr., and K. Rodnick. Influence of summer temperature spatial variability on distribution and condition of juvenile coho salmon. 136th Annual Meeting American Fisheries Society, Lake Placid, NY.
  • Colvin, M.E., J.L. Ebersole, P.J. Wigington Jr., J.P. Baker, M.A. Cairns, H.R. LaVigne, B. Hansen, and B. Miller. 2006. Factors associated with the timing of coho salmon smolts. 42nd Annual Meeting Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Sun River, OR.
  • Colvin, M.E., K.J. Anlauf, and C.M. Moffitt. 2005. The ecology of Myxobolus cerebralis in the Pahsimeroi River drainage, Idaho: factors affecting the distribution and intensity. Idaho State Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Boise, ID.
  • Anlauf, K.J., C.M. Moffitt, and M.E. Colvin. 2005. The influence of landscape, stream, and microhabitat parameters on Tubificid habitat and population abundances. Idaho Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Boise, ID.
  • Moffitt, C.M., M.E. Colvin, and B. Sun. 2005. Microbial profiles from rainbow trout intestines, New Zealand mudsnails, and hatchery inflow and outflow at Hagerman State Fish Hatchery, Idaho. American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section 46th Western Fish Disease Workshop, Boise, ID.
  • Colvin, M.E., K.J. Anlauf, C.M. Moffitt, and K. Johnson. 2005. Addressing risks of reconnection in watersheds of the Salmon and Pahsimeroi River. 11th Annual Whirling Disease Symposium, Denver, CO. (Poster)
  • Colvin, M.E., K.J. Anlauf, C.M. Moffitt, and K. Johnson. 2005. Ecology of Myxobolus cerebralis in the Pahsimeroi River drainage, Idaho: factors affecting the distribution. 11th Annual Whirling Disease Symposium, Denver, CO. (Poster)
  • Anlauf, K.J., C.M. Moffitt, and M.E. Colvin. 2005. The Influence of landscape, stream, and microhabitat parameters on Tubificid habitat and population abundance. 11th Annual Whirling Disease Symposium, Denver, CO. (Poster)
  • Colvin, M.E., and C.M. Moffitt. 2004. Piecing together the Pahsimeroi puzzle. Idaho Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Moscow, ID.
  • Anlauf, K.J., C.M. Moffitt, M.E. Colvin, and B.E. Reiman. 2004. Understanding the ecology of whirling disease through modeling of Tubificid habitat. Idaho Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Moscow, ID.
  • Colvin, M.E., K.J. Anlauf, K. Johnson, and C.M. Moffitt. 2004. Effects of fish distributions on whirling disease in the Pahsimeroi River drainage, Idaho. Joint Western Division of the American Fisheries Society and 10th Annual Whirling Disease Foundation Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Colvin, M.E., K.J. Anlauf, K. Johnson, and C.M. Moffitt. 2003. Prevalence of Myxobolus cerebralis in the Pahsimeroi watershed, Idaho: associations between landscape and fine scale habitat characteristics. 9th Annual Whirling Disease Symposium, Seattle, WA.
  • Anlauf, K.J., C.M. Moffitt, M.E. Colvin, A.H. Haukenes,and B.E. Reiman. 2003. Progress in using GIS based landscape parameters to model the likely influence of Myxobolus cerebralis in Idaho. 9th Annual Whirling Disease Symposium, Seattle, WA.
  • Moffitt, C.M., M.K. Santora, C.J. Williams, K.J. Anlauf, M.E. Colvin, and K.A. Johnson. 2003. Using parameters from landscape and population based models to understand the dynamics of Myxobolus cerebralis infections. 9th Annual Whirling Disease Symposium, Seattle, WA.
  • Colvin, M.E., K.J. Anlauf, K. Johnson, and C.M. Moffitt. 2003. Prevalence of Myxobolus cerebralis in the Pahsimeroi watershed, Idaho: Associations between landscape and fine scale habitat characteristics. Idaho Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Boise, ID.
  • Colvin, M.E. and C.M. Moffitt. 2003. Modeling of Myxobolus cerebralis infections in a landscape altered by irrigation. 4th Annual USGS Conference on Science in Oregon and Washington, Troutdale, OR. (Poster)

Outreach & other creative work

  • Colvin, M.E. and J.T. Peterson. 2017. Preparing future fisheries professionals to make good decisions. Fisheries 41(8): 473-474.
  • Carlson, A.K., J.R. Fischer, D.J. Dembkowski, L.L. Pierce, M.E. Colvin, J.A. Kerns. 2015. Purpose, History, and Importance of the “Student Angle”. Fisheries. 40(2): 81-83.
  • Colvin, M.E. and J. Kopaska. 2009. The role of the student member in the American Fisheries Society Fisheries Information and Technology Section. Fisheries. 34(6): 305-306.
  • Colvin, M.E., 2015. The legacy of Missouri Mike Colvin. Fisheries Management Newsletter (March).
  • Colvin, M.E., Katzenmeyer, E.K., Stewart,T.W., and C.L. Pierce. 2009. Zebra mussels: overview, preliminary trends and implications for the future of Clear Lake. Project Clear Newsletter.
  • Colvin, M.E., Katzenmeyer, E.K., Stewart,T.W., and C.L. Pierce. 2010. Clear Lake project overview. Clear Lake Association Annual Picnic. Clear Lake, IA.
  • Colvin, M.E., Katzenmeyer, E.K., Stewart,T.W., and C.L. Pierce. 2009. Zebra mussel biology and potential impacts in Clear Lake. Clear Lake Association Annual Picnic. Clear Lake, IA (Poster).
  • Colvin, M.E., Katzenmeyer, E.K., Stewart,T.W., and C.L. Pierce. 2008. Clear Lake project overview. Clear Lake Association Annual Picnic. 2008. Clear Lake, IA.
  • Colvin, M.E., C.L. Pierce, and T.W. Stewart. 2008. Impacts of nuisance species in a shallow lake: A simulation modeling approach for restoration and management. Ames Anglers, Ames, IA.

Honors and awards

2016

  • College of Forest Resources Early Career Achievement Award

2011

  • Certificate of Appreciation: Education Section of the American Fisheries Society
  • Kenneth Carlander Award
  • USEPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (Honorable mention for innovative research quantifying the effects of multi-level factors on fish populations across entire watersheds)

2010

  • American Fisheries Society Skinner Award
  • Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation J.N. “Ding” Darling Scholarship Sherry Fisher Award

2009

  • Fenske Award Finalist
  • Kenneth Carlander Award

2007

  • Level II EPA Scientific and Technology Achievement Award

2005

  • University of Idaho Fisheries Graduate Student of the Year
  • Idaho Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Graduate Student of the Year
  • University of Idaho Alumni Award for Excellence

2004

  • Adams Scholarship for Academic Achievement

2003

  • Idaho Chapter American Fisheries Scholarship Recipient

2000

  • Certificate of Merit from Unity College for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Aquaculture
  • NSCAA Academic All American

1999

  • NSCAA Academic All American

1997-2000

  • Phi Theta Kappa

University service

Student committees

  • 2018-pres. Masters committee member: D.J. Steakley
  • 2018-pres. Masters committee member: Matthew Jargawsky
  • 2017-pres. Masters committee member: Daniel Firth
  • 2016-pres. Masters committee member: Britney Chesser
  • 2016-pres. Masters co-advisor: Giancarlo Coppolla
  • 2016-2018 Masters co-advisor: Hunter Hatcher
  • 2016-2018 Masters committee member: Matthew Ivey
  • 2016-pres. Masters committee member: Christian Shirley
  • 2016-pres. PhD co-advisor: Bradley Richardson
  • 2016-2018 Masters committee member: Emmett Guy
  • 2015-2018 Masters advisor: Chelsea Gilliland
  • 2015-2018 Masters co-advisor: Andrew Shamaskin
  • 2015-2017 Masters committee member: Scott Veum
  • 2015-pres. Ph.D. committee member: Brian Ott
  • 2015-2017 Masters committee member: Lindsey Stutzman
  • 2015-2018 Masters committee member: Kevin Keretz
  • 2015-2017 Masters committee member: Clayton Raines
  • 2014- pres. Ph.D. committee member: Cynthia Fox

Departmental committees and service

  • 2017-pres. Faculty Search Committee – Aquatic Ecologist, Mississippi State University
  • 2016-2017 Faculty Search Committee – Coastal Fisheries Extension, Mississippi State University
  • 2016-pres. DAFVM Awards Committee – WFA representative
  • 2015-pres. WFA Communications Committee
  • 2015 Faculty Search Committee – DRAC Aquaculture Economist, Mississippi State University
  • 2014-Pres. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Library Representative
  • 2012 Faculty Research Assistant Search Committee – Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State University
  • 2011-2012 Faculty Search Committee – Graduate Student Representative Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University

Professional service

  • 2017-pres. Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society: Webmaster
  • 2017-pres. American Fisheries Society Certification Committee: Committee Chair
  • 2015-pres. American Fisheries Society Certification Committee: Southeastern Division Representative for the Education Section
  • 2015-pres. Education Section of the American Fisheries Society: Southeastern Division Representative
  • 2014- pres. Fisheries Management Section of the American Fisheries Society: Western Division Representative
  • 2012-pres. Education Section of the American Fisheries Society: New initiatives committee chair
  • 2011 Symposium chair “Control Strategies Nonnative and Native Nuisance Aquatic Species” 72nd Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference
  • 2010-2012 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge: Carp Suppression Research and Assessment Working Group
  • 2009-2010 American Fisheries Society Student Subsection: President
  • 2008-2012 Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society: Webmaster
  • 2007-2008 Iowa State University Student Unit of the American Fisheries Society: Webmaster
  • 2008-2009 Iowa State University Graduate Student Organization: Seminar Committee Chair
  • 2005-2007 Oregon Chapter of The American Fisheries Society: Webmaster
  • 2004-2005 Palouse Unit American Fisheries Society: Fund Raising Chair
  • 2003-2004 Palouse Unit American Fisheries Society: President
  • 2002-2003 Palouse Unit American Fisheries Society: Education Committee Chair

Reviewer for:

Aquatic Conservation, Fisheries Ecology and Management, Ecological Application, Fisheries, Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Ohio Sea Grant, Fisheries Research, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, North American Journal of Fish Management, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Inland Fisheries Management (Third Edition), Hydrobiologia, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, Springer Online, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, PLOS One, Fish and Fisheries, Nature Science Communications.