Faculty
For general assistance, please call the main office at 207.581.2862.
, Interim Chair and Professor of Ornithology in the School of Biology and Ecology
Ph.D. 2007, Virginia Tech
Nutting Hall, Room 206 – brian.olsen@maine.edu – 207.581.2909
, Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Ph.D. 2012, University of Nevada
Research: Population dynamics of avian wildlife
Teaching: Wildlife population ecology and demographic estimation
Nutting Hall, Room 216 – erik.blomberg@maine.edu – 207.581.2904
Noah D. Charney, Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology
Ph.D. 2010, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Research: Landscape Ecology, Climate Change Impact Modeling, Vernal Pool Conservation, Urban Ecology, Natural History, Unisexual Salamanders
Teaching: Conservation Biology, Wildlife Ecology
Nutting Hall, Room 230 – noah.charney@maine.edu – 207.581.1284
Stephen M. Coghlan, Jr., Associate Professor of Freshwater Fisheries
Ph.D. 2004, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Research: Effects of dams and dam removal on fish communities in the Penobscot River watershed; anadromous Sea Lamprey as ecosystem engineers; fish-forest relations in headwater streams; commercial harvest impacts on White Sucker; competition among Atlantic Salmon, Brook Trout, and Smallmouth Bass; sustenance and recreational fishing; biophysical economics of homesteading
Teaching: Ecological Statistics; Freshwater Fisheries Ecology and Management; General Ecology; Biophysical Economics
Nutting Hall, Room 234 – stephen.coghlan@maine.edu – 207.581.2880
, Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2011, 91±¬ÁÏ
Research: Human dimensions of natural resources, environmental policy, sustainability science
Norman Smith Hall, Room 222 – jessica.jansujwicz@maine.edu – 207.581.9405
Margaret (Maisie) Merz (she/her), Lecturer of Wildlife Ecology
Ph.D. 2025, 91±¬ÁÏ
Teaching:Â Wildlife Population Dynamics and Conservation
Nutting Hall, Room 240A – margaret.merz@maine.edu – 207.581.2867
Sabrina Morano, Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
Ph.D. 2016, University of Nevada
Research: Habitat use and population dynamics of large mammals
Nutting Hall, Room 222 – sabrina.morano@maine.edu – 207.581.2908
, Assistant Professor and Assistant Unit Leader-Fisheries, Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Ph. D. 2019, Oregon State University
Research: Top-down and bottom-up responses to disturbance, especially hydrological alteration. This includes evaluations of nutrient, light, and habitat availability, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic insects, fish pathogens, and diverse fish assemblages.
Teaching: Fish ecology and conservation
Nutting Hall, Room 236 – christina.murphy@maine.edu – 207.581.3010
, Professor of Landscape Conservation
Ph.D. 2010, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Research: Understanding drivers of biodiversity across scales of space, time, and biological organization
Teaching: Introduction to Wildlife Conservation; Population Dynamics
Nutting Hall, Room 226 – sydne.record@maine.edu – 207.581.2865
, Associate Professor in Forest Wildlife Management
Ph.D. 2012, Michigan Technological University
Research: Forest-wildlife interactions in temperate and tropical forests, forest management practices to improve declining wildlife species, migratory bird ecology, wildlife habitat best management practices, conservation planning
Teaching: Forest wildlife management
Nutting Hall, Room 229 – amber.roth@maine.edu – 207.581.2856
Lindsay Seward (she/her), Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Principal Lecturer
M.S. 2002, 91±¬ÁÏ
Teaching: Ecology, field research techniques, natural history, habitat evaluation
Nutting Hall, Room 238 – lseward@maine.edu – 207.581.2847
, Professor and Unit Leader, Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Ph.D. 1998, University of Massachusetts
Research: Physiology, behavior, and ecology of migratory fishes, both in the laboratory and in the field
Teaching: Animal migration
Nutting Hall, Room 258 – josephz@maine.edu – 207.581.2853