Faculty
For general assistance, please call the main office at 207.581.2862.
Brian Olsen, 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
Erik J. Blomberg, 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
Jessica S. Jansujwicz, Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2011, University of Maine
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, University of Maine
Teaching: 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
Christina A. Murphy, 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
Sydne Record, 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
Amber M. Roth, 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, University of Maine
Teaching: Ecology, field research techniques, natural history, habitat evaluation
Nutting Hall, Room 238 – lseward@maine.edu – 207.581.2847
Joseph D. Zydlewski, 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