{"id":9518,"date":"2022-04-15T13:28:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T17:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/?page_id=9518"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:30:57","slug":"melissa-flye","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/faculty-staff-directory\/postdoctoral-associates\/melissa-flye\/","title":{"rendered":"Flye, Melissa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melissa Flye, Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12763\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:267px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025.jpg 800w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-423x422.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-634x633.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2025\/09\/Flye-Melissa-2025-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Faculty Mentor:<\/strong> Joseph Zydlewski \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.usgs.gov\/coopunits\/unit\/Maine\">Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/a><br><strong>Start Date: <\/strong>Fall 2025<br>Ph.D. 2025, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine<br>M.S. 2019, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine<br>B.S. 2013, Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine<br>melissa.flye@maine.edu, 207.581.2939<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biography:<\/strong>&nbsp;As a Maine native, I have spent the majority of my life enjoying the rich natural heritage of New England, which undoubtedly sparked my interest in the natural world at an early age. As an undergrad, I studied Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology at the University of Maine. After spending a couple of years working on anadromous fisheries research projects for the State of Maine and private consulting firms, I returned to the University of Maine and obtained my M.S. and Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Area(s) of Expertise:<\/strong>&nbsp;Environmental policy, wildlife and fisheries management, human dimensions of wildlife, environmental social science, collaborative governance, network theory and analysis, facilitation, and program evaluation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Melissa Flye, Postdoctoral Research Associate Faculty Mentor: Joseph Zydlewski \u2013 Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitStart Date: Fall 2025Ph.D. 2025, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of MaineM.S. 2019, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of MaineB.S. 2013, Wildlife Ecology, University of Mainemelissa.flye@maine.edu, 207.581.2939 Biography:&nbsp;As a Maine native, I have spent the majority of my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":0,"parent":3940,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9518","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flye, Melissa - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology - University of Maine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wle\/faculty-staff-directory\/postdoctoral-associates\/melissa-flye\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flye, Melissa - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology - University of Maine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; 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