Shannon White
Ph.D. Candidate
Penn State University
Shannon grew up in Virginia and developed a love for brook trout while conducting research as an undergraduate at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA. While there, she combined field and lab studies to understand how trout interact with one another and was also involved in the longest running study of how habitat manipulations affect trout population abundance.
She went on to get a Master's of Fisheries and Wildlife from Virginia Tech studying native minnows and developing a passion for community outreach and native fish conservation.
Shannon is currently a PhD candidate at Penn State University studying individual behavior of brook trout in an attempt to improve conservation practices.
She went on to get a Master's of Fisheries and Wildlife from Virginia Tech studying native minnows and developing a passion for community outreach and native fish conservation.
Shannon is currently a PhD candidate at Penn State University studying individual behavior of brook trout in an attempt to improve conservation practices.
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Tyler Wagner, Ph.D.
Assistant Unit Leader of Fisheries- Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
adjunct professor of Fisheries Ecology- Penn State University
Tyler Wagner is the Assistant Unit Leader of Fisheries at the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and adjunct professor of Fisheries Ecology at The Pennsylvania State University. The primary focus of the Wagner Lab’s research is on linking fine-scale lab and field studies within a macrosystems theoretical framework to understand ecological patterns and processes in aquatic systems across broad spatial and temporal scales, and how they interact with, or emerge from, processes at finer spatial scales. Local-scaled projects, such as the brook trout telemetry research, are essential for understanding the effects of anthropogenic and natural processes on individuals and populations.
Ben Kline
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Penn State University
Ben is a central Pennsylvania native who is currently pursuing his undergraduate education at Penn State. Ben’s love of nature and the outdoors stems from an early age as a member of the Boy Scouts of America, where he spent much time exploring and appreciating the natural beauty of Pennsylvania. Since then, he has moved on to Penn State where he is currently working to earn a degree in Biology with a focus in Fisheries Science and Freshwater Ecology. He is heavily involved in student leadership and community service on campus, and one day hopes to use his passion for the environment to educate and help others. After Penn State he hopes to continue his education and work with fisheries science and ultimately achieve his goal of working in research and environmental education/outreach.