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Appointment: 66% Teaching, 34% Research Requested Action: Promotion (5 years at present rank)

Dr. Michael D. Kaller Assistant Professor – Research

Coordinator, Undergraduate Programs Associate Rector, Agriculture Residence College

School of Renewable Natural Resources

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Peer-reviewed journal articles published or in-press: 24

Book chapters published or in-press: 3

Popular articles: 4

Refereed scientific abstracts: 6

Meetings or symposia organized: 8

Presentations, including invited, at professional conferences or symposia:

67 (at rank) 91 (total)

Total value of funded grants and contracts: $3,390,303

Number of successful grants and contracts: 17

Number of unsuccessful grants and contracts: 5

Number of M.S. students directed: 3

Number of Ph.D. students directed: 1

Number of M.S. committees served: 23

Number of Ph.D. committees served: 9

Number of Honors College theses directed: 1

Number of Honors College thesis committees served: 3

Number of course sections taught: 16

Number of seminar sections taught: 6

Number of independent study sections supervised: 11

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1.2 Teaching (60% appointment) NOTE: Prior to July 1, 2012, teaching appointment was 40%. 1.2.1 DOCUMENTATION OF TEACHING ACTIVITIES 1.2.1.1 TEACHING EVALUATIONS Overall SPOT (Student Perceptions of Teaching) Scores (based on 20 questions) Note: SPOT adopted for use within the LSU College of Agriculture from the Evaluation and Examination Service, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. A 5 point scale is used; 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Undecided, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree

Course Semester Year

Dr. Kaller’s Mean Score

Department (SRNR) Mean Score

College of Agriculture

Mean Score

RNR 4107 Fall 2006 4.87 4.33 4.03 RNR 4107 Fall 2007 4.51 4.25 4.03 RNR 1002 Spring 2008 5.00 4.11 4.01 RNR 4101 Spring 2008 3.12 4.11 4.01 RNR 1002 Fall 2008 4.66 4.20 4.07 RNR 4107 Fall 2008 4.65 4.20 4.07 RNR 1002 Spring 2009 4.93 4.10 4.03 RNR 4101 Spring 2009 3.61 4.10 4.03 RNR 4106 Spring 2009 4.73 4.10 4.03 RNR 4107 Fall 2009 4.32 4.00 4.01 RNR 4101 Spring 2010 3.71 4.24 4.06 RNR 4106 Spring 2010 4.73 4.24 4.06 RNR 4107 Fall 2010 4.68 4.25 4.15 RNR 7036 Fall 2010 4.04 4.25 4.15 RNR 4101 Spring 2011 4.09 4.01 4.08 RNR 4107 Fall 2011 4.55 4.20 4.15 RNR 7013 Fall 2011 4.31 4.20 4.15 RNR 4101 Spring 2012 3.53 4.09 4.08 RNR 1002 Fall 2012 4.98 4.32 4.11 RNR 4107 Fall 2012 4.32 4.32 4.11

RNR 1002 = Issues in Natural Resources Management, RNR 4101 = Integrating Natural Resource Management, Policy, and Human Dimensions, RNR 4106 = Techniques in Limnology and Fisheries, RNR 4107 = Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, RNR 7013 = Wildlife Population Dynamics, RNR 7036 = Advanced Topics in Natural Resource Biometrics and Management, RNR 7070 = Fisheries Seminar

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1.2.1.2 TEACHING HISTORY Courses, Seminars, and Independent Study Sections Taught Assigned teaching responsibilities

Course number

Course Title Credit Semester/Year Enrollment

RNR 1002 Issues in Renewable Natural Resource Management

1 Spring 2008 8

Fall 2008 8

Spring 2009 9 Fall 2012 11

RNR 2061 Problems in Natural Resource Management

1-4 Spring 2008 1 Summer 2008 1 Fall 2011 3 Summer 2012 1

RNR 3044 Renewable Natural Resources Field Studies

1 Summer 2012 1

RNR 4061 Problems in Natural Resource Management

1-4 Spring 2009 3 Fall 2009 1 Spring 2011 2 Fall 2011 2 Spring 2012 3 Summer 2012 4 Fall 2012 8

RNR 4101 Integrating Natural Resource Management, Policy, and Human Dimensions

4 Spring 2008 26 Spring 2009 27 Spring 2010 33 Spring 2011 29 Spring 2012 38 Spring 2013 24

RNR 4106 Techniques in Limnology and Fisheries

2 Spring 2009 6 Spring 2010 5 Spring 2013 12

RNR 4107 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources

3 Fall 2006 17 Fall 2007 19 Fall 2008 24 Fall 2009 24 Fall 2010 26 Fall 2011 15 Fall 2012 26

RNR 7013 Wildlife Population Dynamics 3 Fall 2012 15

RNR 7036 Advanced Topics in Renewable Natural Resource Biometrics and Management

3 Fall 2011 6

RNR 7070 Fisheries Seminar 1 Fall 2008 15 Fall 2009 20

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Fall 2010 7 Fall 2012 5

New Course and Curriculum Development ENTM/RNR 7030, Aquatic Entomology – In the summer and fall of 2011, Chris Carleton of the Department of Entomology and I developed a new graduate level course in aquatic entomology. This course covers the phylogeny and systematics, as well as, ecology and economic importance of aquatic insects. The course is designed to have a lecture and laboratory format. The course is divided into approximately eight weeks of phylogeny and systematics and approximately eight weeks of ecology and economic impacts. This course address strategic plan goals for the Department of Entomology to increase graduate level offerings and School of Renewable Natural Resources to offer courses in faculty areas of specialty. Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Management Area of Concentration within the B.S. in Natural Resource Ecology and Management – During the winter of 2010-2011, I participated in an ad hoc faculty committee consisting of myself, Dr. Jim Chambers, and Dr. Thomas Dean to overhaul and replace the Natural Resource Conservation Area of Concentration (AOC). As a faculty, we recognized the confusing similarity between the Natural Resource Conservation AOC in the School of Renewable Natural Resources and the Resource Conservation AOC in the School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Science. Further, many state and federal agency and environmental consulting opportunities have evolved for persons trained and experience in habitat manipulation for wildlife purposes. Therefore, we created this new curriculum to better clarify the differences between our AOC with the Resource Conservation AOC and prepare our students for career opportunities. I completed the Course and Curricula Committee forms and justification and presented the new AOC to the College of Agriculture Courses and Faculty Senate Courses and Curriculum Committees. Revision of Existing Courses and Curriculum RNR 4101, Integrating Natural Resource Management, Policy, and Human Dimensions – I joined the faculty team for this course in 2008. The first modification was to certify the course as a Communication Intensive Course – Written and Spoken with LSU’s Communication Across the Curriculum (CxC) in 2011. In 2012, the second modification was to add “Human Dimensions” to the title and revise the catalog description to better reflect the integration of people management into the course that began in 2009. RNR 4106, Techniques in Limnology and Fisheries – I assumed responsibility in 2008. This course was created 2004 in the newly formed B.S. in Natural Resource Ecology and Management. The course was the 1 hour laboratory removed from RNR 4025, Limnology, and RNR 4040, Fisheries Management. The course was not taught until I offered the course in 2009. The course consists of one day of laboratory where theory or a technique is presented with a short activity. The second meeting of the week is a full time laboratory or field activity based on the theory or technique. RNR 4107, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources – I assumed responsibility for this class in 2006. I overhauled and modified the course in summer 2010 to certify the course as a

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Communication Intensive Course – Written and Spoken with LSU’s Communication Across the Curriculum (CxC). In summer 2011, I modified the course to include discipline-specific software, Qualtrics, and web design, and the course was offered as a Communication Intensive – Visual and Technical course. As of spring 2012, RNR 4107 is one of only 21 Communication Intensive - Visual and Technical courses on campus. RNR 7013, Wildlife Population Dynamics – I assumed responsibility for this course in 2011. Previously, course content focused on life tables, matrix population modeling, and band return analysis. I retained matrix-based populations modeling and added nonlinear regression, Markov Chain-Monte Carlo population modeling methods, Bayesian population modeling methods, survival analysis, and state space models. The course is primarily interactive lecture based on computers, however, I added a large virtual population sampling project to increase application. RNR 7036, Advanced Topics in Renewable Natural Resources Biometrics and Management – This course was previously titled Advanced Topics in Forest Biometrics. In response to the broader research interest of graduate students in the School, I revised this course along with Dr. Richard Keim. We added more wildlife, fisheries, and hydrology oriented content and an emphasis on common data analysis theory and procedures that cross disciplines. We structured the course into eight weeks of prepared lectures on topics such as objective functions, generalized linear models, and ordination that were applicable across disciplines. The other eight weeks were student lectures on topics selected by the students and faculty. B.S. in Natural Resource Ecology and Management – During 2010-2011, I participated in a major revision to the curriculum in the B.S. in Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM). As a faculty, we recognized that in the eight years since the inception of the B.S. in NREM, several important changes had occurred. Students in the B.S. in NREM program were seeking advanced degrees in greater numbers, and these future degree seeking students were a greater proportion of enrollment. Additionally, the various professional societies (e.g., the American Fisheries Society, The Society of Wetland Scientists, and The Wildlife Society) that certify graduates of the B.S. in NREM had modified their certification requirements. Several strategic changes were made to the core curriculum to address courses expected by graduate and professional programs, as well as, courses required or recommended for certification. My role included researching all certification requirements, recommending course additions and deletions, preparing Course and Curriculum Committee forms, writing justifications, and written and oral defense of credit hours exceeding 120 hours to the Faculty Senate Course and Curriculum Committee and the Board of Regents (written arguments only). Comprehensive Academic Tracking for B.S. in Forest Management and B.S. in Natural Resource Ecology and Management – Comprehensive Academic Tracking (CATS) is a Louisiana State University A&M program to increase graduate four- and five-year rates. Critical courses (hereafter milestones) or GPA values are selected by departments for each program that students must complete by a selected semester. Failure to complete milestones by the designated semester on two occasions is interpreted to suggest that the student is unsuited to the major and should be directed to another major. When I assumed responsibility as Program Coordinator for B.S. in Forest Management and B.S. in Natural Resource Ecology and Management, CATS was being implemented for its first university-wide application. My role includes evaluation of the selected milestones annually. In 2011, assessment of the milestones suggested too many milestones were present, and students had difficulty enrolling in all the milestones, specifically Honors and Residence Hall students. Several milestones were removed or moved to later semesters to not prohibit Honors and Residence Hall students from

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participating in the programs. In 2012, milestones were again moved and reduced because Honors and Residence Hall students continued to have difficulty scheduling milestones. Graduate Committees: Chair or Member

Student School or Department Graduation Date

Major Professor or Co-Major Professor (M.S. Degree) Alexandra M. Fitzgerald School of Renewable Natural Resources December 2012 Melissa A. Fries School of Renewable Natural Resources May 2010 William Sheftall IV School of Renewable Natural Resources May 2011 Major Professor or Co-Major Professor (Ph.D. Degree) Catherine E. Murphy School of Renewable Natural Resources Expected May 2014 Minor Professor (M.S. Degree) Catherine E. Murphy Department of Experimental Statistics Expected May 2013 Committee Member for M.S. Students A. Nikki Anderson School of Renewable Natural Resources Expected May 2013 Jennifer Andry Interdepartmental Master of Natural

Science Program May 2011

Jesse A. Bahm School of Renewable Natural Resources December 2007 Steve Beck School of Renewable Natural Resources December 2011 Sinéad Borchert School of Renewable Natural Resources Expected May 2014 Matt Brooks School of Renewable Natural Resources December 2009 Charles Brown School of Renewable Natural Resources May 2011 Michael Buxton School of Renewable Natural Resources August 2013 Brendan Caillouet School of Renewable Natural Resources Expected Dec. 2013 Emma DeLeon School of Renewable Natural Resources August 2012 Kayla DiBennedetto School of Renewable Natural Resources December 2009 C. Ann Gerald School of Renewable Natural Resources December 2010 Derrick Klimesh School of Renewable Natural Resources May 2011 Christina Leglu School of Renewable Natural Resources May 2012 Brett A. Miller School of Renewable Natural Resources Expected Dec. 2013 Nathan Mercer Department of Entomology Expected May 2014 Devon Oliver School of Renewable Natural Resources December 2012 Falyn Owens School of Renewable Natural Resources December 2011 Patrick Smith Department of Earth and Environmental

Science, University of New Orleans May 2012

Jose Vazquez School of Renewable Natural Resources May 2013 Brian Ward School of Renewable Natural Resources August 2009 Rachel Villani School of Renewable Natural Resources May 2010 Angela Williamson Department of Earth and Environmental

Science, University of New Orleans Expected May 2014

Committee Member for Ph.D. Students Christopher Bonvillain School of Renewable Natural Resources August 2012 J. Wes Cochran School of Renewable Natural Resources Expected May 2015

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Wes Daniels Department of Biological Sciences May 2012 Hugo Gee School of Renewable Natural Resources May 2012 Steve Kelly Department of Education, Theory, and

Practice December 2011

Luke Laborde School of Renewable Natural Resources Expected May 2013 Brad Pickens School of Renewable Natural Resources August 2012 Matt Pieron School of Renewable Natural Resources May 2010 Patrick Smith Department of Earth and Environmental

Science, University of New Orleans. Expected May 2016

Undergraduate Research Adviser or Co-Adviser Completed Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis COMMITTEE MEMBER for Meg Williamson (B.S. Natural Resources Ecology and Management 2009). Chemical concentration in Spartina alterniflora from sites of various freshwater and nutrient inputs in coastal Louisiana wetlands In Progress Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis COMMITTEE MEMBER for Jessica Sabo (B.S. Natural Resource Ecology and Management) COMMITTEE MEMBER for Rachel Tessier (B.S. Natural Resource Ecology and Management) COMMITTEE CHAIR for Sarah Zaunbrecher (B.S. Natural Resource Ecology and Management) Undergraduate Distinguished Communicator (Communication Across the Curriculum - CxC) Adviser Mary Johnson (B.S. Natural Resource Ecology and Management 2012) Matthew Wyatt (B.S. Natural Resource Ecology and Management) National High School Science Competition (Environmentors) Adviser Jeronda Scott (Scottlandville High School) was my advisee in the national Environmentors program in 2010-2011. Jeronda placed 2nd statewide and won an Excellence in Energy Efficiency Scholarship in national competition in Washington, D.C. in May 2011. 1.2.4 PARTICIPATION IN: 1.2.4.1. PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS, SYMPOSIA, WORKSHOPS, AND CONFERENCES ON TEACHING AND LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES Invited participant in Communication Across the Curriculum (CxC) Faculty Summer Institute, 2011. 1.2.4.2 LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

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Session leader for 300 attendees of a forestry and wildlife continuing education session at the ArkLaMiss Wildlife Meeting in Ruston, LA, 2009. 1.2.5. OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OR OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

PROFESSION 1.2.5.1 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Education Section of the American Fisheries Society (2002-present) 1.2.5.2 ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER DUTIES Program Coordinator, B.S. Natural Resource Ecology and Management and B.S. Forestry Beginning January 2011, I began service as the program coordinator for the B.S. in Natural Resource Ecology and Management and the B.S. in Forestry. Duties associated with this position may be divided into program assessment-related activities, student advising, course and curricula documentation and review, course and faculty scheduling, low enrollment reporting, faculty teaching load reporting, and student recruiting. Student advising is the single largest component of this position with assessment activities the next largest component. Specifically, this position entails coordinating data collection, analysis, and reporting of assessment for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation, as well as, Society of American Foresters accreditation of the B.S. in Forestry. I advise all incoming freshmen and transfers and all students with over 100 hours in either B.S. program. I average over 150 advising sessions in an academic year and nearly 100 sessions in the summer. As well, I review and recommend to the College of Agriculture course substitutions for all 230 students in the School. I also serve as the Comprehensive Academic Tracking (CATS) adviser for both programs. CATS advising results in an additional 12-15 student contacts per year. I am responsible for updating program and course descriptions in the general catalog, documenting new courses and course revisions, documenting curriculum revisions, representing the School to the College of Agriculture and Faculty Senate Courses and Curricula Committees. I load and modify courses into the course schedule for each semester and assign faculty to courses following the direction of the School Director and faculty committees for each curriculum. I am responsible for any documentation and support for cancelling or offering low enrollment courses. I track faculty responsibility for graduate advising. Lastly, I am the principal contact for student recruiting; this activity is documented as section 1.4.2. Although the time needed for this position varies throughout the year, in my estimation, this position accounts for approximately 25% of my time. Associate Rector (Co-Rector) Agriculture Residence College and Sustainability Track Co-Coordinator Beginning in 2012, I began service in a rector role with the Agriculture Residence College adding to the co-coordinator position that I served since 2011. In the rector, I am responsible for scheduling and attending events designed to facilitate greater retention of students through student-faculty interaction at events related to various aspects of agriculture. Typically, I attend 6-7 events each semester, as well as, planning and assessment meetings. The co-coordinator position meets with a group of students within the Agriculture Residence College 3-4 times a semester to improve student-faculty interaction through activities and discussions on environmental issues and sustainability. Additionally, I reserve two office hours a week for

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Agriculture Residence College students in the sustainability group, although all Residence College students are welcome. These activities are in addition to my appointment and add, in my estimation, an additional 10% time. 1.2.6 AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, OR PRIZES THAT SHOW RECOGNITION OF TEACHING ACHIEVEMENT Honors and special recognition for teaching accomplishments

Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Certificate of Merit Award, 2012.

Accomplishments of present and former students

2012 – Jose Vazquez - Oral presentation competition, Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting 2012 – Devon Oliver - Abstract competition, Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting 2011 – William Sheftall IV– School of Renewable Natural Resources Ben and Pauline Stanley Award Excellence Award for Outstanding Master’s of Science Student 2011 – William Sheftall IV Oral presentation competition, Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting 2010 – Melissa Fries - Oral presentation competition, Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting 2010 – Catherine Murphy – American Fisheries Society John E. Skinner Memorial Award

2010 – Melissa Fries – School of Renewable Natural Resources Ben and Pauline Stanley Award Excellence Award for Outstanding Master’s of Science Student 2009 – Melissa Fries - Poster presentation completion, Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Fall Meeting 2009 – Melissa Fries – Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Robert M. Jenkins Scholarship 2009 – Melissa Fries – Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Master’s Student 1.2.7 RESEARCH SUPPORT/GRANT ACTIVITIES AIMED AT ADVANCING ONE’S ABILITY TO TEACH Improving students' multimodal communication skills through a comprehensive Communication across the Curriculum program. 2010. Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Comprehensive Program, U.S. Department of Education. $749,312. (Not-Funded, Co-PI, with Sarah Liggett, Jeffery Nunn, and Lawrence Rouse Jr.)

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1.3 RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY (34% appointment *60% prior to July 2012) 1.3.1 LISTINGS OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (PUBLISHED ONLY)

1.3.1.2 SHORTER WORKS Summary of refereed articles (journals listed indexed in Thompson Reuters Journal Citation Reports and Eigenfactor.org) and their citations as of July 2012 based on Harzing’s Publish or Perish 3.

Journal

Journal Impact Factor (2010)

Journal Eigenfactor

(2012)

Numberof

Papers Total

Citations

Most Citations

for a Paper

Mean Cites/ Paper

Mean Cites/ Paper/ Year

Phytopathology 2.22 0.13474 1 1 1 1 1.0

Forest Ecology and Management

1.99 0.038385 1 3 3 3 0.75

Hydrobiologia 1.94 0.26714 5 100 54 20 2.5

Journal of Wildlife Mangaement

1.52 0.013477 1 0** 0** 0** 0**

Aquatic Ecology 1.43 0.003086 1 12 12 12 2.0

Wetlands 1.238 0.005004 1 0** 0** 0** 0**

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

1.203 0.00548 1 2 2 2 0.67

Journal of Field Ornithology

0.849 0.002257 1 0** 0** 0** 0**

Waterbirds 0.575 0.001963 1 1 1 1 0.38

The American Midland Naturalist

0.526 0.00215 1 14 14 14 2.3

The Southwestern Naturalist

0.417 0.00148 1 6 6 6 0.86

Journal of Freshwater

0.399 0.0012 2 2 2 1 0.33

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Ecology

Northwest Science

0.378 0.000654 1 0** 0** 0** 0**

Human-Wildlife Conflicts (now Human Wildlife Interactions)

N/A N/A 1 18 18 18 3.6

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the SEAFWA

N/A N/A 2 13 7 6.5 0.72

Open Journal of Ecology

N/A N/A 1 0** 0** 0** 0**

** Article too new to be indexed in Harzing’s Publish or Perish 3 Refereed Scientific Articles Kaller, M.D., C.E. Murphy, W.E. Kelso, and M.R. Stead. 2013. Basins for fish and ecoregions for macroinvertebrates: Different spatial scales are needed to assess Louisiana wadeable streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 142: 767-782. Kang, S.-R. and M.D. Kaller. 2013 Foraging habitat use of breeding barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in farmland, estuary, and island. Open Journal of Ecology 3:30-33. Green, C.G., W.E. Kelso, M.D. Kaller, K. Gautreaux, and D.G. Kelly. 2012. Potential for naturalization of nonidigenous Blue Tilapia Orechromis aureus in coastal Louisiana marshes based on integrating thermal tolerance and field data. Wetlands 32: 717-723.

Fisher, R.A., J.J. Valente, M.P. Guilfoyle, M.D. Kaller, S.S. Jackson, and J.T. Ratti. 2012. Bird community response to vegetation cover and composition in riparian habitats dominated by Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia). Northwest Science 86: 39-52. Fisher, R.A., S.A. Gauthreaux, Jt., J.J. Valente, M.P. Guilfoyle, and M.D. Kaller. 2012. Comparing transect survey and WSR-88D radar methods for monitoring daily changes in stopover migrant communities. Journal of Field Ornithology 83: 61-72. Sweany, R., K. Damann, and M.D. Kaller. 2011. Comparison of soil and corn kernel Aspergillus flavus populations: evidence for niche specialization. Phytopathology 101: 952-959. Kaller, M.D., W.E. Kelso, B.T. Halloran, and D.A. Rutherford. 2011. Effects of spatial scale on assessment of dissolved oxygen dynamics in the Atchafalaya River basin, Louisiana. Hydrobiologia 658: 7-15. Kaller, M.D. and J. D. Hudson III. 2010. Phenological partitioning among drifting insect genera within families in a subtropical, coastal plain stream (Louisiana, USA). Journal of Freshwater Ecology 25: 607-615. Pierluissi, S., S.L. King, and M.D. Kaller. 2010. Waterbird nest density and nest survival in rice fields of southwestern Louisiana. Waterbirds 33:323-330.

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Perrett, A.J., M.D. Kaller, W.E. Kelso, and D.A. Rutherford. 2010. Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on sportfish community abundance in the Eastern Atchafalaya River basin, Louisiana. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 30: 511-517. Newell, P.J., S.L. King, and M.D. Kaller. 2009. Foraging behavior of pileated woodpeckers in partial cut and uncut bottomland hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management 258: 1456-1464. Boswell, K.M., M.D. Kaller, J.H. Cowan, Jr., and C.A. Wilson. 2008. Evaluation of target strength-fish length equation choices for estimating estuarine fish biomass. Hydrobiologia 610: 113-123. Kaller, M.D., J.D. Hudson III, E.A. Achberger, and W.E. Kelso. 2007. Feral pig research in western Louisiana: Expanding populations and unforseen consequences. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1: 168-177. Kaller, M. D. and W. E. Kelso. 2007. Association of macroinvertebrate assemblages with dissolved oxygen concentration and wood surface area in selected subtropical streams of the southeastern USA. Aquatic Ecology 41: 95-110. Kaller, M. D. and W. E. Kelso. 2006. Short-term decompositional state does not influence use of woody debris by macroinvertebrates in subtropical, coastal plain streams. Hydrobiologia 571: 157-167. Kaller, M. D. and W. E. Kelso. 2006. Swine activity alters invertebrate and microbial communities in a coastal watershed. The American Midland Naturalist 156: 165-179. Kaller, M. D. and W. E. Kelso. 2006. Occurrence of freshwater bivalves in a chronically hypoxic coastal stream. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21: 355-357. Kaller, M. D. and W. E. Kelso. 2006. Effects of a small-scale clearing on habitat and macroinvertebrates of a southwestern Louisiana coastal bottomland stream. The Southwestern Naturalist 51: 143-151. Hartman, K. J., Kaller, M. D., Howell, J. W., and J. A. Sweka. 2005. How much do valley fills influence headwater streams? Hydrobiologia 523: 91-102. Kaller, M. D. and K. J. Hartman. 2004. Evidence of a threshold level of fine sediment accumulation for altering benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Hydrobiologia 518: 95-104. Kaller, M. D. and W. E. Kelso. 2003. Effects of feral swine on water quality in a coastal bottomland stream. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 57: 291-298. Kaller, M. D., K. J. Hartman, and T. R. Angradi. 2001. Experimental determination of benthic macroinvertebrate metric sensitivity to fine sediment. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 55:105-115. Books/Book Chapters (Published Only)

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Kelso, W.E., M.D. Kaller, and D. A. Rutherford. 2012. Chapter 9. Collection, Preservation, and Identification of Ichthyoplankton and Zooplankton. Pages 363-451 in A. V. Zale, D. L. Parrish, and T. M. Sutton, editors. Fisheries Techniques, third edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. Kaller, M. D. and W.E. Kelso. 2010. Chapter 1. The importance of small woody debris in stream restoration: invertebrate community diversity in lowland, subtropical streams in the Gulf of Mexico coastal plain. Pages 1-40 in Hayes, G.D. and T.S. Flores., editors. Stream Restoration: Halting Disturbances, Assisted Recovery and Managed Recovery. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York. Books/Book Chapters (In Press) Kaller, M.D., W.E. Kelso, and J.C. Trexler. Wetland Fish Monitoring and Assessment. Pages ___-___ in Wetlands Techniques. Society of Wetland Scientists and Springer. Refereed Scientific Abstracts (Published Only)

deHoop, C., A. Gerald, M. Kaller, and T. Shupe. 2011. Landowner perceptions of fire in southeastern Louisiana. 2011 Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society of American Foresters. Journal of Forestry 109: 580.

Fries, M.A., W.E. Kelso, M.D. Kaller, and D.G. Kelly. 2009. Lake habitat characteristics influence the introgression of Florida-strain alleles in Louisiana largemouth bass populations. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 63: 211. Markos, P., W. E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2009. Effects of channel stability on benthic macroinvertebrate communities southeastern Louisiana Coastal Plain stream. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 26: 104. Kaller, M. D., Hudson III, J. D., Kelso, W. E., and L. R. Williams. 2005. Freshwater macroinvertebrate research in western Louisiana: limitations of our knowledge base. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 22: 587. Kaller, M. D. and W. E. Kelso. 2003. Longitudinal effects on macroinvertebrate communities, microbial populations, and coarse woody debris in a lowland, subtropical river continuum. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 20: 242-243. Kaller, M. D. and K. J. Hartman. 2000. The effects of sediment upon benthic macroinvertebrates in forested northern Appalachian streams. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 17:240-241. 1.3.1.6 MISCELLANEOUS Magazine/Popular Articles (Published Only)

Kaller, M.D. and W.E. Kelso. 2011. Water depth enhances quality, provides fish refugia in the Atchafalaya River basin. Louisiana Agriculture 54: 12-13.

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Anderson, J., M.D. Kaller, and R.G. Thomas. 2010. Unwelcome guest for dinner - Asian carp. Louisiana Agriculture 53: 13-14 Kaller, M.D. and D.R. Reed. 2010. Invasive feral swine in Louisiana. Louisiana Agriculture 53: 16-18. Kaller. M.D. and W.E. Kelso. 2007. And this little piggy went . . . wild. Forest Landowner 66 (2): 26-28. 1.3.1.7 ELECTRONIC DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH Jenkins, J.A., H.M. Oliver, R.O. Draugelis-Dale, and M.D. Kaller. 2011. Davis Pond freshwater diversion biomonitoring: Prediversion and postdiversion freshwater fish data. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 604. http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/604/ Kaller, M.D. 2009. Use of Existing Data for the Development of Biological Indicators and Identification of Reference Condition in Louisiana Waterbodies. Report submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Dallas, TX. http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/ecopro/watershd/monitrng/studies/bioindicators_ref_cond.pdf

1.3.2 Listing of Other Publications Accepted or Submitted

Refereed Scientific Articles (Accepted) Laborde, L.P., F.C. Rohwer, M.D. Kaller, and L. Reynolds. Contrasts of waterfowl hunter surveys: open web and random mail surveys produce similar policy results. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Pieron, M., F. Rohwer, M. Chamberlain, M. Kaller, and J. Lancaster. Breeding duck pair response to predator reduction in North Dakota. Journal of Wildlife Management. Refereed Scientific Articles (In Review or Revision) Daniels, W.M., K.M. Brown, and M.D. Kaller. A tiered aquatic life unit (TALU) bioassessment model based on fishes and unionid mussels in Gulf of Mexico coastal streams. Aquatic Ecology. Kuhl, A., J. Nyman, M. Kaller, and C. Green. Dispersant and salinity effects on weathering and acute toxicity of south Louisiana crude oil. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Laborde, L.P., F.C. Rohwer, and M.D. Kaller. Surveying Louisiana waterfowl hunters: Open web and random mail surveys produce similar responses to attitudinal questions. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 1.3.4 Participation in Other Professional Meetings, Symposia, Workshops, and Conferences

Meetings Organized, Programs Edited, or Symposia Chaired

Poster Program Chair, 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, 2010 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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American Fisheries Society Symposia Co-Chair, Headwaters at the Nexus I, 2007 – San Francisco, California, USA. American Fisheries Society Symposia Co-Chair, Headwaters at the Nexus II, 2008 – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. American Fisheries Society Symposia Co-Chair, Headwaters at the Nexus III, 2009 – Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Technical Program Chair, 17th Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, 2009 – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Symposium Chair, Atchafalaya River Basin, 2009 – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Program Co-Editor, Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 2011 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Program Editor, Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 2008 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Presentations Given

Presentations delivered by graduate students or collaborators, unless Dr. Kaller noted as first author or denoted by *. Twenty-five presentations from before rank are not included.

Laborde, Jr., L.. F.C. Rohwer, and M.D. Kaller. 2013. An assessment of the waterfowl hunter recruitment and retention model. 6th North American Duck Symposium and Workshop (Memphis, TN, USA, January 29, 2013, oral presentation) Laborde, Jr., L.. F.C. Rohwer, and M.D. Kaller. 2012. The relationship of waterfowl conservation organization membership to waterfowl hunter participation in Louisiana (Lafayette, LA, USA, oral presentation) Kaller, M.D. 2012. A largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides habitat suitability index model in support of Louisiana’s 2012 Coastal Master Plan. State of the Coast 2012. (New Orleans, LA, USA, June 25, 2012, poster presentation). Baltz, D., S. Dobson, M. Green, M. Kaller, P. Leberg, J.A. Nyman, A. Owens. C. Parsons Richards, D. Reed, R. Romaire, T. Soniat, and N. Snider. 2012. Upper Trophic Level Modeling in support of Louisiana’s 2012 Coastal Master Plan. State of the Coast 2012. (New Orleans, LA, USA, June 25, 2012, poster presentation). Vazquez, J.A., M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2012. Fish assemblage diversity at revetted banks in the Pearl River and the response of these assemblages to 2011 Temple Inland Fish Kill. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (Baton Rouge, LA, May 17, 2012, oral presentation). Oliver, D., W. Kelso, and M. Kaller. 2012. Southeastern blue suckers (Cycleptus meridionalis) in the Louisiana waters of the Pearl River: Low catches and limited range of targeted habitats

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suggest continued concerns. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. (Baton Rouge, LA, May 17, 2012, oral presentation). Oliver, D., M. Kaller, and W. Kelso. 2012. Production of river bathymetry maps using a low cost single beam sonar unit. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. (Baton Rouge, LA, May 17, 2012, oral presentation). Oliver, D., M. Kaller, and W. Kelso. 2012. Production of river bathymetry maps using a low cost single beam sonar unit. 28th Annual Louisiana Remote Sensing and GIS Workshop. (Baton Rouge, LA, May 17, 2012, poster presentation). Fitzgerald, A.F., M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2012. Effects of varying in-stream habitats on headwater stream fish assemblages in southwestern Louisiana. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (Biloxi, MS, January 28, 2012, oral presentation). Harlan, A.R., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2012. The 2011 Mississippi River flood: Atchafalaya Basin water quality during the Morganza Spillway opening. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (Biloxi, MS, January 28, 2012, oral presentation). Miller, B.A., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2012. Differences in Centrarchid condition factor among macro- and meso-habitats in the Atchafalaya River basin, Louisiana. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (Biloxi, MS, January 28, 2012, oral presentation). Oliver, D.C., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2012. Southeastern blue sucker (Cycleptus meridionalis) in the Louisiana waters of the Pearl River: Low catches and limited range of targeted habitats suggest continued concerns. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (Biloxi, MS, January 28, 2012, oral presentation). Pasco, T.E., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2012. Ecosystem management in the Atchafalaya River basin: Still arranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (Biloxi, MS, January 28, 2012, oral presentation). Laborde, L., F. Rohwer, and M. Kaller. 2011. Surveying Mississippi flyway waterfowl hunters: Contrasts between hunters who hunt out-of-state and those hunting in-state only. The 72nd Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference (Des Moines, IA, December 5, 2011, oral presentation). Keim, R., B. Edwards, M. Kaller, A.R. Harlan, W. Kelso, D. Scott, and N. Jones. 2011. Conservative and reactive tracers of floodplain hydrology and ecosystem processes in the floodplain of the Atchafalaya River, Louisiana. Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (San Francisco, CA, December 6, 2011, oral presentation). de Hoop, C.F., C.A. Gerald, M.D. Kaller and T.S. Shupe. 2011. Landowner Perceptions of Fire in Southeastern Louisiana. Society of American Foresters National Convention (Honolulu, HI, November 2, 2011, poster presentation). Laborde, L.P., F.C. Rohwer, and M.D. Kaller. 2011. Potentially actionable influences on annual participation of Louisiana waterfowl hunters. The 18th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society (Portland, OR, November 8, 2011, oral presentation).

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Laborde, Jr., L. F.C. Rohwer, and M.D. Kaller. 2011. Surveying Louisiana waterfowl hunters: Contrasts between a random mail survey and an open web survey. Fall Meeting of the Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists (Lafayette, LA, August 11, 2011, oral presentation). Klimesh, D.D., Y.J. Xu, and M.D. Kaller. 2011. Responses of stream benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a low-gradient, subtropical stream to timber harvesting. Southeastern Natural Resources Graduate Student Symposium (Starkville, MS, March 4, 2011, oral presentation). Sheftall IV, W.S., M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2011. Zooplankton density and composition in river/floodplain habitats of the Ouachita River. 32nd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (Lafayette, LA, January 27, 2011, oral presentation). Klimesh, D.D., Y.J. Xu, and M.D. Kaller. 2010. Changes in benthic macroinvertebrate communities following timber harvest in headwater streams of a Louisiana low-gradient watershed. TMDL 2010: Watershed Management to Improve Water Quality (Baltimore, MD, November 14, 2011, oral presentation). Kennedy, T., M.D. Kaller, and S. Haase. 2010. Biotic and abiotic monitoring of a large-scale restoration project to reconnect a southern river with its historic floodplain in northern Louisiana, USA. Third International Symposium on Ecology and Biodiversity of Northeast Asia and North America (Memphis, TN, September 20, 2010, oral presentation). Murphy, C.E., M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2010. Implications of intra-ecoregional variability in Gulf of Mexico coastal plain stream assessment. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (Pittsburgh, PA, September 15, 2010, oral presentation). Harlan, A.R., W.E. Kelso, M.D. Kaller*, and A. Williamson. 2010. Riparian and in-stream variation among headwater streams of the Bogue Chitto River, Louisiana, U.S.A. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (Pittsburgh, PA, September 15, 2010, oral presentation). Sheftall IV, W.S., M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2010. Investigating zooplankton abundance and composition within a Louisiana river and adjacent tributaries. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (Pittsburgh, PA, September 15, 2010, oral presentation). Fries, M.A., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2010. The influence of habitat on introgression and condition of largemouth bass in Louisiana. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (Pittsburgh, PA, September 15, 2010, oral presentation). Daniel, W. M., K.M. Brown, W. Kelso, M. Kaller, and A.R. Harlan. 2010. Modeling factors that determine Unionid mussel abundance, distribution, and diversity in Louisiana coastal plain rivers. American Society for Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Joint Meeting with the North American Benthological Society (Santa Fe, NM, June 7, 2010, oral presentation). Allgood, T., K. Gautreaux, W. Kelso, M. Kaller, and C. Green. 2010. Influences of acclimation salinity on thermal tolerance of a population of tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) from Port Sulphur, Louisiana. 31st Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (Baton Rouge, LA, January 28, 2010, oral presentation).

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Fries, M.A., W. E. Kelso, M.D. Kaller, and D. G. Kelly. 2010. Introgression, condition, and health of Florida(Micropterus salmoides floridanus), hybrid (Micropterus salmoides floridanusXsalmoides), and northern largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides salmoides) in Louisiana water bodies. 31st Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (Baton Rouge, LA, January 28, 2010, oral presentation). Fries, M. A., W.E. Kelso, M. D. Kaller, and D. G. Kelly 2009. Lake habitat characteristics influence the introgression of Florida-strain alleles in Louisiana largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) populations. 64th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Biloxi, MS, November 2, 2009, oral presentation). Kaller, M.D., A.R. Harlan, W.E. Kelso, and D.A. Rutherford. 2009. Fishes of concern in southeastern Louisiana: The rare are getting rarer, and extirpation may be running rampant. 139th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (Nashville, TN, September 1, 2009, oral presentation). Bonvillain, C.P., D.A. Rutherford, M.D. Kaller, J.L. West, and W.E. Kelso. 2009. Biotic and abiotic influences on wild crayfish populations in the Atchafalaya River basin, Louisiana. 139th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (Nashville, TN, September 1, 2009, oral presentation). Williamson, A.M., M.D. Kaller, A.R. Harlan, and W. E. Kelso.2009. Cyprinid community structure in coastal plain streams in southeastern Louisiana. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, poster presentation). Fries, M.A., M.D. Kaller, W.E. Kelso, and D.G. Kelly. 2009. Factors influencing introgression of Florida-strain alleles in Louisiana largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) populations. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, oral presentation). Ward, B.M., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2009. Effects of land development on fish assemblages in low order streams of the Bogue Chitto watershed, Louisiana. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, oral presentation). Markos, P., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2009. Evaluating effects of physical disturbance on stream benthic macroinvertebrate communities in southeastern Louisiana. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, oral presentation). DiBenedetto, K.C., W.E. Kelso, M.D. Kaller, D.A. Rutherford, and A.M. Ferrara. 2009. Life History characteristics of Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) in South Louisiana. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, oral presentation). Fries, M., M.D. Kaller, W.E. Kelso, and D.G. Kelly. 2008. Do physiochemical, water body, or landscape characteristics influence introgression of Florida-strain alleles in Louisiana largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides populations? 62nd Annual Conference of the

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Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Corpus Christi, TX, October 15, 2008, oral presentation). Perret, A., M.D. Kaller, W.E. Kelso, and D.A. Rutherford. 2008. Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Sportfish Abundance in the Southeastern Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana. 62nd Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Agencies (Corpus Christi, TX, October 15, 2008, oral presentation). Harlan, R.A., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2008. A survey of fishes of concern in the Bogue Lusa and Pushepetapa river systems in southeastern Louisiana. 62nd Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Agencies (Corpus Christi, TX, October 15, 2008, oral presentation). Markos, P.M., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2008. Evaluating the effects of physical disturbance on stream benthic macroinvertebrates in southeastern Louisiana. 62nd Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Agencies (Corpus Christi, TX, October 15, 2008, oral presentation). Ward, B.M., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2008. Relative influence of reach-level and watershed land use characteristics on fish community structure in the Bogue Chitto watershed. 62nd Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Agencies (Corpus Christi, TX, October 15, 2008, oral presentation). Halloran, B.T., D.A. Rutherford, M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2008. Does the fox really need the hare? Evaluating the annual degree of overlap between ichythoplankton and zooplankton communities on the floodplain. 62nd Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Corpus Christi, TX, October 15, 2008, oral presentation). Halloran, B.T., D.A. Rutherford, M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2008. Where is everybody? Evaluating floodplain-dependent fish reproduction in a subtropical river system. 138th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (Ottawa, ON, Canada, August 21, 2008, oral presentation). Kaller, M.D., N. Huff, and D. Reed. 2008. 2008 Feral hog surveys reveal: frustrated landowners and besieged biologists. 2008 National Conference on Feral Hogs (St. Louis, MO, April 14, 2008, oral presentation). Halloran, B.T., D.A. Rutherford, M.D. Kaller and W.E. Kelso. 2008. The Degree of Co-occurrence between Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton Shape the Year-class Recruitment in Newly Inundated Bottomland Hardwood Floodplains. Integrating Science into the Restoration and Management of Floodplain Ecosystems of the Southeast Symposium (Little Rock, AR, March 3, 2008, oral presentation). Harlan, R.A., W.E. Kelso, and M.D. Kaller. 2008. A survey of fishes inhabiting the Pearl, Tchefuncte, and Tangipahoa River systems. 29th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (Baton Rouge, LA, January 31, 2008, oral presentation). Ward, B.M., M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2008. Effects of watershed land use and fish community structure. 29th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (Baton Rouge, LA, January 31, 2008, oral presentation).

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Halloran, B.T., D.A. Rutherford, M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2008. Speed dating on the floodplain? Trying to establish a link between seasonal floodpulses and recruitment in Atchafalaya River basin. 29th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (Baton Rouge, LA, January 31, 2008, oral presentation). Halloran, B.T., M.D. Kaller, W.E. Kelso, and D.A. Rutherford. 2008. How does flooding in the Atchafalaya River Basin Shape Young-Of-The-Year Fishes? Ecosystem Functions and the Dynamic Atchafalaya River from the Old River Control Structure to the Continental Shelf. Kaller, M.D., W. E. Kelso, and D.A. Rutherford. 2008. Effects of spatial scale on assessment of dissolved oxygen dynamics in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana. Ecosystem Functions and the Dynamic Atchafalaya River from the Old River Control Structure to the Continental Shelf (Baton Rouge, LA, January 10, 2008, oral presentation). Bahm, J.A., M.D. Kaller, and D.A. Rutherford. 2007. Movement, habitat use, and mortality of blacktail redhorse in West Fork Thompson Creek, Louisiana. 137th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society (San Francisco, CA, September 6, 2007, oral presentation). Walley, R. C., M. D. Kaller, and W. E. Kelso. 2007. Invasive aquatic macrophytes and their impacts on the native plant community in the Atchafalaya River basin, Louisiana, USA. Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists (Lafayette, LA, August 9, 2007, oral presentation). Harlan, R., W. E. Kelso, D. A. Rutherford, and M. D. Kaller. 2007. A survey of fishes inhabiting the Pearl, Tchefuncte, and Tangipahoa River systems in Louisiana. Louisiana Association of Professional Biologists (Lafayette, LA, August 9, 2007, oral presentation). Symposia (Invited) Kaller, M.D. 2012. Where’s the P in my EPT Metric? Lessons learned about biogeography, landscape alteration, and implications to restoration and management. Spring Seminar Series at Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA, February 16, 2012, oral presentation). Kaller, M.D., J. Anderson, and R.G. Thomas. 2011. Louisiana perspectives on global and local markets for Asian carp. Aquaculture America 2011, World Aquaculture Society, Synthesis of Ploidy Issues in Aquatic Species: The Role of Biotechnologies for Populations Symposium. (New Orleans, LA, March 1, 2011, oral presentation). Kaller, M.D., A.R. Harlan, W.E. Kelso, and D.A. Rutherford. 2009. Fishes of concern in southeastern Louisiana: The rare are getting rarer, and extirpation may be running rampant. 139th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Headwaters at the Nexus III Symposium. (Nashville, TN, September 1, 2009, oral presentation). Kaller, M.D., W.E. Kelso, J.D. Hudson III, D. Reed, and N. Huff. 2009. A pig by any other name: Feral swine impacts on wetlands structure and function. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Connections among Wetlands, Wildlife, and Agriculture Symposium (Madison, WI, June 23, 2009, oral presentation). Halloran, B.T., D.A. Rutherford, M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2009. Windshield or bug? Examining the synchronous occurrence of ichthyoplankton and zooplankton in a temperate

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floodplain system. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Atchafalaya River Basin Symposium Thomas, R.G., M.D. Kaller, and J.B. Alford. 2009. Invasive aquatic species in the Atchafalaya Basin: the Asian carps. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Atchafalaya River Basin Symposium (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, oral presentation). Bonvillain, C.P, D.A. Rutherford, M.D. Kaller, and W.E. Kelso. 2009. Biotic and abiotic Influences on wild Procambarus clarkii populations in the Atchafalaya River Basin. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Atchafalaya River Basin Symposium (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, oral presentation). Perret, A.J., M.D. Kaller, W.E. Kelso, and D.A. Rutherford. 2009. Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on sportfish abundance in the southeastern Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Atchafalaya River Basin Symposium (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, oral presentation). Harlan, A.R., Kelso W., Kelly, D.G., and M.D. Kaller. 2009. Short-term impacts of Hurricane Gustav on water quality in the East Grand Lake Region of the Atchafalaya River Basin. 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Atchafalaya River Basin Symposium (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, oral presentation). Kelso, W.E. and M.D. Kaller. 2009. Ecosystem management in the Atchafalaya River Basin: Arranging deck chairs on the Titanic? 17th Annual Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Atchafalaya River Basin Symposium (New Orleans, LA, January 17, 2009, oral presentation). Kaller, M.D. and W.E. Kelso. 2008. The consequences of habitat sampling choice on benthic macroinvertebrate metric and index estimation in coastal Louisiana streams. 138th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Headwaters at the Nexus II Symposium. (Ottawa, ON, Canada, August, 21, 2008). Kaller, M.D. and K.J. Hartman. 2007. Headwaters at the nexus: Towards generalizations and emerging properties. 137th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Headwaters at the Nexus I Symposium. (San Francisco, CA, September 3, 2007, oral presentation). McRae, M., M.D. Kaller*, and J.M. Fitzsimmons. 2007. Spatial and temporal drift patterns in Hawaiian streams. 137th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Headwaters at the Nexus I Symposium. (San Francisco, CA, September 3, 2007, oral presentation). 1.3.5 OTHER SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE ACTIVITIES OR OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROFESSION 1.3.5.1 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS President – Elect of Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 2012-2014 (two years served as President-Elect) American Fisheries Society (1995-present)

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Education Section of the American Fisheries Society (2002-present) Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (2003-present) American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists (2004-present) Gamma Sigma Delta (2011-present) Phi Kappa Phi (2012-present) 1.3.6 Other Awards, Lectureships or Prizes that Show Recognition of Scholarly or Artistic Achievement

Louisiana Chapter of American Fisheries Society President’s Award in 2012. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Meritorious Resolution in 2010. Nominated for Louisiana State University Distinguished Dissertation Award in Science, Engineering, and Technology Award in 2005. Ben and Pauline Stanley Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student in 2005. F. O. Bateman Memorial Travel Grant in 2003. Best student paper (1st Place) Oral presentation at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Best student paper (2nd Place) Oral presentation at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Best student paper (1st Place) Oral presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Best student paper (2nd Place) Oral presentation at the 55th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Best student paper(1st Place) Oral presentation at the 49th annual Tri-State Fisheries meeting. Cum Laude Honors from the Department of Biology, Lake Superior State University 1.3.7 OTHER RESEARCH SUPPORT/GRANT ACTIVITIES

Research Proposals – Approved and Funded or Pending

Kaller, M.D. and W.E. Kelso. 2012-2015. Water Quality and Bathymetric Assessment of Selected Water Quality/Water Management Projects in the Atchafalaya River Basin. (Louisiana Department of Natural Resources - $99,898)

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Pre- and Post-Project Monitoring of Water Quality, Habitat, and Fish Communities in the Henderson Lake and Buffalo Cover Management Unit of the Atchafalaya River Basin. 2012-2015, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. $1,780,000. (Co-PI, with William E. Kelso) Kelso, W.E. and M.D. Kaller. 2011-2014. Stock Identification of Louisiana’s Largemouth Bass Fisheries (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries - $63,633) A survey of the prevalence of catch-and-release angling among Louisiana freshwater anglers. 2011-2012. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. $35,357. (Lead-PI, with William E. Kelso) Fisheries Assessment and Bathymetric Investigation of Selected Water Management Units and Sub-Units in the Atchafalaya Basin. 2010-2013. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. $349,108. (Lead-PI, with William E. Kelso) Fisheries monitoring of the Mollicy Farms Tract in the Upper Ouachita River National Wildlife Refuge. 2010-2012. The Nature Conservancy. $197,228. (Lead-PI, with William E. Kelso) 2012 Master Plan Revision: Modeling Tools to Predict Effects of Coastal Protection and Restoration Projects. Upper Trophic Level Module, Largemouth Bass. 2010-2012. Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration. $35,801. (PI) Pre- and Post-Project Monitoring of Water Quality, Habitat, and Fish Communities in the Buffalo Cove, Henderson Lake, and Greater East Grand Lake Management Units of the Atchafalaya River Basin. 2010-2011. JESCO Environmental/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. $296,472. (Co-PI, with William E. Kelso) Fisheries Assessment and Bathymetric Investigation of Selected Water Management Units and Sub-Units in the Atchafalaya Basin. 2009-2010. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. $101,979. (PI) Analysis of 2009 Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Best Management Practices Implementation Survey. 2010-2011. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. $6,000. (PI) Salinity and Thermal tolerances of a Potentially Naturalized Population of Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) from Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. 2009-2010. $13,272. (Co-PI, with Christopher C. Green and William E. Kelso) Pre- and Post-Project Monitoring of Water Quality, Habitat, and Fish Communities in the Buffalo Cove, Henderson Lake, and Greater East Grand Lake Management Units of the Atchafalaya River Basin. 2009-2010. JESCO Environmental/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. $296,472. (Co-PI, with Wiliam E. Kelso) Fisheries monitoring of the Mollicy Farms Tract in the Upper Ouachita River National Wildlife Refuge. 2009-2010. The Nature Conservancy. $98,614. (Lead-PI, with William E. Kelso and Dale A. Pollet) Stock identification of Louisiana’s largemouth bass fishery. 2009-2012. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. $180,000 (Co-PI, with William E. Kelso)

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Evaluation of the effects of dredging on water quality, flow velocity, and macrophyte abundance in the Bayou Postillion drainage area. 2008. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. $5,000 (Co-PI, with William E. Kelso) A survey of fishes and mussels inhabiting the Calcasieu, Mermentau, Vermillion, and Lower Sabine River systems in Louisiana 2008-2010. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. $191,152. (Co-PI, with William E. Kelso and D. Allen Rutherford) Development of biological indicators and identification of reference condition in Louisiana water bodies using existing data. 2008-2009. United States Environmental Protection Agency. $100,000. (PI) Stock identification of Louisiana’s largemouth bass fishery. 2008-2009 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. $60,000. (Co-PI, with William E. Kelso) Food habits of Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in Louisiana. 2007-2008. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. $13,210. (Co-PI, with D. Allen Rutherford)

Proposals Submitted but not Funded

Managing the response of coastal riparian forests of the southeast U.S. to climate variability and change. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. $6,500,000. (sub-project Goal Leader, with PIs Thomas J. Dean (LSU AgCenter), Richard F. Keim (LSU AgCenter), Pamela B. Blanchard (LSU), Bruce G. Lockaby (Auburn University), William H. Conner (Clemson University), April L. Hiscox (University of South Carolina), and Luben Dimov (Alabama A&M University)) Abundance of the American eel (Anguilla rostrata) in coastal Louisiana impoundments: An integrated resource assessment. 2011. Louisiana Sea Grant Omnibus Program. $175,692. (Lead PI, with Christopher C. Green, William E. Kelso, and Julie A. Anderson) Controlling bigheaded Asian carp populations utilizing early life history traits and the development of a commercial fishery. 2010. $150,003. National Sea Grant College Program (Co-PI, with Julie A. Anderson) Evaluation of Gulf sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus destoi populations, critical life history stages, and critical habitat needs in the Pearl River watershed and Lake Ponchartrain passes, inshore areas, and estuaries (Critical Habitat Units 1 and 8). 2010. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. $1,838,496. (Lead-PI, with William E. Kelso, Christopher C. Green, Sabrina S. Taylor, and Martin T. O’Connell (University of New Orleans)) Evaluation of fish-habitat relationship of species of concern in the Pearl River to provide a baseline for assessment of proposed fish passage projects. 2009. US Geological Survey. $270,000. (Lead PI, with Sammy L. King, Christopher C. Green, William E. Kelso, and R. Glenn Thomas)

1.3.8 THESES OR DISSERTATIONS DIRECTED

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A total of 1 Ph.D. and 3 M.S. students have been directed; please see section 1.2.1.2 Teaching Graduate Committees - Major Professor for more information. 1.3.9. MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST I am freshwater ecologist interested in quantitatively describing and statistically modeling the factors that structure the secondary productivity, local and regional distribution, and taxonomic composition of aquatic communities, including fish, invertebrates, and microbes, and applying these relationships toward stewardship of natural resources. Specifically, my research is following four avenues:

1. I am interested in the further refinement of stream ecology and application of emerging approaches to stream assessment.

2. I am interested in the integration and application of modern statistical theory and techniques into natural resource research and management.

3. I am very interested in the environmental and biological factors that influence aquatic microbes and invertebrates, which, in turn, influence fishes and wildlife.

4. I am interested in integrating ecological and biological research with the human dimension in the management of natural resources, specifically economically and socio-culturally important wildlife and fisheries resources.

Specifically, my research has focused on the following areas:

1. Restoration of floodplain-river connectivity and consequences to fishes, water quality, invertebrates, and zooplankton, specifically examining in energy and nutrient transport and subsidies.

2. Factors structuring water quality and fish assemblages in the Atchafalaya River Basin. 3. The relationship among land use, microhabitats, ecoregion, fishes, mussels, and

macroinvertebrates with regard to the development of a holistic stream ecology approach focused on mechanisms regulating biotic distribution.

4. Factors influencing introgression of stocked Florida strain largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) with indigenous northern strain largemouth bass(Micropterus salmoides salmoides).

5. Status and ecological implications of feral hogs (Sus scrofa) in Louisiana. 6. Hunter and angler attitudes, motivations, and responses to management.

1.4 SERVICE

1.4.1 Organizations Advised Faculty Co-advisor – Aquaculture and Fisheries Club at LSU (2007-2011) 1.4.2. Recruitment of Students and Faculty As program coordinator, I have been extensively involved in student recruiting participating in formal recruiting for Kick-off LSU, SPIN, and summer Info Fairs. As well, I have been involved with informal recruiting events, including meeting with potential incoming and transfer students. Summary of Student Recruiting

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Year Formal Recruiting Events Informal Recruiting Contacts

2007-2008 3 2 2008-2009 3 3 2009-2010 5 6 2010-2011 28 20 2011-2012 35 24

Since my appointment, I have not served on a faculty search committee. I have participated in hosting lunch or breakfast during faculty searches in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

1.4.3. University Service (Department, College, University) School of Renewable Natural Resources Recruiting Committee (Chair, 2011-present, member 2007-2011) Scholarship and Awards Committee (Chair, 2011-present, member 2007-2011) Outreach/Communications Committee (member 2010-present) Research Committee (member 2010-present) Web Page Committee (member 2010-present) Seminar and Lecture Committee (member 2007-present) Strategic Direction Committee (member 2009) Facility Modification Committee (member 2008-2010) College of Agriculture Courses and Curricula Committee (Chair 2012-present, member 2011-2012) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Wildlife and Fisheries ACE (Co-leader, 2010-present) Communications Committee (member 2010-2013) Louisiana State University Communication Across the Curriculum Advisory Council

(member 2010-2013)

1.4.4 Professional Service 1.4.4.1 Advisory boards, commissions, or agencies Advisor to the Board on Natural Resources and Board of Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities. Peer reviewer for U.S. Department of Interior Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement assessment document for ridgetop mining assessment. Peer reviewer for Florida Department of Environmental Protection Peer Review Committee for Derivation of Dissolved Oxygen Criteria to Protect Aquatic Life in Florida’s Fresh and Marine Waters.

1.4.4.2 Journals edited, manuscripts refereed, books and proposals reviewed

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Journal edited and manuscripts refereed Editorial Board, TheOpen Conservation Biology Journal (ISSN 1874-8392) (2009 – present) Guest Editor, The Southeastern Naturalist (ISSN 1092-6194) (2010 – 2011) Books Reviewed Fisheries Techniques, 3rd edition. Proposals Reviewed

Reviewed for The Coastal Restoration and Enhancement through Science and Technology (CREST) Program. Reviewed three McIntire-Stennis projects for LSU AgCenter. Summary of Reviews for Journals

Journal Journal Impact Factor (2010)*

Journal Eigenfactor

(2012)** Number of Reviews

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

N/A N/A 1

American Midland Naturalist 0.526 0.00215 2 Aquatic Ecology 1.43 0.003086 2 Environmental Management 1.744 0.00872 2 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

1.400 0.14477 3

Fisheries 2.367 0.002802 1 Forest Policy and Economics 1.482 0.002426 1 Human-Wildlife Interaction N/A N/A 1 Hydrobiologia 1.94 0.26714 3 International Journal of Pest Management

0.488 0.000904 2

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Journal of Coastal Research 0.766 0.00889 1 Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

N/A N/A 2

The Open Conservation Biology Journal

N/A N/A 2

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the SEAFWA

N/A N/A 3

Southeastern Naturalist 0.317 0.001419 2 Wetlands 1.238 0.005004 1

* Based on Thompson Reuters Journal Citation Reports ** Based on Eigenfactor.org 1.4.5 Other External and Community Service

President-Elect – Faculty Club of LSU, Inc. (2012-2013) Secretary – Faculty Club of LSU, Inc. (2011-2012) Board of Governors – Faculty Club of LSU, Inc. (2010-2013)