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PUBLICATIONS

Westhoff, J. T. and N. Sievert.  2013.  Mortality of crayfish internally tagged with two sizes of passive 

            integrated transponder (PIT) tags.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 33, 878-881.

PRESENTATIONS

Sievert, Nick A. and C. P. Paukert. 2012.  Evaluation of Conservation Networks to Protect Aquatic

          Biodiversity in Missouri. Poster. 142nd annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Minneapolis, MN.       

Sievert, Nick A. and C. P. Paukert. 2012.  Development and Evaluation of Vulnerability Indices for

Missouri’s Stream Fish Species. Presentation*. 73rd Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Wichita, KS.

Sievert, Nick A. and C. P. Paukert. 2013.  Assessing the Vulnerability and Distribution of Missouri’s

Stream Fish Species. Presentation. Missouri Natural Resources Conference. Osage Beach, MO.

Sievert, Nick A. and C. P. Paukert. 2013. Vulnerability, Distribution, and Conservation Status of Missouri's Stream Fish.

Presentation*. MOAFS Rivers and Streams Summer Meeting. Jefferson City, MO. 

Sievert, Nick A. and C. P. Paukert. 2013.  Missouri's Conservation Networks: Representation of Stream Fish Species

and Relative Conservation Value. Presentation. 143rd annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, AR. 

Sievert, Nick A. and C. P. Paukert. 2013.  A Vulnerability Assessment for Missouri Stream Fish Species: Development

and Evaluation. Poster**. 143rd annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, AR.

Sievert, Nick A., C. P. Paukert, and J. B. Whittier. 2014.  A Framework for Evaluating Aquatic Biodiversity in Existing

Conservation networks. Presentation. 74th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Kansas City, MO.

Sievert, Nick A., C. P. Paukert, and J. B. Whittier. 2014.  Priority Watersheds, Conservation Opportunity Areas and the Existing

Conservation Network: Opportunities for Stream Fish Conservation. Presentation. Missouri Natural Resources Conference. Osage Beach, MO.

* Invited

** 1st Place AFS/Sea Grant Best Student Poster Competition

INVOLVEMENT

Wildlife and Fisheries Science Graduate Student Organization, University of Missouri-Columbia:

  • Travel award coordinator (August 2011- August 2012)

  • Seminar and invited speaker coordinator (May 2012-May 2013)

  • Vice President (June 2012-May 2013)

 

American Fisheries Society

  • Active member of National and Missouri Chapters (August 2011-Present)

  • Newsletter Editor, Fisheries and Information Technology Section (June 2012- Present)

TEACHING

Beginning/Intermediate GIS for Fisheries Biologists (September, 2013 at the 143rd annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  Little Rock, AR) :

  • Co-taught with Dr. Joanna Whittier (University of Missouri) and Landon Pierce (University of Missouri)

  • Course provides an overview of basic/intermediate GIS skills for fisheries biologists using ArcGIS including use of existing data, creating data, and a review of fundamental concepts for GIS.

  • Lectures and hands on exercises

 

Advanced GIS for Fisheries Biologists (September, 2013 at the 143rd annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  Little Rock, AR) :

  • Co-taught with Dr. Joanna Whittier (University of Missouri) and Landon Pierce (University of Missouri)

  • Course builds on the Basic/Intermediate course, focuses on geoprocessing, interpolation, and spatial analysis methods to aid in fisheries monitoring and research.

  • Lectures and hands on exercises

 

Advanced Fisheries Science Guest Lecturer (February, 2014; University of Missouri, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Science. Columbia, MO 65201):

  •  75 minute lecture on conservation planning for aquatic biodiversity

  • Covered topics including:

    • Database management and formatting

    • Species distribution modeling tools and techniques

    • Conservation planning tools and techniques

    • Interpretation and utilization of results

Honors and Awards

1st place AFS/Sea Grant Best Student Poster Competition. 143rd Annual Meeting of

the American Fisheries Society. Little Rock, AR. (August 2013)

 

Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award finalist. 74th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.

Kansas City, MO. (January 2014)

 

Joan Duffy Travel Grant recipient. 74th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.

Kansas City, MO. (January 2014)

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