Chris Sullivan, PhD
Chris is a fisheries ecologist with an increasingly stronger focus on applied quantitative methods, allowing him to address complex ecological questions with practical, data-driven solutions.
Chris earned his BS degrees from Purdue University, his MS from Iowa State University, and his PhD from the University of Connecticut. He conducted his postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota, where he focused his efforts on modeling the impacts of climate change on temperate lake fisheries across the Midwest. Broadly speaking, Chris uses multiple approaches to research including observational field studies, data syntheses, and rigorous statistical and simulation modeling approaches. His research is directly tied to state and federal agency needs, allowing him to foster and maintain and healthy and productive relationship with practitioners throughout and outside of the country.
Education and Certifications
Ph D University of Connecticut 2024
MS Iowa State University 2016
BS Purdue University 2013
Abstracts and Presentations
Sullivan, C.J., H. Embke, K.M. Perales, S. Carpenter, M.J. Vander Zanden, Z.J. Lawson, and D. Isermann. January 2018. Effects of centrarchid removal on Walleye (Sander vitreus) recruitment in a northern Wisconsin lake. 78th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sullivan, C.J., K. Schnell, D.A. Isermann, and J. Hansen. January 2018. Potential for reducing largemouth bass abundance in Wisconsin lakes using angler harvest. 78th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.