STAFF
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Greg Finstad, Ph.D. Program Manager/Assistant Professor Range Ecology |
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Greg is the coordinator all of our research projects.
He has been working with the herders of the Seward Peninsula
for 25 years and is the driving force behind the collaborative nature of our program.
- Courses taught:
- Advanced range management
- History of domesticated Alaskan ungulates
- Research field logistics
- High latitude range management
- Alaskan ungulate husbandry
- Meat production
- Health issues in domesticated herds
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| ffglf@uaf.edu 907.474.6055 |
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Suzanne Worker Research Technician |
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Suzanne manages our radio and satellite telemetry program. She is also responsible for our
sample inventory and lab work and is involved in logistics coordination for projects on the
Seward Peninsula.
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| fnsbw@uaf.edu 907.474.6976 |
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Rob Aikman Research Technician |
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Rob is the herdsman for our research herd on campus. He is responsible for the care of our
reindeer and for the maintenance of the animal facilities on the farm. He is also involved in
educational outreach and does presentations at local schools as well as farm tours. Please
feel free to contact him to arrange for a presentation or tour.
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| fnrha@uaf.edu 907.474.7101 |
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George Aguiar Research Technician |
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George became involved in our program as an undergraduate, completing his senior thesis
with the Reindeer Research Program, and working on the farm in his spare time. Now he's the coordinator for
all of our "special projects" which means he's involved in just about everything.
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| fsgaa@uaf.edu 907.474.7101 |
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Darrell Blodgett Data Specialist |
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Darrell is responsible for maintaining all of our computer equipment, managing our web
server and developing our record keeping systems. He's our database programmer and it turns out
he's pretty good with reindeer too.
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| fndsb@uaf.edu 907.474.7516 |
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Randy Fulweber Graduate Student |
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Randy is an indentured graduate student pursuing a Masters of Science
degree in Natural Resources Management. Research interests: GIS and
statistical modeling, reindeer and caribou ecology.
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| fsraf1@uaf.edu 907.474.5449 |
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Michelle St. Martin Graduate Student |
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Michelle is another indentured graduate student pursuing a Masters of Science degree
in Natural Resources Management. Research Interests: population ecology and management of reindeer,
rangeland evaluation on St. George Island.
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| ftmls@uaf.edu |
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Affiliates
Eva (Ia) Wiklund Affiliate Associate Professor |
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Eva is a meat scientist with a research background in Scandinavian reindeer husbandry and
the deer industries in New Zealand and Australia. She is currently working on several meat
projects that investigate various aspects of production and quality of reindeer meat.
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| ffemw2@uaf.edu |
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Carrie Bucki Adjunct Faculty/Curriculum Development, Northwest Campus |
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Carrie moved to Texas and doesn't really work for us anymore, but we like her so much we
couldn't take her picture off of our website. Besides, her current appointment is with
Northwest Campus, developing the curriculum for the new High Latitude Range Management
certificate program, so she's still in the loop.
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| fncsb1@uaf.edu |
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