Great Plains CESU

The Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GP-CESU) is a network of 16 academic institutions in the Great Plains region and eight federal agencies.  The University of Nebraska-Lincoln serves as host to the GP-CESU.  The unit encompasses a broad geographical portion of the Great Plains and offers an outstanding group of scientists in grasslands, ecosystems studies, and natural and cultural resources management for collaborative research, technical assistance and educational opportunities in the CESU.

Host: University of Nebraska, Lincoln


Year Established: 2000
Host CESU Website

Leadership


Dr. Paul Hanson
Director, Great Plains CESU
Associate Director and Professor, School of Natural Resources
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Phone: (402) 472-7762
Email: phanson2@unl.edu

Barb Biffle
Administrative Coordinator
School of Natural Resources
Phone: (402) 472-8190
Email: gpcesu@unl.edu

Federal Partners


Bureau of Indian Affairs

Technical Representative

Administrative Representatives


Bureau of Land Management

Technical Representative

Kimberly Wahl
kwahl@blm.gov

Administrative Representative

Beesan Abder-Ruhman
babderruhman@blm.gov


Bureau of Reclamation

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative

Heidi Morrow
hmmorrow@usbr.gov


Farm Service Agency

Technical Representative

Administrative Representatives


National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


National Park Service

Technical Representative

Thomas Parr
CESU Research Coordinator
thomas_parr@nps.gov

Administrative Representative

Keith Zotti
Financial Assistance Program Manager, North Atlantic-Appalachian Region
keith_zotti@nps.gov


US Army Corps of Engineers

Technical Representative

Jennifer (Jenn) Seiter-Moser
Technical Director, Environmental Engineering and Sciences
Jennifer.M.Seiter-Moser@usace.army.mil

Administrative Representative

Sherry Whitaker
CESU Program Manager
sherry.l.whitaker@usace.army.mil


US Fish and Wildlife Service

US Forest Service

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


US Geological Survey

Technical Representatives

Zack Bowen
bowenz@usgs.gov

Brenda Densmore
bdensmore@usgs.gov

Administrative Representatives

Sherri Bredesen
Chief, National Grants Branch
sbredesen@usgs.gov

Tina Licari
tlicari@usgs.gov


Western Area Power Administration

Administrative Representatives

Jennifer Beardsley
beardsley@wapa.gov

John Russell
jrussell@wapa.gov

Academic Partners


Black Hills State University

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


Colorado State University

Technical Representatives

Administrative Representatives

Cassandra Moseley
VP for Research
cassandra.moseley@colostate.edu


Colorado State University-Pueblo

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


Emporia State University

Technical Representative

William Jensen
wjensen1@emporia.edu

Administrative Representative

Angela Wolgram
awolgram@emporia.edu


Kansas State University

Technical Representative

David Haukos
dhaukos@ksu.edu

Administrative Representative


Langston University

Technical Representative

Administrative Representatives


New Mexico Highlands University

Technical Representative

Administrative Representatives

Linda LaGrange
LaGrange_L@nmhu.edu

Ian Williamson
iwilliamson@nmhu.edu

Angela Juarez
angela_va@nmhu.edu


North Dakota State University

Technical Representative

Administrative Representatives

Valrey Kettner
val.kettner@ndsu.edu


Oklahoma State University

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


South Dakota State university

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Technical Representatives

Administrative Representative


Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Technical Representatives

Administrative Representatives

Debbie Danford
dedanford@ag.tamu.edu


Texas Tech University

Technical Representative

Noureddine Abidi
noureddine.abidi@ttu.edu

Administrative Representative


University of Minnesota

Technical Representative

Linda Nagel
lnagel@umn.edu

Administrative Representatives

Kelsey Gracek
grach013@umn.edu

Megan Guerber
guerber@umn.edu


University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Technical Representative

Paul Hanson
phanson2@unl.edu

Administrative Representative

Suzan Lund
slund2@unl.edu


University of North Dakota

Technical Representative

Kathryn Yurkonis
kathryn.yurkonis@und.edu

Administrative Representative


University of Oklahoma

Technical Representative

Heather McCarthy
heather.mccarthy@ou.edu

Administrative Representative

Michael Purcell
mp@ou.edu


University of South Dakota

Technical Representative

Daniel Engebretson
daniel.engebretson@usd.edu

Administrative Representative


University of Wisconsin - Extension

Technical Representative


University of Wisconsin - Madison

Administrative Representative


University of Wyoming

Technical Representatives

Gary Beauvais
beauvais@uwyo.edu

David Williams
dgw@uwyo.edu

Administrative Representative

Farrell Rapp
Director Research Services
fgraf@uwyo.edu


Winona State University

Technical Representative

Nicole Williams
nwilliams@winona.edu

Non-Profit Partners


Biodiversity Research Institute

Technical Representatives

David Evers
Chief Scientist
david.evers@briwildlife.org

Dustin Meattey
Director of Waterfowl Progam
dustin.meattey@briwildlife.org

Administrative Representatives

Lori Davis
Finance Director
lori.davis@briwildlife.org

Sharon Oehmig
A/R and Budget Manager
Sharon.Oehmig@briwildlife.org


Smithsonian Institution

Technical Representative

Pierre Comizzoli
comizzolip@si.edu

Administrative Representative

Karen Otiji
Director
Otijik@si.edu


Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Technical Representative

Zachary Lowe
Executive Director
zach.lowe@wafwa.org

Administrative Representatives

Cathy Campbell
Grants and Agreements
cathy.campbell@wafwa.org

Zachary Lowe
Executive Director
zach.lowe@wafwa.org


World Wildlife Fund

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative