Person

Lisa K Izzo

Assistant Professor | School of Natural Resources

Specialization: Fisheries

Overview

My research interests broadly focus on movement ecology of fishes, and how that information can be used to assess and manage populations. I often use telemetry (acoustic or radio) to address research questions, but integrate that technique with various other laboratory and field-based methods in fisheries science, including hydroacoustics, age and growth analysis, and conventional tagging. Through my research, I aim to directly address issues of importance to fisheries managers in the region.

Research Focus

Fish movements & migrations, age & growth, methods development & validation, thermal ecology, population dynamics

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
FWF 315 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management
3 credit hour(s)

Ecological relationships of wild animals with other animals and their habitats. Biological, social, and economic aspects of their management.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : BIOL 101-BIOL 102 or BIOL 113-BIOL 114-BIOL 115 or BIOL 150-BIOL 159-BIOL 160.

Other Instructors: Phillips, Lindsey Morgan

WFS 443 - Fisheries Science
3 credit hour(s)

Quantification and management of freshwater fisheries, including population estimation, age and growth, biological assessment, and stocking.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 315.

WFS 452 - Ecology and Management of Fishes
3 credit hour(s)

This course will cover theoretical and applied conservation and management issues relating to the ecology and regulation of fish populations and assemblages. Topics will include the abiotic (physical, chemical) and biotic (predation, competition) interactions facing fishes and how these interactions may be affected by humans, as well as how humans can manage these interactions to conserve and sustain fish populations and assemblages.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 315, FORS 215, or BIOL 260.

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472 Agriculture and Natural Resource Building
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Natural Resources, University of Vermont, 2021
  • MS, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, University of Maine, 2016
  • BS, Marine Sciences, Rutgers University, 2012

Lisa K Izzo

Assistant Professor | School of Natural Resources
Picture of Lisa K Izzo image
472 Agriculture and Natural Resource Building
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Natural Resources, University of Vermont, 2021
  • MS, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, University of Maine, 2016
  • BS, Marine Sciences, Rutgers University, 2012
Overview

My research interests broadly focus on movement ecology of fishes, and how that information can be used to assess and manage populations. I often use telemetry (acoustic or radio) to address research questions, but integrate that technique with various other laboratory and field-based methods in fisheries science, including hydroacoustics, age and growth analysis, and conventional tagging. Through my research, I aim to directly address issues of importance to fisheries managers in the region.

Research Focus

Fish movements & migrations, age & growth, methods development & validation, thermal ecology, population dynamics

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
FWF 315 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management
3 credit hour(s)

Ecological relationships of wild animals with other animals and their habitats. Biological, social, and economic aspects of their management.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : BIOL 101-BIOL 102 or BIOL 113-BIOL 114-BIOL 115 or BIOL 150-BIOL 159-BIOL 160.

Other Instructors: Phillips, Lindsey Morgan

WFS 443 - Fisheries Science
3 credit hour(s)

Quantification and management of freshwater fisheries, including population estimation, age and growth, biological assessment, and stocking.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 315.

WFS 452 - Ecology and Management of Fishes
3 credit hour(s)

This course will cover theoretical and applied conservation and management issues relating to the ecology and regulation of fish populations and assemblages. Topics will include the abiotic (physical, chemical) and biotic (predation, competition) interactions facing fishes and how these interactions may be affected by humans, as well as how humans can manage these interactions to conserve and sustain fish populations and assemblages.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : FWF 315, FORS 215, or BIOL 260.