Duncan Elkins
Senior Lecturer
Duncan Elkins grew up in Ann Arbor Michigan and decamped to California at the earliest opportunity to escape winter weather. He moved to Georgia in 1994 and has lived in Athens, since, where he shares a home with his wife, son, an orange cat, a Blue-fronted Amazon, and an Australian Shepherd. Dr. Elkins has a broad interest the effects of land use change on aquatic systems with a specific focus on aquatic connectivity and native fish conservation.
Education
Education
- Ph.D., Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
- M.S., Ecology, University of Georgia
- B.S. Stanford University
Professional Appointments
Professional Appointments
Senior Lecturer, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 2025 – Present
Lecturer, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 2019 – 2025
Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Associate, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 2015 – 2019
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, 2010 – 2015 .
Director of Technology Development, WhyData, Athens, Georgia, 2000 – 2004
Awards & Honors
Awards & Honors
· UGA Center for Teaching and Course Redesign Excellence (2025)
· Active Learning Faculty Mentor (2023)
· Warnell Alumni Association Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching (2023)
· UGA Domestic Field Study Fellow (2023)
· UGA Service-Learning Fellow (2022-2023)
· UGA Teaching Academy Early Career Fellow (2021-22)
· UGA Center for Teaching and Learning Active Learning Summer Institute (2020 Award postponed to 2021)
Publications
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LtYZHXAAAAAJ&hl=en
Freeman, M., Elkins, D., & Albanese, B. (n.d.). Biodiversity connections—‘ties that bind’: A special contribution of the Southeastern Fishes Council. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. doi:10.1111/eff.12756
Freeman, M., Elkins, D., Maholland, P., Butler, Z., Kleinhans, M., Skaggs, J., . . . Wenger, S. (2021). Slow Recovery of Headwater-Stream Fishes Following a Catastrophic Poisoning Event. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, 12(2), 362-372. doi:10.3996/jfwm-20-080
Elkins, D., Sweat, S. C., Kuhajda, B. R., George, A. L., Hill, K. S., & Wenger, S. J. (2019). Illuminating hotspots of imperiled aquatic biodiversity in the southeastern US. Global Ecology and Conservation, 19, e00654. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00654
Elkins, D., Nibbelink, N., & Grossman, G. (2018). Stocked rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) affect space use by Warpaint Shiners (Luxilus coccogenis). Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 28, 167-175. doi:10.1111/eff.12440
Poudyal, N., Elkins, D., Nibbelink, N., Cordell, H. K., & Gyawali, B. (2016). An exploratory spatial analysis of projected hotspots of population growth, natural land loss, and climate change in the conterminous United States. Land Use Policy, 51, 325-334. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.11.021
McKay, S. K., Cooper, A. R., Diebel, M. W., Elkins, D., Oldford, G., Roghair, C., & Wieferich, D. (2016). Informing Watershed Connectivity Barrier Prioritization Decisions: A Synthesis. River Research and Applications 33(6), 847-862. doi:10.1002/rra.3021
Elkins, D., & Grossman, G. D. (2014). Invasive rainbow trout affect habitat use, feeding efficiency, and spatial organization of warpaint shiners. Biological Invasions 16(4), 919-933. doi:10.1007/s10530-013-0548-2
