Expertise

My research is of particular interest to state, federal, and non-governmental agencies including Tribal Nations because I focus on identifying relations and mechanisms related to rare, declining, or economically important aquatic species for which the causes and corresponding management responses are unclear. As a researcher, I am broadly interested in the conservation and management of lotic ecosystems, but I conduct research in three primary areas –

  • Disturbance of stream ecosystems (e.g., environmental flows, drought)
  • Improving riverine sampling
  • Ecology, conservation, and management of stream fauna.
Degrees
PhD, University of Missouri, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 2008
MS, University of Missouri, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 2004
BS, Missouri Western State University, Biological Sciences, 2001