Research 

Research and Allegheny Students

My research interests are broad, and have covered a variety of topics in freshwater ecology, with a non-game fisheries focus. I also work on projects with both terrestrial and aquatic amphibians and some reptile projects, freshwater mussels and other aquatic macroinvertebrates.

A long-term project I've worked on since 2013 are Round Gobies (an invasive fish) impacts to native species and range expansion.  Recent and on-going projects include annual surveys throughout the watershed, tracking movement using PIT tags, eDNA studies to help locate any new introductions or movement; juvenile drift and range expansion, resource partitioning with native fishes, impacts to native mussels, etc...   I have had Allegheny students work with me on projects every year since I started at Allegheny (except during covid of course) and will continue to do so in the future.  Research can happen over the summer or through independent studies, and of course, through opportunities with the WCRC.