Find An Expert
Looking for answers to your mussel questions? Interested in funding opportunities and compliance requirements for research? Want more information about management and control of mussels? We have a variety of experts within the Invasive Mussel Collaborative ready to answer whatever questions you may have! Click through below to see our contacts by location and expertise. If you are an expert and would like to be added to our list, please let us know!
Elise Desjarlais
Central Upper Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Area
Topics: Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: Marquette, MI, USA
Primary focus on Lake Superior and its watershed
Elliot Barnhart
U.S. Geological Survey
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: Helena, MT, USA
Erin Williams
National Park Service
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: St Paul, MN, USA
Primary focus on the Great Lakes and all other lakes within the Great Lakes watershed
Eva Enders
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Topics: Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species
Located In: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Primary focus on Lake Winnipeg and Red River, Manitoba
Gerry Mackie
Topics: Dreissenid Biology and Life History, Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species
Located In: Ontario, Canada
Primary focus on Ontario lakes and rivers; now retired
Greg Southard
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: Austin, TX, USA
Primary focus on statewide early detection for Texas in selected reservoirs and river systems
Harvey Bootsma
University of Wisconsin
Topics: Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species, Ecosystem Impacts- Nutrients, Modeling
Located In: Milwaukee, WI, USA
Primary focus on Lake Michigan
Helen Kitchel
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Topics: Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species
Located In: Madison, WI, USA
Primary focus on inland lakes, large rivers, and streams in Wisconsin
Henry A. Vanderploeg
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Topics: Dreissenid Biology and Life History, Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species, Ecosystem Impacts- Nutrients
Located In: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Primary focus on the Great Lakes
J. Ellen Marsde
University of Vermont
Topics: Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species
Located In: Burlington, VT, USA
Primary focus on Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Champlain
James Straub
Massachusetts State Parks
Topics: Prevention
Located In: Boston, MA, USA
Primary focus on lakes in the Berkshire Region of Massachusetts
Janene Lichtenberg
Salish Kootenai College
Topics: Coordination of Effort
Located In: Pablo, MT, USA
406-275-4896
Primary interest in coordinating student internships with detection and research
Jason Locklin
Temple College
Topics: Dreissenid Biology and Life History
Located In: Temple, TX, USA
Primary focus on Lake Belton
Jeff Morisette
National Invasive Species Council Secretariat
Topics: Coordination of Effort
Located In: Washington, DC, USA
Jeremy Crossland
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Topics: Impacts to Infrastructure
Located In: Washington, DC, USA
Primary focus on flood control reservoirs across the United States and associated impacts on infrastructure
Jesse Schultz
Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: Olympia, WA, USA
Primary focus on the waters of Washington state