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!
Matthew Barnes
Texas Tech University
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Modeling
Located In: Lubbock, TX, USA
Primary focus on North-Central Texas River Basins, with experience in the Great Lakes
Maureen Ferry
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: Madison, WI, USA
Primary focus on the waters of Wisconsin
Meg Modley
Lake Champlain Basin Program
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic)
Located In: Grand Isle, VT, USA
Primary focus on Lake Champlain
Michael A. McCartney
University of Minnesota
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Dreissenid Biology and Life History, Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment, Modeling
Located In: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Primary focus on inland lakes in Minnesota, upper Mississippi River and its tributaries, and emerging work in lower Great Lakes
Michael Spear
University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species
Located In: Madison, WI, USA
Primary focus on Lake Mendota
Molly Wick
ORISE Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic)
Located In: Duluth, MN, USA
Primary focus on Great Lakes and connecting channels
Monica McGarrity
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Dreissenid Biology and Life History, Economic Impacts, Modeling
Located In: Austin, TX, USA
Primary focus on Texas water bodies
Nicholas Johnson
U.S. Geological Survey
Topics: Dreissenid Biology and Life History, Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Primary focus on the Detroit River
Nick Phelps
Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center
Topics: Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment, Modeling
Located In: Falcon Heights, MN, USA
Patrick Kocovsky
U.S. Geological Survey
Topics: Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species, Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: Sandusky, OH, USA
Primary focus on Lake Erie
Pete Stangel
Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Topics: Monitoring, Surveillance, and Sampling
Located In: Montpelier, VT, USA
802-490-6132
Primary focus on Lake Champlain
Phil Matson
University of Montana
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Dreissenid Biology and Life History, Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species, Ecosystem Impacts- Nutrients, Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment, Modeling
Located In: Polson, MT, USA
Primary focus on Flathead Lake, Flathead River, Flathead Basin, and the Columbia River Basin
Renata Claudi
RNT Consulting Inc.
Topics: Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: Picton, Prince Edward, ON, Canada
Primary focus on the Great Lakes, Colorado River, Columbia River, Lake Winnipeg, and Alberta waterways
Robert Bajno
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic)
Located In: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Primary focus on rivers and lakes in Manitoba
Shawn Giblin
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Topics: Dreissenid Biology and Life History, Ecosystem Impacts- Habitat and Native Species
Located In: La Crosse, WI, USA
Primary focus on the Mississippi River
Sherri Pucherelli
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Topics: Detection Methods (Including molecular and genetic), Management/Control Tools - Development and Assessment
Located In: Denver, CO, USA
Primary focus on Lake Mead, Lake Mojave, Lake Havasu, and Colorado River