Project Title: Iowa Stream Fish Species of Greatest Conservation Need: Using IAGAP and REMAP Products to Refine Prioritization and Guide Assessment

History: I am currently working on my M.S. degree under the advisement of Clay Pierce and Mike Quist. The major goal of my project is to refine Iowa’s prioritization of stream fish species of greatest conservation need and better understand the occurrence and distribution of those high priority fish. We are also going to test the potential of Iowa Gap Analysis Program (IAGAP) and other tools for predicting the occurrence of the fish species of greatest conservation need in Iowa streams. After my M.S. degree I hope to continue on with a PhD. My main interests are in aquatic ecology and fisheries and I hope to be involved with research for a career. My previous research focused on the effects of Curly-leaf pondweed senescence on zooplankton populations and planktivorous fish diets.