Contact Information
1816 S. Oak St., MC-652
Champaign, IL 61820
Research Areas
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Research Scientist, Conservation Biology, Illinois Natural History Survey
Research Assistant Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Recent Publications
Acevedo, M., Salywon, A. M., Blackwell, S. A., Hodgson, W. C., Hughes, Z. S., Davis, M. A., & Schuett, G. W. (2026). The potential for seed rescue and secondary dispersal in rattlesnakes. Royal Society Open Science, 13(1), Article 251226. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251226
Corush, J. B., Cucalón, R. V., Kurita, H., Metzke, B. A., Tan, M., & Davis, M. A. (2026). Unique genetic diversity and differential demographics revealed in peripheral populations of a North American minnow, the Ironcolor Shiner (Alburnops chalybaeus). Conservation Genetics, 27(4), Article 81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-026-01801-x
Curtis, A. N., Harper, L. R., Davis, M. A., & Larson, E. R. (2026). Applying Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Calculate an Index of Biotic Integrity for Freshwater Fish. Environmental DNA, 8(2), Article e70251. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70251
Iacaruso, N. J., Reves, O. P., Merkelz, S. J., Waldrep, C. L., & Davis, M. A. (2026). A systematic review evaluating the performance of eDNA methods relative to conventional methods for biodiversity monitoring. Ecography, 2026(5), Article e07952. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecog.07952
Iacaruso, N. J., Myers, J. T., Seider, M. J., & Davis, M. A. (2026). Environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring fish biodiversity in remote lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 46(1), 84-100. https://doi.org/10.1093/najfmt/vqaf106