Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Research Scientist, Conservation Biology, Illinois Natural History Survey
Research Assistant Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Recent Publications
Butler, S., Iacaruso, N. J., Davis, M. A., Woiak, Z., & Parkos, J. J. (2025). Assessing the efficacy of a quantitative PCR screening procedure for detecting and quantifying the magnitude of invasive carp reproductive events. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 45(5), 851-866. https://doi.org/10.1093/najfmt/vqaf066
Corush, J. B., Cucalón, R. V., Metzke, B. A., Tan, M., & Davis, M. A. (2025). Pleistocene glaciation and Anthropocene fragmentation influence genetic variation in the Illinois state–listed mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 108(6), 905-922. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-025-01686-8
Douglass, S. A., Palmer, S., McCallum, A. R., Reves, O. P., Robinson, H. A., Rutledge, A. J., Hartman, J. H., Larson, E. R., & Davis, M. A. (2025). Environmental DNA reveals the Salamander Mussel Simpsonaias ambigua alive in Illinois, USA, after a century in obscurity. Ecology, 106(7), Article e70145. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70145
Iacaruso, N. J., Reves, O. P., Merkelz, S. J., Waldrep, C. L., & Davis, M. A. (2025). A systematic review evaluating the performance of eDNA methods relative to conventional methods for biodiversity monitoring. Ecography. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecog.07952
Johnson, M. D., Tetzlaff, S. J., Katz, A. D., Tiemann, J., Smith, C., Dana, C. E., Pearce, S. E., Davis, M. A., Hartman, J. H., & Sperry, J. H. (2025). Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Elucidates Freshwater Mussel Diversity and Occupancy to Facilitate Improved Management and Conservation. Diversity and Distributions, 31(3), Article e70008. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70008