Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Research Scientist, Conservation Biology, Illinois Natural History Survey
Research Assistant Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Recent Publications
Laserna, A. V., Phillips, C. A., Kuhns, A. R., Davis, M. A., Corush, J. B., & Paige, K. N. (2025). Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Hybridization in an Alloploid Salamander (Ambystomatidae: Ambystoma) and Conservation Implications of Introgression in a Unisexual Vertebrate. Ecology and Evolution, 15(1), Article e70765. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70765
Alexander, N., Dickinson, A., Benson, T. J., Ford, T. W., Mateus-Pinilla, N., Arneson, J., & Davis, M. A. (Accepted/In press). Waterbird disease in the United States Laurentian Great Lakes under climate change. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 50(6), Article 102450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2024.102450
Cucalón, R. V., Corush, J. B., Niemiller, M. L., Curtis, A. N., Hart, P. B., Kuhajda, B. R., Thomas, M. R., Metzke, B., Davis, M. A., & Tan, M. (Accepted/In press). Population genomics and mitochondrial DNA reveal cryptic diversity in North American Spring Cavefishes (Amblyopsidae, Forbesichthys). Conservation Genetics, 25(6), 1283-1301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-024-01640-8
Davis, O. N., Molano-Flores, B., Li, Y. W., Allen, M. L., Davis, M. A., Parkos, J. J., McIntyre, S., Di Giovanni, A. J., McElrath, T. C., Carter, A., Evansen, M., Sheehan, C., & Gerber, L. R. (2024). A new metric for conducting 5-year reviews to evaluate recovery progress under the Endangered Species Act. Conservation Science and Practice, 6(8), Article e13158. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13158
Davis, O. N., Molano-Flores, B., Li, Y. W., Allen, M. L., Davis, M. A., Mengelkoch, J. M., Parkos, J. J., Porreca, A. P., Fournier, A. M. V., Tiemann, J., Bried, J., Marcum, P. B., Carroll-Cunningham, C. J., Janssen, E. D., Ulaszek, E. F., McIntyre, S., Price, E. P. F., Nieset, J., Beveroth, T., ... Gerber, L. R. (2024). Tracking species recovery status to improve U.S. endangered species act decisions. Conservation Science and Practice, 6(8), Article e13159. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13159