I'm an assistant professor in the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology. You can find out more about what I'm up to from our lab website:
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Please reach out! I'm excited to continue building an aquatic ecology and management program driven by partnerships with tribes (I'm a descendant of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), states (I worked for the MN DNR for three years as the AIS Research & Grants Coordinator), LGUs, communities, and organizations. Also, if you're looking for undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, or staff research positions in aquatic ecology, please email me to check in about potential opportunities in my lab.
I'm especially interested in the thoughtful management of lakes, including nonnative species/nonlocal beings, aquatic habitat, and water quality. I'm always happy to talk more about where my quantitative background in freshwater ecology might overlap with management needs.​​
-Jake (August 21, 2025; contact)