Lab Members

PI: Dr. Scott F. Collins

B.S. Lake Superior State University
Ph.D. Idaho State University
Postdoc, Illinois Natural History Survey

I’m an aquatic ecologist who studies aquatic-terrestrial food webs, inland fisheries, and the conservation of threatened and endangered fishes. My research entails a combination of field studies, experiments, and modeling to tease apart the complex processes that shape the structure and function of aquatic systems. My lab here at Texas Tech strives to understand the complex ecological linkages between land and water, humans and fisheries, and beyond.

Google Scholar Profile

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Graduate Students

Owen George Ph.D. Student

Owen’s PHD will examine how invasive Brown trout (Salmon trutta) affect the productivity of Rio Grande Sucker (Catostomus plebeius) and Rio Grande Chub (Gila pandora). Using a combination of field and bioenergetic approaches, he will assess how invasive predators affect bottom-up (competition) and top-down (predation) trophic processes in stream food webs.

Aaron Gray MS Student

Aaron studies how altered river flow regimes affect fish communities. His work will help understand how altered flows may influence the conservation and management of sensitive and invasive fishes.