Title: Assistant Professor 

Education:
Ph.D., University of California-Davis, Ecology
Master of Forensic Science, George Washington University
B.S., University of Maryland at College Park, Zoology and Psychology

Area(s) of Specialty: Conservation Genetics

Research Interests: Conservation of endangered species; native fish conservation; wildlife forensics

Recent Publications:

Welsh, A., Hill, T., Quinlanc, H., Robinsond, C., and B. May (2008) Genetic Assessment of Lake Sturgeon Population Structure in the Laurentian Great Lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:572-591.

Baerwald, M.R., Welsh, A., Hedrick, R.P. and B. May (2008) Discovery of genes implicated in whirling disease infection and resistance in rainbow trout using genome-wide expression profiling. BMC Genomics 9:37

Welsh, A. & B. May.  (2006).  Development and standardization of disomic microsatellite markers for lake sturgeon genetics studies. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 22:337-344.

Welsh, A. (2004)  Factors influencing the effectiveness of local versus national protection of migratory species: a case study of lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes, North America. Environmental Science and Policy 7(4): 315-328.

Welsh, A., M. Blumberg & B. May (2003) Identification of microsatellite loci in lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, and their variability in green sturgeon, A. medirostris. Molecular Ecology Notes 3(1): 47-55.