Current Projects, Collaborations, & Active Areas of Research

- A survey and assessment of freshwater mussels considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act in select river systems in East Texas and Louisiana - Supported by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

- Texas Hornshell, Popenaias popeii, in the Black River, New Mexico: field and laboratory studies of sublethal thermal and hypoxia stress - Supported by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

- Assessing the phylogenetic relationships and species boundaries of the genus Truncilla (Family: Unionidae) in Texas - Supported by Texas Parks and Wildlife

- Host fish use, reproduction and propagation potential of 2 east Texas threatened mussel species - Supported by Texas Parks and Wildlife

- Examining trematode prevalence at mussel biodiversity hotspots throughout the state - Supported by Texas Parks and Wildlife

- Examining the conservation status of freshwater mussels in Texas - Supported by Texas Parks and Wildlife

- Determining downstream ecological impacts of sediment derived from bridge construction - Supported by the Texas Department of Transportation