Jared Homola, Ph.D.

Jared Homola

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Assistant Professor
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

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Education:

Ph.D. - Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Maine, 2018
M.Sc. - Biology, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, 2013
B.Sc. - Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 2010

Background:

I received my undergraduate degree from the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at MSU before earning graduate degrees from Grand Valley State University and University of Maine. I returned to MSU for postdoctoral training as a National Science Foundation research fellow and then subsequently served as Assistant Unit Leader of the USGS Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit. Currently, I am an assistant professor of conservation genetics working alongside the Fisheries Division of the Michigan DNR through the Partnership for Ecosystem Research and Management (PERM). 

Research Interests: 

My lab is focused on addressing research needs of partnering management agencies using a variety of genetic, bioinformatic, and statistical tools. Although I work primarily on fishes of the Great Lakes basin and upper Midwest, I also have research experience with species ranging from bacteria and viruses to birds, reptiles, and amphibians. I am particularly interested in understanding ecological and evolutionary responses to environmental pressures, including land use change, climate change, disease, and harvest. 

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