usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:39:37.927063' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/marybeth-brey profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - Ph.D. 2012 North Carolina State University, Zoology - M.S. 2006 Eastern Illinois University, Biological Sciences - B.S. 2004 Central Michigan University, Biology email: mbrey@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - invasion ecology - Asian Carp - fish passage - acoustic telemetry - aquatic food webs - sound deterrents honors: [] intro_statements: - I'm a research fish biologist with interests in fish movement and passage, invasive species management and ecology, and freshwater food web dynamics. name: Marybeth Brey, PhD name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0003-4403-9655 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/upper-midwest-environmental-sciences-center organization_name: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center personal_statement: Originally from the U.P. of Michigan, I've always been interested in fisheries and freshwater; however, my interests center around the impacts of invasive species on freshwater ecosystems. I have experience working on ecosystem models and aquatic food webs, particularly related to the impacts of invasive fishes. For the past five years, I've conducted research on the movement dynamics of invasive Asian carps, both with Southern Illinois University (postdoc) and with the USGS, here in La Crosse, Wisconsin. I joined the USGS in 2015 and am currently responsible for conducting research related to movement dynamics of invasive Asian carps in the Illinois River and conducting all studies related to the use of underwater sound to deter invasive fishes in collaboration with the USACE-ERDC, USGS-CERC, and University of Minnesota-Duluth. professional_experience: [] title: Research Fish Biologist