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Adam McFall

Adam is a Biologist at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.

Adam joined USGS in 2023 and conducts research on invasive carp species aimed at understanding life history patterns and informing management strategies. He has experience with projects involving head-starting at-risk amphibians, soft releasing, restoring degraded habitats, working with private and federal land stewards to improve management, eDNA surveys, as well as an array of behavioral and physiological experiments. His current research interests include conservation of at-risk species, ecology of invasive species, behavioral ecology, movement ecology, wetland restoration, and herpetology.

Professional Experience

  • 2023–Present, Biologist, US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center

  • 2020–2023, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia, Odum School of Ecology and Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

  • 2019–2020, Life Science Technician, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

  • 2015–2019, Animal Care Worker, University of South Carolina Aiken, Ruth Patrick Science Education Center

  • 2018, Herpetology and Ornithology Intern, Zoo Knoxville

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. in Integrative Conservation and Sustainability, University of Georgia

  • B.S. in Biology, University of South Carolina Aiken

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • 2023–Present, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

McFall, A.J., Ziemba, J., Weir, S.M., Capps, K.A., and Lance, S.L., 2023, Amphibian dispersal traits not impacted by triclopyr exposure during the juvenile stage: Diversity, v. 15, no. 2, p. 215. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020215


McFall AJ, Nelson KN, Stonecypher ET, Swartzbaugh CS, Allender MC, Burrell CE, Yabsley MJ, and SL Lance, 2023, Morphological abnormalities in the Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito) during a headstarting event: Herpetological Conservation and Biology, v. 18, no. 3, p. 436–449. https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_18/Issue_3/McFall_etal_2023.pdf
Vincent L.M., Allender M.C., Curtis A.E., Madden N.E., Cray C., Lance S., McFall A., Adamovicz L., 2024, Cutaneous Myiasis and Its Relationship to Wellness in Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, v. 54, no. 4, p. 785–795.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

McFall, A.J., Ziemba, J., Weir, S.M., Capps, K.A., and Lance, S.L., 2023, Amphibian dispersal traits not impacted by triclopyr exposure during the juvenile stage: Diversity, v. 15, no. 2, p. 215. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020215


McFall AJ, Nelson KN, Stonecypher ET, Swartzbaugh CS, Allender MC, Burrell CE, Yabsley MJ, and SL Lance, 2023, Morphological abnormalities in the Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito) during a headstarting event: Herpetological Conservation and Biology, v. 18, no. 3, p. 436–449. https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_18/Issue_3/McFall_etal_2023.pdf
Vincent L.M., Allender M.C., Curtis A.E., Madden N.E., Cray C., Lance S., McFall A., Adamovicz L., 2024, Cutaneous Myiasis and Its Relationship to Wellness in Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) in Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, v. 54, no. 4, p. 785–795.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government