USGS scientist Nick Johnson isn’t afraid to get dirty. Here he is expressing green feces from a parasitic sea lamprey. DNA in the feces may help USGS scientists discover the identity of sea lamprey’s last meal.
Andrea L Miehls, PhD
I am a communications associate for the USGS-Great Lakes Science Center and Great Lakes Fishery Commission, stationed at the USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station.
The goal of my work as a communications associate is to increase collaboration and visibility of research and activities of the USGS-Great Lakes Science Center and Great Lakes Fishery Commission at local, regional, national, and international levels through communications to internal, external, Congressional, media, and government partners. Additionally, through public communications focused on Great Lakes ecology, conservation, and management, I endeavor to increase scientific literacy, science-based decision-making, and foster environmental stewardship in the general public from youth to adults. These activities support the missions of the USGS and Commission by promoting the protection of Great Lakes resources and the maintenance of healthy Great Lakes ecosystems. My science communication activities include: stakeholder outreach at small and large events; educational presentations for schools and community groups; interactions with the media; graphic design; writing articles and press releases; photography; videography; social media; and coordinating the Sea Lamprey in Michigan Education (SLIME) program.
Professional Experience
Communications Associate, Great Lakes Fishery Commission & USGS Great Lakes Science Center, stationed at the USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station. (2012-Pres.) Science communication to support the missions of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and USGS.
Visiting Scientist, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. (2006-2011) Research position investigating the evolution of an invasive species in the Great Lakes.
Intern, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. (2006-2007) Assistant to the Michigan DNR Statewide Council for ecosystem management.
Summer Research Fellow, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. (2006) Research position modeling zebra mussel effects on the Lake Michigan ecosystem.
Visiting Scientist, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. (2003-2006) Research position investigating exotic species and food web disruption through ecological modeling.
Technician, Lake Michigan Biological Station, Illinois Natural History Survey. (2001-2003) Aquatic ecology field and laboratory research technician.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. (2012) Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University.
Dual Ph.D. (2012) Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University.
Certificate. (2012) Certification in College Teaching Program, Michigan State University.
M.S. (2006) Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University.
B.A. (2001) Department of Biology & Department of Physics, Augustana College.
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USGS scientist Nick Johnson isn’t afraid to get dirty. Here he is expressing green feces from a parasitic sea lamprey. DNA in the feces may help USGS scientists discover the identity of sea lamprey’s last meal.
A USGS scientist holds a five-year-old stocked lake sturgeon recaptured during a survival assessment in the Genesee River, New York.
A USGS scientist holds a five-year-old stocked lake sturgeon recaptured during a survival assessment in the Genesee River, New York.
Aerial view of the USGS Great lakes Science Center Hammond Bay Biological Station at Hammond Bay, Michigan.
Aerial view of the USGS Great lakes Science Center Hammond Bay Biological Station at Hammond Bay, Michigan.
The research vessel (R/V) Arcticus at its homeport, the Cheboygan Vessel Base in Cheboygan, Michigan.
The research vessel (R/V) Arcticus at its homeport, the Cheboygan Vessel Base in Cheboygan, Michigan.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
A sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in a tank at the Hammond Bay Biological Station, a field station of the Great Lakes Science Center. Photo Credit: Andrea Miehls, USGS
A sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in a tank at the Hammond Bay Biological Station, a field station of the Great Lakes Science Center. Photo Credit: Andrea Miehls, USGS
Sea Lamprey at the Hammond Bay Biological Statioin in Millersburg, MI
Sea Lamprey at the Hammond Bay Biological Statioin in Millersburg, MI
Hammond Bay Biological Station researcher Nick Johnson pipettes a sea lamprey pheromone into a vial. Research on pheromones aims to develop tools to disrupt sea lamprey migration and reproduction as well as improve trapping efforts. This photo was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hammond Bay Biological Station researcher Nick Johnson pipettes a sea lamprey pheromone into a vial. Research on pheromones aims to develop tools to disrupt sea lamprey migration and reproduction as well as improve trapping efforts. This photo was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These invasive quagga mussels were caught using a trawl, or fishing net.
These invasive quagga mussels were caught using a trawl, or fishing net.
Female Sea Lamprey Attracted to Male Pheromone Washings, Ocqueoc River, 2013
Female Sea Lamprey Attracted to Male Pheromone Washings, Ocqueoc River, 2013
Biological Science Technician Betsy Bodamer Scarbro, aboard the R/V Muskie, holds a young yellow perch (Perca flavescens) caught in a bottom trawl during a survey in Lake Erie, 2013.
Biological Science Technician Betsy Bodamer Scarbro, aboard the R/V Muskie, holds a young yellow perch (Perca flavescens) caught in a bottom trawl during a survey in Lake Erie, 2013.
Retrieving a Bottom Trawl Net on the Great Lakes
Retrieving a Bottom Trawl Net on the Great Lakes
A scuba diver enters the water to complete an underwater survey.
A scuba diver enters the water to complete an underwater survey.
A research biologist conducting surgery on a lake sturgeon to implant an acoustic telemetry transmitter.
A research biologist conducting surgery on a lake sturgeon to implant an acoustic telemetry transmitter.
A communications associate holding a lake sturgeon collected on restored spawning grounds in the lower St. Clair River.
A communications associate holding a lake sturgeon collected on restored spawning grounds in the lower St. Clair River.
Lake sturgeon collected on restored spawning grounds in the lower St. Clair River.
Lake sturgeon collected on restored spawning grounds in the lower St. Clair River.
A research technician holding vial of the sea lamprey sex pheromone, 3kPZS
A research technician holding vial of the sea lamprey sex pheromone, 3kPZS
Sea lamprey barrier and trap on the Carp Lake Outlet, used to block migrating sea lamprey from spawning grounds
Sea lamprey barrier and trap on the Carp Lake Outlet, used to block migrating sea lamprey from spawning grounds
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USGS scientist Nick Johnson isn’t afraid to get dirty. Here he is expressing green feces from a parasitic sea lamprey. DNA in the feces may help USGS scientists discover the identity of sea lamprey’s last meal.
USGS scientist Nick Johnson isn’t afraid to get dirty. Here he is expressing green feces from a parasitic sea lamprey. DNA in the feces may help USGS scientists discover the identity of sea lamprey’s last meal.
A USGS scientist holds a five-year-old stocked lake sturgeon recaptured during a survival assessment in the Genesee River, New York.
A USGS scientist holds a five-year-old stocked lake sturgeon recaptured during a survival assessment in the Genesee River, New York.
Aerial view of the USGS Great lakes Science Center Hammond Bay Biological Station at Hammond Bay, Michigan.
Aerial view of the USGS Great lakes Science Center Hammond Bay Biological Station at Hammond Bay, Michigan.
The research vessel (R/V) Arcticus at its homeport, the Cheboygan Vessel Base in Cheboygan, Michigan.
The research vessel (R/V) Arcticus at its homeport, the Cheboygan Vessel Base in Cheboygan, Michigan.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The new, large research vessel (R/V) Arcticus will enable USGS Great Lakes Science Center scientists to explore fish health and water quality in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
A sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in a tank at the Hammond Bay Biological Station, a field station of the Great Lakes Science Center. Photo Credit: Andrea Miehls, USGS
A sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in a tank at the Hammond Bay Biological Station, a field station of the Great Lakes Science Center. Photo Credit: Andrea Miehls, USGS
Sea Lamprey at the Hammond Bay Biological Statioin in Millersburg, MI
Sea Lamprey at the Hammond Bay Biological Statioin in Millersburg, MI
Hammond Bay Biological Station researcher Nick Johnson pipettes a sea lamprey pheromone into a vial. Research on pheromones aims to develop tools to disrupt sea lamprey migration and reproduction as well as improve trapping efforts. This photo was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hammond Bay Biological Station researcher Nick Johnson pipettes a sea lamprey pheromone into a vial. Research on pheromones aims to develop tools to disrupt sea lamprey migration and reproduction as well as improve trapping efforts. This photo was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These invasive quagga mussels were caught using a trawl, or fishing net.
These invasive quagga mussels were caught using a trawl, or fishing net.
Female Sea Lamprey Attracted to Male Pheromone Washings, Ocqueoc River, 2013
Female Sea Lamprey Attracted to Male Pheromone Washings, Ocqueoc River, 2013
Biological Science Technician Betsy Bodamer Scarbro, aboard the R/V Muskie, holds a young yellow perch (Perca flavescens) caught in a bottom trawl during a survey in Lake Erie, 2013.
Biological Science Technician Betsy Bodamer Scarbro, aboard the R/V Muskie, holds a young yellow perch (Perca flavescens) caught in a bottom trawl during a survey in Lake Erie, 2013.
Retrieving a Bottom Trawl Net on the Great Lakes
Retrieving a Bottom Trawl Net on the Great Lakes
A scuba diver enters the water to complete an underwater survey.
A scuba diver enters the water to complete an underwater survey.
A research biologist conducting surgery on a lake sturgeon to implant an acoustic telemetry transmitter.
A research biologist conducting surgery on a lake sturgeon to implant an acoustic telemetry transmitter.
A communications associate holding a lake sturgeon collected on restored spawning grounds in the lower St. Clair River.
A communications associate holding a lake sturgeon collected on restored spawning grounds in the lower St. Clair River.
Lake sturgeon collected on restored spawning grounds in the lower St. Clair River.
Lake sturgeon collected on restored spawning grounds in the lower St. Clair River.
A research technician holding vial of the sea lamprey sex pheromone, 3kPZS
A research technician holding vial of the sea lamprey sex pheromone, 3kPZS
Sea lamprey barrier and trap on the Carp Lake Outlet, used to block migrating sea lamprey from spawning grounds
Sea lamprey barrier and trap on the Carp Lake Outlet, used to block migrating sea lamprey from spawning grounds
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