Cara A. Campbell, PhD
I am a Science Quality Specialist with the Office of Science Quality and Integrity (OSQI).
I am a Science Quality Specialist involved with ensuring the quality of USGS science information products by updating Fundamental Science Practices (FSP) and coordinating the USGS Peer Review Agenda and Information Quality Act Request for Correction processes. I previously administered the USGS Research Grade Evaluation and Equipment Development Grade Evaluation (RGE/EDGE) process, coordinated the USGS Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Program, and managed the operation and development of the USGS Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program.
Prior to this work in OSQI, I served in research positions within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA-Fisheries, and the USGS. My research interests focused on aquatic systems, specifically how landscape characteristics and physical processes shape stream environments, aquatic organism (mussel and fish) ecology and predictive modeling, and aquatic biodiversity estimation and evaluation.
Education and Certifications
2014 Ph.D., Ecology, University of Maryland
1999 M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation, University of Massachusetts
1990 B.A., Biology (Math Minor), Ithaca College
Honors and Awards
2021 DOI Meritorious Service Award
2019 DOI Superior Service Award
Science and Products
Using maximum entropy to predict suitable habitat for the endangered dwarf wedgemussel in the Maryland Coastal Plain Using maximum entropy to predict suitable habitat for the endangered dwarf wedgemussel in the Maryland Coastal Plain
Physical and chemical constraints limit the habitat window for an endangered mussel Physical and chemical constraints limit the habitat window for an endangered mussel
Summer temperature variation and implications for juvenile Atlantic salmon Summer temperature variation and implications for juvenile Atlantic salmon
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.
Neversink River freshwater mussel surveys: 2006-2009 Neversink River freshwater mussel surveys: 2006-2009
Science and Products
Using maximum entropy to predict suitable habitat for the endangered dwarf wedgemussel in the Maryland Coastal Plain Using maximum entropy to predict suitable habitat for the endangered dwarf wedgemussel in the Maryland Coastal Plain
Physical and chemical constraints limit the habitat window for an endangered mussel Physical and chemical constraints limit the habitat window for an endangered mussel
Summer temperature variation and implications for juvenile Atlantic salmon Summer temperature variation and implications for juvenile Atlantic salmon
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.