Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member


Ms. Michaela Palmieri

Michaela Palmieri

Master's
Email: mp2323@msstate.edu

Biography

Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, I earned my B.S. in Environmental Biology from Clarion University. After graduating, I worked as an invasive plant management intern with American Conservation Experience at Moores Creek National Battlefield. I then served as an AmeriCorps member with Trout Unlimited’s Western Maryland Initiative. With Trout Unlimited, I assisted in livestock exclusion and stream restoration projects, and I monitored stream health pre and post project. I also assisted the Maryland DNR with brook trout surveys in Western Maryland. I am now pursuing a master’s degree at MSU, where I am looking at the species distribution of invasive carp in the oxbow lakes of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley.

Areas of Expertise

Aquatic Ecology, Invasive Species, Species Management

Taxon Groups Studied

Freshwater Fishes, Nongame Fish/Wildlife

Project Completion Date
Invasive carp distribution in MAV July 2024
Presentations Presentation Date
Palmieri, M., L.E. Miranda, C. Dunn, L. Burger, and D. Riecke. 2023. Invasive bigheaded carp distribution patterns in lakes of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, Michigan. August 2023
Palmieri, M., L.E. Miranda, C. Dunn, L. Burger, D. Riecke. 2023. Invasive bigheaded carp distribution patterns in lakes of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Natchez, Mississippi. February 2023
Palmieri, M. L.E. Miranda. C.G. Dunn, L. Burger, and D. Riecke. 2024. Bigheaded carp distribution patterns in oxbow lakes of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Chattanooga, Tennessee. February 2024
Palmieri, M. L.E. Miranda. C.G. Dunn, L. Burger, and D. Riecke. 2024. Bigheaded carp distribution patterns in oxbow lakes of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Chapter, American Fisheries Society, Tupelo, Mississippi. February 2024