Associate Professor Fisheries Management and Ecology Education Education: Ph.D., Natural Resource Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2013 M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, 2006 B.S., Conservation Management and Biology, Upper Iowa University, 2003 Research Selected Publications: Publications since 2024: Faherty, T., M. Martin, M. Baker, A. Bond, K. Fincher, Z. Schumber, A. Lyons, J. Dahlen, J. Shelton, W. Gerrin, S. McNair, M.J. Hamel, and P. Hazelton. 2025. Estimating reproductive parameters of a newly discovered weather loach population. Aquaculture, Fish, and Fisheries. Nolan, J.D., W.C. Post, E. Waldrop, J.J. Facendola, M.S. Loeffler, W. Collier, E.C. Ingram, M.J. Hamel, and A.G. Fox. 2025. Longest documented coastal migrations of shortnose sturgeon. Journal of Fish Biology DOI: 10.1111/jfb.70205. Bonvechio, T.F., K.J.Dockendorf, K.I. Bonvechio, and M.J. Hamel. 2025. Standard weight equation and standard-length categories for Flier. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 00:1-8, https://doi.org/10.1093/najfmt/vqaf063. Hamel, M.J., M.A. Phillips, S.R. Perry, B.J. Irwin, and J.D. Damer. 2025. First evidence of natural reproduction and recruitment of reintroduced Lake Sturgeon in the Coosa River, Georgia. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 45(3): 516–522. Rider, H.J., M.K. Morgan, A.T. Bond, J.D. Nolan, A.G. Fox, and M.J. Hamel. 2025. Validating age estimates from pectoral fin spines and length frequency analysis of known-age Shortnose Sturgeon. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fisheries and Wildlife Agencies. Amman, B.R., W.L. Gerrin, S.F. McNair, P.D. Hazelton, J.L. Shelton, B.M. Shamblin, and M.J. Hamel. 2025. Otolith increments and elements: assessing a recently discovered population of Weather Loach. Aquaculture Fish and Fisheries 5(1); DOI: 10.1002/aff2.70037. Davis, V.D. P.C. Sakaris, T.F. Bonvechio, P. Hazelton, and M.J. Hamel. 2025. Comparative diets of invasive Blue Catfish: Differences across rivers and ontogenetic stages. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 34(2). DOI: 10.1111/eff.70001 Bond, A.T., W.L. Gerrin, S. McNair, and M.J. Hamel. 2025. Spatial changes in trace elemental water chemistry I the Piedmont ecoregion with applications for understanding fish movement. Hydrobiology 4(2):9; DOI: 10.3390/hydrobiology4020009 Hamel, M.J., and W.L. Gerrin. 2025. A regional analysis of trace element water chemistry with applications for reconstructing environmental life history of fishes. River Research and Applications https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4417 Davis, V.D. P.C. Sakaris, T.F. Bonvechio, and M.J. Hamel. 2024. Assessing Blue Catfish population dynamics across varying introduction timelines in Georgia. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 44(5)1134-1146. Hamel, M.J., V.D. Davis, M.A. Pegg, D.L. Buckmeier, and J.D. Koch. 2024. Enhancing the Science of Age Estimation: The Creation of FishAge.org. Fisheries DOI: 10.1002/fsh.11187 Glomb, J.C., R.C. Lowe III, J.L. Shelton, and M.J. Hamel. 2024. A Multi‐Prong Approach for Monitoring Hydrilla [Hydrilla verticillate (L. fil.) Royle] in Lakes and Reservoirs. Aquaculture, Fish, and Fisheries 4(6): e70018. Yeager, J.L., T. Bonvechio, and M.J. Hamel. 2024. Population demographics and angler exploitation of Suwannee Bass. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 44:415-427. Yeager, J.W., T.F. Bonvechio, and M.J. Hamel. 2024. Movement dynamics and habitat selection of Suwannee bass Micropterus notius. Hydrobiologia 851(5):1153-1167. Research Areas: Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Research Interests: My research is broadly focused on applied ecology embedded within a framework of answering theoretical questions to better understand and manage aquatic ecosystems. My general research interests are centered on the context of describing how the environment influences fish population dynamics and how that information can be used to better manage our natural resources. My research program has varied among types of systems and species of fish, but has primarily focused in riverine environments. I am interested in determining how both native and introduced fishes use riverscapes with varying levels of connectivity or are impacted by other anthropogenic features.
