About Me
Erin E. Collins studied ecology and wildlife management at Michigan Technological University and conducted her PhD research on Antarctic sea spider systematics and phylogeography at Central Michigan University. She subsequently worked as a fisheries geneticist for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, where she investigated the genetic mechanisms associated with the migration of steelhead and Chinook salmon to inform conservation management of these fishes in the Columbia River Basin. She is currently a postdoc in Dr. Meek's lab at Michigan State University and researches conservation genomics of Chinook salmon in California's Central Valley. Her research interests lie in uncovering genetic diversity and population dynamics to aid conservation efforts of imperiled organisms.
