Stuart A. Welsh is a fisheries research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program, where he addresses research and technical needs of the U.S. Geological Survey, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other natural resource agencies and organizations. He also serves as a Professor of Ichthyology at West Virginia University, where he has mentored 35 graduate students and conducted fish research in the areas of taxonomy and systematics, species distribution, movement ecology, habitat use, and endangered species. He has taught courses in Ichthyology, Astacology, and Quantitative Ecology, and has published 85 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals. Stuart attended West Virginia University (BS), Frostburg State University (MS) and West Virginia University (PhD). He is a member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the American Fisheries Society, and the International Association of Astacology. He has also served on committees of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission for the management and conservation of Striped Bass. His most recent award recognition was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Recovery Champion Award as a member of the Candy Darter Conservation Team.
