Paul Venturelli
Paul Venturelli
Professor of Fisheries and Director of PhD in Environmental Sciences

Phone:765-285-8812

Room:FB 217


Overview

My research combines experimentation, field data, modeling, and theory to examine how temperature, habitat, life history, and human disturbance (e.g., climate change, habitat alteration, exploitation) shape the population dynamics of fishes that are of commercial, recreational, or conservation value. Although much of my research has focused on inland recreational fisheries, my experience and expertise extend to marine and commercial fisheries. I am increasingly interested in smartphones as an opportunity to efficiently collect conventional and novel data about the resource and its users, and to engage anglers through citizen science. My lab published the first analysis of angler smartphone application data. Current research focuses on the benefits and limitations of smartphone data relative to conventional methods, and a diversity of novel applications (e.g., invasive species, climate change).

Venturelli Lab Webpage


Course Schedule
Course No. Term Level Hours Location
Biometry [syllabus] BIO 448.1 Fall 2025 Undergraduate 3.0 Lecture/Lab
Limnology [syllabus] BIO 480.1 Fall 2025 Undergraduate 3.0 Lecture/Lab
Dissertation Preparation-BIO DISS 701.100 Fall 2025 Graduate 3.0 Independent Study
Doctoral Dissertation-BIO DISS 799.101 Fall 2025 Graduate 6.0 Independent Study
Doctoral Dissertation DISS 799.102 Fall 2025 Graduate 5 Independent Study
Masters Candidate-BIO MAST 600.101 Fall 2025 Graduate 0.0 Independent Study
Thesis-BIO THES 698.103 Fall 2025 Graduate 3.0 Independent Study