GENEVIÈVE (Genny) NESSLAGE
I am an Associate Research Professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. My research focuses on assessing fish and wildlife populations, modeling invasive species dynamics, and addressing resource management issues through the use of statistical modeling and estimation techniques. Prior to my appointment at UMCES, I served as Senior Stock Assessment Scientist for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and as Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Ecology at Clarion University. I received my B.S. in Biology from Cornell University; M.S. in Wildlife Biology and Management from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; and my Ph.D. in Fisheries & Wildlife from Michigan State University.​
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I also serve as a member and former Chair of two federal advisory bodies, namely the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Atlantic Scientific Review Group (ASRG). The SSC is responsible for reviewing technical aspects of the Council’s fisheries management program and for setting the Overfishing Limit and maximum Acceptable Biological Catch allowed by law for over 64 species. The ASRG is responsible for advising NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the science used to manage over 100 marine mammal stocks found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and U.S. Territories in the Caribbean.