Fisheries
Ellen received her doctorate in Fisheries in 1988 from Cornell University and was a post-doctoral associate at Cornell for two years. In 1990, she joined the Illinois Natural History Survey as director of the Lake Michigan Biological Station, then moved to the University of Vermont in 1996. She studies restoration, ecology, behavior, and genetics of fishes in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, primarily focused on lake trout. Her research has also addressed the identification, biology, and control of exotic species, particularly sea lamprey, dreissenid mussels, and round gobies.