Abigail (Abby) Lynch
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
115 Manly Miles Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Email: lynchabi@msu.edu

Research Interests:

I will be studying fisheries and climate change for my dissertation and will be helping the Michigan DNR Director's Office implement recommendations from the Governor's Climate Change Action Council.

Education:

Ph.D candidate, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior dual major and Environmental Science and Public Policy doctoral specialization

M.S. Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary
masters thesis: A molecular analysis of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) stock structure

B.A. English, B.S. Biology, University of Virginia
undergraduate thesis: Genetic analysis of margined madtom (Norturus insignis) to determine the conservation status of the spotted morph

Awards:

• University Distinguished Fellow, Michigan State University.2009.
  
  
• Janice Lee Fenske Excellence in Fisheries Management Fellow, American Fisheries Society Michigan Chapter. 2009. 
  
  
• John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, NOAA Sea Grant.2008.
  
  
• Echols Scholar, University of Virginia. 2001-2005.
  
  
• Howard Hughes Student Fellow, National Institutes of Health. 2001-2002.
  
  
• Valedictorian; International Baccalaureate Diploma. 2001.