BS/MS in Environmental Science and Ecology, SUNY Brockport, 2016/2018
PhD in Biology, University of Vermont, 2024
Areas of Specialty
Animal Behavior
Fish Ecology
Fisheries Science
Movement Ecology
Trophic Ecology
Research Interests
Acoustic Telemetry
Fatty Acid Analyses
Stomach Content Analysis
Thiamine Deficiency
Osborne, C., Futia, M.H., Connerton, M., Fisk, A., Gorsky, D., Heisey, A., Johnson, T., Lantry, B., and Rinchard, J. 2026. Egg thiamine concentrations reflect dietary differences between four hatchery strains, including two morphotypes, of lake trout in Lake Ontario. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, vqag001. DOI: 10.1093/najfmt/vqag001
Futia, M.H., Galinat, A., Izzo, L.K., Simard, L. and Marsden, J.E. 2026. Multi-species interactions with artificial causeways in a fragmented lake. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 83, 1-19. DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2025-0205
Futia, M.H., Binder, T.R., and Marsden, J.E. 2025. Adult movements and spatial distribution differ between hatchery- and natural-origin Lake Trout. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, vnaf030. DOI: 10.1093/tafafs/vnaf030
Futia, M.H., and Marsden, J.E. 2025. Acoustic telemetry reveals behavioral differences between stocked and wild lake trout Salvelinusnamaycush at three life stages. Journal of Fish Biology, 107, 613-627. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.70071
Futia, M.H., Rinchard, J., and Marsden, J.E. 2025. Diet patterns differ between naturally- and hatchery-produced lake trout across life stages. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 51(3), 102570. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2025.102570
Draugelis, L.A., Futia, M.H., Marcy-Quay, B., Limburg, K., and Marsden, J.E. 2025. Tourists or residents? Origins of Rainbow Smelt morphotypes in Lake Champlain, VT. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 154(3), 303-311. DOI: 10.1093/tafafs/vnaf011
Futia, M.H., Binder, T.R., Henderson, M., and Marsden, J.E. 2024. Modeling broad-scale occupancy of fishes using acoustic telemetry: a model comparison framework applied to lake trout. Animal Biotelemetry, 12, 25. DOI: 10.1186/s40317-024-00380-3
