Environmental Sciences Faculty Profile

Department:

Research, Professional and Creative Activity:

• Member of the Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Food Web Team (Chesapeake Bay) through Maryland Sea Grant
• Reviewer for journals including North American Journal of Fisheries Management and Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
• Presented research at meetings including American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and the American Fisheries Society

Professional Profile:

Dr. McGinley earned his B.S. in Marine Biology from Saint Francis University and his M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries from Frostburg State University. His interests in research and teaching led him to pursue his Ph.D. in Wildlife and Fisheries at West Virginia University. Throughout his education, his research has centered on aquatic food webs, with a special focus on fish. After completion of his Ph.D., Dr. McGinley was part of a research expedition studying the impacts of climate change on endangered salmonids in Mongolia. His research interests at Flagler College are designed to investigate local fisheries food webs and disturbances that may affect them.

Teaching and Related Service:

Courses taught:

• Biological Sciences
• Environmental Sciences
• All associated laboratory sections

Previously taught at:

• West Virginia University
• Frostburg State University