Dr. Lisa Eby completed her Bachelor and Master of Science at the University of Wisconsin, her Ph.D. at Duke University in aquatic ecology and a postdoctoral appointment at Arizona State University. She is currently a professor of aquatic ecology in the Wildlife Biology Program and Director of the Ecosystem Science and Restoration Program at the University of Montana. Her research questions focus at the intersection of areas that advance our ecological knowledge and increase our understanding around conservation and management issues in aquatic systems. She was awarded the American Fisheries Society Excellence in Fisheries Education Award in 2017.