Dr. Jennifer Howeth currently serves as the Deputy Center Director for the San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center. Prior to joining USFWS, Dr. Howeth served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alabama. Her interests broadly span the fields of ecology and conservation in aquatic ecosystems and include: community and ecosystem ecology, invasion biology, invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

Learn more about invasive species risk assessments, the role of landscape and community connectivity in influencing species and genetic diversity at multiple scales, landscape and whole ecosystem approaches to conservation of threatened and rare species, and food web dynamics.

Dr. Howeth completed a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008 and a B.S. in Biology from Trinity University in 2001. She conducted postdoctoral research at Yale University (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2008-2010) and the University of Notre Dame (Biological Sciences, 2011).