Dr. Charlie Gagen
Professor of Fisheries

Head - Biological Sciences

McEver 34D
Phone: 479-964-0814
Russellville, AR 72801
Fax: 479-964-0837
cgagen@atu.edu

Education

Ph.D., Ecology, Pennsylvania State University, 1991
M.S., Ecology, Pennsylvania State University, 1986
B.S., Wildlife Biology, University of Tennessee (Martin), 1983

Courses Taught

Icthyology
Limnology

Professional Memberships

American Fisheries Society (AFS)
Arkansas Chapter AFS American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists

Research Interests

The ecology of non-game stream fish, especially movement and mortality responses to physical and chemical conditions

Current/Recent Research Projects

Quantification and prediction of stream dryness in the Interior Highlands
Habitat and abundance of the Ouachita darter (Percina sp.)
Short-term fish community response to alteration of regulated flows on the Ouachita River, Arkansas
An evaluation of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's hooked on fishing not on drugs program

Professional Information

Past Treasurer - Arkansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
Past Chair - Arkansas River Conservation Committee
President - Arkansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society