E-mail: spmcinin@vcu.edu

Contact: (804) 827-0090
Office: Trani Life Sciences Bldg, Room B-039
Hours: TBA

VCU departmental affiliation:
• Department of Biology (Professor, Fish Biology)
• Center for Environmental Studies (Professor, Fish Biology)

Degrees:
Ph.D. (Marine-Estuarine Env Sci) Univ. of Maryland System, May 1994
M.Sc. (Marine-Estuarine Env. Sci) Univ. of Maryland System, May 1988
B.S. (Biology) Roanoke College, May 1983

Courses taught at VCU:
• BIOL 503 Fish Biology (graduate)
• ENVS 330 Environmental Pollution

Research Interests:

Include the landscape ecology, life history and biogeography of freshwater and estuarine fishes. My stream research seeks to identify and understand fundamental principles that determine distribution patterns of fishes at multiple scales and the potential anthropomorphic impacts that may alter biological integrity. This research is presently being examined in the small stream scale (1st to 4th order) for adult fishes and macroinvertebrates throughout Virginia. Additional research examines spatial and temporal distribution of larval fishes (emphasis on the anadromous clupeids) in portions of the York River system. My research utilizes both a field and laboratory component and is based on the Monroe Campus as well as the Rice Center Campus located on the historic James River.

Recent Literature:

Webb, S.R., G.C. Garman, McIninch, T.A. Nerad, M.T. Pelgar, P.M. Gillevet, and B.L. Brown, 2005. Etiology of Ulcerative Lesions of Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia Tyrannus) from James River, Virginia. Parisitology Research.

McIninch, S.P. and G.C. Garman. In review. A field identification key to the freshwater fishes of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. VA Dept. of Game and Inland Fish. Sp.

McIninch, S.P. and G.C. Garman, 2002. Identification and analysis of aquatic and riparian habitat impairment associated with hydromodification in the Virginia coastal resources management area. Report to VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation.