Paul Venturelli

Paul Venturelli is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Ball State University with research spanning aquatic ecology, fisheries management, and conservation biology. His work integrates experimentation, field data, modeling, and theory to examine fish life history traits and population dynamics.

• University: Ball State University
• Academic Rank: Adjunct Assistant Professor

Research focuses include:

• Climate change impacts on fish growth and maturation
• Invasive/endangered species management strategies
• Temperature-dependent population modeling
• Human behavior analysis through angler smartphone apps

Key research themes from his publications include degree-day modeling for sustainable harvest, maternal influence on population recovery, and behavioral insights from digital data collection. Current projects address invasive species control, emerging diseases in fish populations, and growth/mortality relationships in marine species.

His educational background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.