Dr. Elsa Goerig graduated from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS, Québec city) in 2017, her PhD thesis focusing on stream connectivity and brook trout movements through man-made barriers. She is a researcher at the MCZ since 2017, where she conducts research on fish locomotion and behavior, particularly swimming kinematics during high-speed locomotion. She is also a senior research fellow at the US Geological Survey’ S.O Conte Research Center, where she applies her expertise to lead projects on fish movement ecology and fish passage at dams and other riverine barriers, using advanced telemetry and statistical techniques. Her work includes species such as Atlantic salmon, sturgeon, eel, and sea lamprey, as well as a variety of native freshwater species. She is interested in fundamentals of fish locomotion as well as in developing biological criteria for selective passage designs at barriers, which allows native species to access upstream habitats while impeding movements of non-native, invasive species. Elsa is currently a member of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission – Sea Lamprey Research Board and the Fish Passage Conference Steering Committee.