Experience

Past 

• Principal investigator to evaluate the accuracy of a LiDAR derived synthetic stream network and associated channel hydrogeomorphic attributes to improve planning and implementation of natural resource management activities on the Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

• Co-investigator of field-based investigation of juvenile salmonid growth, survival, and movement behavior in relation to sediment/turbidity regimes in natural streams. Collaborating with forest industry scientists at National Council for Air and Stream Improvement.

• Co-investigator of study that examined the spatial and temporal patterns of wood recruitment and transport in a 5th order stream in Alaska and developed the first known watershed scale wood budget. Funded by the Alaska timber industry and the Alaska Clean Water Action Grant program.

• Principal investigator of an aquatic and biological assessment for fish populations and habitat status, bald eagle nesting, beaver activity, and dye tracing to detect groundwater pathways before installation of a hydroelectric project on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.

• Principal investigator for a field investigation of the proposed Otter Creek Hydroelectric Project jetty site to identify and evaluate intertidal and subtidal habitat and corresponding fish use for potential impacts located on Tiaya Inlet north of Juneau, Alaska.

• Co-investigator of existing and historical habitat and native and introduced fish in the Clackamas basin as part of an adaptive management strategy for hydroelectric licensing on the Clackamas River, Oregon.

• Co-investigator and manager of field-based investigation of Redband trout distribution, life history, and abundance in eastern Oregon Great Basin region to help inform the petition to list under the Endangered Species Act.

• Co-investigator and manager of aquatic habitat and fish entrainment study of irrigation drainage networks to evaluate juvenile salmonid rearing habitat suitability, lower Yakima River, Washington.

• Co-investigator of study that identified the cause of adult salmon pre spawner mortality in coastal streams of Southeast Alaska and evaluated the potential effects of logging near streams on salmon mortality.

• Co-investigator for the investigation of the effects of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound on juvenile salmon habitat and prey resources in nearshore waters, water quality and toxicity to juvenile salmon, and intertidal spawning habitat and habitat utilization by adult pink salmon.