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meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:27:39.474698' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/josh-t-ackerman profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: [] email: jackerman@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - bird ecology - ecotoxicology - wildlife population management - aquatic ecosystems - wildlife - migratory species - ecosystems - wetland ecosystems - contamination and pollution - water quality - nonpoint-source pollution - risk assessment - ecological processes - habitat alteration - human impacts - field methods - laboratory methods - toxic trace element contamination - plant and animal testing - invertebrates - vertebrates - capturing (animals) - animals - coastal ecosystems - marine water quality - habitats - freshwater ecosystems - estuarine ecosystems - migration (organisms) - surface water quality - bioaccumulation - avian ecology honors: [] intro_statements: - Dr. Ackerman is a Principal Investigator with USGS and an Associate in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology at the University of California-Davis. name: Josh T Ackerman name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0002-3074-8322 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/werc organization_name: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) personal_statement: 'His research expertise is in wildlife ecology and ecotoxicology, and his research program focuses on bird ecology, wetland management and restoration, contaminant bioaccumulation in fish and wildlife, and effects of contaminants on animal health and populations.EducationPh.D. 2002,Ecology, University of California-DavisB.S. 1997 (Magna Cum Laude),Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California-DavisProfessional ExperienceResearch Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, California (2006-present)Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Francisco Bay Estuary Field Station, Vallejo, California (2004-2006)Post-doctoral Researcher, John Muir Institute of the Environment, University of California-Davis (2003-2004)Post-doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California-Davis (2002-2003)Teaching Assistant, Ecology and Management of Waterfowl and Game Birds (Spring 2002) and Field Methods in Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology (Summer 2001), Dept. of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California-DavisWaterfowl Researcher(1999-2000),Crew Leader(Spring 1998, 1999, 2000), andTechnician(Spring 1997), California Waterfowl Association, Sacramento, CaliforniaDoctoral Research, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California-Davis (1997-2002)Biological Technician(Summer 1995) andBiological Aid(Summer 1994), U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest, Nevada City, CaliforniaSelected Publications2020Ackerman, JT,MP Herzog, DC Evers, DA Cristol, KP Kenow, GH Heinz, RA Lavoie, RL Brasso, ML Mallory, JF Provencher, BM Braune, A Matz, JA Schmutz, CA Eagles-Smith, LJ Savoy, MW Meyer, and CA Hartman. Synthesis of maternal transfer of mercury in birds: implications for altered toxicity risk. Environmental Science and Technology 54:2878-2891.2016Ackerman, JT,CA Eagles-Smith, MP Herzog, CA Hartman, SH Peterson, DC Evers, AK Jackson, JE Elliott, SS Vander Pol, and CE Bryan. Avian mercury exposure and toxicological risk across western North America: a synthesis. Science of the Total Environment 568:749-769.2014Ackerman, JT, MP Herzog, GS Yarris, ML Casazza, E Burns, and JM Eadie.Chapter 5: Waterfowl ecology and managementin Suisun Marsh: Ecological History and Possible Futures. University of California Press: Berkeley, California.' professional_experience: [] title: Research Wildlife Biologist