USGS Staff Profile:
'@context': https://schema.org '@type': Person affiliation: [] description: - '@type': TextObject abstract: Fish Biologist with the Western Fisheries Research Center additionalType: short description - '@type': TextObject abstract: Rachelle (Shelley) C. Johnson is a Fish Biologist with the Fish Ecology Section of the Western Fisheries Research Center. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement - '@type': TextObject abstract: "Shelley\u2019s research interests stem from an overarching goal of\ \ understanding how natural and human-induced environmental change influence\ \ the structure and function of aquatic food webs. Her research utilizes a combination\ \ of laboratory experiments, field data collection, and modeling to quantify\ \ and better understand the food web processes that may pose limitations to\ \ the growth and production of native fishes in a variety of habitats. Current\ \ research projects use these methods to understand the impacts of invasive\ \ fish species to growth and production of native salmonids and evaluate food\ \ web limitations to the feasibility of introducing anadromous salmonids above\ \ high-head dams. Shelley has previously participated in research characterizing\ \ food web impacts following dam removal in the Elwha River, synthesizing science\ \ products and cost estimates for dam removals worldwide for the U.S. Geological\ \ Survey Dam Removal Science Database, and improving our understanding of barotrauma\ \ in fish associated with turbine passage at hydropower dams." additionalType: personal statement email: rachellejohnson@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: Ph.D. 2023. University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: B.S. 2015. University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA hasOccupation: - '@type': OrganizationalRole affiliatedOrganization: '@type': Organization name: Western Fisheries Research Center url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-fisheries-research-center roleName: Fish Biologist startDate: '2024-05-10T20:58:34.155880' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: "2023 to Present \u2013 Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Western\ \ Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA" - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: "2022 to 2023 \u2013 Pathways Intern, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries\ \ Research Center, Seattle, WA" - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: "2019 to 2022 \u2013 Research Assistant, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences,\ \ University of Washington, Seattle" - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: "2015 to 2019 \u2013 Student Contractor/Biological Sciences Technician,\ \ U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA" - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 2012-2014 (summers) - Undergraduate Research Assistant, Ecology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA identifier: - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: ORCID value: 0000-0003-1480-4088 jobTitle: Fish Biologist knowsAbout: - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Aquatic food web ecology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Fish bioenergetics memberOf: '@type': OrganizationalRole member: '@type': Organization name: U.S. Geological Survey name: staff member startDate: '2024-05-10T20:58:34.152419' name: Rachelle C. Johnson, Ph.D. url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/rachelle-johnson