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usgs_staff_profile:

 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