Jay Vaughan has split his professional career between the Atlantic Southeast
and the Pacific Northwest. This has exposed him to a wide range of environments,
species and natural resource issues. However, the common theme through all of
his work is evaluating how animals, especially long-lived species, respond
to human perturbations.
Responsibilities: Jay uses his knowledge of statistical
analyses, fisheries stock assessment techniques and population modeling
to distill complex fisheries and natural resource issues into easily
communicated solutions. He excels at problem solving and implementing
new ideas to address age old questions. Jay is also an adept communicator
which he has demonstrated through his peer-reviewed publications, technical
reports and many presentations at both national and international scientific
meetings.
Projects/Services: Much of Jay's work has focused on
assessment of threatened and endangered species in an attempt to ensure
persistence of these imperiled populations. He has worked on many species
of fish and sea turtles in the Pacific and Atlantic basins. As part of
this work, he has served on several inter-disciplinary scientific
assessment teams which has shown him that developing and maintaining
strong, honest relationships with clients and collaborators is critical
to producing a high quality product.
Background: Jay received his B.S. in Biological Sciences
with an emphasis on marine studies from Florida Atlantic University in 2002.
After several years heading operations and research at the Florida Atlantic
University Marine Laboratory he made the move west to Oregon State University.
In 2009, Jay completed his M.S. in Fisheries Science at OSU with an emphasis
in quantitative ecology.
Personal: When he's able to break free from the computer
Jay quickly heads for the outdoors to enjoy time with his wife, Joy, and
their two boxer pups, Niko and Kaya. Together they enjoy mountain biking,
camping, backpacking, snowshoeing and traveling the world in search of
adventure.
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