Jo Ellen Hinck
Jo Ellen is the Disaster Supplemental Science Coordinator and Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Coordinator for the USGS.
Biography
Jo Ellen serves as the science coordinator of the Disaster Supplemental Oversight Team (SOT), under the Natural Hazards Mission Area. The SOT oversees USGS activities related to supplemental appropriations for disaster recovery, which includes hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Jo Ellen ensures accountability of supplemental activities and provides scientific knowledge, information, and tools to decision makers to increase USGS capability and capacity to respond to future disaster events.
Jo Ellen has also served as the USGS science coordinator for the DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program since 2014. She assists natural resource managers from federal, state, and tribal agencies in scientific problem formulation related to contamination from mining sites, industrial areas, and oil spills. Every NRDAR case is unique in terms of geographic setting, type of release, and natural resource injured; therefore, the science required is also unique. Jo Ellen helps to design experiments, recruit USGS expertise to conduct research studies, and interpret the results for the natural resource managers. Jo Ellen's also has active projects evaluating effective science communication strategies and incorporating indigenous knowledge with western science for decision makers.
Professional Experience
2018-present Supplemental Oversight Team Science Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Hazards Mission Area
2014-present USGS NRDAR Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, MO
2002-2014 Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, MO
2001-2002 Ecological Risk Assessor, Tetra Tech NUS, Pittsburgh, PA
1999-2001 Research and Teaching Assistant, Miami University, Department of Zoology, Oxford, OH
1998-1999 Research Assistant, University of Central Missouri, Department of Biology and Department of Earth Sciences, Warrensburg, MO
Education and Certifications
M.S. Zoology, Department of Zoology, Miami University, 2001
B.S. Biology, Department of Biology and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Central Missouri, 1999
Science and Products
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers in fish from the Mobile, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint, Savannah, and Pee Dee River Basins
Biomarkers of contaminant exposure in northern pike (Esox lucius) from the Yukon River Basin, Alaska
Chemical contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarker responses in fish from the Colorado River and its tributaries
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers in fish from the Colorado River basin
A screening-level assessment of lead, cadmium, and zinc in fish and crayfish from northeastern Oklahoma, USA
Environmental contaminants in fish and their associated risk to piscivorous wildlife in the Yukon River Basin, Alaska
Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Columbia River Basin
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Yukon River Basin
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Rio Grande Basin
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Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers in fish from the Mobile, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint, Savannah, and Pee Dee River Basins
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio) were collected from 13 sites in 4 river basins in the southeastern United States to document spatial trends in accumulative contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers. Organochlorine residues, 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-like activity (TCDD-EQ), and elemental contaminants were measured in compositeAuthorsJo Ellen Hinck, Vicki Blazer, Nancy D. Denslow, Kathy R. Echols, Robert W. Gale, Tom W. May, Rachael Claunch, Carla Wieser, Patrick J. Anderson, James J. Coyle, Timothy S. Gross, Donald E. TillittBiomarkers of contaminant exposure in northern pike (Esox lucius) from the Yukon River Basin, Alaska
As part of a larger investigation, northern pike (n = 158; Esox lucius) were collected from ten sites in the Yukon River Basin (YRB), Alaska, to document biomarkers and their correlations with organochlorine pesticide (total p,p'-DDT, total chlordane, dieldrin, and toxaphene), total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and elemental contaminant (arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, total mercury, seleniumAuthorsJ.E. Hinck, V. S. Blazer, N. D. Denslow, M.S. Myers, T. S. Gross, D. E. TillittChemical contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarker responses in fish from the Colorado River and its tributaries
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), black bass (Micropterus spp.), and channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) were collected from 14 sites in the Colorado River Basin (CRB) to document spatial trends in accumulative contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers. Organochlorine residues, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-like activity (TCDD-EQ), and elemental contaminants were measured iAuthorsJ.E. Hinck, V. S. Blazer, N. D. Denslow, K. R. Echols, T. S. Gross, T.W. May, P.J. Anderson, J.J. Coyle, D. E. TillittBiomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers in fish from the Colorado River basin
Seven fish species were collected from 14 sites on rivers in the Colorado River Basin (CDRB) from August to October 2003. Spatial trends in the concentrations of accumulative contaminants were documented and contaminant effects on the fish were assessed. Sites were located on the mainstem of the Colorado River and on the Yampa, Green, Gunnison, San Juan, and Gila Rivers. Common carp (Cyprinus carpAuthorsJo Ellen Hinck, Vicki Blazer, Nancy D. Denslow, Timothy S. Gross, Kathy R. Echols, Anne P. Davis, Tom W. May, Carl E. Orazio, James J. Coyle, Donald E. TillittA screening-level assessment of lead, cadmium, and zinc in fish and crayfish from northeastern Oklahoma, USA
The objective of this study was to evaluate potential human and ecological risks associated with metals in fish and crayfish from mining in the Tri-States Mining District (TSMD). Crayfish (Orconectes spp.) and fish of six frequently consumed species (common carp, Cyprinus carpio; channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus; flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris; largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides; spAuthorsC. J. Schmitt, W. G. Brumbaugh, G.L. Linder, J.E. HinckEnvironmental contaminants in fish and their associated risk to piscivorous wildlife in the Yukon River Basin, Alaska
Organochlorine chemical residues and elemental contaminants were measured in northern pike (Esox lucius), longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), and burbot (Lota lota) from 10 sites in the Yukon River Basin (YRB) during 2002. Contaminant concentrations were compared to historical YRB data and to toxicity thresholds for fish and piscivorous wildlife from the scientific literature. A risk analysisAuthorsJ.E. Hinck, C. J. Schmitt, K. R. Echols, T.W. May, C.E. Orazio, D. E. TillittEnvironmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends
We collected, examined, and analyzed 368 fish of seven species from 10 sites on rivers of the Rio Grande Basin (RGB) during late 1997 and early 1998 to document temporal and geographic trends in the concentrations of accumulative contaminants and to assess contaminant effects on the fish. Sites were located on the mainstem of the Rio Grande and on the Arroyo Colorado and Pecos River in Texas (TX),AuthorsC. J. Schmitt, J.E. Hinck, V. S. Blazer, N. D. Denslow, G.M. Dethloff, T.M. Bartish, J.J. Coyle, D. E. TillittBiomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Columbia River Basin
This project examined and analyzed 560 fish representing eight species from 16 sites in the Columbia River Basin (CRB) from September 1997 to April 1998. Ten of the 16 sampling locations were historical National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (NCBP) sites where organochlorine and elemental contaminants in fish had been monitored from 1969 through 1986. Five sites were co-located at U.S. GeologiAuthorsJo Ellen Hinck, Christopher J. Schmitt, Timothy M. Bartish, Nancy D. Denslow, Vicki Blazer, Patrick J. Anderson, James J. Coyle, Gail M. Dethloff, Donald E. TillittBiomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Yukon River Basin
This project collected, examined, and analyzed 217 fish representing three species at 10 stations in the U.S. portion of the Yukon River Basin (YRB) from May to October 2002. Four sampling sites were located on the Yukon River; two were located on the Porcupine River, and one site was on each of the Ray, Tanana, Tolavana, and Innoko Rivers. Norther pike (Esox lucius), longnose sucker (Catostomus cAuthorsJo Ellen Hinck, Timothy M. Bartish, Vicki Blazer, Nancy D. Denslow, Tim S. Gross, Mark S. Myers, Patrick J. Anderson, Carl E. Orazio, Donald E. TillittBiomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Rio Grande Basin
We collected, examined, and analyzed 368 fish of seven species from 10 sites in the Rio Grande Basin (RGB) during late 1997 and early 1998. Four sites were National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (NCBP) stations where organochlorine ad elemental contaminants in fish had been monitored from 1969 and through 1986. The other six were USGS-National Stream Quantity Accounting Network (NASQAN) statioAuthorsChristopher J. Schmitt, Gail M. Dethloff, Jo Ellen Hinck, Timothy M. Bartish, Vicki Blazer, James J. Coyle, Nancy D. Denslow, Donald E. Tillitt - News