Education:

• Texas State University-San Marcos – Expected May 2009

              Master of Science- Aquatic Biology

   

• Texas State University-San Marcos – 2006

              Bachelor of Science- Aquatic Biology

              Minor: Chemistry

   

Research Interests:

• Conservation of Endemic Fishes

• Historical Variation in Stream Fish Assemblages

• Application of Life History Knowledge Toward Conservation of Imperiled Fishes

Current Research:

• Life History, Conservation Status and Native Distribution of the Chub Shiner in the Lower Brazos River of Texas

• Historical Composition and Long-Term Trends of Fish Assemblages in Two Texas River Basins (Guadalupe and Trinity)

• Microhabitat Associations and Movement of the Guadalupe Bass Micropterus treculii using Radio-Telemetry

• Conceptualization of Riverine Fish Declines in Texas, Influences of Anthropogenic Regulation of Streams

• Distribution, Reproductive Ecology and Food Habits of a Disjunct Population of Ironcolor Shiner Notropis chalybaeus in the San Marcos River, Texas

• Life History of Burrhead Chub Macrhybopsis marconis

Experience:

• Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Texas State University-San Marcos (January 2007 - Present)

• Volunteer, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries (August 2006 - July 2008)

          Assisted with:         

                      -  Instruction of internal and external fish morphology at 2008 Bass Brigade

                      -  Devil's River smallmouth bass study

   

• Biological Consulting Assistant, Trungale Engineering and Science/Caddo Lake Institute (Fall 2006 - Spring 2007)

          Researched:

        - Historical fish abundances in the Cypress Creek Basin, East Texas 

   

• Grant Technician, Texas State University-San Marcos Biology Department (Fall 2006 – Spring 2007)

          Assisted in research of:

        - Historical fish assemblages in the Lower Brazos, Sabine and San Antonio rivers

        - Fish assemblage of the Rio Grande River, Big Bend region

   

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Texas State University-San Marcos (Fall 2005 – Fall 2006)

  Assisted in research of:

         - Fish assemblage of the Rio Grande River, Big Bend region

         - Diel movement of fishes in the lower Brazos River

         - Larval fish and egg densities in the lower Brazos River

         - Reproductive ecology and diet of cyprinids in the lower Brazos River

         - Reproduction and diet of suckermouth catfish in the San Marcos River

   

• Volunteer, Texas State University-San Marcos Biology Department (Summer 2005-Fall 2005)

• Intern II, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division - San Marcos, TX (Summer 2004)

• Intern I, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division - Abilene, TX (Summer 2003)

• Volunteer, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division - Abilene, TX (Fall 2001-Fall 2003)

Presentations:           

Perkin, J. S., Z. R. Shattuck, P. T. Bean, T. H. Bonner, E. Saraeva and T. B. Hardy. 2009. Movement and microhabitat associations of Guadalupe bass in two Texas Rivers. American Fisheries Society National Meeting, Nashville, TN.

Perkin, J. S. and T. H. Bonner. 2009. Changes in hydrology and fish assemblage composition in the the headwaters of the Guadalupe River, Texas 1938 - 2006. American Fisheries Society National Meeting, Nashville, TN.

Perkin, J. S., Z. R. Shattuck, and T. H. Bonner. 2009. Movement and habitat associations of Guadalupe bass: Implications for conservation and the science behind riverine bass fishing. Canyon Lake Bass Club of San Marcos Annual Scholarship meeting, San Marcos, TX.

Folb, C. E., J. S. Perkin, Z. R. Shattuck and T. H. Bonner. 2009. Life histories of the river darter Percina shumardi and the Guadalupe darter Percina apristis. Texas State University-San Marcos Aquatic Biology Society Seminar, San Marcos, TX.

Perkin, J. S., Z. R. Shattuck, P. T. Bean, T. H. Bonner, E. Saraeva and T. B. Hardy. 2009. Movement and microhabitat associations of Guadalupe bass in two Texas rivers. Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Fort Worth, TX.

Folb, C. E., J. S. Perkin, Z. R. Shattuck and T. H. Bonner. 2009. Life histories of the river darter Percina shumardi and the Guadalupe darter Percina apristis. Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Fort Worth, TX.

Perkin, J. S. and T. H. Bonner. 2009. Ichthyofaunal responses to hydrologic variation in a lotic system: a long-term, species and assemblage scale approach. Southern Division American Fisheries Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Hardy, T. B., Perkin, J. S. and T. H. Bonner. 2009. Moving beyond a flat river: multidimensional attributing of river characteristics for aquatic resource investigations. Seventh International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, Conceptión, Chile.

Perkin, J. S., Z. R. Shattuck, P. T. Bean, T. H. Bonner and T. B. Hardy. 2008. Movement and microhabitat associations of Guadalupe bass Micropterus treculii in two Texas rivers. Texas State University-San Marcos Aquatic Biology Society Seminar, San Marcos, TX.

Perkin, J. S., Z. R. Shattuck, T. H. Bonner and T. H. Hardy. 2008. Movement and microhabitat associations of Guadalupe bass Micropterus treculii in two Texas rivers. North American Native Fish Association National Meeting, Athens, TX.

Perkin, J. S., C. S. Williams and T. H. Bonner. 2007. Life history of the chub shiner in the lower Brazos River with comments on conservation status and native distribution. American Fisheries Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA (Poster Presentation).

Perkin, J. S., C. S. Williams and T. H. Bonner. 2007. Conservation status and life history of the chub shiner in the lower Brazos River. Texas State University-San Marcos Student Colloquium.

Perkin, J. S., C. S. Williams and T. H. Bonner. 2007. Conservation status and life history of the chub shiner in the lower Brazos River. Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society meeting, Lake Jackson, Texas.

Perkin, J. S. and J. Trungale. 2006. Historical changes in fish assemblages of the Cypress Creek Drainage. Caddo Lake Institute- Instream Flows Workshop, Jefferson, Texas.

Publications:

        Perkin, J. S., and T. H. Bonner. In Review. Long-term changes in flow regime and fish assemblage composition in the Guadalupe and San Marcos rivers of

                    Texas. River Research and Applications.

        Perkin, J. S., Z. R. Shattuck, P. T. Bean, T. H. Bonner, E. Saraeva, and T. B. Hardy. In Review. Movement and microhabitat associations of Guadalupe

                    bass in two Texas rivers. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

        Perkin, J. S., C. S. Williams, and T. H. Bonner. Accepted. Aspects of chub shiner life history with comments on native distribution and

                    conservation status. American Midland Naturalist.

Awards, Honors, Professional Memberships:

          2009 Conservation Research Grant- North American Native Fishes Association

          2009 Texas State University-San Marcos Academic Excellence Award

          2009 Outstanding Fisheries Student Award- Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society

            2009 Graduate Student Scholarship Award- Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society

          2008 Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Conservation Scholarship

            2008 Chuck Nash Aquatic Studies Scholarship- Texas State University-San Marcos

            2008 Texas State University-San Marcos Academic Excellence Award

            2007 Texas Fishing Forum / Texas Outdoor Writers Association Scholarship

            2007 Canyon Bass Club of San Marcos Scholarship

2006 Undergraduate Student Scholarship Award-Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society

2006 A. B. and Irene Rogers Aquatic Biology Scholarship- Texas State University-San Marcos

2005 Dean’s List Texas State University-San Marcos 

2003 Dean’s List Cisco Junior College

North American Native Fishes Association (2008 - present)

Freshwaters Illustrated (2008 - present)

American Fisheries Society (2004 - present)

Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (2004 - present)

National Association of Underwater Instructors – Master scuba diver (2003 - present)

Aquatic Biology Society of Texas State University-San Marcos (2003 - present)

Field Work: