Board of Directors

Organizations: U.S. Geological Survey South Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit and a Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University

Patrick Jodice is the Leader of the U.S. Geological Survey South Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit and a Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University. He has conducted research on seabirds and coastal birds for 25+ years in the southeastern US, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Northwest, and Gulf of Alaska. His research focuses primarily on reproductive ecology, conservation physiology, movement, and foraging ecology. Current projects include Tracking Atlantic and Caribbean Seabirds (TRACS), investigating the spatial and reproductive ecology of brown pelicans in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic, and examining distribution, abundance, and ecological relationships of marine birds in the Gulf of Mexico. He served as the Chair of the World Seabird Union from 2015-2021, as the North American Representative to WSU from 2010-2015, and as a Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee for WSC1. Pat has also served as the Chair of the Pacific Seabird Group, as a Board Member of the Waterbird Society, as the Seabird Lead for the Gulf of Mexico Avian Monitoring Network, and as a co-founder and member of the steering committee for the Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative. He has earned degrees from the University of Maine (BS), University of Florida (MS) and Oregon State University (Ph.D.). His research is available at www.atlanticseabirds.org and https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Patrick_Jodice.