Jonathon Valente

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Jonathon earned a B.A. from Miami University where he majored in Zoology and Environmental Science. He also received a M.S. in Wildlife from Louisiana State University before attending Oregon State University where he received a M.S. in Statistics and a Ph.D. in Forest Ecosystems and Society. Jonathon worked with the Oregon Marbled Murrelet Project from 2020 to 2022, focusing on identifying drivers of spatial distribution and population dynamics of Marbled Murrelets in the Oregon Coast Range.

Jonathon is now serving as the Assistant Unit leader for the Alabama Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit with
U.S. Geological Survey and remains very active in marbled murrelet research efforts