28655 Hwy 34
Corvallis
OR 97333
Phone: (541) 757-5106
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Education
Ph.D. Fisheries Science/Physiology, Oregon State University, Oregon, USA
M.Sc. Biological Science/Physiology (1st Class Hons.), Waikato University, Hamilton New Zealand
B.Sc. Biological Sciences, Waikato University, Hamilton New Zealand
Employment
May 2011 – PresentProgram Lead: Native Fish Investigations Program: Program provides a research/monitoring service to state regional biologists. I oversee 10-15 projects focused on delisting/down-listing of ESA listed species, recovering state sensitive species, developing novel monitoring techniques, addressing specific management questions, and developing management alternatives. Also act as agency expert on trout/non-game issues and advise policy decisions related to trout/non game management. Manage all human resource functions, including evaluation, promotion, and discipline for up to 35 staff.Manage up between 30-40 budgets annually (1.5-2 million total). Determine program direction, liaise with state, federal, tribal, and nonprofit biologists/managers to prioritize recovery actions and undertake research monitoring.
Apr 2007 – May 2011Natural Resource Specialist: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (and OSU from Apr 2007-Jul 2008). Monitoring and evaluation of ODFW hatchery stocks and ODFW Propagation Science Liaison to the Oregon Hatchery Research Center. Monitoring and evaluation duties include developing and monitoring annual work statements and operation budgets for two federal fish stock assessment contracts (~$300,000 annually), coordinating Coded Wire Tagging needs, database construction and maintenance, retrieving and analyzing data using spreadsheet, database, statistical, and GIS software, and publishing results in various reports and oral/written presentations to contracting agencies. Requires coordination and cooperation with various agency and university programs including the Fish Propagation Program; the Conservation and Recovery Program, hatchery managers; fish biologists and regional and watershed managers. I also serve as the agency representative on the Select Fishery Evaluation Committee for the Pacific Salmon Commission. Science Liaison responsibilities include identification of research needs for the responsible use of hatchery fish, experimental design, data collection, statistical analysis, report/manuscript preparation, and presentation of results to agencies, public, and at scientific meetings. The position requires coordination/cooperation with researchers at Universities and Federal and State agencies. Also requires occasional supervision of field staff and seasonal employees, as well as recruitment and supervision of graduate students associated with specific projects.
Mar 2005- Jan 2007Senior Scientist: Crop and Food Research. Project Leader for Crustacean research. Project leader for the development of novel harvesting techniques for New Zealand snapper (Pagrus auratus). Duties include developing funding initiatives, contracting, purchasing, budgeting, planning and conducting research, construction and maintenance of databases, coordinating with clients and fishers, supervision of field and laboratory staff, analysis of sampling/experimental results using spreadsheet, database, and statistical software, report preparation, and presentation of results to clients.
Feb 2001 – Apr 2004Program Leader: OSUDepartment of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (OCFWRU). Research program investigating the performance of juvenile salmonids in Oregon estuaries. Responsible for obtaining research funding, contracting, purchasing, budgeting (up to $1 million annually), ESA/ODFW/ODOT permitting, daily management of multiple research projects, recruitment and oversight of up to 20 staff, experimental design, data collection, data analysis using spreadsheet, statistical, and behavioral analysissoftware, report/manuscript preparation, presentation of results to agencies, scientific meetings and public, and long term program development.
Select Publications
Bangs, B. L., M. R. Falcy, P. D. Scheerer, and S.Clements. 2013. Comparison of three methods for marking a small floodplain minnow. Animal Biotelemetry
Romer, J.D., C.A Leblanc, S. Clements, J.A. Ferguson, M.L. Kent, D. Noakes, C.B. Schreck. 2013 Survival and behavior of juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in two estuaries in Oregon, USA.Environmental Biology of Fishes
Clements, S., T.S. Stahl, and C.B. Schreck. (2012) Comparison of the Behavior and Survival of Juvenile Coho salmon and Steelhead in a Small Coastal Estuary. Aquaculture
Clements,S., R. Chitwood, and C.B. Schreck. (2011) Effect of Commercially Available Egg Cures on the Survival of Juvenile Salmonids. PLoS ONE
Clemens, B. J., S. Clements, M.D. Karnowski, and D.B. Jepsen. 2009. Effects of transportation and other factors on survival estimates of juvenile salmonids in the unimpounded lower Columbia River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
Welch D.W., E.L.Rechisky, M.C.Melnychuk, A.D.Porter, C.J.Walters, S.Clements, B.J.Clemens, R.S.McKinley, C.B.Schreck.2008. Survival of Migrating Salmon Smolts in Large Rivers With and Without Dams. PLoS Biology
Zydlewski, J. J. Johnson, J. Brunzell, J. Hogle, S. Clements, M. Karnowski, and C. Schreck. (2008). Seaward migration of coastal cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkia from four tributaries of the Columbia River. The 2005 Coastal Cutthroat Trout symposium: Status, Management, Biology, and Conservation. Oregon Chapter, American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon.
Milston, R.H., M.W. Davis, S.J. Parker, B.L. Olla, S. Clements,and C.B. Schreck. (2006) Characterization of the physiological stress response in lingcod (Ophiodon elongates). North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
Clements,S., D.B. Jepsen,M. Karnowski, and C.B. Schreck (2005), Optimization of an acoustic telemetry array for detecting transmitter-implanted fish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
Clements,S. and C.B. Schreck. (2004) Evidence that GABA mediates dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways associated with locomotor activity in juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Behavioral Neuroscience.
Clements, S. and C.B. Schreck. (2004) Central administration of corticotropin-releasing hormone alters downstream swimming behavior in both hatchery juvenile spring chinook and wild fall chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). General and Comparative Endocrinology.
Clements, S., F.L. Moore, and C.B. Schreck. (2003) Evidence that acute serotonergic activation potentiates the locomotor stimulating effects of CRH in juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Hormones and Behavior.
Milston, R.H., M.S. Fitzpatrick, A.T. Vella, S. Clements, D. Gundersen, G. Feist,T.L. Crippen, J. Leong, and C.B. Schreck. (2003) Short term exposure of chinook salmon (Oncoryhnchus tshawytscha)to o,p’-DDE or DMSO during early life history stages causes long-term humoral immunosuppression. Environmental Health Perspectives.