Joseph Smith, Ph.D.

I am an ecologist living near Cape May, New Jersey working on research, restoration and conservation projects.  Much of my work and free time is spent learning about the coastal marshes and forests of the area.

Conservation of coastal and forest ecosystems and the ecology of migratory birds are the focus of my current projects.  Here’s a recent interview with me at the journal Whole Terrain. 

My bachelor’s degree is in Forestry and Wildlife Management and my Ph.D is in Environmental Science and Policy.  My graduate research focused on the non-breeding period of migratory birds in the tropics. I was based at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center where Pete Marra was my dissertation advisor.