Co-Director, NRDA Consulting Group; Senior Ecotoxicologist
jeff.morris@briwildlife.org
303-910-2897

Jeff has expertise in environmental toxicology, aquatic biology and contaminant fate and transport. For the last 25 years, his work has focused on Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and other types of environmental litigation (serving as an expert), environmental consulting, remediation technology development, and applied research on aquatic toxicity and developmental biology. He has designed and conducted hundreds of laboratory and field investigations and evaluated data on the fate and effects of metals, uranium, mercury and methyl mercury, petroleum hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), ammonia, bacteria, and pathogens on aquatic biota, including fish, invertebrates, shellfish, and biofilm. Jeff is also a principal investigator on many applied research projects including unique field and laboratory bioassay methods development and remote monitoring of salmon embryo development in the Bristol Bay Watershed, AK. Jeff joined BRI in 2024 and is a telecommuter living in Colorado.

Education:

• University of Wyoming, 2005 – Ph.D., Zoology & Physiology
• University of Wyoming, 1999- B.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management

Certifcations

• 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Safety and Onsite Training, 2008

Other:

• Courtesy Faculty, University of North Texas, Department of Biological Sciences (2022-present)

• Environmental toxicology
• Climate change impacts on Alaskan salmon
• Environmental technology development
• Natural Resource Damage Assessment
• Aquatic Biology

Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees. 2016. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. Available: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-planning/gulf-plan. (Dr. Morris was the NOAA toxicity testing program manager and one of the main contributors to Chapter 4, Section 4.3 Toxicity.)