Jeffrey Hollister
Research Ecologist at US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
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Top SchoolJeffrey Hollister is a Research Ecologist at the US EPA with nearly 20 years of experience applying data science and open-science principles to understand harmful algal blooms and landscape–water quality linkages. He combines a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and an M.E.M. with hands-on skills in R and geospatial analysis to build open-source tools and reproducible workflows for lake and reservoir research. At EPA he leads cyanobacteria investigations, mentors cohorts in Openscapes, and helps translate complex environmental data into actionable insights. An active community-builder, he cofounded and maintains R-Sig-Ecology, coleads multiple interagency R user groups, and helped organize the Nor’eastR conference. His work routinely blends field ecology, GIS, and software development, making rigorous environmental science more accessible through open data and teaching. Based in Rhode Island, he quietly bridges research, training, and tool development to accelerate evidence-based water quality management.
12 years of coding experience
Master, Environmental Management, Master, Environmental Management at Duke University Nicholas School of the EnvironmentDoctor of Philosophy, Environmental Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Science at University of Rhode IslandBachelor of Science, Biology, Bachelor of Science, Biology at Baker University
Github Skills (199)
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Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
USEPA/epa_r_workshop_2019
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:62 commits, 3 PRs, 52 pushes in 1 year 1 month
jhollist/vitae
Jan 2019 - Feb 2023
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
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