Ryan Peek
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) at California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Davis, California, United States
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Top SchoolRyan Peek is a Senior Environmental Scientist and conservation genomics PhD with 11 years of applied research and management experience focused on freshwater ecosystems and watershed resilience. He blends field-based natural history (amphibians, fishes, macroinvertebrates) with quantitative skills—R-based data science, GIS, hydroclimatic and ecological modeling—to translate research into conservation action across scales. Ryan has worked across academia, government, and consulting (UC Davis, CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, Stillwater Sciences, USFS, NPS), coordinating databases and leading multi-disciplinary teams and training initiatives like The Carpentries. He is a strong advocate for open science and community-building, teaching data skills while prioritizing diverse voices in conservation decision-making. A less obvious strength is his long track record of integrating genomics with hydrology and geomorphology to prioritize resilient habitats for mountain and foothill amphibians.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology at University of California, DavisMS, Conservation Biology, MS, Conservation Biology at University of San Francisco
Github Skills (69)
ecology10
r10
water10
data-wrangling10
stable10
r-package10
data-visualisation10
science9
data-visualization9
connectivity9
synthesis9
visualization9
calculator8
genomics8
traits8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ryanpeek/rabo-workshop
May 2023 - Mar 2025
A workshop on the ecology of R. boylii.
Contributions:10 PRs, 78 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year 10 months
boyliiconservationecologyranarivers
r4wrds/r4wrds-data-intro
Mar 2022 - Jan 2024
Datasets used in the introductory R4WRDS class
Contributions:1 review, 2 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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