
Jack McDermott
He/him/his
Ph.D. Student
Fisheries
2150 N Koyukuk Drive
ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº, AK 99775
jjmcdermott@alaska.edu
San Diego State University
M.S. Ecology
2026
University of Washington
B.A. Integrated Social Science
2020
Jack investigates salmonid movement, ocean ecology, and population dynamics by leveraging disparate fisheries and movement data, remotely-sensed and modeled oceanographic data, and quantitative methods. His research aims to improve understanding of Chinook salmon natural mortality, characterize spatiotemporal dynamics of Chinook salmon and their ocean predators, and develop environmental indices to support sockeye salmon in-season forecasting and life cycle modeling.

