Jenifer McIntyre

Biography

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Jenifer McIntyre is an Associate Professor of aquatic toxicologist at the Puyallup Research and Extension Center. She is very passionate about science that effectuates change. Her B.Sc. (1997) in environmental biology at Queen’s University led to the ban of a pulp mill effluent used as a road dust suppressant. Her M.S. (2004) from the University of Washington on contaminant bioaccumulation led the Washington State Department of Health to issue a fish consumption advisory for Lake Washington. Her Ph.D. (2010) research at UW on olfactory neurotoxicity of copper in coho salmon helped pass legislation in Washington and California that phases out metals in brake pads. Dr. McIntyre currently researches the ecotoxicology of stormwater runoff and the biological effectiveness of green stormwater infrastructure as a project lead on the Puget Sound Stormwater Science Team – a collaborative effort between WSU, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service. In addition to the research conducted by PSSST, the group works to inform citizens about the impact that our urban areas have on aquatic wildlife like Pacific salmon, and what we can do to reduce those impacts. The research conducted by PSSST, the group works to inform citizens about the impact that our urban areas have on aquatic wildlife like Pacific salmon, and what we can do to reduce those impacts.

Research Interests

• Toxic impacts of urban runoff and other complex chemical mixtures to aquatic animals, particularly species native to the Pacific Northwest
• Source control of toxic chemicals to urban runoff and other anthropogenic chemical mixtures
• Green infrastructure biological effectiveness for preventing toxicity to aquatic animals