Dr. Jonathan Larry Pitchford

Dr. Jonathan Larry Pitchford

Title

  • Assistant Extension Professor

Contact Information

jlp1097@msstate.edu
Office: 228-523-4009
Coastal Research & Extension Center

Overview

Education

  • West Virginia University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Forest Resources Science
  • Appalachian State University, Master of Science (M.S.), Biology
  • Auburn University, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Zoology

Research Interests

Pine savanna and flatwoods ecology
Estuarine ecology
Habitat restoration
Wildlife ecology
Geographic information science

Publications

Year Publications
2025

Smith, K., Pitchford, J., Sparks, E. L., Archer, M., Virden, M., Terrano, J. 2025. Evaluating the influence of constructed subtidal reefs on marsh shoreline erosion, sediment deposition, and wave energy. Estuaries and Coasts 48(5):128.

2025

Smith, K. E., Pitchford, J., Sparks, E. L., Archer, M. J., Virden, M. F., Terrano, J. F., Smith, C. G. 2025. Evaluating the influence of constructed subtidal reefs on marsh shoreline erosion, sediment deposition, and wave energy. Estuaries and Coasts 48(5):128.

2025

Heaton, A., Archer, M., Carstens, E., Cressman, K., Pitchford, J. 2025. Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata) Nest-Site Selection in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Implications for Restoration. Southeastern Naturalist 24(1):57-69.

2025

Terrano, J. F., Ellis, A. M., Smith, K., Pitchford, J., Archer, M., Vargas, J. M., Griffiths, J. P., Randall, S. M., Virden, M., Everhart, C. S., Sparks, E. L. 2025. Shore Proximal Marsh Sediment Deposition and Ancillary Data From Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi, From October 2020 to January 2023. US Geological Survey (USGS) Data Release

2024

Smith, K. E., Terrano, J. F., Jenkins, R. L., Pitchford, J. L., Passeri, D. L., Smith, C. G. 2024. Shifts in marsh erosion, migration, and wave exposure over nearly two centuries of sea-level rise in the Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 313(2025):14.

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2021

Samuelson, M. M., Fujiwara, M., Pulis, E. E., Pitchford, J. L., Howard, V. A., Solangi, M. 2021. Comprehensive Evaluation of Survival and Population Growth for Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) in the Mississippi Sound, Usa, Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Southeastern Naturalist 20(1).

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2019

Samiappan, S., Hathcock, L., Turnage, G., McCraine, C., Pitchford, J. L., Moorhead, R. 2019. Remote Sensing of Wildfire Using a Small Unmanned Aerial System: Post-Fire Mapping, Vegetation Recovery and Damage Analysis in Grand Bay, Mississippi/Alabama, USA. Drones 3(2):43.

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2016

Gallaway, B. J., Gazey, W. J., Caillouet, C. W., Plotkin, P. T., Abreu Grobois, F. A., Amos, A. F., Burchfield, P. M., Carthy, R. R., Castro Martínez, M. A., Cole, J. G., Coleman, A. T., Cook, M., DiMarco, S., Epperly, S. P., Fujiwara, M., Gomez Gamez, D., Graham, G. L., Griffin, W. L., Illescas Martínez, F., Lamont, M. M., Lewison, R. L., Lohmann, K. J., Nance, J. M., Pitchford, J., Putman, N. F., Raborn, S. W., Rester, J. K., Rudloe, J. J., Sarti Martínez, L., Schexnayder, M., Schmid, J. R., Shaver, D. J., Slay, C., Tucker, A. D., Tumlin, M., Wibbels, T., Zapata Najera, B. M. 2016. Development of a Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Stock Assessment Model. Gulf of Mexico Science 33(2).

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2015

Venn-Watson, S., Colegrove, K. M., Litz, J., Kinsel, M., Terio, K., Saliki, J., Fire, S., Carmichael, R., Chevis, C., Hatchett, W., Pitchford, J. L., Tumlin, M., Field, C., Smith, S., Ewing, R., Fauquier, D., Lovewell, G., Whitehead, H., Rotstein, D., McFee, W., Fougeres, E., Rowles, T. 2015. Adrenal Gland and Lung Lesions in Gulf of Mexico Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Found Dead following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. PLOS ONE 10(5):e0126538.

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Extension Publications

Year Publications
2025

Carstens, E., Rigney, J. P., Pitchford, J. 2025. 2024 Gulf Coast Phenology Trail Annual Report: A Year of Growth and Change. MSU Extension

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