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Jay A Davis is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research focuses on intersecting fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Ecology.

Their contributions span several specific research topics including:

  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis

Their recent publications showcase multidisciplinary research efforts in both environmental and maternal-child health domains:

  • Vaginal matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) as a potential early predictor of preterm birth (2024), Journal of Perinatal Medicine
  • Regional assessment of contaminant bioaccumulation in sport fish tissue in the Southern California Bight, USA (2021), Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Comparison of buprenorphine and methadone in the management of maternal opioid use disorder in full term pregnancies (2020), Journal of Perinatal Medicine
  • Opioid Maintenance Therapy (OMT) Outcomes on Maternal Weight Gain [24E] (2020), Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Spatial Trends and Health Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in San Francisco Bay Fish from 2009 to 2019 (2025), ACS ES&T Water

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues, indicating focus areas in both clinical and environmental research:

  • Journal of Perinatal Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • ACS ES&T Water
  • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Jay A Davis collaborates often with a group of co-authors, highlighting interdisciplinary research connections. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Diana Garretto
  • Cassandra Heiselman
  • Cara Staszewski
  • Kimberly Herrera
  • David Garry

Best Publications

  • Application of the Surface Complexation Concept to Complex Mineral Assemblages

    J.A. Davis;J.A. Coston;D.B. Kent;C.C. Fuller

  • Mechanisms of Uranium Interactions with Hydroxyapatite: Implications for Groundwater Remediation

    C.C. Fuller;J.R. Bargar;J.A. Davis;M.J. Piana

  • Surface complexation and precipitate geometry for aqueous Zn(II) sorption on ferrihydrite I: X-ray absorption extended fine structure spectroscopy analysis

    G.A Waychunas;C.C Fuller;J.A Davis

  • Experimental Investigation and Modeling of Uranium (VI) Transport Under Variable Chemical Conditions

    M. Kohler;G. P. Curtis;D. B. Kent;J. A. Davis

  • Effects of Dissolved Carbonate on Arsenate Adsorption and Surface Speciation at the Hematite−Water Interface

    Yuji Arai;D. L. Sparks;J. A. Davis

  • Arsenic speciation and reactivity in poultry litter.

    Yuji Arai;A. Lanzirotti;S. Sutton;J. A. Davis

  • Uranium Adsorption on Ferrihydrite - Effects of Phosphate and Humic Acid

    T.E. Payne;J.A. Davis;T.D. Waite

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of mercury concentrations in freshwater fish across the Western United States and Canada.

    Collin A. Eagles-Smith;Joshua T. Ackerman;James J. Willacker;Michael T. Tate

  • Mercury in western North America: A synthesis of environmental contamination, fluxes, bioaccumulation, and risk to fish and wildlife.

    Collin A. Eagles-Smith;James G. Wiener;Chris S. Eckley;James J. Willacker

  • Long-term Bioaccumulation Monitoring with Transplanted Bivalves in the San Francisco Estuary

    Andrew J. Gunther;Jay A. Davis;Dane D. Hardin;Jordan Gold

  • Arsenate adsorption mechanisms at the allophane: Water interface

    Yuji Arai;D L Sparks;J A Davis

  • Molecular-Scale Characterization of Uranium Sorption by Bone Apatite Materials for a Permeable Reactive Barrier Demonstration

    C.C. Fuller;J.R. Bargar;J.A. Davis

  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in San Francisco Bay.

    J.A. Davis;F. Hetzel;J.J. Oram;L.J. McKee

  • Uranyl adsorption and surface speciation at the imogolite–water interface: Self-consistent spectroscopic and surface complexation models

    Yuji Arai;Yuji Arai;M. McBeath;J.R. Bargar;J. Joye

  • Surface complexation and precipitate geometry for aqueous Zn(II) sorption on ferrihydrite: II. XANES analysis and simulation

    G.A. Waychunas;C.C. Fuller;J.A. Davis;J.J. Rehr

  • Transport of chromium and selenium in the suboxic zone of a shallow aquifer: Influence of redox and adsorption reactions

    D. B. Kent;J. A. Davis;L. C. D. Anderson;B. A. Rea

  • Seasonal, Interannual, and Long-term Variation in sport fish contamination, San Francisco Bay

    Ben K. Greenfield;Jay A. Davis;Russell Fairey;Cassandra Roberts

  • Trace metal associations in the water column of South San Francisco Bay, California

    J.S. Kuwabara;Cecily C.Y. Chang;J.E. Cloern;T.L. Fries

  • Modeling the influence of variable pH on the transport of zinc in a contaminated aquifer using semiempirical surface complexation models

    D. B. Kent;R. H. Abrams;J. A. Davis;J. A. Coston

  • Contaminant concentrations in sport fish from San Francisco Bay, 1997.

    Jay A. Davis;Michael D. May;Ben K. Greenfield;Russell Fairey

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher C. Fuller
Christopher C. Fuller United States Geological Survey
Samuel N. Luoma
Samuel N. Luoma University of California, Davis
Kenneth Schiff
Kenneth Schiff Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Joshua T. Ackerman
Joshua T. Ackerman United States Geological Survey
Donald L. Sparks
Donald L. Sparks University of Delaware
Glenn A. Waychunas
Glenn A. Waychunas Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Collin A. Eagles-Smith
Collin A. Eagles-Smith United States Geological Survey
Jose L. Sericano
Jose L. Sericano Texas A&M University
Rasmus Jakobsen
Rasmus Jakobsen Technical University of Denmark
Ronald S. Tjeerdema
Ronald S. Tjeerdema University of California, Davis

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