Education:

• B.S. University of Miami - Biology, 1973
• M.S. Florida State University - Biological Sciences, 1977 Ph.D.
• Florida State University - Biological Sciences, 1979

Employment History

• 1994 - present: Professor. University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. Vero Beach, FL.
• 1986 - 1994: Associate Professor. University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. Vero Beach, FL.
• 1983 - 1986: Assistant Professor. University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. Vero Beach, FL.
• 1979 - 1983: Research Entomologist. Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. Vero Beach, FL.
• 1975 - 1979: University Fellow. The Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.
• 1974 - 1975: Teaching Assistant. The Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.

Professional Service

• Governor's Technical Subcommittee on Managed Marshes - 1981-present.
  
• School District of Indian River County - Golden Apple Award. 1983, 1985
  
• Fundación Científica Los Roques (Venezuela) - Achievement Award for meritorious service to the Foundation - 1994
• SSI International - Platinum Pro Award for excellence and contributions to scuba diving - 1996
• University of Florida - IFAS - Infostructure Task Force - 1996-1997
• Florida Mosquito Control Association - Provost Award for excellence in research related to Florida's environment - 2002
• Florida Subcommittee on Baytex - 2002

Teaching

• Training Session : Theoretical aspects in the study of island biology. Fundación Científica Los Roques. Caracas, Venezuela.
• Universidad Central de Venezuela - Guest Instructor, Island Biogeography Course
• Biology and Control of Mosquitoes (international course in Spanish at FMEL)
• Guest lectures in Entomology departmental courses in Gainesville: Tropical Entomology

Representative Publications

• Rey, J. R. 1981. Ecological biogeography of arthropods on Spartina islands in  northwest Florida. Ecological Monographs 51: 237-265.
• Rey, J. R., D. R. Strong, and E. D. McCoy. 1982. On overinterpretation of the species-area relation. American Naturalist 119: 741-743.
• Rey, J. R. and A. W. Stoner. 1984. Macroinvertebrate associations in the egg masses of the sea hare Aplysia brasiliana Rang (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia). Estuaries 7: 158-164.
• Rey, J. R., R. A. Crossman, T. R. Kain, F. E. Vose, and M. S. Peterson. 1987. Sampling zooplankton in shallow marsh and estuarine habitats: Gear description and field tests. Estuaries 10: 61-67.
• Rey, J. R., R. A. Crossman, and T. R. Kain. 1990. Vegetation dynamics in impounded marshes along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. J. Environ. Manag. 14: 397-409.
• Rey, J. R., J. Shaffer, R. A. Crossman, and D. Tremain. 1990. Above-ground primary production in impounded, ditched, and natural marshes along the Indian River Lagoon. Wetlands 10: 1-21.
• Rey, J. R., J. Shaffer, T. Kain, and R. Crossman. 1992. Sulfide variation in the pore and surface waters of artificial salt marsh ditches and a natural tidal creek. Estuaries 15: 257-269.
• Rey, J. R., T. Kain, and D. E. De Freese. 1992. Observations on the feeding behavior and  local distribution of Vallentinia gabriellae (Hydrozoa:Olindiidae): A new record from mangrove wetlands of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Wetlands 12: 225-229.
• Rey, J. R. 1994. Effects of neighbors on growth and mortality of mangrove seedlings in three field  stands - Florida, U.S.A. Wetlands 14: 308-315.
• Brockmeyer, R. E., J. R. Rey, R. W. Virnstein, R. G. Gilmore, and L. Earnest. 1997. Rehabilitation of impounded estuarine wetlands by hydrologic reconnection to the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. J. Wetlands Ecology and Management 4: 93-109.
• Lounibos L.P, S.Suárez, Z. Menéndez, N. Nishimura, R. L. Escher, S. M. O'Connell and J. R. Rey. 2002. Does temperature affect the outcome of larval competition between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus? J.of Vector Ecology 27: 86-95.
• Rey, J. R and S. O'Connell. 2003. Efectos de descargas de agua de manglares embalsados en las praderas submarinas y en la atenuación de la luz solar en el estuario colindante. Interciencia 28: 639-645.
• Rey, J. R , O'Connell, S. Suárez, Z Menéndez, L. P. Lounibos, and G. Byer. Laboratory and field studies of Macrocyclops albidus (Crustacea: Copepoda) for biological control of mosquitoes in artificial containers in a sub-tropical environment. J. Vector Ecology 28: 124-134.